After wearing the book, the regent quit.

Nalan Wan was seriously ill for a few days, and the imperial physician in the palace had to come every once in a while, and every time he came out, he just shook his head and sighed.

Everyone kept silent, but the people in the harem and the Ministry of Rituals had already started the funeral, and it was rare for the previous court to be quiet for a few days.

Shen Mu finally had time to look for that hairpin.

Although the medicine city is small, it has all kinds of internal organs. There are more than twenty pawnshops of all sizes, and the hairpin Shen Mu wants is of an ordinary style, so it is difficult to find it in a short time.

It has been raining continuously for the past two days, and the wind mixed with chills swept in. The big raindrops hit the eaves and roofs, and slid down the edges, causing splashes on the waterlogged ground.

In the still night, a rumbling thunder broke the tranquility of the early morning. Sen Mu's eyelashes trembled, turned over and woke up, and called Ah Qing to tie his hair.

The sleepy-eyed man was leaning on the soft edge, his soft blue hair hanging down behind him casually; at this moment, he was lazily looking at the rainy curtain outside the window, the tails of his eyes were red, and there was mist in the long and narrow eyes, perhaps he was not awake yet.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed, Shen Mu turned around, and the loose neckline slid slightly, the skin as white as winter snow was looming, and the clear and straight collarbone in the dark room gave off a sense of unconsciousness.

Being swept lightly by Shen Mu's phoenix eyes, Ah Qing blushed inexplicably, and hurriedly looked away, lowering her head to help her master change her clothes and comb her hair.

The sound of rain outside the window was still there, Shen Mu sighed in his heart, stared at himself in the mirror for a while, and then asked Ah Qing, "Is the carriage ready for the palace?"

Shen Mu rushed into the palace not because of Nalan Wan, but because of the headache that Xiao Fan had endured for many years.

The headache has been with Xiao Fan for many years, and it cannot be cured or suppressed. Every time it occurs, the pain is so painful that people lose their minds.

In the past few years, Xiao Fan hid the disease very well, and almost no one knew about it except Jing Yan, until the day Nalan Wan passed away, the headache suddenly broke out, and Xiao Fan lost control of his emotions on the spot.

Even though he killed all the people involved afterwards, the incident spread rapidly in the palace of the former court, and even among the people, the absurd rumors that "the new emperor was tragically possessed by a ghost" spread one after another.

Since then, Xiao Fan's cruel and violent nature has been fully exposed, and the "those who oppose me perish" method of governing the country have gradually taken shape, and the removal of the original body has also quietly accelerated the process.

Putting away his drifting thoughts, Shen Mu lowered his head and fastened the jade belt around his waist, and asked softly, "How is the Empress Dowager?"

Ah Qing shook her head when she heard this, "His Majesty has sent more people to guard it these days, so there is no news from the harem at all."

Shen Mu, who bent over to get the memorial on the table, frowned subconsciously after hearing the words.

The news being blocked is a warning signal, which contains two possibilities.

One is that Xiao Fan blocked everyone's news.

Second, Xiao Fan deliberately blocked the news of him alone.

When they rushed all the way, Xiao Fan was discussing matters with others in the imperial study, and Shen Mu was waiting outside the mahogany corridor.

The draft wind that rushed in from outside the hall was mixed with a trace of coolness, Shen Mu lowered his head and gathered the fox fur cloak on his body, heard a steady footstep behind him, turned around and saw Xiao Huan walking towards him with strides.

The young man was dressed in blue clothes with a dashing and heroic appearance, and his body was covered with cold moisture. When he approached, Shen Mu could clearly feel the heat emanating from his body, and couldn't help sighing.

It's good to be young, and you won't be afraid of the cold if you wear so little.

After the two saluted each other, they only heard Xiao Huan chuckle, his peach blossom eyes curved, "What a coincidence."

Across the doors, Shen Mu outside the door heard Xiao Fan whispering in the room, and immediately someone opened the door, inviting Xiao Huan and Shen Mu to enter.

The young man was dressed in a black robe with a dark golden auspicious dragon pattern lingering on it, and his slender and tall figure made it difficult to leave his sight.

Xiao Fan raised his eyes when he heard the sound, and paused slightly when he saw that the person who came was Shen Mu, then he looked away as if nothing had happened, and said to Gao Ying who was opposite him, "Let's talk about this matter after the matter of the Empress Dowager."

What is there to "say" again?Why was Gao Ying the one he was looking for?

Shen Mu looked at the calm Gao Ying in front of him, and frowned.

Gao Ying responded respectfully, turned around and bumped into Shen Mu head-on, swept away by his scrutinizing eyes, the man trembled unconsciously, saluted hurriedly and wanted to flee in a hurry.

"Master Gao."

When Shen Mu passed by with a look of fear on his face, he softly called out to him.

Seeing through Gao Ying's strong support, Shen Mu only smiled slightly, and reminded in a gentle tone: "It's been cold recently, Mr. Gao, remember not to get sick; if something happens accidentally, you won't be able to serve His Majesty."

"Yes, yes, my lord, you are right..." Gao Ying subconsciously glanced at Xiao Fan, and did not raise his head when he saw the person, he could only nod repeatedly, his thin face twitching slightly.

Disdainful to argue with him, Shen Mu took two steps forward, handed over the memorial in hand, and said in a steady voice, "This is what I saw when reviewing the memorial these two days, Your Majesty, please have a look and deal with the relevant persons according to law."

The intensity of cracking down on corrupt officials has not been affected, the impeachment of corrupt officials has been continuously sent to the Regent's Palace, Shen Mu took advantage of this to find out all the "former accomplices", and use Xiao Fan's hand to eradicate these people one by one.

One is to eliminate future troubles, and the other more important thing is to show favor to Xiao Fan and let him know that he is gradually delegating power and has no intention of coveting imperial power.

Before the words fell, Xiao Huan handed over another memorial at the same time, his clear smile remained unchanged, "Boldly guess, the regent and his ministers must have come for the same thing."

"Very good." Looking at the two lists of highly overlapping officials, Xiao Fan's eyes became colder, he raised his head and said with a half-smile, "You two have a good understanding."

Emperors are most afraid of forming cliques for personal gain, not to mention that both Xiao Huan and Shen Mu have special identities. Thinking of this, Shen Mu opened his mouth to distance themselves, "They are both corrupt officials, so the list should naturally be the same."

"In that case, the ninth brother will go to investigate," Xiao Fan responded lightly, looked up at Shen Mu, and said calmly, "No matter who is behind him, if there is a problem, no one will be let go. "

At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps from far to near outside the imperial study room. A moment later, a servant knelt down in a hurry outside the door and asked for instructions loudly,

"Your Majesty! The Emperor and Empress Dowager are suddenly critically ill, please make sure to go there!"

At this moment, Chongning Palace is kneeling inside and out.

Except for three or four imperial doctors standing by, only the empress dowager and two concubines were kneeling not far away from the main hall, which made Shen Mu and Xiao Huan who came together very eye-catching.

The candlelight was flickering and the light was dim. Xiao Fan, who came first, stood not far from Nalan Wan, looking down at the old man with his eyes closed.

The skinny woman's face was thin and thin, her chest no longer rose and fell, and her whole body could no longer see a trace of vitality.

The white-haired imperial doctor, who was over half a century old, said with a sad face, "The Empress Dowager has passed away, and I will go to Your Majesty to express my condolences."

Xiao Fan lowered his eyes and responded lightly.

The woman who was against him everywhere and wished that he died without a burial had left.

According to etiquette, Xiao Fan, who was expressionless, slightly bent down and covered Nalan Wan's face with a feather quilt, heralding the real death of this person.

The moment his right hand just touched the feather quilt, Nalan Wan, who was declared dead, opened his eyes suddenly, raised his two skinny hands, and strangled Xiao Fan's neck tightly.

Shen Mu's pupils trembled, and he stood up abruptly.

The air seemed to be frozen at this moment, and everyone watched Xiao Fan, the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, being strangled by a dying old man, and no one reacted for a while.

"Xiao Fan, you killed my son, you will die badly!"

Blood splattered in the blink of an eye, Nalan Wan's screams tore through the silence, and the withered hands pinching Xiao Fan rolled to the ground, making two muffled sounds, and the disgusting smell of blood spread instantly.

Rolling blood drops dripped from the sword body, Jing Wen held the long sword and knelt down in front of Xiao Fan.

A moment later, Nalan Wan, who had a distorted face, was pinned down on the bed and couldn't move. He looked at the bloody wound, as if he couldn't feel the pain, and laughed heartily while vomiting blood, "You think you killed my son and sat on the throne?" , can you sit back and relax?"

"Xiao Fan, a broom star like you, who kills people, just waits to die alone for the rest of his life hahahahahahahahaha..."

In the deathly silence, the creepy evil smile made people's hair stand on end; only Nalan Wan's voice was getting weaker and softer, and the soft bed was covered with dark red blood.

At this moment, there was only a thud, and the imperial doctor who announced Nalan Wan's death fell to the ground with a muffled sound, his face was blue and his mouth and nose were bleeding, he must have committed suicide by taking poison.

The stinging pain from the needles swept across, and the sharp pain swallowed up people's rationality. It was as if his lungs were tightly clenched and he couldn't breathe. Xiao Fan heard his heavy breathing, and his chest rose and fell rapidly.

The maid serving Nalan Wan climbed to his feet and said fearlessly, "Your Majesty, this matter—"

A cold light flashed in Xiao Fan's eyes, and the dagger in his sleeve slipped down his palm; he swung his wrist and threw out the sharp blade, and only heard a puff, and the maid inserted a silver knife into her throat, the back of the knife was instantly dyed red, faintly reflecting the cold light.

The surrounding scenery began to shake violently, Xiao Fan pinched his palms, and a hoarse and low voice sounded in the hall,

"All the people in Chongning Palace will be executed."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. When he looked back, he bumped into Shen Mu's line of sight impartially, and their eyes collided.

The pain blurred his vision, and it was very difficult to keep standing, Xiao Fan gritted his teeth, and walked away quickly amidst Jing Wen's exclamation, even his back was in a hurry.

The severe pain made people unable to think, his head seemed to be cut open by a human being, and it was about to explode at any time, but he still uncontrollably recalled a name with two words.

Shen Mu, it's Shen Mu again.

Just now Xiao Fan couldn't see the man's face clearly, but he could imagine the man's expression almost effortlessly.

Is it mocking?Disdain?or mercy?

He thought of the two days, those obedient words that made him almost let his guard down, those actions that seemed to subconsciously defend him, those smiles that made people feel warm and safe——

And the note that Gao Zhan handed him.

Using Nalanwan skillfully, the nine kings can become emperors.

The man was the same as eight years ago, trying his best to bring him out of the quagmire, and the rhetoric he promised was just to trick him into falling into the trap.

As Nalan Wan said, everyone around him wanted him dead.

When Shen Mu rushed to the Mingcheng Palace, he could faintly hear the sound of porcelain being smashed to the ground in the palace, and a row of trembling court ladies were kneeling outside the palace.

I don't know if there are other people's eyeliner around, if Xiao Fan goes to find the imperial physician at this time, the news about the headache is likely to spread.

"This king wants to see His Majesty, get out of the way."

Jing Fan stubbornly stood in front of the palace door, holding the hilt of the sword in his palm, staring at Shen Mu with gloomy eyes, showing an attitude of refusing to give in at all.

Shen Mu took a step forward, the next moment a blue light flashed in front of his eyes, the tip of the sword pointed straight at the throat, as long as he moved forward an inch, he could see the blood sealing the throat.

Jing Fan's hoarse voice sounded next to his ear, "Swords have no eyes, please be careful in your words and deeds, Regent."

"You know how many eyes are staring at this place outside." Suddenly there was no movement in the room, Shen Mu took a deep breath, and said in a low voice, "If you are worried, you can follow me."

Hesitation flashed in Jing Fan's eyes, and he put down the green sword in his hand vigilantly.

Without obstruction, Shen Mu immediately drove away the maids around, and pushed open the palace door without hesitation, but after looking around outside the door, Xiao Fan was nowhere to be seen.

Ignoring that the ground is full of mess, the hall is empty and desolate, and the furnishings in the house reveal a sense of lifeless coldness. As soon as Shen Mu stepped into the hall door with his front foot, he was sternly pulled by someone before he could stand firmly on his back foot, and there was a thud on his back. He bumped into the hard and cold palace door, blocking Jing Fan out.

The young man who rushed out from the corner pinned Shen Mu's shoulders and nailed Shen Mu to the door, unable to move at all.

At this moment, the eyes of the young man who murdered without blinking before a cup of tea were bloodshot, the veins on his forehead burst out, and there was almost distorted anger in his black eyes.

Shen Mu knew that he might have lost his mind at this moment, so he tentatively said softly, "Your Majesty—"

The gust of wind blowing by his ears brought up a strand of hair from his sideburns, Xiao Fan slammed his fist quickly and hard on the palace door, the fist was only an inch away from the left side of Shen Mu's face.

The smell of blood poured into his nostrils irresistibly, and Shen Mu felt warm liquid dripping down his hair.

The young man who had an absolute advantage in height bent down slightly, and his breath hit Shen Mu's face. The extremely coercive breath trapped him like a cage.

The long eyelashes trembled, and Shen Mu saw a faint layer of black and blue on Xiao Fan's eyelids.

The distance between them was only a few inches, the breaths of the two intersected, and Xiao Fan's overheated breath almost melted Shen Mu.

Xiao Fan's strength in restraining him did not change, and the hand that hit the palace door made a soft sound of joint friction; Xiao Fan was panting heavily, as if he was afraid that Shen Mu would not be able to hear him clearly, he gritted his teeth and moved his head closer. Almost touching Shen Mu's earlobe, he bit out a sentence word by word: "Shen Mu, every time you call Gu like this—"

"Gudu only wishes he could tie you up and humiliate and torture you severely."

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PS: The quilt covering the face is a private setting, the plot requires it, please let the party know~