Shen Ningchu, disguised as a man while defending the border, was targeted by her sworn enemy, Censor Zhou Yili, on her very first day back in the capital.
The entire court believed Zhou Yili wanted Shen Ningchu dead.
He investigated her military achievements, picked apart her memorials, and even wrote up an impeachment for her eating one extra bowl of rice.
Until, at a palace banquet, an envoy from Beidi exposed her as a woman in front of everyone.
The whole hall erupted. Her death seemed certain.
But Zhou Yili suddenly rose and slammed a book of laws into the envoy's face. “Under Article 300 of the Great Zhou Code, anyone who falsely accuses a court official shall receive eighty strokes and be exiled three thousand li.”
He turned to Shen Ningchu, lowering his voice until only she could hear. “You've been deceiving me all this time. We'll settle the score when we get back.”
Later, he cornered her against a wall.
“General Shen,” he said, his fingertip brushing the fake Adam's apple at her throat. “Back in the valley in Shuozhou, in the tenth year of Taichang, when you saved me, you didn't have this...”
Shen Ningchu froze from head to toe.
He chuckled, his breath searingly hot. “I know exactly where every scar you've gotten over the years is. Now, let's talk about how you're going to make it up to me.”
[Bonus Scene]
One day, Shen Ningchu sneaked a drink of his wine on the rooftop.
Zhou Yili climbed up with his cloak, drawing a sharp breath as his shoulder wound hurt.
Shen Ningchu handed him the wineskin. “Lord Zhou, weren't you so impressive when you impeached me?”
He snatched the wineskin and drained it, then suddenly leaned close.
Beneath the moonlight, his gaze was deep and intense. “That impeachment claiming ‘General Shen eats so rudely, bringing shame upon herself’...”
“What I actually wrote was, ‘I hope Your Majesty will assign her a cook. She eats far too little.’”
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