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Shen Xin was stunned and looked at Shen Miao without saying anything.
Since she had already said it, Shen Miao might as well say it all. She continued, “Now that I’m married to the Daliang Dynasty, the emperor will definitely be wary of the Shen family. Although Father and Mother are still generals now, the emperor might not put you in an important position in the future. It’s always difficult to guess what the emperor is thinking. If the emperor has ill-intentions… it’s better to go to the Daliang Dynasty with me now. Military power is no longer that important, because if you stay in Ming Qi, it’ll be taken back by the emperor sooner or later.”
Shen Miao put it euphemistically. If it were before, after hearing Shen Miao’s words, Shen Xin would definitely be confused. However, after having a long conversation with Xie Jingxing that day, when he heard it again from Shen Miao, Shen Xin immediately understood. He couldn’t help but smile bitterly. It turned out that his daughter had already reminded him so many times. Why didn’t he take what she said to heart at all? Was it because of the family teaching that one had to be loyal to his country? Or did he not trust Shen Miao at all?
Shen Xin said, “The royal family wants to suppress the Shen family and is afraid of my military power. They definitely won’t let the Shen family leave Ming Qi so easily. Moreover, they want to use the Shen family to threaten you.”
Shen Miao was stunned. All along, she had been afraid of making Shen Xin angry by saying these treacherous words. It was not that she felt that Shen Xin was stupidly loyal, but Shen Xin had been taught by Old General Shen since he was young to be loyal to the emperor. It was a long process to make someone abandone what they had believed in for decades. Some people would never be able to change in their lives. However, Shen Xin seemed to have seen through it.
Shen Xin said, “I know what you are worried about, but I still can’t leave.”
“If Father wants to leave, we can always come up with an idea to leave.” Shen Miao said, “The royal family wants to use the Shen family to threaten me or use me to threaten the Shen family. Why don’t we let them suffer a double loss.” At the end of her sentence, there was a faint hostility in her tone, and her words became sharp.
Shen Xin laughed out loud. “I originally thought that you were too gentle and did not look like a daughter from a military family. Now that I see you, you look exactly like me. You have the demeanor of a heroine. You’re not afraid of power and have a clear mind. Very good!” He took a sip of tea and said, “Jiaojiao, you’re smart. I believe it’s not difficult for you to find a way, but what will happen in the future?”
“In the future?” Shen Miao was puzzled. “What future?”
“Jiaojiao.” Shen Xin suddenly said, “The Shen family is like a thorn in the side of the royal family. Even if Ming Qi becomes powerful one day, the Shen family will still be at the mercy of the royal family.” Shen Xin sighed. “The Shen family is not afraid of being accused. Even if we die, we won’t be afraid. It’s just that I don’t want your mother, your brother, and you to be implicated, nor do I want the loyal ancestors of the Shen family to be defamed.”
Shen Miao’s heart was pounding. She had guessed what Shen Xin was going to say, but she couldn’t believe it.
The next moment, Shen Xin said, “I, Shen Xin, am done with being a loyal servant of the royal family.”
Shen Miao suddenly looked up and said, “Father…”
“Jiaojiao, you don’t have to persuade me.” Shen Xin smiled brightly. “Although I’m loyal, I won’t be loyal to a heartless person, nor will I risk the life of my entire family for them. As you can see, if everyone in the Shen family goes to the Daliang Dynasty with you now and one day, the Daliang Dynasty attacks Ming Qi, the people of Ming Qi will scold us for being treacherous and helping the wicked. We can’t take the blame.”
