"How do I prove it?"
"You should have something left behind by your mother. There is a jade token that represents the identity of the Ji Clan." Ji Wuwang took out his own. "It looks the same as this one. If you find it, I will be able to prove my words."
Shen Yu looked at the jade token in Ji Wuwang's hand. He did see a similar one among his mother's belongings.
"Mu Xi, go and get it."
"What can a jade token prove?" Shang Junlin asked.
"It can prove that I am related to Xiao Yu and that I don't have any bad intentions towards Xiao Yu."
It took some effort to go back and forth. Fortunately, the items had been sorted in advance. It was very convenient to find them.
Mu Xi came in with a jade box. Under Shen Yu's instructions, she opened the box. There was a jade token sitting quietly inside.
Whether it was the texture or the pattern, it was the same as the one in Ji Wuwang's hand.
This jade token was sent to the palace together with Shen Yu's mother's belongings. Before this, Shen Yu himself didn't know the secret of the jade token.
Mu Xi took out the jade token and put it in Shen Yu's hand.
"You got it. How do you want to prove it?"
Ji Wuwang took the jade token calmly. When they got closer, there seemed to be some attraction between the two tokens. They kept getting closer to each other.
Shang Junlin came over and frowned at the two tokens. "What's going on?"
"This jade token is a symbol of the clan's identity. I got this from my father. Only children of the same mother can get this kind of jade token. They are attracted to each other. Look."
Under the gaze of several people, the surface of the jade token gradually changed. The pattern seemed to come alive and trembled.
Ji Wuwang cut his fingertip and dripped blood on the jade token. The jade token that belonged to him slowly opened from the middle, revealing a space for a slip of paper.
Shen Yu: "This is …"
"You can open it and see if your mother left any words for you."
Shen Yu also wanted to know if his mother left him anything.
He took a dagger from the side and cut his fingertip. Dark red blood seeped into the jade pendant, and the crack in the middle of the jade pendant slowly opened.
There was a folded letter inside.
Shen Yu took it out.
He didn't open it directly, but asked, "If I smash the jade tablet, can I get what's inside?"
"No, you can only obtain it if you use the correct method to open it. If the jade tablet is broken, the things inside will be destroyed." Ji Wuwang explained.
The Ji Family was mysterious to begin with, so it wasn't strange for them to be able to create something like this. Shen Yu opened the letter. Due to the limitation of space, there wasn't much content in the letter. It gave a general introduction of the Ji Family's situation and explained that if this letter was obtained under gentle circumstances, the person who helped him obtain the letter could be trusted.
After Shen Yu finished reading it, he handed the letter to Shang Junlin. Ji Wuwang's lips moved as if he wanted to stop him, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
The jade pendant was separated and returned to its original state. Shen Yu held the piece in his hand and looked at it several times. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have realized that there was something else about this jade pendant.
"My mother said that the Ji Family forced her to accept the 'seal'. That's why she tried to find a way to leave the clan. If you bring me back, will they really be willing to remove the 'seal' for me?"
There were many things that were briefly mentioned in the letter. The huge mystery of Ji Wuwang's origin was finally revealed at this moment.
"They will be willing to." The current Ji Family had become Ji Wuwang's sole authority. No one dared to disobey him. It was no longer the same situation as before.
"Bring Young Master Ji to bandage his wound." Shang Junlin ordered.
A palace servant quickly led Ji Wuwang to the side and bandaged the wound on his hand.
The wound on Shen Yu's hand was personally bandaged by Shang Junlin. He didn't want Shen Yu to get injured, but he couldn't stop this matter. Shen Yu had always been very concerned about his mother's origin. Now that the clue was in front of him, he couldn't stop it.
"It's just a small wound. It's not a big deal." Seeing the distress in Shang Junlin's eyes, Shen Yu whispered.
Shang Junlin carefully applied medicine. The wound wasn't big. Even if he didn't apply medicine, it didn't continue to bleed. If it wasn't for Shang Junlin's insistence, Shen Yu felt that it wouldn't matter if he didn't treat it.
The jade pendant that belonged to Shen Yu's mother was put back into the jade box and handed over to Mu Xi to Yuzhang Palace.
After accompanying Shang Junlin for a while, the two returned to Yuzhang Palace.
Shen Yu: "Before I came, what did Your Majesty say to Ji Wuwang?"
Shang Junlin: "It's about the person who wants to harm you. This person is very good at hiding. The Hidden Dragon Guards tried to find clues several times, but they couldn't catch him."
Shen Yu: "How does Your Majesty plan to deal with Shen Qingran?"
Shang Junlin: "He hurt A Yu, so he should pay the price. What does A Yu think?"
Shen Yu: "Your Majesty can do whatever you want. I believe that Your Majesty will seek justice for me."
Shen Qingran didn't have a good time in prison. Shang Junlin specially ordered that his life couldn't be harmed or relaxed. He would be interrogated every day.
Da Huan's punishment was far more terrifying than he had imagined. In just a few days, he confessed everything that he should and shouldn't confess.
According to his confession, he had tried to harm Shen Yu several times, but Shen Yu was lucky enough to avoid it. He also had many small tricks that wouldn't harm his life.
After the confession was sorted out, it was sent to the palace by the Supreme Court.
Shang Junlin flipped through the confessions one by one. He could almost imagine how little Shen Yu was like walking on thin ice in the residence of Count Bei because of Count Bei's favoritism.
His heart was filled with pain. He was afraid that the young man who had bumped into him had been hurt so much in a place he couldn't see.
She subconsciously ignored the fact that every time Shen Qingran's plan failed, it would make her unlucky.
"I don't want him to have an easy time. Do you understand?" Shang Junlin's icy-cold gaze landed on the official from the Supreme Court who was kneeling on the ground.
"I understand."
The air pressure in the surroundings was very low. The official tried his best to suppress the trembling of his body and tried his best to not let his voice sound strange.
"You may leave."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After bowing his head and retreating out of the hall, the official from the Supreme Court realized that his clothes were soaked in cold sweat.
They knew how much His Majesty cared about His Majesty. It was easy to imagine what would happen to this person who was sent to prison for harming His Majesty.
In this world, sometimes living was more painful than dying. For Shen Qingran, death was a kind of relief.
However, Shang Junlin wouldn't allow him to be released so easily.
Imperial Physician Gu received an imperial edict to return to the capital early. He had been living a life isolated from the world in Lin County and didn't know what had happened in the capital.
"Eunuch, why did His Majesty let me return to the capital early?" Imperial Physician Gu received the edict and was a little confused.
The eunuch who came to announce the edict knew that Imperial Physician Gu was valued by His Majesty because of His Majesty, so he whispered a few words, "His Majesty ordered Imperial Physician Gu to return because of your medical skills. His Majesty also hopes that you can return quickly."
Imperial Physician Gu understood. It was probably because of the matter with His Highness. When he asked for an edict to come, His Majesty refused to let him go. Fortunately, things here were on the right track. Even if he left, it would not be affected.
After handing over the other physicians, Imperial Physician Gu was brought out of Lin County.
"Can I go and tell my family?" Imperial Physician Gu asked as he lifted the curtain of the carriage.
"Imperial Physician Gu, you mean to see General Gu, right? General Gu is waiting for you in front."
Time was tight. There wasn't much time left for Imperial Physician Gu and Gu Huai. Imperial Physician Gu said a few words to Gu Huai and set off on the road back to the capital.
Gu Huai stood by the roadside and watched the carriage leave.
"General, we caught the person." A subordinate walked over to report after seeing the carriage leave.
They had been here for so many days and finally caught the real suspicious person. If Gu Huai hadn't heard the news and wanted to see Imperial Physician Gu, they would have already interrogated him.
Gu Huai turned around. "The sooner we solve this, the sooner we can return to the capital."
The journey took more than ten days. After returning to the capital, Imperial Physician Gu only had time to tidy himself up before he was summoned to the palace.
"You've worked hard to call Imperial Physician Gu back in such a hurry." Shen Yu leaned on the soft couch and said softly.
During this time, his body was getting weaker and weaker. Even with Ji Wuwang's medicine temporarily suppressing it, the effects of the "withdrawal" were still increasing.
"Why is His Majesty …" With just a glance, Imperial Physician Gu knew why Shang Junlin wanted him to return to the capital. Shen Yu's face was pale. Compared to the first time he saw him, he was even weaker. It was as if he was suffering from a serious illness and his vitality was gradually draining away.
Shang Junlin sat on the other side. He helped Shen Yu up and let the youth lean on him. "Let's take a look at A Yu first."
Imperial Physician Gu stepped forward and took Shen Yu's pulse.
His brows gradually furrowed.
After a long while, he let go of his hand. "His Majesty's pulse is very strange. The loss of vitality is very serious, but we can't find the cause …"
Imperial Physician Gu said a lot of his findings. In summary, it was similar to what the other imperial physicians said.
"I'll let someone tell you the specific situation of His Majesty's body. Meng Chang, bring Imperial Physician Gu to see Ji Wuwang."
Because he didn't know the reason for Shen Yu's sudden weakness, Imperial Physician Gu didn't dare to use medicine rashly.
"I've already made arrangements. In two days, we will set off for the Ji clan." Shang Junlin held Shen Yu's wrist and gently stroked it.
He couldn't watch Shen Yu get weaker day by day and do nothing. In private, he talked to Ji Wuwang about whether he could remove the "withdrawal" for Shen Yu in the palace.
"Do we have to go to the Ji clan?" In the empty palace, Shang Junlin's voice was indiscernible.
"Yes, only there can completely remove the" withdrawal ". I originally thought that the medicine I brought could suppress the" withdrawal ". I didn't expect that it could only prevent people from falling into a coma, but it couldn't stop the" withdrawal "from working. Moreover, because of the medicine in Shen Qingran's hands, the condition that should have appeared after Little Yu became weak was triggered in advance."
"I know you don't want to, but time waits for no one. You must make a decision as soon as possible."
"I understand."
Pulling away from the memories, Shang Junlin's eyes were filled with all kinds of emotions. Finally, they returned to silence.
Shen Yu opened his eyes tiredly. "Your Majesty will go with me. Will Da Huan be okay?"
"With the Prime Minister and the others, nothing will happen." Shang Junlin lifted Shen Yu's chin and looked into his eyes. "When I just ascended the throne, I was out fighting all year round. The court was not as peaceful as it is now. Nothing happened. Don't worry."
"Your Majesty, when do you plan to leave?" Shen Yu asked.
By now, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin both knew that this trip to the Ji clan was imperative.
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