Rebirth of the Faint Lord

Qi Junmu originally thought that it would be embarrassing for Shen Nian to say something, but he didn't expect it to be this.

Thinking about it for a while, Qi Junmu's mouth curled up into a playful smile and said, "You mean that the father built the building but never used the pavilion?"

Shen Nian nodded, but Qi Junmu didn't directly agree, but instead asked: "Why do you want to go here? I was thinking that you would rarely ask for something, but I was thinking about what it would be, and this is the result? Haven't you thought about asking for something that will benefit you by getting promoted and getting rich?"

"I don't even have much request for promotion and wealth. I'm now the Marquis of Zhenbei. There's no way for this official to be promoted. As for wealth, I'm alone. What do I need so much money for? Now I just want to Stand high and look far away."

"The highest place in the capital where you can see the farthest is the pavilion, that's why the humble minister has this idea... If it is inconvenient, it is presumptuous for the emperor to be a humble minister." Shen Nian said with a lonely expression.

Qi Junmu was silent for a while and said slowly: "The attic has never been used since it was built. Although the emperor didn't order the seal to be affixed, the palace has tacitly agreed that no one is allowed to enter at will."

Shen Nian originally mentioned this matter according to his heart, it is good to be able to go in, if he cannot go in, he will not be too sad, only a little bit disappointed.

Because I didn't have too much hope, I was not too disappointed after listening to the emperor's words.

Just when he was about to say something, Qi Junmu said lightly, "But even if the emperor puts a seal on it and strictly prohibits others from entering, it doesn't matter. Now that I am the emperor, it's rare for Aiqing to speak once. Naturally, I will satisfy you."

Shen Nian suddenly looked at the emperor, only to see Qi Junmu's chin lifted slightly, with a smile in his eyes, and he could feel arrogance through the mist.It is the arrogance of being the emperor and being the only one who respects me.

Shen Nian looked at it, then smiled, and said: "If so, I will thank the emperor for fulfillment."

Qi Junmu waved his hand, and at the same time said that although he agreed to this matter, he should also enjoy the rare bath in the warm pool.

Everything has to wait for Shen Nian to soak up.

At this time, Shen Nian naturally agreed to this trivial matter.

The two soaked in the warm pool for nearly an hour, and halfway Qi Junmu exchanged Ruan Jiqing to clean his hair.

He originally asked his palace servants to serve Shen Nian, but Shen Nian refused.

Qi Junmu didn't force it either, it could be seen that Shen Nian is not a person who likes others to be close to him.He would rather torment himself than ask others to help.

The emperor is a person who likes to enjoy as long as he can tolerate. He doesn't even bother to move his fingers when he can let others do it.In this way, Ruan Jiqing worked harder than in his previous life.

Of course, when he was not on duty, other people had to do it, and the emperor was more repulsive, and those who could do it would do it themselves.

After wiping his hair, Qi Junmu went ashore and changed his clothes behind the screen.

The fabric of the emperor's clothes is naturally the softest, and it feels cool to wear.

This cloth is made from offerings in southern Xinjiang, and it is woven from ice silk. With a thin layer, the palace only needs three to five bolts of material every year.

Commonly known as Zhaogong.

Fortunately, there are not many people in Qi Junmu's harem, and the imperial tribute is barely enough.

In comparison, Shen Nian's clothes are much rougher.

The fabric is generally not mentioned, and the color is too single, either black or silver iron, it looks very rigid.

Qi Junmu thought to himself, he still has some fabric for ice cicadas left, or else Shen Nian will get one.

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Shen Nian naturally didn't know what the emperor was thinking in his heart, and he slowly got up from the warm pool when the emperor got dressed and went out.

After getting dressed, and tied up her damp hair, Shen Nian walked out.

The emperor standing not far away was looking at the pavilion not far away, his untied hair fluttering in the wind.Ruan Jiqing bowed and stood, and the rest of the palace people stood not far away.

Seeing Shen Nian coming out, the emperor waved to him.

Shen Nian took a deep breath and walked over slowly.

Fortunately, the sun has set, and the sky is stuffy and hot. Even if there is a wind blowing, it is still hot, but it is better than when the sun is high.

There must be a comparison in everything, so that you will know what you have gained and what you have missed.

The body that had just taken a bath felt like sweating again, Shen Nian looked at the emperor in front of him, thinking that if it wasn't for his request, the emperor should lie in the Qianhua Hall with ice cubes, eat iced watermelon, and live Cozy and comfortable living.

Now, the emperor calmly led him towards the attic.

Shen Nian wanted to say that he could go up by himself, but the words were swallowed back.

Now, it seems too hypocritical to say these words.

Some things don't need to be said, some people just keep them in their hearts.

Qi Junmu pushed open the door of the attic with his own hands, and Ruan Jiqing was a little worried: "Your Majesty, no one has gone up to this place for many years, and I don't know if there is any danger in it, or the slaves will go in and have a look."

"What danger can there be?" Qi Junmu said lightly: "Father is not afraid of coming here alone, what am I afraid of? What's more, I have the Marquis of Zhenbei by my side today."

Ruan Jiqing glanced at Shen Nian, he lowered his eyes and smiled, "What the emperor said is that the slave is stupid."

Qi Junmu said: "You all wait here, I will go up with the Marquis of Zhenbei to have a look."

Ruan Jiqing was a little worried, but he didn't dare to say anything against it.

After Qi Junmu and Shen Nian pushed the door and entered, Ruan Jiqing had a trace of worry in his eyes.He felt that the emperor seemed to be too lenient towards Shen Nian, which was not a good thing in his opinion.

The emperor seemed cold and cold, but when he was kind to someone, he was very thoughtful, had a good temper, and was very tolerant.

It was like this when she was gentle with the empress back then. The empress occasionally played a little temper in front of the emperor to seek some benefits for her family. As long as it was not too much, the emperor would basically agree.

What Wen Wan wants, there is nothing she can't get.

Even now the emperor is thinking about some things, and he doesn't care about the queen.But Ruan Jiqing felt that in his bones, he was still a very gentle person.

Just like to Shen Nian, it is a bit inappropriate to compare Shen Nian with the queen, but the situation is the same.

Ruan Jiqing has been with the emperor all year round, and he is the person who understands the emperor's thoughts best.

There is no doubt that the emperor wants the military power in Shen Nian's hands, and it is reasonable to favor Shen Nian.But now this sign is obviously wrong, and there is a bit too much petting.

Ruan Jiqing couldn't help wondering in his heart whether the emperor had no intention of giving Shen Nian a way out.

If there is nothing Shen Nian can use in the future, then what is waiting for him is a death sentence?

Thinking of these thoughts, Ruan Jiqing felt chills in his heart, he had a good impression of Shen Nian, he only hoped that Marquis of Zhenbei could see the facts clearly as soon as possible, and it would be best to save his life.

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When Ruan Jiqing was full of thoughts, Qi Junmu had already stepped on the wooden steps, which creaked when he stepped on them.

Qi Junmu looked up at the top of the pavilion. There seemed to be no end to the steps one after another, and they were very far away from him.

Speaking of which, he had never climbed this loft in his two lifetimes, if Shen Nian hadn't mentioned it suddenly today, he would have forgotten about this loft.In the eyes of many people, the attic in the palace is one of the evidences of Emperor Jing's absurd behavior. If they get close, they will become as absurd as Emperor Jing.

It's not because of this reason that Qi Junmu didn't climb the attic. The main reason is that in his previous life, he devoted himself to Daqi's court affairs. Externally, he wanted to expand Daqi's territory and protect the people's well-being. Internally, he wanted to keep the government clean and clear, so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment.

I also want to gain a good reputation through these, because the time to sleep is very short every day because of various excerpts, how can I have time to climb this.

Now Qi Junmu thinks that Shen Nian's proposal is still very good. Climb up the pavilion, relax and relax, climb high and look far away. If there is any poetry in your heart, you can also take the opportunity to express it.

This attic can be built to its current scale, which is inseparable from Emperor Jing's tough attitude.It is said that at that time, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry said that it was very unrealistic to build such a pavilion. Emperor Jing dismissed him without saying a word. .

Later, a small director of the Ministry of Industry made up his mind and worked hard to finally build the pavilion successfully, and of course he became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Here it is called the attic, like a small courtyard, there are two wing rooms, and then there is a large yard, the attic stands next to the wing rooms.

At that time, according to Emperor Jing's vision, he could stand in the attic and watch the performance of the beasts in the yard.

Only later, the attic was built and abandoned.

The attic is very high, and it takes a lot of time to walk up step by step.

Qi Junmu walked in front, and Shen Nian followed behind. There was a step between the two of them, and they were within reach. They didn't speak a word along the way.

I don't know how long it took, maybe it was a stick of incense, maybe it was two sticks of incense, in short, the two reached the highest point.

It is suitable for two people to stand on the top of the attic, perhaps because of the height of the building, it is a bit cool to stand on it.

Qi Junmu said in his heart, this place can be used as a watchtower in Beijing.

Standing here, you can see the moat, and if the enemy really attacks here, you can also see the progress of their siege.

Thinking of this, Qi Junmu's face froze, and his expression suddenly became a little ugly.

He will not become the king of subjugation, what do he think about those.

The emperor shook his head, trying to get rid of the thoughts in his mind just now, but after seeing Shen Nian inadvertently, he froze.

Shen Nian's expression was very strange, like a little sad but not like.He stood there in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking, his eyes were illusory.

Qi Junmu frowned. To be honest, he didn't like to see Shen Nian like this, so he followed the man's gaze and looked into the distance with a dry cough: "What are you looking at?"

All I can see are distant mountains and houses as small as a finger, but what is so sad about this.

Shen Nian said: "You can see far away from here, everything is very small."

The most important thing is that it doesn't matter if you can't see people. The imperial city generally faces south from the north. Standing in this place and looking south, you can see the road out of Beijing.

A person walking on that road may be like a grain of sand, unable to enter the eyes of people from afar.But when the endless line appeared, no matter how small it was, it could always be seen by the people standing on the attic.

Whether you go out of Beijing or return to Beijing, you can always see it, and there is always one among countless people who wants to see it.

As for the people above the attic, who can see half of it, who knows that he is standing here, and who knows how he is feeling?

Qi Junmu hummed along with Shen Nian's words, then he laughed and joked: "It's just too small, otherwise you can see Shen Qing's house standing here."

After hearing this, Shen Nian raised his eyes and said softly: "Even if you can't see it, you still know that one of the thousands of households is the one."

Qi Junmu felt that there was something in Shen Nian's words, and it was not easy to continue, so he pursed his lips into a slight smile and stopped talking.

After blowing the wind for a while, my body is not so dry and hot.

The night eroded the last light in the sky bit by bit, and palace lanterns began to light up in the palace.

During this period, the emperor did not urge Shen Nian to leave, nor did he say anything else.

They stood silently on the attic with each other, as if they were the only ones in the world.All troubles are far away at this moment, and the hustle and bustle of the world seems to not exist.

Shen Nian knew it was getting late, they should go down.

Before leaving, Shen Nian really wanted to ask the people around him a question, but he moved his mouth, but in the end he still raised his eyebrows and did not make a sound.

There were only the two of them in the attic, and it was hard for the emperor not to notice his tangled expression, so Qi Junmu said, "What's wrong?"

Shen Nian shook his head, he originally wanted to ask the emperor what he would do if one day he was betrayed by someone he liked.

But this can't be asked, the emperor is the emperor, he has a favorite queen.And no matter how much he was favored by the emperor, he was still just a courtier. Even if he got the privilege at this moment, there were some things he shouldn't ask.

Standing on a high place, all mundane things seem to be far away, but they have never been really far away.

After going down to the attic, the emperor is still the emperor, and he is still the Marquis of Zhenbei.

If the words he asked became a thorn in the emperor's heart, it would be bad.

So Shen Niangong said: "It's nothing, the emperor's sky is getting late, we should go down."

Qi Junmu knew that this was not the truth, for a moment, he felt a little uncomfortable, because Shen Nian concealed it.But this is an extremely small emotion, which was quickly ignored by him.

Shen Nian restrained his emotions from the standpoint of a monarch and minister, he should be happy to have such a minister.

Qi Junmu said calmly: "If that's the case, let's go down."

Shen Nian knew that the emperor had seen through him, he smiled wryly in his heart, and could only pretend not to know.

When walking down, the atmosphere between the two was a little silent, which was different from the silence when they climbed up to the attic at the beginning, and it was obviously more uncomfortable this time.

After going down the attic, when Ruan Jiqing walked towards him, the emperor completely regained his composure. In order to ease the atmosphere, he said with a smile: "Shen Qing standing on it can solve the confusion in my heart?"

Shen Nian hurriedly said: "My confusion has been resolved, thank you Your Majesty."

The smile on Qi Junmu's face remained undiminished, and he said: "You are my minister, and I still have to rely on you in many places. If you can rest assured, I will be relieved."

Shen Nian immediately vowed to show his loyalty.

Ruan Jiqing watched from the sidelines with envy and pity.

That night, Qi Junmu left Shen Nian to have dinner in Qianhua Hall, Shen Nian didn't eat much all day.

This dinner was a little bit hard to swallow. The emperor was as kind as ever, and he liked to eat a lot.But he just felt uncomfortable all over. At first he didn't understand the reason, but when the emperor put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a thin towel, he suddenly understood.

I can't eat because of the emperor.

Qi Junmu's performance was the same as before, his actions and expressions were very similar, but others seemed to be wearing a mask, which was very fake.

Since Shen Nian returned to the capital, Qi Junmu has always been more serious to him, no matter whether it is using or using tricks, he has been frank and frank.Now that he changed his tactics, Shen Nian got used to his magnanimity and suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.

Wanting to understand this, Shen Nian looked at the emperor, and felt that the current emperor was like a child who was sulking alone and didn't want others to see it. Suddenly, Shen Nian had the urge to laugh.

He thought so and did it.

Qi Junmu looked at Shen Nian and laughed suddenly at him, he was stunned for a moment, blinked, and smiled slowly.

With a smile, the monarch and his subjects remain the same.

Shen Nian did not stay in Qianhua Palace that night, sleeping during the day was authorized by the emperor, so it would be inappropriate to continue sleeping at night.

Qi Junmu didn't even think about keeping him. Others said how Shen Nian was favored so much, that was a real thing, if these things brought problems to Shen Nian's reputation, then it was not his intention.

After Shen Nian returned to the guard's resting place, the emperor called Ruan Jiqing, he said: "Find someone to find out what happened to Shen's house."

It is definitely not a trivial matter to make Tangtang Zhen Beihou become like this, and some things may not be easy for Shen Nian to solve, so he, the emperor, must understand.

Ruan Jiqing sympathized with Shen Nian in his heart, and also felt that the day had finally come.

When he was about to leave, he only heard the emperor say again: "This matter must be kept from Shen Nian, if he hears anything wrong, I will take you for questioning."

The chief eunuch who was sympathetic to others just now gave all his sympathy to himself in an instant.

For things that obviously have nothing to do with him, he is the one who will be punished in the end, and no one deserves sympathy for him.

When the emperor was doing these things, a large number of people inside and outside the palace did not fall asleep.

Needless to say in the palace, the Queen Mother was the first one who couldn't fall asleep.The last time the emperor helped Shen Nian to explicitly reject the Queen Mother's proposal, which made her very unhappy, and Lin Xiao comforted her afterwards to suppress her anger.

But because of this, the Empress Dowager would be in a bad mood whenever she heard that Shen Nian was valued by the emperor.

This is especially true today.

Qi Junmu actually gave Shen Nian a spring bath in the palace, and even climbed up the palace pavilion built by Emperor Jing with him.

Normally, the Queen Mother wouldn't be very angry, but now these two things add up, it's like someone lit a fire in her heart, making her feel very uncomfortable.

Shen Nian's position in the Queen Mother's heart is the same as that of Qi Junzhuo, and she is not liked very much.

When she learned that Shen Nian had returned to the Imperial Guard to rest, the Empress Dowager smiled and said: "This Marquis of Zhenbei is almost comparable to Qi Junzhuo's position in the emperor's heart. I can't see what our emperor does. Understood, Qi Junzhuo is fine, after all, he is the emperor's younger brother, he saved the emperor's life, but Shen Nian has a higher status than the other princes."

What the queen mother said was very unreasonable. If Qi Junyan and others were to have the same status as Qi Junzhuo, she would definitely not be able to bear it.Furthermore, Qi Junyan and the emperor used to be competitors and rivals, and they wished to kill each other.

As for Shen Nian, Da Qi's hero, he protected the northern border, the safety of the capital city, and the lives of tens of thousands of people, the kind that the common people praised.

In several states and counties along the northern border, the emperor couldn't compare to Shen Nian's reputation there.

Ruyan is also aware of this, but she won't say it.

All she can do is to follow the Queen Mother's words: "Queen Mother, no matter how much the Marquis of Zhenbei is favored, he can't compare with Princess Fuhua's position in the emperor's heart. Prince Jin is no match for Princess Fuhua."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager's expression became even lighter, and she said: "If the emperor really knows the importance as you said, I won't be worried."

Ruyan looked at her face and spoke more cautiously: "Queen Mother, the emperor is still young, and there are some things that need your advice."

These words really entered the Queen Mother's heart, she glanced at Ruyan, thought deeply and did not say anything else.

Where the queen mother could not see, Ruyan let out a soft breath.

The Empress Dowager paid attention to the matter about Shen Nian, and Wen Wan also heard about it.

Wen Wan has received a letter from her mother in the past two days, saying that Wen Yao has been feeling bored at home these days, and he already knew that he was wrong in the past, let's see if the emperor can relax and let him go out and do something real thing.

Wen Wan still cherishes Wen Yao's younger brother.

There are many confidants in Wen Zhuo's backyard, and there are always one or two who are favored and don't take her mother seriously. When she was weak, Wen Yao protected her a lot.

She also knows that Wen Yao's nature is still very good, but in the past two years, he has become more and more arrogant due to his mother and the emperor.

Thinking of the emperor, Wen Wan's face changed so much, since the last time she went to Qianhua Palace in person, she has never seen the emperor again.

She didn't know what the emperor wanted to do, or how far he wanted to push her.

Thinking of this, she gently bit her lower lip unconsciously.

When Yutao entered with the iced watermelon, Wen Wan had already suppressed all expressions on her face.

Yutao smiled and said, "Ma'am, this watermelon has just been chilled, come and taste it."

Being gentle and weak, I can't eat too cold food, but after so many days of recuperation, I can taste something that has been slightly chilled.

Wen Wan sat down, picked up a piece of watermelon and ate it.

After she finished eating, she asked Yutao to share it with others, Yutao smiled and said: "The servants are lucky."

Wen Wan teased her, and then casually asked: "How is the emperor recently?"

Yutao nodded, and she said: "I heard from the people in Qianhua Hall that the emperor is the same as before, and there is no special person around him." The implication is that there are no other women around the emperor except gentleness.

"Then what happened to Zhen Beihou?" Wen Wan asked again.

Yutao said: "The Marquis of Zhenbei is now a celebrity in front of the emperor, and he has more trust from the emperor than Ruan Jiqing." Speaking of this, she said mysteriously: "My servant heard from the people on the side of the queen mother that Princess Fuhua is here. The second son disguised himself as a woman and went out of the palace when he met the Marquis of Zhenbei and was stopped, and the queen mother was very angry because of this."

"Your Majesty, do you think the Emperor values ​​Zhenbei Hou so much, does it mean that he intends to recruit a consort for Princess Fuhua?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Wen Wan said sharply: "The empress dowager is angry because Princess Fuhua disguised herself as a woman and didn't take anyone with her, because she was afraid that she would be unsafe. The people of Zhenbei Hou were valued so much by the emperor during the filial piety period. If this matter is reported by the empress dowager And the emperor heard, watch your tongue."

"Yes, yes, it's all slaves talking nonsense." Seeing that Wen Wan was really angry, Yutao quickly knelt down and admitted her mistake.

"No matter where you heard this, it must not come from Weiyang Palace. If anyone breaks the taboo of this palace, don't blame this palace for being merciless." Wen Wan did not smile with her this time , his face became more serious.

Yutao nodded hurriedly.

After saying this, Wen Wan asked her to back down.

Being favored by Shen Nian is not a good thing for the Wen family, there are conflicts between the Wen family and Shen Nian, Wen Yao even hates Shen Nian when he mentions it.

These days, she has been comforting Wen Yao, telling him not to be too impulsive.

Shen Nian being so beautiful doesn't mean it's a good thing, maybe it's a reminder.

Now Wen Wan thought to herself, no matter what the emperor thought, Shen Nian's more troubles would be the best thing for the Wen family.

Several masters in the palace have their own ideas, especially civil and military officials.

Some people think that Shen Nian's fate is good, and even enjoy his father's share of credit.

There were also people who sowed discord in front of Qi Junmu, saying that the emperor now values ​​Shen Nian more than him, Prince Jin, and so on.

Qi Junzhuo didn't even look at the group of people after hearing this.

On the contrary, the atmosphere of the Lin family was a little stiff because of this incident. The main reason was that Yue Shi felt a little sour in her heart. She said to Lin Xiao like this: "It used to be Wen Yao, then it was Prince Jin, and now it's Shen Nian. There is a place in the emperor's heart."

Lin Xiao said: "When did the emperor and the queen mother lose Lin En in their hearts, and when did the rewards in the palace miss him, what do you care about these things?"

"Can this be the same? The empress dowager's favor is different from the emperor's." Yue Shi was a little unwilling: "I just think that in the emperor's heart, it's time for Lin En to come."

Lin Xiao couldn't figure out what was going on in her head, and he didn't want to talk about this topic, so he said that he still had business, got up and went to the study.

Yue Shi sighed behind him.

And no matter what everyone thinks, Shen Nian's life is as usual, but if it is not necessary, he will rarely return to Shen's house.

The days go by like this day by day, under the calm water, there are turbulent waves.

More than a month later, news came from the western region, saying that the repair work was progressing smoothly.Prince Rui Qi Jun banqueted the Minister of Justice Xing Yi and Cheng Jin to personally inspect the border repair work, and things in the western border were progressing very smoothly.

Qi Junmu is naturally satisfied with such news. The frontier defenses in the western border are well repaired. Even if Xidi has the intention of invading in the future, Da Qi's western border will not be helpless in an instant.

Naturally, the emperor wanted to reward this good news. He specially wrote an imperial decree to send it to the western border as quickly as possible to encourage Qi Junyan and others.

Some people were happy while others ridiculed. In private, there were some people who mocked Qi Junyan, Prince Rui. As the son of the former emperor, he worked so hard to build a house at the frontier.

And amidst the discussion among the crowd, Shen Nian noticed that there was no news of Chang Sheng coming from the western region.

This was different from what he and the emperor had expected.

Chang Sheng should be ordered to enter the northern border, but now there is no news of Chang Sheng.

Faintly, Shen Nian was a little worried.

This worry soon became a reality, because not long after the awards were given to the Western Territory, news came from the Northern Territory that Chang Sheng had disappeared from the Northern Territory.

When the news reached the capital, there was an uproar inside and outside the court.

Shen Nian looked at the emperor who was sitting firmly on the dragon chair with serious eyes.