She originally planned to finish the drawings and then go back to her Snowfall Courtyard to rest.
It's too late to finish drawing...
She herself didn't even know when she fell asleep on the table.
Gu Mu got out of bed with a hint of regret and stood up.
Shen Ling is such a scatterbrain; she even asked him what was wrong at a time like this?
Do we even need to ask?
A man and a woman were alone in a room for an entire night, but nothing happened.
Gu Mu sighed with melancholy.
At this moment, Shen Ling also raised her head from the table, tidied her slightly messy hair, and then noticed the manuscript papers that had been blown about by the wind under the table.
She fell asleep suddenly yesterday and didn't properly put away these manuscript papers.
The window was open at night, and at that moment, manuscript papers were scattered all over the floor.
Shen Ling quickly bent down to pick up the manuscript papers, but before her hand touched them, it touched another, larger, warm hand.
Shen Ling raised her head and met Gu Mu's gaze with perfect understanding.
It turned out that Gu Mu also wanted to pick up that stack of manuscript papers.
The two exchanged a knowing smile. Gu Mu picked up the stack of manuscripts and placed them on the table, while Shen Ling walked to the side and picked up the other manuscripts.
After picking up all the manuscript papers, Shen Ling carefully held them in her arms.
This is the future, the fairytale house His Highness will give her.
Shen Ling looked at Gu Mu and smiled gently: "Your Highness stayed up so late last night, you must not have slept well. I haven't finished these drawings yet, so I'll go back to Xue Luo Courtyard to continue drawing them, so as not to disturb Your Highness's rest."
Gu Mu nodded and didn't stay.
He was going to the morning court session.
Since the promise has been made, to make Shen Ling the empress who will rule the world.
He will definitely do it.
In the imperial court, the young emperor was drowsy.
Without the Empress Dowager's support, the young emperor attended the morning court every day, but he knew nothing about what he was supposed to do. Listening to the ministers was like listening to gibberish.
The ministers who submitted memorials would shake their heads and sigh with regret at this time.
Fortunately, the Southern Kingdom still had a regent who reviewed their memorials every day, which allowed the Southern Kingdom to function normally and even prosper.
Therefore, seeing the regent sitting in the court, the ministers felt much more at ease.
This regent was like the anchor of the Southern Dynasty.
With the regent absent, the Southern Dynasty is destined to fail to overcome the previous crises.
The ministers, who were well-versed in politics and national strength, naturally knew that if the regent did not attend to state affairs and relied solely on the young emperor, the Southern Dynasty would inevitably be destroyed sooner or later.
However, because the Southern Dynasty had a regent, they were able to enjoy the peace they see today.
For a small country, peace and independence are rare things.
This means they have enough time to conserve their energy and develop gradually.
Both of these can be found in the South.
Whenever Gu Mu sits in the court, all the ministers' eyes will be focused on him, and the young emperor will have nothing to do with it.
Only when they saw Gu Mu did those ministers show the respect they deserved.
After listening to the ministers' reports as usual, Gu Mu clapped his hands.
Outside, two guards were leading a person, bound, toward the court.
Sitting directly in front of Gu Mu, one of the guards kicked the back of the bound man's knee, causing him to kneel down.
The ministers below were all curious.
Why is Your Highness bringing someone to court bound at this time?
After all, if His Highness wants to execute someone, he can simply give the order; there's no need to make a fuss about it in front of them.
but……
The ministers were stunned when they saw the face of the person kneeling on the ground.
This person looks so much like the young emperor, as if they were made from the same mold.
Those distinctive, thick, eight-shaped eyebrows have a somewhat comical quality, giving the impression that "a furrowed brow reveals that things are not so simple."
Both of them had the same small, beady eyes, as if they were still half asleep.
Originally, when the young emperor grew up, some ministers felt sorry for him when they saw his appearance.
After all, the old emperor was of royal blood, and his parents were both very good-looking. Not to mention the empress dowager, who was deeply loved by the old emperor, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was stunningly beautiful.
Since the old emperor and empress dowager both have double eyelids and big eyes, how come the young emperor didn't inherit any of his parents' good looks at all?
Gu Mu could only sigh. It was a pity that people back then didn't understand genetics at all; otherwise, the fact that the young emperor was an illegitimate child would probably have been exposed long ago.
Nevertheless, the person kneeling on the ground had fair skin and a rather delicate and feminine nose and mouth.
He looks a bit like a gigolo.
If it weren't for her eyebrows being so distracting, she could be described as a low-budget version of a K-pop idol.
No wonder the Empress Dowager took a liking to her.
"Your Highness, this..." When the Prime Minister saw the man brought in by Gu Mu's men, and then saw that he looked exactly like the young emperor, he understood seven or eight parts of the situation.
However, it would be extremely disrespectful to rashly expose the royal family's scandals.
As for Gu Mu, if he didn't want to be emperor, he would still help uphold the dignity of the royal family.
But if he sets his sights on that position, then the most important thing is how he can rightfully ascend to the throne.
He originally planned to wait for the young emperor to lose his temper and make a move against him first, then he would find an opportunity to retaliate.
But... once the Empress Dowager died, the young emperor simply lay down and accepted the ridicule.
It's like sitting on the background in the imperial court; even though Gu Mu has sidelined them, they can't muster the slightest thought of resistance.
Before, the young emperor could still boast to Gu Mu that he was the emperor, the supreme ruler.
Hopefully, those people will show him some respect.
Now, upon seeing Gu Mu, her imposing aura has already weakened somewhat, even showing a hint of timidity. She will keep her head down and quickly walk around him, trying to avoid face-to-face confrontation.
As for his desire to avenge his mother... the young emperor had long since concealed it from everyone.
I don't know if it's still there.
After all, a regent in power is not someone a young puppet emperor can contend with.
"This person...this person looks so much like me?" Normally, with Gu Mu around, the young emperor wouldn't dare to speak carelessly.
After all, what he said didn't matter; only what Gu Mu said mattered.
Moreover, the more you say, the more mistakes you make. If you upset Gu Mu, even though he is the emperor, he will ultimately suffer.
Without the Empress Dowager, there is no one left to protect him.
But... upon seeing that person, the young emperor felt a bad premonition for no reason.
Without thinking, I blurted out the question out of curiosity.
Upon hearing this, all the ministers in the court focused their attention on the young emperor, their expressions frozen.
As everyone knows, the young emperor doesn't look like the old emperor at all, and he doesn't even look much like the empress dowager.
They hadn't thought much about it at first,
At this moment, His Highness brought in a person who looked exactly like the young emperor...
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