noffsinger Chapter 592 Dispatch to the Western Regions
Chapter 592 Dispatch to the Western Regions
Yao Shu nodded slightly, signaling the princess to feel relieved.
"Since he is the person whom the princess trusts, Shen Fugui will definitely live up to the princess's trust and will not have any betrayal or suspicion towards the princess."
Seeing Yao Shu bowing deeply in front of her, Princess Chang An's heart trembled.
She hid the tears in her eyes and said softly: "In that case, I will go back."
"Princess, please go slowly."
Looking at the princess's somewhat frail body, Yao Shu felt distressed from the bottom of her heart.
She told Shen Fugui everything about this moment, and found that he remained silent for a long time.
"Child, there is no need to be so sad. Maybe after some time... everything will turn around." She didn't know how to persuade Shen Fugui. After all, no one wanted to see such a thing happen.
Princess Chang An was so helpless that she came up with this method.
At the moment, this method is the best way to deal with it.
As long as the anger of the Minister of Rites can be eliminated, Shen Fugui may not need to be sent to the Western Regions.
Unexpectedly, Shen Fugui's eyes suddenly showed a bit of determination, and he slowly came to Yao Shu and knelt down straight.
"What are you doing?" Yao Shu was shocked and immediately took a step back.
The Shen family rarely gives such a gift, let alone the always well-behaved Shen Fugui.
"Mom, the child is unfilial. But if the princess trades her future happiness for the child to stay in the court, the child will never be willing to do so. If the emperor sends the child to the Western Regions, the child will definitely fulfill his mission like providing disaster relief."
His meaning was very clear, and he rose to the occasion.
Yao Shu nodded slightly: "Mother supports your decision. If you go to the Western Regions, there is no need to worry. Mother will naturally go with you."
She went to the Western Regions not because she was worried about Shen Fugui, but because she wanted to open up trade routes to the Western Regions.
In the next few days, Shen Fugui waited for the news with peace of mind.
He used the method agreed between himself and Princess Chang'an to communicate from time to time. The words are also to tell the princess that he will work hard with her.
Soon it was the day of the palace examination.
Everyone in the Shen family looked at Shen Fugui expectantly. Just wait for him to find an official position, have a voice in the court, and bring glory to the Shen family.
On the way to the palace examination, Shen Fugui hesitated to speak.
He wanted to say his decision to go to the Western Region several times, but he swallowed it down after seeing the joyful expressions on his brothers' faces.
As he was about to enter the palace, Shen Fugui turned his head again.
He knew that he was about to live up to the expectations of everyone in the Shen family, and he was inevitably a little melancholy.
"You can go boldly. As your family, we will be behind you." Yao Shu spoke softly, with a smile on her lips.
This gentle and kind look gave Shen Fugui great courage.
He nodded in agreement and turned to leave.
The next day, the Shen family saw Shen Fugui. His look of relief made the Shen family think that they had good news about staying in the court, so they were all overjoyed.
"How about it? Will I be an official of the imperial court in the future?" Shen He came to his side curiously and joked.
"No, I have promised the Emperor to go to the Western Regions."
Shen Fugui said while smiling.
Hearing this, the Shen family couldn't laugh. Smiles froze on their faces, and they looked at Shen Fugui in astonishment. After a while, someone hesitated and interrupted the silence.
"Did the emperor arrange this? After all, the emperor's orders are hard to violate, and we can understand it. But is there any other turning point, such as using the previous disaster relief contributions to offset it? Even if we don't need the position of this seventh-grade official, we can start from scratch. It's better than going to the Western Regions." Fang frowned. She thought it was the emperor's arrangement, so she kindly thought of a way.
After all, she also comes from a famous family, and she still knows a thing or two about officialdom.
"No, I asked Ying to go to the Western Regions myself. In this way, I can avoid the princess being betrothed to the emperor."
Shen Fugui spoke casually while pouring tea for himself.
He didn't feel sad at all because of this incident, but instead breathed a sigh of relief.
A man's future cannot depend on women.
"Why? Not to mention that the Western Regions are adjacent to each other. Even the Huns are extremely rampant. Moreover, the people in the Western Regions are all arrogant and unreasonable, and they cannot communicate with each other at all. If you go this time, you will ruin your own future in vain." Shen He was worried. Extremely, he is the best at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and can immediately find the shortcomings.
"Brothers, please rest assured that I have made up my mind this time, and naturally I will not change it at will. This is also because the emperor and I have reached an agreement. If the connection between the Western Region and the Central Plains can be improved, there is still a chance that I can be transferred back."
No one knew what kind of agreement Shen Fugui had with the emperor, but looking at his relaxed appearance at the moment, the rest of the Shen family couldn't speak anymore.
"When will we set off?" Shen Nanshan remained silent until no one spoke, then asked slowly.
Shen Nanshan was naturally worried about Shen Fugui. If Yao Shu had not been providing him with psychological counseling for such a long time, he would still not know how to panic.
"The first day of next month."
It's only half a month until the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the time is relatively tight. After all, the journey is far and there are many things to prepare. I don’t know when I will come back after this trip, so I naturally have to be prepared for everything.
Yao Shu nodded lightly: "The time is here in a blink of an eye, and we need to start preparations from now on. You think about the necessities first, make a list for me, and I will naturally find someone to prepare. In addition, we are going this time I wonder what the emperor’s plans are for the Western Region?”
"The emperor will send someone to escort me, mother, don't worry."
Hearing the strangeness in Yao Shu's words, Shen Bei couldn't help but feel a little excited: "Mom, I just heard what you said. Could it be that you also want to go to the Western Regions with your fifth brother?"
All the eyes of the Shen family were on Yao Shu, with expectations and worries.
After all, this matter is extremely dangerous, and Yao Shu is not fully prepared yet, so in order to stabilize the morale of the army: "The most important thing now is that we prepare things for the child. Don't worry."
Her ambiguous words did not make everyone feel at ease.
However, everyone's attention was quickly diverted, and no one looked at Yao Shu again.
Yao Shu found Shen Fugui in the evening and looked at the uncontrollable smile on his face. She couldn't help but ask: "What exactly did you and the emperor say? Did the emperor agree with you and the princess?"
In fact, Yao Shu could tell from what happened before that the emperor had already acquiesced in Shen Fugui's existence.
If he didn't want to cultivate Shen Fugui, he wouldn't have ordered him to go to disaster relief.