Shen Yu lay in the man's warm arms and soon fell asleep.
Shang Junlin looked down at him. He didn't feel sleepy at first, but after looking at Shen Yu's peaceful sleeping face for a while, he gradually felt sleepy.
Not long after, Shang Junlin also fell asleep with him in his arms.
After sleeping for a while, Shen Yu woke up feeling refreshed. He touched his side and found that Shang Junlin was not there. He must be busy with government affairs.
Hearing the noise, Mu Xi came in to serve him.
After washing up, Shen Yu took a book and asked, "Did something happen? Your expression didn't look right when you came in. "
Mu Xi pursed her lips and didn't know if she should tell Shen Yu.
Shen Yu rolled up the book and gently knocked on her head, "Tell me, what happened?"
"It's outside. People are saying that you ordered someone to set the fire last night." Mu Xi was indignant, "You didn't do anything. How can these people slander you for no reason?"
Shen Yu restrained the smile on his face and sat on the soft couch with the book, "Tell me the details."
"This morning, when I went out, I heard people secretly saying that there was something wrong with the fire last night. Someone deliberately set it to get rid of Miss Tan. Otherwise, why would Miss Tan's room catch fire among so many rooms?"
"It was indeed man-made, but I don't know the real purpose of the person behind the scenes." Shen Yu hid the deep thought in his eyes.
"It's not a big deal for them to talk about this, but for some reason, they all suddenly agreed that it was you who set the fire. They said it was because you couldn't tolerate other people around His Majesty, and …" Mu Xi couldn't continue.
Shen Yu picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Continue."
"They said that His Majesty originally took a fancy to Miss Tan and wanted to bring her into the palace, but you refused. You even had a big fight with His Majesty and drove Miss Tan out. You also spread rumors to tarnish Miss Tan's reputation."
Hearing this, Shen Yu understood that the ultimate target of this fire was him.
"Does His Majesty know?" Shen Yu asked.
"I found out early this morning. Before His Majesty left, he told us not to disturb your rest."
"Didn't he tell you not to tell me about this?"
"No." Mu Xi shook her head. "She only told us not to worry if you knew about it. Her Majesty will take care of it."
"How many people think so now?"
"Other than those who serve here, it's spreading everywhere else." When Mu Xi heard the rumors, he immediately went outside to inquire about the news. The more he heard, the angrier he became. "Young Master, don't worry. His Majesty has already sent people to deal with it."
Shen Yu shook his head. "For this kind of thing, if we can't come up with a truth that is enough to convince them, it won't really stop."
As the saying goes, three men make a tiger. Even if he didn't do it, the more people who talked about it, the more they would implicate him.
This was probably one of the motives of the mastermind.
Shen Yu was right. Even though Shang Junlin ordered people not to talk about it in private, the rumors didn't disappear immediately. Instead, they spread more and more. Not only in the temporary imperial residence, but also in the capital.
Shang Junlin received the secret message from the Hidden Dragon Guards. His eyes were clouded and the air pressure around him was getting lower and lower.
"Call the Tan family members over."
Eunuch Meng didn't dare to delay. He called the Tan family members over as fast as he could.
Official Tan and Miss Tan, who had just had ointment applied on her face, came over.
"Have you heard the rumors outside?" Shang Junlin sat on the throne and said coldly.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent." Official Tan knelt down in fear. "I don't know where the rumors came from. I can swear that I didn't do it. I don't know anything."
Miss Tan knelt down silently and didn't say anything.
"Is that so?" Shang Junlin's voice was indiscernible. "Then why did the rumors come from the servants of the Tan family?"
"I really don't know. Your Majesty, please understand!" Official Tan kowtowed heavily. There was only fear in his heart.
When he heard the rumors, Official Tan's heart turned cold. Even if he was given ten guts, he wouldn't have dared to spread such rumors. Everyone knew that Shen Guijun was His Majesty's most beloved person. Was he trying to court death by doing such a thing?
Shang Junlin also knew that Official Tan didn't do it. Official Tan didn't have the guts to do it. He turned to look at one of the people involved. "Did you notice anything wrong last night?"
"This humble girl is certain that someone wants this humble girl's life!" The lady, whose expression couldn't be seen clearly, suddenly raised her head. "Last night, after I fell asleep, I vaguely felt that someone was walking around in the room. There was also a conversation that was suppressed. I didn't hear what they were saying. Not long after, the room was on fire."
"There is one more thing. I don't know if it counts. Before I fell asleep last night, an unfamiliar servant girl brought me a bowl of bloody swallow's nest. She said that my father saw that I was injured and specially sent someone to bring it to me. I felt that something was wrong, so I didn't eat the bowl of swallow's nest. I didn't dare to sleep too deeply at night."
If she ate the swallow's nest and it happened to be drugged with sleeping pills, she would most likely have died in the fire.
Shang Junlin ordered people to watch over the Tan family. There were many suspicious points in this matter, especially when it involved Shen Yu. Shang Junlin couldn't remain rational.
"Your Majesty, don't frown." Shen Yu reached out and smoothed out the wrinkles between the man's eyebrows.
Shang Junlin took the opportunity to hug Shen Yu. He buried his head in his neck and took a deep breath. "I would rather they wanted to deal with me."
His A Yu was so good that he didn't dare to hurt her in the slightest. Those people were bold and directly used such a vicious method to deal with him.
The more Shang Junlin thought about it, the lower the pressure around him became. When he caught those people, he would definitely let them know what it meant to live a life worse than death!
Shen Yu stroked Shang Junlin's back. "Alright, Your Majesty, don't be angry. There is nothing to be angry about."
It was just slander. What kind of words had he not heard before? When he worked for King Yue in his previous life, he had been scolded by all kinds of people. Compared to that, this was nothing.
"I won't allow them to talk about A Yu like that. A Yu is so good, how can I let them slander her? They don't deserve it! "
Shen Yu's heart warmed. She relaxed in the man's arms. "Does Your Majesty know who did it?"
Shang Junlin didn't have many clues.
"Your Majesty, do you want to know who did it?" Shen Yu blinked her eyes.
"A Yu knows?" Shang Junlin raised his head and looked at him curiously.
"I don't know now, but I will know soon." Shen Yu smiled and whispered into Shang Junlin's ear.
"A Yu is really …" Shang Junlin laughed.
"Your Majesty, just do what you need to do. As for the rest, you just need to lend me a few Hidden Dragon Guards."
This matter was not only limited to the officials on the surface, Shang Junlin had also instructed the Hidden Dragon Guards to investigate. The Tan family was placed under surveillance, and every servant was interrogated.
Their hard work paid off. They finally found a clue.
The rumors became more and more intense. It was to the point where they could hear people talking about it everywhere they went.
"Everything is going according to your expectations. I believe that in time, your wish will come true!" The subordinate complimented him.
"You have done well this time. After this matter is settled, the things that I promised you will belong to you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The subordinate was delighted.
"You may leave. Keep an eye on the situation outside."
"Yes."
Imperial Physician Gu and Gu Huai also heard the discussion about this matter.
"I believe that Your Majesty is not such a person." Imperial Physician Gu had been in contact with Shen Yu for a period of time. He trusted Shen Yu's character.
"Brother is right. If Your Majesty really wants to deal with Miss Tan, why would he use such a stupid method?" In the short period of time that they had spent together, Gu Huai clearly understood that Shen Yu was not a fool who would do such a stupid thing because of jealousy.
"It is probably to sow discord between Your Majesty and Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been in the palace for so long and has always dominated Your Majesty. Your Majesty also dotes on Your Majesty and refuses to take in concubines. Those who want to send their daughters to stabilize their status can no longer sit still." Imperial Physician Gu sighed. "I don't know if Your Majesty will believe Your Majesty?"
"Those people don't think about it. If Your Majesty doesn't like them, what's the use of sending them into the palace? They will not get any benefits and will be implicated instead." Gu Huai was very disdainful of this kind of behavior that used women to gain status and power.
"It is a pity that some people are blinded by power and will never understand this point."
Gu Huai nodded in agreement.
The people behind the scenes wanted to wait until the day when Shen Yu would be neglected by Shang Junlin. Unfortunately, after waiting and waiting, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin got along as usual. Even Shang Junlin was more clingy than before because he was worried about Shen Yu.
This was different from what he had imagined!
When the people behind the scenes saw the news from their informants, they were so angry that they wanted to vomit blood.
"Daren, Your Majesty summons you."
A servant's voice came from outside the room. He hurriedly put away the letter beside him and strode out of the room.
When he arrived, he found that there was no one else except for Shang Junlin and Shen Yu.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Shang Junlin didn't say anything, so he could only kneel. Gradually, uneasiness surged in his heart.
"Daren Yi, I don't think there is much hatred between you and me, right?" Shen Yu's calm voice broke the silence.
Daren Yi's heart palpitated. "I don't know what Your Majesty is talking about."
"Otherwise, why would Daren Yi commit arson and injure people and point all the evidence to me?" Shen Yu looked at him calmly.
The uneasiness in Daren Yi's heart gradually increased. He forced himself to remain calm and said, "Even if you are Your Majesty, you can't slander a court official."
He did it very cleanly. Even if he gave himself away, he would only point all the evidence to Shen Yu. It would be impossible for him to be discovered!
"Whether it is the truth or slander, Daren Yi knows better than anyone else. If you don't want people to know, don't do it in the first place." Shen Yu stood up and walked in front of the kneeling man. "Daren Yi has read so many books. Don't you understand this simple principle?"
"It seems that Daren Yi still refuses to admit it." Shen Yu sighed in distress. "Daren Yi is so confident that we won't be able to find any evidence?"
Daren Yi stiffened his neck and didn't speak.
"In fact, we won't be able to find anything. Who asked Daren Yi to personally send the evidence to us? The blood swallow's nest is such a precious tonic. Daren Tan would never give it to a concubine's daughter who brought shame to the family. Not every aristocratic family has the Yi family's background. Of course, one swallow's nest doesn't mean anything. What if we add this?"
Shen Yu took out a rolled up piece of paper from his sleeve. There was a special pattern printed at the end of the paper. It was used by Daren Yi to send messages to the capital.
"How did you get this?!"
Daren Yi reached out to take it, but Shen Yu withdrew his hand. "Now you are willing to admit it?"
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