But we are now husband and wife, bound together like trees from the same root. Why did you punish Father by confining him to his quarters and sending Brother to the frontier?
...Shen Ling opened her innocent eyes.
Gu Mu thought about it. In his previous life, Shen Ling watched the original owner being bitten by poisonous insects without reminding him, and he never considered the original owner as someone from the same root tree.
Like her, the original owner never considered the other person as one of her own.
So Shen Ling said that... probably to get closer to me and make me mistakenly believe that she would really be a virtuous consort who prioritizes the royal family.
Ah... Oscars...
Gu Mu never expected Shen Ling to confide in him, after all, the two were separated by the blood feud between the original owner of the body.
"But has this damaged the very foundation of your Shen family?" Gu Mu reminded Shen Ling to see the other side of the story.
"..."
He noticed that Shen Ling showed a look of annoyance for the first time.
This is the first time this cunning little devil has shown such a childlike expression.
Probably... although I didn't harm the Shen family's foundation, the original owner did do that to Shen Ling.
Shen Ling, who had memories of her past life, couldn't speak of them... and couldn't refute Gu Mu's words.
Gu Mu looked at Shen Ling with a smile.
Shen Ling smiled gently at Gu Mu: "Then thank you for your kind words, Your Highness."
Gu Mu watched as Shen Ling flew out of the window.
After all, there was a fierce maid guarding the door, and if she pushed the door open, she would wake the fierce maid.
However, her figure, dressed in black and flying towards the moonlight, was still very beautiful.
...She never asked why she had saved her brother.
Gu Mu sighed and lay back down on the bed.
This is what Shen Ling truly doubts.
She had long ago imprisoned her heart, making it unrelated to the outside world, and no one could easily open the door to her heart.
She wouldn't even feel dependent on her people because her clansmen had already died once.
In this world, there is only herself.
She was lonely.
The next day, Gu Mu got up very early and went to court.
Some things you can't avoid.
In the imperial court, he listened to the officials reporting on state affairs with inattentive expressions.
At the same time, they heard the sound of thousands of troops entering the city outside the imperial court.
"This general has a lot of soldiers under his command!" Gu Mu said to the hidden assassins.
"Your Highness, what did you just say?" The official, who was absentmindedly reporting on state affairs, couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing," Gu Mu smiled.
At this moment, the entire palace was surrounded by the general's troops.
This battle was bound to happen sooner or later.
At this moment, the silent young emperor finally spoke: "Hand over the Grand General, and I will spare your life."
As soon as the young emperor finished speaking, countless people rushed into the main hall.
"Protect the Emperor!"
"Protect the Emperor!"
A contingent of troops tightly protected the young emperor, sealing off his surroundings to prevent Gu Mu from taking him hostage.
Gu Mu watched all of this calmly.
In his eyes, there was no need to take the young emperor hostage; otherwise, they would never have had the chance to shout "Protect the Emperor!"
The civil officials of the Empress Dowager's faction all stepped aside.
Even among Gu Mu's faction, a few opportunists publicly betrayed him.
But many loyal followers stepped forward and stood in front of Gu Mu.
Among them were the prime minister, the minister of revenue, the censor-in-chief, and so on...
All I can say is that these people have chosen the right path.
Gu Mu still had a smile on his face.
"It seems Commander Wei's troops are already at the city gates, heading straight for the palace," Gu Mu said in a polite tone.
There wasn't a trace of crisis on his face.
To be honest, he also had to thank the mastermind behind the scenes for the generous points gift package he received when he returned to Beijing.
133 points can be exchanged for 4 Resurrection Pills.
Moreover, these people's reactions were exactly what he expected.
"Gu Mu, you have usurped the emperor's power and seized absolute authority! Today, you will surely die!" Deputy Commander Wei shouted, pointing his sword directly at Gu Mu.
“Okay!” Gu Mu: “How about we play a game?”
Villain value +1.
Gu Mu hadn't expected that he had neither killed anyone nor indirectly killed anyone.
Why did the system add 1 point to his villain value for no reason?
Could it be that this strange system has a bug?
However, Gu Mu couldn't do anything about it at this point.
He looked at Deputy Commander Wei and said with a smile, "I'll give you a day and a night. If you can catch me, I'll hand over the position of Regent to you, okay?"
Deputy Commander Wei: "I don't want to be the regent! This is His Majesty's empire!"
His eyes widened in anger, but he secretly rejoiced: What a close call, I almost fell for it.
"The game has already started. If Vice Commander Wei loses, there will be a punishment," Gu Mu kindly reminded him.
"Don't block my way," Gu Mu said to the few loyal followers who were standing in front of him.
He still needs to promote these people after this coup ends; it wouldn't be fun if they died in the coup.
"Your Highness! I swear to protect Your Highness with my life." The prime minister stroked his white beard, trembling with anger, but still did not back down an inch.
"Your Highness, I second that proposal!" The Minister of Revenue did not back down an inch.
"I second that proposal!"
"I second that proposal!"
Gu Mu had a bit of a headache; these ancient people were just too loyal.
"If you keep shouting, I'll kill them all!" Gu Mu roared.
Now that Vice Commander Wei has brought his troops to the city gates and launched a coup, anyone who defends him will be killed by the Empress Dowager's faction.
Gu Mu was worried that the Empress Dowager's faction would back down and wouldn't dare to launch this coup.
He had no chance to take the initiative against the Empress Dowager's faction, so the situation remained deadlocked.
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