The king of Changlu was assassinated outside the palace, but fortunately, he was treated in time and there was no serious injury.
The moonlight hung high, Ye Shu walked out of the prison and looked up at the night.
The blood-stained fox fur on his body hadn't had time to change out, and it was covered in snow-white like winter plums, which looked shocking.
Ye Shu took a deep breath to calm down the nausea in his stomach.
He went back to the palace with Jin Wang today, and after the imperial physician treated his arrow wound, he came to the prison with the token Jin Wang gave him.
Some of the assassins in ambush in Ye Mansion were killed by the guards on the spot, and some of them committed suicide when they were caught. In the end, only a few were imprisoned.
But also enough.
Ye Shu was escorted back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation by the guards. As soon as he walked in, he saw Jin Wang lazily leaning on the small couch, holding a booklet and reviewing it.
Apart from his pale complexion, he looked in good spirits.
It can't be seen at all that it is someone who almost lost his life half a day ago.
The resilience of this man is truly amazing.
"I'm back, hurry up and hiss—" Seeing Ye Shu coming back, Jin Wang was about to sit up, but accidentally pulled the wound, his face turned pale from the pain.
Surrounded by several servants, they were so frightened that they rushed to help him.
Ye Shu walked over quickly, frowned and said, "Why don't you go to bed and lie down?"
"Wait for you to come back to eat." Jin Wang put a pillow behind him, barely propped up his body, and smiled at him, "You are tired, sit down and rest for a while."
Ye Shu hesitated, and said, "I'm going to take a bath."
He had just come out of the prison, where the sun was not seen all year round, it was damp and cold, and the heavy bloody smell was lingering. Ye Shu stayed inside for several hours, and the current smell on his body was indescribable.
Ye Shu went to take a shower and change clothes, and when he came back, several waiters were serving the food to the table.
Gao Jin is serving soup for Jin Wang.
Jin Wang was injured on his shoulder, and before the injury healed, he could no longer lift his entire arm.
However, as an emperor, there are many people who can serve him in food and daily life.
Ye Shu took the soup bowl from Gao Jin's hand, and sat down beside Jin Wang: "Everyone go down."
In the past, the two of them didn't need servants to serve them, but today's situation is special after all. Gao Jin glanced at His Majesty's expression and saw that the latter did not object, so he waved away the servants in the hall and exited the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Ye Shu feeds Jin Wang the soup spoon by spoon.
He suddenly remembered that he didn't like serving this person very much.
In this era, imperial power is supreme, and the person in front of him is a king, and his identity is destined to submit to and serve the other party.
Ye Shu has never been used to and doesn't like this kind of unequal relationship.
But now I no longer have such an idea.
His movements were meticulous and careful, and Jin Wang couldn't help but smile: "Be good and eat by yourself, I'm not as weak as you think."
Ye Shu ignored him, took another spoonful of soup to cool down, and fed it to Jin Wang's mouth.
He didn't believe what the man said.
It was the first time he saw Jin Wang so weak today.
When the carriage returned to the palace, Jin Wang was covered in blood, but his complexion was whiter than the snow on the eaves, not even a trace of blood.
Just remembering that it was her fault that he looked like this, Ye Shu's heart hurts so much that he can hardly breathe.
Jin Wang asked again: "How did the interrogation of those assassins go?"
Ye Shu paused and lowered his eyes: "Didn't the imperial army come back to report?"
"Report." Jin Wang chuckled, "They say you are very skilled, and after a little interrogation, those people will confess truthfully."
"It's not such an exaggeration." Ye Shu shook his head and said, "I have already verified that those people are not the remnants of the Leftist Party."
After all, Ye Shu is still the left prime minister in name.
It may not be that simple to find out the details of those people, but it is not difficult to find out if they are the party members of the original owner.
He just asked a few questions, and those people made many mistakes and admitted that they just wanted to use Ye Xiang's name to excuse the real employer.
It's just that who the real employer is is currently unknown.
In the past, Ye Shu should be very happy that he was cleared of the suspicion of assassination, but today he is faintly disappointed.
Another lost clue about the original owner.
Jin Wang naturally knew what he was thinking, so he didn't mention it, and changed the subject: "Those assassins are well-trained, and most of them are killers who make a living by doing this. Such people will never easily betray their employers and find their employers. It is easy to break through, but it may be difficult to pry their mouths open."
"...It's actually not difficult." Ye Shu whispered.
He looked up at Jinwang and said, "Give me another three days, and I will find out the truth."
Jin Wang: "Ashu, you don't have to..."
Ye Shu interrupted: "I have given you all your tokens, there is nothing you can do if you don't agree. I will definitely check."
"..."
Jin Wang was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Fool, Gu has already said that you are not to blame for what happened today."
Ye Shu was startled slightly, and pursed his lips lightly.
Jin Wang raised his uninjured hand and touched the side of the other person's face: "Gu was hurt because of you, and you feel uncomfortable, so you want to find out the truth for Gu, right?"
"But from Gu's point of view, those things are far less important than you." Jin Wang said, "Ashu, in Gu's heart, everything combined is not as important as your safety."
When he got emotional, he wanted to straighten up and hug the person in front of him, but his face froze because of the wound.
The brewing atmosphere was swept away.
"I'm not trying to be brave." Ye Shu didn't pay attention to his movements, but said seriously, "Believe me, it only takes three days, three days is enough."
"..." Jin Wang gave up struggling with the injury and lay back on the pillow, "Then you have to promise Gu Gu that you will not be tired, that you will not encounter danger, and that you will not do anything that will harm your body."
"Well, I promise you."
"After three days, no matter what the result is, you can't pursue it any further."
"good."
Jin Wang pondered for a moment: "There is one more thing..."
"What?"
Jin Wang gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Sit over, I can't hug you."
"..."
Ye Shu's ears felt a little hot, he put down the soup bowl, and leaned against Jin Wang. After thinking about it again, he simply lowered his head and leaned into Jin Wang's arms.
He carefully controlled his strength, tried not to touch Jin Wang's wound, and gently rested his head on Jin Wang's shoulder.
"is this okay?"
Jin Wang raised his uninjured hand and wrapped it around Ye Shu's waist.
The other party had just taken a bath, and there was still light water vapor and fresh soap fragrance on his body, Jin Wang sniffed it lightly, and said intentionally, "Is that all?"
Ye Shu looked at him from bottom to top.
Jin Wang looked away, and said vaguely, "The wound hurts so much that I can't even eat—"
Ye Shu came up and kissed him lightly on the lips.
The brief kiss broke at the touch of a touch, Ye Shu felt a little embarrassed, and tilted her head, "That's what you want."
The touch was so fast that he could barely feel it, Jin Wang couldn't laugh or cry: "Little fool."
Ye Shu was displeased: "I'm obviously coaxing you, why are you so stupid?"
"How can you coax people like this." Jin Wang looked down at him, and said in a warm voice, "Low your head, I will teach you."
Ye Shu did what he said, even before the three-day deadline, on the afternoon of the second day, all the officials who conspired to assassinate were sent to prison.
It may take a lot of time for other people to do this, but Ye Shu is different. After confirming that the assassins had nothing to do with the leftist ministers, it became self-evident who their employers were.
Who are they, how to obtain evidence, and how to arrest them are clearly written in the book.
This time the monarch was injured, no one expected that he would hand over the task of investigation to the imperial concubine, let alone that the imperial concubine acted so swiftly. Before the party's treasonous officials could react, they were uprooted.
The ruling and opposition parties were shocked.
A suspicion they had never considered crossed their minds.
This behavior... is very similar to Ye Xiang in the past.
Ye Shu didn't care how the government and the public discussed it.
He wanted to do much more than that.
On the last day of the three-day deadline, Ye Shu presented a list to Jin Wang.
"... This is the list of all the officials who have turned against each other. Most of them can be verified now. If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can go and check it yourself after your injuries recover." Ye Shu said.
Jin Wang just scanned the name on it, and said with a smile, "Are you cheating?"
Originally, when Ye Shu proposed to investigate the truth, Jin Wang was still worried that he would be involved, who knows...
Knowing the future is really easy.
"If there is no evidence, they will be arrested and interrogated one by one... You really are here." Jin Wang leaned on the bed, and said, "This list involves many officials, and it may affect the whole body."
"These people can't be moved now, so we should replace trusted officials as soon as possible, and then find a way to get rid of them." Ye Shu said seriously, "Chunwei will be in two months, it is an opportunity."
Jin Wang looked at him steadily.
Ye Shu felt a little uncomfortable when he saw him: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing..." Jin Wang lowered his eyes.
With Ye Shu like this, he was closer to the appearance in his memory.
In his memory, this person paved the way for him in the same way. The certainty and decisiveness in acting is so dazzling that people can't take their eyes off.
Jin Wang didn't say anything more, he didn't even look at the list carefully, he just threw it aside casually and opened his arms.
Ye Shu leaned over obediently and was hugged by him.
Jin Wang asked: "Didn't you sleep last night?"
Ye Shu was taken aback.
Jin Wang's voice cooled down: "What Gu told you before, telling you not to work hard, forgot?"
Ye Shu's voice was muffled, and he said in a low voice, "...it wasn't on purpose."
"I can not sleep."
For the past few days Jin Wang has been recuperating in bed, Ye Shu no longer sleeps with him, and returns to Yongshou Palace to rest at night.
After returning to Yongshou Palace, I couldn't sleep even more.
As long as he closes his eyes, he will see Jin Wang being pierced by a sharp arrow in front of him and covered in blood. Even when I fell asleep, I had nightmares again and again, waking up several times a night.
Jin Wang stroked his back lightly: "Looks like Gu gets better soon."
Ye Shu buried his head on Jin Wang's shoulder and didn't speak.
Jin Wang suddenly asked: "This year's Chunwei, do you want to be an inspector?"
The spring is held every three years, and Ye Xiang was the supervisor of the last spring.
Ye Shu was taken aback.
He understood what the question meant.
Holding the token of Jinwang, he investigated the truth of the assassination for him, and others could not question it. But if you want to preside over Chunwei, you must be an important minister in the court.
Jin Wang wanted to...recover his identity.
Jin Wang said: "Don't say you haven't thought about it that way. Everyone in the government and the opposition saw what you did before. How could you hide it?"
"I..." Ye Shu lowered his eyes.
Of course he wanted this.
If he could be calmer, he would not choose to investigate in person. But for the past few days, he was only thinking about arresting those who hurt Jinwang, and he didn't care about these things.
"Isn't it good to be the prime minister? You and I will rule the world together and support each other."
"But I still respect your wishes." Jin Wang said, "If you want to continue to be my concubine, I am naturally willing."
"Testing me again." Ye Shu laughed, "If I promise you, won't that mean staying in the capital forever?"
Jin Wang generously admitted: "Not bad."
Ye Shu broke free from his arms: "Then I have to think about it again."
The servant brought the decoction, Ye Shu fed Jin Wang and helped him to lie down.
The decoction has the effect of helping sleep, and Jin Wang soon fell into a drowsy sleep.
Ye Shu helped him tuck in the quilt, sat on the edge of the bed and stared at him blankly.
Jin Wang wants to restore his identity.
After recovering her identity, Ye Shu is no longer a favorite concubine who can only be attached to the monarch, and the relationship between them is more equal and independent.
Govern the world together and support each other.
What a tempting choice.
"You are the fool." Ye Shu lay on the side of the bed and whispered, "If I am a dove occupying the magpie's nest, you will be at a big loss."
He raised Jinwang's finger, kneaded it lightly and played with it: "But I still want to know the answer."
"Whatever the answer is, I have to face it myself."
He straightened up, moved closer to Jin Wang, stared at the other's sleeping face, and said softly, "Even if I'm not the person you think in the end, I will..."
He didn't finish the rest of the sentence, Ye Shu lowered his head and kissed Jin Wang's lips, got up and left the bedroom.
The imperial chariot was waiting outside the door. Ye Shu got on the imperial chariot and ordered: "Go to the cold palace."