There was no anger or hysteria as expected.
Shen Ling calmly accepted this fact.
The prime minister, who was resting with his eyes closed in his study, suddenly heard a clatter. When he opened his eyes again, he found a pile of documents on his once clean and tidy desk.
There is a confession,
There are banknotes and banknotes.
There was correspondence...
These were all pieces of evidence Gu Mu obtained from Shen Chao regarding his treason.
The prime minister picked up the confession, which stated that the person who provided the confession had received orders from Shen Chao to assassinate His Majesty. The confession was also signed and sealed.
Several testimonies were presented, each one making the prime minister's scalp tingle.
"Chao'er suddenly disappeared, so it turns out she offended His Majesty...?" The usually composed prime minister's voice trembled slightly.
Looking at the evidence one by one related to Shen Chao's treason,
The prime minister felt dizzy, but he couldn't afford to collapse.
No one knew who had brought the evidence to him, because when the prime minister opened his eyes, all he saw was the evidence, and the room was empty.
This person was able to enter the Prime Minister's residence without anyone noticing; assassinating him would be very easy.
"Who exactly is it..." The prime minister's mind raced.
If this evidence is used by someone to threaten him, he will definitely make demands.
But right now, besides this evidence, there's nothing else.
Moreover, things like bank notes, letters, and confessions are impossible to obtain without a certain level of power and status.
Is this... the work of political enemies, or a reminder from one's own party members?
Or perhaps, it's an opportunity given to him by the Emperor?
The prime minister's hands trembled as he held the evidence.
He quickly lit a fire, threw all the evidence into it, and watched it turn to ashes.
He then wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He summoned his trusted aides: "Find out who it is, start with the people who provided the confessions..."
Although the prime minister was loyal, the crime of treason involved the life and death of nine generations of his family.
He dared not rashly take this evidence to His Majesty to plead guilty.
Loyalty should not be the only quality required to become prime minister.
...
On the roof of Kunning Palace,
Gu Mu and Shen Ling sat up and looked up at the moon.
Gu Mu put his hand on Shen Ling's shoulder, while Shen Ling rested her head on Gu Mu's body.
The cool moonlight shone on them.
From a distance, it appears serene and harmonious.
They remained silent, simply gazing at the starry sky.
Look at this world, so fragile and full of malice.
“Actually, I’ve remembered some things,” Shen Ling suddenly said, breaking the quiet atmosphere between the two.
Gu Mu recalled Shen Ling's behavior in Hidden City and knew that what she had said must be related to her background.
“I remember now, I’m not the Prime Minister’s biological daughter.” Shen Ling turned her head and stared intently at Gu Mu: “I have no relatives in this world.”
“No, you do.” Gu Mu naturally followed up, “Now that we are married, I am your family.”
In an instant,
Gu Mu saw starlight surging in Shen Ling's eyes.
Her eyes were red, but she managed a smile.
When a person has a weakness, they become much more vulnerable.
Shen Ling, who thought she had shed all her tears in her past life, now frequently shows her vulnerable side in front of Gu Mu.
In fact, Shen Ling didn't know.
Her encounter with Gu Mu in this life was already a bond sown several lifetimes ago.
"What else did you remember?" Gu Mu asked, looking at Shen Ling.
Not only Shen Ling, but Gu Mu also only had fragments of memories about that life.
They have all forgotten their past memories.
But Gu Mu believes that one day they will rediscover their memories of each other.
Those memories must belong only to the two of them, happy and sweet.
“I…I don’t remember…” Shen Ling said, “I only know that when I was three years old, I got lost, but all my memories before the age of three are gone…”
"Because I got lost, and there was a thick white fog all around, I kept walking, but I couldn't see the exit."
"I don't know how long I walked, but I finally saw a small garden."
"I stopped there..."
"But my memories of the next six months are still fragmented and somewhat chaotic, and I can't even tell if they are my own imagination."
"My memory didn't stabilize until I was three and a half years old."
Gu Mu gave a soft "hmm".
This also explains why Shen Ling could be reborn after death.
Because she is inherently immortal.
Those people could only discourage Shen Ling from seeking revenge, but they couldn't eliminate her.
Gu Mu was somewhat curious. In his memory, he was dead, but now he had come back to life. Was he also immortal? However, his physical body might die, but his soul could not be destroyed?
So at that time, the girl thought he was dead, but in fact he was reborn in another world?
But I'm afraid these...
Only when Gu Mu completely breaks free from this female-oriented novel world will he have a chance to know the truth.
Gu Mu thought about it and realized that his relationship with Shen Ling was actually quite stable.
In this stable state, relying solely on the development of romantic feelings to increase the male lead's stats is actually very slow.
He wants to work hard to build this country and improve his "male protagonist value" in terms of political achievements.
Only by breaking free from this world of female-oriented novels can we see the light at the end of the tunnel.
At this moment,
The dark clouds dissipated.
A full moon was revealed.
But looking at this full moon that had been her nightmare, Chen Ling felt at peace for the first time.
Because she was leaning against Gu Mu, she could feel his body temperature.
The feeling of having someone by her side made her feel incredibly at ease.
In this absurd world, the two embrace each other for warmth and support each other as they move forward toward a common goal.
“Ling’er, the Southern Kingdom is building a trade route. Once the trade route is completed, the Southern Kingdom’s economy will develop even faster.” Gu Mu held Shen Ling’s hand tightly: “I also know that Ling’er hopes that the people of the Southern Kingdom will live a better life.”
"So, in a couple of days, I plan to personally go to the place where the trade route is being built. Ling'er, would you like to come with me? It'll be a good way to relax."
Chen Ling was stunned for a moment.
She thought that once she entered the palace, it would be like entering a deep sea.
From then on, they would be confined to the palace and would have very few opportunities to go out.
However, this was also her destiny.
But to her surprise, Gu Mu did not use the social norms and etiquette of this world to restrain her at all.
Despite being the supreme ruler with the right to have three thousand concubines in his harem, Gu Mu only married her.
Although women in the imperial harem are supposed to follow various etiquette rules, Gu Mu breaks those rules little by little, hoping that she can be happy and be herself.
Shen Ling gripped Gu Mu's hand tightly in return.
Raise your eyes,
Looking at Gu Mu,
For the first time, I closed my eyes on my own initiative.
A kiss landed on Gu Mu's lips.
Gu Mu heard the girl's shy voice: "Okay."
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