After His Majesty was reborn, the poor little girl in his previous life was spoiled to death

"Get up, why do you keep kneeling all the time?" The Queen Mother spoke up, breaking the deadlock: "Lord Shen is an imperial envoy ordered by the Emperor. How can His Majesty not care about him when he is in danger?"

Emperor Zhaoyuan said, "Madam Shen, please stand up. Daonan is not far from the capital, but it takes a day and a night for a fast horse to go back and forth. What happened to Mr. Shen? Please tell me in detail."

Wu Shilu gauged the emperor's expression, and hurried forward to personally help Zhu up. The old lady thanked him with tears in her eyes, and sat down carefully, leaning against his side with only half of her body.

Then he lowered his head and picked out his words: "To answer the questions of His Majesty and the Empress Dowager. Late last night, an escort that Chongyan brought to Daonan suddenly rushed back to the Marquis's residence in the heavy rain, saying that the Marquis was taken advantage of by a villain and was stabbed and seriously injured!"

"They are under the Emperor's order and dare not abandon their duties lightly. However, Chongyan is unconscious now and the subordinates dare not leave him in Daonan for treatment. That's why they sent people to rush back to the capital at all costs."

"I sincerely hope that Your Majesty will make an exception and allow Chongyan to return to the capital, so that he won't be left alone and die!"

By the time she got to the end, the old lady couldn't hold back her sobs, her heart aching.

The Queen Mother cried out in shock, "How could this happen? In broad daylight, in the open, they openly assassinated the Imperial Envoy! Are they planning a rebellion?"

Emperor Zhaoyuan said solemnly: "Mr. Shen is seriously injured and in critical condition. The most urgent task is to treat him as soon as possible. Wu Shilu."

He knelt down hurriedly and said, "I'm here!"

"Pass on my decree, order the Tengxiang Left Guard to go to Daonan immediately, and let Kong Mu lead the team personally to bring back my Xinyuan Marquis."

Wu Shilu kowtowed and said, "I will obey the imperial edict!" He was about to leave when he saw the empress dowager raised her hand and said, "Your Majesty, the Tengxiang Guards are the emperor's personal soldiers, and they are here to accompany the emperor. Is it appropriate to send them out?"

Emperor Zhaoyuan smiled and said, "Mother, I have 26 guards of the emperor's personal army around me, and now I only have one guard of the left guard of the Tengxiang Camp. Let Kong Mu select 200 elite soldiers and set off immediately. They will be back to the court by tomorrow night at the latest. What's wrong with that?"

Old Madam Shen had already knelt down to express her gratitude, she burst into tears and said: "Your Majesty, I bow to you and thank you for your grace! The entire Shen family is blessed by God, how dare we not die for you!"

Emperor Zhao Yuan pointed to the purple sandalwood chair with cloud patterns and said, "Old Madam, please sit down. You don't have to kneel anymore. I don't need you to die for me. I just want Shen Qing to live safely."

He sighed, "Old Lord Shen spent his whole life in the military, but unfortunately he died in his prime, which is a great regret for me. Now Lord Shen has inherited his father's aspirations and is loyal to the country. How can I not respect him?"

When Old Lady Zhu heard the Emperor mention her late husband and thought of her beloved son whose life or death was unknown, she was overwhelmed with grief and could not help shedding tears again.

Because she was playing before the emperor, she was afraid of losing her manners, so she had to hold back her words and said sincerely, "If my husband could get the emperor's attention, he would be able to smile even in his grave. Thanks to the emperor's blessing, Chongyan will surely be able to turn danger into safety."

The female official serving beside her brought a towel and other things. Madam Zhu sorted them out briefly, then leaned over to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager and said, "I lost my composure for a moment. Your Majesty, I hope you will forgive me."

The empress dowager smiled and said, "Ayuan, are you relieved now? Just go back home and wait for good news." She actually addressed Zhu by her childhood nickname.

Madam Zhu was obviously somewhat flattered and stood up quickly: "Your Highness the Queen Mother, I am deeply grateful for your kindness."

Emperor Zhaoyuan asked casually, "I think everyone in the palace knows about Mr. Shen's assassination?"

The old lady subconsciously thought that the emperor's words were meant to warn her not to say anything, and she quickly replied: "Your Majesty, no one in the palace knows about this except Chongyan's wife, children and brothers. I will definitely restrain everyone and not let rumors disturb the peace of the capital."

Emperor Zhaoyuan smiled but didn't say anything. His original intention was to see if Ning'er knew about it. He only said meaningfully, "Daonan is also the king's land, but there are still evil people invading the righteous. Although the capital is the best place, the old lady must be careful and don't be careless."

Madam Zhu looked up in surprise when she heard this. Beads of sweat oozed from her forehead. She said in fear, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance."

It was not until then that she saw the emperor's appearance clearly for the first time, and she was stunned for a moment.

Le Zhu, who was beside the Queen Mother, chuckled and said, "Look, our emperor is so majestic and handsome that even the old marquis' wife is watching him."

Madam Zhu suddenly came to her senses and quickly retracted her gaze: "I am so frightened and out of control when I see your Majesty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Her heart was in turmoil. To be disrespectful, the empress dowager's appearance was just average. Apart from her plump and fair skin, there was nothing worth mentioning.

Who could have thought that she would raise such a handsome son?

She had lived for most of her life, and even when she was young she could be considered a beauty, so she could be considered to have seen some of the world.

There were numerous handsome men and beautiful women in the capital, but under the captivating radiance of Emperor Zhaoyuan, they all looked like useless bastards.

She couldn't help but think, sitting on the nine-story golden palace was such a god-like emperor. Could it be that, as the rumors had said when His Majesty was young, he was a fairy child from heaven who had descended to the mortal world to become an emperor?

Emperor Zhaoyuan did not take Zhu's offense seriously. He even looked at her with interest, trying to see if he could find some traces of Ning'er on Shen Chongyan's mother's face.

But unfortunately, no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find any similarities between the grandfather and grandson.

Ning'er doesn't look much like Shen Chongyan. Apart from the similarities in their eyebrows and eyes, the father and daughter look almost identical.

Otherwise, in his previous life, Shen Chongyan would not have been so confused as to fail to recognize his daughter right in front of him.

One is a brave and stern veteran who has fought on the battlefield, and the other is a weak and helpless girl who is struggling to survive on her own. Under completely different environments, these two blood relatives have grown two very different faces.

Chu Huan thought, this is fine.

In his heart, Ning'er was perfect from head to toe, and the extremely foolish Xin Yuanhou was not worthy of being similar to her.

Emperor Zhaoyuan stood up, his black robe embroidered with gold thread falling to the ground. He lowered his eyes and said, "Since the matter is settled, I will leave first and will not disturb my mother. Since the old lady and my mother are old acquaintances and it is rare for them to get together, why not stay for a while longer."

The emperor's departure was as quick and decisive as his arrival, as if he had come here specifically for Marquis Xinyuan.

The empress dowager turned her head and stared at Old Madam Zhu. As she moved, the gold beaded rings hanging from her ears swayed.

She weighed the importance of Xinyuan Marquis's Mansion again in her heart and said with a smile: "We sisters haven't sat together and talked for some years."

Madam Zhu was concerned about Chongyan's injury and wanted to leave the palace immediately to bring the news out. However, in front of the empress dowager, she could only smile patiently: "The empress dowager is so graceful and elegant, and she is the mother of the country. But I am as timid as a willow tree. How dare I cling to her?"

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Ayuan, why should you be so modest? Apart from anything else, just seeing that you raised a good son like Lord Shen, I don't know how many people envy you."

She reached out her hand, held Zhu's hand with condescension, and said kindly: "Others only see my glory, but don't know the loneliness of a woman in the deep palace. Your Majesty has not married yet, and there is such a large harem that I can't find anyone to talk to."

She stared into her eyes and said slowly, "We old sisters should move around and chat more often. If there are young girls in your family, bring them to the palace when you have time, so that I, an old woman, can also go and see those little girls who are like flower buds..."

The empress dowager's hands were white and tender, like a piece of fine mutton fat. She held her hand gently, which made Mrs. Zhu's heart inexplicably knotted.