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

Chapter 191 Husband-Obsessed Shen Li

When Da Kui and the others were brought up, their mouths were still gagged. Shen Li, who had been cursing inside all night, now had her eyes wide open.

Shen Li gestured for it to be taken down.

The group wanted to curse Shen Li for breaking her promise, but when they met her calm and deep eyes, they all swallowed their words.

They had never imagined that they could be frightened by a girl. She wasn't fierce at all, but they just couldn't figure her out and felt uneasy.

"Untie them." Shen Li said calmly, "I promised to let you go back yesterday, and I always keep my word."

The four of them were untied and were completely bewildered by their current situation. They were afraid that Shen Li was also in this predicament and had no idea what she was planning to do.

It feels like one moment you're in heaven, and the next you could be thrown into hell and be at her mercy.

"You little minions, are you really going to leave now?" Da Kui asked, mustering his courage.

"Don't worry, I have something for you." Shen Li said to Ma Zheng, "Load the remaining prepared medicinal herbs into the carts for them to take away, and also give them fifty carts of grain."

"Huh?" Ma Zheng didn't react for a moment.

"Huh??" The bandits were even more confused.

They rebelled and became prisoners of war. Not only could they save their lives, but they could also take food and medicine back with them? I wouldn't even dare to dream of such a thing.

“Yes…” Ma Zheng had been with Shen Li the longest, and although he was puzzled, he immediately did as she said.

He was experienced; many of the decisions made by this Lord Shen were things he couldn't understand, but they were all ultimately proven to be correct.

He hopes it will be the same this time.

"And tell your leader that His Majesty understands the people's plight and knows that your rebellion was not easy. As long as you open the city gates and surrender, all the rebels will be pardoned," Shen Li said to the bandits.

"Yes..." Da Kui agreed, but his head was still spinning.

"If you don't want to surrender right now, there's no rush. Take your time to consider it. If the city runs out of food or medicine, just send someone out to get some," Shen Li continued, her expression kind.

Da Kui swallowed hard. Instead of being happy, he was even more afraid. Judging from the girl's behavior, she didn't seem like a good person. It would be better if she didn't smile, because when she did, he felt that his life or death was uncertain.

These conditions are far too generous; he wouldn't believe it if I said it wasn't a scam. But the scary thing is that he doesn't know where the scam lies.

"What? You don't want to leave or you don't want to go?" Shen Li raised an eyebrow slightly when she saw him standing there in a daze.

Da Kui was so frightened he almost knelt down, and hurriedly said, "Thank you... thank you, sir. We'll be leaving now, we'll be leaving now..."

"Wait," Shen Li called out to him as he turned to leave. "But the next batch of provisions won't arrive for another three days. Can the city hold out any longer?"

"There are many wealthy families in the city, they can hold out for a few more days..." Da Kui realized he had been tricked halfway through his sentence, and looked extremely annoyed.

How can there be such a cunning woman in this world!

Shen Li smiled.

Watching the dozens of carts drive away, Chen Su grew anxious and came over to remind him, "Sir, this will only make the rebels in Xuzhou stronger, and it will be even more difficult to fight them again."

"Commander Chen also heard that there is not much food left in the city. If they do not send food and instead attack the city, it will not be the rebels who will go hungry, but the old, weak, women and children."

"If there is not enough food in the city and the people cannot get medical treatment, then the city that we captured with our heavy casualties will be almost an empty city. What is the point?" Shen Li asked rhetorically.

Chen Su still couldn't understand, and said, "Then... then if we let them become stronger, wouldn't it be even more difficult to conquer them?"

"It's inevitable that they'll become strong once they've recovered from their illnesses and have enough to eat, but will the soldiers still be Li Dayong's soldiers then?"

Chen Su seemed to be deep in thought.

"My lord, there is still one thing I do not understand." Ma Zheng asked again, "If Li Dayong gets the grain but does not distribute it to the people, wouldn't your efforts have been in vain?"

"The vast majority of those who followed him in the rebellion were ordinary people from Xuzhou. If he doesn't feed the people properly, how long do you think he can hold onto his position as commander?"

Ma Zheng suddenly realized: "He would be even more afraid of public discontent than we are."

"Did you give him the disaster relief regulations I wrote?" Shen Li asked Lian Qiao.

"Yes, it was given along with the grain."

"If he's smart, he'll do it." Shen Li looked in the direction of the city, a slight smile playing on her lips beneath her veil.

“If he’s not smart… he’ll be killed by his men soon…” Chen Su realized: “Sir, you’re basically making him do your work.”

“I didn’t force him.” Shen Li sniffed and said, “Let’s go eat, the meat is cooked.”

"Our nation's treasury is truly overflowing. Just over half a year ago, we were fighting a war and didn't even have any money. Now, the disaster victims are even having meat to eat." Ma Zheng was deeply moved as he watched the disaster victims lining up for meat and steamed buns.

"This is all thanks to Lord Gu," Chen Su said from the side.

Upon hearing this, Shen Li's usually indifferent eyes brightened. She turned her head and carefully examined Chen Su, her tone full of admiration: "You're a good kid, you have potential."

Based on that statement alone, she'll protect this person from now on.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir." Chen Su was somewhat flattered.

Although his rank was no lower than Shen Li's, military officials were always considered to be of lower status than civil officials, and the female lead's rank was not limited to that of an imperial censor.

The connections and influence behind her extended far beyond the censors.

Ma Zheng fell into thought. He had been by the adult's side for so long, and had said plenty of flattering words, whether they were sincere or just out of politeness, but he had never seen the adult's expression change even once.

This time, however, the adults were not only pleased but also recognized and commended Chen Su.

It turns out that the adult wasn't unmoved by her praise; rather, she hadn't found the words to truly resonate with her, while her heart belonged to her own husband.

"Yes, fortunately, Lord Gu replenished the national treasury; otherwise, the court would be beset by internal and external troubles and would be powerless to resist." Ma Zheng said after he understood.

Shen Li nodded involuntarily, a hint of pride even showing in her eyes. She felt that Gu Chang'an was worth it, even though Gu Chang'an himself didn't care about such things.

"You're quite clever, kid. I'll bring you out again next time," Shen Li couldn't help but praise, even dropping the formalities.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir," Ma Zheng said excitedly.

He had already contributed to quelling a rebellion when he followed Shen Li last time, and now he has contributed to disaster relief. If Shen Li were to give him a little more guidance in the future, his future would be limitless.

Shen Li was in a great mood, and her appetite was also good. However, since there were many disaster victims, she couldn't bear to eat too much meat, so she only served the same amount as everyone else, with a few pieces of meat at the bottom of each bowl.

But she took a few more steamed buns and ate them with relish in the small room.

"Miss, this is hardly enough for you. We have plenty of food now, so if you eat more, no one else will go hungry," Peony said, looking at the pitiful five steamed buns.

Shen Li's eyes darted around, and she said weakly, "Then go get me two more steamed buns, and tell them you're eating them yourself."