Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

The soldier dared not delay and hurriedly handed over the telescope.

Zhou Wentong took the binoculars and stared at them intently.

In the distance, the woman held the dough in both hands, shaking it up and down, the dough constantly slapping against the cutting board. Zhou Wentong could even imagine the "slap, slap" sound of the noodles hitting the cutting board.

Look more closely at the woman's face.

Good heavens, isn't this Lady Shen?

It's Madam Shen, the one who sells braised pork ribs!

"...Why would Madam Shen come here?" Zhou Wentong murmured to himself.

The moment he saw Shen Qing, his mouth seemed to water even more; he was completely consumed by cravings and couldn't control himself.

"Deputy General Zhou, how is it? Have you discovered any urgent military intelligence?" the soldier next to him asked anxiously.

Zhou Wentong swallowed hard: "Indeed, there is urgent military intelligence, and I must personally go out of the city to investigate."

As he spoke, he handed the telescope in his hand to the soldier.

The soldier was stunned: "...But didn't you just say that the commander-in-chief forbade us from acting rashly?"

"Even in the event of an emergency, it should be reported to the commander-in-chief immediately."

"The situation is urgent, and I am just improvising." With that, he walked down the city wall without waiting for the soldiers to react.

The soldier on the city wall: "???"

He picked up the binoculars and took a look.

The enemy soldiers were all lining up to eat noodles, enjoying themselves immensely, as if they were in a marketplace rather than a battlefield.

As for urgent military intelligence...

"What urgent military situation? I don't understand."

"They only see the enemy's arrogance and domineering attitude, completely disregarding our Song family army..."

"Or did I misjudge it again?"

The young soldier looked bewildered, examining the area closely with his binoculars, trying to discern the urgent military intelligence Zhou Wentong had mentioned...

Zhou Wentong descended from the city wall, mounted a warhorse, and then ordered his men to open the city gate.

"drive--"

With a shout, the warhorse galloped out of the city gate, carrying Zhou Wentong.

The Black Hawk Guards instantly snapped to attention, setting aside their oil-splashed noodles and grabbing their weapons, ready to fight. The previous laughter and chatter vanished in an instant, replaced by a thick atmosphere of murderous intent.

Shen Qing also frowned and looked over, she was thinking about something.

The system allows her to conquer thousands of soldiers; could it include enemy soldiers as well?

If so, then she cannot let the man on horseback die so easily.

You should at least eat a bowl of oil-splashed noodles before you die.

"Hahahaha—" An untimely burst of laughter rang out.

The only person who could laugh out loud at this moment would probably be the emperor.

"Madam Shen, it has to be you. Setting up a stall here has finally made the Song family army unable to stand it."

"Look at them, aren't they just coming out to their deaths?"

"Hurry, hurry, Madam Shen, quickly unleash your superb martial arts and kill this horseman over there, show the Song family army what's what!"

The emperor was both excited and happy. With Shen Qing around, he felt no danger at all, only that the other side was going to be in trouble.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Qing decided to grab the person opposite him first and have them eat oil-splashed noodles.

As for other matters, we'll discuss them later.

She lightly touched the ground with her toes and used her lightness skill to quickly run towards Zhou Wentong.

The distance between the two continued to close.

The closer Shen Qing got, the more familiar the person opposite her seemed.

"Madam Shen—"

"Lady Shen!!!" Zhou Wentong shouted from his horse, his face flushed with excitement.

His eyes held the joy of reunion and anticipation for the food, showing no signs of being in a war.

Shen Qing: "???"

The more I looked at her, the more familiar she seemed; she looked like one of her previous customers at a restaurant that served braised pork ribs...

"Madam Shen, it's me, Zhou Wentong!!"

"Zhou Wentong, the guy at the academy gate, was the first person to buy your braised pork ribs!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qing remembered.

Zhou Wentong, the son of the instructor of Ping'an County, went to the battlefield with three braised pork bones in his pocket.

So... he has joined the Song family army.

"It's you! I remember now."

"The day you left Ping'an County, your parents went to the academy to look for you. They were hoping you would return home safely."

Mentioning his parents, Zhou Wentong's eyes instantly welled up with tears: "How are they? Are they doing well? Is my mother very sad?"

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Your parents are doing well. They often come to my restaurant to buy food. They miss you very much."

From Zhiweixuan to Zhiwei Restaurant, the number of customers increased, but she would occasionally run into the preacher couple.

It's clear that every time they come to buy food, it's not just because they're craving it, but also because they miss Zhou Wentong.

"It's my fault for being unfilial, for not being able to be by their side..." Zhou Wentong's eyes were filled with guilt.

"Judging by your attire, you must be a deputy general now, right? Your parents must be so proud of you," Shen Qing said with a smile.

It feels good to run into someone you know; at least you don't have to go through a lot of trouble.

He quickly changed the subject: "Madam Shen, why have you come here? And why are you helping that tyrannical emperor?"

"This tyrannical emperor dotes on a vixen, drove the empress to her death, and then killed the crown prince, disregarding the people of the realm. He truly deserves to die! Lady Shen, why don't you come into the city with me!"

Doting on the enchantress...

Shen Qing: "...The demoness you're talking about seems to be me..."

Zhou Wentong: "??"

"Lady Shen, you've become the Emperor's favorite concubine?"

Zhou Wentong's eyes widened in disbelief, his face filled with a mixture of sadness and pain.

At this moment, he wanted to rush up and kill the emperor even more.

"No, I just cook in the palace. The emperor loves my cooking so much that the empress calls me a witch." Shen Qing said helplessly.

"As for the Queen's death, it was because she tried to poison the food I made."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wentong suspected poisoning.

Good heavens, he didn't even want to think about how he would collapse if someone put poison on the braised pork ribs.

"The Empress is too wicked!" he couldn't help but exclaim.

Shen Qing continued to explain: "The Crown Prince attempted to assassinate the Emperor, but I killed him with a single palm strike."

Zhou Wentong: "...A son who kills his father certainly deserves to die."

"However, the emperor is incompetent. If you, Madam Shen, were to side with him..."

Shen Qing calmly replied, "Don't worry, the emperor won't live much longer."

Zhou Wentong: "?"

"I reckon Prince Chun has already ascended the throne in the capital."

Zhou Wentong was completely shocked.

So, Lady Shen has arranged everything?

With the emperor dead, Prince Chun's ascension to the throne was perfectly legitimate. As for Song Chengwu and the others, they were undoubtedly traitors.

"Prince Chun is benevolent, and the young prince is intelligent. They will surely bring peace and prosperity to the people in the future," Shen Qing continued.

Zhou Wentong: Okay, I've been convinced.

In fact, he himself vaguely realized that Song Chengwu and others were just military men and were not suitable to be emperors.

The Song family simply wanted to change the family name of the country.

If Song Chengwu succeeds, it will simply be another person with the surname Song continuing to prey on the people.

Before Shen Qing appeared, he never dared to face these problems, only thinking about bringing down the incompetent emperor.

Unexpectedly, all the problems were solved as soon as Madam Shen appeared.

In short: Madam Shen is awesome!