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

Xu Yuanyuan, the Second Madam and others were all confused by this sudden change.

By the time they reacted, the people Xu Yuanyuan brought were already lying on the ground, screaming and crying.

"What's going on? Who is that person?"

Xu Yuanyuan was confused and suddenly thought of the legendary royal secret guards. He was shocked. Could they be the Regent Chu Musheng's men?

She didn't dare to argue anymore and fled from the Xu family mansion in a panic with the injured servants and maids.

The Second Lady looked at the mess on the floor and asked the servants to clean it up before returning to their rooms to wash up. She even called in a doctor to see some of the people who were seriously injured.

There were also a few blood marks on Dingdang's face. She pulled Xu Keke aside and whispered in her ear.

"Miss, did the prince send someone to protect you?"

Xu Keke looked around and spoke to Dingdang in a low voice.

"I saw that the black figure just now was slender, so she should be a woman. Could it be one of Dingxiang and Yaju?"

When An Liu, who was hiding in the dark, heard this, she choked and almost vomited blood. She was a top secret guard, but in Miss Xu's mouth, she became an ordinary dressing maid.

Come to think of it, it’s no wonder they didn’t know.

The secret guard camp of the Chu royal family is a place full of mystery and legend.

The Dark Guard Camp is located in a secluded place deep within the Imperial Palace, surrounded by high walls and heavily guarded.

The training here is extremely rigorous, and only those who have passed multiple rounds of selection and possess outstanding talent and strong will are eligible to enter.

The training content of the Dark Guard Battalion is all-encompassing, from martial arts secrets to the art of divination, from assassination techniques to intelligence gathering, all of which are mastered.

Every secret guard has to go through high-intensity training day after day, regardless of the cold or heat, without a moment's rest.

Not only do they have to master unique martial arts, but they also have to learn how to hide themselves and complete their tasks in various complex environments.

Secret guards need to be proficient in various weapons, good at close combat, and have keen insight and decisive decision-making ability.

The coaches of the Dark Guard Camp are all well-known masters in the martial arts world. They have extremely high expectations of the Dark Guards, and any mistakes will be severely punished.

But it is precisely this almost cruel training method that has created the extraordinary strength of the secret guards.

The secret guards are loyal to the royal family. They are the royal family's secret weapons and stand up at critical moments.

They helped the royal family solve problems. Their existence was one of the important guarantees for the stability of the Chu royal family's rule.

However, the existence of the Dark Guard Camp is little known to the public, and only core members of the royal family and a very small number of powerful people know its details.

To the outside world, the Dark Guard Camp is always shrouded in a veil of mystery.

In order to protect Miss Xu, the prince actually sent two secret guards, which shows how high the status of this girl is in the prince's heart.

An Liu naturally didn't dare to complain to Xu Keke at all.

……

Shen Qingfeng has been very depressed these days, and naturally he has heard the rumors about Xu Keke.

Xu Ke was sent back to the Xu family. He wanted to go to the family to propose marriage, but no one in the family agreed.

They said that the girl from the Xu family had lived in Prince Sheng's mansion for several days, and her body must be unclean. Even if she was disliked by the Regent, no one else could touch her.

For the sake of his official career, Shen Qingfeng suppressed his possessiveness towards Xu Keke.

Whenever Shen Qingfeng thought of Xu Keke's cute little appearance in his dream, his heart was filled with emotion.

Today he made an appointment with his cousin's wife to go to the inn, wanting to vent.

My cousin’s wife is a young woman with some charm, and there is a hint of seductiveness between her eyebrows and eyes.

She arrived at the inn room as promised, and saw Shen Qingfeng's anxious look, and said coquettishly.

"Shen Lang, you are so anxious to ask me to come here, but you miss me?"

Shen Qingfeng pulled his cousin's wife over and held her in his arms, breathing rapidly.

"Cousin, I am troubled, and you are the only one who can relieve my sorrow."

My cousin's wife gently pushed him away and said with a sweet smile.

"You, do you want to talk to me about your worries?"

Shen Qingfeng didn't care about these things at all. His mind was full of Xu Keke's figure, and at this moment he just wanted to seek some comfort from his cousin's wife.

He ignored his cousin's struggle and kissed her lips roughly.

Just as the two were struggling, his cousin's wife whispered in his ear.

"Shen Lang, I'm pregnant with your child."

Shen Qingfeng froze all of a sudden!

He pushed his cousin's wife away, straightened his clothes with a dull face, and walked out without saying a word.

Only his cousin's wife was left sitting in the room of the inn, at a loss.

"This heartless person, doesn't he want this child?"

Shen Qingfeng walked out of the inn and was greeted by his followers.

"Master, why did you come out so soon?"

"Go home."

Shen Qingfeng got into his carriage without looking back.

In the carriage, Shen Qingfeng's mind was in a mess.

In the dream he had, his cousin's wife became pregnant with his first child during this period.

What did he do in the dream?

He married Xu Keke and asked his cousin's wife to go to the village to secretly give birth to the child.

The child was a boy, and he brought him home and registered it under Xu Keke's name. Xu Keke was a fool, so he wouldn't tell anyone.

But her maid was not stupid and was very protective of her mistress. He had no choice but to order people to drown the maid in the pond.

The dream was so real that he even saw the little maid who was drowned in the pond in the prison not long ago.

Shen Qingfeng once thought that was his prophetic dream.

but---

There was no Regent Chu Musheng in that dream, but now the Regent is still actively in charge of the government.

He thought it was just a false dream.

But today, the news that my cousin's wife was pregnant overlapped with my dream again.

Shen Qingfeng was confused. He could no longer distinguish between dreams and reality.

However, the same situation is before him again. What choice should he make?

After returning home, Shen Qingfeng locked himself in the study.

In the dream, he initially didn't want the child.

But my cousin's wife refused and threatened him that if he didn't take responsibility, she would make the whole thing known and ruin his reputation.

He thought that if he married the silly girl, he could bring the child home to raise. After negotiating with his cousin's wife, she agreed.

But given the current situation, can he still follow the path he dreamed of?

I can ask for your permission to marry her, but my family might not be happy about it and I might even offend the Regent.

If I don’t marry Xu Ke, where can I find a fool to help my cousin recognize her son?

Given my cousin's wife's personality, she will definitely ask him to take responsibility for the child. How can he be responsible?

Once the truth is known to the world, his official career will be completely hopeless.

After a sleepless night, the next day, Shen Qingfeng knelt in front of his grandmother and mother and told them everything about him and his cousin's wife.

After hearing this, both Old Lady Shen and Madam Shen were shocked and angry.

The old lady was so angry that she hit the ground with her cane.

"You rebellious son, you actually did such a ridiculous thing! You are going to ruin the reputation of my Shen family!"

Mrs. Shen's face also turned pale, and she pointed at Shen Qingfeng's nose and cursed.

"What do you want us to do? The verbal engagement between you and Xu Keke is invalid, and now you still..."

Shen Qingfeng lowered his head, a look of regret on his face.

"Grandma, Mother, I know I was wrong. But now that things have come to this, I hope you can find a solution for me."

The old lady pondered for a moment and analyzed the matter carefully with the two of them.