novelsmap Chapter 42
Chapter 42
"No."
Shen Mu refused without thinking.
"But if you are willing," Shen Mu smiled nonchalantly, closed the folder in his hand and pushed it over, "I don't mind marrying the Great Qi Monarch."
These words Shen Mu intentionally said were absurd, but he wanted to use this to tell Xiao Fan that although he was willing to stay in the palace for Xiao Fan, it didn't mean that he needed a status to prove something like the women competing for favor in the emperor's harem.
It was a joke that should have been laughed off, but the young man on the other side nodded and agreed without thinking, "It's okay."
Shen Mu's smile froze.
"The method you said is just more cumbersome in terms of procedures." Apparently not hearing the meaning of Shen Mu's words, Xiao Fan tapped the table with his straight fingers, frowned and thought carefully, "I don't care who marries whom. .”
Then he raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Mu, with a firm tone, "As long as we can get married."
"..."
As the old saying goes, misfortune comes from the mouth.
Looking at Xiao Fan, who was already counting the days, Shen Mu felt a headache; based on his understanding of Xiao Fan's behavior, if he really agreed to "marry" Xiao Fan today, according to Xiao Fan's uncompromising temperament, he would get married. It's not good. Tomorrow's court, the date of the two's marriage has been set.
It is estimated that it will be even worse than when Xiao Fan insisted on setting up a memorial tablet for his birth mother in the imperial shrine. After all, "marrying" a male queen is ridiculous enough, and now the monarch of Daqi has taken the initiative to "marry" himself To the regent of the current dynasty, no one can bear to hear these words.
"There is no need to imitate things that are mere formalities," Shen Mu felt extremely regretful, he really didn't want to cause trouble again, so he had to change the subject abruptly, "When the Ninth Prince came to my place today, he talked about the headache."
Sure enough, the word "head disease" successfully diverted Xiao Fan's attention. Hearing this, he immediately frowned deeply, his face darkened, and he asked coldly, "How did he know about this?"
Shen Mu also wanted to know this question.
Recalling the young man's anxious tone and angry expression when he talked to him during the day, Xiao Huan should have sincerely felt that the headache was caused by Shen Mu, rather than pretending to shirk the crime or cover it up for others.
This incident spread quietly under the noses of the two, and someone must be secretly manipulating it; and Xiao Fan's headache should not be a simple "emergency".
From Shen Mu's point of view, if Xiao Fan's headache was caused by human beings, there are only two people who need to be suspicious: Yuan Shen or Queen Mother Chu.
If the actions of the Empress Dowager Chu are regarded as a misfortune among luck, if it is the actions of the original body, then there will be a huge gap between Shen Mu and Xiao Fan again. The headache had nothing to do with it, if it was really him, Shen Mu didn't know how to relieve it.
Of the two possibilities, Shen Mu is more inclined to the former, because the original body never hit Xiao Fan with a headache until the last moment before his death, and the Empress Dowager Chu is the woman who firmly sits in the position of the Empress Dowager in the book.
Xiao Fan asked him, "Do you suspect that Xiao Huan has something to do with Gu's headache?"
"I believe that he is not the manipulator behind the scenes, otherwise he would not be so stupid as to report himself." Shen Mu shook his head, his eyes flickered, and explained softly, "But I also believe that he is the manipulator behind the scenes, so we have to make better use of it .”
Shen Mu's initial plan was to keep Xiao Huan away from the capital, but judging from the current situation, if it is too difficult to investigate the Queen Mother in the harem, then Xiao Huan is the best springboard to get close to the Queen Mother of Chu.
From Chu Pingting's case, it is not difficult to see that this woman is really very shrewd and knows how to throw olive branches to people at the right time, but at the same time, she is extremely vigilant.
The power of the Chu family will definitely be damaged in the case of the firearms. If Shen Mu wants to maintain his relationship with the Chu family, he must not retreat completely from this matter.
This is the root cause of Shen Mu and Xiao Fan's resignation.
Xiao Fan frowned, "But how can you guarantee that Xiao Huan will not inform the Queen Mother about your report on the Chu family's arms trafficking?"
"He won't," Shen Mu said firmly, "because he doesn't believe me."
From Xiao Huan's point of view, Shen Mu is a man full of lies and scheming. The books and correspondence exposing the Chu family's private arms trafficking are just means to design Xiao Huan into a trap so as to defeat the general. It would not be an act of a loyal minister to eradicate his foreign relatives for Xiao Fan.
From the perspective of the Empress Dowager Chu and even the Chu family, whether Shen Mu had anything to do with this matter depends entirely on Xiao Fan's attitude and handling of this matter: if the regent retreats unscathed, there must be fraud.
"So you insist on resigning from office, it's just a temporary measure." Xiao Fan frowned, his face didn't improve much, his eyes stared at Shen Mu faintly, and his tone was somewhat reproachful, "...you Lie again."
"Didn't you rush to bed before I finished talking?" With a chuckle, Shen Mu sighed imperceptibly, "But it's true that I want to take this opportunity to rest for a while."
At this time, a cool breeze blew from the gazebo, Shen Mu felt a little cold, and stood up tightly with his clothes; when he was about to return to the palace with Xiao Fan, he heard the young man sitting on the stone bench suddenly say, raising his eyes Looking at his face, every word is pronounced heavily,
"I can't promise you the resignation."
Shen Mu frowned, not understanding what Xiao Fan meant.
"If you are just tired of court disputes, I will naturally not stop you," Xiao Fan slowly clenched his hands into fists on the stone table, and Xiao Fan said seriously, even forgetting to call himself "solitary", "But if it is for me, I will I will not accept your kindness."
"Shen Zinian, except for forcing you to stay by my side, I said I would not let you suffer any grievances."
"I don't want such distress and accommodation."
Speechless for a while, this was the first time Shen Mu heard Xiao Fan say so many words in a waking state; he could not deny that there was always a trace of indebtedness to Xiao Fan in his heart, thinking that through this method, Xiao Fan could realize The intention that he will not leave rashly can also fill the uneasiness in the young man's heart to some extent.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Fan was much more mature than he imagined.
Only hearing Xiao Fan change the subject, he spoke a lot faster, and his displeasure became more obvious, "Besides, when you think that you resigned from office to get close to Xiao Huan, Gu will be even more angry."
"No, I will never agree to the matter of resignation. The headache matter should be investigated slowly. The farther you stay away from Xiao Huan, the better."
"..."
Shen Mu decided to take back what he just said, Xiao Fan is an out-and-out childish ghost.
"Your Majesty is in good health, but the anger is too strong. If you ignore it, long-term indulgence will have a considerable impact on the dragon's body, and even affect the lifespan. It is better to pay attention these days."
Doctor Xu put Sipa away and put it in the medicine box. After getting up from the seat, he respectfully bowed to Xiao Fan and Shen Mu in turn, as if he was not at all surprised that the regent appeared in the king's bedroom at this time.
He wanted to go over and talk to Imperial Physician Shen, but someone tugged his sleeve gently with his free hand, so Shen Mu could only stand beside Xiao Fan, and asked softly, "What should I pay attention to specifically?"
"I will make a detailed list of food taboos later," Imperial Doctor Xu has gray hair, but his eyes are still shining between the two of them. After hesitating for a moment, he mustered up his courage and said, "It's just In that regard, please be more restrained, after all, excessive anger has a lot to do with these things."
"Besides, His Majesty is prone to headache attacks when he is emotional. The anger has been strong in the past two days. If you don't control it, the frequency of headache attacks may increase."
...
After Jiao Jingwen sent the person away, Shen Mu ordered his servants to prepare dinner according to the list made by Imperial Physician Xu, and then went back to the hall, looking at Xiao Fan who was reviewing the memorial with a gloomy face on the table, wondering why he was Unhappy, he stepped forward to help him grind and said a few words of concern.
The young man suddenly asked, "Does the appearance of being alone with a headache scare you?"
"No." When Xindao Xiao Fan wanted to get rid of him in the past, his expression was not necessarily much softer, Shen Mu said without thinking, "You are at a young age, sometimes it's normal to be wild, don't think too much. "
The hand holding the wolf tooth brush paused, Xiao Fan raised his eyes to look at Shen Mu, forgot to lift the tip of the pen that was stained with ink, and smudged large ink dots on the paper, "Then you... like Lonely ."
With his arms folded, Shen Mu put down the things in his hands, squinted at the young man in front of him, and said coolly, "No matter what the reason is, the headache can be cured, this matter is not negotiable."
Having read the original book, he knew clearly that Xiao Fan had a short lifespan of less than 40 years in the book, and died of a sudden illness at the age when he was supposed to be the strongest. Shen Mu could hardly believe that this matter had nothing to do with the head disease.
At this time, several maids were asking for instructions outside the palace gate, and after getting permission, they put the dishes in their hands on the table one by one, and then walked back quickly with their heads down.
Sure enough, as Shen Mu thought, this dish to reduce anger is simply a clear soup with little water. Looking at half the table of light soup with vegetables, he, who has a light taste, thinks it is too plain. Looking at Xiao Fan's heavy face, he thought He was not used to eating and felt displeased, so he took the initiative to add some food to him, and persuaded,
"Be patient for the past two days, and make up for it when the anger subsides."
Xiao Fan squinted at him, and asked in a low voice what he could make up for.
"You can make up for whatever you want to eat."
Putting down the chopsticks and turning around, Xiao Fan's dark eyes lit up slightly, as if he was just waiting for Shen Mu to say, "If Gu wants to eat you, can I make up for it after two days of enduring it?"
Shen Mu suddenly realized, and instantly understood that Xiao Fan was unhappy just now, and it turned out to be "more moderation" in the words of Imperial Physician Xu.
With a slight smile, he refused happily, "It won't work to make up for it more, we still have to restrain ourselves."
The young man's face darkened, his eyes were full of disappointment, and he said sullenly, "...What's the point of being lonely for a while."
After pondering for a while, Shen Mu propped his left hand on the mahogany armrest, and gently swung his right hand towards the person twice. After the young man brought his head closer, he whispered in his ear pretending to be mysterious,
"Of course it's meaningful to endure this moment. We can only get married if you recover from your headache."
作者有话要说：娇娇繁：就,很着急把自己嫁出去（摊手）感谢在2020-09-0518:44:41~2020-09-0618:38:15期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmine: one of the elephant's Aman;
Thanks to the little angel who irrigates the nutrient solution: 2 bottles of the cp I ate got married today;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!