Shen Yu closed her eyes and felt a warm kiss on her eyelids.
The sun shone through the gap and half of it fell on their bodies, as if they were covered with a layer of golden gauze.
Shen Yu reached out and grabbed Shang Junlin's collar. She felt the man's breath moving downwards, and finally, their lips touched.
Shen Yu's hand, which was tightly holding the collar, fell down weakly. In a trance, her body was lifted into the air. When she came back to her senses, she was already on the bed in the bedroom.
"What does His Majesty want to do?" Shen Yu's finger pressed against Shang Junlin's lips. "It's not even the tenth day yet."
"A Yu …" Shang Junlin's dark eyes were like a bottomless abyss, sucking in the people who were looking at them.
Light and shadow swayed, and everything was fading away.
Imperial Physician Gu came to check Shen Yu's pulse as usual. Before he entered, he was brought to the side hall by Eunuch Meng. "Guijun and His Majesty have something to do. Imperial Physician Gu, please rest here for a while."
It was the first time Imperial Physician Gu encountered such a situation. Although he was puzzled, he didn't ask much. After waiting for about half an hour, Eunuch Meng came in and brought him to the main hall.
Shen Yu was lazily leaning on the soft couch. Her eyes were moist, and her lips were redder than usual.
Imperial Physician Gu looked straight ahead and finished checking her pulse. "Guijun's body is fine as usual."
Shen Yu supported himself to sit up. Shang Junlin, who was beside him, helped him up. Shen Yu couldn't help but glare at him.
He didn't know what happened today. After the kiss, Shang Junlin carried Shen Yu, who was still in a daze, back to the bedroom and bullied her from inside out.
Shen Yu didn't expect Shang Junlin's sudden action and was easily taken. If Imperial Physician Gu didn't check his pulse, he didn't know how long he would have been bullied.
"Imperial Physician Gu, do you still remember the 'Junling' that was sent here before? It has bloomed." It was rare for "Junling" to bloom. Shen Yu felt that he should inform Imperial Physician Gu, the previous owner.
Imperial Physician Gu was stunned for a moment and said the same thing as Shang Junlin, "Your Highness has taken good care of it."
"Why did Imperial Physician Gu also say such words?" Shen Yu was curious.
"One of the reasons why 'Jun Ling' is so rare is that it's not easy to grow. This subject obtained one by accident in the past. I raised it for many years but it didn't bloom. I didn't expect it to bloom in the first year it was sent to Your Highness." Imperial Physician Gu smiled. "Giving it to Your Highness was the right decision."
"Is there anything special about it when it blooms?" Shen Yu only knew that "Junling" was rare and had great benefits for the human body.
"It's all rumors. It's said that 'Junling' can only bloom under the care of a fated person. This subject doesn't think so. Flowers and plants are the same. If they want to bloom, they must meet the conditions. Maybe Your Highness has met the conditions for it to bloom."
Shen Yu was more inclined to Imperial Physician Gu's second theory. It was like some flowers bloomed once a year and some bloomed once every three years. It was impossible for it to bloom before the flowering period.
No longer dwelling on the matter of "Junling", Shen Yu changed the topic and asked about another matter, "Has Imperial Physician Gu received any news about my younger brother?"
Shen Yu still remembered Imperial Physician Gu's worried expression for Gu Huai. At that time, Gu Huai's task was at a critical stage and he couldn't have any contact with the outside world. After the matter was resolved, he didn't know if he thought of a way to send a message to Imperial Physician Gu.
"Thank you for your concern. This subject received a letter from my younger brother two days ago. He went out to handle some matters and will be back soon." Gu Huai had been with him since he was young. When he left for a few days, Imperial Physician Gu was not used to it. After a long time, he got better.
After a few more words with Imperial Physician Gu, Shang Junlin's gaze became more and more unfriendly. Shen Yu had no choice but to let Imperial Physician Gu go.
"Why did Your Majesty scare Imperial Physician Gu just now?" Shen Yu turned his head and looked at Shang Junlin with dissatisfaction.
"Why did A Yu keep talking to him?" Shang Junlin was even more dissatisfied. He had just eaten a mouthful to satisfy his craving and was interrupted. How could he be nice to him?
"Your Majesty is really unreasonable. You broke the agreement and blame others," Shen Yu raised his eyebrows and reached out to cover Shang Junlin's eyes, "We agreed to meet once every ten days. Your Majesty, you said it yourself. How many days is it today?"
Shang Junlin pulled down Shen Yu's hand and bit it lightly, "A Yu also likes it very much. She keeps clinging to me and won't let go …"
"If Your Majesty knows when to stop every time, it's not impossible to make an exception once in a while." Shen Yu cast a sidelong glance at him.
Because Shen Yu had agreed to meet once every ten days, Shang Junlin seemed to release the beast in his heart every time the time was up. It was not that he did not want to restrain himself, but with his sweetheart in his arms and the permission to do it once every few days, he could not control himself at all.
It was not easy to have a meal, so he had to eat until he was full.
This caused Shen Yu to be bedridden for a day or two every time after they did it. It was only today that Shang Junlin reluctantly stopped because he wanted Imperial Physician Gu to check his pulse.
"If A Yu did not ask to meet once every ten days, I would not …" Shang Junlin coughed and did not continue speaking.
Shen Yu understood his unfinished words. He was not really disgusted with this matter. It was instinctive to have intimate contact with the person he liked. He was no exception, but …
Before he could fully adapt to it, Shang Junlin should still be a vegetarian.
Shen Yu thought expressionlessly.
As if he knew what he was thinking, Shang Junlin held Shen Yu's waist and pulled him into his arms.
Shen Yu had just been tormented, and the lingering arousal on his body had not completely dissipated. Under the man's sudden action, he trembled slightly.
The redness spread along his cheeks and into his clothes.
Shang Junlin's eyes darkened.
The hand on Shen Yu's waist massaged gently, relieving the discomfort. Shen Yu squinted his eyes.
"Your Majesty, do you know how Gu Huai sent the letter back?" The drowsy Shen Yu did not forget his curiosity.
Shang Junlin's hand paused for a moment. As Shen Yu muttered in dissatisfaction, he continued to massage him: "It was sent back together with Fang Jun's letter."
"Fang Jun only sent that one letter back to the capital, and it was sent back together with the people who had just gone to the capital." Shang Junlin added.
"Your Majesty, would Lord Fang be surprised to see that Miss Fang also went to Subei?"
"Fang Jiayi was added later. She was not on the list that was sent to Subei first. If Fang Jun saw her, he would probably think that I was oppressing the Fang family."
Fang Jun was surprised that his daughter was sent here without a word. Later, when he saw He Chengyu and Jiang Huaiqing, he roughly understood Shang Junlin's thoughts.
"Lord, our people have already talked with the Northern Desert. They said that they spent a lot of money to buy those things and are not willing to return them to us. They also insisted that they did not collude with the criminal Madam Hou and the others." The official who returned from the Northern Desert reported.
"What do you think?" Fang Jun asked in a deep voice.
The Northern Desert's reaction was as he expected. It would be strange if the other party admitted it directly. Fang Jun did not intend to get the things back in one go. This time, he just wanted to test the other party's attitude.
"In my opinion, if we want to recover this batch of goods, it is difficult to achieve our goal by negotiation alone. We must give them enough deterrence while negotiating so that they will not be fearless."
The others nodded. Why were the Northern Desert people so arrogant? Wasn't it because they did not dare to do anything to the Northern Desert? What if they did not have this backing?
Jiang Huaiqing and He Chengyu were in charge of investigating the Northern Desert people who had sneaked into Subei. They were newcomers and were not on the list. They simply disguised themselves as ordinary rich people and walked around the city.
They got the clues about the Northern Desert people from Lord Fang Jun that Yaoji had given them. They wanted to see if they could find the hiding place of this group of people through other methods.
"Those people stayed in Subei, they must have some ulterior motive. Now that the people they have been cooperating with, or should I say the umbrella, are gone, they must find new people to cooperate with."
In the restaurant, He Chengyu and Jiang Huaiqing sat opposite each other. Jiang Huaiqing dipped his finger in water and wrote the word "Shang" on the table. "Brother Chengyu, what kind of people do you think are most likely to be selected?"
"According to Miss Yaoji, those who can get in touch with those people are not only officials, but also some rich merchants. Now that the officials in Subei have changed, the stable relationship between the three parties has lost a corner. There is bound to be some friction. This is our chance."
They looked at each other and saw the tacit understanding in each other's eyes.
The next day, the business circle in Subei received the news that a generous merchant had come to Subei. It was said that he wanted to come out of Subei to buy some exotic treasures.
This was not surprising. Over the years that Dahuan and the Northern Desert had maintained a peaceful relationship, there had always been merchants entering the Northern Desert through Subei. Not long ago, there was a merchant surnamed Yan who came out of Subei. It was said that the goods brought by the merchant surnamed Yan were very popular in the Northern Desert, especially among the Northern Desert women.
With his rich family background, He Chengyu successfully entered the business circle in Subei.
Their appointment had not been announced yet, so they acted independently of the government. The only one who knew their movements was Lord Fang.
Fang Jiayi stayed by Lord Fang's side to help.
The failure of the first negotiation had left a psychological shadow in many people's hearts. Compared to the Northern Desert, they had more concerns. After all, no one knew how long the Northern Desert people had been lurking in Subei and how deep their understanding of Subei was.
Before they figured this out, they wouldn't be able to do anything.
When it came to the candidates for the next negotiation with the Northern Desert, Fang Jiayi stepped forward. "I am willing to give it a try."
"Well … you are a woman after all. Won't it be inconvenient?"
"What's the difference between a man and a woman in the face of righteousness? Since I dared to speak, I must be confident. Instead of choosing someone who is unwilling to fail again, why don't you let me try? "
In terms of eloquence, few could compete with Fang Jiayi. After a few words, all the officials were speechless. In the end, they had to admit that Fang Jiayi was more suitable for the negotiation than anyone else.
"Miss Fang made the right choice this time." When Shen Yu heard the news from Shang Junlin, he couldn't help but laugh. The scene of this girl insulting the Prince of Yue was still vivid in his mind. Shen Yu had never seen the Prince of Yue being insulted like this.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Clothing Bureau has sent the clothes." Eunuch Meng walked in with his head lowered.
"Let them in."
As soon as Shang Junlin's voice fell, several palace servants came in with the clothes in their hands. Because of Shang Junlin's attention, these clothes were all made of the best materials, styles, and colors according to Shen Yu's preferences.
"A Yu, take a look and see if you like it."
Shang Junlin walked over with Shen Yu and looked at the clothes one by one. His eyes stopped on a red dress for a long time.
Shen Yu touched the clothes. Under the contrast of the fiery red clothes, her skin looked even fairer.
"Your Majesty seems to like this dress very much. Can I wear it for you tonight?"
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