Chapter 141: Return
The joy in Shi Qingqi's heart was no less than that of Shen Lun sitting on the emperor's throne, and the surprise in her heart was not suppressed by the queen.
If it weren't for Shi Ke pressing his arm on the side, maybe Shi Qingqian would have stood up and rushed out to greet him.
The words of the little eunuch undoubtedly made the entire banquet hall fall into silence and waiting again.
Outside the door of the banquet hall, you can see that the university is still going down, and at night it seems that the wind is blowing again, and the cold wind is mixed with snowflakes flying wantonly, and everyone suddenly feels that a figure has faintly appeared outside the door.
Shi Qing's pupils were also changing as the figure approached.
The fluttering snowflakes and the restless white seem to isolate the colors of the night, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will even think that there is a white barrier outside the door of the banquet hall.
However, in that natural 'barrier', a shadow that was not so white shuttled through the cold wind and the snowflake petals that seemed to be alive, like a god-killing god who came out of the mist of hell, and every step carried a decisive momentum of killing.
As the man approached, the candle flame in the banquet hall hit the silver armor he was wearing, the first thing that could be seen clearly was the battle armor on his feet, the pace was getting closer and closer, and the light was moving more and more upward, the other party's legs, waist, and chest gradually entered everyone's sight, and the last thing that appeared was Shen Shu's resolute face.
The special silver armor made a crisp 'clatter' sound when it walked on the marble floor of the banquet hall.
At this moment, Shi Qingqian's eyes were all Shen Shu's figure.
His armor was no longer pure and clean silver armor, with traces of snowflake impact, traces of cold wind erosion, traces of sword collisions, and traces of black blood that had dried up.
Shen Shu's somewhat messy black hair was simply tied into a high ponytail, the broken hair next to his cheeks was clotted with blood, and there were some snow petals on his head that had stopped after drifting.
Half a year apart, Shen Shu has grown a lot, and the immaturity on his face has long disappeared, at this time, his face is as handsome and stiff as a knife, with a tall nose, thin lips, sword eyebrows flying obliquely into a few strands of black hair under the corner of the sideburns, and the facial contours are impeccable.
If it is said that Shen Shu before the expedition was the prince of Yan who was like a runyu and a rich man, then after returning from the expedition, the protoss became a truly mature general with troops.
The cloak behind Shen Shu fluttered with the wind he brought up when he walked, he stood tall, walked in front of Shen Lun with steady steps, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands into fists, and performed a standard military salute.
"The last general, Shen Shu, see the emperor!"
"Good! Hurry up! Shen Lun stood up directly excitedly, if he wasn't the king of a country, he would probably rush down and hug him, "Su'er, hurry up and take a seat." β
Shen Shu nodded, stood up and sat on Shen Lun's right hand. In this way, the positions of Shen Shu and Shen Xuan are relative, and this arrangement will inevitably make people with a heart think that Shen Lun has ulterior motives.
The queen's face was undoubtedly the worst in the audience.
A little prince is on an equal footing with the future prince of the country, which is something that has never been heard of.
"It's really hard for Su'er to go north this time." Shen Lun even looked at Shen Shu with an extraordinarily gentle look, compared to his attitude towards Shen Xuan, it really made people not know who was his biological son.
Shen Shu's face did not change, the inner supervisor poured wine for him, hunched over, lowered his head and put it on the table in front of him, and then bowed his head and retreated, kneeling behind Shen Shu's side.
"The ministers are all contributing to the emperor and the court, and there is nothing hard to do." Shen Shu said.
After leaving the capital for so long, the only thing that he has not changed may be the iceberg on his face that has not melted for 10,000 years.
Shi Qingqian's eyes had left him since Shen Shu entered the door. But he also knew in his heart that this was a royal banquet after all, and it was impossible for Shen Shu to take care of himself first. There is inevitably a loss in my heart, but it is also satisfying to look at his peace from a distance.
Unexpectedly, after Shen Shu finished speaking, he suddenly turned his gaze to himself, he blinked one eye slightly, and his thin lips hooked a shallow arc when he looked at Shi Qingqian. When he saw the smile on Shi Qingqian's face, the expression on his face disappeared immediately.
Before everyone went to congratulate Shen Shu on his victorious return, the queen's curved willow eyebrows raised upward, and the opening of her mouth implied a sword light: "Although the little prince said that he hurried back to the capital, you were inevitably in a hurry, this body is bloody and dirty, and you yourself have a rough life, but how can this civil and military official bear it." β
Shen Shu is the prince of Yan, according to the etiquette law, unless all Shen Lun's heirs die, there is no chance of succession. But the queen just regarded him as a thorn in her side, and she had to play tricks everywhere.
"Su'er is a soldier on the battlefield for the country, and the sword should have been brought with him," Shen Lun almost suppressed the queen's last note, and retorted loudly, "My Dayu country needs such bloody men, if all the princes and grandchildren are pampered......"
As he spoke, Shen Lun glanced at Shen Xuan meaningfully, "Then wouldn't my Dayu Kingdom become the world of the rat generation!" β
The meaning of the words is that this useless prince is just a mere rat, if he can really succeed to the throne one day, then the future of Yu Guo will be unimaginable.
When the queen heard this, her face darkened a few degrees, and the teacup she had just taken a sip of was angrily slapped on the table by her.
didn't hear the queen's direct rebuke, so Shen Lun continued: "Su'er is really in a hurry to lead troops in the Northern Desert this time, but you can rest assured, in the future, I will never make such a stupid mistake again!" β
When Shen Xuan heard this, didn't Shen Lun mean that he would never let himself come into contact with government affairs in the future? His grounding was only lifted today, and as soon as he came out, he heard that Shen Mi had been running diligently to the Xuanshi Hall these days, and suddenly there was fire in his eyes and he stared at Shen Mi.
"Fifth brother, the prince is watching you." The fifth princess noticed his gaze and said quietly.
Shen Mi nodded, but he didn't take it to heart.
How did this crown prince come about, I believe that no one in the court does not know. It would be okay if he Shen Xuan was really talented, but let a straw bale occupy the storage position, and I believe that no one is convinced except for the people of the queen's party.
In the early years, when Shen Xuan had not yet ascended to the throne of the crown prince, some ministers made suggestions to the emperor and asked to make Shen Mi the crown prince, but it was a pity that in the midst of the dispute, they lost to the queen's party for a trumped-up reason of 'Fei Yan is not virtuous or long'.
As the princes get older, Shen Xuan's style becomes more and more unpopular, he reuses reckless men and takes concubines early, so this so-called 'prince' is just an empty shell, except for the people standing behind the queen, how can anyone respect him?
Regarding the dispute between the two parties in the imperial court, everything Shi Qingqian knew was secretly told to him by Shi Ke. Shi Ke said that he had clearly stood behind Shen Mi.
Shen Mi drank a glass of wine and said to the people around her: "The queen is not enough for me on weekdays, and she is still thinking about squeezing the little prince out of the capital. β
Shi Qingqian lowered his voice: "She is delusional about Si Chen and presiding over the coup d'Γ©tat in the world, and in the end, there will definitely be no good end." β