Shang Junlin's heart softened when he thought about how Shen Yu woke up and waited for him after he went out for a while. He gently patted Shen Yu's back, intending to coax him back to sleep.
Shen Yu grabbed Shang Junlin's collar tightly. His mouth opened and closed as if he was saying something, but no sound came out.
"A Yu?" Shang Junlin whispered.
Shen Yu pressed closer to Shang Junlin and didn't respond.
Shang Junlin hugged Shen Yu and lowered his head to plant a light kiss on her forehead. Then, he moved down and finally landed on her lips.
Shen Yu didn't have any intention to resist and let him do whatever he wanted. Shang Junlin barely stopped himself before he lost control.
Surrounded by a familiar scent, Shen Yu's tense nerves gradually relaxed and his consciousness slipped into a sweet dream.
When he woke up, the sky was already bright. Shen Yu sat up with the quilt in his arms. He still had some recollection of what happened last night. He looked around but couldn't find Shang Junlin.
Mu Xi came in to serve him when she heard the noise.
"Is His Majesty not here?"
"His Majesty went to the morning court and hasn't come back yet." Mu Xi paused and was a little surprised. Her young master rarely asked this question. Why did he suddenly ask today?
Shen Yu didn't ask because he knew that Shang Junlin wasn't here most likely because he went to the morning court or because he was delayed by something after the court. It was normal to not see him when he woke up in the morning. He asked today because he was a little concerned about what happened last night. He didn't know if it was a dream or reality.
"Young master's clothes are a little small. The Shangyi Bureau should send new clothes over in two days." Mu Xi tidied up Shen Yu's clothes and said.
Suddenly, her hand paused. While she was moving, she saw the red marks on Shen Yu's lapel. Compared to the panic she had when she first saw these marks, Mu Xi was now able to keep a straight face.
After all, she had seen it too many times. No matter how surprised she was at the beginning, she didn't feel anything later on. She was the head palace maid of Yuzhang Palace. Shen Yu's identity was the Emperor. His Majesty had always lived in Yuzhang Palace. It was normal for something to happen.
Shen Yu straightened his sleeves and said, "It is indeed a little small."
She didn't know if it was because the Imperial Palace was especially nurturing. Shen Yu had put on some weight and his complexion was better. He was much taller than when he entered the Imperial Palace. He couldn't wear the clothes he brought into the Imperial Palace now.
"Did anything happen last night?" After washing up, Shen Yu drank a cup of warm water and asked.
"No, why do you ask?"
It seemed that Mu Xi didn't know what happened last night. It wasn't strange. The Hidden Dragon Guards came and went like ghosts. If the person who talked to Shang Junlin last night was a Hidden Dragon Guard, it was normal that Mu Xi didn't find out.
"Young Master, the pot of flowers sent by Imperial Physician Gu has bloomed." Mu Xi remembered this important matter. She remembered that her young master was very concerned about the flowers sent by Imperial Physician Gu.
Among the flowers and plants that could be personally cared for by Shen Yu, except for this one, the rest were sent by His Majesty.
"Bloomed?" Shen Yu was surprised. "Jun Ling" could bloom?
Since Mu Xi said so, Shen Yu decided to go and take a look. "Jun Ling" was rare, let alone now that it had bloomed. Shen Yu had never seen it bloom before and was quite curious.
Shen Yu walked into the small courtyard where flowers were placed. A light fragrance greeted him. It was an indescribable fragrance. Just by smelling it, all his tiredness seemed to disappear.
Most of the flowers and plants here were taken care of by Shen Yu personally. He was sure that before this fragrance appeared, he didn't have such a feeling when he walked into the courtyard.
He turned to look at the other palace maids and saw that they all looked relaxed.
Shen Yu walked in. "Jun Ling" was placed on the shelf on the left. At this moment, there were a few light green flower buds in the middle of the delicate branches and leaves.
"How long has it been since the flower buds bloomed?" Shen Yu didn't see the flower buds the last time he was here.
"I found them last night." At that time, Shang Junlin was present and ordered that no one should enter the room to disturb them. Mu Xi didn't say anything.
Shen Yu walked closer to observe.
The flower buds were very small. Each flower was only the size of a pinky finger. They were hidden among the branches and leaves and were hard to find. After getting closer, Shen Yu found that the fragrance had become stronger, but it wasn't pungent. It was still light and very comfortable to smell.
Unlike the peace of the imperial harem, the court was almost boiling.
Shocking news came one after another, catching people unprepared. The matter in Subei hadn't ended yet, and yet another major event had happened in the court.
The cause was that during the court session today, everyone found that Lord Feng wasn't present. Not only Lord Feng, but several officials under Lord Feng were also absent. Without giving them too much time to guess, Shang Junlin directly announced the crimes committed by Lord Feng's faction.
A stone stirred up a thousand ripples.
The ministers were completely unsettled. They thought that the matter in Subei was far away from them. Today, they were suddenly told that their colleagues who had been with them for many years were also involved and had even revealed the details of the court's movements to the other side. How could they accept this?
"Lord Feng has entered the cabinet. Why can't he figure out why he did this kind of thing?"
"I was wondering why the 'robbers' were so clear about the number of troops we sent. It turns out that someone had already leaked it!"
"So, our every move is under the other side's surveillance? Lord Feng is an important minister in the cabinet and knows more secrets than we do. Just how much of these secrets did he reveal to the other side? "
"Is Lord Feng really in cahoots with the Northern Desert?"
This was the last question they urgently needed to know. If Lord Feng really was in cahoots with the Northern Desert, they had to prepare early.
"This matter will be handled by the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Justice. We want a result as soon as possible."
It wasn't just Shang Junlin. The other ministers also wanted a result as soon as possible. The officials who were usually close to Lord Feng's faction paled.
Shang Junlin's move was truly too sudden. Without giving anyone any time to react, the aristocratic families lost a third of their positions in the cabinet. Lord Duan was so angry that he was trembling.
He had sensed that something was wrong with Lord Feng during this period of time, but he had never imagined that Lord Feng would be so bold as to commit such a crime. Even if the aristocratic families wanted to protect him, they couldn't.
Because of Lord Feng's matter, the factions in the court were once again in turmoil. While they were worried, many people turned their eyes to the vacated position of Lord Feng's faction.
Especially Lord Feng's position.
That was the Cabinet. Ever since the Prime Minister became the Cabinet, there hadn't been any changes in the Cabinet for the past six years. Now that there was finally a vacant position, all the factions wanted to send their own people to it.
When Shang Junlin returned from the court, Shen Yu asked him about what happened last night. Shang Junlin didn't hide anything and told him about capturing Lord Feng and the person who was in cahoots with Lord Feng.
"Your Majesty, why did you take action directly this time? How did the court react? "
"The Hidden Dragon Guards had already found out where the group of people were staying in the capital. They caught all of them last night. There's no need for Feng Pingqi to stay any longer." If it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to capture the person behind the scenes, Shang Junlin would have already dealt with him based on the fact that Lord Feng attacked Shen Yu.
These few days, the Hidden Dragon Guards had been paying close attention to Lord Feng's movements. After being pressured by Shang Junlin a few times, Lord Feng finally couldn't take it anymore and found the person behind the scenes. Their actions were very secretive, but no matter how secretive they were, they couldn't escape the eyes of the Hidden Dragon Guards who were already prepared.
Through the person who contacted Lord Feng, the Hidden Dragon Guards found out where the group of people were staying in the capital. They didn't act rashly and made use of this opportunity to sneak in. When they were sure that their plan was foolproof, they took action to capture Lord Feng.
At the same time, the people who were guarding the Feng residence received the news and captured the entire Feng family.
Everything happened in a very short period of time and no one had time to react. When Shang Junlin woke up last night, he heard about this matter from the leader of the Hidden Dragon Guards.
After the court, the Prime Minister went straight to the Ministry of Justice. Lord Feng's case involved a lot of people and had to be dealt with as soon as possible.
The other ministers didn't slack off either. Lord Feng's downfall was a foregone conclusion. The position that he left behind was highly sought after and all the factions wanted a piece of it.
The aristocratic family officials were especially unwilling to give up their positions to others.
"What is Lord Feng thinking? Why doesn't he want to be a minister in the Imperial Cabinet? Look at what he has done. He colluded with the people in Subei to steal the relief supplies and opened the door for the Northern Desert. He even poisoned Shen Guijun … Why did he provoke Shen Guijun for no reason? "
Everyone knew that Shen Guijun was the Emperor's reverse scale. Anyone who touched him would die. There was no turning back for anything that Lord Feng had done.
"No wonder we didn't receive any reports from Subei that were related to the disaster. It wasn't just the higher-ups in Subei who didn't let us know. The ministers in the Imperial Cabinet also didn't want the Imperial Court to know about this." Shen Yu looked at the reports from the Ministry of Justice and laughed coldly.
Subei was suffering from a drought. Other than the officials in the main city, the local officials could also ask the Imperial Court for help. Without exception, all these reports disappeared. Shen Yu had been thinking about how the people in Subei had blocked all the news. It was because there was a spy in the Imperial Court.
Because Shang Junlin didn't have a deep foundation in the Imperial Court in the early years, the Imperial Cabinet had a lot of power. Even now, the Imperial Cabinet could still fight against the imperial power. As an important minister in the Imperial Court, Lord Feng had been in the Imperial Court for many years. It was not difficult for him to hide the news of Subei.
"Did he collude with the people of the Northern Desert?" Shen Yu was more concerned about this than anything else.
"The Ministry of Justice said that when they told Feng Pingqi that the people in Subei had colluded with the Northern Desert, the surprised expression on Feng Pingqi's face didn't seem fake. He also refused to admit that he had colluded with the Northern Desert. Perhaps he knew that there was no hope for him to reverse the case, so he confessed very clearly what he had done all these years," Shang Junlin said.
"Isn't it because the power behind him was also arrested?" Shen Yu didn't believe that Lord Feng had revealed the truth because he had suddenly repented.
People who had abandoned their bottom line wouldn't cry until they saw the coffin.
"This is also a big reason. At first, he refused to say anything. Later, the Ministry of Justice took him to watch the execution, so he became honest."
The one who was punished was naturally the person who had been cooperating with him. Since the prisoner was sent to them, the Ministry of Justice naturally wanted to find out some useful information.
The Ministry of Justice acted quickly. According to the clues given by Lord Feng, they arrested many people who were hiding in the capital. However, Lord Feng's information was limited. Although he had cooperated with the other party for many years, he still didn't know the other party's real background.
"If Lord Feng is telling the truth and he didn't collude with the people of the Northern Desert, then what about the power behind him? Did they collude with the Northern Desert? Other than the Northern Desert, what about other countries? " Shen Yu touched his chin and thought, "Is there any connection between that power and the one who has been helping the King of Yue?"
"A Yu suspects that they are the people left behind by the late Emperor?" Shang Junlin reacted.
"I'm not sure. It's just a guess. Whether it's true or not depends on the results of the investigation by the Ministry of Justice." It would be best if they could catch the people behind the King of Yue.
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