The regent is determined to get the daughter of a minor official.

In a second-floor room of a high-end inn in Beijing, the gauze curtains swayed gently in the wind.

From inside came the man's slightly heavy breathing and the woman's soft cries.

In broad daylight, a man and a woman were making love on the bed.

The man had a handsome face, but also a bit wild and unruly. The woman had a beautiful face, but her eyes were hazy.

Their clothes were scattered on the ground casually, and the air was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.

The man hugged the woman tightly, as if he wanted to rub her into his body.

The woman said coquettishly, put her arms around the man's neck, and responded to his passion.

Just as the two were whispering to each other, a rapid knock on the door broke the charming atmosphere in the room.

"Sir, the old lady has sent people everywhere to look for you."

The anxious shouts of the followers were heard outside the door.

Shen Qingfeng frowned and shouted reluctantly at the door.

"Why are you so flustered!"

The attendant said anxiously outside the door.

"Sir, the old lady sent someone to look for you. She said there's something important going on at home and asked you to return home quickly."

Shen Qingfeng sighed helplessly, looked down at the woman in his arms, his eyes full of unsatisfied feeling.

The woman nudged him gently and spoke softly.

"Shen Lang, since something has happened at home, you should go quickly."

Shen Qingfeng stood up and quickly put on his clothes. He kissed the woman lightly on the forehead, then turned around, opened the door, and left with his entourage.

The woman looked at his departing back, feeling a sense of loss in her heart.

She touched her belly and found that he was already pregnant. She wanted to tell Shen Lang today, but she didn't expect him to be called away by the servants so soon.

Shen Qingfeng and his entourage quickly returned to the Shen Mansion and went straight to his grandmother's yard.

Old Madam Shen was sitting on the couch waiting for him, with two maids massaging her shoulders.

"Grandma, why are you so anxious to call your grandson back? Is there something big going on?"

Shen Qingfeng sat down on the chair next to the couch, with some dissatisfaction in his tone.

"You all get down."

Old Madam Shen sent away the maids and nannies who were serving her.

After they all left, Mrs. Shen spoke.

"Feng'er, I'm afraid you won't be able to marry the young lady from the Xu family, with whom you have a verbal engagement."

"Why?"

Shen Qingfeng frowned slightly. He had originally planned to go to the Xu family to propose marriage as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, Miss Xu was thrown into jail for offending the Regent, but it doesn't matter, he can wait.

Then I heard Mrs. Shen say again.

"Today, rumors are swirling in the streets and alleys that Miss Xu from the Xu family is the Prince Regent's favorite.

If you come to propose marriage again, won't that mean you're stealing a woman from the Regent? Do you still want this bright future?"

"The Prince Regent has his eyes on Coco? How is that possible? Isn't it said... Grandmother, what should we do about this? I will marry no one but Coco."

Seeing that her grandson was still so stubborn, Mrs. Shen felt unhappy and snorted.

"How can you be so foolish, child! The Regent is extremely powerful, how can our Shen family compete with him?

Besides, the young lady from the Xu family is a fool, and her family can't help you in your official career, so what's the use of her?"

Shen Qingfeng clenched his fists, unwilling to give up, and argued with reason.

"Grandma, when Coco was little, she hit her head while helping me, and it was you who promised us marriage.

My grandson has always been grateful to Coco and has been waiting to marry her after she reaches marriage age. How can I give up just because the Regent interferes?

Old Madam Shen shook her head and spoke earnestly.

"Feng'er, don't act on impulse. You are well aware of the regent's position in the court.

Given the current situation, we have no choice but to give up the engagement. This is not only for your own good, but also for the good of the entire Shen family. Don't be so stubborn anymore."

Since it concerns the entire Shen family, Shen Qingfeng is speechless.

He left his grandmother's yard with a sad face and returned to his room, feeling unwilling.

Shen Qingfeng had a dream not long ago, in which he had three women.

The first was his cousin's wife, the woman he met at the inn today.

My cousin was a captain of a thousand men and died on the battlefield at a young age for his country.

After his cousin died, the woman actually invited him to meet her privately. He thought it was something important and went.

After just drinking a cup of tea, he became unconscious, and then the two of them had an affair.

He and she just got what they needed, and in the dream, the woman gave birth to a son for him.

He brought the son back to the Shen family and told everyone that Xu Keke's son was Xu Keke's. Anyway, Xu Keke was a fool and would not tell anyone.

The second woman was Xu Keke, his legally married wife.

Although Coco is stupid, her stunning figure makes him obsessed and is what he desires most.

In the dream, Coco glared at him fiercely and said with gritted teeth before dying.

"I will never see you again in this life!"

But he couldn't bear to do so. Although he treated Keke badly in his dream, used her, and harmed her relatives, the only person he truly loved was Xu Keke.

The third woman… He was too lazy to think about it, she was just someone he tried to please in order to get to the top.

Shen Qingfeng lay on the bed, his thoughts in a mess.

Just as he was worried, there was a knock on the door.

"Master, Madam wants you to come over."

Shen Qingfeng got up helplessly, tidied his clothes, and walked towards his mother's yard.

"Mother, are you looking for me?"

Mrs. Shen looked at him and said worriedly.

"Feng'er, the matter between Miss Xu and the Prince Regent is causing a stir in the city. You must not be confused."

Shen Qingfeng frowned.

"Mom, I still can't let go of Coco."

Mrs. Shen sighed.

"You child, why are you so stubborn? If Miss Xu enters the Regent's mansion, even if the Regent dislikes her and kicks her out, her reputation will be ruined. If you marry her, how will you survive in this capital in the future?"

Shen Qingfeng remained silent and sighed in his heart. It seemed that it was just a dream, but it made him unable to pick it up or let it go.

What really made Shen Qingfeng believe that it was just a dream was that in his dream, there was no regent in the court.

Yes, only in a dream without a regent could he easily become the prime minister!

……

Xu Mansion.

The west courtyard where the second house lived had been emptied, and the masters and servants inside had all left the Xu Mansion.

Old Madam Xu was accompanied by her granddaughter Xu Yuanyuan to check it out.

Old Madam Xu stomped the dragon-headed cane in her hand and complained angrily.

"These heartless people didn't leave behind any tables, chairs, benches, screens, or anything else."

She completely forgot that the dragon-headed cane in her hand was also bought for her by her second daughter-in-law at a high price.

Xu Yuanyuan was fanning the flames.

"That's right, that large gilded dragon-patterned screen in the Second Madam's room, Grandmother has had her eyes on it for a long time, but she just couldn't bear to give it away, saying it was an heirloom.

She was born into a merchant family, so how could she have any background? It was all bought by her money-grubbing brother from her mother's family."

The grandfather and grandson were singing in unison when the eldest lady came over.

"Mother, something terrible has happened. My daughter-in-law heard that Second Wife Xu Ke has been released from prison."

Madam Xu glanced at her.

"Why are you so anxious? The mistress of the house needs to behave properly and don't learn from the second wife.

No, our Xu family doesn't have a second branch anymore. Don't be like that merchant girl, who is so impulsive and unpresentable when faced with things."

The eldest lady choked when she was scolded by the old lady.

He quickly straightened his posture.

"Mother, there are rumors out there that Xu Ke has been favored by the Prince Regent and has been brought into the palace. Today, the concubines in the palace have given her rewards."

"What?"

Old Madam Xu's eyes rolled back and she was about to faint, and the old nanny beside her hurried forward to support her.