Sir Zhenbei relaxed. He knew what his confidant said was reasonable, but at the same time, it was too risky to do so.
A few days ago, a man who claimed to have the imperial edict of the late Emperor came to Sir Zhenbei's residence and said that Shang Junlin had used dishonorable means to ascend the throne. After so many years of planning, it was finally time to restore the throne.
As a hereditary Marquis, Sir Zhenbei hoped that Sir Zhenbei could make the right choice. Sir Zhenbei didn't agree immediately and only said that he needed to think about it. After that man left, he called his confidant for a meeting. Until today, he still hadn't made a decision.
Shang Junlin had ascended the throne for so many years and had a solid foundation. It was too risky to make a move at this time. Moreover, his son was the only one in Shang Junlin's harem. If there were no accidents, he would be the only one who could stand beside the Emperor. He didn't need to take such a big risk to do something that had an uncertain future.
"I still think that it's not reliable. If that man comes again in the future, just say that I'm sick and don't bring him to see me." Sir Zhenbei thought for a long time and made a decision.
"Sir!" His confidant didn't expect that Sir Zhenbei was still unmoved. He couldn't help but feel anxious. "Sir, why don't you think about it more …"
"You're trying to make me rebel. That's why I want to ask you, what's your intention?!" Duke Zhenbei slammed the table with an ugly look on his face.
"I, I just think that you shouldn't be wasted like this. The current Emperor doesn't want to put you in an important position. Naturally, there will be a wise Emperor who can put you in an important position …" The man who spoke didn't expect Sir Zhenbei to have such a reaction. His back was covered with cold sweat and his voice was getting lower and lower.
"I don't need you to interfere in my affairs."
There were people from Ying Huo in Sir Zhenbei's residence. Since someone contacted Sir Zhenbei's residence, the news was passed to Shen Yu by Ying Huo. Shen Yu knew everything that happened in Sir Zhenbei's residence.
"This time, he made the right decision." Shen Yu closed the secret letter and sighed.
The Hidden Dragon Guards reported everything that happened in the capital. The Hidden Dragon Guards hid in the dark. They were Shang Junlin's eyes and ears. Whatever they knew, Shang Junlin would know in less than a day.
Those people thought that they were doing it secretly, but they didn't know that their every move was being monitored by the Hidden Dragon Guards.
After ascending the throne for so many years, Shang Junlin's control over the Great Huan Dynasty was far beyond these people's imagination.
The Hidden Dragon Guards knew what was happening in Sir Zhenbei's residence.
After Shang Junlin received the news from the Hidden Dragon Guards, he told Shen Yu, "If the Northern Marquis really did those things, I don't know how to deal with him."
Shang Junlin heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Sir Zhenbei had rejected those people. Sir Zhenbei was Shen Yu's biological father. If he did something unforgivable, as the son of Sir Zhenbei, Shen Yu would be implicated. This was something that Shang Junlin didn't want to see.
"Your Majesty, you can do whatever you want to do. You don't have to worry about me." Shen Yu could tell what Shang Junlin was worried about.
"Even if A Yu doesn't care, I won't let the world think that A Yu has a bad reputation." Even if this bad reputation was because of Sir Zhenbei.
"Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with him?" Shen Yu's voice was very calm. It was as if they were talking about an irrelevant subject and not his biological father.
"I can't just let go of what he did to you. However, I can't let him affect you. A Yu, don't worry. I will take care of it. Or rather, does A Yu have any thoughts?" Shang Junlin caressed Shen Yu's face and rubbed his fingers.
"Your Majesty, you can decide." Shen Yu rubbed Shang Junlin's hand back.
In his previous life, he didn't have any scruples. Under his manipulation, Sir Zhenbei lost everything. The power and wealth he wanted were all gone. The more he cared about something, the more Shen Yu wouldn't let him get it. In this life, he didn't plan to use the same method to deal with Sir Zhenbei. Since Shang Junlin asked, it meant that he had made a decision. Shen Yu could rest assured and leave this matter to him.
"With Your Majesty, I don't have to worry about anything," Shen Yu murmured. "Your Majesty will arrange everything, right?"
"Yes. If A Yu doesn't want to take care of it, you can leave it to me." Shang Junlin lowered his head and kissed Shen Yu's neck.
He didn't want unimportant people to occupy Shen Yu's attention. He didn't care about love or hate. As long as Shen Yu had him in her heart, it was enough.
It was best if all her attention was on him.
This was a thought that Shang Junlin wouldn't say out loud.
"What's the situation in the capital?" After being intimate with Shang Junlin for a while, Shen Yu asked about serious matters.
"Some of the ministers have sided with the other side. Some of them did it willingly. Some of them had something on the other side, so they had no choice but to take sides. Shang Junyi has now arrived in the capital and met with many of the ministers in private. When the news from the Summer Palace arrives, they will probably take action." Shang Junlin's tone became cold when he mentioned this.
Shang Junyi was the seventieth prince. When Shang Junlin ascended the throne, Shang Junyi wasn't even ten years old. His birth mother was a beauty from the common people. She was only favored by the late Emperor for a short period of time. Without the support of a strong maternal family, this pair of mother and son didn't have a strong sense of existence.
The fief was also a small and inconspicuous place. These princes' fiefs were all sealed by the late Emperor in advance because he was afraid that Shang Junlin would kill them all. For a prince like Shang Junyi, who wasn't favored, the late Emperor just casually gave him a piece of land.
"The seventeenth prince's fief …" Shen Yu recalled the information he read a while ago. "It seems to be very close to Prince An's fief?"
"It'll take about half a day on horseback." Shang Junlin gave an affirmative answer.
"Is it true that the seventeenth prince has the imperial edict left behind by the late Emperor?" Shen Yu changed the topic and asked another question. The imperial edict was one of the main reasons why the aristocratic families and ministers changed sides. However, the imperial edict was kept secret and no one had seen it with their own eyes.
"I've asked the Hidden Dragon Guards to search for it secretly, but they couldn't find the imperial edict." Shang Junlin frowned. When he received the news, he had asked the Hidden Dragon Guards to search for it. After a few days, the Hidden Dragon Guards didn't send back any news. It was as if the news was fabricated out of thin air.
"It can't be fake news. Without seeing the real thing, those ministers shouldn't have believed it so easily." Shen Yu said.
Those who could become officials in the imperial court and survive the purges were not stupid. No matter how real the lie was, it couldn't fool everyone.
"When the Emperor ascended the throne, did anything strange happen?" Shen Yu believed that the late Emperor would leave such a backup plan to guard against Shang Junlin. After all, the late Emperor could even leave behind the national treasury and the army. It wasn't strange for him to have another imperial edict.
"At that time …" Shang Junlin recalled the year when he ascended the throne.
When he brought the army back to the capital, he didn't receive the rewards that he deserved. Instead, he received the news that the late Emperor and his favored ministers were plotting to seize his military power. Shang Junlin didn't want to sit still and wait for his death. He took the initiative to take control of the capital.
He entered the palace with a murderous aura. Under the support of his ministers, Shang Junlin reluctantly received the imperial edict from the late Emperor.
"The late Emperor was seriously ill and couldn't get out of bed. He was only awake for a limited time every day. He wanted to seize my military power and return me to the time when I was at the mercy of others. However, he didn't know that because of his muddleheadedness, the ministers couldn't stand him anymore. His favored ministers committed all kinds of crimes and angered the public. They were executed by me. No one was on his side. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only issue an imperial edict to succeed me."
Not to mention that Shang Junlin was the only legitimate son of the late Emperor and should have the position of Crown Prince. Those princes who had the ability to inherit the throne were all removed. The remaining princes were either not as powerful as Shang Junlin or too young. Other than Shang Junlin, the late Emperor had no other choice.
"A lot of things happened that year. There must be a lot of things that didn't seem right. When it was close to the end of the year, several princes returned to the capital. With the help of Prince Li and Prince An, the imperial family also stood on my side. In order to prevent accidents, I sent people to guard the late Emperor, but he didn't leave any imperial edicts. "
Shen Yu made up his mind to let "Ying Huo" pay attention to this matter.
Shen Yu didn't hide the existence of "Ying Huo" from Shang Junlin. The man didn't say anything after he found out. He knew that Shen Yu wasn't a weak existence who needed protection. As long as he wanted to, nothing could stop him.
"It's a pity that the eunuch who was valued by the late Emperor was killed. Otherwise, we might be able to get some information from these people."
"No matter where the imperial edict came from, it won't affect our plan much."
"A Yu is right."
Shang Junlin and Shen Yu weren't the only ones who were curious about the whereabouts of this imperial edict. The seventeenth prince was also very curious. The servants who had been serving him had sworn that this imperial edict existed, but he had never seen it before.
The closer it was to the day of the plan, the more uneasy the seventeenth prince felt. When his brother ascended the throne, although he was young, he still knew what he should know. He didn't think that he could surpass his brother to ascend the throne.
It would be a lie to say that he didn't want to. They were both princes. Why could his brother do it but not him? If he didn't have any thoughts about it, he wouldn't be here.
"Your Highness, it's getting late. Go back to your room and rest. You can only face what's about to happen if you have enough energy." The eunuch who had been serving the seventeenth prince walked over and helped him put on his coat.
The seventeenth prince looked at the boundless night sky and turned back to his room.
Soon, he would be able to appear in this bustling capital. He would become the new owner of this place. Those who had looked down on him in the past would all kneel at his feet.
So what if Shang Junlin was powerful? He would be the one to get the throne in the end.
After serving the seventeenth prince to bed, the eunuch left the residence quietly. He reported the seventeenth prince's every move to the person who was hiding in the dark.
And all of this was seen by the Hidden Dragon Guards.
After reading the secret letter from the Hidden Dragon Guards, Shen Yu supported his chin with one hand and looked at the seventeenth prince mockingly. "He thinks that he is the final winner. But he doesn't know that his every move was planned by someone else. Should I say that the seventeenth prince is too arrogant, or should I say that he is too stupid?"
"He thinks that he can compete with His Majesty. Isn't he overestimating himself?"
"Am I that powerful in A Yu's eyes?" Shang Junlin took the secret letter from Shen Yu's hand and put it aside. He walked over to Shen Yu and sat down beside her.
Shen Yu moved to the side and made room for Shang Junlin. He smiled and said, "Of course Your Majesty is powerful. If you are not powerful, how can I stay by your side willingly?"
"Oh?" Shang Junlin pinched Shen Yu's chin and said, "A Yu, tell me, how am I powerful?"
"Of course, I am powerful in every way."
"Does that include in bed?"
Shen Yu was caught off guard by the man's straightforwardness. "…"
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