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

When Shen Chongyao walked out of the palace, he saw Lu Kui leaning leisurely on the plum blossom square pillar with glazed tile eaves, holding up a pair of hands as white as jade, looking over and over again.

Shen Chongyao couldn't help but wonder: "Master Lu, what are you looking at?"

Lu Kui seemed to have known who the person was. He said quietly, "It turned out to be Lord Shen. I was watching these hands. They had held the knife for more than ten years. How much blood had been shed and how many people had been killed before they earned a third-rank commander."

He raised his head and glanced at Shen Chongyao: "How can he compare to Lord Shen? Jian is in the emperor's heart and has soared to the sky. He was easily promoted to the fourth rank."

Shen Chongyao bowed hurriedly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Lord Lu, please stop teasing me. I am a junior official, and others don't know the details. Don't you know what's going on?"

Lu Kui stood up, took him in his arms and walked out, saying with a smile: "What's going on? Of course, it's because your majesty is so generous and unconventional in promoting talents. Is there something else going on?"

Seeing that he was deliberately teasing him, Shen Chongyao could not help but beg for mercy: "Brother Wenbi, please spare me. The emperor has bestowed such a great favor on me, and I don't know how to repay him even if I die. Holding this official seal in my arms is like holding a piece of burning charcoal!"

Lu Kui laughed, "Brother Yishan, this is just the beginning, you can't stand it? Those sour writers, at most, can only write some sour poems and songs behind your back, insinuating that you are lucky to get in, and scolding you a few times. At most, there will be a few censors who are crazy about fame, and they will make up some rumors about Lord Shen robbing women and report you, but what can they do to you?"

He acted like an experienced person and intimately taught Shen Chongyao his experience of being a lucky and flattering minister: "Your Majesty's favor, just accept it with peace of mind. Our emperor is not the kind of ruler who would abandon the donkey after it has done its work or abandon the dog after the rabbit has died. Since he said you are capable of doing it, then it must be right. Lord Shen just doesn't have confidence in himself, so can't he trust His Majesty?"

Shen Chongyao felt much better after hearing his nonsense. He could not help but say gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Lu, for your comfort. To be honest, this happened too suddenly. Not only others, but even I still can't believe it."

Lu Kui put his hand on his shoulder and joked, "This is what they call a poor man suddenly becoming rich, but he still fears he is just dreaming. When you go home today, see your lovely wife and son, and rest for a night, you will be able to appreciate the joy of promotion."

"However, Lord Shen, while you are happy, please don't forget what Miss Ning entrusted to you."

Shen Chongyao smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Lu, I have no other strengths except self-knowledge. Moreover," he sighed, "even if His Majesty had not given me instructions, just because of her... I should have tried my best to protect her."

Talking about Ning'er, Lu Kui put away his previous playful expression, and he seemed to be thinking: "So, His Majesty told you."

Shen Chongyao nodded. Seeing that the palace people were avoiding them, he said softly, "That's right. Miss Ning asked Doctor Liu to pass a message to me, asking about the situation at the Lord's place. Also, the Marquis's wife brought the young lady to visit the Marquis today."

Lu Kui's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but praise: "Young lady is really smart. The Luo family is in a hurry to find Liu Kui, and Luo Miaoyun can't sit still."

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Even though he was mentally prepared, Shen Chongyao was still shocked by the noisy and festive atmosphere in the mansion when he returned home.

The servants and stewards rushed forward, all of them with beaming faces, to greet him and clamor for rewards, and then they surrounded Shen Chongyao all the way back to the inner courtyard.

Seeing him return home, a servant ran to report to the master.

As soon as he entered the second door, Shen Chongyao saw his wife with her hair full of pearls and jade, wearing flowers and brocade, and looking high-spirited and glorious. She looked just like when she was first married, and suddenly she looked more than ten years younger.

Before he could speak, Xiang Mengxuan bowed deeply and said happily, "I congratulate you on your promotion. From now on, you will be able to display your talent and have a bright future!"

Shen Chongyao helped his wife up and said, "We are happy together as husband and wife, why should you be so polite?"

Xiang Mengxuan personally helped her husband comb his hair and wash his face, clean off the dust, change into a full set of brand new robes, and carefully choose the matching crown and jade ornaments.

Shen Chongyao looked at himself in the mirror, who was shining brightly, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Madam, why do you have to be so grand in your own house?"

Through the mirror, Xiang Mengxuan smiled brightly: "Master, you don't know, the imperial edict came today, and it shocked the whole family. The old lady was so happy that she didn't know what to do. It happened that the wife of my eldest sister-in-law's family was here, and the old lady asked me to bring my parents over, saying that we should just have a family dinner, and the whole family would be happy and congratulate the master."

"I think the carriage to pick up my parents will be here soon."

Shen Chongyao was also happy to hear this: "I will go to greet my mother first, and then go to greet my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

As he spoke, his expression showed some hesitation.

Xiang Mengxuan asked hurriedly when she saw this: "What are your concerns, Master?"

Shen Chongyao recalled the conversation he had with His Majesty today. He glanced at his wife and whispered, "Since it's a family dinner, please go to my aunt's place on my behalf and see if she is willing to honor us."

He showed a somewhat embarrassed look to his wife. His aunt was his husband's biological mother, and blood was thicker than water, so they naturally could not be separated.

But today is the banquet hosted by my mother-in-law, and relatives from both sides are present. If my aunt comes, wouldn't it be inevitable that she will be gossiped about and people will think too much?

The thought flashed through her mind, and she smiled, reaching out to straighten her husband's clothes: "Master, just go over there, and I'll take care of Auntie."

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Just as he was about to enter the old lady's yard, Shen Chongyao turned a corner and went to Miss Ning first.

When Ning Er saw that it was him, she stood up and bowed, saying with a smile, "Congratulations, Second Master. Great joy!"

Shen Chongyao quickly responded with a smile: "It's all thanks to the emperor's grace. Thank you Miss Ning."

Ning Er looked at him with a smile and asked curiously, "How come the Second Master has time to come to see me when he is so happy?"

Shen Chongyao looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Lord Lu asked me to tell you that there is no progress there yet. Please keep an eye on the Ye family... He has an idea for Mrs. Luo's matter, but I'll have to trouble you to wait for a while."

Shen Chongyao stared at the smiling girl in front of him with a complicated expression. A slight chill passed through his heart, and the emperor's murderous warning was still lingering in his ears.

He understood, of course he understood.

His Majesty's intention was to tell him clearly that he had determined that Luo Miaoyun was definitely not his brother's bloodline... and he would just wait until the day when the truth came out.

In Shen Chongyan's generation, there is only one person who is the direct descendant of the Xinyuan Marquisate.

That is the girl standing in front of him, Shen Chaoning.