Shang Junlin pressed the back of Shen Yu's head and deepened the kiss. His nasal voice sounded, "A Yu is sweet …"
Shen Yu used a lot of effort to break free from the man's shackles. He picked up the candied fruit on the side and threw it into his mouth. Then, he kissed her again.
"Now it's sweet."
After hugging and kissing her for a while, Shang Junlin let her go. "A Yu, how are you feeling recently?"
Shang Junlin asked about Shen Yu's health. He asked her personally every day, as if he could only feel at ease when he heard Shen Yu's answer with his own ears.
"I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere. It would be better if the medicine wasn't so bad."
"When you're better, we'll go back to the palace. A Yu, do you want to go back?" Shang Junlin pushed the hair on Shen Yu's forehead away from her temples.
"I'm still used to living in the palace. Is it okay that His Majesty hasn't shown up for so long? How's the situation outside? " In order to let Shen Yu recuperate in peace, Shang Junlin rarely talked to Shen Yu about the outside world.
"Don't worry. The Prime Minister is in the capital. There won't be any big trouble. Gu Huai has already recognized the Lin Family Army left behind by the Lin Family. They have a common enemy, so they will stand on one side," Shang Junlin said.
"Has General Gu found out who attacked the Lin Family back then?" Shen Yu asked.
"The real culprit has already been dealt with. However, there is still a hidden force behind this matter. The abnormality of the Lin Family was caused by this force. Gu Huai has some evidence in his hands."
"This person is the same person who used the medicine in Lin County?"
"Back then, when the Lin family was in trouble, Gu Huai found a clue about 'Crimson Dream'. Not long ago, the epidemic in Lin County was also caused by 'Crimson Dream'. There must be some connection between the two. Gu Huai's hands and feet are tied. By the time he gets rid of those people, the truth will be revealed to the world."
Gu Huai was still in a standoff with the Lin army deep in the mountains. Both sides were fighting fiercely, but the real losses were not great. Their movements were reported to the scholars behind them by the spies who had been observing them.
A few days later, when both sides had suffered heavy losses, they encountered another army that appeared out of nowhere.
Gu Huai and the other party's leader looked at each other and understood that the person they were waiting for had arrived.
The people who originally thought they would win joined the battle, but before they could react, they were surrounded by the people brought by Gu Huai and the Lin Family Army. None of them could escape.
After dealing with this group of people, Gu Huai did not leave immediately. Instead, he stayed for a few more days and dealt with the other groups of people one after another.
Then, he followed their traces and led his troops to their headquarters.
The scholar behind these people did not know what was going on here. His attention was focused on the capital and he secretly went there. His attention was taken away, so he naturally ignored the reversal on Gu Huai's side.
Gu Huai and the other side's momentum of fighting to the death gave him the illusion that the two sides would be in a life and death situation under his arrangement. He didn't expect that from the beginning, his judgment was wrong.
Hurriedly, the seventeenth prince arrived at the capital. He was arranged to stay in an inconspicuous house at the edge of the capital. He was surrounded by people who protected and monitored him.
On this day, a special guest came to the house.
Under the guidance of a servant, Duan Daren met the scholar who he would be loyal to in the future.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
"Daren, no need to be so courteous."
This meeting was a signal. Duan Daren knew that the other party was telling him that it was time to make a move.
Everything happened quietly. In a place where no one could see, the power was in turmoil.
Fang Jun was not in the court, so the Prime Minister was in charge of the court. However, as one of the cabinet ministers, Duan Daren's influence in the court was not small.
Under the surging undercurrents, the Prime Minister did not seem to notice anything and continued to do what he was supposed to do every day.
As for this, the people in the city did not feel anything. They were busy making a living every day and occasionally discussed the various things that happened in the capital.
Recently, the most discussed thing was the opening of the elementary school in the imperial court.
This matter had already been put on the agenda. Even though Shang Junlin was not in the court, under the leadership of the Prime Minister and other ministers, it was still carried out in an orderly manner.
Shen Yu's body was recovering well. The Ji family's foundation was medical skills. Any one of the elders was a divine existence outside. With them and Imperial Physician Gu helping Shen Yu recuperate, it was difficult for him not to recover.
Shang Junlin was the Emperor of Da Huan and could not stay outside for too long. Seeing that Shen Yu's body was getting better day by day, the two discussed leaving.
"Xiao Yu, are you really not going to stay?" Ji Wuwang asked again as he sat opposite Shen Yu and Shang Junlin.
"No need." Shen Yu shook his head. Not to mention that he had Shang Junlin now, even if he was alone, he would not stay in the Ji family.
His mother was indeed a member of the Ji family, but to him, the Ji family was just a group of strangers. So what if they were related by blood? Duke Zhenbei was his biological father, so he wouldn't take him seriously.
Thinking of Zhen Bei Hou, Shen Yu remembered the strange expression on his face when he asked Zhen Bei Hou about his mother. He asked Ji Wuwang, "Does Zhen Bei Hou not know about my mother's identity?"
"He should not know." Ji Wuwang replied.
"After my mother passed away, it seemed like the news about her in the capital was deliberately erased. Who did this? Does the person who did this know my mother's true identity? "Shen Yu felt that the person who had the ability to do such a thing must have an extraordinary identity.
"Your mother took the token of the Shang family's ancestor when she left. Your existence has not been discovered for so many years, so there should be someone secretly helping her." Ji Wuwang was also investigating this matter, but he did not have any clues.
"Someone from the imperial family, I will investigate when I return to the capital." Shang Junlin was very concerned about this matter regarding Shen Yu.
"Your Majesty, who do you think is helping my mother behind the scenes?" After Ji Wuwang left, Shen Yu talked to Shang Junlin alone about this matter.
"The person who had the ability to do this back then was the imperial family. It could only be the princes or the previous Emperor."
"These people are not related to my mother, so why would they help her? Just because of the token? " Most people in the imperial family pursued benefits. Shen Yu did not think that an unknown orphan girl could easily gain their trust.
"What happened after my mother left the Ji family?"
In order to clarify this problem, Shen Yu planned to meet Zhu Wang and the others who were imprisoned by Ji Wuwang. From their various actions, they should have some understanding of what happened back then.
Hearing that he was going to meet them, Ji Wuwang also followed him.
They were locked in the dungeon. When Shen Yu entered, he found that Zhu Wang and the other person's clothes were still clean. They should have been cleaned up before they were brought here.
Shen Yu did not intend to talk nonsense and bluntly said, "What happened after my mother left the Ji family?"
The two of them had suffered a lot of inhumane torture these days. To them, it was better to die than to live. At least they would not have to face endless pain.
Although they looked clean on the surface, there were no wounds on their bodies. But the places covered by their clothes were already covered with wounds. They originally thought that they would have a miserable end in Ji Wuwang's hands, but they did not expect the anger of the Great Huan Emperor to be even more unbearable. The two of them now understood what it meant to be better to die than to live.
Because when they heard Shen Yu's words, they did not dare to not answer.
The one who spoke was another person who had defected from the Ji family. He said, "After the Holy Maiden left the Ji family, the first thing she did was to shake off the pursuit of the Ji family's patriarch. During this period of time, we did not know what happened. The next time we heard of her was in the capital."
"How did my mother go to the capital? You do not know?"
The person shook his head. "When we found out about the Holy Maiden's whereabouts, she had already changed her identity. The capital was too big and we did not know her exact whereabouts. We chased to the capital and wanted to capture her, but we did not expect to fall into her trap and suffer heavy losses. Since then, we had no choice but to lie low."
"When my mother left, did she take many people with her?" Shen Yu turned to look at Ji Wuwang.
Ji Wuwang immediately understood Shen Yu's unfinished words. He said, "Not many. If there were enough people, we would not have lost track of her."
This was very strange. Since she did not take many people with her, it was definitely not enough to deal with the patriarch. Otherwise, she would not have changed her identity. Then who helped his mother?
Was it also someone from the imperial family?
After confirming that he could not get any more information from these people, Shen Yu asked another question. "How did you plan to deal with me at that time?"
Zhu Wang, who had been taught a lesson, was very honest. He confessed everything in one breath. "We wanted you to stand on the side of King Yue. You have 'Jie Yin' in your body. Through a special medicine, you will not have any thoughts of betrayal …"
The biggest doubt in his previous life was solved. There was indeed something fishy about helping King Yue to ascend the throne. Shen Yu had already guessed it. Now that his guess was confirmed, he could not help but sigh in his heart. Without waiting for him to do anything, Shang Junlin had already stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Wang's collar.
"You still want to control A Yu?!" The man's voice was filled with violence and the pressure around him was extremely low.
The man looked at him as if he was looking at a dead object.
Zhu Wang was stared at by the pair of eyes filled with killing intent. He had already experienced the horror of this man. Under extreme fear, he could not say a word.
"Your Majesty."
A white hand covered the man's hand and stopped the man's violence.
Shang Junlin let go of his hand and was pulled around by Shen Yu.
"It's okay, Your Majesty."
The soft comforting voice brought the man back to his senses. Shang Junlin glanced at the two of them coldly. This glance made them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
"I've told you everything I know. I beg you, please kill me." Zhu Wang crawled on the ground. His voice was filled with unconcealable fear.
"Kill you?" Shang Junlin sneered. "Wouldn't that be letting you off too easily?"
After asking everything that needed to be asked, Shen Yu held Shang Junlin's hand and walked out. The man did not say a word along the way. When they returned to the small courtyard, Shen Yu shook the man's hand. "Your Majesty, are you still angry?"
"How could they treat A Yu like this …" Shang Junlin tightened his arms and pulled Shen Yu into his embrace. "I will make them pay for hurting A Yu."
Shen Yu leaned against the man's chest. "I know that Your Majesty will avenge me."
Shen Yu would be lying if he said that he was not angry about this matter. However, when he saw that Shang Junlin cared so much about it, he was not so angry. In his previous life, those people had succeeded, but the ending was changed by him. He had always been clear about what he wanted.
As for how to deal with those people, Shang Junlin did not tell Shen Yu. Shen Yu did not ask either. He raised his head, hugged Shang Junlin's neck, and kissed his lips. "I'm very lucky to have met Your Majesty."
The changes in this life were all caused by Shang Junlin. He would not let anyone destroy all of this!
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