The atmosphere instantly became ambiguous.
Shen Yu was on top of Shang Junlin. He looked down at the man lying under him, and an inexplicable emotion flashed through his eyes.
Shen Yu pressed her hand on the man's chest. She could feel his steady and powerful heartbeat through her palm. She moved her fingers.
"A Yu, do you want to touch it?" Shang Junlin coaxed in a low voice.
Without waiting for Shen Yu's answer, he took his hand and explored it bit by bit.
Shen Yu pursed his lips, and his fingers curled up slightly.
Shen Yu couldn't help but stare at Shang Junlin. "Your Majesty's words are like gold. We agreed that we wouldn't do anything today."
Shang Junlin didn't intend to do anything, but with a beauty in his arms, he couldn't help but be tempted. When he saw Shen Yu's complaining eyes, he had to give up.
"Okay, I won't disturb you today. If you're tired, you can rest."
Shen Yu looked at him suspiciously. The meaning in his eyes was obvious. It was as if he was asking, "Why are you so easy to talk to today?"
Shang Junlin covered his eyes. "Don't look at me like that."
I'm afraid that I won't be able to control myself.
When a man's interest was aroused and he had a sweetheart in his arms, it was difficult to control himself.
Since Shang Junlin said that, it seemed that he really didn't intend to do anything. Shen Yu relaxed and fell on the man's body, closing his eyes.
He was indeed sleepy.
"If Your Majesty likes it, you can touch it." Before going to sleep, Shen Yu whispered.
As soon as his voice fell, Shen Yu felt his waist tighten. The man whispered in his ear, "A Yu, are you deliberately not letting me sleep?"
Shen Yu rubbed the man's chest and didn't say anything.
Shang Junlin waited for a long time, but only heard the sound of the young man's steady breathing. He looked at the bed curtain above his head and smiled bitterly.
He wanted to get up to relieve himself, but Shen Yu was clinging onto him and frowned every time he moved. Shang Junlin had no choice but to wait until Shen Yu was fast asleep before he slowly got off the bed.
Shang Junlin came back with a chill. He was afraid that the chill would spread to Shen Yu, so he didn't immediately lie down on the bed. Instead, he sat on the edge of the bed and traced the young man's facial features with his fingers.
"I really don't know if you did it on purpose or not."
Even if he did it on purpose, he couldn't do anything to Shen Yu.
Shen Yu had a good night's sleep. When she woke up the next day, she found herself firmly held in someone's arms.
The familiar cold scent of the man lingered at the tip of her nose, and her Shen Yu moved.
"A Yu is awake?"
The man's deep voice came from the top of her head. Shen Yu softly said, "Oh."
Shen Yu, who had just woken up, was still a little confused and slow to react to everything. She didn't even feel the man's hand reaching into her clothes.
Shang Junlin carelessly stroked Shen Yu's warm skin under his palm. It was rare to see such an obedient and soft side of Shen Yu. He deeply felt that he had missed a lot because of the morning court.
Shen Yu half-opened her eyes for a while, and her thoughts came back little by little: "Why didn't His Majesty go to the morning court today?"
"I wanted to stay with A Yu today."
Shen Yu propped herself up and looked at the sky outside. There was no sunlight and it was very dark, so the entire bedchamber was dusky.
"Is it raining outside?"
"It rained for a while, but it has stopped now." Shang Junlin pressed her back into his arms and wrapped her in the quilt, "It's a little cold today, don't catch a cold."
Shang Junlin actually went to the morning court, but when he saw that the weather was not right, he was worried about Shen Yu, who was alone in Yuzhang Palace, so he hurriedly finished the morning court and came back to accompany him.
He still had lingering fears about Shen Yu's nightmare last time. He thought that if Shen Yu had a nightmare this time, at least he would be by his side.
Shen Yu was in a daze for a while. When she was completely awake, she got out of bed.
Shang Junlin didn't leave Yuzhang Palace for the whole day. During the time, there were ministers who asked to see him, but he refused.
Shen Yu handed the prescription given by Shen Yue to his subordinates. Not long after, they made the finished product and sent the news through Mu Xi.
"So fast?" Shen Yu was surprised.
"This servant was also surprised. They even sent the finished product." Mu Xi held a small box and opened it for Shen Yu to see.
The things in the box were smaller than those made by Shen Yue, but they were made in various shapes. They looked more delicate and pleasant. At first glance, it was obvious that the women would like them.
"Like this," Shen Yu picked up one of them, "How many can you make in a day?"
"A skilled worker can make about 20 to 30."
Shen Yu played with the small wooden box in his hand. There were enough people in the manor for the time being, so they could put it in the shop to test the water first.
"Let them make a batch first. They don't need too many. Put them in the shop in the north of the city to sell. Only a certain amount will be sold every day. It's first come, first served. Let me think about the rest."
"Yes."
The things made in the manor were first sent to Shen Yu. Shen Yu picked some that could be used. The rest that were suitable for women were given to the palace maids in Yuzhang Palace. Some were sent to the palace of Concubine Dowager.
"Did you go to the jewelry shop in the north of the city? They recently launched some new products. Not only do they look pleasant, but they also work well. "
"Are you talking about soap in various shapes? I asked my brother to buy one for me. It's really good to use it to wash my hands. It smells good after washing. "
"There's also their new lipstick. Look, I used it today. Doesn't it look better than the previous one?"
"Wow, it's true. This color suits you very well."
"I think so too. Their lipstick has many colors. I have decided to buy it there in the future."
Considering some problems, Shen Yu only let the shop sell lipstick and soap to the outside for the time being. These two things were relatively simple to make.
"Young master," Mu Xi came in with the account book, "many customers want to sell more. The shopkeeper wrote a letter to ask if we should increase the daily sales."
"Ask them if they can do it. If they can, we can increase it appropriately."
Shen Yu opened the account book and looked at it. To be honest, the results were far beyond his expectations. In just a few days, the profit of the soap and lipstick was more than the sum of the other products. The business of this shop had not been very good. With the two new products, soap and lipstick, it became the most popular jewelry shop among women.
"I didn't expect it to sell so well at such a price." Shen Yu sighed.
Considering the uniqueness of the products and the difficulty of making them, Shen Yu set the price for these two products not cheap. Originally, he limited the daily sales because he was afraid that they would not be able to sell out. Unexpectedly, the opposite happened.
"Not to mention the young ladies outside, there are also many people in the palace who want to buy some back. Young master, don't underestimate the purchasing power of women." Mu Xi said with a smile.
"I was wrong. You can let them do as they see fit." Shen Yu had people who were responsible for taking care of the shop. He did not need to worry about these things.
Before the arrival of summer, the Ministry of Works had developed more uses for the cement and put them into practice one by one. Shen Yu knew that it would take some time to really use this material on a large scale. With so many people in the Ministry of Works watching, he and Shang Junlin only needed to wait for the final results.
"Your Majesty, the weather is getting hotter and hotter." Even Shen Yu, who was afraid of the cold, put on a thin shirt.
"When the weather is really hot, zhen will take you to the summer palace to stay for a while." Shang Junlin brushed away the hair on Shen Yu's face.
The capital of Dahuan had four distinct seasons. It was cold in winter and hot in summer. During the hottest period of every year, the emperor would take his concubines and officials to the summer palace to avoid the heat.
After Shang Junlin ascended the throne, he had been on the battlefield for a long time. Later, he returned to the capital and did not have much interest in the summer palace. Therefore, until now, he had not been there even once.
After receiving Shang Junlin's order, both sides got busy early. It was not a small project for the emperor to go to the summer palace to avoid the heat. They had to prepare a long time in advance.
After some inquiries, Eldest Young Master He finally heard news about his younger brother.
The moment he heard the news, he was so angry that he trembled. If it were not for the servant who stopped him, he was afraid that he would have directly rushed to Master He and asked for his innocence.
He always thought that his younger brother was just staying in a place that they did not know about. He never thought that that place would be a secret prison.
A secret prison that did not see the light of day.
Oh, how ridiculous. His father obviously knew this result long ago. Why didn't he tell them? He even said that his younger brother would come back directly after he finished what he was told to do. He probably did not intend to save his younger brother from the beginning.
"Young Master, calm down. It's just a guess. It doesn't mean that Young Master is in that place. You can't panic. If something happens to you, who will care about Young Master?"
Eldest Young Master He reluctantly pulled back a bit of rationality. "You're right. Continue to investigate. I want accurate information. If my younger brother is really in that place and Father does not intend to do anything, then don't blame me for saving him myself!"
He did not want to care about the so-called overall situation. Those who gave the orders did not even show their faces. He did not know why his father was so obedient to them.
"The news has already been leaked." Shang Junlin turned around. "It seems like the He family is planning to make a move as well. I just don't know how the He family will react when they find out that their son has already caused a huge disaster."
The He family had been dormant for a long time. Since they were not willing to take the initiative to take action, Shang Junlin did not mind adding fuel to the fire.
"What about King Yue? Are those people really not going to care about his life or death? "
King Yue was almost confirmed to be the mastermind behind the fraud, but those people did not take any action. It should not be.
"It doesn't matter. If they don't show up, King Yue will continue to stay in the dark prison. They will be more anxious than us."
They knew that there was a trap ahead. Should they jump in?
No, it should be said that they had no choice but to jump in.
Eldest Young Master He did not let them wait for long. He directly gave them a surprise.
"Your Majesty, do you mean that Eldest Young Master He directly took the secret order of Master He and the other side to the dark prison?" Shen Yu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"That's right."
"How did he order those people to take action? Is the He family dormant in the capital waiting for these people to take action? "
"It should be. Otherwise, what can those people from the He family do?" It was not that Shang Junlin looked down on them. It was just that most of the people from the He family were servants and guards. In order to cover up, they did not bring many people.
"The He family and the forces behind them probably did not expect that all their plans would be ruined by Eldest Young Master He's desire to save his younger brother."
Shang Junlin smiled but did not say anything. Eldest Young Master He would never know that the information that he thought he had painstakingly gathered was actually leaked to him on purpose.
"But I also did not expect that he could really bring all those people out."
While they were talking, the leader of the imperial guards reported, "Your Majesty, all the people have been arrested."
Shang Junlin held Shen Yu's hand, "A Yu, do you want to go with me to take a look?"
Shen Yu shook his hand that was held by Shang Junlin, "Your Majesty, it seems that you did not give me a chance to choose."
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