The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 50 Part 2

After the exchange between Qi Junmu and Shen Nian, the Emperor's gaze finally turned to Qi Fan and Wen Yao.

The warmth on the Emperor's face vanished. He furrowed his brow slightly and said, "What business do you two have in the palace?"

At those words, both Qi Fan and Wen Yao felt rather wronged.

Ordinarily, they would not have had such thoughts. But they had just watched the Emperor treat Shen Nian with warmth, courtesy, and even closeness, which had given them the illusion that the Emperor might treat them the same way.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 379 Part 4

Shunan was quite far from Hezhou. The Qin family soldiers, leading the new recruits, had been marching for a day and had just arrived at Zhonghuan Town. They were now resting at a tea stall by the roadside. The Qin soldiers told the stall owner to boil some hot water. The new recruits had brought buns with them, but they hadn't brought water—they'd been drinking at tea stalls along the way or at streams. 

There were two tables of travelers sitting inside the tea shed. The new recruits sat by the roadside outside, drawing envious looks from those people. Two horse-drawn carriages came from the opposite direction and stopped outside the tea stall. A tall, burly man stepped down from the first carriage.

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 50 Part 1

Chapter 50 

The false smile on Qi Junmu's face was noticed by Shen Nian the very first moment he saw it. In his mind, whenever the Emperor truly smiled, the corners of his eyes would curve downward, and his brows and eyes would be brimming with warmth.

But now, the Emperor's smile was merely a smirk – his mouth smiled, but his eyes did not, and his gaze was piercingly cold.

Shen Nian had a feeling that the Emperor was not smiling at him, but at Wen Yao and Qi Fan, who were standing some distance away.

Without any particular reason, Shen Nian was convinced that this was the truth.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 379 Part 3

Zhang Quan and his men had pretty generous stipends. They could regularly afford wine at a few dozen copper coins a catty. Now they took a sip, let out a blissful ah, as if they'd taken some divine elixir and ascended to paradise—absolutely delightful.

Guaizai fed a few grubs to Gungun and Dandan, then ate a few himself. They were indeed crispy and fragrant. Satisfied, he stared at Zhang Quan. "Uncle, is this wine really that good?"

"Mmm!"

Guaizai was intensely curious. "Does it taste like chicken?"

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 49 Part 2

Though he called it a discussion, Qi Junmu had already made up his mind. This was merely a notification.

So when everyone had assembled, Qi Junmu bid them rise from their salutes and said, "These past few days, the court has been buzzing with talk about Chang Sheng's disappearance, and each of you has your own candidate in mind. I have given it careful thought and have decided to let Yang Jinglei lead the Imperial Guard to thoroughly investigate this matter. What do you all think?"

"Yang Jinglei?" Censor Shi was astonished.

Qi Junmu nodded casually and said, "Today, when I was returning to the palace after visiting the Marquis Zhenbei's residence, I saw him on the road. He has been resting at home for some time now; it is time for him to come out and do something."

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 379 Part 2

"Wang Ger, how's your boy doing? Wasn't he stung the day before yesterday? Feeling any better now?"

"Much better. The night before last he was in so much pain he couldn't sleep, but I didn't hear him complaining today. Though ever since he heard those conscription officers are heading to Hezhou for training, he's been going on and on about wanting to join the army too."

"My boy's the same—won't listen no matter what I say. His father gave him a good thrashing, and then he had the nerve to blame his father for it!"

"Blame him for what?"

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 49 Part 1

Chapter 49 

By nature, Shen Nian would not have spoken such words in front of Old Madam Shen. To outsiders, he might appear as a brute who lacked all courtesy, but in truth, he wore a mask in most situations to get through life.

Toward the Shen family—for whom he felt little affection—he would still offer the necessary respect and save face, as long as they did not cross him.

Toward court officials, even knowing full well that many despised him and wished him dead, he would still greet them with a smile when they met. And of course, the more displeased they looked, the more cheerfully he smiled.