After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 55: Getting Married

"I don't know the purpose of your two officials. Please explain in detail."

"I originally thought Lord Shangguan was a smart man, but I didn't expect him to be so foolish. Since Lord Shangguan has said so, then I will give Lord Shangguan some pointers."

Official Li sat on the stool nearby, scrutinizing Shangguan Nantian with interest.

"What I mean is to help your son successfully break away from the princess so that he can marry and have children."

Shangguan Nantian was not foolish; he understood the intentions of these people.

They simply want to cooperate with them.

Although he did hope that Shangguan Mufeng would break away from the princess.

In that case, Shangguan Mufeng could go and get married and have children.

After all, he understood that Shangguan Mufeng could only be considered Gan Luo's male concubine at the moment.

As for a consort, that's absolutely impossible. After all, this princess is of noble status, and even if she were to marry, she would marry someone of equal standing, not Shangguan Mufeng.

He knew his son's own limitations and wouldn't try to climb the social ladder.

"I did not understand the meaning between the two gentlemen."

Both Official Li and Official Wang felt that Shangguan Nantian was saying this on purpose.

Shangguan Nantian has served as an official in the court for many years; how could he not understand the hidden meaning in their words?

This can only prove one thing.

That means Shangguan Nantian was pretending not to understand.

Both Official Li and Official Wang were displeased.

He walked directly up to Shangguan Nantian.

Without hesitation, he told Shangguan Nantian the truth.

"My lords, I understand what you mean, but as far as I am concerned, I think my son is doing quite well in the princess's residence. Regardless of whether the princess is willing to let my son become the prince consort, I will not say anything."

"You are utterly stubborn! Have you forgotten the fate of the Grand Tutor's son?"

"The Grand Tutor's son was chosen by him at his own discretion. The princess was once devoted to him. Consider how the Grand Tutor's son treated the princess. The princess, of very noble status, actually humbled herself and apologized to the Grand Tutor's son, but unexpectedly, the Grand Tutor's son did not appreciate it."

Every word this person said made sense, and for a moment they couldn't find any words to refute it.

They were furious.

In the end, he could only turn away in a huff.

The two officials began their discussion once they arrived outside.

"I thought this person knew what was good for him, but now I find that he doesn't know what's good for him at all."

They were both furious.

"Official Li, what do you suggest we do next?"

"Didn't we already anticipate this conclusion?"

Even so, hearing this from Shangguan Nantian's mouth still made him extremely unhappy.

It's one thing that Lin Fengmian is hard to bribe, but now Shangguan Mufeng has appeared.

This really made them very worried.

Upon returning, he naturally informed the other officials about what had happened there.

These officials knew the resentment these two officials harbored.

It was here that many bad things were said about Shangguan Nantian.

"Shangguan Nantian is an upright and honest man, so it's best not to say such irrelevant things, otherwise it will only make you seem petty."

They hadn't expected that Official Wang would speak up for Shangguan Nantian.

Some people even doubted whether there was something wrong with their ears.

"If baseless accusations get out and are later proven true, wouldn't that be a huge slap in the face?"

After he said that, they immediately understood what he meant.

"Thank you for your guidance, Official Wang. I will always keep it in mind."

What the official said is indeed quite reasonable.

It's fortunate that he said these things now. If I had really spread these words, but the truth is not like that, wouldn't that be deceiving the emperor?

They could all roughly guess the emperor's temperament.

I reckon my head will definitely separate from my body by then.

"Since we can't get to Shangguan Nantian, could we try targeting his son?"

It's impossible for his son to be just like his father.

"I'm also very curious about this."

If they want Shangguan Mufeng to stand on their side, what conditions would they offer?

"Why not use this fame and fortune? I wonder what you think? After all, no one doesn't want the benefits of citizenship."

They clapped their hands and thought it was brilliant; it was definitely something they could do.

"Alright, since that's what you've said, let's do it that way."

However, it is indeed very difficult to meet Shangguan Mufeng.

The princess's residence has a commander of guards, whose strength is considerable.

More importantly, there is Lin Fengmian, who alone can withstand all of them.

Moreover, Gan Luo's strength was also quite formidable.

"My lord, I just remembered something very important. It seems that Shangguan Mufeng returns to the Shangguan residence every four days to visit his father."

That free time on that day became their opportunity.

And now that they only have one chance, they will naturally seize it.

Otherwise, we'll have to wait another four days.

"Then we can take advantage of this free time to invite him to the manor for a proper visit..."

They understood each other perfectly.

During these few days of rest, Lin Fengmian's back injury has healed considerably.

It has successfully scabbed over, unlike before when it didn't scab over at all.

Lin Fengmian wasn't sure if it would leave a scar, but he figured it was fine, since he already had a knife scar on his chest.

Gan Luo came to see Lin Fengmian again, this time carrying another kind of medicine.

"Greetings to the Princess. Why has she come to my courtyard again?"

Gan Luo called everyone around him down.

"I'm going to apply the medicine to you. After all, it's been applied for a while now, so I don't think you'll be shy anymore."

Despite saying that, Lin Fengmian was actually quite shy.

Lin Fengmian had no idea how Gan Luo could apply the medicine to him so calmly without batting an eye or blushing.

There is something even more important: no matter how strong Gan Luo is, she is still just a woman. Men and women should not be intimate. Doesn't Gan Luo know this principle?

Upon realizing what Lin Fengmian was thinking, Gan Luo found it amusing.

It seems that Gan Luo didn't care about these things.

Moreover, it seems that Gan Luo only treats Lin Fengmian this way.

After an unknown amount of time, Gan Luo successfully applied the medicine.

Gan Luo handed the bottles and jars to Lin Fengmian.

"Your Highness, what use is this?"

"This stuff can remove your scars, but you have to keep applying it to get rid of them."

Lin Fengmian was slightly surprised, not expecting that such a medicine existed in the world.

"The world is full of wonders, and there are all sorts of strange and wonderful things."