Chapter 254 Xia Dong Visits
"How is your health, Lord Shen?" Emperor Liang was still concerned about Shen Qingzhou's first court meeting after he apparently recovered from his illness.
"I am fine now, Your Majesty, please take care of me." Shen Qingzhou said.
"That's good, that's good." Emperor Liang had to say this, and Lou Zhijing and other princelings did not say anything.
According to common sense, Shen Qingzhou was also involved in the events of that day. Everyone knew that without his magical powers, it would be hard to say whether Princess Nihuang and Prince Jing would be alive that day, as they had already been shot.
But now, that incident has passed, the prince was punished and put in confinement, and Concubine Yue was demoted. In order to appease Princess Nihuang, the matter was handled quickly.
Lou Zhijing and his group cannot use this incident to suppress Shen Qingzhou. That would be bringing up this matter again, which is unreasonable.
The most important thing is that Shen Qingzhou was really not at the scene that day, so it was easy to be ignored. He just handed over a knife, and what the knife was used for had little to do with him.
There is another point. If it is mentioned now, it will make the Yunnan Mu family more grateful to Shen Qingzhou. This is not helping him, which is unreasonable.
Besides, although everyone knows about this matter, Emperor Liang has issued a ban on the surface. How could a foreign official like you tell you this?
However, this matter cannot be mentioned. But for the sake of life safety, there are some things that must be asked, and they must be brought up to make people feel wary.
"Your Majesty, Lord Shen is young and a martial artist. His skills are unique and he can even attack from a distance. He is proficient in both civil and military strategies. He is a master who can defeat Baili Qi. He looks strong and healthy now. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much. I think he still wants to be the princess' husband with confidence." Lou Zhijing brought up the matter himself.
This is a very sinister idea. It doesn't matter if he has high martial arts skills, but Emperor Liang can't accept the idea of choosing a son-in-law for the princess.
He wanted Nihuang to stay in Jinling. He was worried about her returning to Yunnan, but marrying her to Shen Qingzhou was the worst choice besides marrying abroad. You have money, I have people, and my people recognize me. Who can feel at ease in this situation?
But now, among the ten candidates, Shen Qingzhou has magical skills and it is very likely that he will defeat Princess Nihuang. It would be fine if Princess Nihuang is unwilling, but if she is willing, he would feel uneasy even if they all stay in Jinling.
"As for the matter of choosing a son-in-law, I agree that Nihuang can choose by herself. There is no need to discuss this matter further. What's more, your beloved Shen's participation in this martial arts competition is also related to you." Emperor Liang was obviously a little unhappy and showed his emotion.
It's not that he can't hide the truth, this is for Shen Qingzhou to see, so that he knows what to do next. Of course, Shen Qingzhou insisted on marrying, and Nihuang was willing to marry, so he had no choice, that was the rule. He could only say that he didn't expect Shen Qingzhou to be so strong.
He couldn't help but dislike Lou Zhijing. However, it was normal for a monarch and his subjects to have conflicts. It was understandable that Lou Zhijing raised the matter to the level of party disputes.
Shen Qingzhou didn't take this matter to heart at all. For him, he would not regret it if he did it himself. Now, his first priority was to transform the beam.
As for Lou Zhijing, who is about to step down, he has already made preparations and is just waiting for someone to report the case. He has known about the Lanyuan corpse case for a long time. This is the key to defeating Lou Zhijing, and now there is sufficient evidence.
As for the princess's choice of a husband, he is also waiting. It is not a problem to defeat Princess Nihuang. It just depends on whether she is willing to marry. However, she has been tracking Mei Changsu for some time. If she finds out that Mei Changsu is Lin Shu, forget it. It doesn't matter. He just looks at her beauty, not that she must be that person.
As for forcing it, it will definitely reduce some of your talent, but it's not that you can't afford it and think it's unnecessary. It's not that you can't like a woman who has someone else in her heart.
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"Master Shen."
[Host contacts Xia Dong from Xuan Jing Si and gains skill points × 800]
[Skill Points: 692632] He no longer paid much attention to skill points. There weren't many anyway. Mei Changsu had only contributed , Princess Nihuang had , and the rest of the people, even Prince Jing, had only points, a big drop. Besides, in this world, he was the only one who could play with it.
"Who are you?" He had just returned to the Jinling government office and was stopped by a woman before he even entered the door. After knowing who she was, he pretended not to know and had never seen her before.
"Xia Dong, the Chief Mirror Officer of the Xuan Jing Division, greets Lord Shen." Xia Dong finally found Shen Qingzhou. He had to go to court. Of course, she also had things to do. She couldn't wait for Shen Qingzhou every day.
"Lord Xia, I wonder if you have anything important to tell me." Shen Qingzhou asked after waving away Shen Sanyang and others.
"This time I'm looking for Lord Shen, especially for Princess Nihuang." Xia Dong said.
"Please come in, Sanyang, go outside the city and tell them that I will be an hour late."
"Yes." Shen Sanyang left. Xia Dong looked at the man with a long sword on his back and a knife on his waist, and thought to himself, this must be Shen Sanyang, the swordsman.
Shen Sanyang has gained quite a reputation in recent years. Not many people in official circles know him, but he is considered a big name in the martial arts world. This nickname was given to him because he can split a river in half with a sword or a knife.
Of course, Xia Dong thought that this was just the common flattery among the people in the martial arts world. According to the news from Xuan Jingsi, Shen Sanyang was a master with a sharp knife and could appear and disappear at will, so he could only be considered an expert in the martial arts world.
It can only be said that information spread slowly in ancient times, and Shen Sanyang seldom used his sword, so many people believed this nickname.
Only a handful of people knew that when he drew his sword, its energy could really cut across a river, but so few people had seen it that it was considered a rumor.
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"This time I came here to ask Lord Shen whether he is sincere in supporting the princess in choosing a son-in-law." Xia Dong asked.
"I'm already in the game. Lord Xia's asking this question is underestimating me." Shen Qingzhou said.
"Sir Shen, I'm not being rude. It's just a rumor that Sir Shen participated in the martial arts competition to win a bride because of the factional dispute with Lord Zhijing Lou of the Ministry of Revenue. According to information from my Xuan Jing Division, Sir Shen had not signed up in the first place." Xia Dong asked.
She actually knew that Nihuang was a little dissatisfied with Shen Qingzhou, and she knew the reason. In fact, she felt that Shen Qingzhou was indeed too scheming. He had become a third-rank official at such a young age. He was capable, but too cold.
Even though Nihuang is a first-rank military marquis and Xia Dong and his group also hold high positions, the former is from the Yunnan Palace, and although the latter is of a high rank, there is still a big gap between them and officials like Shen Qingzhou who have risen to prominence in charge of a region.
“There is no need to hide this matter too much. It was indeed after the struggle in the court that I felt like participating in the Princess’ Son-in-Law Selection Conference.
But I also know that I participated for no other reason, but because someone mentioned it to me, I thought of my first meeting with Princess Nihuang, and I am old enough to start a family. "Shen Qingzhou is a gentleman, a true gentleman, at least in this world, there is nothing shameful.
"This." Xia Dong felt that Shen Qingzhou was being too frank. Isn't this just because of your beauty?
"Lord Xia, I have something else important to do." Shen Qingzhou was about to see the guest off, thinking that she brought some news about Nihuang. If he had known this, he would have disappeared.
(End of this chapter)