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

Chapter 318 The Greatest Fate

Gu Chang'an knew that A Li wouldn't recommend people to him casually, and although he didn't want to deal with official business at this time, he still looked at the report very carefully.

His eyes visibly brightened as he became increasingly engrossed in the contents of the memorial. Shen Li handed him the tea in front of her, and he unconsciously accepted and drank it.

"Excellent! This person understands the essence of reform, and many of his suggestions are spot on. He is exactly the kind of person I need." Gu Chang'an looked at Shen Li with surprise and delight: "It's really kind of you, A-Li, to be able to find such a talent."

“It was fate, and even God couldn’t bear to see my husband so tired.” Shen Li didn’t mention how she found him.

"Having Ah Li is my greatest destiny." Gu Chang'an pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

To discover such talent, one must first understand reform, and Ah Li is that person. To have a lover and a confidante in one's life is such a blessing.

Shen Li sensed his intense emotions and was also moved and touched. The two of them were so deeply in love, yet someone wanted to break them up. It was simply necessary to teach them a lesson.

Needless to say, the excitement that night was intense. The next day, Shen Li almost missed the roll call at the Hanlin Academy, but even so, she still made arrangements before leaving home.

Lian Qiao, who was delivering the message, looked at her young mistress in disbelief: "Miss, are you sure you want to do this? If this gets out, it's a serious crime of treason."

"Don't worry, if I really rebelled, how many people could stop me?" Shen Li said disdainfully.

If things really escalate to that point, the heavy palace gates inside and outside the capital will be no different from paper to her, and the Imperial Guards may not be able to do anything to her.

Even if things don't work out, she can still escape the capital with her family and return with dozens or even tens of thousands of Red Lotus Sect members.

She didn't want the world to descend into chaos, and without leading troops, she currently lacked the ability to cause such chaos.

What's so scary about it?

Lianqiao was both amused and exasperated by her young mistress's tone. In the past, they only thought that the young mistress was more like a master than a mistress, but now it seemed that she was even more reckless than the mistress.

Five days later, news came from the western border that the Rongdi cavalry had once again launched a surprise attack on the border. Taking advantage of the fact that the Da Zhao reinforcements had not yet arrived, they raided the border town, massacred and burned a town and more than a dozen villages. Almost no one in the town, young and old, survived, and thousands of people were killed.

The court was filled with unease, wondering how the Rong and Di had gone from habitual robbers to murderous fiends.

Enraged by the repeated provocations, Emperor Cheng dispatched another 50,000 soldiers from the Three Great Camps to reinforce the front lines, determined to avenge his defeat.

While this move quelled the anxieties of most officials and common people, some still felt that the Great Zhao Dynasty was experiencing bad luck and that a ceremony to worship Heaven and ancestors should be held.

Emperor Cheng also wavered on this claim.

At this time, on a dry, windy winter night, flames rose again inside the palace, and the fire grew even more fiercely with the strong wind.

When Emperor Cheng received the news, he was sighing in his palace. Because he had to be wary of Prince Yi, he had not seen Consort Zheng for some time, and a young concubine was attending to him instead.

"Your Majesty, the fire has started." The eunuch's voice rang out from outside the door, trembling and choked with sobs.

Emperor Cheng sat up, a sense of foreboding washing over him as he listened to the howling wind outside: "Where?"

"Your Majesty, it is the Fengxian Hall." The eunuch's voice trembled even more.

"What?" Emperor Cheng stood up abruptly, feeling dizzy from the sudden movement, but fortunately the concubines behind him caught him in time.

"Your Majesty, please don't panic, we are already treating you."

"The entire palace, everyone, must put out the fire! Quickly!" Emperor Cheng roared this order.