The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 29 Part 2

Old Madam Shen resided in the most secluded courtyard of the Marquis Zhenbei's mansion, a place of notable desolation.

Even before the Shen family was granted a noble title, when Shen Yi had piled up countless military achievements, Emperor Jing—though he tried to pretend otherwise—had occasionally bestowed gifts upon them.

But Old Madam Shen had never moved from that humble corner of the Marquis Zhenbei's mansion. From mistress of the family, to prisoner, to the Old Madam of the Marquis Zhenbei's mansion—she seemed to have grown accustomed to this ascetic life.

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Shunan was a three-day journey from Anhe County. Fang Zichen took the remaining twenty imperial guards and thirty Qin family soldiers and rode toward Shunan.

Guaizai sat in front of him, holding a big steamed bun as large as his own face and munching away with relish.

"Father, are you sure you don't want one?"

Fang Zichen: "…I just ate three."

"Father, your appetite ain't so good!" Guaizai said with some concern.

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Chapter 29 

Rumors — as they circulate, they gradually take on a different flavor

By the time the whispers from the palace reached the common people, they had turned into the Emperor's own golden words. Those who spread the tale swore on their lives, as though they had personally witnessed the Emperor dressing down the Marquis Zhenbei at the palace gates—and the crowd nodded along in eager agreement.

The rumors drifted out of the palace into the city, then circled back inside again.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 366 Part 2

The people of Xingping Village watched them leave, their hearts pounding.

Just a few short sentences—yet they couldn't quite understand.

Someone spoke, their voice scratchy as if they'd swallowed sand.

"Releasing the water? Really? Is this old man hearing that right?"

"No idea!"

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 28 Part 2

The more the Emperor acted like this, the more Xia Guo's mind raced.

The Emperor had not punished him, so the trouble must still be with Shen Nian. The Emperor was, after all, the Emperor—master of life and death over all under heaven. If he had favored Marquis Zhenbei but now there was a rift between them, the Emperor could hardly lower himself to coax a minister back.

Every situation needed a stepping stone—a way down from the heights.

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Chapter 366

When Zhao Ger heard the news, he was momentarily stunned.

The entire canal was now almost completely dug through and connected. Originally, the waterway had been divided into nine sections, with each section assigned to a different village below.

Now it was almost complete, but the remaining finishing work—according to the schedule—would still take about seven or eight days.

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Chapter 28

Watching the Emperor's tense expression, Shen Nian also knew that he had spoken out of turn, and couldn't help feeling a chill creep up his neck.

Qi Junmu had casually asked him about the reign title earlier, deliberately glossing over his earlier loss of composure—a signal for Shen Nian to pretend he hadn't seen anything, and let the matter pass as if it never happened. 

If Shen Nian were clever, and with their unspoken mutual understanding, he should have followed Qi Junmu's lead and said something perfunctory about how the Astronomical Bureau had naturally chosen an auspicious title, then taken his leave as a matter of course.