The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 37 Part 5

After dismissing Wang Jun, Shen Nian lay back on his lounging chair and thought to himself that the Emperor's mind was truly hard to read. He had appeared before the Emperor almost every day recently, and yet he had not heard a single word about Prince Jin's return.

Everyone called him the Emperor's favored minister, yet who would have guessed that there were things he only found out about after everyone else?

To be a favored minister in such a state was rather laughable.

Shen Nian felt that perhaps he had been sleeping too little—his mind was turning to mush.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 372 Part 1

Chapter 372

The man was gasping for breath, clearly exhausted, and couldn't finish his sentence—he just kept pointing behind him with one hand.

But no one felt like asking further questions.

What was there to see? Without even looking, they knew that cement road had probably been washed clean away.

The rain last night had been torrential—like someone pouring buckets from the sky!

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Shen Nian was turning all this over in his mind, and when he saw the expectant look on the Emperor's face, his own face crumpled into a bitter expression. "Your Majesty, to be honest, this humble subject didn't really have any particular reason for entering the palace."

His tone was so forlorn that even Qi Junmu couldn't bear to hear it. He laughed and said, "What's this? My Marquis Zhenbei, who's never feared even enemy blades on the battlefield, now looks like a wronged child? Come, tell me. If someone truly has bullied my Marquis Zhenbei, I will see justice done for you."

Shen Nian had been feeling rather embarrassed about the whole thing—he'd left his house and found himself with nowhere to go in all of the vast capital.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 371 Part 4

If it had been some other issue—something the common folk simply didn't understand—Fang Zichen wouldn't have been so upset. It would have been unreasonable to come down too hard on them for that. But this was about money, and that was what truly made his blood boil.

At this very moment, riding on horseback, he was cursing Old Man Qiu over and over in his mind.

Zhao Ger found it amusing: "Husband, so are we really not building the road anymore?"

"No," Fang Zichen said flatly.

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 37 Part 3

Shen Nian turned to leave, but Ruan Jiqing caught his arm. Glancing at Yutao, he said: "Marquis Shen, do allow this servant to announce you before you go—it will only take a moment."

Yutao frowned slightly, a flicker of confusion in her eyes.

Ruan Jiqing paid her no mind and walked straight to the hall doors, knocking twice. After the Emperor's somewhat cool voice came from within, he announced: "Your Majesty, Marquis Zhenbei requests an audience."

"Shen Nian?" The Emperor clearly hadn't expected that name. "Let him in."

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Because of the earlier water-diversion and bandit-suppression affairs, Fang Zichen had built up prestige in these villages. Recruitment went smoothly—everyone was scrambling to sign up.

Though nobody knew why they needed to build such wide roads, whatever the prefect said was what they followed. Working with him couldn't be wrong.

After land acquisition in Anhe County, Shunan, Luoshan County, and other places, construction had all begun. But Anping County ran into a small problem.

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 37 Part 2

Seeing Shen Nian's expression, Wang Jun assumed he was truly curious about the gossip. Eager to curry favor with Shen Nian and ride the Marquis Zhenbei's rising tide, he naturally didn't want his superior to stumble over such taboos. So he lowered his voice further and said, "My lord, you grew up in the North Frontier. You may not be familiar with what goes on in the capital. The scar on Young Master Lin En's face—he got it while saving His Majesty's life..."

These were matters known to anyone in the capital with even a bit of standing, and Wang Jun recounted them without any hesitation.

Shen Nian finally understood. No wonder the Empress Dowager's attitude toward Lin En had seemed so peculiar—he hadn't realized there was so much history behind it.