The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Shen Zhian's feelings for Zhang Shi have become overwhelming.

Therefore, they took Zhang Shi's suggestion very seriously.

Almost immediately after Zhang Shi left, she went to find Zhou Buzhang to persuade him to come out of seclusion and return to the military camp.

As soon as he entered the study, unsurprisingly, Zhou Buzhang was slumped in a chair, his eyes vacant and lifeless, exuding an air of deathly old age.

However, this time Zhou Buzhang did not immerse himself in the novel. He just sat there, as if he had lost all his strength and ability to deal with the world.

"It's not good!"

Shen Zhian said softly, "I have some really great news to tell you."

Zhou Buzhang made no move.

"Not good!"

"Not good!"

"Not good!"

Shen Zhi'an called out three times in a row, but Zhou Buzhang remained motionless. This finally provoked Shen Zhi'an's anger, and he shouted, "Zhou Buzhang, are you stuffing donkey hair in your ears?"

"You can't hear me when I talk to you."

After a long pause, Zhou Buzhang finally said quietly, "I heard you. What is it?"

"This is fantastic news!"

"Heh!" Zhou Buzhang let out a soft snort and said, "What new project do you have now?"

"Are you going to make a lot of money again?"

"This will help improve your family's living conditions again?"

Zhou Buxian was clearly very familiar with Shen Zhian's methods. After all, Shen Zhian had been using this method to gradually drain his money over the years.

Of course, he also has his own fault for being useless!

He felt that once he married a wife, he should cherish her.

In addition, his mother-in-law kept begging him not to let Shen Zhian's talent go to waste, and he always indulged her, always feeling that family was more important than anything else.

So I always agreed.

This time, however, Zhou Buzhang said, "Forget it, Shen Zhian. You know what the situation is like at home. We've already sold our ancestral home."

"We're really out of money!"

"We're so poor we can barely afford to eat."

"I really have nothing to give you. No matter how good the project is, no matter how exceptional your vision is, I..."

"We simply cannot sustain this any longer!"

Shen Zhian realized Zhou Buzhang had misunderstood, so he quickly moved closer to Zhou Buzhang and said, "Buzhang, you've really misunderstood me this time. Although I'm still investing, I don't want your money!"

"Not a single penny!"

Zhou Buzhang sat up straight instantly, staring intently at Shen Zhian as if he were looking at some strange creature, but then... he chuckled to himself.

"Then you'd better not say anything."

"You don't even want the money anymore. If you make any more demands, I'm afraid I'll have to jump into the river."

"I... I guess I'll just make do with what I have."

Shen Zhian flew into a rage: "Zhou! Bu! Zhang!"

"This is how I am in your eyes!"

"Alright, since that's the case, I won't keep it from you anymore and will tell you directly."

"General Zhang Shi just arrived."

"General Zhang Shi has brought good news. Currently, the military camps along the Yangtze River are lacking a large number of naval commanders. Therefore, General Zhang Shi needs someone to take charge!"

"General Zhang Shi, I think you are capable."

"We would like to ask you to come out of retirement."

"I have already promised General Zhang Shi."

"Hurry up and pack your things. General Zhang Shi only gave us three days to consider, but we need to make a good impression on him. It would be best if we went to the naval camp today."

"You must leave by this afternoon at the latest!"

Shen Zhian gave a command, but Zhou Buzhang suddenly stood up, his face full of disbelief at Shen Zhian.

Looking at Shen Zhian is like looking at a complete stranger!

After a long pause, Zhou Buzhang finally spoke through gritted teeth, each word distinct: "Shen Zhi'an, have you forgotten how I left the naval camp in the first place?"

"I have a grudge against Zhou Mengyan, the Grand Admiral of the Navy!"

"To this day, I regard him as a treacherous villain!"

He looked at me like I was a brute!

"He and I are sworn enemies, irreconcilable!"

"Now, you want me to go to the naval base?"

"To become Zhou Mengyan's subordinate?"

"Shen Zhi'an, do you really want to stab me in the heart?"

"Besides, I haven't been in the military for so many years. Given my current physical condition, how could I possibly endure the hardships of military life?"

"you……"

"You want me dead, don't you!"

This was a rare outburst of anger from Zhou Buzhang in all these years, but Shen Zhian didn't take it seriously at all.

He asked, "Zhou Buzhang, the person who recruited you was General Zhang Shi. What is his relationship with Zhou Mengyan?"

Before Shen Zhian could finish speaking, Zhou Buzhang shouted, "It's alright? You say it's alright and it's alright? We're all in the military, we'll see each other all the time, it's alright?"

"Besides..."

"Zhang Shi is under Zhou Mengyan's command, and I am under Zhang Shi's command, so am I still Zhou Mengyan's subordinate?"

"You're not aware of this?"

"Why should I have to endure that kind of humiliation again?"

Shen Zhian knew perfectly well that Zhou Buzhang would never agree to such a request, but she didn't care. She only knew that Zhou Buzhang's pride wouldn't bring him enough benefits.

However, Zhou Buzhang was able to gain enough benefits by letting go of his pride.

He softened his tone and gently advised, "It's not that I can't help it, there's just no other way."

"You know the situation at home!"

"If you don't go out and earn money soon, we'll really starve. Besides... don't you plan to pay back the money you owe your friends and comrades?"

"You have to pay me back!"

"Otherwise, what will people think of you in the future?"

"They'll talk behind your back!"

"I won't allow anyone to talk behind your back."

"but……"

Shen Zhian continued, "Things have changed since you started following General Zhang Shi. Putting aside everything else, General Zhang Shi specifically emphasized that..."

"If you agree, I'll give you 100,000 taels of silver first!"

"This will solve our immediate problem!"

……