After wearing the book, the regent quit.

Chapter 5

"My lord, Mr. Gao has been waiting for you in the study for a long time."

It was deep dusk, Shen Mu drove back home from the palace, Ah Qing trotted over before getting out of the car, and asked him for instructions softly through the curtain.

Mr. Gao Yinggao, the third rank of the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, one of the most cunning and powerful minions of the original body, after the original body was imprisoned by Xiao Fan, he quickly beat him up and became one of the few surviving accomplices of the original body.

The man in his forties had a thin figure, and when he saw Shen Mu coming, he immediately smiled all over his face, bowed his back and greeted him, "My lord, you have worked hard all the way."

Taking off his cloak, Shen Mu lazily raised his eyelids to look at the person, and said straight to the point, "Master Gao visited late at night, what is the matter?"

The thin and small man rolled his eyes, and after a flattering smile, he took out the brochure from his pocket and handed it over, "This is the brochure that I want to submit tomorrow, sir, please have a look."

After taking the booklet and quickly scanning it, Shen Mu slowly frowned, and suddenly had the urge to slam the booklet on Gao Ying's face.

Since ascending to the throne, Xiao Fan wanted to fight for her biological mother's due status, but her wings were immature, and this matter was not officially raised until this year.

Gao Ying, who was in charge of this matter, not only rejected the proposal, but also wrote a letter, humiliating Xiao Fan again with the reason of "not knowing the source".

To put it simply, Xiao Fan wanted to recognize his birth mother. Gao Ying not only disagreed, but also poured a basin of dirty water on the deceased mother Xiao, saying that this rural woman was of low status and conceived by charming the late emperor; How can a person enter a royal temple and be worshiped by others.

Not only that, but Gao Ying also proposed to make full use of Nalan Wan. If she threatens with death and refuses to let Xiao's mother enter the royal ancestral hall, it will be almost impossible for Xiao Fan to recognize his biological mother.

"If you still want to live," Shen Mu glanced at him with a cold expression, and said in a cold voice, "don't hand over this brochure."

Gao Ying was taken aback, and immediately said, "My lord, this is a good opportunity to suppress the little emperor..."

"Idiot," slamming the booklet on Gao Ying's face with a wave of his hand, Shen Mu recalled those words that maliciously slandered a mother, and felt disgusted in his heart, "You have gone to such lengths to do this, besides making His Majesty determined to kill you, you also has no meaning."

"Also, do you think that the queen mother will accept this favor from you if you act in the name of this king?"

The careful thought was broken, Gao Ying trembled when he heard this, and apologized repeatedly with a pale face, "Wang, lord..."

Shen Mu was extremely impatient, and with her lowered eyes, she directly threw him out of the mansion.

"Ah Qing, go and open the windows and doors in the house."

After Gao Ying left, the stench lingered for a long time. Shen Mu ate his meal with a cold face. Seeing that Ah Qing was waiting aside, he frowned and said, "Speak up if you have something to say."

Sniffing nervously, Ah Qing said cautiously, "There was news from the palace that His Majesty just sent those two thousand elite soldiers to sweep the dung yesterday, but then he suddenly changed his mind and said that he wanted them to report to the Huben Army."

The milky-looking young man muttered dissatisfiedly, "Isn't this just kidding our lord..."

Shen Mu, who was holding the scroll in his hand, paused with his fingertips, the coldness in his eyes gradually dissipated, and after a while he shook his head helplessly and smiled.

Although the little tyrant's methods are a bit cruel, he is one-size-fits-all in dealing with people; the original body hurt him secretly, and he retaliated fiercely with the same means; he just prepared meals for him, and he couldn't wait to return his kindness return.

The frizzy temperament is no different from the day we first met.

Interrupted by this instruction, most of Shen Mu's unhappiness disappeared, he poured a pot of tea by himself, raised his eyebrows slightly and said,

"Your Majesty must have his own intentions for doing this, so don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."

"Ah Qing is dull, so naturally he can't keep up with the prince," Ah Qing pouted unconvincedly, and seeing a smile in Shen Mu's eyes, she boldly said, "Ah Qing only knows that the prince's mood has improved a lot recently, and he laughed a lot these two days. There are more times than in previous years.”

"It's just your sweet mouth," Shen Mu raised his eyes, glanced at the white and faded cloth shirt on the young man, and continued, "The temperature has dropped recently, and tomorrow I will notify the accountant to reward everyone in the house with a year's salary, and then find some tailors." , add some new clothes for everyone."

"Come on! Ah Qing thanked the prince for everyone!"

Nalan Wan saw that she was dying, but as long as she was awake, she would cry and scold Xiao Fan for coming over.

People in the harem privately said that she was crazy, just after Xiao Fan came.

Various rumors have gradually spread to the former court, and it is unknown when they will flow out of the imperial city.

Shen Mu was worried that Gao Ying, a bastard, would send the news of Xiao Fan's intention to admit his mother to the harem behind his back in order to please the queen mother, so he offered to go to Chongning Palace to suppress Xiao Fan on his behalf, voluntarily becoming a villain.

Xiao Fan in the imperial study room stood with his hands behind his back. He was dressed in a long black robe with broad shoulders and narrow waist. "Why."

The relationship between the two was incompatible, Shen Mu had no reason to do such a thankless and honest thing.

It was the first time for Shen Mu to look at the young man's deep eyebrows at close range, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that God was unfair, and he said calmly, "The Empress Dowager is seriously ill, and I'm afraid that some villain will take advantage of it. There's nothing taboo about it."

Xiao Fan's eyes were burning brightly, his knuckle-boned hands were grasping the memorial in his hand, his fingertips turned slightly white, and his cold expression did not ease, "It seems that Yafu has a good plan in mind."

Hearing the sarcasm in Xiao Fan's words, Shen Mu frowned slightly, and a trace of puzzlement flashed across her beautiful phoenix eyes.

After what happened last night, he thought that his relationship with Xiao Fan had eased, but he didn't expect that the young man was still very wary of him.

In the end, Shen Mu and Xiao Fan came to Chongning Palace together.

Although Shen Mu has the right to intervene in the power of the harem, he can only talk to Nalan Wan through a screen, and he cannot screen away the left and right servants.

"Empress Dowager, the Regent is here."

Xiao Fan was sitting behind him at the moment, and Shen Mu, who was always calm, felt like he was sitting on pins and needles with the two cold gazes behind him; he straightened his back slightly, forced himself not to be disturbed by the young monarch behind him, and greeted him casually.

Different from Xiao Fan's hoarse and deep voice, Shen Mu's cold voice gave him a layer of coolness in every sentence, and his calm and unwavering tone was like a basin of ice water, and when he met anyone who was emotionally uncontrollable, he would be able to take the lead Quench the anger in it.

It is well known that the regent Shen Mu and the new emperor Xiao Fan are at odds. Nalanwan thought that he was here to avenge her, so she leaned on the soft couch and said in a moderate tone, "What is the regent doing here?"

"I heard that you are not in good health recently, so I came here to greet you."

"It's not that wild species." Nalan Wan who was outside the screen coughed twice and said weakly, "Aijia knows that time is running out. If the regent is willing to fulfill his wish for Aijia, Aijia will also die. No regrets."

Although the words were weak, the order was clear but not like madness; Shen Mu turned his head and exchanged glances with Xiao Fan, and said bluntly, "The empress dowager's wish refers to the Ninth Prince?"

Ninth Prince Xiao Huan, the youngest son of the first emperor and the only grandson of the Empress Dowager, Xiao Fan proclaiming him emperor in his place was Nalan Wan's heart disease that could not be relieved these years.

Sure enough, Shen Mu guessed right, Nalan Wan knew that time was running out, she loved Xiao Huan and hated Xiao Fan in her heart, she did not hesitate to pretend to be insane at the end of her life, but also wanted to tarnish Xiao Fan's reputation and fight for Xiao Huan once.

He sneered, "The Empress Dowager's spirit of self-sacrifice is really touching."

The frail old man outside the screen froze and asked sharply, "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing interesting." Shen Mu raised his hand unhurriedly to stroke the folds of his clothes, his smile remained unchanged, "I just happened to hear an interesting story, the newly opened Yingchun Courtyard in the west of the city, the family behind it is also named Nalan. "

"What's even more coincidental is that this person's name is exactly the same as your brother who was embezzled and imprisoned."

The room was dead silent, Nalan remained silent for a long time as if in sedation, and Shen Mu, who was stared at by Xiao Fan, was also covered in cold sweat.

These words were originally used by Nalanwan Xiao Fan, who couldn't bear it, to threaten her when she got the news from Gao Ying and threatened her death to prevent her mother from entering the imperial temple; General Nalan escaped under the influence of the family, and if he was discovered, it would be a serious crime against the entire family.

Nalan Wan finally understood that she was being plotted against, and regardless of her appearance, she grabbed the bed frame with her hands, grabbed the pillow and threw it at the screen in front of Shen Mu.

"You poor lackey! How dare you plot against Aijia! You—"

"enough!"

The sharp sound of porcelain smashing on the ground overwhelmed the roar, Xiao Fan strode over the shards of the porcelain cup at his feet, stood still in front of the screen, and blocked Shen Mu.

The young man is tall and thin but not thin, and every part of his body with excellent lines reveals a sense of strength; Shen Mu has to raise his head slightly to see the full view of Xiao Fan's back, only to hear his voice repressed, "The lonely man has already spoken It is clear and clear, so I will not repeat it alone.”

"The evidence of the prison escape is convincing, and it is easy to crush the Nalan family to death," Xiao Fan took the note from Jing Wen, threw it on the ground with a snap, and said coldly,

"Don't do it alone, it's just disdain."

No one dared to say more when they were ordered to report. Nalan Wan behind the screen never expected Xiao Fan to be there, and ordered people to pick up the folders on the ground with a trembling voice, looked at the full amount of criminal evidence, and finally took a mouthful, secretly Red blood vomited on the ground.

"gone."

The smell of stench in the room was already uncomfortable. After Nalan Wan vomited out the blood in his chest, the smell of rotting blood rushed into his nostrils. Shen Mu felt nauseous for a while, and when he stood up, he wobbled unsteadily.

A warm and powerful big hand suddenly encircled his waist, and with a slight force on his wrist, he moved to the side. Shen Mu slammed straight into Xiao Fan's chest, and snorted when his nose was sore.

The faint musky scent on Xiao Fan's body instantly surrounded Shen Mu, it was strong but not too strong, and it was easy to get addicted to it if you were not careful.

"......careful."

The slightly hoarse voice of the young man brought him back to his senses in an instant, Shen Mu immediately withdrew from Xiao Fan's arms, and looked down to see the shards of the teacup that he almost stepped on at his feet.

After leaving the main hall of Chongning Palace, the two walked through the quiet corridor together, Shen Mu who was walking behind couldn't help asking, "Why did Your Majesty stand in front of the minister in the end?"

Shen Mu's words of threatening Nalan Wan were not only a warning, but more importantly, it was to protect Xiao Fan from infamy.

As long as he can cross out his name in Xiao Fan's notebook of vengeance, Shen Mu, who plans to live in seclusion in Xianyu, doesn't care about the reputation of his original body, at most he just needs to change his name.

Xiao Fan stopped and turned around, his black eyes flickered, as if trying to suppress the turbulent emotions, "Then why does Yafu insist on seeing the Empress Dowager?"

Talking about the young man Ming Jingyan took out a booklet and handed it over, Shen Mu took it and opened it, and immediately understood where Xiao Fan's unpredictable gloom in the morning came from.

It seems that Gao Ying found someone to write this memorial for the dead ghost, and every line is a slander against Xiao Fan's biological mother; it's just that the person who wrote the memorial is an official who cannot be killed, and many of the officials are from the original body people.

It was impossible for Xiao Fan not to suspect that he was going to make trouble secretly.

Shen Mu put away the booklet, looked up into Xiao Fan's eyes, and said neither humble nor overbearing, "Because I see that the Empress Dowager is doing harm to His Majesty, so I'm going."

The man's explanation was short and straightforward, and Xiao Fan, who was concise and to the point, almost believed it.

Knowing that he was unwilling and knowing that he would be slandered, Shen Mu would want to go and face and bear the unhappiness he should have experienced for him.

Somewhere in the chest was bumped lightly, Xiao Fan smiled coldly on his face, but his hands behind his back slowly clenched into fists, saying every word with force, "Yafu has changed a lot recently."

She actually started to please him.

There was silence all around for a while, Shen Mu's soul-stirring clear eyes stared straight at Xiao Fan, without any impatience in his eyes, and his clear voice tapped his ear bones:

"Eight years ago, when I took His Majesty back to the palace, I told you that I will be the only person in this imperial city that His Majesty does not need to guard against."

"This sentence is still applicable today," Xiao Fan saw Shen Mu taking a step forward calmly, with firm eyes, "I will always be on your side."

Caught off guard, Shen Mu's long and narrow eyes that seldom had emotional fluctuations were bent, and he smiled without warning.

"It's just that I didn't expect that His Majesty would stand up for me."

The breeze was blowing, and the tip of his nose was filled with the familiar cold fragrance of light tea. Xiao Fan's eyes trembled slightly, and he subconsciously retorted with a cold face, "Those who want to harm the orphans, of course they will return double the orphans."

The two shallow dimples at the corners of Shen Mu's mouth were too eye-catching, Xiao Fan turned his head stiffly, his gaze swept across the vegetation outside the corridor, as if he was not quite used to the atmosphere of peaceful communication between the two of them, coughed lightly, and said awkwardly,

"...But if it is a lonely person, Gu will naturally not let him take risks alone."

The author has something to say: Shen Mu: I am from His Majesty's side.

Xiao Fan: Yafu is a lonely person.

It’s good to go to school, the daughter-in-law won’t be able to run away sooner or later(?)