Strange emotions spread in the air. Shen Yu forgot to move for a moment and maintained the posture of half leaning on Shang Junlin.
Shang Junlin didn't know what to think, but he didn't push him away at first.
In the end, Shen Yu came back to his senses first and hurriedly retreated.
"Be careful."
The road was slippery on a snowy day. Shen Yu retreated too quickly and almost slipped.
Shang Junlin was quick to help him up.
Shen Yu's emotions fluctuated too much. After calming down for a while, he saw the man's arm firmly supporting him. He lowered his eyes awkwardly.
For a long time, the man still didn't show any signs of letting go of him. Shen Yu carefully glanced at him and asked, "Your Majesty?"
"Yes?"
Shang Junlin's expression was calm and his eyes were clear. Obviously, he was in a normal state. Shen Yu secretly laughed at himself for overthinking. It was just an accidental touch. How could Shang Junlin lose his composure because of it?
"Go in."
"Okay."
Shen Yu was sent back to his room by Shang Junlin. The two stayed for a while before Shang Junlin left.
Shen Yu didn't take the accident to heart, but he didn't know how many waves were set off in Shang Junlin's heart at this moment.
Shang Junlin went all the way back to the imperial study. Except for Eunuch Meng, he dismissed all the servants.
He couldn't focus on the official business that he usually handled easily. His mind was full of the soft touch on his chin.
It was cold and soft.
Shang Junlin couldn't help but reach out and touch the place where Shen Yu touched. A trace of confusion flashed through his eyes.
Why …
Eunuch Meng stood aside and looked down. He didn't dare to make a sound to disturb the emperor who was in deep thought.
Shen Yu woke up from his afternoon nap and was shocked to see the man sitting by the bed.
"Why didn't Your Majesty let someone call me?" Shen Yu sat up with the quilt.
"I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't call you." Shang Junlin also couldn't figure out why he suddenly came to Yuzhang Palace and sat beside Shen Yu's bed for the whole afternoon.
The man's expression remained the same. Shen Yu didn't think much about it. He got up and put on his clothes: "How long has His Majesty been here?"
Shang Junlin lied without batting an eyelid, "I just got here not long ago."
Mu Xi, who had been tidying up Shen Yu's outer robe for more than an hour, glanced at Shang Junlin in surprise when she heard what Shang Junlin said. When she met his gaze, she immediately looked away.
Hmm … Whatever His Majesty said, it would be as long as it took. Anyway, the one waiting was not her Young Master. She could not be bothered to care what the Emperor thought.
After tidying himself up, Shen Yu followed Shang Junlin to the outer room. Mu Xi poured hot tea for them and left the room.
Shang Junlin looked at Shen Yu and didn't say anything. Shen Yu said rascally: "Your Majesty, why did you come here at this hour? Is there something important?"
Shen Yu's work and rest schedule was very regular. He never made life difficult for himself. After entering the palace, he also followed his previous habits. Shang Junlin was the only master in the palace. Shang Junlin had no objection to this, so the others didn't dare to have any objections. Shen Yu said that living in the palace was much more comfortable than living in Zhenbei Hou's residence.
Shang Junlin knew his work and rest habits. Usually, he wouldn't come here during his rest time. Oh, right. Most of the time, when he was taking a nap, Shang Junlin was still busy with official business. How come today …
"It's almost time for the palace banquet. If you have any questions, you can ask me. It's your first time dealing with this kind of thing. It's normal that you're not familiar with it."
"Is Your Majesty worried about me?" Shen Yu felt warm in his heart.
"If not …"
"Your Majesty asked at the right time. There are some things that I don't quite understand," Shen Yu said something that shouldn't be known to people who didn't live in the palace. "Your Majesty, please enlighten me."
Shang Junlin was in a good mood and answered one by one. Shen Yu thanked him with a smile. Shang Junlin was caught off guard by his smile.
"Your Majesty, this year shouldn't be the day when the vassal kings return to the capital. Why did Your Majesty call them back?" Shen Yu thought about this question for a few days, but he couldn't think of a reason. In his previous life, only the King of Yue returned to the capital. He found a reason to come back.
"Your Majesty has entered the palace. Naturally, you have to meet with the royal family."
Shen Yu was stunned. He thought of all the possible plans that Shang Junlin might have, but he didn't think that the reason would be like this.
"Tsk, I don't have a good relationship with the royal family. Your Majesty, you don't have to care too much about them. Just recognize them." When it came to these people who were supposed to be relatives and elders, Shang Junlin didn't have any feelings or respect.
Shen Yu knew that Shang Junlin and the royal family didn't have a good relationship. He heard it from the King of Yue in his previous life. Shang Junlin was the only legitimate son of the Empress. He should have been appointed as the Crown Prince. He should have grown up smoothly and inherited the throne. Unfortunately, the late Emperor wasn't clear-headed. He wanted to abolish the legitimate son and make way for the son of his favorite concubine.
But in the end … Shang Junlin killed all the sons of the late Emperor and his favorite concubine. He took the throne in a bloody way. The royal family had always been dissatisfied with this.
In his previous life, the King of Yue took advantage of this to win over other royal families. He gave Shang Junlin a lot of trouble. Unfortunately, Shang Junlin was too strong. Their various actions in the early stage were like scratching an itch through a shoe. Only in the later stage did they really cause trouble for Shang Junlin.
Who were the royal families?
Shen Yu searched for a few names in his memory. It was a good opportunity to meet them at the palace banquet.
The imperial edict asking the vassal kings to return to the capital had been sent to the fief of each of the vassal kings. There weren't many vassal kings left. Most of them were from the late Emperor's generation. As for those who were of the same generation as Shang Junlin, most of them had been killed by him. The rest of them had to live with their tails between their legs and didn't dare to show their faces.
When they received the imperial edict from the capital, Shang Junlin's brothers' first reaction was fear. Was the Emperor finally going to make a move on them? They were relieved when they learned that the Emperor was only going back to attend the palace banquet.
They didn't dare to delay. After receiving the imperial edict, they immediately ordered their subordinates to pack their luggage at the fastest speed and set foot on the road back to the capital.
The King of Yue was the only one who was caught off guard by the Emperor's news. He wanted to find an excuse to come to the capital, but he couldn't do it while he was still in the capital. The people who delivered the imperial edict were already on their way to his fief.
The King of Yue had no choice but to put down what he was doing and rush back to his fief. He couldn't let the Emperor know that he had secretly left his fief!
Several fast horses died on the way back. He didn't rest for days and nights. Finally, he rushed back before the Emperor's men entered his fief. He didn't have time to rest. After he cleaned up the traces of his departure, the people who delivered the imperial edict arrived.
After receiving the imperial edict, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict saw that the King of Yue didn't look well. He asked with concern, "Your Highness, are you feeling unwell?"
"Thank you for your concern. I'm fine."
The people behind the King of Yue passed a pouch to the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict. The eunuch calmly weighed the pouch and his expression became more amiable. He smiled and said, "Your Highness, please take care of yourself. I won't disturb your rest."
After the people from the capital left, the King of Yue's legs went soft and he almost fell. The people behind him quickly supported him and said, "Your Highness."
The King of Yue only felt that his vision turned black and he lost consciousness in the anxious voice of his subordinates.
The King of Yue's residence was suddenly in a mess.
The news was immediately passed to the Hidden Dragon Guards who were mixed in with the imperial edict. Then, it was sent to Shang Junlin in an urgent and encrypted manner.
The King of Yue didn't have time to rest. The Emperor's imperial edict was so urgent that he had to leave for the capital immediately.
His confidant was worried that he wouldn't be able to make it in time. Before the King of Yue woke up, he moved him onto the carriage back to the capital. The King of Yue woke up in the shaky carriage. After hearing his confidant's words, he was so angry that his chest hurt.
The confidant lowered his head and prepared to endure the King of Yue's anger. The King of Yue was a person who cared a lot about his reputation. Now that he was in such a sorry state, he was going to be very angry.
The King of Yue waved his hand weakly and said, "I know."
He really didn't have any temper. He had never suffered so much in his life. However, he couldn't tell anyone about it. There was still a mess in the capital waiting for him to clean up. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
Shen Qingran also had a bad time recently. Not only did he break his leg, but he was also grounded by Count Zhenbei. He couldn't find the person he liked. Two days ago, that person had sent him a message, but there had been no news from her for the past two days.
What Shen Qingran couldn't stand the most was that people kept talking about how Shen Yu was favored after entering the palace and what the Emperor had done for him. Every time he thought about how close he was to becoming Shen Qingran's wife, Shen Qingran would go crazy with jealousy.
"Second Young Master hit a few more servants yesterday. The servants in the manor are becoming more and more unwilling to serve him." Mu Xi put the plum blossoms she picked outside into a vase and said.
Mu Xi always felt that Second Young Master was very fake. Every day, he would tell the servants that everyone was equal. He didn't ask for less servants to serve him. However, those short-sighted servants believed his words and liked to stay by his side more and more.
"Oh?" Shen Yu raised his eyebrows. "Hasn't he always disliked people who casually hit and scold servants?"
"He's just pretending." Mu Xi curled her lips and said disdainfully, "It's just words. This servant has inquired before. The treatment in his courtyard is far worse than that of the servants by Young Master's side. I don't know what kind of magic potion those servants have been fed to think that he is better than Young Master."
Shang Junlin was reading memorials on the side. When he heard this, he raised his head. "They are short-sighted and have eyes but fail to see. In my opinion, the bastard son of Count Zhenbei's family is far inferior to your Young Master."
Mu Xi nodded fiercely. Her fear of Shang Junlin had subsided. Recently, Shang Junlin liked to bring memorials to Yuzhang Palace to read. Mu Xi was no longer as startled by him as before.
"Your Majesty, have you finished your work?" Shen Yu walked over with a hand warmer. Shang Junlin had occupied the place where he originally used to read. The place was very comfortable, and Shen Yu could stay there for the whole afternoon.
Seeing Shen Yu come over, Shang Junlin made room for him and complained half-truthfully, "Your Majesty really doesn't care about me anymore."
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" Shen Yu sat down unceremoniously and said sweet words. "Your Majesty will always be irreplaceable in my heart."
"Your Majesty, take a look at this." Shang Junlin handed him a memorials.
Shen Yu took it and looked at it silently. Then he silently returned it and stared at Shang Junlin without saying a word.
It was a memorials to persuade the Emperor to take a concubine.
"What does Your Majesty think?" Shang Junlin's expression didn't change. "I have many of the same memorials here."
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