"Let's wait a few more days until we catch the person who tried to harm you. We know nothing about the Ji family, so we're too passive."
"Indeed," Shen Yu was only physically tired, but his brain wasn't affected. He raised his hand and pushed the hand on his chin away, "This Ji family is too secretive."
Not to mention anything else, just that jade tablet alone, Da Huan could not find anyone who could make such a precise design. After that day, Shen Yu had tried to open the jade tablet to see the structure inside, but no matter what he did, he could not open it. If he wanted to forcefully open it, the only way was to destroy it.
Shen Yu was only interested in the structure inside, but he didn't intend to destroy it, so he could only give up.
Even if it was secretive, if one wanted to investigate, they could still find a lot of things.
The Ji family had a long history, and its most active period was in the chaotic times before Da Huan was established. The Ji family acted mysteriously, and they had some skills that ordinary people couldn't explain, similar to witchcraft. While they were sought after by many, they were also feared by many.
Later, something happened. The Ji family offended the public and was besieged. In that battle, many people died, and both sides suffered heavy losses. The surviving Ji family members had to escape into the mountains to recuperate.
After this incident, there was almost no news about the Ji family, until the Shang family's ancestor accidentally entered the Ji family's land and stayed there for three days.
"Why was the Ji family besieged?" Shen Yu put down the secret letter in his hand, puzzled.
"There are many different opinions about this matter. Some people think that the Ji family and a royal family at that time fell in love with the same woman, so they fought. Some people say that the Ji family secretly harmed many of the family's carefully cultivated successors … There are all kinds of opinions." Shang Junlin sat upright, consciously acting as a human pillow for Shen Yu.
"The Ji family saved your Shang family's ancestor, which means that they don't have much conflict with outsiders." Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone out of their way to save him.
A person was in the deep mountains and was injured. As long as they were ruthless and didn't care, the chances of this person surviving were very small.
Shen Yu: "And the mysterious ability mentioned in the letter, what is it?"
Shang Junlin: "Rumor has it that the Ji Family can control people's hearts. This was one of the most important reasons why the Ji Family was feared."
"Manipulating people's minds?" Shen Yu didn't know why, but his heart skipped a beat. Was there really someone in this world who could manipulate people's minds?
Because he had to go to the Ji Clan, Shang Junlin had been very busy recently. He needed to hand over all kinds of things. During this period of time, the Prime Minister and other ministers who were valued by Shang Junlin had entered the Imperial Study more frequently than before.
Shen Yu found a time when Shang Junlin was not around and went to see Ji Wuwang alone.
"I thought I'd never see you alone." Ji Wuwang sat in front of a stone table in the courtyard. Sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves and branches, landing on his body.
"I didn't want to see you alone before because I didn't know your position. I don't want to put myself in unnecessary danger." Shen Yu walked to the man in white and sat down.
Ji Wuwang said, "What do you want from me today?"
Shen Yu looked at the man's calm face. "I want to know, can the Ji Clan really control people's minds?"
"Sure enough, when you came, you gave me a big surprise. Of course not, that's something only gods can do. No matter how much power the Ji Clan has, they're still just humans." Ji Wuwang's voice was cold. "Who told you this?"
"When the Ji Clan traveled outside, they left a lot of rumors." Shen Yu calmly replied.
"Rumors are always exaggerated. The Ji Clan can't control people's minds, but they can use special methods to influence people's thoughts. It's just that the conditions to achieve it are very harsh, especially now that ancient books have been lost. Almost no one knows this method."
Shen Yu keenly felt that Ji Wuwang's mood was not right, so he didn't continue the topic. "You said before that if I wasn't affected by the medicine, after the Weak Crown, I would gradually become weak. If I didn't solve the 'Jie Yin' in time, how long could I live?"
"At most two years."
Shen Yu was silent. In his previous life, he didn't know about the existence of the 'Jie Yin', but he had lived for more than two years. It didn't make sense that he had the 'Jie Yin' in his body in this life and not in his previous life.
"Is there any other possibility?"
"Unless there was a Ji Clan member who used the power of their bloodline to suppress it for you before you became an adult. As for how long they could suppress it, it's hard to say."
It was as if there was a fog in front of him. As long as he stretched out his hand, he would be able to see the truth of his previous life.
Shen Yu recalled the events of his previous life. He was very sure that he had never heard of the Ji Clan. His health had always been poor. All the doctors he had seen said that it was a congenital deficiency that couldn't be cured.
So, in his previous life, who was it that suppressed the 'Jie Yin' in his body without him knowing?
Was the 'love' he had for Prince Yue in his previous life also influenced by external forces?
"Why are you asking these questions?"
The cold voice pulled Shen Yu back from his thoughts. He narrowed his eyes and suppressed the various emotions in them. "Can these two things be done at the same time? Suppressing the 'Jie Yin' and other thoughts. "
"Why are you suddenly asking this? Are you worried that I will do something?" Ji Wuwang asked in return.
"I'm not suspecting you. I just suddenly thought of something that happened before. Someone asserted that 'whoever obtains the Shen Clan will obtain the world'. Because of this sentence, Prince Yue deliberately approached me and Shen Qingran …"
"Nonsense. You don't know what you're talking about. How can the world be changed because of a person's words? The person who said this probably doesn't have good intentions. "Ji Wuwang suddenly thought of something and raised his voice." Your Majesty wouldn't be together with you because of this sentence, right? "
"What are you thinking about? I'm talking about Prince Yue. He has already been executed. "
"Who said this sentence?"
"It was a person who called himself 'Zhu Wang'. He seemed to have some opinions about my mother." Shen Yu told him about Zhu Wang. He suddenly thought of something. He and Shang Junlin couldn't find much information about Zhu Wang. Perhaps they could find a breakthrough from Ji Wuwang.
"I will investigate this matter."
"Zhu Wang is now locked up in prison. Do you want to see him?"
After Shang Junlin left the court, he didn't see Shen Yu in Yuzhang Palace. After asking the palace servants, he found out that Shen Yu had come to Ji Wuwang's place. Along the way, he just happened to hear Shen Yu's last sentence.
"See who?"
"I really can't leave you for even a moment," Ji Wuwang whispered. "How can the monarch of a country be so clingy?"
Ji Wuwang originally had a lot of opinions about this man who had kidnapped his younger brother. Especially since this person was the Emperor of Da Huan. He knew that the Emperor had three palaces and six courtyards and countless beauties. No matter how he thought about it, such a person wasn't worthy of his younger brother.
It wasn't until he found out that Shang Junlin only had Shen Yu in his harem and spread the word that he would only have Shen Yu in his life that he didn't directly run to the palace to snatch him away.
After entering the palace, he found out how the two of them got along in private. After feeling Shang Junlin's actions, he reluctantly acknowledged Shang Junlin's existence. If it wasn't for the fact that Shang Junlin treated Shen Yu sincerely, he wouldn't have agreed to bring Shang Junlin back to the Da Huan.
Hearing Ji Wuwang's words, Shen Yu's movement stopped. As if he hadn't heard anything, he walked towards Shang Junlin. "I'm talking about Zhu Wang."
This person had been locked up in the dark prison for a period of time. In the middle of it, he had tried to escape several times but failed. Later, he seemed to have given up and abandoned himself to despair.
"I will send someone to bring you to see him."
Ji Wuwang and Shang Junlin didn't have a harmonious relationship. Hearing this, he only nodded slightly.
"Is A Yu tired?" With Shen Yu around, Shang Junlin didn't want to care about Ji Wuwang and walked out with Shen Yu.
Eunuch Meng brought the palace servants forward. "Young Master Ji, if you want to see Zhu Wang, please follow this servant."
Eunuch Meng arranged for someone to bring Ji Wuwang to see Zhu Wang and returned to Shang Junlin's side to serve him.
Shen Yu was in good spirits today. Shang Junlin didn't directly bring him back to Yuzhang Palace. Instead, he wandered around the palace aimlessly.
"A Yu has been worried about Lin County. Today, he received a report saying that the epidemic in Lin County has been effectively controlled. In a few days, the lockdown will be lifted. Gu Huai also sent a letter saying that he caught two suspicious people. They will continue to investigate."
As they walked, Shang Junlin told Shen Yu about what had happened these days.
"Will it affect Imperial Physician Gu's early return?"
"No. He said that when he left, the epidemic in Lin County was already under control. Moreover, this epidemic was man-made. As long as the right method is found, it will be easier to solve it. He has already told Imperial Physician Wu and the others about the cure."
The scenery in the palace was very good. The two walked under the shade of the trees. The warm sunlight occasionally fell on their bodies, but it was quickly covered by the shadows of the swaying leaves.
The news that Shang Junlin was leaving the palace hadn't been released yet. Before he left, there were some things that had to be resolved.
The Hidden Dragon Guards and Ji Wuwang's people worked together to find the Ji family members hiding in the capital. They were caught by Ji Wuwang's subordinates and brought to the place where Ji Wuwang stayed outside the palace.
"I will interrogate the traitors of the Ji family." Ji Wuwang had a smile on his face, but it gave people a cold feeling.
Shen Yu had never seen such an aura from Ji Wuwang ever since he met him.
"You can interrogate them, but in the end, I will deal with them." Shang Junlin's tone was very cold.
"Okay."
The two of them reached an agreement. Ji Wuwang went to deal with the people who wanted to harm Shen Yu, while Shang Junlin brought Shen Yu back to Yuzhang Palace.
"Your Majesty, why did your relationship with Ji Wuwang suddenly …" improve?
"There is no harm in letting him interrogate the people of the Ji family first."
"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that he will deliberately hide things?"
"Everyone inside is my people. What can he hide?"
Why did he agree? Because after interacting with each other for a period of time, Shang Junlin could feel that Ji Wuwang cared about Shen Yu. Without Shen Yu knowing, the two of them had secretly reached a temporary agreement. In order to eliminate all possibilities of harming Shen Yu, they were willing to shake hands and make peace.
"Your Majesty, are you hiding something from me?" Shen Yu hooked his arm around the man's shoulder, forcing him to lower his head.
"I spend every day with A Yu. What can I hide from A Yu?"
Their gazes met, and an indescribable feeling spread around them. Shen Yu closed her eyes and kissed him slowly.
"Bang —"
The kettle fell to the ground. The little eunuch who was dozing off at the side hurriedly ran over, "Which palace are you from? Why are you so clumsy?"
"I'm sorry. This, this servant is new …"
The movement outside interrupted the charming atmosphere in the room. Shen Yu pushed Shang Junlin.
His hot palm pressed against Shen Yu's skin. Shen Yu was scalded and subconsciously stepped back, but was pressed back by the man.
Shang Junlin whispered in his ear, "A Yu, focus."
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