Other than some small items, there was also a book. Shang Junlin was familiar with this book as he had seen many similar books in the Ji Family's library when he accompanied Shen Yu to the Ji Family.
Other than that, there was also a small white porcelain bottle. Shang Junlin picked up the bottle.
The effects of the medicine were written on the paper.
Shang Junlin opened the paper and read it word by word. The more he read, the more he frowned.
The words on the paper were "Da Huan". Perhaps the other party knew that the medicine would land in Shang Junlin's hands and purposely placed it inside.
The paper said that the medicine in the white porcelain bottle could control a person's mind to a certain extent. It was colorless and odorless, so it would not be discovered. It was concocted according to the description in the medical book.
Shang Junlin thought about the conjecture he had with Shen Yu. At this moment, it seemed to have been verified. After Shen Yu's mother left the Ji Family, could it be that the person who helped her escape from the pursuit was King An?
"Did the other party say why they gave these things to you?" Shang Junlin put the paper back and asked in an unclear tone.
"That person said that these things belonged to your mother and should be returned to its rightful owner."
After the Hidden Dragon Guard finished speaking, Shang Junlin became silent.
After King An and his men were executed, Shang Junlin did not let down his guard. As expected, he found out that King An's men wanted to send things to Shen Yu's palace. When the Hidden Dragon Guards found out, they immediately intercepted the things and captured the men.
There had always been King An's men in the palace. These men had been hiding in the palace since the time of the previous Emperor. Most of the time, they were no different from ordinary palace servants and did not interact with the outside world. Only at certain times would they do something unexpected.
Most of these men did not know the identity of the person they were loyal to. They were only following orders from the higher-ups. That was why Shang Junlin could not find out who ordered them to do so.
The Hidden Dragon Guards completed their task and left. The Imperial Study Room fell into silence.
"Meng Chang, what do you think I should do with these things?" The wooden box was placed on the table. Shang Junlin stared at it with gloomy eyes.
"This … I think that Your Majesty should discuss this with Your Highness." Eunuch Meng said. If it were any other emperor's favorite concubine, Eunuch Meng naturally would not give such an answer. However, he had served His Majesty for so long and had seen the progress of His Majesty's relationship with His Majesty. He knew that he could not use the relationship between a normal emperor and his favorite concubine as an analogy.
"We understand. How are the arrangements for the matter We previously instructed?" Shang Junlin closed the box and planned to bring it to Yuzhang Palace later.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The arrangements have been made."
After the end of King An's rebellion, Fang Jun brought the people from the Summer Palace back to the capital. Only then did the officials realize that everything was within His Majesty's expectations. No matter what King An and the others wanted to do, they would not succeed.
"Your Majesty is wise. You should have seen through the ambitions of these people long ago. Otherwise, it would have led to a disaster."
According to tradition, this matter was also reported to the commoners. Only then did the commoners know that such a big thing had happened in the capital.
"Why are there always people who want to cause trouble? Look at this person. He's just a nobody, yet he wants to compete with our Emperor?"
"Fortunately, Your Majesty is wise and didn't let them succeed."
"I'm so curious. Why was the elementary school that was in preparation suddenly stopped? It turns out that it was done by these unscrupulous people."
"This kind of person deserves to die!"
The people's newspaper only gave a general idea of the matter. The specific details were not announced, but this did not prevent the commoners from spurning these ambitious people.
Shang Junlin returned to Yuzhang Palace with the wooden box.
"Your Majesty, what is this?" Shen Yu asked as he watched the palace servant put the box on the table.
"It was sent by King An. He said it was your mother's."
The palace servant opened the box under Shang Junlin's signal. Shen Yu walked over and took a look. "This book is from the Ji Family?"
"It's a medical book. It seems to be from the Ji Family."
Shen Yu looked at it one by one. In addition to the book, there were some women's jewelry, a white porcelain bottle, and a jade pendant.
"The porcelain bottle contains medicine." Seeing Shen Yu reach for the white porcelain bottle, Shang Junlin reminded him.
Shen Yu gave up on the porcelain bottle and picked up the jade pendant.
"This jade pendant …" Shen Yu frowned. "It seems to be an imperial item."
Shang Junlin's attention was attracted by the contents of the paper, so he did not pay much attention to the jade pendant. Hearing this, he looked at it carefully.
It was indeed.
Not only was it an imperial item, but it was also a personal item of a member of the Imperial Family.
They checked the ancient records and found that this jade pendant belonged to the Emperor who had been to the Ji Family.
"So, after my mother left the clan, she met King An? King An was also involved in everything that happened later? "Shen Yu held the jade pendant and whispered.
This was exactly what they had guessed at the beginning.
The white porcelain bottle was sent to the Imperial Academy of Medicine along with the medical book.
A few days later, news came from the Imperial Academy of Medicine. The medicine in the white porcelain bottle was just as the paper said. It could affect a person's mind. However, the effect was not immediate, but subtle. No matter if it was the person who was drugged or other people, no one would be able to tell.
"In addition, if the medicine is taken in excess, it will also affect the offspring." Imperial Physician Wu knelt on the ground, cold sweat faintly appearing on his forehead. "This official and other imperial physicians in the Imperial Academy of Medicine have analyzed the composition of the medicine. A part of it overlaps with 'Fei Meng'."
"Imperial Physician Wu, if I remember correctly, you were in the Imperial Academy of Medicine during the time of the previous Emperor, right?" Shang Junlin's eyes drooped, the expression on his face unfathomable.
"Yes."
"Did you come in contact with the previous Emperor at that time? Do you think it is possible that he was affected by this medicine? "
"This …" Imperial Physician Wu's heart was even more uneasy. "This official does not dare to speak nonsense."
His uneasiness did not come from the fact that the Emperor was sitting firmly on the throne, but from the fact that there might be a secret hidden behind these few words. Even if it was absurd, he was still the previous Emperor of Da Huan. Who would have the courage and ability to harm the person on the throne?
How many secrets were hidden in the past that was covered in dust in the long river of time …
Imperial Physician Wu did not dare to think too deeply.
Fortunately, Shang Junlin did not delve into this topic and asked about the medical book.
"This medical book recorded many solutions to difficult and complicated diseases. It is very beneficial to the Imperial Academy of Medicine …" Imperial Physician Wu gave some examples and changed the topic. "However, there are also some that are not so good. For example, the epidemic disease that appeared in the neighboring county."
Imperial Physician Wu later learned the truth from Imperial Physician Gu. He never thought that one day he would see related records in a medical book.
Shang Junlin told Shen Yu what Imperial Physician Wu said: "This official plans to see Prince An."
Whether it was the previous Emperor's matter or Shen Yu's mother's matter, they seemed to be inextricably linked to Prince An.
On a cool afternoon, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin went to the place where Prince An was locked up.
Prince An and his group of people had been convicted. When the time was up, they would be executed according to the law. The judgment of the poor and aristocratic families who were implicated had also been announced. It would not be long before the execution.
These days, the Capital was very "lively". Today, this house was raided, and tomorrow, that house was raided. Because these people's crimes were unforgivable, no one sympathized with them. Regarding the punishment given by the imperial court, the people only felt happy.
Not to mention those who used their power to commit crimes, just the crime of rebellion was enough for them to be executed ten thousand times.
Prince An was locked up in the innermost place and was heavily guarded. This time, they did not go to the place where Prince An was locked up. Instead, they let the jailer bring Prince An out.
Prince An seemed to have expected their arrival. He glanced at the two people who were sitting together in an intimate posture, and a trace of disappointment appeared on his face: "It seems that the things I sent didn't work."
"Why did you think that you could use those things to sow discord between His Majesty and me?" Shen Yu wanted to fish for information from Prince An.
Shang Junlin sat beside him, one hand on his shoulder, carelessly twirling his hair that fell on his shoulder.
"As a monarch, you should be suspicious. Shang Junlin, you really made me think highly of you. You are not like your father at all." Prince An looked at the two of them and suddenly laughed.
A period of prison life did not seem to have any effect on him. He even had the leisure to joke around. If Shen Yu did not know that he was tortured in prison, he would think that he was not in prison, but was treated with good food and drinks for a period of time.
"This official is really curious. How does it feel to know that your father's hatred for you is related to the mother of the person you love the most?" Prince An's smile was full of malice.
"How can this official feel? It's just a grudge between the predecessors. What does it have to do with A Yu? " Shang Junlin looked at Prince An indifferently, "What does the late Emperor have to do with me? When he did those things, there was no longer any father-son relationship between us."
It was a fool's dream to think that he would be estranged from Shen Yu because of the late Emperor. No matter why the late Emperor did those things, the damage had already been done. He would never forgive him.
The smile on Prince An's face froze.
Shen Yu thought of the wooden box. The wooden box was supposed to be in his hands, but it was taken away by the Hidden Dragon Guards. It passed through Shang Junlin's hands before it was returned to him.
"Why did you give those things to me?" Shen Yu asked.
"Those things belonged to your mother. Naturally, they should be given to you. You should decide how to deal with them. It's also up to you whether you want to tell the person beside you. It's written clearly on the paper. With your intelligence, it shouldn't be difficult for you to understand the meaning of the things in the box. Now it seems that the things were in his hands first. As expected of the Emperor, he didn't let go of any clues. Shen Yu, have you thought about what you would do if he were to vent his anger on you because of this box? "
Prince An's words seemed to be for Shen Yu's sake. If the box was in Shen Yu's hands, Shen Yu could very well not give it to Shang Junlin for his own sake. This way, the secret would remain a secret forever. Other than Shen Yu, no one else would know about it. However, would Prince An really be so kind?
Shen Yu didn't believe it.
Even if what Prince An said was true, if he chose not to tell Shang Junlin about the things in his hands, it would be fine for a short period of time. However, as time passed, the knot in his heart would grow bigger and bigger. There would also be cracks in their relationship.
Shen Yu would feel guilty because of this secret. The better Shang Junlin treated him, the more guilty he would feel. There was a limit to how much a person could bear. When every bit of love brought about the same or even more guilt, the person who couldn't bear it first would be the one who hid the secret.
No matter how deep a relationship was, it couldn't withstand this kind of torture. The longer the secret was hidden, the more variables it would bring. The longer it was delayed, the deeper the damage it would cause.
Shang Junlin certainly knew this. The more you cared about someone, the easier it was to worry about personal gains and losses. At first, he thought about not telling Shen Yu and dealing with this matter himself. However, in the end, he didn't hide it from him. This matter was related to Shen Yu's mother. He had the right to know the truth.
He was also worried about whether Shen Yu would bear a grudge if he knew about it. Fortunately, what he worried about didn't happen.
"His Majesty won't. Besides, if you really did it for my good, you shouldn't have sent the box into the palace. When you sent people to do it, you should have thought about who would get the box first." Shen Yu sneered. "Didn't you do it to let His Majesty get the box first?"
Shen Yu stood up and took two steps forward. "You want His Majesty to feel that he was betrayed by the person he loves the most. You don't care about what will happen to me. Your purpose is just to make His Majesty suffer. Am I right?"
"You have a sharp tongue."
Prince An didn't refute. This meant that he agreed with Shen Yu's words.
"Your behavior has always been contradictory. Otherwise, His Majesty and I would have guessed that you were the one who did these things. What do you want to do?"
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