Shen Yu had been thinking about this flower for the past few days. When he saw it today, he didn't feel anything special. It was just a beautiful flower.
Hearing Shang Junlin's words, Shen Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? It's just a flower …"
Halfway through his words, Shen Yu suddenly stopped because he found that the flower was swaying slightly with his movements.
Shen Yu looked at Shang Junlin. Both of their eyes were full of disbelief.
"This flower …"
Shen Yu turned his head to look at the flower. The flower was swaying without any wind. The color of the petals was much lighter than when he first saw it. It was like a transparent jade. The petals were slightly curled and stretched outwards layer by layer. It was beautiful.
Shang Junlin called the palace servant who was in charge of taking care of the flower: "When you were taking care of the flower, did you find anything wrong with it?"
"… No," the palace servant thought for a while, "No, there is one thing. This flower occasionally moves."
"Isn't it normal for it to be blown by the wind?" Shang Junlin asked calmly.
"I, I dare not deceive you. There were several times when the flower moved, but there was no wind." The palace servant plopped down on his knees.
"I don't mean to blame you. Get up." Shen Yu saw that the palace servant was frightened by Shang Junlin, so he said helplessly.
It seemed that the flower didn't move only because of him. Shen Yu was inexplicably relieved.
"Your Majesty, why do you think Prince An sent such a flower from thousands of miles away?" Shen Yu couldn't figure it out.
Under his hint, the other vassals sent gold, silver, and jewelry in a very "simple" way. Only Prince An sent such a flower from afar.
"I've sent people to secretly investigate King An's fief, but they didn't find a second flower like this. It's said that King An obtained this flower by chance and sent it over because he thought it was pretty. He even sent it along with a big gift."
Shang Junlin didn't plan to keep the flower at first. He didn't feel at ease leaving something of unknown origin with Shen Yu. However, he felt that he would regret throwing the flower away. Prince An wouldn't dare to brazenly tamper with the things he sent over, so he kept the flower.
Shen Yu continued to observe the flower. The branches and leaves were green, and it was about half the height of a person. There was only one flower, and it was surrounded by the branches and leaves like stars surrounding the moon. It seemed to be emitting a lustrous light.
This flower can't really glow at night, right?
Shen Yu couldn't help but think.
Everything was covered by the curtain of night. It was as if this flower was the only source of light left between heaven and earth. It attracted creatures like moths to a flame.
The petals unfolded to the extreme, revealing the white bead that was wrapped inside.
What was that?
Shen Yu couldn't help but get closer. He wanted to take a closer look, but he was suddenly pulled back to reality by a voice that rang in his ears.
"A Yu!"
Shen Yu turned around. There was still confusion in his eyes, "What?"
His hand was grabbed by the man. Shang Junlin stared at him. "You wanted to pick that flower just now."
After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Shen Yu to respond. He held him tightly in his arms and took a step back. The way he looked at the flower became unfriendly.
Wrapped in the man's biting cold breath, Shen Yu's muddled thoughts finally returned to normal. When he looked at the flower again, his eyes were filled with emotions.
It was too strange.
It seemed like he was the only one affected.
Shen Yu suppressed the various thoughts in his mind. He patted Shang Junlin to comfort him, "I'm fine. I misjudged it just now."
Shang Junlin was still worried. He carefully checked Shen Yu's body. He was no longer curious about the flower. He carried him out.
Eunuch Meng saw Shang Junlin carrying Shen Yu out. He hurriedly greeted him, "Your Majesty …"
"Summon Imperial Physician Gu." Shang Junlin didn't stop walking. He carried Shen Yu to the bedchamber.
Eunuch Meng didn't dare to delay. He trotted to summon Imperial Physician Gu.
Shen Yu carefully felt his body. He leaned against Shang Junlin's chest, "I'm really fine."
The flower didn't cause him any discomfort.
Imperial Physician Gu was drying the medicine. He was called to Yuzhang Palace by Eunuch Meng. He thought something serious had happened. After entering, he saw that Shen Yu's face was normal. On the contrary, Shang Junlin's face didn't look good.
After Imperial Physician Gu finished checking Shen Yu's pulse, he put down his hand. Something flashed in his mind, but it disappeared before he could catch it.
Imperial Physician Gu asked Shen Yu a few more questions. Shen Yu answered them one by one. Imperial Physician Gu pondered, "I want to take a look at the flower first."
Shang Junlin ordered the palace servants to bring Imperial Physician Gu over.
Not long after, Imperial Physician Gu came back, "Your Majesty, don't worry. There's nothing wrong with your body. I went to take a look at the flower. It won't cause any harm to the human body."
Although Imperial Physician Gu guaranteed that there was no problem, Shang Junlin was still scared. For the next few days, he had to keep an eye on Shen Yu at all times. He also didn't allow Shen Yu to see the flower again.
However, Shen Yu really wanted to see it again. He later asked around. Other than him, no one else who came into contact with the flower showed any abnormal behavior. He wanted to know if what happened that day was inevitable or just a coincidence.
Of course, after that day, Shang Junlin was very angry. He ordered people to clean up the place where the flower was placed. In fact, he also knew that it wasn't necessarily a problem with the flower. It was possible that someone did something to the place where the flower was placed. Wasn't Shen Yu plotted against on the day he entered the palace?
Needless to say, they really did find something.
"It's a hallucinogenic drug. The dosage is very small," Imperial Physician Gu took the small piece of wood and put it under his nose to smell it, "Such a small dosage won't have any effect on the human body. Just by smelling it, it will be quickly metabolized. No wonder we didn't find anything wrong with your body that day."
Shang Junlin exuded a cold aura. The small piece of wood was found on the flower rack. It was obvious that someone deliberately put it there. Shang Junlin strictly guarded it, but he didn't expect that someone would still tamper with it.
He ordered people to bring the flower rack over. Shang Junlin said coldly, "Imperial Physician Gu, see if there's anything else here."
Imperial Physician Gu walked around the flower rack and shook his head, "Replying to Your Majesty, there's nothing else."
Shen Yu walked over with a veil. The veil was soaked with medicine, which was specially made by Imperial Physician Gu. Shen Yu's body was weaker than ordinary people. Many medicines that were not important to ordinary people could affect him. Shen Yu was also interested in the things that caused hallucinations. He wanted to take a look, so he thought of this method.
The veil was not transparent, only revealing a pair of clear eyes.
Shen Yu's eyes were very beautiful. The corners of his eyes were slightly raised. When he wasn't smiling, he gave people a feeling that he was smiling. Especially when half of his face was covered, the charm of his eyes was even more prominent.
"How was this piece of wood found?" Shen Yu lowered his head and looked at the piece of wood that was placed on the small table. It was about two fingers wide and the color of the flower rack was the same as the color of the flower rack. It was inlaid on the inside so it couldn't be found.
"This was an accident." When he saw Shen Yu, Shang Junlin's cold aura immediately disappeared, "There was a little palace maid who was careless. When she was moving flowers, she accidentally knocked down the rack. This piece of wood fell out and was found by the palace maid in charge."
The palace maid knew that the Emperor was investigating, so she didn't dare to hide anything. When she found the piece of wood, she immediately reported it. What happened next was what Shen Yu saw.
The flowers and plants were all moved to other places. Shen Yu walked around, but he didn't see the flower that Prince An sent. He walked to Shang Junlin and poked his arm, "Your Majesty, where's the flower?"
"I put it somewhere else. Don't worry, I won't throw it away." Knowing that Shen Yu's abnormality that day had nothing to do with the flower, Shang Junlin's hostility towards the flower was not so big.
"Who put this piece of wood in here? It's a clever idea. "
"We're still investigating." Shang Junlin took advantage of the situation and put his arm around Shen Yu's waist and pulled him away, "A Yu, don't get too close."
The position of the piece of wood was next to the flower that Prince An sent. No wonder Shen Yu was affected when he was near the flower.
"What does this person want to do? Let the Emperor mistakenly think that Prince An harmed me? "
"When we catch the person, we'll know what they want to do." Shang Junlin's tone was gentle, but his eyes were cold.
Shen Yu and Shang Junlin stayed here for a while. Eunuch Meng came in and said that a minister was looking for Shang Junlin. Shen Yu left with him.
The person who entered the palace was the Prime Minister, and it was for the matter of Su Bei. The upper level officials of Su Bei were arrested, leaving a large number of vacancies. These positions were temporarily filled by people sent by the imperial court, but this was not a long-term plan. They had to arrange for suitable officials as soon as possible.
Not all of the local officials were in cahoots. This was especially true for the smaller cities around. There were quite a few responsible officials. Lord Fang selected some of them and transferred them to the main city to take up positions. There were also some minor officials who were already serving in the main city. Based on their strength, Fang Jun kept some of them and sent the rest to the smaller cities to temper themselves.
The officials from the Imperial Court who had come with him to provide disaster relief were also called to the main city by him to temporarily take over some of their duties. Lord Hou and the others had operated in Subei for many years and had a deep foundation. Although they had now been captured, the network of connections they had left behind could not be cut off overnight.
In order to clean up the mess, Fang Daren was very busy.
Time passed quickly, and soon it was the day of the execution.
The sky in Su Bei was still clear, and there was no sign of rain.
Early in the morning, the common people who learned that Lord Hou and the others were about to be executed rushed to the execution site. Those who had passed away would not return, but they could at least see the culprits receive their due punishment.
The criminals were escorted to the execution site. In the face of the bloody scene that was about to happen, not a single one of the common people showed any fear. There was excitement in their eyes, a desire to get rid of them as soon as possible, pleasure, and hatred, but there was no fear.
Fang Daren sat on the main seat while Xun Zhao sat below. Sensing the angry glares from the execution site, he smiled and looked back.
"The time has come!"
The sharp blade was raised high and brought down.
It was as if all the sins had been cut off.
The smell of blood filled the air as a sacrifice to the souls of those who had died unjustly.
Rumble —
When the last person was executed, a large dark cloud drifted over and covered the scorching sun. The people watching the execution looked up in a daze, cold drops of water falling on their faces.
It was raining!
Right after these evil officials were executed, it was raining!
The common people knelt in the direction of the Imperial City and shouted, "Long Live His Majesty!"
Even Fang Jun, who was used to seeing big scenes, was at a loss for a moment when he personally experienced this moment.
No one would have thought that the rain that Su Bei had been looking forward to for so long would fall at this moment and at such a time.
When the news reached the imperial court, everyone was shocked.
"Ah Yu." As soon as Shang Junlin walked in, he pulled the young man into his arms. "Sometimes, I wonder if Ah Yu is an immortal sent by the heavens and will return to the heavens after completing the mission?"
"Or, A Yu is a fairy among flowers. That flower will only show affection to A Yu, and A Yu can control the rain …"
As Shang Junlin spoke, he impatiently planted kisses on Shen Yu's face, as if he wanted to use this method to confirm Shen Yu's existence.
Shen Yu: "…"
Shen Yu worriedly touched Shang Junlin's forehead. "What happened to His Majesty? Why did he start talking nonsense?"
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