Sullen Ren Shangjunlin hugged him in his arms and didn't speak. Strictly speaking, this was the first time they were so close.
The man's arm is very strong, and he can even feel the pain of being squeezed from his waist in depression. He is painful and clearly aware that he is being needed at this moment.
He couldn't tell what was in his mind, or he didn't think about anything, the man's aura came from all directions, Zhang Yang occupied all the gaps between him and the outside world, that moment was long and short.
I don't know how long it has passed, Shang Junlin slowly let go of his arm: "I lost my composure."
Shen Yu didn't continue the topic just now. He knew that some things can only be digested slowly by himself, and the forcible intervention of outsiders will not help except to aggravate the pain.
"Your Majesty, you hurt me just now." Shen Yu half leaned on Shang Junlin's body, breathing slowly to relieve the pain from his waist.
"... I will give you medicine."
Shang Junlin was already familiar with this matter. There was a small box next to the bed, which was full of medicines for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, as well as some unknown ointments sent by the imperial hospital.
"It's not that serious," Shen Yu pressed Shang Junlin's hand holding the medicine, "Your Majesty, is there any result about King Huaiyu?"
Shang Junlin: "He pleaded guilty very quickly, but I always feel that something is wrong."
Gloomy: "Your Majesty thinks the same as I do."
Shang Junlin: "Oh? What do you think?"
"Don't you think it's too easy, Your Majesty?" Shen Yu pulled Shang Junlin to sit on the soft couch, "According to what Your Majesty said earlier, King Huaiyu has been buried in the palace for so long without being discovered. It's easy to expose."
Shang Junlin nodded: "There are many doubts about King Huaiyu, and the timeline spanned is also long. I haven't dealt with him yet."
King Huaiyu was locked in a dark prison, and special people interrogated him every day. Unfortunately, no matter what method was used, the result of the interrogation was the same.
Either admit it easily, or bite the bullet and not let go, the more the trial, the more doubts and loopholes.
"Where are those women, did you ask anything?"
Since the discovery of the existence of "Fei Meng", those emperors and concubines who were originally placed in the remote courtyard of Yuzhang Palace were locked up by Shang Junlin to another place.
"The answers are pretty much the same."
Things seem to be resolved, but in fact there is no progress.
"From the information I have found, King Huaiyu is indeed one of the people behind the scenes. Those former emperors, concubines and some palace people are indeed his eyeliner in the palace, except for one person." Shang Junlin said while holding a teacup.
"Is that the little eunuch who attacked Yu Niangniang?" Shen Yu guessed.
If it wasn't for the little eunuch who frightened Yu Niangniang back then, Yu Niangniang would not have asked him for help, and without Yu Niangniang's confession, they would not have discovered the existence of King Huaiyu so quickly.
Shang Junlin: "Yes, this is the only flaw. The little eunuch pretended to be King Huaiyu, but we later found out that he had never done anything for King Huaiyu, so there is only one possibility left. He said that on purpose."
Shen Yu: "Deliberately put all the charges on King Huaiyu, so that the real mastermind behind the scenes can escape."
Shang Junlin: "It's a pity that the little eunuch died without proof, and the clues were cut off."
When Shang Junlin's people found out that something was wrong and wanted to interrogate the little eunuch again, they found that he was dead and committed suicide. This result confirmed what Shang Junlin thought in his heart.
The news that King Huaiyu was arrested was not small. All the ministers and the royal family heard the news. During the court, some ministers asked directly. Shang Junlin didn't intend to hide it. He said it directly and sent special officials. Take charge of this.
Seeing that the matter was about to be resolved, and turned into a dead end, the minister in charge of handling the case was so anxious that his mouth bubbled several times.
The end of the new year is approaching, everyone should be at home at this time of holiday, let alone the holiday now, everyone is afraid that they will be involved in the affairs of the palace.
Didn't you see that several officials were implicated and lost their black hats
Zhenbeihou has always wanted to see Shen Yu, alone, without Shang Junlin's company.
Finally let him find a chance.
It was at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.
With the lessons learned from the past, no one dared to find Shen Yu unhappy at the palace banquet this time, but the palace banquet was long and boring. After going through the necessary procedures, Shen Yu talked to Shang Junlin and sneaked out.
Shen Yu took Mu Xi casually for a while, saw a figure in front of him, and stopped.
"My lord." The visitor saluted.
"His Royal Highness King An," Shen Yu was surprised, "Why did King An come here?"
Shen Yu purposely walked a little further away. This place is quite a distance from the hall where the palace banquet is held, and it is relatively close to the harem. If King An came out to get some fresh air, he shouldn't have come here.
"I finally came to the palace, so I wanted to visit the place I used to play when I was a child." King An explained without haste.
"It seems that someone has something to do with your lord, so I won't bother you." King An nodded and said goodbye.
Turning back depressed, he saw a man dressed as a servant walking towards him.
"Your Majesty, Lord Hou asked if you could see him." The young servant had been serving Zhenbeihou all the time, and he was very respectful towards Shen Yu.
"Father wants to see me?" Shen Yu was bored, and didn't want to go back to the hall for a while, "Where is father?"
"Your Majesty and servants are invited to come."
Shen Yu walked a short distance with the boy, and saw Zhenbeihou standing by the roadside.
"Father wants to see me?" Shen Yu didn't intend to completely break the relationship with Zhenbeihou for the time being.
"This Marquis never knew that it would be so difficult to see his own son." The message to the palace has never been answered, and Zhenbei Hou felt a little angry.
Shen Yu seemed puzzled: "What did father say? Didn't I go to Zhenbeihou's mansion on purpose a while ago?"
"This Marquis wants to see you alone, not to ask you to bring His Majesty along with you." Speaking of this, Zhenbei Hou's complexion became unsightly. Up to now, some people who don't know why still think that he is covering up his son. Private meeting with lover outside the palace.
He couldn't clearly say that the person who came to the mansion with Shen Yu that day was His Majesty, and he didn't have a lover at all, so he had to smash his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and forcibly endured it.
"What on earth is your majesty thinking? Now it is rumored outside the palace that you have other people outside who are disloyal to your majesty, so you don't plan to take care of it?"
"Huh? And this?" Shen Yu really didn't know, he thought that King Li threatened him with this matter, did it actually spread
"Every word makes money," Zhenbei Hou said earnestly, "Gossip can destroy a person, so don't take it seriously."
"I see, I will deal with it. Is it just because of this that the Marquis of Zhenbei came to see me?"
It's just that I didn't say it clearly, so I won't waste my time if I don't have other things.
The gloomy and indifferent tone almost made Zhenbeihou fall down angrily, "Have you listened to my father's words, now you can rely on your majesty to pamper you alone, don't take these things seriously, and act as if your majesty has someone around you." newcomer…”
"There is no such possibility as you said." Shen Yu glanced at him, "Instead of worrying about me, Zhenbeihou, you should worry about your own backyard. Your good aunt seems to have a lot of tricks."
"You..." Zhenbeihou said angrily, "Okay, I won't talk about it, I came to ask you about King Huaiyu, what is your majesty's plan?"
Originally, King Huaiyu was supposed to be executed years ago, but Shang Junlin said that blood should not be seen years ago, so he dragged it until now.
No one can figure out why the emperor didn't order the case with conclusive evidence, whether it was true as he said that blood should not be seen years ago, or there were other hidden secrets in the case.
"Your Majesty's decision, do you think I, a concubine, can know?" Shen Yu looked at him and said seriously, "For the sake of you being my father, let me remind you, if someone asks you to ask this question , you try to stay away from that person in the future, if you want to ask yourself, I can only warn you: If you have nothing to do with this matter, don't get involved."
"Whether you want to listen to me, father, you decide for yourself."
Zhenbeihou was terrified. When he came to ask Shen Yu, it was indeed the thought of someone who whispered something in his ear. After hearing Shen Yu's words, he couldn't help but start to think carefully, did that person say this on purpose to make him feel uncomfortable? He came to ask
In a politically tense situation, if you make a wrong step, you will lose everything. If you are not careful, you will lose your wealth and life. Zhenbeihou didn't have the mood to continue talking with Shen Yu, and hastily resigned.
On the way back, Mu Xi was puzzled: "Why did your lord tell Lord Hou this?"
Serving by Shen Yu's side for so many years, Mu Xi knows better than anyone else that Shen Yu doesn't have much father-son affection for Zhenbeihou at all, and even if he had, it was wiped out in the big or small disappointments again and again.
"Because I am still the son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, if Marquis of Zhenbei is too stupid to fall into other people's tricks, I will be the first to be implicated."
Before he completely draws a line with Zhenbeihou's mansion, Shen Yu will never tolerate someone designing himself through Zhenbeihou.
"Let people look at Dian Zhenbeihou's Mansion." Shen Yu ordered lightly.
"yes."
Now is not the best time to draw a clear line, and we have to wait a little longer. He smiled gloomyly, and he was not in a hurry.
After the palace banquet was over, Shen Yu returned to Yuzhang Palace and changed into light clothes. Compared with the luxurious and complicated noble clothes, Shen Yu preferred simple casual clothes.
"Your Majesty, Happy New Year." Shang Junlin took out the red envelope he had prepared.
"Is it for me?" There was a trace of uncertainty in the gloomy voice, and he froze for a moment before taking it under Shang Junlin's affirmative gaze.
Holding the red envelope, Shen Yu felt his palms burn.
"I didn't prepare it for His Majesty, what should I do?" Mu Xi was responsible for distributing the servants' ones, and Shen Yu didn't ask, so naturally he didn't prepare them for Shang Junlin.
"I can just give it to you, you don't have to give it to me."
"That won't work," Shen Yu thought for a while, "Just treat it as if I owe Your Majesty once, and make it up to Your Majesty next time."
"Your Majesty, do whatever you want." Shang Junlin was not obsessed with gifts.
Seeing Shen Yu put away the red envelope, Shang Junlin asked, "There is a fireworks show today, do you want to go and see it?"
Dahuan holds a grand fireworks party every year. Whenever this day comes, the people of Dahuan will take their relatives and friends out to watch.
Shen Yu's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "Can I leave the palace?"
Shang Junlin, who was just planning to show Shen Yu on the city wall, said dumbly, "Do you want to go out to play?"
"It is said that the fireworks festival outside the palace is very lively. Everyone will bring their relatives and friends to watch it. Can Your Majesty accompany me?"
Shen Yu looked up at Shang Junlin, the expression on his face was irresistible.