Shen Yu was astonished, "How can someone escape from the Hidden Dragon Guards?"
"Tell me, what happened?" Shang Junlin asked coldly.
"After my men brought him back to the capital, I brought my men to meet him. At first, he was very cooperative. However, when we were about to reach the palace, he suddenly disappeared."
"Suddenly disappeared?"
"Yes, I locked him in a room with all the doors and windows tightly shut. I also arranged Hidden Dragon Guards to guard the room. At first, he tried to talk to the people outside, but no one paid any attention to him, so he gradually quieted down. About 15 minutes later, when I went in again, there was no one inside."
The Hidden Dragon Guards did not know how to lie. Furthermore, the leader was not the only one who was present at the scene.
"If he could escape so easily, how did you catch him?" Shen Yu asked.
"The Hidden Dragon Guards found him in King Yue's fief. He seemed to be hiding from someone. He did not resist and was taken away by us. He did not do anything on the way." The leader of the Hidden Dragon Guards frowned. "He seemed to be too obedient."
The Hidden Dragon Guards were ordered by Shang Junlin to capture him. At first, Shang Junlin ordered them to kill him. Since he could say such things, regardless of whether it was true or not, it would cause King Yue to attack Shen Yu. Based on this point alone, Shang Junlin did not want to keep him alive.
After that, it was Shen Yu who requested to meet this person. Shang Junlin then changed his mind.
"You guys can even lose him in the capital. You guys are really good." Shang Junlin felt the temperature around him drop. He was very hostile towards the culprit who caused King Yue to befriend Shen Yu.
"I will not punish you now. The person disappeared in the capital. No matter what method you use, I want to see this person in three days. If you can do it, you can forget about your position."
"Yes."
Just like how he came, the leader of the Hidden Dragon Guards disappeared from the room silently.
"Has that person been caught and brought to Beijing?" Shen Yu poured two cups of tea and placed one cup beside Shang Junlin's hand.
"Yes," Shang Junlin frowned, obviously in a bad mood, "We originally planned to tell you when they arrived, but we didn't expect them to lose sight of it."
"To be able to escape under the watch of the Hidden Dragon Guards, he either has a spy in the Capital City or he has a problem. I am curious. There were so many opportunities along the way. Why did he choose to escape after entering the Capital City?" Shen Yu took a sip of tea.
"I will ask the Hidden Dragon Guards and the Imperial Army to pay more attention to the movements in the capital." No matter if it was the former or the latter, the person went missing in the capital. Shang Junlin had to pay more attention to it.
What Shang Junlin didn't say was that what he was really worried about was whether that person had any magical abilities and whether what he said to King Yue back then was true.
"Why don't we go and see King Yue? Maybe he knows something." Shen Yu suggested.
Since that person knew King Yue, he couldn't have only said one sentence to King Yue. Other than that matter, did he say anything else to King Yue?
Shen Yu had never seen such a person beside King Yue in his previous life. He had also never heard King Yue talk about this person. Was it because this person didn't exist in his previous life, or was it because something happened in between that caused King Yue to completely forget about this person?
What happened in his previous life couldn't be traced back. However, in this life, King Yue was still locked up in a secret prison. Maybe he could get some useful information from him.
After many days, Shen Yu met King Yue again.
The current King Yue was very different from how Shen Yu remembered him to be in his previous life. He was like a stone that used external forces to make himself shine. Now, he had lost his shine and was only left with a dim interior.
Shen Yu couldn't help but wonder if he had really loved this man in his previous life.
Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, King Yue raised his head absentmindedly. The moment he saw the person approaching, the confusion in his eyes was replaced by shock and hatred.
"It seems that you haven't become stupid after being locked up." Shang Junlin's tone was indifferent, as if he was stating an unimportant matter.
"Why didn't Imperial Brother stay in the Imperial Palace? Why did you come here? Did you finally realize that the Emperor you appointed didn't have you in his heart? "King Yue didn't hide his malice.
"If I didn't pretend to be His Majesty, would I pretend to be you? Originally, I couldn't compare with His Majesty. Now, I'm even … "Shen Yu looked at King Yue from top to bottom. The disgust on his face was obvious.
The resentment in King Yue's eyes was even more intense. He was like this because of them! If it weren't for these two people's treachery, how could he end up like this?!
He should be enjoying the love and respect of his people in his fief, enjoying good wine and delicious food. He shouldn't be like this, trapped in a cold and damp secret prison, unable to see the light of day.
Chen Yu took a step forward and was stunned to find that the Prince of Yue had uncontrollably taken a step back. He had a strange expression on his face. Just how blind was he in his previous life to fall in love with such a person and be willing to do so many things for him?
The mystery of his previous life seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.
Shang Junlin came over and held Shen Yu's waist, interrupting his thoughts.
"Do you know a person called Zhu Wang?" Shang Junlin didn't forget the purpose of this trip.
King Yue's face suddenly changed. Suddenly, he laughed, "So that's how it is. It turns out that he didn't only tell me. No wonder you, who usually don't have feelings for others, dote on Shen Yu so much. Hahaha. Now you are asking me this question in front of him. Aren't you afraid that I will tell him your secret?"
"What secret? Is it the sentence 'The one who gets the Shen family will get the world'? "Shen Yu's eyes were half-closed and his gaze fell on King Yue.
"You know?!" King Yue's laughter stopped abruptly. His smile was mixed with malice, which made his face even more distorted, "Since you know, why are you still willing to stay by his side?"
He couldn't see the expression on Shen Yu's face, but he was happy to make these two unhappy. The malice in his heart almost overflowed.
"Shen Yu, oh Shen Yu, don't forget that you are not the only child of Duke Zhenbei. Believe it or not, my good brother can dote on you because of this sentence today. In the future, he can also give all of this to Shen Qingran. He has always been like this. He doesn't care about other people's feelings at all."
Feeling the arm around his waist suddenly tighten, Shen Yu patted him to comfort him. He knew what kind of person Shang Junlin was. On the other hand, King Yue …
"So you admit that you hooked up with Shen Qingran while you were in contact with me? You approached me with ulterior motives from the beginning. What you wanted was neither me nor Shen Qingran. What you wanted was what we represented. You are already like this. How dare you talk about others with such certainty? "
King Yue's words were blocked in his mouth again. He opened his mouth but found that he couldn't refute.
Ignoring the embarrassed look on King Yue's face, Shen Yu continued to ask, "I'm quite curious. No matter what, you are a dignified King. You wouldn't believe a word from others, right? Oh, yes, you not only believed it, but you also took action. In the end, you ended up in prison. Do you really think that what that person said is true? "
King Yue was stunned. He had never considered that this sentence might be false. After hearing the proverb, he gathered his confidants to discuss countermeasures. What was he thinking at that time? No matter whether this sentence was true or false, he had to try. What happened later? Why did he believe that this sentence was true?
King Yue covered his head and thought for a while. Suddenly, he calmed down and said, "Since you believe that this sentence is false, why did you ask me?"
"I have never believed in these things. I just want to know your motive for approaching A Yu. A Yu grew up in the capital and had no interaction with you. Why did you choose him?" Shang Junlin's tone was calm. Only when he mentioned Shen Yu did he show some fluctuations.
"Don't you already know the reason?" King Yue looked at Shen Yu, "I admit that my motive for approaching you is not pure. But other than this, I was sincere in everything else …"
"Including seducing Shen Qingran from the bottom of your heart?" Shen Yu interrupted his words that he thought were affectionate.
King Yue was speechless.
"Don't talk about whether you are sincere or not. Even if you say it, you won't believe it. I just want to know what Zhu Wang did to make you believe that sentence without any doubt."
"I met him by accident when I first arrived at the fief. The locals all call him 'Mister Zhu'. He saved me once, and before he left, he gave me a brocade pouch, saying that the things inside could help me get through three difficulties. I accepted the brocade pouch skeptically, and not long after, I encountered my first difficulty."
Even if King Yue did not say the rest, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin could guess that the brocade bag had indeed helped King Yue overcome three difficulties. With this premise, it was not surprising that he became friends with Shen Yu and Shen Qingran because of this sentence.
"His whereabouts were a mystery. I could not make him stay. Later on, something happened and he stayed in the residence for a short period of time. Not long after, he disappeared again."
It matched the information that the Hidden Dragon Guards had found.
Shen Yu and Shang Junlin were released from the secret prison. Not only did they not feel less confused, they were even more curious about Zhu Wang's existence.
"Your Majesty, how much credibility do you think King Yue's words have?" On the way back to the palace, Shen Yu asked.
Shang Junlin: "I still remember the three things that he said. Not long after King Yue arrived at his fief, there was a riot. Before the imperial court could take action, the riot was suppressed. I always thought that it was the forces that the late Emperor left behind for him."
Shen Yu: "King Yue's fief was rich and the people were living in peace. Why would there be a riot?"
The late Emperor was biased towards King Yue. Before he died, he had already decided on King Yue's fief. It was a very good place. After Shang Junlin ascended the throne, he had too many things to do. He just wanted to send King Yue away as soon as possible. He did not care about the fief and sent King Yue there directly.
Shang Junlin frowned. "Because there were too many things to do at that time, and King Yue had dealt with the riot in the fief by himself, I did not ask further. Does Ah Yu suspect that there's something wrong with this riot?"
"King Yue described that person as mysterious. I don't think so. What if it was arranged by someone from the start?" Shen Yu supported his chin with one hand, "If there was a riot after the brocade sachet, it means that Zhu Wang is indeed capable. But who can be sure that the brocade sachet was obtained first?"
There were more questions now. Why did that person do this? Could it be that he wanted King Yue to believe his words without a doubt? To be more specific, was it to make King Yue believe in the saying, "The one who gets the Shen family will get the world"?
"When the Hidden Dragon Guards catch them, we will know what they want to do."
Suddenly, the carriage stopped. The guard outside the carriage reported: "Your Majesty, there is a person who calls himself 'Mister Zhu'. He wants to see you."
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