After wearing the book, the regent quit.

Chapter 25

Since Xiao Fan quickly dealt with Gao Ying and other courtiers of the Ministry of Rites, the newly appointed officials have been conscientiously sticking to their posts; especially the few ministers in charge of the memorial tablets in the ancestral hall have been worried all day long, fearing that what they did wrong will anger the Holy Majesty, and tomorrow He will end up in the same fate as Gao Ying.

Since there was no need to urge her, Shen Mu went straight to the Imperial Hospital to find Imperial Physician Xu, and asked him to show Granny Tian's eyes and legs again, just in case.

Now, when Imperial Physician Xu saw Shen Mu, his legs trembled like a conditioned reflex; he followed Shen Mu to the Prince Regent's Mansion in fear, and looked at the kind woman with silver hair in the main hall, he couldn't help but be stunned.

During these years in the palace, he had never heard that the regent had relatives alive.

"You can just call me 'Master' later," Shen Mu whispered, and then came to the old woman's side, and greeted softly, "Grandma, I have invited a powerful doctor to take a look at your body."

Granny Tian narrowed her eyes and smiled, looked carefully at Imperial Physician Xu for a while, thanked Imperial Doctor Xu, then raised her head and asked Shen Mu, "Xiao Fan, will you come back for dinner tonight?"

Doctor Xu paused when he opened the medicine box.

"No," Shen Mu patiently explained in a gentle voice, "He's been busy for the past two days, so he might not come back."

"Why doesn't this kid stay home all day?" The old man sighed softly, and patted Shen Mu's slender arm comfortingly, "Mr. Shen, you have been wronged."

After pouring a cup of warm tea and passing it over, Shen Mujue decided to beautify his 'marriage relationship' with Xiao Fan.Lest the old man worry all the time, so he smiled and shook his head and said,

"I'm not wronged, he is also for this family."

Doctor Xu: "..."

What did he do wrong and why did he do this to him.

After a stick of incense.

"What should be listened to and what should not be listened to, I won't mention any more." Shen Mu behind the screen in the front hall lightly sipped her green tea, looking down at the pharmacy in her hand, "Physician Xu knows it well."

The old doctor nodded hurriedly, not daring to say or ask.

With a pause on his fingertips, Shen Mu raised his head from the prescription, staring at him with a pair of phoenix eyes, his sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through people, "I have another question, I want to ask Imperial Physician Xu."

"How much does Imperial Physician Xu know about His Majesty's occasional headaches?"

Different from the first time, Shen Mu happened to catch the headache the second time, and Xiao Fan also knew that he couldn't hide this matter from him, so instead of making secret insinuations, it's better to have a showdown with Imperial Physician Xu.

Doctor Xu's face showed hesitation, and he answered after a long while, "Your Majesty is strong and powerful, logically speaking, there shouldn't be a headache."

Frowning, Shen Mu said in a cool voice, "Does Doctor Xu suspect that someone poisoned you?"

"No no, I have checked many times, and there is no accumulation of toxins in your majesty's body," the old man hurriedly waved his hands and explained, "According to the illness described by your majesty, I am more inclined to have a headache caused by emotional instability."

Headaches from mood swings?

Recalling Xiao Fan's two episodes of illness, one when a relative passed away and one on the eve of his mother's death, he was much more irritable than before, Shen Mu felt that what Xu Taiyi said was not unreasonable.

No wonder Xiao Fan always has a calming sandalwood scent on his body.

"Then there is no cure for this disease."

The old man shook his head, "Forgive me for my incompetence, I can't find out the root cause of this sudden illness, so I can only try my best to calm my mind and get over it."

"There's no peace of mind—"

Suddenly there was an extremely slight sound from outside the door leading to the backyard, Shen Mu stopped the sound immediately, turned the teacup in his hand and dropped it on the ground, spilled the tea on the ground, and said sharply,

"get out."

"My lord..."

"Aqing?"

The young man with a powdery face timidly poked his head out from the door, his eyes were red, obviously frightened; under Shen Mu's deep and sharp eyes, he squatted down carefully, and picked up the fragments on the ground one by one. Arise, the sound is like a mosquito:

"Jing, Jingyan was ordered by His Majesty to deliver things; Ah Qing heard that you were talking to someone else, so I didn't want to disturb you, so I just waited outside..."

Reluctantly squeezed the forehead, Shen Mu looked at the shivering appearance of the child, and felt that he was too sensitive to be affected by Xiao Huan's stalking; Ah Qing, who dared to get up, sighed,

"I don't blame you for always squatting and doing something."

It was Uncle Wang who went around from the backyard to open the door. Jing Fan was followed by several hidden guards like Qingchen, and each of them was holding a pile of clothes that were obviously Xiao Fan.

Shen Mu thought to himself that he came here only once in the morning, so he heard Jing Wen lower his eyes and said in a respectful voice, "Your Majesty ordered the minister to convey: 'The wardrobe and the bedside' must be put away."

"..."

Shen Mu was also not given a chance to refuse, and after Jing Fan got the order from the hidden guard behind him, he walked quickly to the bedroom; when Shen Mu went together, he happened to bump into Granny Tian who was resting in the corridor.

The old man squinted his eyes and struggled to distinguish the person in front of him. Seeing that it was Jing Fan, he couldn't help but "ah", and hurriedly asked where Xiao Fan was.

After confirming that the person really won't be coming back tonight, the old man sighed softly, turned around, and asked a little embarrassedly, "Mr. When you leave, bring him something to eat."

"That's how it should be. Granny is gone." Shen Mu turned around and told Ah Qing, "Ask the kitchen to make more and let Jing Wen take it away."

Ah Qing led Jing Wen to the back kitchen, bowed her head in silence the whole time.

"and many more."

A deep male voice came from behind, and Ah Qing, with red eyes, turned around, threw a handkerchief in his hand towards the tall young man facing him, then walked past him without looking back, and strode forward.

After eating, Shen Mu went back to the bedroom through the backyard, and happened to bump into Uncle Wang who was pruning flowers in the garden.

Since he dismissed most of the servants in the mansion, the burden on Uncle Wang has become heavier. He spends the whole afternoon pruning flowers and weeding in the backyard, all of which are trivial and tedious tasks.

"Uncle Wang," Shen Mu stopped him softly when he walked through the long corridor, and reminded him, "In the future, if someone sends something to the palace, don't take it. If you can't, just throw it away."

As soon as one foot stepped into the room, the strong aroma of sandalwood lingered on the tip of his nose; Shen Mu silently looked at the room full of Xiao Fan's various clothing items, and for a moment really thought that there were two people living in this room.

Calling Ah Qing over, Shen Mu immediately noticed his right index finger wrapped in a white handkerchief, and asked with a frown, "Did you hurt yourself by picking up broken teacups this afternoon?"

"It's okay!" With pink cheeks flushed, Ah Qing hurriedly put her hands behind her back, then took out a small stack of thin paper from her bosom, and placed it on the table in front of Shen Mu, her voice was still a little trembling when she spoke. trembling,

"This is the property that Prince Qian asked Ah Qing to inquire about some time ago."

Looking worriedly at people, Shen Mu took the stack of papers and spread them out on the table, carefully looking at the brief description of the house on each piece of paper.

If there is no accident, Xiao Huan would have submitted the investigation results of corruption and bribery and related evidence to Xiao Fan. Given the seriousness of his original corruption and bribery, it would only be a matter of time before all the real estate under his name, including the current house, would be seized and ransacked. question.

After this period of time, Shen Mu was confident that Xiao Fan would not kill him again, so his original plan was that when Xiao Fan ransacked his home on charges of corruption and bribery, he would take advantage of this to request to return home, resign and leave. In the capital, live in the house bought early in the morning.

Unexpectedly, there are two more variables, Granny Tian and Chu Pingting.

Speaking of Chu Pingting, Shen Mu was also troubled for a while.

The empress dowager's act of pushing Chu Pingting to Shen Mu undoubtedly showed everyone that the power of the relatives behind her finally chose to stand behind the regent.

If Shen Mu really married Chu Pingting, then the military power of General Chu that Xiao Fan had in his previous life would be controlled by him, and he and the Queen Mother would naturally become grasshoppers on the same rope.

Xiao Fan would never allow this to happen.

Focusing on finding three houses that were barely visible, Shen Mu took out the few pieces of paper and handed them to Ah Qing, and said softly, "Go to contact the owners of these houses and ask when the houses can be sold at the earliest."

"Also, send someone to watch Xiao Huan."

"Your Majesty, Gao Ying pleaded in prison today, saying that he wanted to see you before the execution."

The corners of the mouth were straightened, Xiao Fan frowned impatiently, "Then cut off his tongue and make him shut up."

"Also, it will be said that Chu An's son, Chu Puyu, will enter the palace tomorrow." Lifting his head slightly, Xiao Fan turned his eyes away from the memorial that Xiao Huan handed over, and there was an indelible gloom in his black eyes,

"Lonely, let's see what these people want to do."

First, Xiao Huan clearly presented Shen Mu's crimes of corruption and bribery, and then the queen mother secretly arranged Chu Pingting's marriage with the regent. The mother and son wanted to write the word "framed Shen Mu" clearly on their faces.

There is no need to elaborate on the matter of corruption and bribery, but just talking about the marriage, if Shen Mu agrees, the two of them will definitely have a rift; if Shen Mu does not agree, it will be the foreign relatives behind the Queen Mother who will be offended.

No matter what, Shen Mu would not end well in the end.

Xiao Fan didn't believe that Shen Mu didn't know anything about these things, but the man didn't move, his indifferent attitude seemed to let others deal with him; leaning back on the dragon chair, he asked Jing Wen in a cold voice, "I asked you to check it last time. How does that go."

Putting the food box in his hand in front of Xiao Fan, Jing Yan said in a deep voice, "Except for one of the spies sent by the Lord Regent who went to Yaozhen, the rest are in the inaccessible places near the capital to inquire if anyone has taken action." real estate."

As if afraid of the food getting cold, the food box was wrapped tightly with thick cloth, Xiao Fan touched the warm side wall with the back of his hand, puzzled, "Sell the real estate?"

Shen Mu has no less than ten mansions in the capital, all of them are decent, why would he buy real estate on the edge of deep mountains and old forests.

"You buy all the properties he has inquired about immediately, and ask the owner about his needs for buying a house."

All of a sudden, Shen Mu's four words of "Unable to end well" that day were like an invisible hand, tightly grasping Xiao Fan's heart; he looked down at the food box sent by the Prince Regent's Palace, and murmured,

"Jing Fan, is Gu being too mean to the regent sometimes?"

"Gu Bairi yelled at him, and even attacked him."

"He must be very sad at this time."

Thinking of the flash of joy in Shen Mu's eyes when he confirmed with him that Xiao Fan would not come for dinner, Jing Fan silently looked at Xiao Fan for a moment, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he hummed with difficulty out of conscience.

Xiao Fan attacked the Chu family faster than Shen Mu had imagined; in the morning, he summoned Chu Puyu, the son of General Yuan, into the palace, and did not let anyone out until noon.

When everyone was guessing whether there would be another rift between the monarch and the regent, Shen Muren had already rushed to the royal racecourse to look for Chu Pingting.

If it was an ordinary woman in ancient times, her father and brother would naturally decide on marriage; but Chu Pingting is obviously different, so in this matter, the attitude of this girl who must control her own destiny is particularly important.

Two days later will be the annual Chinese New Year's Eve. According to Daqi's custom, people enjoy flowers and play polo. Shen Mu asked Ah Qing to find out yesterday that Chu Pingting will go to the Royal Racecourse to practice equestrianism in these two days .

The tall and slender girl was dressed in a bright red outfit. She saw Shen Mu coming on horseback from a distance, she quickly got off the horse, and said calmly, "Pingting has seen the Lord Regent."

The two came to the tea table where they were resting and sat down. Before the servants made hot tea, Shen Mu said bluntly, "This king is here to clarify with Miss Chu."

"This king will not agree to the marriage."

"It's just right, Pingting doesn't want to be the wife of the Prince Regent," Chu Pingting smiled, and raised her hand to take a sip from her teacup, "But the Lord Regent came here on purpose, not just to reject Pingting, right?"

The other party's straightforwardness made Shen Mu feel good. He responded politely with a smile, and spoke slowly and clearly: "The engagement is void, but it doesn't mean we can't cooperate."

"Don't you want to get rid of the shackles of your father, brother and queen mother, and stay away from the capital?"

"The king can help you."

The beautiful big eyes flickered, Chu Pingting was obviously interested, and she leaned forward slightly, "Your Excellency is indeed amazing, but what do you want from Pingting?"

"This king only wants you to make a promise." Shen Mu looked into the girl's eyes, his eyes were sharp and his voice was low, "No matter who it is or what conditions are given to you, you must never enter the palace and become His Majesty's woman."

"Not even in name."

The influence of the relatives behind the queen mother should not be underestimated. Judging by the speed of Xiao Fan's actions, it is clear that this matter will not be resolved easily; Shen Mu does not want this military power, so naturally he cannot give it to Xiao Fan cheaply; Throw a stone at your own foot.

I planned to go back to the mansion to have dinner before entering the palace to meet Xiao Fan, but I didn't expect that just after entering the palace, I saw that familiar figure sitting in the front hall from a distance.

Chu Puyu did not leave the palace until noon, and it was only two quarters noon, so Xiao Fan thought Chu Puyu would be spared and went straight to the Prince Regent's Palace.

There was no need to salute in front of Granny Tian, ​​Shen Mu was already used to Xiao Fan's "reckless appearance", with a faint smile on his face, he asked him, "Why did you come back suddenly?"

"I'll be back when I'm done."

Xiao Fan did not know how many things he had brought back this time, the empty front yard was mostly piled up, and he was asking someone to move boxes to his grandmother's house; seeing Shen Mu approaching, he got up naturally and handed him a cup of warm tea,

"Zinian come to the bedroom with me, I have something to tell you."

The young man was dressed in black to make his body stand out, and when he called someone's name in a slightly hoarse and deep voice, Shen Mu's heart skipped a beat, and his ears itch for no reason.

Following Xiao Fan through the long corridor, Shen Mu looked at the young man's back with broad shoulders and narrow waist, and couldn't help thinking in his heart, it would be great if Xiao Fan wasn't the king of a country.

He also doesn't have to be as careful as he is now, taking every step and counting ten steps to live.

Absurd thoughts flashed across, Shen Mu closed the door and turned around, seeing Xiao Fan looking at the bedroom curiously again.

It took a while for Xiao Fan to turn his head unhurriedly, stared at Shen Mu for a long time, and then said, his eyes were heavy, "Just now grandma told me that she doesn't want to stay in the capital, but wants to leave Gu's side."

The old man mentioned this to him more than once, and Shen Mu was not surprised; it was just that Xiao Fan took the initiative to mention it, and he must have had an idea in his mind, so he asked directly, "If your Majesty thinks the Regent's Palace is not suitable, and wants grandma to live in it?" Where is it?"

"The Prince Regent's Mansion is very good. Gu is just afraid that she will sneak away while Gu is not paying attention."

Xiao Fan's dark eyes were frighteningly bright, sharp as if they could directly penetrate into the bottom of people's hearts; Shen Mu subconsciously avoided his eyes, and heard the young man whisper next to his ear,

"So I have to build a house in the harem that is exactly the same as the Prince Regent's Mansion, and then bring people in—"

"In this way, he will no longer be able to escape Gu's side."

The author has something to say: Granny Tian: I didn’t say that, don’t blame me

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