Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 316 Anger

Shen Li could only sneer at these words. Her recent concern was how to go to war and contribute to the cause, but she never expected that the emperor was thinking of planting spies under her command.

Is the next step to sow discord between her and her husband, causing a rift between the Shen and Gu families?

Not only did he scheme against her inner quarters, but he also framed himself for being barren. Truly, the methods of an emperor.

“Sister, I knew you would be angry, but this is something you can’t fight.” Cheng Ruojin said almost in her ear, “Father said that His Majesty has become suspicious and will not give up without doing something.”

Shen Li still didn't say anything. Having lived through two lifetimes, she rarely got angry anymore. Even when she killed her enemies, it was only out of necessity, not emotion.

But this time, she was genuinely angry.

"Sister..." Cheng Ruojin wanted to continue persuading her.

"Sister Cheng, thank you so much for bringing this news. I understand now," Shen Li said sincerely.

If the emperor had chosen a candidate and then suddenly launched an attack, she really wouldn't know how to deal with it. But if she knew in advance, she might not be helpless.

"Sister, you mustn't act impulsively. If you do, your sister will become a sinner." Cheng Ruojin carefully observed Shen Li's expression.

She was genuinely afraid that Shen Li would storm into the palace in a fit of anger, and if she angered the emperor, she would lose her head.

"Don't worry, Sister Cheng, when have I ever acted impulsively?" Shen Li reassured her, "Just put your mind at ease."

"Oh..." Cheng Ruojin nodded, seemingly believing but not quite.

She wanted to offer a few more words of comfort, but Shen Li dismissed her after only a few words.

It wasn't that Shen Li was deliberately targeting her, but rather that she was worried she wouldn't be able to endure it for long.

Sure enough, Shen Li's expression darkened after Cheng Ruojin left; she had given that old man too much face.

Shen Li considered herself a thoughtful person, and she had never made a decision so quickly before. However, she did not implement it immediately, but waited for Gu Chang'an to return.

Gu Chang'an has been coming home very late lately, and he seems to be preoccupied. Shen Li used to think it was because of the tax law implementation or the war on the front lines, but now she thinks he probably knows something.

At night, Shen Li sat alone on the couch. The usually lively room was empty of her sisters, and even Qiao Shaoyao had been sent away. She was polishing a dagger under the lamp.

The dagger gleamed blue in the firelight, and a cat's eye stone on its sheath, placed to the side, resembled the eye of a cat on high alert in the night, ready to pounce at any moment, illuminated by the candlelight.

"Ah Li?" Gu Chang'an called out tentatively, and he could tell at a glance that Ah Li's aura was off today.

Although Ah Li's aura was concealed at the moment, he could sense that it was even sharper than the dagger.

"My husband is back." Shen Li looked up, her expression softening for a moment.

"What's wrong, A-Li?" Gu Chang'an asked with concern as he sat beside her. "Did someone bully you?"

"Does my husband know that His Majesty is going to take a concubine for you?" Shen Li pouted, looking at him pitifully.

Gu Chang'an was somewhat surprised, then his panic was visibly obvious: "Ah Li, I didn't tell you about this because I didn't want you to worry. Don't worry, I will never agree to it."

"I've already decided that if he dares to bring it up, I'll resign on the grounds that I'm unwell and need to recuperate," he quickly added.

Resigning from office may seem like a step back, but it was actually an extremely forceful tactic.

At a time when reforms were underway, and now war had broken out, even if the emperor died, he could not be replaced as the Minister of Revenue, otherwise the country would surely descend into chaos.

The emperor certainly wouldn't dare to gamble.

"To threaten the emperor so as not to take a concubine?" Shen Li asked, "Then how can you remain a favored minister of the emperor in the future?"