This time, Shen Yu was unusually docile and proactive. Shang Junlin's movements were also very slow. Everything was so slow that it became a kind of torture.
With every step, Shang Junlin would ask Shen Yu how she felt. At first, Shen Yu enjoyed it very much, but after a few times, she felt like she was about to collapse.
"Don't worry about me. Don't ask me. Do whatever you want!"
It was like a ferocious beast had opened its cage. A ferocious beast was still a ferocious beast. No matter how obedient she pretended to be, she couldn't change her nature.
After everything was over, Shen Yu collapsed on the soft bed. She didn't want to move a single finger.
She looked up at the man who was tidying up the soft bed. As expected, she saw satisfaction on the man's face. Shen Yu narrowed her eyes. She had an illusion that she had been cheated.
She grabbed the man's lapel and pulled him over.
"What's wrong? A Yu, are you not feeling well? "
Shen Yu saw the nervousness in the man's eyes. She slowly let go of his hand. Forget it. She couldn't blame others for the choice she made.
Shang Junlin called for hot water and carefully wiped Shen Yu clean. Then, he helped her change into clean clothes. The dirty clothes were taken away by the palace servants. The soft bed was also changed into clean bedding.
After cleaning, Shen Yu was carried to the bed. Shang Junlin hugged her and asked softly, "A Yu, do you want to eat?"
Shen Yu silently calculated the time and said, "No need."
It was already past Shen Yu's usual bedtime. Shen Yu lay down for a while and found that she couldn't fall asleep. She turned her head and looked at Shang Junlin.
"Your Majesty also didn't sleep?"
Under the quilt, Shang Junlin's hand was around Shen Yu's waist. Shen Yu was used to sleeping in a man's arms. She was not used to sleeping alone.
Last time, after Shang Junlin annoyed her, she was driven to sleep alone on a small bed for a few days. Later, because Shen Yu couldn't stand it anymore, the "punishment" ended early.
"I want to see more of A Yu." Shang Junlin was not sleepy at all. What happened today was like a thorn in his heart that could not be removed or ignored.
Shen Yu stretched out her hand from the quilt and covered the man's eyes: "Sleep, what Your Majesty is worried about will not happen."
The next day, when Shen Yu woke up, Shang Junlin was still not there. Mu Xi combed his hair and tidied his clothes. Shen Yu looked at the clean and tidy soft bed and asked, "Do you know where His Majesty went yesterday?"
"This servant heard Eunuch Meng mention that His Majesty went to see the King of Yue. On the way back, he also went to the secret prison."
Dark prison.
Wasn't Mister Zhu, the one who had said, "If you obtain the Chen family, you obtain the world," locked up in a secret prison? Was Shang Junlin's abnormal behavior yesterday because of him?
Shang Junlin's whereabouts would not be hidden from Shen Yu. After asking around, Shen Yu could roughly determine where Shang Junlin's abnormality came from.
What did Mister Zhu and Shang Junlin talk about?
Shen Yu was a little concerned.
The world was big and full of strange things. Shen Yu never thought that Mister Zhu was a simple swindler. He must know something. After all, if he didn't betray the King of Yue in his previous life, the King of Yue would have been able to ascend to the throne.
If he wanted to know what happened to Shang Junlin, the fastest way was to ask Eunuch Meng, who had always been by his side. Shen Yu called Mu Xi and asked her to invite Eunuch Meng for a private chat.
If it was someone else who wanted to inquire about the Emperor's whereabouts, Eunuch Meng would definitely refuse. However, this person was Shen Yu, the Emperor's most cherished person. He hesitated for a moment, but still took the time to meet Shen Yu alone.
"Eunuch Meng, you must know why I asked you to come here. I'll get straight to the point. What did the King of Yue and the Emperor say yesterday?"
Eunuch Meng told him in detail what he had heard and carefully glanced at Shen Yu's expression.
Shen Yu's expression didn't reveal anything. Eunuch Meng had been by Shang Junlin's side for a long time and knew that Shen Yu was a person who quietly did great things. He dared to tell Shen Yu because he had seen how Shen Yu usually interacted with Shang Junlin. He knew that Shang Junlin didn't have any feelings for Shang Junlin. He didn't want the two to have any unnecessary misunderstandings because of the King of Yue.
"I know. Thank you, Eunuch Meng." Shen Yu put down the teacup in his hand. The teacup and the table made a crisp sound.
"Your Highness, I'll say something that shouldn't be said here. I've seen the relationship between you and the Emperor. The King of Yue was obviously provoked. His words can't be taken seriously. However, the person involved can't see clearly. Only the Emperor himself knows what is in his heart. I'm telling you this because I hope that you and the Emperor can always be harmonious."
Eunuch Meng's meaning was very clear. No matter whether the King of Yue's words were true or false, as long as the Emperor believed that it was false, it would be fine. At the same time, he also hoped that Shen Yu could solve the estrangement in the Emperor's heart as soon as possible. Only in this way could the relationship last long.
Eunuch Meng had been in the palace for a long time. He knew a thing or two about the Emperor's temperament. He knew that once the seed of doubt was planted, it wouldn't be so easy to remove it.
He watched Shang Junlin get to where he was today step by step. It wasn't easy for him to have Shen Yu by his side, who was also good for him. He didn't want anyone to obstruct them and take Shen Yu away from him.
Shen Yu felt that Eunuch Meng was on his side from his attitude. He was quite emotional. It was very good that Shang Junlin had someone who was wholeheartedly considerate of him.
"I understand Eunuch Meng's words. Rest assured, Eunuch Meng. His Majesty is the person I chose. I naturally won't allow anyone to sow discord between us. No matter what the purpose is, I won't allow anyone to do so. As for the King of Yue, he's just a grasshopper after autumn. Even if he can jump, how long can he jump?"
Shen Yu's words made Eunuch Meng calm down. He didn't explain whether there was such a thing between him and the King of Yue, but the meaning of his words was very clear. He didn't put the King of Yue in his eyes at all.
Since he didn't put the King of Yue in his eyes, naturally, the future thing that the King of Yue said wouldn't happen.
As for what had happened in the past, even if it was true, so what? Who hadn't been blind when they were young? Moreover, he still remembered that before Gui Jun entered the palace, the Hidden Dragon Guards had presented a secret report that Gui Jun looked at the King of Yue more because he somewhat resembled His Majesty.
Now that His Majesty was within reach, and Gui Jun and His Majesty's relationship was deepening day by day, a mere King of Yue was nothing.
After making a trip to Shen Yu's side, Eunuch Meng relaxed a little. As long as the two masters were willing to communicate well, no matter what other people wanted to do, it would be impossible to succeed.
"Young master, will His Majesty misunderstand you because of the words of the King of Yue?" After hearing Eunuch Meng's words, Mu Xi couldn't hide her worry.
"No."
"Young master, you can't be careless." Seeing that Shen Yu didn't care, Mu Xi was anxious. "It's said in the stories that many times, because it wasn't resolved in time, it led to deeper misunderstandings and eventually became irreconcilable conflicts."
"The stories are just stories. I've already told His Majesty about this matter. His Majesty is very observant and won't misunderstand because of a few words of the King of Yue."
"Young master, don't underestimate a few words. The more involved you are, the more you can't understand. Perhaps His Majesty is observant in other matters, but it's not certain when it comes to you."
"Why?"
"Because His Majesty loves you. People who fall in love will always worry about gains and losses. Even if they know it's fake and can't be trusted, it's very difficult to truly not care." Mu Xi's words were clear and logical.
"Mu Xi knows so much. Do you have someone you like?" Shen Yu raised his eyebrows. "If you do, I'll definitely hold a grand wedding for you and let you get married grandly."
"Young master, don't make fun of this servant. This servant doesn't have anyone she likes and doesn't plan on getting married. Young master, you promised this servant that you would always let this servant serve you by your side. This servant knows so much because I've read too many stories." Mu Xi was a little shy as she spoke.
Shen Yu liked reading stories. Shang Junlin arranged for palace servants to go out of the palace every month to buy all kinds of stories for him. Mu Xi and her close friends would sometimes ask the palace servants to buy some stories for them. She was the head palace maid of Yuzhang Palace, so the palace servants naturally wouldn't refuse her request.
Mu Xi stuttered and told Shen Yu about how she had asked someone to buy stories. She anxiously waited for Shen Yu to deal with her.
Shen Yu looked at her with amusement. "Why are you looking at me like that? Your young master isn't so stingy that he won't even let you read stories. There's no prohibition in the palace against reading stories. "
Mu Xi breathed a sigh of relief. She wasn't afraid that Shen Yu would punish her. She was just worried about the relationship between Shen Yu and His Majesty. As Shen Yu's maidservant, she naturally didn't want her young master to be wronged because of a few words from Prince Yue.
The Northern Desert fell into civil strife. Da Huan naturally wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity. The spies buried in the Northern Desert began to take action, stirring up the water even more.
The Northern Desert Army didn't stay idle either. They took advantage of the chaos to bite the Northern Desert. Sometimes they disguised themselves as one of the forces to harass the other forces.
With foreign enemies spying on them, the Northern Desert didn't unite but became even more chaotic.
In the imperial study, Shen Yu came to eat with Shang Junlin with a food box. Since last time, if Shang Junlin was busy, Shen Yu would bring food to eat with him.
Shang Junlin couldn't wait to be with Shen Yu all day long. Naturally, he wouldn't object. If Shen Yu hadn't refused to stay in the imperial study when ministers came, Shang Junlin would have prepared a soft couch for him in the imperial study.
It was only a few days before the New Year. In previous years, the imperial court would have been closed at this time. However, this year's situation was special. On one hand, there was the matter of the Northern Desert. On the other hand, there was the matter of Prince Yue. The ministers had to deal with it together.
After the meal, Shen Yu stayed for a while. He saw the booklet on the imperial table. It talked about the matter of the Northern Desert.
Shen Yu picked up the booklet. After reading it, he said, "The internal strife will greatly consume the strength of the Northern Desert. Your Majesty, do you want to take advantage of the situation to do something?"
"It's a little difficult to completely conquer the Northern Desert. But if the internal strife can last a little longer, maybe we can give it a try." Shang Junlin came over and hugged Shen Yu from behind.
"How many people does Your Majesty have in the Northern Desert?" Shen Yu tapped on the booklet.
"What does A Yu want to do?"
"If we can't take down the Northern Desert in one fell swoop, we might as well choose someone who is easier to control to become the king of the Northern Desert. Then we can plan slowly."
It was certainly better to have a more peaceful way than a war that was a waste of manpower and money.
Shen Yu turned around and put his hands behind his back. He leaned back slightly and looked straight into Shang Junlin's eyes. "This is a very good opportunity. Now the Northern Desert is in a mess. There won't be a result in a short period of time. Your Majesty, why don't you wait a little longer? When they are almost exhausted, you can spread the news that you are willing to help them and enter the Northern Desert in the name of assistance. If the people who seek help are tactful, they can make a peace agreement first. If not, the Dahuan army has already entered the Northern Desert. It will be much easier to do something then."
Shang Junlin put his hands behind Shen Yu's back and slowly approached him.
The distance between them was getting closer and closer. They could hear each other's breathing. The tips of their noses touched. The man's voice was slightly hoarse.
"For a moment, I almost thought that Zhu Wang's words were true."
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