Rebirth of the Faint Lord

Shen Nian noticed the fake smile on Qi Junmu's face at the first time. When the emperor showed a real smile in his heart, the corners of his eyes were bent down, and there was a smile between his brows and eyes.

But now the emperor's smile is actually a superficial smile, and the expression in his eyes is extremely cold.

Shen Nian had a feeling that the emperor's smile was not aimed at him, but at Wen Yao and Qi Fan who were far away from him.

There was no reason, Shen Nian decided in his heart that the fact was like this.

However, doubts followed. Qi Fan is the son of the British king, and it is normal for the emperor to treat him a little more often, but Wen Yao is the uncle of the country. It is said that because of the gentleness of the empress, the emperor likes Wen Yao very much. Others were taught by the emperor himself.

But why does the emperor have such an attitude towards Wen Yao now?Or maybe he was thinking too much.

The emperor likes the queen, so he will naturally spoil her family.On the other hand, when the Wen family becomes stronger, it can protect the queen from being wronged in the palace.

Shen Nian pondered in his heart that the emperor's attitude might be due to his hatred for Wen Yao, which is why he showed his emotions.

After all, the front court and the harem have always been complementary. The mother clan is strong. If a concubine makes a mistake, the emperor will turn a blind eye and close one eye. No matter how unhappy he is, he will temporarily endure it.

The mother clan of a harem concubine is weak, and if the concubine makes a mistake, she will be punished accordingly.

This has basically been the case in all dynasties, of course, the Jingdi period was an exception.

Emperor Jing is the kind that no matter whether your mother clan is strong or not, I have the final say in front of the harem, and if I am in a bad mood, they will all end together.

Seeing the emperor and thinking about these messy things is just a moment.

Various thoughts were flying back and forth in Shen Nian's mind, but his face was extremely calm, and he could do two things at once, paying the Emperor a steady greeting, without letting anyone see any turmoil in his heart.

Compared to the complexity in Shen Nian's mind, Qi Fan and Wen Yao didn't think so much.

The two greeted the emperor, and at the same time looked at Shen Nian resentfully, with displeasure and fear in their eyes.

Shen Nian didn't even look at them, as if he completely forgot about the two of them, or didn't take it to heart at all, and his attitude was extremely arrogant.

Qi Fan and Wen Yao looked at each other, only to feel that Shen Nian's eyebrows were even more odious.But they didn't dare to move, they were afraid that Shen Nian would beat them up again, but they were thinking in their hearts, when Shen Nian fell out of favor one day, he would absolutely make him kneel down and beg them.

The Emperor could clearly see the swords, lights, swords and shadows between the three, Shen Nian clearly had the upper hand right now.That's good, he doesn't need to come forward to protect people.

Sitting on the imperial chair, Qi Junmu looked at Shen Nian and said, "Aren't you still sick? Why don't you take a good rest at home for a few days? Why are you in such a hurry to enter the palace?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern, my minister is fine now." Shen Nian said respectfully.

Looking at him like this, Qi Fan and Wen Yao, who were standing aside, had toothaches instantly, envious and jealous.The fact that the emperor personally went to Zhenbeihou's mansion yesterday is unknown to everyone in the capital.

I don't know what ecstasy soup Shen Nian poured into the emperor, even the empress's mother family, the Wen family, didn't have such glory.

Thinking of this, Wen Yao's eyes turned red when he looked at Shen Nian.

The emperor was not aware of this, he joked to Shen Nian: "If I had known this, I would have gone to see you earlier, your illness would have recovered faster, and you wouldn't have to suffer this crime."

Shen Nian hurriedly said: "The emperor takes care of everything every day, but the humble minister just has a common fever, so I dare not let the emperor worry about it."

"You are the minister of my humerus, how can I not miss you." Qi Junmu said lightly.

Shen Nian stood there with a touch of emotion and a little helplessness on his face.He is very clear in his heart that his illness is actually a heart disease. Since returning to Beijing from the northern border, he has encountered many things.

Coupled with the pain of losing a loved one, the people around are more or less suppressed.He is relaxed on the surface, but his spirit is always highly tense, and he is surrounded by pressure.

It wasn't until Mrs. Shen designed Wen's to show her feet that he guessed the truth of what happened back then through the few words between Mrs. Shen and Wen.All of this made him breathless.

If it wasn't for the emperor not suppressing him, he might not even have time to breathe a sigh of relief.

It was quite funny to say that the emperor was obviously the person he should guard against the most, but in the end he became the one he could confide in.That day in the court hall, he discovered the emperor's use of him, and in a moment of urgency, he made it clear. After Shen Nian returned home from the palace, he felt exhausted.

Zhenbei Hou's Mansion is his home, but when he stood in front of the Hou's Mansion, he only felt strange.

Wen Shi, Shen Qing, and even Mrs. Shen were all strangers to him.Maybe people think a lot when they are exhausted, and their mood is unspeakably sad.

At that time, he felt that he was a bit pitiful. The relatives in the huge capital city were not like relatives, and the family members had nothing but calculations.

The only person who cared about him also passed away, Shen Nian actually couldn't imagine Shen Yi's mood every time he faced him.Is it regret or sadness or simply don't want to admit his existence?

Shen Nian didn't know and didn't want to know.

For a moment, he felt that he was the only one in the world, lonely and helpless.

That night, he had a fever.

That's good, he thought at the time, he didn't have to go to the palace to face the emperor, and he didn't have to think about so many things.When his illness is completely cured, and then he enters the palace to meet the emperor, his emotions will definitely be completely adjusted.

As a result, he did not enter the palace, but Qi Junmu went to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.

When meeting people at that time, Shen Nian's emotions were so complicated that it was hard to express in words.Perhaps the emperor wanted to use this method to calm his heart and draw a circle for the dispute between the two.

Maybe it was for the courtiers to see, and they wanted to calculate something later, or it was more likely that it was a whim, just to see him, and there was no other meaning.

But Shen Nian appreciated it.

Zhenbeihou's mansion is cold, Mrs. Shen knows that he is ill, all she can do is go to see him, and say a few words to let him have a good rest and get well soon.

Besides, there is nothing to say between grandparents and grandchildren.

But the emperor is different. It may be a little cold to say that, but the emperor's position in his heart is far more important than the Shen family.

At that moment, Shen Nian thought in his heart, don't worry about it, let it be like this.If the emperor is willing to make him a knife, then he is a knife. If the emperor wants his head, he will give it.

If he is free afterwards, he will leave, but if he is not free, he will not be afraid to die.

Just guarding Daqi, guarding the capital and guarding the emperor.

That night, Shen Nian had a dream, it was a very good and very bad dream.Struggling to wake up from the dream, he was covered in sweat, but the heat from his body had completely receded.

Because she was concerned about the defense of the palace, Shen Nian got up this morning to tidy up and entered the palace.

She didn't expect to meet Qi Fan and Wen Yao who were also waiting to see the emperor in front of the Qianhua Palace. Seeing how they looked at him with disdain and fear, Shen Nian's mood suddenly improved a little bit.

Qi Fan and Wen Yao naturally didn't want to pay attention to him. They stood together in a group, far away from him. When they looked at him, they inadvertently looked at him with scrutiny and jealousy.

Before the emperor came back, Shen Nian's mind was on the two of them, he felt that watching the expressions of the two of them changing back and forth made one's mind and body get an absolute sublimation.

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After Qi Junmu and Shen Nianjun and ministers came and went, the emperor's eyes finally set on Qi Fan and Wen Yao.

The gentleness on the emperor's face disappeared, and he frowned slightly and said, "What's the matter with you two entering the palace?"

As soon as these words came out, both Qi Fan and Wen Yao felt a little wronged.

If it was normal, the two of them would not have such thoughts.It's just because of the emperor's attitude towards Shen Nian just now, not to mention being gentle and courteous, but the words are quite close, it's hard to avoid the illusion that the emperor will treat them the same way.

As a result, there was always a huge gap between imagination and reality, and the emperor was neither gentle nor close to them, and his words were full of disgust.

After all, the two are relatives of the emperor, and this psychological gap is really uncomfortable.

They didn't dare to blame the emperor, so they naturally attributed their aggrieved feelings to Shen Nian.Last time because of Shen Nian, they were beaten and fined for confinement, and finally took advantage of the emperor's good mood to let them out, and when they met Shen Nian, they felt even worse.

Looking at the expressions of the two, Qi Junmu frowned even tighter. He suppressed his voice and said in a cold voice: "I'm asking you something. What do you think Shen Nian is doing? Could it be that you entered the palace to look for him?"

"Who is looking for him?" Wen Yao yelled, "Your Majesty, we entered the palace to see you."

Qi Fan nodded in agreement.

Shen Nian said helplessly: "Your Majesty was joking, because of that misunderstanding, Uncle Tongguo probably doesn't want to see the humble minister at all, so why would he go to the palace to find the humble minister?"

It's rare for Qi Junmu to hear him utter such sarcastic and blunt words, and he just finds it funny.Before Wen Yao opened his mouth, he said again: "Qi Fan, Wen Yao, if you have nothing to do, you can go back. Zhenbeihou and Zhenbei have important matters to discuss, so I don't have time to accompany you in a daze."

Qi Fan and Wen Yao could hear the impatience in the emperor's tone, and they didn't want to trouble Shen Nian anymore.

In the past, Wen Yao had a relatively high status in the emperor's heart, so he didn't have any scruples about what he said. He even said that when he grew up, he would become the head of all officials, assist the emperor's son, and other silly things.

The emperor laughed when he heard this, and only said that he had ambition.

Wen Yao didn't know that the emperor's attitude towards Wen Wan had changed, and he naturally didn't think about everything about the Wen family as before. He thought that he was still the uncle who could say anything in the emperor's heart.

So he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Qi Fan and I also want to go to the north with Prince Jin."

One sentence was like thunder, and it exploded above the hall. Qi Junmu's expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "Why do you want to go to the northern border?"

"Your Majesty, my father said that I am ignorant and incompetent, and I don't know the sufferings of the world, so I would use my status to offend people in the capital." Wen Yao said aggrievedly: "Didn't Prince Jin go to the northern border to investigate the case? Qi Fan and I I just want to go and see. We are the son of the British king and the uncle of the country, and we can also avenge people's grievances when we get to the place."

Qi Fan was more careful than Wen Yao, he took a peek at the emperor's expression, pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I... my father often said that the border is so miserable these days, and I just want to see how the Marquis of Zhenbei is guarding the border." The place."

As soon as Wen Yao said this, Qi Junmu knew that someone taught him to say this.

Wen Yao has never been able to say the words of suffering in the world. He has a gentle escort, the Wen family as his backer, and the emperor's protection. He thinks things are very simple.

Wen Yao is not used to being around him, everyone knows that this trip to the northern border to investigate Chang Sheng's disappearance must be a great achievement, and the emperor is paving the way for the name of Prince Qi Junzhuojin to be more justified.

So it would be best for Wen Yao to stand up and test the emperor's attitude.

If Qi Junmu disagrees, the Wen family can say that Wen Yao is reckless and talks nonsense in front of the emperor. If Qi Junmu agrees, then everyone will be happy.

Wen Yao can also take the opportunity to make contributions and add glory to the Wen family's lintel. Wen Zhuo is still the Minister of the Ministry of War, not even a minister, let alone a knighthood.

Wen's family didn't have much credit, so he could hold Wen Zhuo's official position.Of course, Wen Zhuo's promotion still has another situation, that is, Wen Wan is pregnant with a dragon heir, for the sake of the child, the emperor can't let the queen's mother clan be too weak.

It's just that in this situation, the Wen family will never have the chance to enjoy it in this life.

Now that the Wen family can't see any hope from the Queen's side, the Second Emperor has been keeping them cold, so Wen Zhuo should be a little anxious.

Qi Junmu could imagine these things. What he was curious about was Qi Fan, why did Qi Fan think about going to the northern border.

Bewitched by others or want to make meritorious service?Or maybe he didn't want to be like the King of England, willing to be ordinary, so he wanted to jump out of that comfortable circle and fight for the benefits that he should have as a royal family?

Judging from his previous life, Qi Fan was quite an interesting person.

She had a good relationship with Wen Yao, but broke up because of a small incident, and finally got closer to Qi Junyou silently.

But all along, in front of himself, he has never had any ambitions.So why did you choose to go to the North this time?

Or maybe Chang Sheng didn't have an accident in the northern border in his previous life, so Qi Fan didn't have an excuse to go.Then there is a question now, what is Qi Fan thinking in his heart, does King Ying know.

Is it because Qi Fan and Qi Junyou are so close because he can't see hope here, or is there some other purpose?

Thinking of this, Qi Junmu narrowed his eyes and smiled, and said lightly: "Prince Jin and Yue Yunzhou entered the northern border to investigate the case, so what are you doing with them? Is it a trifling matter in your eyes? ?”

Wen Yao's face was a little anxious, he said: "Your Majesty, we won't make any trouble."

"There's no need to talk about this again." Qi Junmu glanced at him: "Isn't it enough for you to rely on your status as the uncle of the country in the capital? Stay."

Wen Yao pursed his lips, looking aggrieved.

Qi Junmu looked again at Qi Fan who looked expectant and said, "Uncle Ying Wang only has you as a child, what should you do if something happens to you at the border."

Qi Fan was a little disappointed, forced a smile and said: "What the emperor said is that the minister is abrupt."

After sending Wen Yao and Qi Fan away, Qi Junmu thought for a while and beckoned to Shen Nian, "You help me check something."

Shen Nian walked over without knowing why, the emperor stood up and walked to his side, whispering something in his ear.

Shen Nian's earlobe is a rare white spot on his body, because Qi Junmu spoke too close, his breath was thin and hot, as if some feathers brushed against Shen Nian's ear, it was itchy and numb, making his earlobe An uncontrollable flush of pink.

Qi Junmu didn't realize this until after he finished speaking, his heart moved slightly, he just thought the color was extremely beautiful.

For a moment, the emperor was a little stunned.

When the emperor fell silent, Shen Nian took two steps back slightly, staggering the distance between them, he bowed and said: "I understand, I will send someone to investigate."

Qi Junmu came back to his senses and hummed casually, then looked at Shen Nian with a serious face but turned away with two red ears.I don't know if it's an illusion, but the emperor always felt that Zhenbei Hou left a little hurriedly.

Thinking of Shen Nian's expression of trying to endure just now, the emperor suddenly laughed out loud in the empty hall.

He was eager to ask Shen Nian to check some things for him just now, and because the relationship between the two of them was more casual in the past, he didn't pay attention to the distance between them.When he noticed, Shen Nian had already staggered away, which didn't make him, the emperor, feel uncomfortable.

In short, no matter from which aspect, Shen Nian is a very considerate person.

Qi Junmu quickly put these things aside, and he summoned Qi Junzhuo, Yang Jinglei and Yue Yunzhou.

Yang Jinglei stood in the palace again, looking a little dazed.

He thought that he would never have a chance in this life, but in a sudden turn, he received the imperial edict overnight.

The worry on the mother's face disappeared, and she kept telling him to behave well when entering the palace, and never let the emperor down, and his wife returned to her usual tender and gentle appearance.The tense atmosphere at home in the past few days seemed to be non-existent.

At this moment, Yang Jinglei clearly realized what power meant.

After the three saluted, the emperor gave them seats.

Yang Jinglei and Yue Yunzhou knew in their hearts that they were able to sit because of Qi Junzhuo's favor.

Qi Junzhuo sat down and looked up at the emperor with a focused expression.

Qi Junmu smiled at him, and he told the three of them to go to the north.After discussing with Lin Xiao and the others yesterday, this matter is no longer a secret.

Except for Yang Jinglei, Yue Yunzhou and Qi Junzhuo will more or less hear some news.So when the emperor spoke, Yang Jinglei was the most surprised.He didn't expect the emperor to be willing to use him again, his eye circles were reddened by this, and he was so clumsy that he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, the emperor didn't want to hear what he said. The emperor said: "Prince Jin doesn't understand the matter of investigation, so you don't have to be humble. Just do what you want. When he goes, he will help you set up a place."

The emperor said so, but Yang Jinglei and Yue Yunzhou didn't dare to think so. When they got up to agree, they were all saying good things for Qi Junzhuo.

Qi Junmu was quite satisfied with their reaction, he said, "Do you have any questions?"

Yue Yunzhou hesitated for a while, but still bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me for being rude, if it is found out that the disappearance of General Zhenxi is related to the Northern Border Army, how should we deal with this matter?"

Qi Junmu said indifferently: "No matter what results are found, just write down the facts in the notebook."

With the emperor's attitude, Yue Yunzhou felt relieved.

He can investigate cases, and he is not afraid of investigating cases, but he is afraid that there will be no good results in the end.

"Anything else?" asked the emperor again.

Yue Yunzhou and Yang Jinglei said no, the emperor asked them to go back and clean up and set off on another day.

The two were also savvy, knowing that the emperor had something to say to Qi Junzhuo, so they withdrew.

When only himself and Qi Junzhuo were left in the hall, the emperor looked at his younger brother who was in his palm and sighed.

Qi Junzhuo stood up and said, "Brother Huang, what's on your mind? Can my younger brother relieve my brother's worries?"

Qi Junmu said: "I do have something on my mind, and only you can help me solve it."

Qi Junzhuo pretended to be listening attentively, and Qi Junmu said solemnly: "If something unfavorable to Shen Nian happens when you go to the Northern Territory this time, you must deal with it in advance, and you must not let rumors get in your way. In addition, Chang Sheng disappeared in the northern border, and the result can only be his own fault. Yue Yunzhou, you have to keep an eye on it."

Qi Junzhuo didn't expect the emperor to say that. No matter how much Qi Junmu favored Shen Nian, he couldn't get rid of others' belief that he was a fake favorite, just to make the Shen family army in the north his own.

Qi Junzhuo also thought so in his heart, so he has been staring at Shen Nian these days, fearing that this person will have two minds.

But now, the emperor's tone made him feel that things were not simple.Qi Junmu valued Shen Nian too much.

Qi Junzhuo had thousands of doubts in his heart, but he didn't ask.Qi Junmu is the emperor, there are many things to consider, he doesn't need to ask everything clearly.

What Qi Junmu asked him to do, he just did it well.The emperor also specifically mentioned Yue Yunzhou, apparently because he didn't want him to meddle too much in the northern border.

Qi Junzhuo pondered in his heart how to deal with this matter.

Qi Junmu and Qi Junzhuo were still talking, and the maid beside Fuhua suddenly came to see him, crying and saying that Fuhua had offended the queen mother and was punished by the queen mother, and asked the emperor to go to the queen mother's palace to rescue Fuhua.