Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

112-113

Chapter 112: Request for Commander 

"What did that mean?" Shen Miao questioned.

Xie Jing Xing would not say such words for no reason so there was another meaning behind those words.

Xie Jing Xing's eyebrows raised as he looked at her, "Shen Yuan was Prince Ding's people."

Shen Miao's heart was slightly surprised but she did not speak.

"Not possible!" Shen Miao cried out involuntarily.

Xie Jing Xing's gaze was fixed on her as if it was looking through Shen Miao as he asked, "Why?"

Shen Miao's palm got slightly wet and her heart was in a moment of chaos. The real start of the Shen family's misfortune was not within these two years. The Imperial family would also delay in dealing with the Shen family as there was no one to take over at the moment. Shen Yuan worked for Prince Ding and both of them were people who were very cautious, and would not take action if they were not very confident. Just like in the last lifetime, it was only at the end she then knew that the Second and Third households had a part in it, and Shen Yuan definitely brought out the evidence of rebellion at the end.

But what with the timing now? It was far too early from when the Imperial family would want to deal with Shen Xin, so why did Shen Yuan choose to take action at this timing? Currently the evidence would not be complete so why Fu Xiu Yi choose to take action now?

How could it have changed to this?

Her expressions kept changing and when she looked up, she met with Xie Jing Xing's thoughtful gaze. Shen Miao's heart quivered, Xie Jing Xing has a nimble mind and one fear that he was able to sense something out from her expressions. Thinking of this, she masked a laugh, "Shen Yuan was my Second Older Brother, why would he harm my Father?"

Hearing that, Xie Jing Xing actually laughed in a profound way and said, "Shen Miao, are you treating me as a fool?"

"Since Little Marquis tell me these things," Shen Miao said seriously, "Then how would His Highness Prince Ding deal with my Father?"

Xie Jing Xing shook his head.

Shen Miao originally did not hold too much hope as even if Xie Jing Xing knew, there was no reason for him to tell her the truth. The Xie family was wading in the game of Ming Qi and if they were to anyhow help other, one fear that trouble would come knocking. Even if she and Xie Jing Xing's positions were to be exchanged, she would not even give a reminder.

It is just that... Shen Miao looked at Xie Jing Xing's official robes and asked puzzled, "What are you doing in the Palace?"

She asked casually but did not know that this made the confident Xie Jing Xing pause. But it was only for a short moment before Xie Jing Xing said lazily, "Enter to Palace to request for commander."

"Request for commander?" Shen Miao froze for a moment before asking unconsciously, "Request for commander for whom?"

Xie Jing Xing smiled but did not respond. Shen Miao suddenly looked at him, "You... request for commander yourself? Northern Jiang... Xiong Nu?"

This time Xie Jing Xing was surprised, "How did you know?" The matter of the Northern Jiang was a secret matter and it was a top secret that before the Imperial edict was issued, Shen Xin would not even know of it, much less Shen Miao. Xie Jing Xing all the while was curious about how Shen Miao gets her information, and felt even more surprise that she knew about the matters in the Palace.

Shen Miao looked at him blanking but there was a storm surging in her heart.

The Northern Jiang territory was a place where the Xiong Nu has never retreated. Even though the terrain was complicated at the Northern Jiang, these years Emperor Wen Hui had been making a little noise and fighting little battles, unwilling to oppose headstrong. Afterwards the Xiong Nu got worst so Emperor Wen Hui sent Xie Ding into battle. The Xie family's army was brave but that entire army perished in the battlefield. On that year's end, Xie Ding's horse brought his corpse back which made the entire country mourn. On the second year when spring started, Xie Jing Xing set off on an expedition on behalf of his father, and the troops were defeated like a landslide and he had a tragic ending of having thousands of arrows piercing his heart, and he was skinned and hang up on the city tower.