Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 538

"This banquet is within the budget. In previous years, the celebration banquet was under 100 taels of silver per table, and it is the same this year, including drinks," Yun Xiyue said.

The Empress Dowager frowned. "How could that be?"

"This is the expense ledger for the victory celebration banquet. Your Majesty and the Emperor may take a look at it first."

Murong Yu was also surprised. He had indeed checked the accounts and there were no problems with them. That meant there was a problem with the accounts from previous years' banquets.

Pei Fang's expression changed slightly; she never expected the fire to spread to her. "Cousin..."

"Alright, today is a victory celebration banquet, let's not talk about these things." Murong Yu's face was unpleasant as he glanced at the Pei family and the Empress Dowager.

The men looked rather grim and immediately dared not say anything more, lest they shoot themselves in the foot.

Next comes the rewarding of merits, with awards given according to the categories of first-class merit, second-class merit, and third-class merit, based entirely on actual combat achievements.

The recipient of this first-class merit award is naturally Murong Yu.

However, since he was the emperor, he didn't participate.

The spot was given up, and it was still decided that the King of Qin and the Chu family would be chosen. This year, the Xiao family and the Zeng family were added.

The rest were all outstanding generals.

Shen Yue also received a second-class merit based on his military achievements.

"Speaking of which, the Southern Qiang Kingdom stole our country's weapon blueprints. This matter should not be brought up now, but I suspect it was stolen seven years ago during the great war with the Southern Qiang Kingdom."

"At that time, I received an anonymous memorial impeaching Shen Yue, saying that General Shen was colluding with the enemy and betraying the country."

Shen Yue's smile froze, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. That memorial must have been written by someone trying to frame me."

“Brother, if General Shen were truly a traitor, he would not have been able to defend the territory of Nancheng. This time, the battlefield of Nancheng was basically defended by General Shen alone.” Murong Chen stepped forward to defend him. “Your Majesty, I believe that it was the Southern Qiang Kingdom that did this seven years ago.”

Yun Xiyue thought of Lin Bao'er, "Your Majesty, when I went to the Great Wei to borrow troops, I was assassinated on the way. That person was Princess Nanqiang, Lin Bao'er. She did not die."

"I remember she was General Shen's wife. To find out the truth of what happened back then, we can have someone bring her back for investigation."

Shen Yue looked up at her and said, "Lin Bao'er went mad and then jumped off a cliff to her death. The Empress may not be the same person Lin Bao'er is facing now."

"Besides, Lin Bao'er is not a princess of the Southern Qiang Kingdom; she is an imposter."

Yun Xiyue smiled and said, "But she revealed her true colors and said that she is your wife, Lin Bao'er."

"The Regent of Great Wei can testify."

Mo Ye sat to the side watching the show, while everyone else watched him.

"Your Majesty is absolutely right. I happened to be passing by at that time and saved Your Majesty, which is how we became acquainted."

"The female assassin did indeed claim to be Lin Bao'er."

Shen Yue clenched his fists, his eyes dark and cold. "That doesn't prove anything."

"Why can't that explain it? This is enough to prove that she is a spy who infiltrated the Great Xia, and it is highly likely that Lin Bao'er stole our country's weapon blueprints."

"And you, as a general, were completely unaware of this, even fathered three children with her at the border, and brought her into our army camp."

"There's no smoke without fire. I believe that impeachment memorial must have some basis."

Shen Yue's face turned deathly pale; he hadn't expected her to try and kill him!

Even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness, how could she be so cruel to herself?

Yun Xiyue sneered inwardly, finding his questioning manner amusing.

Prime Minister Pei stood up. “Your Majesty, this is a matter of the court and should not be discussed here. Furthermore, the Empress should not interfere in this matter.”

Then a large number of people stood up to support Prime Minister Pei.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Pei's words are reasonable. The empress and General Shen have a past grudge, and they should avoid suspicion in this matter."

“What she said cannot be used as evidence. General Shen is a meritorious official. Even if he has made some mistakes, he should not be suspected of colluding with the enemy and betraying the country. Otherwise, it will discourage the soldiers.”

Shen Yue looked at Yun Xiyue and thought, "A-Yue wants to kill me, but I'm afraid she won't be able to."

The more she wanted him dead, the more he wanted to live, so that she would never forget him for the rest of her life.

Looking at the woman, Shen Yue's lips curled into a cold smile. "Does Your Majesty still care about what happened back then, bringing up old matters now?"

Yun Xiyue chuckled lightly, "I simply don't want traitors to appear in Great Xia. It has nothing to do with the past."

"Alright, today is a celebration banquet, so don't speak without evidence."