Shen Xiao didn't seem to hear what she was asking, walked to the Duobao Pavilion and took a picture scroll, untied the tether, and pushed it out on the agarwood table.

"This is a painting I got recently, the imperial sister will help me take a look, is it the real work of Mr. Wu?"

Shen Shuning hugged his arms, his slightly cool gaze fell on his face, and said lightly: "Your favorite concubine, you are inquiring about me." ”

Shen Xiao felt a little bored, put the painting aside, and said with a smile: "The imperial sister has a birthday once a year, and the younger brother and daughter-in-law will inevitably inquire about the imperial sister's likes and dislikes, just to do what she likes." ”

Shen Shuning's tone became cold when he saw him so maintained.

"Trying to steal my Great Xia secrets, what kind of person is this?"

"So serious?" Shen Xiao frowned.

Shen Shuning hated the countries of the Northern Regions for disturbing the borders of Great Xia, and for several years, he continued to reward capable people from all walks of life to jointly draw and improve a map of the Northern Kou in preparation for the war in the coming days.

It's not that nothing has been done, and it has never been done halfway, this map has long been in context, and it is still being improved.

There are many people who know about the drawing, but how well it can be drawn, to various points, and what the map looks like now, is an absolute secret.

The people of the Meng family dared to try to sneak into her camp tent and peek at this map, but fortunately, she had already prepared a fake picture, and this fake picture was seen.

After listening to her, Shen Xiao found out that someone had stolen the picture, and said slowly: "The thief escaped and didn't catch him, how can the imperial sister conclude that the Meng family did it?" ”

Shen Shuning felt that his question was ridiculous.

"It's not as good as the emperor's daily management, I'm very idle, and the things that should be figured out will not be blinded." Shen Shuning lay down on the emperor's yellow wooden rocking chair, closed his eyes and recuperated, "Concubine Meng Hui and Meng Da Sima are ambitious, the emperor doesn't believe it, it's a day when foxes always show their feet." ”

Shen Xiao let her say, no longer argued, and personally made her a pot of Gu Zhu purple bamboo shoots and brought it to her.

"Sister Huang, today is your birthday, don't talk about business."

The emperor's face could not be ignored, Shen Shuning took the tea, and then said: "What did you say just now, Mr. Wu's painting?" ”

Shen Xiao brought up his interest and showed it to her: "If the imperial sister likes it, give it to the imperial sister." ”

"Don't, don't," Shen Shuning hurriedly refused, "I know it's a good thing, but I can't reward it." ”

After a while, Father-in-law Xi came in to report: "Concubine Hui asks to see you." ”

Shen Shuning was looking through a few copies of the emperor's approved recitals, and said, "The Heart Cultivation Hall is also a place where she can come?" ”

Xigong said: "Concubine Hui said that the birthday gift she prepared should not be seen by others, so she specially asked to see it and wanted to present it to Her Royal Highness the princess in person." ”

"Then don't send it," Shen Shuning frowned, "If you see something unsightly, what do you have to give me to do?" ”

Shen Xiao opened his mouth and said, "Let her in." ”

Before Concubine Meng Hui came in, Shen Xiao persuaded Shen Shuning: "If you don't get used to it, there is no need to make a mess like this on a good day." ”

Shen Shuning glanced at him.

Concubine Meng Hui walked in with her round belly and respectfully saluted the emperor and the eldest princess.

She was wearing a honey-colored gold dress, her lips were dotted with balsam, and her eyebrows were filled with a red lotus, like a fire.

With her comes a faint fragrance.

"The emperor Wan'an, the princess Jin'an."

should have shouted the imperial sister with the emperor, but Shen Shuning didn't like these concubines to call her the imperial sister, and ordered them to call her Her Royal Highness the princess, and no one dared not to remember it.

Shen Shuning closed his eyes and recuperated, and ignored the "um".

Shen Xiao said softly: "You are pregnant, you should rest more, what are you doing here?" ”

Concubine Meng Hui blushed because of Shen Xiao's sentence, and said obediently: "The concubine spent a lot of effort to get this map, and I am here to dedicate it to the princess and congratulate the princess on her birthday." ”

Shen Xiao stared at the stack of parchment held by the maidservant behind her.

Concubine Meng Hui ordered the two maidservants behind her to unfold a huge picture with a long one.

"The concubine dares to say that the height of every mountain range in the North Rock Mountain is clear on this map!"

North Rush Mountain?

Shen Shuning jumped up from his chair suddenly, stood in front of this map, his eyes widened, and he carefully read every inch of the mountains and rivers on the map.

Concubine Meng Hui rarely saw that the eldest princess was so interested in something, and couldn't help but flatter proudly: "The Northern Rush Mountain is the key to breaking the Changlu Pass, with the princess's strategy, with this map, the Northern Regions are just around the corner!" ”

The march and the plan of the war are indispensable, but it is by no means possible to win a beautiful battle with a good map.

A strong army, abundant supplies and grass, brave and wise generals, and unique tactics, even if everything is ready, they dare not say that they will return victorious.

Shen Xiao stood tall and tall, looking at her with a faint look in his eyes, "How did this picture come about?" ”

Concubine Meng Hui prepared a series of wordings, asking for credit for herself and for her father, and by the way, she recalled the past when her father went deep into the hinterland of the Northern Rock Mountain to fight and became famous in Great Xia.

"The Concubine's Father......"

But just after the beginning, Shen Xiao interrupted her: "Stand down." ”

Concubine Meng Hui was in place for a while, and it was just that she couldn't say anything, but she couldn't get a word of appreciation, what does this mean?

No matter what happens, the emperor is this face that is difficult to distinguish between joy and anger, which is difficult to understand.

She didn't dare to disobey, and reluctantly retreated.

Inside the temple.

"It's ridiculously fake," Shen Shuning pointed to a dangerous point on the map, and said coldly: "Here I sent someone to measure it inch by inch with my feet, it took the longest time, and it took a whole year to finish painting a Changlu Pass, and it was a mess here." ”

Regarding Shen Shuning's words, Shen Xiao did not believe them all.

Meng Dasima has been stationed on the border of the Northern Regions for decades, how can he not tell the truth of a map?

Shen Shuning slapped his palm on the purple wood case, and with a dull sound, the brightly colored birds in the cage were so startled that they flapped their wings and screamed sharply.

"Meng Zhen stole my map, and dared to come to me to offer treasures, what is this, provoking this princess?"

"Emperor, what should I do?"

Shen Xiao stood in front of the map and looked at this map, the rivers and mountains were magnificent, with ups and downs, all of which were the scenery outside the border passes of the Northern Regions.

This vast scenery is hard not to make people fascinated.

Shen Xiao was in a good mood and said objectively: "Meng Zhen has always only wanted to please the imperial sister, when did she dare to provoke the imperial sister?" ”

Shen Shuning was furious: "If something like this happens, you still favor her?!" ”

Shen Xiao asked helplessly: "The queen has repeatedly openly opposed the imperial sister, and the imperial sister has always allowed her to go, why is she biased towards Meng Zhen and refused to let it go?" ”

He spoke casually in a light tone, but Shen Shuning became more and more angry, pointed at his nose and scolded: "I and the queen are just different from each other, how can Meng Zhen be compared!" You're stunned! ”

The so-called difference in political views is that the queen advocates that women should not interfere in politics, and has repeatedly ridiculed the eldest princess Si Chen.

The eldest princess only regarded what the queen did as an ignorant woman and didn't care at all.