Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

After the envoys left Beijing, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became quiet.

The hustle and bustle of the capital seemed to be isolated by an invisible barrier, and the whole world became much quieter.

In this rare quiet time, Shen Yanyan stayed in Yaohua Palace all day, enjoying the time of cultivating her mind and cultivating her character.

He left the tedious tasks to Dongxue and just lay there doing nothing every day.

Winter is coming soon and the weather is getting colder day by day.

In about two months, my second sister will be getting married. She has only been in the palace for about half a year, but why does she feel like several years have passed?

I will be 17 next month.

What a sin, 17 years old, still a child.

One month later.

Cangzhou.

In November in the western border, the ground was covered with frost, and the biting cold wind penetrated the cold and hard armor, making people shiver.

"The general asked us to stay near Yangzhou Mountain every day. It's so cold. It's only November and it's so cold. How cold will it be in another month or two?" Lin Zhu complained, not knowing what he was doing here.

"Yeah, there hasn't been any movement in Xiliang recently. I don't know why we have to guard it every day!" Ma Dong also looked at the vast expanse of white at the foot of Yangzhou Mountain. Isn't there nothing there?

"Hey, have you heard? I heard that the "Shen" in Deputy General Shen is the Shen of the Shen family in the capital!" Lu Xiaoan couldn't control his gossiping mouth again. Looking at his brothers rubbing their hands and stamping their feet in coldness, he shared everything he heard last night.

"Beijing Shen's? What Beijing Shen's?" Ma Dong looked at Lu Xiaoan in confusion.

"You don't even know this, Shen, what's the Queen's surname?" Lu Xiaoan rolled his eyes at him. He was a country bumpkin from Qingzhou, and even the Shen family in the capital had never heard of him.

"The Queen's surname is Shen, but isn't she from Yangzhou?" Ma Dong looked at Lu Xiaoan's rolling eyes and hit him hard. Didn't he know that it was normal? He was not from Kyoto.

"I have a fellow villager who has a person in his team who is from the capital. I heard that the Queen's family is originally from the capital, and they moved to Yangzhou later. The Shen family in the capital and the Shen family in Yangzhou are brothers." Lu Xiaoan lowered his voice, acting stealthily as if he was afraid of being heard.

"Then Deputy General Shen must be the Queen's brother. Oh my God, there is such a person in our remote, harsh and cold place." Lin Zhu widened his eyes. In the past, he thought Deputy General Shen was just like them, with a very casual lifestyle. He didn't look like a young master at all.

"If he is really the Queen's brother, why would he be in such a place? It must be fake! How can a young master endure such hardship!" Anyway, he didn't believe it. Deputy General Shen was good-looking, but he didn't have the manners of a young master at all.

"What do you know? I came to Cangzhou early. Lieutenant General Shen was here five years ago. At that time, Your Majesty had not yet ascended the throne! Everything that Lieutenant General Shen has today was earned step by step by himself. It has nothing to do with anything else." Qiao Yu, who had been silent all the time, spoke. He came in at about the same time as Lieutenant General Shen, and often followed General Feng, so he knew something about these things.

"It's true. Lieutenant General Shen is the Empress's brother. Wow, he's the Majesty's brother-in-law. It's incredible, incredible." Ma Dong looked shocked. The most honorable person he had ever seen was the county magistrate of their county, whom he met when he joined the army.

"When you mentioned it, I just remembered that Lieutenant General Shen is from Yangzhou. He returned to Yangzhou not long ago. It turns out that he is the Queen's biological brother." Lin Zhu remembered that Lieutenant General Shen asked for a home visit leave and returned to Yangzhou.

"Shut up, this is something you can discuss, just keep an eye on it." Fang Wei had just approached and heard a few people chattering about the general, and he shouted coldly.

The few people who were discussing enthusiastically just now shut up instantly.

Their eldest brother is Fang Wei, who is also General Shen's personal soldier. It's all because the weather is too cold. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so bored as to gossip about the general.

"You don't want your head anymore, do you? Your Majesty, the Queen, the General, which one of you can talk about? If I hear you again, I will punish you by military law." Fang Wei looked at them and his face turned cold. It was really outrageous. They were so bold that they dared to talk about His Majesty and the Queen.

Inside the big tent of the Cangzhou military camp, Shen Zhimo was looking at the letter from his father, his handsome brows slightly furrowed.

When my sister ascended the throne, the Shen family suddenly became the most favored family by His Majesty. These things happened so quickly that in just half a year, they became the most powerful family among the powerful people in the capital.

He didn't know the details, but Concubine Gao was sent to the cold palace, the legitimate daughter of the Yuan family was imprisoned, and Yanyan became the queen. Now Prime Minister Gao has great power in the court, so how could he just watch his legitimate daughter go to the cold palace?

Even though Yanyan was being helped by her grandmother and others in the capital, and she herself was intelligent, he still couldn't help but worry. That was the imperial palace, the center of power, and she was only 16 years old. How could she withstand all those attacks?

Shen Zhimo put down the letter and frowned, thinking that fate was really playing tricks on him.

His father's letter said that His Majesty intended to promote him after the New Year and let him and his family move to the capital, but he really didn't know how to make a decision.

Yes, if they don't go to the capital, Yanyan will be alone in the palace. If they go to the capital, Qingqing and Lingling will have no one to rely on in Yangzhou, thousands of miles away from their family. If the two girls don't have their natal families to look after them, even if they are royal relatives, they cannot avoid having a hard life. It's really difficult to make a decision.

Shen Zhimo thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave up thinking about it. Now is a time of turmoil, so let's wait until after the new year to make a final decision!

"General, it's spread throughout the army. Everyone says that the current queen is your sister!" Fang Wei shouted, opened the curtain of the tent and walked inside without even notifying anyone.

"Suppress the news and find out who spread the news."

Shen Zhimo threw the letter in his hand into the brazier with a cold look in his eyes.

There are good and bad people in the army, and the person who spread this news must have bad intentions.

Although he said that he did not deliberately conceal it, it would not be good for him if the news spread. Now he didn't know how many eyes were staring at him.

He had just received the news, but it had been circulating in the army for a long time. It seemed that it was targeting him.

"Yes."

"But General, you are His Majesty's brother-in-law now. Will His Majesty transfer you away from Cangzhou in the future?" Fang Wei asked the question without hiding anything. In such a bitter and cold place, anyone with a little wealth would try to transfer away. He knew that the general was not such a person, but he was the only biological brother of the Queen. What if the Queen was reluctant to let the general suffer here and transferred him away?

When they first arrived, they were not used to the poor and cold Cangzhou, but after staying there for a long time, Cangzhou became like another home, making them feel safe.

If the general left, he, as his personal soldier, would definitely leave with him.