Shen Yu didn't plan to go, but Shang Junlin's words reminded him of something. He had read so many novels, and the protagonists in those novels always came back from the jaws of death. What about King Yue?
As one of the protagonists in the novels he read after his death, could he still come back from the jaws of death?
"Your Majesty, please come with me," Shen Yu looked into Shang Junlin's eyes, "After all this trouble, I want to see the ending with my own eyes."
"Okay."
King Yue's execution date was set to be 17 days later. On a day when everything should be revived, King Yue would welcome his death. Shen Yu was waiting for the arrival of that day.
In his previous life, he stabbed King Yue's lifeline at the last moment and changed the ending in the novel. He didn't know what the ending of the story would be after his death, but this time, he didn't need to risk his life to send King Yue to hell. He could see with his own eyes whether the world would change after King Yue's death.
There was still a long way to go. After knowing the date, Shen Yu put this matter to the back of his mind. As for King Yue, the grudges in his previous life had been settled, and the ending in this life was about to be revealed. Instead of focusing on this matter, it was better to pay more attention to other things.
When everything was about to end, the ministers of the aristocratic families in the imperial court finally discovered the undercurrent of the people.
If the aristocratic families were determined to investigate something, it would be difficult for anything that happened in the capital to escape their eyes. At first, one of them found that something was wrong. After ordering someone to investigate, the result surprised him. He didn't have time to think and immediately passed the news to the other aristocratic families.
Not long after, the aristocratic families received the news one after another.
"The aristocratic families have received the news about the new printing method given by A Yu." Shang Junlin picked up a piece of walnut cake from the small kitchen and fed it to Shen Yu.
The walnut cake was very sweet. It was the taste that Shen Yu liked. He opened his mouth and ate the walnut cake, "Did they do anything?"
"I haven't acted rashly for the time being. However, I believe that in a few days, the news that the method was leaked from Ah Yu's bookstore will be exposed." Shang Junlin used his finger to wipe away the crumbs from the corner of Shen Yu's mouth.
"This matter will be known by the aristocratic families sooner or later. We can't hide it forever. If they find out by themselves, we won't have to think of a way to tell them." The walnut cake was a little dry. Shen Yu took the teacup on the side and drank two mouthfuls.
"Do you want me to send some people to the bookstore? During this period of time, the aristocratic families will probably make a move. " Shang Junlin retracted his hand. He could still feel the young man's smooth skin on his fingertips.
"His Majesty reminded me. I will write a letter to Boss Ye and tell him to be careful during this time." Shen Yu put down the teacup and put his hands around Shang Junlin's neck, "As for the bookstore's safety, I will have to trouble Your Majesty."
It was true that Shen Yu had "Ying Huo", but "Ying Huo" had just been developed. It was inevitable that there would be mistakes if it was to go against the aristocratic families that had hundreds of years of history in the capital. Shen Yu had always cherished the capable people under him. He didn't want to see the bookstore suffer irreversible damage because of this.
"I will ask the Hidden Dragon Guards to keep an eye on the aristocratic families."
"Also, Your Majesty should also ask people to keep an eye on the other bookstores that we are collaborating with."
Shen Yu's bookstores had his support, but the other bookstores didn't. No one could guarantee that the aristocratic families wouldn't make a move on them.
"A Yu, don't worry. No matter what, they are helping me. I will not leave them alone."
Against the aristocratic families, those bookstores didn't have the power to fight at all. Without Shang Junlin's protection, they could be easily destroyed by the aristocratic families.
The aristocratic families acted quickly. After finding out the source, they immediately went to the bookstores. Boss Ye had been warned by Shen Yu. He was already prepared for this. When the aristocratic families made a move, he reacted immediately.
The people faintly felt the undercurrent under the calm surface. Overnight, a lot of people suddenly appeared to speak ill of the bookstores. The few bookstores that were the focus of attention happened to be the ones that they could afford to buy some books after the price was lowered.
Because Jing Security News was organized in cooperation with the imperial court, the aristocratic families didn't dare to do too much in the first place. They always had to test the waters first to determine how far they could go.
The common people wouldn't know about these hidden schemes and games.
After the beginning of spring, the flowers and plants in Yuzhang Palace glowed with new vitality. Yuzhang Palace was the most beautiful palace in the imperial harem. After Shen Yu moved in, Shang Junlin was keen on stuffing things inside. Now, Yuzhang Palace was more magnificent than before.
Even the emperor himself lived here. All the resources of the palace were tilted to this side.
The food in the palace was good, and Shang Junlin raised him well. Today's Shen Yu was better than before in all aspects.
Shang Junlin tied up the young man's hair. Because there were still a few months before he turned 20, he still didn't wear a crown. His black hair was only tied behind his head with a hair band of the same color as his clothes.
"Your Majesty is getting more and more familiar with it." Shen Yu stood up and straightened his robe.
Shang Junlin pinched Shen Yu's face: "Is A Yu satisfied?"
"As long as it's Your Majesty, I'm satisfied with anything."
Pleased by Shen Yu's words, Shang Junlin's mouth slightly curved: "A Yu's mouth is really like honey."
Shen Yu gathered the hair on the side of his neck: "Does Your Majesty like it?"
"I like it." He put his thumb on her soft lips and gently pressed: "It's very sweet."
The tip of Shen Yu's tongue swept over and touched the finger on her lips. Facing the man's suddenly dark eyes, she blinked innocently: "It's not sweet."
"I'll try it." Shang Junlin's voice was slightly hoarse.
After he finished speaking, he withdrew his finger from Shen Yu's lips. Shen Yu's chin was gently lifted. The man's breath came closer and finally fell on her lips.
Their lips touched, sucked, gently ground by the tip of his teeth, and attacked …
Shen Yu half-closed her eyes and responded.
"It's sweet, very sweet …"
Shang Junlin's voice was vague as if it came through a thin fog.
Shen Yu's body went soft. Her whole body weight was supported by the man's arm. Her fingers subconsciously wanted to grab something, and she clenched the cloth under her hand.
Before everything became out of control, Shen Yu stopped Shang Junlin's further actions: "Don't, we still have to go out of the palace later."
Shang Junlin paused for a moment. "A little later. We can go another day."
After he finished speaking, he wanted to continue.
Shen Yu hurriedly reached out to stop him: "Boss Ye is still waiting outside the palace. It's not good to let him wait for too long."
Shang Junlin irritably made a "tsk" sound and let go of Shen Yu: "Why now?"
Shen Yu hurriedly withdrew from the man's arms and tidied up her clothes.
Her hair was also a little messy.
After the two of them tidied up, Eunuch Meng dared to call for the meal.
During the meal, Shang Junlin thought of something and suddenly said: "Directly call him into the palace. He won't go out of the palace today."
Shen Yu looked up with chopsticks in her mouth: "What's wrong?"
"It's convenient to meet people in the palace. After meeting him, I'll ask the people from the Clothing Bureau to come over. A Yu has grown taller, so she needs to make new clothes."
Shen Yu didn't think much about whether she could leave the palace or not. She nodded and said: "Your Majesty, it's up to you."
After the meal, the two of them took a walk in the small garden.
This matter almost became their daily routine. Every time after the meal, Shang Junlin would take them out for a walk.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Boss Ye has arrived at Yuzhang Palace." Eunuch Meng walked over to the two of them and said.
When Shen Yu and Shang Junlin returned, Boss Ye was already waiting in the hall. Seeing the two of them, Boss Ye respectfully saluted.
"This commoner greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"No need to be so polite."
"I asked you to come here today to ask about the situation outside. If the bookstore encounters any difficulties, you can ask someone to tell me. I will solve it."
"The bookstore is fine for the time being. At the beginning, Your Majesty asked us to cooperate with the imperial court to set up Jing 'an newspaper. At this time, it has become a protective umbrella. Because of Jing' an, they still have scruples."
"What about you? Did they make things difficult for you alone?"
Boss Ye was stunned for a moment. He didn't know what to feel in his heart. He didn't expect that Shen Yu would care about him alone.
"Replying to Your Majesty, they privately found this commoner two days ago and said that they are willing to spend a lot of money to buy the new printing method from this commoner. As long as this commoner is willing to not use this method in the future, and will not spread this method." Boss Ye said the conditions of the aristocratic family.
"They are really generous. Ten thousand taels of gold, not including other benefits." Shang Junlin coldly sneered.
The atmosphere in the hall was getting colder and colder. Shen Yu held Shang Junlin's hand and squeezed it: "You continue. The benefits were given. What about the threats? What did they use to coerce you?"
The aristocratic family had always been domineering. Shen Yu didn't think that they would only give benefits and not say a word about threats.
"Use the bookstore. They said that if I don't know what's good for me, there's no need for this bookstore to continue." When he was threatened, Boss Ye was angry. Now that he was asked by Shen Yu, he didn't have much emotion in his heart.
"They dared to say such words. They shouldn't know that the person behind you is me."
If they knew the existence of Shen Yu, they would be able to guess that the person behind him was Shang Junlin. At that time, what they would do was not just to threaten Boss Ye, the bookstore's owner.
There was no movement in the imperial court, which meant that they didn't know that Shang Junlin was behind this matter. However, it couldn't be hidden for a few days. As long as they started to attack the bookstore, they would find that this bone was not so easy to chew.
After understanding the situation, Boss Ye was secretly sent out of the palace. Shen Yu had many shops outside, but few people knew that the real owner of these shops was him. This bookstore was taken over by Shen Yu. During the process of taking over, he didn't show up. Except for Shen Yu's confidants and Shang Junlin, even fewer people knew.
After Boss Ye left, the people from the Clothing Bureau came. They didn't dare to slack off in the slightest to make clothes for the only two masters in the palace.
"This servant greets Your Majesty, Your Highness." The female official of the Clothing Bureau came with the palace maids and saluted.
With the previous lesson, this time they didn't do it themselves. Instead, they gave the measuring tools to Shang Junlin.
Shen Yu opened his arms to let the man measure. Looking at the man in front of him, he whispered, "Didn't Your Majesty know? Why do you want to measure it again?"
"It's more accurate to measure it again. A Yu doesn't want to make clothes that don't fit, right?"
After the measurement, Shang Junlin reported the measurements to the female official of the Clothing Bureau. The female official hurriedly wrote down the data.
"Your Majesty, the clothes you asked the Clothing Bureau to make last time are ready." The female official of the Clothing Bureau beckoned the palace maid with the tray of clothes to come forward. "Your Majesty and Your Highness, please take a look."
Shen Yu looked up and saw the dazzling red cloth on the palace maid's hand.
"A Yu, see if you like it."
Shen Yu walked over and touched the cloth. It was very familiar.
After all, Shang Junlin used this cloth to tightly bind his hands in order to prevent him from hurting his hands.
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