"Mu Xi, if you're giving someone a birthday present, what should you give?" Shen Yu asked the maid who was tying his hair while holding a teacup.
"Is the young master going to give His Majesty a gift?" Mu Xi thought for a while, and it seems that the only one who can make Shen Yu ask this question recently is His Majesty.
"Probably." Shen Yu didn't deny it.
"But... Isn't the gift list already listed for what the young master wants to give?"
After Mu Xi mentioned it, Shen Yu remembered that he had indeed asked Mu Xi to handle the birthday ceremony, "Bring me the gift list and have a look."
"yes."
After finishing his work, Mu Xi personally went to get the gift list, "My lord, this is the preliminary gift list."
Shen Yu took the gift list and read it from beginning to end, but he couldn't find anything wrong with it, but he wanted to give something else besides what was on the gift list.
His knuckles tapped the table regularly, gloomy flashed through his memory one by one, and tentatively selected a few items.
Specifically, he still needs to think about it.
Early the next morning, Shen Yu felt the warmth from his side, and opened his eyes in confusion.
"His Majesty?"
Shang Junlin was holding a booklet, half leaning on the bedside to read it.
"woke up?"
A low voice came from the top of the head, and he rubbed his ears depressedly: "Your Majesty won't go to court today?"
Usually when he wakes up, Shang Junlin has already gone to court, if not seeing the bright sky outside, Su Yu almost thought it was still early.
"Take a day off today," Shang Junlin put down the booklet in his hand, "Didn't you say you were going to Zhenbeihou's Mansion?"
The gloomy and chaotic mind gradually became clear, and sat up hugging the quilt: "Your Majesty didn't tell me, I almost forgot."
It can be seen that he didn't take the matter of going to Zhenbeihou's mansion to heart at all.
"..." Shang Junlin was speechless, "I told you last night."
Shen Yu recalled what happened last night, it seems that Shang Junlin mentioned it, but he was thinking about another thing recently, and subconsciously ignored it.
Seeing that Shen Yu was awake, Shang Junlin called someone to come in to serve him. After the two of them washed up, they changed into clothes suitable for traveling.
Shang Junlin didn't wear the clothes representing the identity of the emperor, but chose a black uniform that could not tell his identity, while Shen Yu wore light-colored clothes with a snow-white fox fur over it.
"Is Your Majesty going to hide your identity and go out of the palace?" Shen Yu looked at the man in ordinary clothes, his eyes lit up.
Shang Junlin has an impeccable face, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, sharp facial features, and no flaws in one place. He looks younger and more handsome after taking off the splendid clothes that represent the identity of the emperor.
A large part of the reason why Shen Yu can accept living in the harem and reach a cooperation with Shang Junlin is because of Shang Junlin's face. The more I look at it, the more I feel that this face fits my own aesthetics.
"Well." Shang Junlin explained, "It's inconvenient for me to leave the palace with a big fanfare with my real identity."
Shen Yu can understand that although Zhang Yushi's case is closed, there are still many doubts behind the scenes. There is actually no need for Shang Junlin to accompany him to the Zhenbeihou Mansion at this time.
The carriage drove out from the side door in a low-key manner, and sat down opposite Shang Junlin, "Your Majesty actually doesn't need to go to the Hou Mansion with me."
"Since I promised you, how can I regret it." Even in the not spacious carriage, Shang Junlin sat upright.
Although the carriage is not big, the layout inside is very comfortable. Sitting depressed on the thick blanket, holding the stove in his hand, he doesn't feel the cold at all.
Zhenbei Hou's Mansion got the news that Shen Yu was coming back early in the morning, so they got ready and waited for Shen Yu's arrival.
An inconspicuous carriage approached slowly, Zhenbei Hou had heard the news earlier, Shen Yu's return to the mansion this time was not counted as visiting relatives, and he did not show off to drive, seeing that it was a small carriage, he did not dare to neglect in the slightest.
After entering the yard, the carriage stopped, and the one who got out of the carriage first was a tall and tall man.
Zhenbei Hou was about to speak, when he saw the man's side face clearly, he knelt down with a "plop", "Chen..."
"Don't say anything." Shang Junlin said coldly.
"Yes." Zhenbeihou wiped away the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, and stood up.
The fear of Shang Junlin is imprinted in the hearts of the people. Zhenbei Hou has seen the brutal side of Shang Junlin's bloodbath. Since then, his fear of Shang Junlin has never been relieved.
The curtain of the car was lifted, and a plain white hand stretched out from the car. Zhenbei Hou stared wide-eyed, watching the king who frightened him gently hug the young man out of the car.
"Why doesn't father feel any joy when he sees me?"
Zhenbeihou, who was in a trance, looked at Shen Yu and then at Shang Junlin, wondering if he was blind.
His Majesty not only accompanied Shen Yu back home, but also carried him off the carriage? ! !
Hearing the gloomy voice, Zhenbeihou twitched the corners of his mouth: "I'm just overly surprised."
It's not that he hasn't heard the news about how favored his son is in the palace, but what he heard is not as powerful as what he saw with his own eyes. He tried his best to stabilize his mentality, and Zhen Beihou led him to the hall.
With Shang Junlin present, Zhenbei Hou couldn't ask Shen Yu what he thought of the Hou Mansion. The three of them chatted in the hall for a while. Don't you want to see the place where I have lived since I was a child?"
The three of them were not far away, so Zhenbei Hou naturally heard it, and just as he was about to scold, he met Shang Junlin's cold gaze and swallowed what he was about to say.
Zhenbeihou suddenly realized that the emperor was still the emperor, and that unique accommodation was only for a specific person.
"What your lord said is that I will bring the two of you there."
"No need." Shang Junlin stood up.
Shen Yu got up and walked out with Shang Junlin. Zhenbei Hou subconsciously wanted to follow, but was stopped by Eunuch Meng who stayed at the end.
"Master Hou stay here."
Eunuch Meng had a smile on his face, but his attitude was very firm.
Eunuch Meng is a celebrity in front of the emperor, and Zhenbei Hou knew that this was also the emperor's intention, so he dared not disobey.
Looking at the back of the two leaving, Zhenbeihou felt deep remorse in his heart. If he had been able to treat Shen Yu at the beginning, would he still have to worry about the future of Zhenbeihou's mansion
Xu knew that Shen Yu was coming back, and the small courtyard where Shen Yu lived was no different from when he left.
Shen Yu led people around slowly, pointing to the small frozen pond: "In summer, the pond will be full of lotus flowers, very beautiful, and the lotus pods formed are also delicious."
"There is also a pool of lotus in the palace. If you like it, I will take you to pick it when summer comes."
"Your Majesty, why are you so nice?"
The two talked again and yawned lazily.
"Go to bed when you're sleepy." Shang Junlin frowned after catching the young man who almost fell.
"Does Your Majesty want to go together?" Shen Yu asked with his eyes half-closed.
"… Um."
The two of them rested for half an hour, became gloomy, and remembered that there was still something to do.
"I heard that brother Shu broke his leg, Your Majesty, do you think I should go and see him?" Sullen dragged his chin, with a slightly worried face.
If someone who didn't know the truth saw him, he might think that he was really worried about his brother's health.
Shang Junlin was sitting at the table, holding a book that Shen Yu had read before, with wide sleeves spread out on the table, and when he heard what Shen Yu said, he turned his head and looked over.
His pupils are very dark, like an abyss that cannot be seen to the bottom. At this moment, these eyes are dyed with warm colors under the sun, giving people an illusion of affection and doting.
"Didn't your lord just come to 'visit' my brother-in-law? I hope you won't be disappointed after seeing it."
"How can Your Majesty miss me so much?" He walked to the man's side gloomily, bent slightly, and bent his head to the man's ear, exhaling like blue, "Your Majesty, I will be sad."
Shang Junlin pulled Sullen's wrist, pulled him into his arms, and lowered his head: "If your younger brother is not hurt as badly as you imagined, I think you will be disappointed."
"Your Majesty really understands me," Shen Yu blinked, "Does Your Majesty want to come together?"
"Since your lord invited me, I will naturally be disrespectful."
With such a big move by the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, the news of Shen Yu's return to the mansion could not be concealed at all. In just a few cups of tea, everyone from the front yard to the back yard knew that Shen Yu had returned to the mansion.
The Marquis of Zhenbei does not have a regular wife, so concubines are not qualified to go to the front hall to welcome guests. If she used to be Ru Furen, she barely has the qualifications. Since the incident of Shen Yu, her status in the Marquis Mansion has plummeted, and her life is not as good as other concubines .
When she heard the news of Shen Yu's return home, she was visiting Shen Qingran in the courtyard.
After Shen Qingran broke his leg, he was ordered by the Marquis of Zhenbei to rest. He said it was a rest, but in fact it was under house arrest in disguise, and the yard he lived in was also changed.
Shen Qingran couldn't figure out why things would develop like this, Shen Yu was no longer in the Hou's Mansion, yet it could still have such a big impact on the Hou's Mansion.
"Mother, has he really returned home?" Shen Qingran grabbed Aunt Ru's hand with a gloomy expression.
"Yes, but I heard that he came back in an ordinary carriage. If you think about it, the rumors from the outside world are not always true." Every time she heard the news about how Shen Yu was favored in the palace, Aunt Ru felt more remorse in her heart.
If he knew this earlier, he shouldn't have pushed the chance of entering the palace on Shen Yu.
"I knew that he would not have such a good life, mother, what should we do now?"
"You said before that you met a noble person, but," Aunt Ru grabbed her son's hand firmly, "We don't have many opportunities to grasp now, you must seize this opportunity!"
"Tell mother, what is the identity of that noble man, and how far have you developed?"
Hearing Aunt Ru's words, Shen Qingran's expression changed. He can only guess that that person is from the royal family, and that person has never told him his real identity. As for the relationship between the two...
Thinking of the person whom she couldn't get in touch with recently, Shen Qingran's expression became even uglier.
Noticing Shen Qingran's ugly face, Aunt Ru had a bad premonition, and hesitated to speak: "But..."
"Mother, don't worry," Shen Qingran gritted her teeth, "I will definitely not make Shen Yu feel better!"
"Ah, I didn't expect Qingran's younger brother to miss me even when he was sick. It's really touching."
When the joking voice came, Shen Qingran, mother and son looked up, only to see Shen Yu and a man in black standing close together, and the servant stood huddled behind the two, who had been here for some time.
"Your brother is so outspoken, you have to watch out for the other leg." The gloomy voice was filled with laughter, but the malice in his tone was not concealed.
"Depressed!" Shen Qingran was so angry that her eyes turned black, she looked at the two people who were so close, and suddenly smiled, "You go out of the palace to have a private meeting with your lover, does your Majesty know?"
"Secret lover?" Shen Yu tilted his head, "Are you referring to him?"
Shang Junlin, who was stared at by everyone with strange eyes because of his melancholy words: "..."