Rebirth of the Faint Lord

"What kind of rumors can this spread?" Qi Junmu said with a puzzled look on his face, "I have heard Shen Nian talk about this before the boy came, the one who rescued Yueqing was the eunuch next to you, and he was the one who rescued Cousin Lin En. Shen Nian grew up at the border, and his etiquette is a bit rough, but he is quite upright. I believe he will never do anything to ruin his reputation, let alone tell the story. Is the queen mother too worried? .”

"Why is it that I'm overly worried." The queen mother's face showed some irritability and impatience, and her brows were worried: "So many inner prisons and guards saw Lin En, Shen Nian and Yue Qing in the water just now. But After all, the two of them are young lads, and others will think, why did they jump into the water? Have they met Yueqing? Rumors are not something you can stop if you want to."

Qi Junmu frowned, and he said slowly: "Mother, the child still doesn't understand what you mean. This is the fact that the mother, the queen, and the aunt are both there. How could it become someone who wants to make up rumors? What does the mother want? Whatever you say, just say it.”

Seeing that he didn't understand anything, the queen mother felt a little annoyed in her heart, and secretly hated the emperor for not following her words.

But then she thought again, Qi Junmu had read the books of sages since he was a child, and studied with famous masters.Now that there is only the empress in the harem, and she has not yet been humanized, it is reasonable not to think so much about these tortuous things in the harem.

So the Queen Mother said in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, Yueqing is a princess and a woman. She fell into the water today, and Lin En and Shen Nian were also in the water. It doesn't matter whether she was rescued by the inner prison or not. People make infinite associations. This woman's innocence is the most important thing. Will others think that Princess Yueqing fell into the water and why Shen Nian jumped into the water to save others? Wouldn't they see something that they shouldn't see? If the rumors are so If it gets out, doesn't that mean killing Yueqing?"

Qi Junmu still looked puzzled, and he said: "Mother and child still don't understand, what does this have to do with Shen Nian? Shen Nian saved Lin En. Even if there are any rumors that spread, it's only It will be related to Lin En. After all, Lin En is going to jump into the water to save Yueqing. Besides, if what happened in the palace is distorted into such an arrangement, it is because someone deliberately did it. The servants and guards present today are also So many, it will be convenient to check when the time comes.”

"I know what you said, but I just didn't want Lin En's name to be associated with Yueqing." The queen mother waited for the emperor to finish speaking and said with a cold face: "The marriage between Lin En and Fuhua is between you and me. What the Lin family, represented by uncle, acquiesced, is only delayed because of your father's affairs. If there are rumors about him and Yueqing at this juncture, what will Fu Hua do?"

Seeing that the queen mother finally made it clear, Qi Junmu sneered a little in his heart, but his face remained unchanged.

He looked at the queen mother and blinked, and then suddenly realized: "The queen mother means that in order to prevent Lin En from getting into such rumors, so she put this on Shen Nian's head in advance?"

The Queen Mother was silent.

Silence at such moments represents acquiescence.

Although Qi Junmu had already guessed that this would be the result, he still felt full of absurdity, and he said lightly: "Mother, my child disagrees with this matter."

"What?" The queen mother didn't expect that she had said everything to this point, and Qi Junmu said such a sentence categorically.

For a while, the queen mother stayed there in shock, speechless.

Qi Junmu continued: "Lin En is my savior, and even my cousin. The Lin family is my natal family. I dare not forget what my uncle has done for my child. As long as many things are beneficial to the Lin family, The boy is willing to think about it, but what the queen mother said is too absurd."

"Let's not talk about Shen Nian's identity. Doesn't the empress think it's too much to just talk about this matter? There haven't been any rumors in the palace yet, but the first thing the empress thinks of is Lin En's reputation. How does the empress know that there will be rumors? Is it possible that those inner eunuchs dare to talk nonsense? After all, the queen mother only cares about Lin En in her heart, and has never thought about anything else, let alone thinking about the child."

"Shen Nian, as the Marquis of Zhenbei, inherited his father's nobility, not to mention his hard work, he also blocked the invasion of Beirong for Daqi. Now there are a lot of discussions inside and outside the court, and everyone thinks that the child wants to kill the hero. The minister can't calm down this kind of talk, you Wouldn't that add fuel to the fire?"

"Since the founding of the country, Daqi has been unable to have any official position as a son-in-law. If Shen Nian and Yueqing are really to get together, he must have no official status. The child has only been on the throne for half a year, let alone the foundation is not stable, so Shen Nian will be cut like this. Thinking of the title, when the time comes, the army in the north will lose their morale, how will my child be able to secure the throne?"

After hearing this, the queen mother couldn't help but said: "What does this have to do with your throne? Shen Nian, he ruined the princess's innocence. It is a kindness from heaven that the royal family don't kill him and give the princess a marriage. Could it be that he is not willing?"

Qi Junmu sneered: "The queen mother said it very lightly. He really did all these things to say, but he obviously didn't do anything. Under the eyes of everyone, don't others have eyes? The queen mother is afraid of rumors and slander for things that haven't happened. Lin En, if the facts of what happened were arranged in this way, wouldn't there be rumors? Afterwards, Da Qi will probably say that the scene in the imperial garden today was deliberately set up by me. Not only did I want to seize the military power in Shen Nian's hands, but also I want to restrict him by marrying the princess."

"When Shen Nian was worthy, he made great achievements after returning to Beijing. His reputation spread all over the world. I can't move easily. I will not slander him with unreasonable things, and I don't want the world to say that I am a fool and incompetent."

"My mother and my uncle often teach me to be a Mingjun. Could it be that Mingjun did this?" After speaking, Qi Junmu was probably a little annoyed, not to mention the change of title, and his tone was much sharper.

Faced with such questioning, the Empress Dowager's face was very ugly, she suddenly said: "Isn't the emperor planning to take back the military power in Shen Nian's hands? Isn't everything the emperor has done these days for the military power? I did this to help the emperor. busy."

Qi Junmu looked at her in silence, and the Queen Mother looked away a little guilty.The Empress Dowager knew that it was good for everyone to know some things well, and it would make everyone look bad if they said it.

The matter of taking back the military power in the hands of the heroes seems to be particularly despicable to the emperor.If this word got out, Emperor Yu Xidui would become a real villain.

Qi Junmu withdrew his gaze, and he calmly said: "If the queen mother thinks so in her heart, I have nothing to say. Shen Nian is in the filial age, and I have been criticized for insisting on letting him enter the court. Now I will never allow anyone to use such a method Let him bear such a reputation. If the queen mother insists on this, then I will directly give Lin En a marriage today and let him marry Yueqing."

"You..." The queen mother was a little anxious, "Are you trying to piss me off? You know that I want to make up for Lin En. He can't enter the court because you can't be an official in this life. I want to marry Fuhua to him. Let him have an identity, at least not let others look down on him. Now that you say something like this, it was because of you that he became the person he is now. You have become the emperor, you must not forget His life-saving grace. If you do this, aren't you afraid that the hearts of the Lin family will be chilled?"

"Fuhua is a princess, and Yueqing is also a princess. Lin En wants to be a son-in-law, which princess is different." Seeing the empress dowager's red eyes, Qi Junmu calmly said.

"Can it be the same?" The queen mother saw that what the emperor said was angry, and she said angrily, "Fuhua is the eldest princess, the emperor's own sister, and the queen mother's own daughter. Even the ministers of the court should look at him with high regard? What is Yue Qing doing, born of a maidservant, dare to compare his status with Fu Hua? You go to give him a marriage and see if your uncle likes this marriage."

"I am the emperor, so what if uncle is dissatisfied, is it possible that he wants to resist the order?" Qi Junmu said with a sneer.

At this time, the queen mother was already sober. Seeing his angry and unscrupulous appearance, she said in a soft tone: "I know you cherish your reputation, but you should think about it carefully. I did this just in case , is for Lin En, but more is to help you. Everything has two sides, and Shen Nian is the same. He is a smart person, and he must know your thoughts. In case he also wants to leave a way out Well, isn't this what everyone is happy about?"

Qi Junmu said indifferently: "Shen Nianzhi is not in Princess Shang, so she will not agree. The queen mother should pay more attention to the rumors. If someone really dares to talk nonsense, they will pull out their tongues."

The queen mother knew that he was stubborn, and didn't want to say anything to him, so she asked him to back down with a tired face.

Qi Junmu stepped back with an unhappy face.

After returning to Qianhua Hall, he sat on the imperial chair with a cold face. After a while, Ruan Jiqing came over with tea.

The emperor clearly showed that he was in a bad mood, Ruan Jiqing waved his hand to make the surrounding waiters retreat quietly, then he put the tea on the table and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't be angry, my servant heard Ruyan from Renshou Palace say, The Empress Dowager wanted to make extra compensation to Mr. Lin because she was sad."

Qi Junmu raised his eyes to ask the reason, and Ruan Jiqing quickly lowered his voice and said: "Miss Ruyan said that Mrs. Lin cried a lot when she saw Mr. Lin getting hot, saying that he couldn't stand the fever. The Queen Mother looked at Mr. Lin's appearance." , probably thinking of the past. Mr. Lin's face is ruined, and he has nothing to look forward to in this life, and the queen mother feels more and more sorry for Mr. Lin, and she is calling her aunt after all."

Qi Junmu knew that this was the news that Ruan Jiqing had inquired about, but he didn't take it seriously.

The Empress Dowager's Renshou Palace is the same as his Qianhua Palace, and the news that is often inquired out is only what they want to be known.

The queen mother used Ruan Jiqing's mouth to soften her, but Qi Junmu didn't feel happy at all, he even felt very sad.

He still has a vague memory of Lin En saving his life when he was a child, but he doesn't remember clearly.

It seemed that Yue Shi also brought Lin En into the palace that day. The two of them stood together, the adults talked together, and the two of them were taken to the side hall to play.

I don't know when the door of the side hall was locked, and a fire started.

He remembered that there was fire all around, the doors and windows were on fire, the empress dowager outside the palace was calling his name heartbreakingly, his eyes were so smoked by the fire that he couldn't see clearly, he was crying and shouting there , he tried to climb up but couldn't move.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin En grabbed his hand and held him in his arms.

He didn't remember what happened afterwards, he didn't know how the fire started, and he didn't know how they were rescued.He only remembered that the Empress Dowager and Yue Shi cried so much that day.

For a long time after that, the queen mother was very gentle with him.

The side hall caught fire suddenly, it is said that the maid forgot to extinguish the fire when lighting incense.Emperor Jing sent people to investigate and could only find out what his brothers had done. In the end, the matter ended with all the servants in the Empress Dowager's palace being replaced.

But after that, Qi Junmu was frightened and weak for a long time, and he couldn't remember anything about the fire, and Lin En's face was completely destroyed.

From then on, his face was covered with silver, and his life was ruined.

Because of this, the queen mother kept telling him that Lin En was his savior, and he protected himself, his face was burned by the fire.Qi Junmu has always regarded Lin En as his elder brother.

To the Lin family, he trusted and indulged him very much. Fortunately, Lin Xiao never made excessive demands.

Thinking of this, Qi Junmu's expression softened slightly, and he said to Ruan Jiqing, "Let Prime Minister Zuo come over."

Ruan Jiqing bowed and stepped back.

Lin Xiao soon appeared in Qianhua Hall.

He was dealing with the trivial affairs of the court, he had not heard of what happened in the imperial garden, and his expression was as unhurried as before.

Qi Junmu didn't think about hiding it from him. After letting Ruan Jiqing and others back down, he explained the matter in detail, including what the Queen Mother thought and how he refuted it.

Lin Xiao's complexion changed again and again following the emperor's words.

Finally, the emperor asked him: "Uncle, do you think I did something wrong?"

Lin Xiao knelt on the ground and said slowly: "The emperor did nothing wrong." Of course it couldn't be the Queen Mother's fault, so he continued: "It's Lin En's fault. , which caused the quarrel between the queen mother and the emperor's mother and son, and almost affected Princess Yueqing, I hope the emperor will not care about him."

"I won't argue with my cousin about this. His original intention was to save people, but my mother thinks that I have done something wrong." Qi Junmu stepped forward to help Lin Xiao up, with a hint of grievance hidden in his voice: "My mother doesn't know, I really want Shen Nian's military power, and I want the northern army to no longer be the Shen family's army, but I don't want to use such a method of affection. Shen Nian's military power, I want him to hand it over willingly, so that everyone inside and outside the court There is nothing to say against it.”

"Your Majesty's thoughts are clear." Lin Xiao raised his head and said, "It's a wise king's trip if His Majesty thinks so."

Qi Junmu was a little happy, like a child who was praised by an elder, he seemed a little embarrassed: "I was confused at the time, and said some nonsense in front of my mother, uncle don't take it to heart."

"Of course I won't." Lin Xiao comforted him and said, "The queen mother will also understand."

Qi Junmu nodded, still a little sullen, he said: "I'm afraid that the queen mother doesn't want to listen to me now, so her uncle can help persuade her, she is always willing to listen to what my uncle has to say."

Lin Xiao hurriedly said that he would try his best.

Qi Junmu let out a long sigh before letting Lin Xiao back down.

After Lin Xiao left, Qi Junmu sat on the imperial chair and was lost in thought.

After an unknown amount of time, Ruan Jiqing came quietly again, saying that it was Shen Nian who came to see him.

When Qi Junmu came back to his senses and was about to let Shen Nian in, Ruan Jiqing took the opportunity to remind him: "Your Majesty, it's past the time to eat, why don't you use something first, and then discuss state affairs with Mr. Shen."

This time was already a quarter of an hour later than usual, but the emperor's complexion was not good, and no one dared to bother to remind him.

Ruan Jiqing also took advantage of Shen Nian's coming, and hurriedly said such a sentence.

People are sometimes very strange. If you have been thinking about one thing seriously, you will not feel hungry even if you are hungry.

But after being reminded by someone like that, I feel hungry and uncomfortable all over.

Regarding the Queen Mother, Qi Junmu still couldn't figure it out, but he didn't feel sad.He has already passed the age that made his mother feel distressed, and now he is just an emperor, an emperor who doesn't care if he has emotions or not.

So he recovered from his hunger feeling even heavier.

So Qi Junmu said: "Let Shen Nian come in and have dinner with me."

Ruan Jiqing was stunned for a moment, and he whispered: "Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules. How about asking Mr. Shen to wait for a while?"

The only ones who can accompany the emperor to eat are the queen and concubines.

Among them, the queen can sit at the same table, and the concubine can only stand aside and serve.Of course, there is an exception to everything that is favored.

Courtiers generally have their own seats, and the imperial dining room did not prepare so many today.

"It doesn't conform to the rules?" Qi Junmu muttered these words, he looked at Ruan Jiqing with a smile and said, "Everyone says the emperor's golden words, isn't what I said just the rules?"

It could be seen that the emperor was not in a good mood yet, and Ruan Jiqing didn't dare to touch bad luck, he quickly patted his mouth and said: "What the emperor said is that it is the slave's stupid mouth that made the emperor angry."

Qi Junmu was too lazy to look at his flattering appearance, so he said, "Go down."

Ruan Jiqing left abruptly.

Shen Nian didn't expect that he could have a royal meal, so he was naturally very happy.

It was not easy for the emperor to eat food. First, he had to test the poison with a silver needle, and then a special eunuch who tested the poison would taste it first.

The taste of the imperial food in the palace is naturally excellent, but it is a pity that the emperor's mouth is almost cold.

Compared with the emperor's particularity, Shen Nian is much more casual.

He was afraid that the emperor would suffer this for him, so when he asked An to sit down, he declared in advance: "Your Majesty, I will eat whatever I want, I will not be polite."

When Ruan Jiqing saw him sitting not far from the emperor, his expression changed. According to the rules, the empress could not be so close to the emperor.

But he looked at Qi Junmu's calm expression, and didn't say anything after all.

This courtier had never accompanied the emperor to a table, Shen Nian was the first one.

But the emperor was in a bad mood, and these servants couldn't say anything, and their lives were also sad.

Shen Nian was really as he said, eating very rudely.

Eat more if you like it, don't eat it if you don't like it.

Qi Junmu was a bit disgusted with his eating habits at first, but then for some reason, seeing Shen Nian like this, he actually ate half a bowl of rice and drank half a bowl of soup more than usual.

When the things on the table were cleared away by the inner eunuch of the imperial dining room, Qi Junmu looked at the satisfied Shen Nian and suddenly said: "Today, my mother and queen had some disputes because of you."

Shen Nian ate and drank enough, and was in the moment of relaxation, when he heard this, he was a little surprised.

He watched the emperor licked his lips uncomfortably and couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, what do you say?"

No matter how you hear these words, there are ambiguities, as if unknowingly, he has become a disaster, causing the emperor and the queen mother to quarrel endlessly.

Imagining this scene, Shen Nian couldn't help shivering, it was a bit scary.

Qi Junmu didn't think too much, he didn't want Shen Nian to hear some rumors from other places in the future.

Originally, these words could be said at another time and in another scene, but seeing Shen Nian's contented appearance just now, he simply spoke out because he found this person's ignorant appearance not pleasing to the eye.

Seeing Shen Nian's frightened expression now, the emperor felt a little better, and told Shen Nian about the Queen Mother's plan.

He spoke frankly, without any intention of hiding for the Queen Mother.

Shen Nian did not expect that he had tried his best to stay away from these calculations, but in the end these right and wrong almost came to him.

He has nothing to say to the queen mother, and he needs to thank the emperor for his actions to prevent disasters.

So after Qi Junmu finished speaking, Shen Nian lifted his clothes and knelt on the ground and solemnly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Qi Junmu shook his head and said: "Get up first, what's there to thank for that, you are already in the period of filial piety, and it is difficult for you to let you enter the court, if you can't protect you well, then wouldn't the emperor be the emperor?" It's too silly."

"The heart of the emperor's guardian, I will always keep it in my heart." Shen Nian stood up with a wry smile and said: "If the emperor hadn't spoken out righteously and rumors spread, I am afraid that I will be dragged into the quagmire, even if I can come out, I will still be wet." Get mud on your legs."

Hearing the meaning of Shen Nian's words, Qi Junmu said: "Why, listen to what you said, even without my help, you can still get away completely?"

Shen Nian said: "The emperor was joking, how can he completely withdraw from it, it's about Princess Qingyu, all I can do is to hurt the enemy one thousand and self-damage eight hundred."

"Oh." Qi Junmu became interested, and he said: "Then tell me, what kind of self-harm method are you going to do?"

Shen Nian didn't expect the emperor to ask this, he looked at the emperor with some helplessness and said: "The emperor..."

Qi Junmu raised his eyebrows.

Seeing that the emperor didn't give up until he heard the result, Shen Nianxin said: "This is what I think. At worst, when rumors spread, I will go to the Queen Mother to plead guilty in front of everyone, saying that I am a broken sleeve. , I will never get married in this life, I didn't expect to cause such rumors because of saving lives. When the time comes..."

"When you open your mouth so openly, everyone's attention will be focused on Zhenbeihou Shi Duanxiu. This is a big event, and everyone will not take the matter of the princess to heart." Qi Junmu said leisurely.

Shen Nian nodded, expressing that he thought so.

Qi Junmu was a little speechless, he said: "I don't think you came up with this idea on the spur of the moment, what are you thinking in your head?"

Shen Nian lowered his brows and smiled, he said: "Your Majesty, this family has scriptures that are hard to recite. I don't want to marry a wife. I originally wanted to wait for my father to wait for his filial piety to prevaricate my mother. Since the emperor asked , the humble minister said. The method is a bit rough but not harmful, the emperor should not make fun of it in his heart."

Qi Junmu was dumbfounded, he didn't believe that Shen Nian was really a broken sleeve.If it was true, he wouldn't say it outright.

In her previous life, Shen Nian left the capital before the time of filial piety, and did not have time to spread these rumors.

Shen Nian had such an idea, probably because he didn't want the Shen family to intervene in his marriage.

But he was a little curious, how could Shen Nian have such an idea, if he doesn't marry a wife, it is possible that he will be alone for the rest of his life.

"Your Majesty, this is just an excuse, a trick." Shen Nian felt a little helpless: "Perhaps, I will soon meet someone who will accompany me for a lifetime, and it will not be too late to talk back when the time comes, and I will be alone forever."

When Shen Nian opened his mouth, Qi Junmu realized that he had spoken out what was in his heart.

He was a little embarrassed, facing Shen Nian's smiling eyes and said: "I also care about Shen Qing, if one day Shen Qing meets someone she likes and is not easy to speak, I can marry you."

"The humble minister thanked the emperor." Shen Nian didn't expect to get such a promise from the emperor, so he quickly thanked him.

Qi Junmu hummed, and changed the subject naturally: "I've thought about the candidates for going to the western region for a long time. There is someone named Cheng Jin by your side, and I want him to go with you."

"Cheng Jin?" Shen Nian was surprised: "How could the emperor think of him?"

Qi Junmu thought, of course he could have imagined that in his previous life, Shen Nian left the capital, and Cheng Jin returned to the northern border.

He has also made a lot of contributions in the northern border. Apart from being too straightforward, he is also considered brave and resourceful.

The most important thing is, who doesn't know that Cheng Jin is someone close to Shen Nian, so he will have more excuses when he is sent to the western region.