After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Chapter 263 Only Half Right

The third prince came and left suddenly.

Everyone in Wuming Village was very clear about the Shen family's movements. They didn't dare to discuss the Shen family's affairs face to face, but they talked about them behind closed doors.

"Why did the village chief suddenly ask us to build a wall to protect the village?"

"It's not just the village walls, haven't you heard?"

"What did you hear?"

"There's a meeting today."

"I know. There will be a meeting at noon today."

"Yeah, isn't this something everyone knows?"

"Today's meeting is to select the village protection team."

"Village protection team?"

"What are we doing? Is our village going to fight with anyone?"

"I don't know the details, but after being selected, you have to patrol every day."

"I heard about it too, but it wasn't about the city guards, it was about arrangements for growing crops."

……

Everyone was talking about it, and suddenly felt that this conference was not simple.

Someone turned their backs and whispered, "Why did the village chief suddenly change?"

"You don't know this, do you?"

"I heard that this was probably the idea of the Shen family's eldest master."

"How to say?"

"These days, the eldest master of the Shen family goes to the village chief's house every day and stays there for half a day."

Someone heard it and sneered.

"Haha, maybe the eldest master of the Shen family was ordered by the eldest daughter of the Shen family."

……

The village chief didn't care what the villagers thought.

The meeting was held as usual, and it was just as the villagers had said.

Wuming Village is going to form a city defense team.

This team requires all villagers in Wuming Village to participate.

It’s just that different ages patrol at different times.

Others began to build the city wall.

I don’t know how the village chief explained it to the villagers, but in any case, no villager had any complaints.

This grand occasion reminded everyone of the time when the Shen family first came to Wuming Village.

It has been almost two years since the Shen family came to Wuming Village.

The Shen family has become more and more low-key.

Except for the missing second daughter of the Shen family, the Shen family seemed no different from an ordinary family.

That day, Shen Jinyao and her father Shen Maoshan were discussing matters in the study as usual.

"Father, is there still no news from the Emperor?"

Almost half a year has passed since Shen Jinyao last returned to Wuming Village.

The emperor has lost contact with Shen Maoshan for nearly ten months.

Shen Maoshan shook his head.

He also felt strange.

He went to the military camp to see the third prince as usual today, but he didn't see or get any news.

Shen Jinyao continued, "Did Pan Ye say anything else to you?"

Shen Maoshan continued to shake his head.

When I first came to Wuming Village, it was Pan Ye who brought news about the emperor.

But this time when Pan Ye came to Wuming Village, he didn't say anything.

Shen Maoshan shook his head again.

This was also what he found strangest.

"Commander Pan has been in Quzhou for almost half a year. Every time I see him in the barracks, he doesn't seem to want to talk at all."

Shen Jinyao also found it strange.

Ever since the third prince came to the military camp, Shen Jinyao has never been there once.

But she heard from her father that Pan Ye had nothing to do every day in the military camp.

Besides practicing martial arts, it's all about practicing martial arts.

And of course...

"Is Pan Ye still so obsessed with the Third Prince?"

This time Shen Maoshan nodded.

"more or less."

Weird.

Shen Jinyao always felt that Pan Ye’s visit this time must have been the emperor’s intention.

but……

Shen Maoshan: "Jin'er, father knows what you are thinking. But the Third Prince has asked Pan Ye more than once why the Emperor has been unable to contact him."

That is to say, the third prince was also unaware of the emperor's situation.

"What about Xiang Hongxuan?"

Shen Jinyao continued to ask.

Shen Maoshan thought for a moment and said, "General Xiang does all kinds of training every day except training the soldiers. He is with the soldiers in the barracks every day."

"But speaking of which, General Xiang did ask about you both times."

Shen Jinyao was a little surprised.

"What did you ask me?"

Shen Maoshan: "Nothing, just asking what you are busy with. What is Wuming Village doing."

Shen Jinyao seemed to have thought of something and smiled knowingly.

She said, "What did you say, father?"

Shen Maoshan observed Shen Jinyao's expression.

He felt that since Shen Jinyao and Xiang Hongxuan returned from the capital together, their relationship had not been so tense.

"I just said it briefly, and General Xiang didn't say anything. Don't think too much about it."

Shen Jinyao nodded, "That's good."

Shen Maoshan was stunned.

Because after he finished speaking, Xiang Hongxuan also said, "That's good."

Shen Maoshan hesitated for a moment, thought about it, and then asked.

"Jin'er, you and General Xiang...you..."

Shen Jinyao knew that her father had misunderstood.

These days, Shen Maoshan goes to the military camp almost every few days.

Shen Jinyao could only learn about the current situation in the military camp from Shen Maoshan.

Half a year ago, the second prince was just obstructing Xiang Hongxuan on the road.

But half a year passed and there was still no news about the second prince.

Shen Jinyao felt that the Second Prince would not give up just like that.

He has been planning for so long, he must be somewhere in this world, waiting for the right opportunity to get everything he wants.

Although the last time she met the Third Prince, she had eliminated his suspicion of her.

But this does not mean that Shen Jinyao has the final say in the military camp.

Shen Jinyao doesn't care about the right to speak.

She just wanted to collect information from various sources so that she could protect herself and the Shen family at the first moment.

Unexpectedly, my father misunderstood me.

"I have no other thoughts about General Xiang."

Shen Maoshan was puzzled, "Really?"

Why did he feel that Shen Jinyao treated Xiang Hongxuan a little differently?

Shen Jinyao nodded solemnly, "Really. Don't worry, father. I just want the Shen family to be well."

Not only that, Shen Jinyao never even stopped looking for Shen Tingyao.

But there has been no news.

In the past six months, under the instructions of Shen Maoshan, the Shen family has all become low-key.

Shen Jinyao looked at Shen Maoshan and saw that he suddenly stopped talking. She thought that her father was probably thinking of Shen Tingyao as well.

So Shen Jinyao changed the subject and said, "Father, I have a premonition."

Shen Maoshan frowned slightly, "What premonition?"

Shen Jinyao looked into the distance.

That was the newly repaired village wall, and people were now taking turns to keep watch over it.

"We should soon know what the Emperor means."

Shen Maoshan's eyes became confused.

At that time, I didn’t know whether it was good news or bad news.

But it's better than waiting forever, right?

As a marquis who has been in office for more than 20 years, he thinks he knows the emperor quite well.

But during this period of time, he became more and more confused.

The Shen family father and daughter forgot what they said.

But I didn't expect...