The little dark guard who travels between two lives

In the study of Wei Shen in Wei Shen's mansion, Wei Shen, the most powerful official of the dynasty, sat on the armchair with a gloomy face. He looked coldly at the three men in black kneeling on the ground and threw a badge on the table with contempt.

"We sent out ten of you, but only three of you came back, and you even let Qin Mingxuan escape unscathed. You guys are really good at fighting! What's going on? Is there no one left in the Prince's Mansion? We sent out all of you useless people."

The three people on the ground showed resentment on their faces, but they dared not speak, and could only bow their heads and apologize. The leader of them replied: "General, everything was going well, but two powerful characters suddenly appeared halfway. They were very skilled and could fight ten people at once. We were defeated and had to retreat. We have failed the prince and the general, please forgive us."

Shen Taiwei sneered: "Forgive me? You are the prince's men, and the prince has the final say on how to deal with you. The assassination attempt failed this time, and the emperor has been alarmed. Don't act rashly in the near future. Go back and report to the prince. Qin Mingxuan is a civil official, how could he have such a powerful guard around him? Let the prince investigate it carefully."

The three people on the ground stood up and prepared to leave, but were stopped by Shen Taiwei: "Also, according to my subordinates' intelligence, Yu Huaian, who is monitoring the administration of officials in the south, has obtained some important evidence of our people's crimes and is on his way back to the capital. Your Highness should know what to do. Go!"

Seeing the three men quickly cross the high wall of the Taiwei Mansion and disappear into the night, Taiwei Shen sneered, "A bunch of trash."

Shen Taiwei stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the vast night sky, his heart surging. Why can only the Xiao family sit on this throne? Are the kings, princes, generals and ministers of different races? !

Although my Shen family is not well-known, some people laugh at my Shen family for relying on women to make a fortune. Humph, so what. My daughters entered the palace one after another. My sister was able to raise the emperor and became the empress dowager of the dynasty. My daughter entered the palace and became a concubine. She also gave birth to the fourth prince, who is the prince and grandson of the Shen family.

A mere prince wants to use my Shen family to seek the throne. Why should my Shen family make wedding clothes for others? It's just a temporary cooperation. Shen Taiwei showed a meaningful smile on his face.

Qin Mingxuan took leave to stay at home on the pretext of recuperating from an injury, and watched his wife drink tonic medicine for calming the nerves and prenatal care for several days. After the court doctor confirmed that there was no serious problem and the fetus was stable, Qin Mingxuan, his daughter, and Yu Shen were completely relieved.

Remembering that the emperor had urged him several times in the palace, Qin Mingxuan took Xinhe and Yu Shen to the palace to pay their respects to the emperor and empress and express their gratitude. By the way, he asked about the matter of picking up Yu Huaian. Qin Mingxuan was always uneasy and worried about Yu Huaian's safety.

Xin He had been guarding her mother these days until she finally settled down. When she heard that her father was going to the palace to pay respects to the Empress, she immediately took out her jewelry box and asked Qing Qiu to dress her up.

Qingqiu loves to dress up the young lady. She is a chubby girl who sits in front of the mirror and lets Qingqiu dress her up. Dressing the young lady up like a fairy beside the Bodhisattva is a very fulfilling thing, and Qingqiu never gets tired of it.

Ji Wanran sat on the couch, watching her little girl being dressed up by Qingqiu, while gently stroking her belly with her hands, feeling that this was the greatest happiness in the world. Qin Mingxuan asked her to rest at home for a while and not to publicize the pregnancy, so Ji Wanran did not go to the palace this time.

Ji Wanran told her little girl: "Nannan, you must follow your father and brother Shen closely when you enter the palace, and don't act unruly!" Xinhe shook her head and acted coquettishly: "Oh, mother, Xinhe knows, Xinhe is the most obedient, the emperor and the queen like Nannan very much."

Ji Wanran smiled and nodded her daughter's head: "Yes, yes, you are the best!" Xinhe looked at herself in the mirror, wearing a pink dress and a peach blossom hairpin, and felt that she was so beautiful. She praised Qingqiu sweetly and happily followed her father and brother Shen, who had been waiting for a long time, into the palace.

As soon as he entered the palace, he saw Ziyuan. The Queen had already sent Ziyuan to wait for Xinhe and Yu Shen here. Qin Mingxuan entrusted Xinhe and Yu Shen to Ziyuan to take her to see the Queen, and he went to see the Emperor to discuss state affairs first.

Walking along with Aunt Ziyuan, Xinhe fully expressed her longing for Aunt Ziyuan and gave her her favorite pearl flower as a gift.

As a senior maid in Kunning Palace, Ziyuan received a lot of silver and jewelry. But when a little girl took out a small pearl flower and said to her earnestly that she wanted to give it to Aunt Ziyuan, Ziyuan felt the sincerity of the little girl and was surprised and moved.

Xinhe held the pearl flower and smiled sweetly at Ziyuan: "Aunt Ziyuan, this pearl flower is Xiner's favorite piece of jewelry. But Xiner feels that it must be very hard for Aunt Ziyuan to serve the Queen, so Xiner is willing to give this pearl flower to Aunt Ziyuan, and it will definitely make Aunt Ziyuan more beautiful." After saying that, the little meat ball even stood on tiptoes and struggled to help Ziyuan put the pearl flower on her bun.

Ziyuan felt warm in her heart and squatted down to make it easier for Xinhe to put the pearl flower on her. The little girl put the pearl flower on Ziyuan and looked at it carefully for a while, then said with a smile: "I'll tell you, Brother Shen, do you think Aunt Ziyuan is more beautiful?"

Yu Shen rolled his eyes at her, and seeing the little girl's expectant eyes, he could only reply sullenly: "Hmm!" Next time, he would never go to the palace with the little girl again. It was getting more and more excessive, and now the little girl had to drag him along to act as a supporting role for her when she was acting coquettish and cute.

When Zi Yuan brought Xin He and Yu Shen into the Queen's Palace, the Queen could tell at a glance that Zi Yuan was particularly happy today. She walked lightly and stroked her hair from time to time.

The Queen smiled and teased Ziyuan: "Since Xin'er came today, our Aunt Ziyuan is really refreshed!" Ziyuan was teased by the Queen, and she was a little embarrassed to bend down to let the Queen see the pearl flower on her head. She whispered back: "Miss Xinhe said that I have worked hard to serve the Queen, so she gave me her favorite pearl flower. But I know that Miss Xinhe is sincere to the Queen, and I am happy for the Queen!"

After hearing Ziyuan's words, the queen looked at Xinhe, who threw herself into her arms and acted coquettishly as soon as she entered the room. She felt a sour and sweet taste in her heart and couldn't help but hug the little girl in her arms tightly.

The palace was lonely, and the few warmth she felt in it was brought by a child who had no blood relationship with her.

Yu Shen was not as unruly and spoiled as Xin He. He politely greeted the Queen and thanked her: "Thanks to the Emperor's great grace, the Emperor and the Empress for their great care for Shen'er. Shen'er will live up to the Emperor's grace, accompany the Prince to study hard, and serve the royal family as soon as possible."

Xin He looked at the serious Yu Shen in the Queen's arms, and was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. He is indeed the future Prime Minister, so powerful!

The Queen smiled at Yu Shen and praised him, "It is true that a good father will have a good son! The Emperor has chosen you to be the prince's companion, and I am very relieved. You and the prince should help each other and make progress together." Yu Shen bowed, "Yes, I will follow your instructions."

The Queen was just about to ask Xin He and Yu Shen if they had recovered from their sleep, hoping that the night would not leave any bad influence on the child. Then a fat man rolled in like a ball and stopped in front of Xin He.

Xin He stared blankly at the ball. No, it was the Fourth Prince. She said in surprise, "Fourth Prince, I haven't seen you for a few days. How come you've become so much rounder?"

The fourth prince touched his bulging belly and looked at Xin He with infinite resentment: "It's all your fault, Sister Xin'er. You didn't let me accompany you to appreciate the lanterns, and as a result, without my protection, something happened to you and you were almost injured. I...I am worried about Sister Xin'er. I can only turn my grief into food. Only when I am full can I relieve my sorrow!"

Yu Shen felt annoyed whenever he saw this little fat boy. He ate like a ball and spoke like a super big white lotus. Even the fat girl was no match for him.

Sure enough, when the fat and white-lotus Fourth Prince held Xinhe's hand and complained about how much he missed her, complaining that Xinhe was too heartless and didn't even bother to send him a message, Xinhe felt that she had met her match. This Fourth Prince was already better than her master and his level was too high.

She could only bury her head in the Queen's arms in a sad tone to avoid the Fourth Prince's nagging. The Queen couldn't help laughing out loud when she saw that there was someone the little girl couldn't handle.

Seeing the empress, who was always dignified and seldom smiled, so happy, Zi Yuan couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes. She was the only one who saw how lonely and desolate the empress was in the deep palace, how much bitterness and grievance she had.

Fortunately, the heaven sent Miss Xinhe to the queen. Miss Xinhe is really a fairy from heaven!

"What are you so happy about? Tell me!" The emperor and Qin Mingxuan walked into Kunning Palace. Xinhe was like seeing a savior, and immediately got rid of the fourth prince who was still mumbling, and rushed over to hug the emperor's thigh.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are here. Xin'er missed you so much!" The Fourth Prince was not to be outdone and also rushed over to hug the other thigh of the Emperor: "Father, I miss you so much too!"

The emperor looked down at his fat son. The naughty child came to him every day and asked why his sister Xin'er hadn't come yet, which gave him a headache. He slapped the fourth prince on the butt and said, "You come to your father's place to make trouble every day. What do you want?"

When Xin He saw the Emperor reaching out to spank her, she immediately hugged her little butt and slid back into the Queen's arms. She looked at the Emperor warily, and did not forget to give him a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, Xin Er was frightened by the bad guys. She needs to be comforted. You can't spank her!"

The emperor laughed when he saw this fat girl who was trying to avoid him with her mean mind. He ignored the fat girl and sat next to the queen. He looked at Yu Shen who was standing quietly next to him, and then looked at the heartless kid next to him. They were both sons, but why was there such a big difference? "

The emperor waved his hand for Yu Shen to come forward, and patted the fat girl in the queen's arms. He said to Yu Shen: "I have heard your master tell you what happened. You two are both very good and brave, and you are good children. I have also sent people to meet your father and make sure he returns to the capital safely."

Yu Shen looked at the little girl in the Queen's arms who was showing off after receiving the praise, and bowed his hands to thank the Emperor: "Master's family and Shen'er are safe thanks to the Emperor's protection. The Emperor cares so much about Daddy, Shen'er will study hard and make progress, and be loyal to the Emperor and serve the country like Daddy and Master."

The Queen had just met Yu Shen and was not surprised by Yu Shen's answer. However, the Emperor was already looking at Xin He who was staring at Yu Shen in surprise, thinking to himself: "When you are away for three days, you should look at Xin He with new eyes. This kid has only been away for a few days, but he is so talkative. He was still a taciturn person when I saw him last time! Did he get infected by the chatterbox girl? The little girl is too contagious, isn't she?"

Qin Mingxuan looked at Yu Shen with satisfaction. After that night, Qin Mingxuan had already found that Yu Shen had changed a lot in just a few days. He studied and practiced martial arts more diligently, and the overly calm and even gloomy aura he had was gradually dissipating. As for Xin He's various mischiefs, Yu Shen, as an older brother, no longer had the same annoyance and disgust as before, but was more tolerant and accepting. Perhaps this was also a kind of growth.

Xinhe was also shocked today. Before, the fat prince put a huge pressure on her, and now she had a strong opponent who fawned on her in the palace. Now she found that Brother Shen was making rapid progress. Will she still have room to fawn on him in the future?

The little girl was sad, she leaned in the queen's arms and told the queen: "Xin'er has had a hard time. Brother Shen has said all of Xin'er's true feelings. The emperor can no longer hear Xin'er's true feelings, so the emperor no longer likes Xin'er."

The emperor couldn't hold it in any longer and laughed loudly while pointing at the sad fat girl. The fourth prince came up and continued to stab her: "It's okay, sister Xin'er, father doesn't like you, but I like you!"

The queen hurriedly comforted Xinhe: "I like you, you are the best child in the world..." The fourth prince next to her immediately looked at the queen eagerly, and his big black eyes begged the queen not to hurt the fourth prince's young heart.

The queen raised her lips and immediately changed her words: "Our Xin'er is the best girl in the world. Who can not like Xin'er?" Miss Xin'er hugged the queen's neck with satisfaction and said sweetly: "The queen is the best queen in the world. Xin'er likes her the most."

The queen was hugged by the soft little boy and acted like a spoiled child, and her heart was warm. There was another fat boy hugging her thigh beside her legs, and the fourth prince was persistently asking the queen if he was the best boy in the world.

The queen was surrounded by two little girls. Although they were not her own children, the sincerity of these two children moved and made the queen happy.

The queen hugged the best girl in the world and replied to the best boy in the world with a smile: "Yes, yes, our Jingyu is the best boy in the world."

After all, the Fourth Prince was a year older, so he knew how to be modest: "The Queen is kind to me, and I am very happy. I will still be the second best boy in the world. The Crown Prince is the best boy in the world. He is a good child taught by the Queen. I still have a little gap, just a little bit."

After saying that, he used his chubby little finger to indicate a slight distance. It was indeed just a slight distance. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see it.

The Queen laughed happily again. The Emperor stared at the Queen, who was smiling brightly, and suddenly realized that the Queen had never laughed so happily in front of him before.

In front of her, she was the empress who raised her sister's young son, and took good care of the prince, gentle and loving. In front of the concubines, she was a dignified and self-reliant queen. No matter how the concubines fought for favor, the queen always watched coldly like an outsider, calm... not like a wife.

The emperor was shocked to realize that the queen in front of him had never treated her as his wife. No matter how many beautiful girls and disputes there were in the harem, the queen always remained calm and composed. As long as it did not involve the prince, the queen never easily interfered with the concubines' jealousy over the emperor.

The emperor suddenly felt a little empty in his heart. He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad facing such a queen.

At this time, the chief eunuch walked in in a panic and whispered something in the emperor's ear. The emperor suddenly woke up and looked at Qin Mingxuan: "Mingxuan, you guessed it right, Huai'an is in trouble."