Chapter 203 (Besieged on All Sides)
You don't have to think about anything. It's happy to be with Gu Chaochao every day, but for the sake of long-term consideration, you shouldn't be overly addicted. Shen Mushen 'recovered' for half a month, and on the third day after the emperor fell ill, this carefree time ended.
Early in the morning, Gu Chaochao was awakened by a slight noise. After struggling to open his eyes, he saw that Shen Mushen was fully dressed and seemed to be ready to go out. She was stunned for a while, and couldn't help sitting up: "Are you going to be worth it?"
"It's time to go after taking a break for so long." Shen Mu looked down at her.
He got up too early, it was still dark outside, and the room was extremely dark. He was afraid of disturbing her rest, so he didn't turn on the lights, but he still woke people up.
"It's still early, you sleep a little longer." In the dark room, he spoke very gently.
Gu Chaochao pursed his lips: "How can I sleep."
In the past half a month, the emperor must have been tortured by the harem of the previous dynasty. Now that he suddenly goes to the top, the emperor may not dare to do anything to him for the sake of the overall situation. , may also disregard to punish him.
Although the latter is unlikely, but this kind of old and confused dizzy gentleman has always played his cards according to common sense, and she can't guarantee that Shen Mushen will be fine this time.
Even if there was not enough light, Shen Mushen could clearly see the worry on her face, and after a pause, he raised his lips: "He dare not do anything to me."
Gu Chaochao frowned.
"Now, the courtiers have begun to invite the crown prince." Although Shen Mushen didn't walk around the harem of the former court during this time, he was not ignorant of the outside world. He can have as many eyes and ears as he wishes.
Gu Chaochao understood in an instant.
This Laohunjun started playing with women at 12 or 13. He lost his body early in the morning. He has taken many concubines over the years and gave birth to a few children, but the children born of inferior sperm are all weak and sick, and none of them survived. Adult, now Laohunjun is more than seventy, but he doesn't even have a child.
If a prince is to be established, he will have to choose one of the heirs of the royal family. Unfortunately, the older he gets, the more suspicious he becomes. For fear that the non-biological child will kill him for power after becoming the prince, so he would rather leave the affairs of the court to Shen Mushen. The eunuch also refused to appoint a prince to assist him.
After all, no matter how powerful an eunuch is, he is still nothing but a servant in the harem, but the prince is different. He is the real master, and he is still the master who will be supported by the ministers.
"So he won't do anything to me," Shen Mushen said, seeing her slightly parted red lips, his fingers suddenly started to itch, but instead of reaching out to touch her, he gently twisted it twice Finger, "Don't worry, and sleep for a while."
Gu Chaochao nodded obediently.
Shen Mu raised his lips deeply, and then turned to leave.
Gu Chaochao watched his back disappear, sighed and lay back on the bed, staring blankly at the beam of the roof. The words Shen Mushen just said really comforted her, but they also aroused her new worries-
Shen Mushen's current popularity is because the emperor can't live without him, but what if the emperor suddenly died one day? Is he helpless?
It would be good if the mission could be finished before the emperor died, but once the emperor died and the mission was not over, neither she nor Shen Mushen could escape death.
Thinking of this, Gu Chaochao was completely drowsy, and when he was about to get up, there were two knocks on the door.
"Master, Master Zhangyin has sent someone here, saying that the emperor is not angry, please rest assured."
Gu Chaochao did not expect that he would send someone to tell her, and after a while, he chuckled and whispered: "It's been a while, I'm afraid I've just arrived. Let's go somewhere." She wanted to come here to reassure her, so she sent someone here before she could see the emperor.
On the other side, in the bedroom.
The emperor lay reclining on the bed, looking at the sudden appearance of Shen Mushen and sneered: "Is your illness cured?"
"If you go back to the emperor, it's alright." Shen Mushen's expression was calm, as if he was really returning from illness.
"I didn't know you were so noble before, but after kneeling for two hours, I couldn't get sick again." The emperor has been tossed enough these days, and when he saw him, he couldn't control his anger, "I want to come back these days. Are you very leisurely?"
"Minions dare not." Shen Mu lowered his eyes deeply.
He does not allow himself to be ridiculed and humiliated. After scolding a few words, the emperor also felt bored, so he scolded him for dealing with the mountains of memorials.
Shen Mu responded with a deep response, sat down directly at the table on the side, lowered his head and began to review the memorials one by one. pile.
The emperor woke up from sleep, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw a thick stack of memorials in Shen Mushen's hand.
His eyelids twitched: "What are these talking about?"
"Please ask the emperor to establish a reserve." Shen Mushen replied.
"They want to be beautiful!" The emperor was in a hurry and suddenly coughed violently.
The palace servant who was serving on the side quickly stepped forward to pat him on the back, and Shen Mushen also stood up, but did not step forward to serve.
After the emperor coughed for a while, he looked at him again: "Burn them all!"
"Yes."
"Wait!" The emperor stopped him again, "Write down whose memorials are all, and which prince is the one who asked to be established. , I want to see, I'm not dead yet, who would dare to covet my country!"
"Yes."
He did whatever Shen Mushen said, quietly without any objection, like a qualified tool person. The emperor looked at him, and his heart eased a little, and then thought of the woman who had caught a glimpse of that day, and his brows wrinkled again.
He was completely in a struggle. If he didn't care about wanting that woman, I'm afraid that Shen Mu would not be used by him in the future. If not... During this period of time, he even had that face in his dreams, so he told him to just give up. , how can he be reconciled?
The emperor stared at Shen Mu for a long time, and there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
Shen Mushen continued to look at the memorial, until it was over in the evening.
The emperor knew that if he wanted not to establish a prince now, he would have to prove to the ministers that he could handle state affairs. Shen Mushen was very important to him, and he couldn't be too ruthless, so when he put down his memorial, he said lightly: "It's not time. It's early, your body is not yet fully recovered, go back and rest."
"Yes." Shen Mushen responded and turned to leave. When he went out, he encountered Qian You, the minister of the military who had always been indifferent to him. After nodding, he was about to leave.
"Isn't the palm print unwell, why didn't you take good care of your illness, and instead ran to the emperor's bedroom, so you wouldn't be afraid to pass the sickness to the emperor?" Qian You refused to let him go easily.
Shen Mushen's expression was indifferent: "Our family is just injured knee, why is it sick? Besides, the emperor needs our family, our family must be loyal." The
implication is that the rumors outside are false, and he is still the emperor. The most inseparable person.
Qian You was stunned for a moment, then frowned, just as he was about to ask carefully, Shen Mushen had already left.
Qian You entered the room with a cold snort, and saluted immediately after seeing the emperor.
The emperor gave him a cold look: "Why did you come here suddenly?"
Qian You heard the displeasure in his words, and his heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't say what he wanted to say.
"Needless to say, I also know, but it's for the purpose of establishing a reserve?" The emperor's face was expressionless, and there was still a hint of anger in his words, "I think you guys wish I'd die sooner!"
Qian You was taken aback: "Wei, Wei Chen never meant this!"
"Then what do you mean!"
Qian You hurriedly said: "We Chen is afraid of the eunuch's dictatorship, and that Shen Mushen will be unfavorable to the country!" The
voice fell, and Qian You swallowed without hearing the emperor's rebuttal. After drooling, he had an idea in his heart: "Your Majesty, think about it, is he not as obedient as he used to be?"
After that, he looked up at the Emperor, "That night, even the servants could see it. , his pair of food looks exactly the same as the first queen, he has served in front of the first queen for so many years, can't you see it? He dared to leave that woman in the room, obviously he didn't look at you, this is not only Is it a blasphemy to the first empress, or is it disrespectful to you! If it goes on like this, I am afraid that he will become more and more difficult to control."
"So what, he is a rootless eunuch, and he still wants to rebel?" The emperor disdain, " It will never be more dangerous than the crown prince."
Qian You dared not answer his last words, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "But Your Majesty, you can't be caught by a eunuch, can you?"
This sentence accurately pierced the emperor's mind. Shen Mushen's pretending to be sick and resisting this time was regarded as a wake-up call for him, making him somewhat jealous.
Seeing this, Qian You twitched the corners of his lips twice, but in the end he refrained from laughing: "Besides, the emperor, the minister has already inquired about it, that woman was born exactly the same as the previous queen, and she has the same name, don't you think it's strange? "The
emperor was taken aback.
"It must have been the empress who was reincarnated because she was reluctant to bear you. Your Majesty, do you have the heart to let her be humiliated by a eunuch?" Seeing his expression, Qian You knew that the big event was over.
The emperor took a deep breath, thinking of something and his face completely sank.
After Shen Mushen returned to the Supervisor of Literacy, after having dinner with Gu Chaochao, he called over the eunuch who was serving the emperor and asked him what Qian You had said after he came. After I send him out, the servant doesn't know what he said to the emperor."
Shen Mu pondered for a moment, then told him to withdraw.
In the next few days, the memorials were reviewed in a timely manner, and several courtiers who made the memorials were sent to the court. The harem of the former dynasty was finally calm.
After the emperor recovered, he sent two little eunuchs to Shen Mushen.
"It's still too tiring for you to review the memorials by yourself. You can teach them more in the future. After they are also sinners, they have all read the books of the sages for a few years. If you want to get started, you will not be slow, and you will be more relaxed in the future." Open your mouth.
Shen Mu's eyes darkened, and he looked at the two of them, the two little eunuchs, and suddenly shrank.
The emperor was dissatisfied with the timidity of these two people, but there was no better candidate, so he raised his face to support the scene for them: "Why, you don't want to?"
"The emperor is kind, and the servants lead the way." Shen Mu said concisely and concisely.
A trace of disdain flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he left. Shen Mu took a deep look at the two who were left behind, and really started to teach them, but after the teaching, he said lightly: "You two, you still have family members outside."
The two were stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer, but after meeting Shen Mushen's gaze, a layer of white sweat suddenly appeared.
"What should be said in the future, what should not be said, judge for yourself," Shen Mu glanced at the two of them deeply, "If you feel that the emperor cares about you, you will have no worries, then you will be free." The
two were so frightened that they didn't dare . After going out, when asked by the emperor after returning, he only dared to say how Shen Mushen tried his best to teach, and did not dare to mention the threat at all.
After knowing that Shen Mushen didn't violate the yang and yin, the emperor was still satisfied, and once again felt that Qian You was making a fuss. Just as he told the two to back down, someone else came. After seeing who the visitor was, before he knelt
down to salute, the emperor couldn't wait to ask, "How is she today?" I
went to the kitchen and made some food."
"She didn't like to go out before, and she always had cakes in the house. I used to laugh at her when she was old and still looked like a little girl." A layer of folds are piled up on the top, but the eyes are extremely strange, as if nostalgic for the past, but also as if they can't distinguish between reality and fantasy.
The person who came heard the words and nodded with a dry smile, not daring to say anything more.
On the other hand, after hearing that there were two more little eunuchs in the imperial study, Gu Chaochao frowned: "Is he trying to slander you?"
"He won't succeed." Shen Mu comforted deeply.
Gu Chaochao sighed: "It seems that things are worse than I thought."
She originally thought that as long as the emperor lived for one day, she and Shen Mushen would be safe for one day, but now it seems that is not the case. Those officials in the court wanted Shen Mu to die, and the emperor was now trying to disintegrate his power.
Gu Chaochao remembered that the sneaky figure she saw in the daytime was clearly the old eunuch who had served the emperor for many years. She pursed her lips and looked at Shen Mushen apologetically: "It's all my fault."
"Don't think too much . ," Shen Mu comforted in a deep voice, "I will handle everything."
Gu Chaochao pursed his lips, his brows still furrowed. Shen Mu couldn't bear to see it, and finally reached out to smooth her brows. After all this was done, both of them were stunned.