The man's breath was getting closer and closer. Shen Yu didn't dodge and just stared at him.
Shang Junlin chuckled and kissed Shen Yu's lips. The laughter disappeared as their lips met.
The gentleness gradually became stronger. Shen Yu's breath was unstable and he fell back. He was supported by a strong arm.
His eyes were slightly closed and his long eyelashes fluttered uneasily. He was like a butterfly that was about to fall in the wind and rain.
After the kiss, the man's breath was still lingering on his lips. Shen Yu opened his eyes in a daze and a magnified pair of eyes came into view.
He looked straight into a pair of dark and deep eyes.
The warm touch moved up his lips, cheeks, and eyelids. Every part of his body was carefully visited. The biting cold aura hovered and didn't dissipate for a long time.
When he was finally released, Shen Yu's eyes were hazy with tears.
Shang Junlin looked down at him for a while and said in a low and hoarse voice, "Zhen will carry you to the bed."
After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Shen Yu to react and directly picked him up while facing him.
Caught off guard, Shen Yu's feet were in the air. He tightly hugged the man's neck and his thoughts were pulled away from the memories just now.
"Your Majesty …"
"This time, zhen will tell you in advance." Shang Junlin's voice carried a satisfied smile.
Shen Yu reacted for a while and then remembered that Shang Junlin was talking about what he had said before. It turned out that Shang Junlin had also firmly remembered this sentence.
Shen Yu looked down. Because of his posture, he was taller than Shang Junlin. As he looked at the man from top to bottom, an indescribable feeling arose in his heart.
It was soft and numb, sour and sweet.
He didn't hate this feeling. He let it spread in his heart and slowly fill up his entire heart.
Shang Junlin did not put him down. Instead, he carried him to the couch and placed him in his arms.
"Sometimes I wonder if A Yu was specially sent to me by the Heavens." Shang Junlin buried his head in Shen Yu's neck, his voice almost inaudible. "When the Great Huan Sea clears, will A Yu be taken away by the Heavens?"
"What are you thinking, Your Majesty?" After being pulled back to reality by Shang Junlin's words, Shen Yu found it funny. "I'm a living person. If I'm not liked by my father, where else can I go except by His Majesty's side?"
Shang Junlin tightened his arms and said in a low voice, "A Yu can't leave me. No one can take you away from me."
Shen Yu raised his hand and patted the man's head. "I won't. I live very well by His Majesty's side. If I leave His Majesty, where else can I live as freely as I do now?"
After Shen Yu finished speaking, he thought about it. Adding up his two lifetimes, this period of time after entering the palace was the most comfortable period of his life. Shang Junlin considered everything for him. Other than him, there was no one else in the harem. The palace rules were like decorations in front of him …
Unknowingly, he had already received so much preferential treatment.
Thinking of this, Shen Yu's gaze gradually softened. Shang Junlin was Shang Junlin, the emperor of the Great Huan Sea. He wasn't the King of Yue or anyone else.
"A Yu promised me that if A Yu were to disappear one day, I would find A Yu no matter what." Shang Junlin left a trail of pecks on the side of Shen Yu's neck.
In the past, he ascended the throne to protect himself. He developed the Great Huan Sea because it was his duty. He didn't want to be like the previous emperor, who caused the people to suffer because of his own selfish desires. What was the difference between him and the previous emperor that he had spurned?
Now, he was very glad that he was the emperor of the Great Huan Sea. He had enough power to protect Shen Yu. In the future, he would work harder to develop the country. Only in this way could his A Yu live more freely under his wings.
After the excitement, the Minister of Works began to worry. Developing new things required a large amount of money. The Minister of Revenue was like a miser on this matter. The two of them argued a few times before the Minister of Works finally managed to get a sum of money.
However, this could only solve the problem for a while.
The Minister of Works sat in his seat with his brows tightly knitted. He was thinking of a way to get some money from the miser Minister of Revenue.
"Sir, are you still worried about the money?" A subordinate walked in and asked when he saw the Minister of Works frowning.
This kind of thing wasn't a secret in the Ministry of Works. Everyone knew that every time the Minister wanted to do something new, there would be such a situation.
"Yes, it's enough for the early stages. What about the later stages?" The Minister of Works frowned deeply.
The subordinate's heart skipped a beat. He thought of the person he met two days ago and said tentatively, "What a coincidence, sir. In the past two days, a man who claimed to be Yan Zheng came looking for me. He said that the road was damaged because of him. He felt very sorry and wanted to make up for it."
"That road was indeed damaged by someone, but what does that have to do with Yan Zheng?" The Minister of Works wasn't easily persuaded.
"Sir, why don't you meet him first? I can see that Yan Zheng's eyes are clear. He doesn't seem to have any bad intentions. Of course, I'm not a good judge of character. Sir, you have to see for yourself, "the subordinate advised.
"We're working for Dahuan. How can we let the commoners pay for it?" The Minister of Works still didn't agree.
"Sir, to tell you the truth, it was that young master who took the initiative to look for me. His manservant has been walking around here all this time. That young master Yan said that he came from the south to do business. That road was damaged because of his past grievances, and he would feel bad if he didn't do something."
"You can leave first. We'll talk about this later."
After thinking about it, the Ministry of Works Minister still went to ask some people. Indeed, it was as his subordinate had said. There was a young master called Yan Zheng who had been walking around the Ministry of Works recently. There were quite a few people who knew about this matter. The Ministry of Works Minister dispelled half of his doubts and decided to meet him first.
If it was really just to make up for the damaged road, he wouldn't have to be so thick-skinned as to argue with the Minister of Revenue.
Yan Zheng waited for a few days in the newly bought courtyard. As expected, the people from the Ministry of Works came.
What happened that day didn't seem fake. After talking for a while, both sides had a certain understanding of each other. After thinking about it, the Minister of Works still went to the palace.
"A Yu, do you still remember the people we met outside the palace last time?" After returning to Yuzhang Palace, Shang Junlin pulled Shen Yu to sit on the swing.
The weather was gradually getting warmer. When the temperature was high in the afternoon, Shen Yu liked to bask in the sun outside. His favorite was the swing that Shang Junlin had made for him.
He sat on the swing with a book in his hand. He didn't need the palace servants to push him from behind. The swing swayed gently. The sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves like naughty little elves jumping on the young man's body.
With Shang Junlin around, Shen Yu felt more relaxed sitting on the swing. Half of his body leaned on the man's body. He searched his memory and said, "Yan Zheng?"
"It's him. He recently went to the Ministry of Works." Shang Junlin held Shen Yu's slender fingers and bit them gently.
"Why did he go to the Ministry of Works?" Shen Yu didn't understand.
"He said it was to make up for the road that was damaged because of him." Shang Junlin's tone was a little careless when talking about this person.
Shen Yu: "Is the Ministry of Works short of money?"
Shang Junlin: "As expected of A Yu. You got the point immediately."
Shen Yu chuckled. "If it wasn't for the lack of money, the Minister of Works wouldn't know about this person."
"A Yu is right. Recently, the Minister of Works has been arguing with the Ministry of Revenue for money." Shang Junlin also had a headache when it came to this matter. "The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the national treasury. The Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Works have always been on bad terms. Every time the Ministry of Works wants to do something, they will make a scene."
"If they want to develop something new, it will require a lot of money." Shen Yu was very clear about this.
"I originally planned to give him a sum of money directly from my private treasury …"
"Your Majesty, you can't." Before Shang Junlin could finish, Shen Yu interrupted him. "If there's a first, there will be a second. Your Majesty can't always use your private treasury to support the Ministry of Works. I think you can accept Yan Zheng's funding."
Shang Junlin stopped playing with Shen Yu's fingers. "What do you mean?"
"If it's taken from the people, it's used for the people. When the time comes, this cement will definitely be used on the people. If Yan Zheng took the initiative to ask for compensation, it's better to change the compensation to sponsorship. When the cement is used in the future, we can announce to the public that this is sponsored by Yan Zheng's industry. The Ministry of Works will have the money for research, and Yan Zheng's reputation will also be known. It can be said to be mutually beneficial."
Shen Yu had seen this method from that book. In the world before Shen Qingran transmigrated, business was very developed. Many merchants used this method to make their products famous. When more people knew about it, there would naturally be many buyers.
"Sponsorship? That's a good idea. Dahuan doesn't restrict merchants. Through this method, we can also control the merchants in Dahuan. A Yu is really creative. "
Shen Yu recalled what the book said and continued, "The thing that merchants don't lack the least is money. However, merchants can't enter the imperial court as officials. If there's a special honor for them, I think they'll be very willing to exchange some money for it."
"Merchants value profits and reputation. Instead of letting a lot of money rot in their hands, it's better to give up a part of it in exchange for the imperial court's reputation. That way, it'll be much more convenient to do things outside."
The more Shang Junlin thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good. He buried his face in Shen Yu's hair and gently sniffed. His A Yu was really a treasure. She surprised him every moment.
"As for the specifics, Your Majesty and the other ministers can discuss it. I just proposed a general idea. Whether it can be implemented or not depends on the situation in Dahuan. There's only one point. We can't let this method become a weapon for some people to fill their own pockets. "
Shen Yu lowered her eyes. In her previous life, the King of Yue had also implemented this method. However, because of some people's greed, they completely changed their original intention. In the end, it led to the collapse of Dahuan's commerce. Even after Shen Yu's rebirth, it still hadn't recovered.
"We know. This matter needs to be done slowly."
Shen Yu believed that Shang Junlin could do it well. To be honest, Shang Junlin's ability as a ruler was much stronger than the King of Yue. She didn't know what the person who wrote the book was thinking, letting the King of Yue ascend the throne. According to what Shen Yu knew of her previous life, even if the King of Yue ascended the throne, Dahuan wouldn't be able to go far under his leadership.
The inside was rotten, and there were strong enemies spying on the outside. On the surface, it seemed to be thriving, but in reality, it was a building on the verge of collapse.
Shen Yu nestled in Shang Junlin's arms and slowly yawned. "Your Majesty, isn't the court examination time coming soon?"
"That's right. Does A Yu want to go with us to take a look?" Shang Junlin gently stroked Shen Yu's back and said in a gentle tone. He selfishly wanted Shen Yu to go with him. Because of entering the palace, Shen Yu lost the opportunity to take the imperial examination and become an official. Although Shen Yu said that he didn't care, Shang Junlin still wanted to bring him to personally experience it.
"What identity do I have to go with? Disguise as a little eunuch serving Your Majesty? "
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