"I'm not sure," Shen Yu only had this thought, "It's been so many years, no one knows who wanted to kill me."
"If I didn't kill them directly at that time …"
Shen Yu raised his hand to cover Shang Junlin's mouth, "If Your Majesty didn't kill them directly and make them afraid, there might be a second and third assassination later. I was lucky enough to meet Your Majesty once, but I can't be so lucky every time."
Shang Junlin knew that Shen Yu was right. At that time, Shen Yu was too young and didn't have the ability to protect himself. If his actions didn't frighten the people behind him, what awaited Shen Yu would most likely be endless assassinations.
Shang Junlin's slightly cold fingers covered his lips. Shen Yu's lips moved, and Shen Yu quickly withdrew his hand.
Shen Yu curled his fingers in his sleeves and looked away, "Didn't Your Majesty say that you can take me to see the assassin today? When are we going?"
"I asked Meng Chang to prepare the carriage."
Shang Junlin wanted to leave the palace, so Eunuch Meng hurriedly arranged the carriage. The two didn't stop and went straight to the secret prison.
Fang Jun received the news that the Emperor was coming, so he went to the secret prison first and arranged everything before they arrived. When he saw the two of them, he stepped forward and bowed.
"The person Your Majesty wants to see is here. Your Majesty, please follow me."
Because they were going to meet the Emperor, the assassin was "reminded" in advance. She was escorted by two jailers and brought to Shang Junlin and Shen Yu.
Because of the incense, Shen Yu's memory of that day was relatively vague. He didn't even remember what the assassin looked like. After seeing the assassin today, his memory of that day became much clearer.
The assassin's expression was wooden. When she saw Shang Junlin, she shrank back reflexively. The wooden expression in her eyes was replaced by fear.
Shen Yu raised his eyebrows and whispered in Shang Junlin's ear, "What did Your Majesty do to make her so afraid of you?"
Shang Junlin's emotionless eyes swept over the assassin. He squeezed Shen Yu's hand and evaded Shen Yu's question, "Ask whatever you want."
Shen Yu just asked casually and didn't want to get an answer. Since Shang Junlin didn't say anything, he didn't ask further. He turned to look at the assassin who was kneeling in front of the jailers.
"Besides you, did they arrange any other action?" Shen Yu was half leaning on Shang Junlin and asked.
"Yes."
"What action?"
"I don't know.
"Was there anyone else besides you who tried to assassinate him?"
"No.."
"Is there anyone else in the palace other than you?"
"Yes"
"Who gave you the incense Incense?"
"Master gave it to me."
…
Shen Yu asked a lot of questions and the assassin answered all of them. When Shen Yu asked the last question, the assassin became silent.
"Why me?"
After a long time, the assassin answered, "It's Master's order."
After a round of questioning, Fang Jun seemed to have gotten something out of her, but at the same time, he seemed to have gotten nothing out of her. Fang Jun explained, "This woman seems to have undergone special training. It took me a lot of effort to pry open her mouth."
When they came out of the dark prison, Shen Yu suddenly thought of Zhu Wang who was also locked up in the dark prison. He pulled Shang Junlin's sleeve.
"What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, send someone to check Zhu Wang's attitude. Zhu Wang has an old grudge with my mother. Maybe we can get some clues from him."
"Okay."
Shang Junlin called the Hidden Dragon Guards and whispered a few instructions.
When they came out of the dark prison, the sun was blocked by the dark clouds. Shen Yu looked at the sky, "It seems like it's going to rain."
Sure enough, after the horse carriage traveled for a while, it started to rain.
The rain got heavier and the sky got darker. Seeing that the rain would not stop anytime soon, Shang Junlin ordered them to find a place to take shelter from the rain.
"The sun was shining just now, and now it's raining so heavily." Shen Yu lifted the curtain and looked outside.
After receiving Shang Junlin's order, the horse carriage turned around and drove to another place.
They found a house nearby to take shelter from the rain.
The road from the palace to the dark prison was very remote. The people who lived nearby were not high officials or nobles. Eunuch Meng chose a house nearby. The owner of the house was very kind. When he heard that they were here to take shelter from the rain, he quickly welcomed them in.
Shen Yu and Shang Junlin were wearing casual clothes when they left the palace. Although their identities could not be identified, it was not difficult to tell from their clothes and actions that they were not ordinary people.
There was only a woman in the house. According to the woman, all the men in the house went out to do business. Usually, she was the only one at home.
"Young masters, please drink some tea to warm your body." The woman brought out some hot tea from the house and placed it in front of Shen Yu and Shang Junlin.
"Thank you, auntie." Shen Yu picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"The weather is really changeable. The sun was shining just now, and now it's raining so heavily. I don't know if my husband got caught in the rain." The woman looked at the rain outside the house with a worried expression.
Shen Yu found a lot of unfinished umbrellas in the house. He guessed that the business the woman was talking about was selling umbrellas.
Shen Yu sat for a while and felt a little cold. He slowly moved to Shang Junlin's side and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I'm a little cold."
The outside of the palace was not like the inside of the palace. When they were in the palace, wherever Shen Yu went, the ground would be heated up. Their house was obviously not in such a good condition. Coupled with the rain, the temperature in the house was very low.
Shang Junlin reached out and hugged Shen Yu in his arms. He held Shen Yu's hands in his palms and asked, "Do you feel better?"
When the woman came out, she saw the tall man holding the slightly thin young man in his arms. She smiled kindly and put the food on the table.
"Young masters, you have a good relationship. I don't know when the rain will stop. If you are hungry, you can eat some first. The conditions in the house are simple and crude. I hope you don't mind."
The rain showed no signs of stopping. The woman went to do her own things. Shen Yu nestled in Shang Junlin's arms and fell asleep.
After a long time, Shen Yu woke up and found himself in the carriage. Shang Junlin hugged him with one hand and played with the hair beside his face with the other.
"Has the rain stopped?"
"Yes."
The carriage shook. Shen Yu was drowsy and his voice was getting smaller and smaller.
The man came back and saw the woman staring at the purse on the table. He walked over and asked, "What is this?"
There were traces of rain on his body. The woman suddenly woke up and said, "It was left by someone who came to our house to take shelter from the rain."
"Someone came here?"
The woman nodded and told the man what happened just now, "I didn't open the purse. It's probably filled with silver."
"I know you have good intentions, but you should be careful when you are alone at home. What if it's a bad person?"
The woman took a dry cloth and wiped him: "I saw the person's eyes were clear. He doesn't seem to be a bad person. Besides, who dares to do anything in front of the emperor?"
The man picked up the pouch. The pouch was well-made and looked expensive. It was heavy in his hand. When the pouch was opened, the man paused.
The woman opened her eyes wide and found her voice after a long time: "This is too much …"
The man frowned: "Do you still remember the appearance of the person who came? The next time I go out, I will find a way to return the money. It's too much."
The woman nodded.
Shen Yu didn't know about this episode. He fell asleep on the way back to the palace. This time, he slept until noon the next day. Shang Junlin was so scared that he summoned Imperial Physician Gu to the palace that night.
When Shen Yu woke up, he found that his hand was held in someone's hand. His fingers moved and he immediately alerted the man who was reading a booklet with one hand.
"A Yu woke up?"
Shen Yu rubbed his forehead. He had a headache because he slept for too long.
Shen Yu changed his clothes and walked two laps outside. Only then did he feel really awake.
"Why didn't Your Majesty wake me up?" Shen Yu opened his palm. Shang Junlin was applying medicine for him.
The wound across his palm gradually healed. After a few days, it had already scabbed.
The scabbed area was a little itchy. When the cool ointment was applied to the wound, it was very comfortable.
"I couldn't wake you up," Shang Junlin frowned, "Imperial Physician Gu came to check on you. He said that your vitality was damaged during this period of time. Sleeping more is good for recovery."
Shang Junlin didn't mention how flustered he was last night. Shen Yu could roughly guess. He touched his face with his other hand: "Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty."
After applying the medicine, Shang Junlin handed the medicine bottle to Eunuch Meng who had been waiting beside him: "A Yu, give me a kiss and I won't be tired."
"Okay, Your Majesty, come closer." Shen Yu raised the corner of his mouth.
Shang Junlin followed his words and leaned over.
A soft kiss fell on the corner of his lips.
Shang Junlin caught the young man who slipped away after kissing him and kissed him back deeply.
The palace servant quietly retreated.
Shen Yu raised his head. His injured wrist was shackled by the man. His strong arm restrained his waist, making it impossible for him to retreat.
"What are you doing, Your Majesty?" Shen Yu felt the restraint on his wrist. He turned his head to avoid the man's kiss and looked at his wrist.
He didn't know when, but his two wrists were tied together with red silk. It wasn't tied tightly, but it was just enough to prevent him from breaking free.
His snow-white wrists were tied with red silk, which made his skin look even fairer. It was tempting to leave his mark on it.
"The imperial physician said that A Yu's hands can't be used too much strength. They can't touch water," Shang Junlin said in a low and hoarse voice, "A Yu can bite me if he can't bear it. Don't use your hands to grab …"
Shen Yu's warm breath brushed past her ear. She unconsciously curled her body.
His hands couldn't be used, which made everything that followed more difficult.
Shen Yu bit the man's shoulder to vent his anger, leaving a deep bite mark.
The man seemed to feel no pain, or it could be said that he was stimulated by his actions and became more and more excited.
Shen Yu tilted his head and kissed the side of his face, lingering.
"A Yu …"
Shen Yu's energy, which had been recuperating for an entire night, was exhausted again.
When it was over, Shang Junlin held him in his arms and untied the red silk on his wrists.
Even though Shen Yu struggled a little during the process, only a shallow red mark was left on his wrists.
Shen Yu curiously touched the red silk. He didn't know what kind of cloth it was made of, but it was very soft and smooth.
"What kind of cloth is this?"
Shen Yu observed the red silk in his hands. It looked like silk, but it wasn't exactly the same. It was softer and more flexible than silk, and it was very comfortable to touch.
The red silk passed through his slender fingers, which made his hands look fairer. Shang Junlin's eyes darkened as he held the red silk and Shen Yu's hands together.
"I asked Meng Chang to find it from the storehouse," Shang Junlin rubbed the skin on Shen Yu's wrists, "Meng Chang found several bolts. If A Yu likes it, I asked Meng Chang to send it to Yuzhang Palace."
"Your Majesty used such a good cloth to tie my hands?" Shen Yu cast a sidelong glance at him.
"Red suits A Yu very well. I asked the Clothing Bureau to make clothes for A Yu to wear for me. How about it?"
Shen Yu was about to say something, but Shang Junlin slowly added, "You can only wear it for me to see."
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