Not so good.
Shen Yu said in his heart.
Shen Yu didn't know what switch had been turned on in Shang Junlin, but he felt that this person was completely different from before.
Shen Yu silently put away the story book and didn't intend to provoke Shang Junlin anymore. If he continued, he would most likely be the one to suffer. His legs and hands were still hurting now.
He couldn't let it happen again.
Noticing that Shen Yu's left hand was not flexible, Shang Junlin reached out and held it, "Are you still uncomfortable?"
The warmth spread along his fingers, and Shen Yu's fingertips trembled, "Isn't Your Majesty asking the obvious?"
"How can Your Majesty be so delicate?" Shang Junlin laughed.
"It's not that I'm delicate," Shen Yu retorted, "If you want to blame someone, you have to blame Your Majesty for taking too long. Even if it wasn't me, others wouldn't be able to bear it."
Shang Junlin's breath paused, and he rubbed Shen Yu's fingers with moderate strength, "Zhen will give Your Majesty a massage."
Shen Yu lazily lay on the soft couch, one of his hands was held in the palm of the black-robed man, who rubbed it with moderate strength. Being served by the Emperor like this, he didn't feel the slightest bit uneasy.
"Your Majesty, how is Prince Huaiyu?" Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming more and more ambiguous, Shen Yu had to start another topic.
"It's no big deal now."
"I don't understand why his attitude towards me is different from others. It can't be because of our relationship, right?" But he didn't see Prince Huaiyu's attitude towards Shang Junlin that good.
"Maybe it's because Your Majesty reminded him of some past events."
"Could it be that Prince Huaiyu withdrew from the fight for the throne back then for some other reason?" Shen Yu was interested.
"There are many secrets hidden in the palace. Outsiders only know that Prince Huaiyu gave up the position due to illness, but they don't know that something else happened before this."
Seeing that Shen Yu was interested, Shang Junlin slowly said, "At that time, Prince Huaiyu had a close relationship with a man of unknown origin. The late Emperor took advantage of this and plotted to kill that man. He then pointed the spearhead at another strong competitor at that time, causing them to fall out. In the end, one died and the other was injured, and the late Emperor reaped the benefits."
Shen Yu: "How did Prince Huaiyu find out about the real murderer? Does Your Majesty know what kind of man Prince Huaiyu likes? "
Shang Junlin: "That man didn't leave any information behind. All relevant records have been destroyed by Prince Huaiyu. As for what that man looks like, it's probably nothing.
After all, the time between the man's appearance and his departure was too short, and his whereabouts had always been very secretive. If it wasn't for Prince Huaiyu, even fewer people would know of his existence. "
"I don't know how Prince Huaiyu found out about the real murderer of that man's death. Judging from Prince Huaiyu's plan, he should have found out soon after the late Emperor ascended the throne."
The whole thing always had a kind of inexplicable strangeness. Shen Yu didn't know that the royal family had such a secret in his previous life. The book he read after his death also revolved around Shen Qingran's point of view, and didn't talk about this.
"Does Your Majesty want to continue investigating?"
Shang Junlin nodded: "This person hides very deeply, and we don't know what his real purpose is. I suspect that this matter of Prince Huaiyu is also related to what happened that year."
"But Prince Huaiyu refuses to say," Shen Yu frowned, "Can't say, or doesn't want to say? Why did the person behind the scenes plan this? "
No one knew the answer.
The matter of how to deal with Prince Huaiyu was put on the agenda. They couldn't get any useful information from Prince Huaiyu, and they couldn't keep not giving the courtiers and the other members of the royal family an explanation. In the first morning court after the New Year, Shang Junlin let people announce Prince Huaiyu's crime.
Everyone was shocked.
No one would have thought that Prince Huai Yu, who had always kept a low profile, would actually hide his true intentions so deeply. No one would have thought that he would be able to plan for so many years, just so that he could one day avenge his lover who had died in vain. No one would have thought that he would be so crazy as to do something that would confuse the royal bloodline.
Compared to other things, confusing the royal bloodline was more unacceptable. Immediately, someone wrote a letter asking for a thorough investigation.
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, and must be thoroughly investigated!" Prime Minister Wang Chengci stood up.
For a time, Shang Junlin's half-brothers of the royal family felt insecure.
"Prime Minister Wang, you're wrong. How can such a big scandal be made known to everyone?" Someone was dissatisfied.
"Is the royal family's face more important, or the purity of the royal bloodline more important?" Prime Minister Wang asked.
"But … do we want to let the world know that the late emperor was cuckolded by so many people?" The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice hesitated.
"There's no need to be so direct," Prime Minister Wang replied.
On this issue, the courtiers started a new round of quarrels. Some thought that this was a serious matter, and must be investigated strictly. Others thought that it was not appropriate to make a big fuss because it concerned the royal family's face.
Shang Junlin sat high up and looked down.
The courtiers argued. After the coronation, no one could see the emperor's expression clearly.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision." In the end, it was Prime Minister Wang who put an end to the argument.
"In that case, this matter will be handed over to Prime Minister Wang."
"This subject obeys."
King Yue received the news when he was grounded. His first reaction was disbelief.
He grabbed the shoulder of the person who reported the news and said sternly, "How is this possible? How can this prince not be my father's child? "
"Your Highness, don't be anxious. This matter has not been decided yet. Moreover, Your Highness and His Majesty look alike. There's definitely no problem with your background."
Yue Wangsong walked back and forth anxiously in the study room. If there was a problem with his bloodline, everything he had planned would go up in smoke. No matter how good his reputation was, no matter how many people supported him, once they found out that he wasn't the son of the previous emperor, everything he had would go up in smoke!
Just because he was not the late emperor's bloodline, those old foxes would not allow him to ascend to that position.
However, he could not do anything about this matter. He did not have much influence in the capital and could not go against the imperial court.
"This prince was too anxious. There is still no evidence to prove that this prince is not the late emperor's bloodline. This prince cannot panic." Taking a deep breath, King Yue tried to calm himself down.
"Your Highness is right. Your Highness does not need to worry. Everyone can see the similarities between you and the current emperor. Moreover, Concubine Li has always been doted on by His Majesty … …"
"Concubine Mother will definitely not do such a shameful thing!" King Yue rubbed his temples, "Continue to pay attention to the movements outside. If there's anything wrong, immediately inform this prince."
Such a big case happened right after the New Year. Everyone's mood was very complicated, especially the princes left behind by the late emperor.
During the late period of the late emperor's reign, he was muddle-headed and incompetent. For the sake of the throne, the ambitious princes fought until their heads bled. Only after Shang Junlin forcefully intervened did the internal strife stop.
The outcome of the struggle for the throne was also tragic. Shang Junlin killed many princes and ministers in one breath. Because of this, the imperial court, which had finally calmed down, almost fell into chaos again. It was only because of Shang Junlin's strong methods that he suppressed them with force that the internal strife was stopped again.
The ministers who experienced the internal strife were very glad that it was not any of the princes who ascended to the throne in the end. Who would have thought that the late emperor favored the Third Prince, the Seventh Prince,
The Seventh Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince, were not his biological sons.
Speaking of which, Prince Huaiyu was also very powerful. Without batting an eyelid, he caused a large grassland to grow on top of the late emperor's head.
The late emperor had many children. As the investigation deepened, more and more princes were found to have problems with their bloodlines. Especially the younger ones, almost all of them were found to be accurate.
Every day, new developments were sent to the imperial palace. When Shang Junlin dealt with matters, he would not hide it from Shen Yu. Shen Yu also learned a lot of information from him.
"Is there no problem with Prince Yue's background?" Shen Yu did not find it strange. If Prince Yue was not the late emperor's child, he would not be similar to Shang Junlin.
"Your Highness seems to pay more attention to Prince Yue?"
"Isn't Your Highness very clear? He lied to me first. I don't want him to have a good life. It's that simple. "
Shen Yu was clear in his heart that Shang Junlin probably knew about the matter between him and Prince Yue. Even if he did not know, he did not mind telling him.
"Then Your Highness will be disappointed. Prince Yue's mother, Imperial Concubine Li, was one of the few people in the late emperor's harem who was loyal to the late emperor."
"Your Highness, tell me about it." Even though he was on the same side as Prince Yue in his previous life, Shen Yu still knew very little about Imperial Concubine Li.
"The late emperor had many concubines, but there were not many who truly won his heart. Imperial Concubine Li was one of them. Imperial Concubine Li was a very smart person. She did not fight or snatch. Among the people in the harem, only she did not change. Before the late emperor passed away, Imperial Concubine Li volunteered to die with him. The late emperor was moved and took care of Prince Yue a lot. "
That was the late emperor's last favor to Prince Yue as his father. Because of this, Prince Yue was able to survive that turmoil.
At this moment, Shen Yu finally understood why Prince Yue always wanted that position.
It was because someone had planted a seed in his heart a long time ago. With nutrients, the seed grew with the passage of time. One day, it would play the role that the person who planted the seed wanted.
"Your Highness, have you found anything new from your investigation of the vassal kings?"
"Your Highness wants to ask about Prince Yue, right?" Shang Junlin shook his head, "I haven't found anything that's too out of line. If you want to investigate, it's just some minor issues."
Shen Yu also knew that Prince Yue was still very cautious at this time. Before he was completely certain, he would not reveal his true ambitions to outsiders.
Who could have thought that the always cultured and refined Prince Yue, who stood aloof from worldly affairs?
His Highness Prince had always wanted that position?
"Before the late emperor passed away, he should have left quite a few things for Prince Yue." Shen Yu pondered. Don't look at how the late emperor was muddle-headed, he was still someone who had been an emperor for decades. If he had the heart to protect Prince Yue, he would definitely have left something for Prince Yue to protect himself or even arouse his ambitions.
"Your Highness, you don't have to spend too much time on Prince Yue. If you have the time, you might as well think about when you can do what you promised me." Shang Junlin didn't like to hear Shen Yu mention the two words "Prince Yue".
Sensing the man's silent approach, Shen Yu silently moved to the side. After joking and complaining about it last time, Shang Junlin would always hold on to this matter and even glorify it by saying: "You'll feel better if you practice more."
Shen Yu tried to change the topic: "Your Highness, we're talking about serious matters."
"I think that Your Highness should be more concerned about the things between us." Shang Junlin looked calm, but there was a terrible storm hidden inside.
He stretched out a hand to stop Shen Yu from retreating and leaned forward.
Shen Yu used a book to stop the approaching man. There was a playful look on his face: "Your Highness, did you eat the newly made plum snacks in the kitchen?"
Why is it so sour?
Hearing the meaning of Shen Yu's words, Shang Junlin raised his eyebrows: "Does Your Highness want to taste it personally? Did I eat it?"
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