Mu Xi didn't expect that Shang Junlin would come at this time. When he came in, he didn't let anyone inform him. Shang Junlin usually came to Yuzhang Palace at a fixed time, usually in the evening or at night. Because of this, Mu Xi usually chose to talk to Shen Yu in the morning.
Even after entering the palace, Shen Yu didn't forget to let people keep an eye on the Count of Zhenbei's residence. The focus of attention was naturally Shen Qingran, the protagonist of the original novel. Every once in a while, there would be news from outside the palace.
He didn't expect that the Prince of Yue and Shen Qingran had hooked up so early. It was even earlier than what Shen Yu saw in the novel. Was it because of his withdrawal?
Well, at this time in his previous life, Shen Qingran had already entered the palace. The progress of their relationship could only be stagnant. Shang Junlin had already entered the room. Shen Yu didn't want to think too much. He quickly gathered his thoughts and got up to greet him.
"Is Your Majesty done with your work today?"
Shang Junlin was very diligent in government affairs. He spent most of his time on official business every day. Sometimes, he even brought memorials to Yuzhang Palace.
"If I didn't come at this time, I wouldn't have heard your little servant girl say such interesting things." Shang Junlin didn't answer Shen Yu's question. His hawk-like eyes fell on Mu Xi. "Tell me, who bullied our Prince?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I, I …" Mu Xi knelt down with a "plop" and kept her head lowered.
"His Majesty is curious. It doesn't matter if you say it. At most, your master will be made fun of." Shen Yu didn't care.
Mu Xi couldn't help but look at Shen Yu. She was surprised to find that there was no panic on Shen Yu's face. It seemed that asking her to say it wasn't a big deal.
Shen Yu really didn't mind that Shang Junlin knew about this. The relationship between him and Shang Junlin was not a normal relationship between an emperor and an imperial concubine. Even if Mu Xi tried her best to hide it, Shang Junlin might have already found out about it.
"Let me say it. Your Majesty, please don't make fun of me." Shen Yu sighed and walked to Shang Junlin's side. Pulling on his sleeve, he said with an aggrieved expression, "It's just that before entering the palace, someone who said that she liked me and couldn't live without me, turned around and got together with her shu di at home. It can be seen that the love that men talk about is just talk. You can't believe everything."
"Oh?" Shang Junlin took the opportunity to grab Shen Yu's waist and pull her close to him. He lowered his head and said intimately, "Then, is Guijun sad?"
The man's voice was full of affection, with an indescribable meaning. Shen Yu's skin on the side of her neck turned a light pink under the man's hot breath.
Her jade-like skin was dyed red, and the man's eyes darkened.
His voice became low and hoarse, "Zhen will help Guijun vent his anger, okay?"
The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous, and the arm around her waist tightened. Shen Yu looked at the man's dark eyes, and her heart tightened.
The warm sunlight came in through the open window, and half of it fell on the two of them. Shen Yu felt that the arm around her waist was much hotter than the sunlight, as if it was going to burn.
"Your Majesty …" Shen Yu turned her head to avoid the man's gaze, "You're hurting me."
Shang Junlin looked at him for a while and let go of his arm, "Guijun is so delicate. What will happen in the future?"
His meaningful words successfully made the young man's cheeks blush, especially his earlobe, like a plump fruit that was tempting to be picked.
Shang Junlin's fingers moved slightly, wanting to touch the young man's red earlobe.
Away from the man's heat, Shen Yu slowly calmed down. If Shang Junlin was not still here, he would have rubbed his face.
"Mu Xi, you can leave first." Shen Yu glanced at the maid kneeling at the side, and coughed softly.
Mu Xi bowed her head and left.
Shang Junlin came in alone. After Mu Xi left, only Shang Junlin and Shen Yu were left in the room.
Shen Yu poured a cup of tea for himself. After drinking it, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he poured another cup, "Your Majesty, do you want some?"
Shang Junlin took the cup and drank it, "Guijun, do you really not want zhen to vent your anger for you?"
Shen Yu looked up at the man and was stunned. The man's face did not have any joking expression, and he was asking him very seriously.
"Your Majesty, I don't care about what happened before I entered the palace. What's more, how can other people compare to Your Majesty? With Your Majesty here, what other people do has nothing to do with me." Shen Yu rubbed the teacup and said lightly.
"You …"
"But if Your Majesty can make them suffer, I'm very happy to see it." Shang Junlin only said one word before he was interrupted by Shen Yu.
As for the two main characters in the book that he saw after his death, Shen Yu was happy to find trouble for them.
The situation in the imperial court changed rapidly. Fang Jun was a humble official promoted by Shang Junlin after he ascended the throne. He enforced the law impartially and was very talented in investigating cases.
He was one of Shang Junlin's direct subordinates and held a position in the Supreme Court. His current position was not high. After Shang Junlin ascended the throne, he began to cultivate his power in the imperial court on a large scale, so there were not many people he could use.
The more he investigated, the more Fang Jun felt that this case was not simple. He originally wanted to investigate the person who planned to break the prison, but he did not expect that what he found was evidence of Imperial Censor Zhang's corruption and perversion of the law.
One after another, it was a ghastly sight.
He finally understood why Imperial Censor Zhang was suddenly imprisoned.
The people who helped him with the case looked at the evidence in silence. Not long ago, they felt that Imperial Censor Zhang was unjustly punished. Now, those memories were like slaps to their faces.
Their faces hurt.
"Fang Jun, this …"
These things were hot in their hands. Most importantly, they did not know the Emperor's attitude. Did the Emperor know what Imperial Censor Zhang did? If he knew, how much did he know? Why didn't he announce it when Imperial Censor Zhang was imprisoned?
"I'll go to the palace first. You all must not act rashly and do not leak the news, otherwise …"
"This official knows, this official knows. Fang Jun, don't worry."
They looked at each other and understood that they could no longer stay out of this matter.
Imperial Censor Zhang took the evidence into the palace and talked with Shang Junlin for an entire afternoon in the imperial study. No one knew what they talked about, but the next day, Fang Jun's words set off a huge wave in the imperial court.
How could it be?
The officials looked at each other in dismay. There were also a few who obviously knew the inside story, averting their eyes and not daring to look at the man on the throne.
Did the Emperor know? How much did he know? Were their secrets also exposed? Countless questions hovered in their minds. In their panic, they could not help but pray that the Emperor did not know about their secret.
After the commotion, an official stood up and asked, "Fang Jun, may I ask if you can verify the authenticity of the evidence?"
"I have verified all the evidence and witnesses. The evidence is conclusive and there is no possibility of framing." Fang Jun knew what they were puzzled about. When he first received the evidence, he also had the same doubts. After confirming that there was no mistake, he dared to enter the palace to meet the Emperor.
"Hua —"
The discussion in the hall grew louder. No one would have thought that Fang Jun's investigation of the prison break would lead to such a huge discovery. So, the Emperor had thrown Censor Zhang into prison without any explanation. Was it because he knew about this, or was it a blind cat that hit a dead mouse?
"Are you done discussing?"
An emotionless voice came from the throne. The officials suddenly quieted down. The hall was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
Shang Junlin's gaze casually swept across the officials. A few of the weaker ones almost knelt down.
With one hand supporting his chin, Shang Junlin said coldly, "Fang Jun, tell me everything you found out."
Fang Jun cupped his hands and said loudly, "Guilty official Zhang Yuhua, in the seventeenth year of Qingping, seized two thousand mu of fertile land. In the twenty-first year of Qingping …"
In the large hall, only Fang Jun's voice could be heard. It took almost half an hour to finish reading all the evidence.
In the silence, Shang Junlin's cold voice sounded, "Is there anyone else pleading for Imperial Censor Zhang?"
No one dared to answer. A few days ago, they were all kneeling here and begging the Emperor to release Imperial Censor Zhang. What was the result?
It was all a waste of their sincerity.
An old official trembled as he stood up, "Your Majesty, was this the reason why the guilty official Zhang was arrested?"
Shang Junlin, "What do you think, Elder Chen?"
Elder Chen, "This official was too biased."
Shang Junlin, "Fang Jun, I will entrust Imperial Censor Zhang's case to you. Do not disappoint me."
Fang Jun, "This official accepts the order. I will not disappoint Your Majesty."
The morning court session ended with complicated feelings. Imperial Censor Zhang's case also spread throughout the capital. Those who were crying out for Imperial Censor Zhang were all dumbfounded.
There were also a small number of people who refused to believe it. However, with the evidence, they had no choice but to believe it.
The news also spread throughout the palace.
"I already said that Your Majesty would not kill innocent people. Imperial Censor Zhang's arrest was indeed his own fault."
"Yes, who would have thought that Imperial Censor Zhang, who has always been fair and incorruptible, would secretly be a person who preys on the common people."
"Outside, there are rumors about how cruel Your Majesty is. But think about it carefully. We have been in the palace for so many years, but we have never seen Your Majesty casually find a reason to punish us."
"That's right. And those people who were killed last time. Didn't they explain later that they were colluding with foreign officials and secretly spreading news from the palace to outside the palace? If you ask me, those people deserved to die."
Hearing the discussion in front of him, Shen Yu stopped in his tracks, and the people walking beside him also stopped.
However, they had caused a commotion. The few palace servants who were talking stopped talking and walked over.
Shen Yu pulled Shang Junlin to the side to hide.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The palace servants who came to investigate bumped into them.
"Your, Your Majesty …"
With a "plop" sound, the palace servant knelt down. Thinking of what he had just said, the palace servant's face turned pale.
When the others heard the noise, they knelt down to pay their respects. Their bodies were slightly trembling, and their faces were very ugly.
Shang Junlin's face was cold and did not speak. Shen Yu pulled his sleeve. Seeing that Shang Junlin did not show any signs of speaking, he had no choice but to send these palace servants away.
After everyone left, Shang Junlin coldly asked: "Am I so shameful? When I met a few palace servants, they wanted to pull me away to hide. "
"Your Majesty, what are you thinking? I just don't want to scare them. Look at them, they are so scared that they are trembling when they walk. "Shen Yu did not understand how he made Shang Junlin unhappy, so he subconsciously smoothed his hair.
Realizing his gaffe, Shang Junlin frowned: "I …"
"Your Majesty," Shen Yu suddenly approached and interrupted Shang Junlin's words, "Does Your Majesty have anything to say?"
Shang Junlin's line of sight was suddenly occupied by a magnified and stunning face. He was startled: "What?"
"Just now, after hearing what those little palace maids said, do you have any thoughts?" Shen Yu's eyes were full of interest, "Does Your Majesty not want to explain what those palace maids said to the public?"
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