Report to the Empress and the Eldest Princess: They're using the system to poach your men.

"Your Majesty, you must not get angry again. Excessive emotional fluctuations will damage your internal health."

Wen Yuening's voice wasn't loud, but Shen Yuchen was so frightened that he didn't dare to look at Shen Sangwan.

“Sister, I don’t really want to get angry, but I can’t help getting angry whenever something happens. And the medicine you gave me doesn’t help.”

He lowered his head and his tone sounded somewhat pitiful.

Shen Sangwan approached and hugged the person, saying, "Sister knows."

"I wonder if the Empress has any way to alleviate this."

"In addition to giving His Majesty calming medication and allowing him to rest well, His Majesty also needs to strengthen his physique and consume excess negative emotions through exercise."

Wen Yuening was somewhat bothered that Shen Sangwan was calling her Empress again, and her tone revealed a hint of impatience.

The oblivious Shen Sangwan didn't notice, but Shen Yuchen subtly noticed Wen Yuening's change.

"Sister."

Shen Yuchen gently nudged Shen Sangwan's arm, signaling her to quickly check Wen Yuening's expression.

Seeing the Empress looking at him, Shen Yuchen quickly shrank back, "I will control my emotions, Sister, don't worry."

"Sister, good luck to you!"

Shen Yuchen had already begun to pray for his older sister in his heart.

"I will write a prescription for Your Majesty later, and Your Majesty can have someone prepare the medicine and give it to you privately."

"Ah."

After giving her instructions, Wen Yuening saw that Shen Sangwan had no intention of returning, so she didn't feel comfortable calling her. Already a little angry, she directly bowed to Shen Yuchen to say goodbye.

Shen Sangwan, still figuring out how to launch a covert campaign, was completely unaware of Wen Yuening's unusual behavior.

"Sister, the Empress has left!"

"She might have something to do, and I have something to discuss with you."

Seeing Shen Sangwan's serious expression, Shen Yuchen quickly composed himself and asked, "What happened?"

"Shuyun just told me that Moerji has launched an attack on Yuanzhou. The Duke of Song has been delaying the court and has repeatedly given false reports. I'm afraid I'll have to go there in person this time."

Why did no one report this?

Seeing that Shen Yuchen's emotions were fluctuating, Shen Sangwan quickly waved her hand to stop him, "Achen, don't worry. This message was sent back by our spies on the border through special channels. It will be two days faster than the post station's message."

“Sister, you have been stationed in Qinzhou for many years and have not fought against Dongrui for many years. It would be more appropriate to let General Liang lead the expedition this time.”

Seeing Shen Sangwan's actions, Shen Yuchen realized that he had lost control of his emotions again, and his voice became softer.

"Liang Huaiting will lead the main force, while I will remain in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to strike with the remaining 20,000 Yanmo troops that I brought back from Qinzhou."

"What about the Empress—"

Before Shen Yuchen could ask the rest of the question, Shen Sangwan spoke first, "You must not tell the Empress about this. I promised her I wouldn't go."

"Previously? Did Sister know long ago that Dongrui would start a war?"

"Hmm—? Can you please stop focusing on these trivial details?"

"No...no, it's because I promised the Empress that I would no longer lead troops into battle against either the Northern Witches or the Eastern Rui whenever war broke out. She was just worried about me, Ah Chen, don't take it to heart."

“Sister, what are you saying? At this time, I share the same opinion as the Empress. In the past, every time you went to the battlefield, Mother and I were terrified.”

Shen Yuchen took Shen Sangwan's hand and said very seriously, "Sister, why don't you not go this time? General Liang is a veteran general who has been through many battles. I believe he can deal with Mooreji."

“Achen, don’t be childish about this. Morgi is different from Halich. He is more ruthless. There have been rumors of him massacring entire cities before.”

Although Liang Huaiting is more familiar with Dongrui than I am, to be on the safe side, I will secretly cooperate with him; that would greatly increase our chances of success.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Shen Sangwan, Shen Yuchen had no choice but to nod in agreement.

He was told not to tell the Empress, but not that the people around him should not tell the Empress. After two days, he was told to have Fu'an whisper a few words in the Empress's ear.

"Sister, the Empress seemed a little unhappy just now. Shouldn't you go and see her?"

Seeing that Shen Sangwan didn't say anything else and didn't seem to be leaving, Shen Yuchen tentatively asked a question.

"Huh—? Is there?"

Shen Yuchen suddenly felt that his older sister was as dense as a blockhead.

How can you be so slow to react? If this continues, I'm afraid I'll end up all alone sooner or later.

"Sister, you need to pay more attention, otherwise I, as your younger brother, will have to worry about you too."

"Goodness, this little emperor, so young, knows a lot. Now he's even lecturing me."

Shen Sangwan nodded casually, which was her response to Shen Yuchen's words.

Seeing that the other party intended to send her away, she did not linger. After giving Fu'an a few instructions, she moved back to Weiyang Palace.

Wen Yuening, who had already returned to Fengluan Palace, waited for a long time but did not see Shen Sangwan's figure, and began to feel annoyed again.

She had already made their relationship clear to Shen Yuchen, so why didn't she dare to admit it openly? She kept calling him "Empress," and she even suspected that he was doing it on purpose.

"Your Majesty, you've been carving this puppet for so long, why did you suddenly decide to discard it today?"

When Qingque came in after finishing her work outside, she saw Wen Yuening haphazardly carving a wooden doll.

"hiss--"

The appearance of Qingque momentarily distracted Wen Yuening, and she accidentally cut her finger with the carving knife.

"Miss!"

Blood gushed out instantly, and Qingque quickly pressed it with her handkerchief.

"Your Highness, how could you be so careless? If His Highness saw this, he would be heartbroken for a long time."

It would be better if we didn't mention Shen Sangwan, that blockhead. But as soon as Qingque brought up Shen Sangwan, Wen Yuening angrily pulled the handkerchief off her wound. "If she could feel sorry for someone, the sun would probably rise in the west and set in the east by tomorrow."

"What has the eldest princess done to offend her mistress this time? She's so angry, but why hasn't His Highness come over to coax her?"

"Have the two fallen out?"

"Didn't those two just go to Xingde Hall? How come they came back in this state?"

Qingque went to the cabinet next to her to get some ointment for treating external injuries. As she searched, she secretly grumbled to herself and would occasionally steal a glance at Wen Yue Ning.

"Your Highness, if His Highness accidentally says something that displeases you, you must not hold it in, lest it cause a misunderstanding."

After carefully wiping away the blood near the wound, I could see clearly that a small piece of flesh had been cut away from my fingertip.

She gently blew on the wound with a pained expression before carefully sprinkling the medicine powder onto it.

"This medicine powder is a little painful, Your Highness, please bear with it."

Wen Yuening herself is skilled in medicine, and she developed all these things herself, so she naturally knows how effective they are.

He gritted his teeth and didn't utter a sound.