Chapter 119 Husband and Wife

Shen Yu thought of the five evils Emperor Tongxu had mentioned, and his evaluation of several princes.

The eunuchs' struggle for power has been resolved, the treacherous and cunning people want to get rid of them but dare not, and there are factional struggles within the country...

A light bulb suddenly flashed in her mind, and she murmured, "Fratricity."

Xie Tingzhou said, "The only thing that can be ranked above the treacherous and cunning people is fratricide. He obviously knows that he can't hold on for much longer. There are not many princes who can take on the responsibility."

"I remember." Shen Yu said, "Ge Liangji once said something to me. He said that maybe I was wrong in the beginning. The reason they killed my father was not because of his great achievements or hatred, but for self-protection."

Prince, succession, struggle for power, self-protection, Shen Yu connected these words one by one.

In the struggle for the throne, the winner wears the yellow robe, and the loser is crushed to pieces.

Shen Zhongan has 100,000 soldiers, and he must be the object that the princes are vying to win over.

In what situation can it be called self-protection?

That is to know that Shen Zhongan has become a major obstacle to the other party's ascension to the throne, and he must be eliminated.

The more Shen Yu thought about it, the more frightened she became, and her hands holding the quilt were shaking.

Xie Tingzhou held her hand, "Shen Yu, look at me."

Shen Yu raised her eyes and looked at Xie Tingzhou, with bloodshot eyes, "They are too crazy, for a throne, they..."

Xie Tingzhou comforted: "The royal family is like this, how many princes died in the struggle for the throne, even their parents and brothers can be killed, who can't be abandoned?"

His voice gradually lowered, and suddenly smiled bitterly, "Not to mention the royal family, the princes and generals are the same."

Shen Yu noticed the loss in his words and looked at his face steadily.

Half of Xie Tingzhou's face was hidden in the candlelight, his side face was cold and hard, and gloom gradually surged between his eyebrows.

He stared at the empty place for a long time, and his eyes turned and bumped into Shen Yu's worried face.

The gloom that was stirring in his chest retreated silently because of her glance.

"Worried about me?" he asked.

Shen Yu was silent for a moment, then nodded honestly, "Are you, sad about something?"

"Yeah." Xie Tingzhou said, "But when you look at me like this, I suddenly don't feel sad anymore."

His voice was very low and deep, and very pleasant to hear, full of bewitching meaning.

Xie Tingzhou's Adam's apple rolled down, and his eyes became darker, "Then you... hug me."

"Okay?"

His eyes were very deep, but without any desire. For the first time, the strong and gentle Xie Tingzhou showed such a fragile expression.

Shen Yu softened her heart and felt distressed.

She slowly stretched out her hand, her fingers brushed across his arm, then his shoulder...

Before she could hug him, she was already held in his arms by his strong arms.

The sound of the clappers outside was dense and urgent, and it was already the end of the night.

The lights were turned on in the outer room, and the screen was half transparent. The shadow of Xie Tingzhou changing clothes fell on the screen.

Shen Yu lay on the bed, staring at the outline of Xie Tingzhou on the screen.

After putting on his clothes, Xie Tingzhou came in again.

Shen Yu saw the court clothes on him and sat up, "Are you going to court?"

Xie Tingzhou took a sinecure with no power, and he didn't need to go to court on weekdays.

Xie Tingzhou said "hmm", "Ge Liangji was executed yesterday, and something happened in the palace again, let's go and see."

Shen Yu nodded and said, "Then I'll go back to Lumingxuan."

"Don't worry." Xie Tingzhou stopped her, "The doctor will come to check your pulse in the morning. I don't know if the incense yesterday has damaged your body. You sleep a little longer. It's still early. I'll go first."

When he walked to the door, he turned around. She was sitting on the edge of the couch in her pajamas. Seeing him turn around, she smiled at him.

Xie Tingzhou suddenly felt like an ordinary couple, a husband who got up early and a wife who said goodbye.

She saw him off when he went out and waited for him when he returned home.

He smiled back and walked out the door.

If it was like this every day, Shengjing would not seem so boring.

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Shen Yu had slept for a whole day and could not fall asleep at all. The smell on the couch made her feel at ease. She lay down until noon before getting up to wash.

The doctor came to check her pulse and said that her pulse was normal. The incense was harmless to people and had a calming effect, but the dosage was a little heavy.

The maid came in to set up breakfast. Shen Yu was eating. When she looked up, she saw Changliu poking his head in at the door.

"What are you doing there? Come in."

Changliu came in with his hands behind his back, looked at Shen Yu and poked his head into the inner room, and asked in confusion: "Did you sleep with our prince last night?"

Shen Yu was drinking porridge, and when he asked this, she almost spit out a mouthful of porridge.

She finally held it back, and she coughed.

Changliu was startled and quickly poured a glass of water, "Don't hurt me, the prince asked me not to bother you, you coughed to death and the prince will punish me."

"More than punishing you." Zhong Bo walked in, put down the things, and said: "The prince will peel your skin."

Changliu touched his neck and looked up and down at Shen Yu, "What kind of magic potion did you give the prince? I used to be the most favored in the palace."

Shen Yu laughed dryly: "You are still the most favored now."

Zhong Bo opened the lid and placed a bowl of red dates and bird's nest in front of Shen Yu, "Drink it while it's hot. You have to drink a bowl every day in the future. It nourishes the yin and kidneys and is good for the body."

Shen Yu was overwhelmed when she heard the words nourishing the yin and kidneys. Fortunately, Changliu didn't hear it, and hurriedly said: "No need."

"Yes, drink it quickly."

Changliu looked over. He loves sweets, and the sweet aroma of red dates and bird's nests makes him greedy. "Why don't you let me eat it if it's good for the body?"

"What do your children eat at home?"

Chang Liu pointed at Shen Yu, "He." Then he pointed at himself, "He is less than a year older than me. Isn't he a child?"

"Let's wait until you are older than her." Uncle Zhong said perfunctorily, then looked at Shen Yu with a smile on his face, "How is it? How does it taste? If you don't like it, I will ask the kitchen to adjust the recipe."

After a long sigh, he turned his back, sat on the chair and became sulky.

"Very good, very good." Shen Yu laughed dryly.

"That's good." After Uncle Zhong finished speaking, he glanced at Shen Yu and suddenly sighed with a heavy face.

Shen Yu: "Uncle Zhong, is there something wrong?"

Uncle Zhong said solemnly: "His Royal Highness is entering the palace today. I don't know whether it is good or bad."

Shen Yu put down the spoon, "What happened?"

"Isn't His Highness not allowed to speak?" Changliu turned around and asked.

"Shut up." Uncle Zhong stuffed a snack into Changliu's mouth and turned to Shen Yu solemnly: "You don't know something. In order to rescue you yesterday, His Highness led troops to surround Jiang Mansion. Where is Jiang Mansion? That is the head of the four great families. Our ancestors had one Taifu, two chief assistants, three ministers, and countless other official positions."

Uncle Zhong tried to be as serious as possible.

Shen Yu was secretly shocked. She only knew that Xie Tingzhou had rescued her, but she forgot to ask him what method he used. She didn't expect that it would cause such a big fuss.

Uncle Zhong said: "Our Highness is good at everything, but he likes to suffer himself and reports good things but not bad things."

Shen Yu couldn't eat any more. No wonder Xie Tingzhou had to go to the palace early in the morning.

"Will something happen?"

"I don't know." Uncle Zhong said, "But if you wait outside the palace gate, you will definitely know the news as soon as possible."

Chang Liu was about to speak, but saw Uncle Zhong wink at him.