The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Shen Taiwei thought that there was no witness or evidence in the Jiangnan case, and he could rest easy. But a few days later, Lu Meisheng came to the study in a hurry to see him.

Shen Taiwei always respected Lu Meisheng as his advisor, and asked with a smile: "What could have made you so anxious to come and see me?"

Lu Meisheng stepped forward, looking anxious, "Sir, something terrible has happened. I just received a secret letter from the prince. It said that Yu Huaian had asked a copyist to transcribe the account book in advance. What you sent back was the transcribed copy. The real account book is on the way back to Beijing. Moreover, there are four groups of people returning from Jiangnan this time. It is impossible to confirm which group has the real account book."

Shen Taiwei stood up at once, his face full of surprise: "When did Yu Huaian, this reckless man, become smart and play tricks on me? Damn it!"

Lu Meisheng smiled bitterly: "Sir, Lord Yu is a reckless man, but Qin Mingxuan is a smart one. It is possible that this plan was thought up by him."

Captain Shen gritted his teeth in hatred. This Qin Mingxuan was indeed a powerful man. His daughter had been obsessed with Qin Mingxuan, and the empress dowager had also wanted to win over the Qin family. She was not hesitant to put aside her pride and make peace with the Qin family.

At that time, she also thought that Qin Mingxuan was a talented person. If he really became her son-in-law, he would definitely be a good helper. But the Qin family refused without hesitation, which not only offended the Queen Mother but also hurt her daughter's heart.

Looking at his daughter crying, Marshal Shen was so angry that he cursed Qin Mingxuan in the mansion. At the same time, he despised his daughter for being useless and for throwing herself at him, which brought shame to the Shen family.

The daughter cried and said that she valued Qin Mingxuan's talent and elegant manner, and she would not marry anyone else but him. This made Captain Shen so angry that he slapped his daughter in the face. His daughter, Shen Tuo, should not be so servile and think about a man who looked down on their Shen family.

Now that I think about it, my daughter is not bad. She is indeed very talented, but she has used all her talent to fight with me in the court. In front of her is that old scoundrel Qin Taifu, and behind her is that brat Qin Mingxuan. The Qin family is in conflict with the Shen family.

Lu Meisheng looked at the gloomy face of Captain Shen, who was silent, and asked again: "Sir, what should we do? If the account book arrives in the capital, Sir, you..."

Commandant Shen knew what Lu Meisheng had concealed. If the account book fell into the hands of the emperor, he would be unable to stop himself from embezzling money in Jiangnan, mining and smelting iron tools, and enclosing land to train soldiers.

Shen Taiwei said angrily: "Send all our people out. If we don't have enough manpower, ask the prince to lend us some. You must stop the account book for me."

Lu Meisheng left in response, and hurriedly arranged for the troops to intercept the account books. Shen Taiwei collapsed on the armchair, covered his head, thought deeply for a long time, sat up, and called one of his capable subordinates loudly, and ordered: "Go to Doctor Mo, tell him that the matter is urgent, and ask him to increase the dosage of the prepared perfume powder, and then send it to the palace, and send a message to Suqin, saying that the Shen family is in danger, and ask Concubine Shen to return to favor as soon as possible."

The men took the order and left. Shen Taiwei's body softened again, and he leaned on the chair, muttering, "Daughter, don't blame Daddy for being cruel. For the Shen family, you have to sacrifice yourself for the time being. After the matter is done, Daddy will make Doctor Mo cure your body, and you and Daddy will control the highest power in the world together."

In order to intercept the account books, Shen Taiwei was so busy that he was exhausted. The concubines in the palace were all whispering that Concubine Shen had regained her favor.

Ever since Concubine Shen sprained her ankle in the Queen's Palace, the Emperor has been extremely concerned about her and has had the Imperial Physician come to diagnose her every day. After Concubine Shen's ankle healed, the Emperor turned over Concubine Shen's card and favored her for several days in a row.

The palace maids and eunuchs in Concubine Shen's palace became arrogant again, while the concubines who usually laughed at Concubine Shen for falling out of favor kept their mouths shut. Although they were not convinced in private, they dared not say anything out loud.

After all, the only one who could be disrespectful to the Queen and anger the Emperor and yet regain his favor so high-profile was Concubine Shen.

After class in the study room in the palace one day, the prince called Xinhe and Yu Shen and asked him to take Xinhe to pay respects to the queen. Since Xinhe vowed to become a peerless master, she has been practicing more and more diligently. She no longer spends her usual time visiting friends and shopping, but spends all her time practicing. The queen has not seen Xinhe for a long time, so she specifically asked the prince to bring Xinhe to the palace after class today for the queen to see.

Xinhe hadn't seen the Queen for a long time and missed her very much. When she heard what the Prince said, she immediately packed her things happily and followed the Prince to see the Queen.

As usual, the Third Prince would be with the Crown Prince. Consort Shu was always in the Queen's Palace anyway, so the Fourth Prince would naturally be with Sister Xin'er. Since Sister Xin'er started practicing martial arts, the two of them rarely played together. The days when the two fat boys ate and wandered around the palace were gone forever, which made the Fourth Prince cherish the time he spent with Sister Xin'er.

The Second Prince, as usual, bowed to the Crown Prince, said that he would go back to review his lessons and would not bother the Queen anymore, then he went back with the little eunuch.

Xin He looked at the Second Prince walking away and curled her lips and said, "The Second Prince is too hardworking. He doesn't even have time to pay respects to the Empress? Is he going to take the imperial examination?"

The Third Prince did not contradict Xin He at this moment, but echoed: "Yes, I hear that Second Brother wants to go back to study all day, but I don't see him making any progress in his studies. He is still not as good as A Shen!"

In addition to respecting his elder brother, the Crown Prince, the person the Third Prince admired the most was the Young Master of the Yu Family. Yu Shen was more knowledgeable than his elder brother, and his martial arts skills were better than his own. Every time the Third Prince competed with Yu Shen in martial arts, he would accept the defeat sincerely and call him "Ah Shen" affectionately every day.

Xin He and the Fourth Prince heard the Third Prince praising Yu Shen and immediately agreed: "Of course, Brother Shen is the best. Oh, and Brother Crown Prince is great too."

The Crown Prince and Yu Shen were already used to these two little flatterers. They smiled at each other and continued to walk forward. The Third Prince glared at the two villains behind him. They always followed him and flattered the Crown Prince. It was annoying.

Xinhe has never been afraid of glaring at the Third Prince. Her eyes are much bigger than those of the Third Prince. She also glared at the Third Prince, then pulled the Fourth Prince to chase after the Crown Prince and Yu Shen.

As soon as he walked to the rockery in the imperial garden, he heard two young palace maids whispering behind the rockery. When the prince heard the word "queen", he frowned and stopped.

"Last night, the emperor summoned our Concubine Shen to sleep with him again. People in the palace are saying that the emperor is going to restore the Concubine Shen's position as a concubine." "Humph, those short-sighted people in the palace used to laugh at our Concubine Shen, but now they finally know who the emperor loves the most." It turned out to be the two little maids in Concubine Shen's palace.

"Some time ago, some people said that the Empress was the real queen in this palace. I think that with the momentum of our Empress's favor, sooner or later she will squeeze the Empress out of the position of Queen." "Yes, a Queen without children is not even liked by the Emperor. Why should she sit on the throne of Queen in this palace?"

The Fourth Prince stood beside the Crown Prince, his face red with anxiety. He strode around the rockery and pointed at the two little palace maids who were talking excitedly. He was so angry that he couldn't speak: "You, you, are so bold..."

The two young palace maids were frightened at first, but then they saw the Fourth Prince heaving a sigh of relief and not taking it seriously. They were about to make a few excuses when they suddenly saw the Crown Prince and his men following behind them. They were so frightened that they fell to their knees and begged for mercy.

Xin He was so angry that her eyes were wide open. She stepped forward and stood beside the Fourth Prince, shouting angrily: "You servants in the palace dare to talk about the Emperor and Empress behind their backs. Who gave you the courage?"

The Fourth Prince looked at the angry Xin He, then turned to look at the silent Crown Prince, and said hesitantly: "Crown Brother, it must not be Mother who told them to say that. Mother has changed her ways. Mother also taught Jing Yu to respect and love Mother. It must be them..."

The crown prince sighed and looked at the fourth prince: "Fourth brother, don't be anxious. Come here, as a palace maid, they don't know how to be careful with their words and actions, and they criticize the queen behind her back. Send the two of them to Concubine Shen, and let Concubine Shen deal with them." Two guards came out and dragged the two crying little palace maids away.

The prince looked gloomy and said nothing. He turned around and continued to walk towards Kunning Palace. Xinhe asked Yu Shen in confusion: "Brother Shen, why don't you send those two little palace maids to the Ministry of Punishment for punishment?"

Yu Shen glanced at her and said, "It is inconvenient for the Crown Prince to take charge of the affairs of the harem, and I am afraid that the Empress will be upset if I hand it over to her. I might as well give it to their master and see what Empress Shen's attitude is."

Xinhe nodded in sudden realization and was about to leave, but she saw the Fourth Prince still standing there with an embarrassed look on his face. It was obvious that the fat boy didn't know whether he should continue to follow his brother the Crown Prince to the Queen's Palace.

Xinhe felt a little sympathy for the Fourth Prince. He always had a stupid mother who caused trouble for him. She didn't dare to pull the Fourth Prince directly. She looked at the Crown Prince in front of her, hesitated for a moment, and still called out "Crown Prince".

The prince turned around and saw the fourth prince standing there in embarrassment. He was at a loss, so he relaxed his expression and shouted, "Fourth brother, why are you still standing there? Let's go. Mother must be getting anxious waiting for you."

The Crown Prince is indeed a good person. Xin He immediately smiled and walked up to the Fourth Prince and said, "Hurry up, let's go. I miss the snacks in the Queen's palace."

The Fourth Prince responded and continued to move forward with the Crown Prince and Xinhe. However, Xinhe saw from the corner of his eye that the fat boy quietly wiped his eyes while they were not paying attention. Alas, poor Fourth Prince.

In order not to embarrass the little fat boy, Xinhe deliberately pulled the Fourth Prince aside and talked happily about which snacks in the Queen's palace were delicious, so as not to let the little fat boy continue to feel uncomfortable.

By the time the five of them walked into Kunning Palace, the Queen Mother was already waiting impatiently, and many snacks and fruits had already been placed on the table.

After Xinhe and the Crown Prince and the others had properly paid their respects to the Queen, she immediately became unruly again and threw herself into the Queen's arms, saying over and over again how much she missed her.

The Queen smiled and tapped Xin He's forehead: "Little girl, you said you missed me, but why didn't you come to the palace to see me? I have to ask the prince to call you."

Xin He immediately replied: "My queen, I want to become a peerless master to protect you. I am practicing very hard and very busy now."

The Queen took Xin He's hand and felt the thin callus on her hand from sword practice. She said distressedly, "Your mother and father are so kind. Why should our precious little girl have to suffer this?"

The little girl smiled and comforted the queen: "My mother is as distressed as you are. Daddy said that since you have chosen this path, you have to keep going no matter how hard it is."

The smiling little girl hugged the Queen and patted her on the back: "Xin'er is not afraid of hardship, don't worry, Queen!" Xin He was thinking: "Compared to the suffering I endured in my previous life, this little bit of suffering is nothing? With Daddy and Mommy caring about Xin'er, and the Queen, Xin'er is not suffering!"

Concubine Shu had practiced martial arts before, so she naturally knew how much hardship and fatigue one had to endure. Concubine Shu couldn't help but sigh and said, "Xin'er is a good girl. She will definitely become a female general of our dynasty in the future!"

When the Third Prince heard that even his mother praised Xin He, he was unhappy: "What female general? She was originally a crazy girl. Now that she is fighting, she is even more lawless."

The Concubine Shu immediately slapped the Third Prince on the back of his head again: "Do you think everyone is like you, neither good at literature nor martial arts? And you are still talking nonsense here. I think Xinhe is much better than you."

Seeing the Third Prince being slapped, Xinhe happily made a face at him. The Third Prince was so angry that he stared blankly but did not dare to argue with Xinhe anymore. Anyway, no one supported him in the palace, so a wise man would not suffer a loss in front of him.

The Queen and Xin He were talking animatedly when they suddenly noticed that the Fourth Prince had been standing aside with his head hung since he entered the room, and was silent. He was no longer his usual talkative self.

The Queen extended her hand to the Fourth Prince: "Fourth Prince, come here, Queen Mother. Why are you so listless today? Are you feeling unwell?"

The fourth prince walked to the queen and said with a choking voice: "Mother, Jingyu is fine. Mother, I'm sorry!"

Hearing the fourth prince apologizing to her, the queen was confused: "I'm sorry, what happened to the fourth prince? Was he scolded by the teacher again? Did he fail to complete his homework?"

The fourth prince lowered his head and stopped talking. The queen looked at the other children in confusion, and the children all avoided the queen's sight.

While the queen was wondering, a little maid came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the emperor just punished two maids in Concubine Shen's palace who criticized the queen. He beat them with 20 sticks each and... Xiaoyu, the six palace maids, if you dare to criticize the queen again, you will be severely punished!"

After hearing the report, the queen replied with a calm face: "I understand, you can go down." Then she looked up at the prince: "What exactly happened? Do you know?"

Seeing that he could no longer conceal the truth, the prince had no choice but to step forward and whisper to the queen what had just happened in the imperial garden. He then stood up and said, "It was not easy for me to deal with the affairs of the harem, so I sent them both back to Shenpin's palace. I guess my father happened to be in Shenpin's palace and got so angry when he knew about this. Don't be angry, mother."

After hearing the whole story, the Queen smiled and said, "I thought it was nothing, Fourth Brother. It's not your fault. Why are you apologizing to me? It doesn't matter. I'm not angry."