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.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 366 Part 1

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.

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 28 Part 1

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. 

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 365 Part 3

The big rocky mountain hadn't been blasted open yet. Fang Zichen was eager to go back and improve the gunpowder, so Zhao Ger stayed behind.

The blasted rocks on the mountain needed to be cleared away. Before Zhao Ger could even give orders, Tieda and a crowd of villagers charged up the mountain in a frenzy.

When they got there, everyone stood dumbfounded, rooted to the spot.

At the foot of the big rocky mountain, there had been a smaller hill.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 365 Part 2

After reconfirming the spot for the blasting and doing another survey, Fang Zichen headed back.

The villagers of Xiaping Village were baffled. The prefect had simply left like that, as if the whole thing were just a game. They had expected at least a chance to curry favor with him, but he gave them none.

But the next day, everyone noticed that all the sword-bearing imperial guards had been reassigned.

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Yang Jinglei knew very well how much the Emperor valued Qi Junzhuo. So after that line, he added that Prince Jin was safe, the assassin had gotten away, and he would look into the matter as quickly as possible.

They were in Qingzhou, and Qi Junzhuo was operating under Qi Junyou's name.

For the moment, it was unclear whether the assassin had been targeting Qi Junzhuo or Qi Junyou. Yang Jinglei was a cautious man, and before the matter was clarified, he naturally did not dare to write anything rash in his secret memorial.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 365 Part 1

Chapter 365 

Zhao Ger arrived early the next day. Zhang Quan was left behind in the village to keep an eye on the grain supplies. But when they got to the site, they found everyone was already working. From the looks of them—panting heavily, sweat beading on their brows—they seemed to have been at it for quite a while already.

Zhang Quan's expression was hard to read as he came over and said, "This bunch started working before dawn even broke."

Probably they'd been so happy from eating meat and getting paid silver yesterday that they couldn't sleep, so they got up early.