Chapter 244: Innocent

Xiao Yu never expected that he would see Chen Fu here.

The moment his eyes fell on Shen Fu, a flash of panic flashed across those impatient eyes.

The hand holding Zhou Shuyun loosened subconsciously: "Why are you here?"

The shock in His Majesty's eyes was not concealed at all, and even his voice had obviously changed.

Shen Fu did not reply to His Majesty, but looked at Zhou Shuyun who was lying on the ground.

The Emperor's hand loosened so quickly that Zhou Shuyun didn't even have time to react. She staggered before she could even stand firmly and fell heavily to the ground.

She was even a little stunned when she fell to the ground. He supported himself with his palms on the ground until he felt a dull pain in his palms, but his expression was still dazed.

Apparently he hadn't realized what had happened.

Shen Fu glanced at Zhou Shuyun, as if she didn't recognize her.

He took two steps forward, stared at her for a long time with his eyes wide open, and then he acted like a complete show and spoke with a trembling voice: "Zhou? Sister Zhou?"

Chen Fu looked at Zhou Shuyun lying on the ground, and then at His Majesty beside her.

He looked back and forth for a few times, then nodded as if he had realized something:

"I shouldn't have come."

After she said this, she didn't wait for anyone to react. He turned around and ran to the door without hesitation.

"Shen Fu!"

This series of actions shocked the two people, especially Xiao Yu who was standing beside them.

Seeing Chen Fu leaving, Xiao Yu didn't care and hurriedly took three or two steps forward, stretched out his hand and grabbed Chen Fu.

"Stop!"

Xiao Yu stretched out his hand and grasped Chen Fu fiercely with his palm, holding it very tightly.

Chen Fu didn't want to leave in the first place, but when His Majesty pulled her like that, she naturally stopped.

Her slightly tearful eyes looked at His Majesty, and then Shen Fu looked at Zhou Shuyun behind him.

“There is someone with His Majesty…” Shen Fu’s lips trembled slightly and she took a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, there are people around you, so I won't stay here to bother you."

After Shen Fu finished speaking, she exerted force, shook off the Emperor's hand and was about to leave.

But there was simply no time to exert force on the palm.

The Lord held Shen Fu tightly, not letting her struggle at all: "Stop."

"I told you to stop and not to leave."

His Majesty's tone was harsh, and there was even anger in his words, but when he saw Shen Fu's expression, he gradually softened.

"Stop and let me explain."

Xiao Yu was worried, but at the same time not that worried.

After all, he is an emperor and has seen many things. Shen Fu can easily explain such a small matter.

Besides, he and Zhou Shuyun were innocent and had not done anything shameful.

Chen Fu was a sensible person, so she would naturally listen to her explanation carefully.

However, how could Shen Fu let him go so easily?

His Majesty wanted to explain clearly, but Chen Fu refused to let him do so easily.

"It was my fault that I came at the wrong time. Your Majesty, there is no need to explain." Chen Fu took a few steps back and shook her head.

When her eyes fell on His Majesty's face, she squeezed out a few tears from her trembling eyes: "It's my fault, Your Majesty is not to blame."

When he stopped talking, a tear was hanging in his eye, making him look extremely miserable and pitiful.

Xiao Yu looked at the tear in Chen Fu's eyes and felt his heart tighten.

It’s not like he hasn’t seen Shen Fu cry before.

He just couldn't bear to see Shen Fu cry.

When Shen Fu cried, he felt like a knife was cutting his heart. The knife cut into his flesh one by one, causing him great pain.

"Don't make me feel sad anymore."

Xiao Yu stretched out his hand in time and his fingertips fell on Shen Fu's cheek.

Even though he knew that the tear had not fallen yet, he still stretched out his hand, and couldn't help but put it under Shen Fu's eyes, caressing them carefully: "I have nothing wrong with Concubine Zhou, if you don't believe me, go ask Concubine Zhou..."

As His Majesty spoke, he sighed, the worry in his eyes was unfathomable, yet there was also a hint of helplessness.

Chen Fu originally wanted to make some more trouble, but after seeing the look in His Majesty's eyes, she understood what was going on.

Your Highness is the Son of Heaven, the Emperor.

At this time, he doted on himself and just let himself do whatever he wanted.

But Shen Fu also has to have a sense of propriety in her heart.

Don't push things too hard, no matter what the person in front of you is, he is the master of the world. A little bit of fun is fun, but if you do it too much you'll be showing off your tactlessness.

Shen Fu swallowed the words in her throat bit by bit. She raised her head and looked at His Majesty, with a timid and uneasy look in her timid eyes.

"Is what His Majesty said true?" Shen Fu blinked slightly and moved closer to His Majesty.

She doesn't make a fuss, but that doesn't mean Zhou Shuyun won't make a fuss either.

Chen Fu chuckled. She knew that there must be nothing between His Majesty and Zhou Shuyun.

But the Emperor explained it clearly, and she didn't believe Zhou Shuyun could explain it clearly.

After Zhou Shuyun changed, she tried every means to get involved with the Emperor.

How could he be so willing to just give up without any guilt?

Chen Fu looked at His Majesty, and then at Zhou Shuyun who was kneeling on the ground.

There seemed to be a thousand words in her eyes, but she deliberately pretended to be weak and innocent and spoke:

"Is there really nothing going on between His Majesty and Lady Zhou? It's all clean and innocent?" Chen Fu deliberately tightened her throat for the last few words, sounding extremely seductive.

What does it mean to be clean and innocent?

These four big words are like four heavy slaps in the face.

Slap after slap hit Zhou Shuyun's face.

Who in the palace doesn't know that she has never served His Majesty?

Zhou Shuyun opened her eyes wide, raised her head, and looked at Shen Fu opposite her, with undisguised hatred and disgust in her eyes.

Shen Fu must have said this intentionally.

She was embarrassing herself on purpose!

She knew that she had never served the Emperor. She had been in the palace for almost a year, but she was still a virgin.

That's why he deliberately used these four words to insult himself!

Zhou Shuyun raised her head, tears almost falling from her eyes.

She is a concubine, and His Majesty is the emperor.

They have the closest relationship, so anything they do is natural, let alone cuddling or hugging.

How can one be said to be innocent? Why do we have to deliberately explain away everything?

Zhou Shuyun knelt on the ground, her eyes wide open, and her eyes seemed to be broken as she looked at His Majesty.

Only the pair of palms supporting the ground were tightly and forcefully clenched together.

"Miss Zhou?"

Seeing that Chen Fu didn't believe it, Xiao Yu immediately turned to ask Zhou Shuyun.

He raised his head and looked at the person lying on the ground.

Although he felt that the figure lying on the ground was extremely pitiful, he could not feel the slightest pity in his heart at this moment.

Xiao Yu held Shen Fu's hand and said, "Lady Zhou didn't stand firmly just now, I just caught her in time."

His Majesty's words sounded very high-sounding. He had no guilt at all and was naturally open and aboveboard.

However, it was this frankness that stimulated Zhou Shuyun.

His Majesty's indifferent look made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

Why?

Zhou Shuyun clenched her palms on the ground, and her heart was beating like a drum in the sky.

Whether in the future or in her dreams, the relationship between her and His Majesty could not be considered innocent.

They are concubines and should be the closest people. Even in this dream, she and the Emperor were extremely close.

But now, in the mouth of His Majesty, why is it so shameful?

Zhou Shuyun's whole body was shaking, even her shoulders were trembling slightly.

"Lady Zhou." Xiao Yu had lost his patience as Zhou Shuyun hadn't responded for such a long time.

The dull voice fell, even with a warning.

Zhou Shuyun's heart trembled, and she understood the mysterious meaning in His Majesty's tone.

She immediately raised her head and slowly straightened up from the ground with her weak body.

Only after she stood up straight did she nod: "Your Majesty is right."

Zhou Shuyun faced Chen Fu with a smile on her face.

But my heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.

The relationship between her and the Emperor was clearly so good, and the Emperor was so considerate and gentle to her in her dreams.

But at this moment, she wanted to personally clear herself from His Majesty: "Just now, I twisted my body accidentally, and His Majesty was afraid that I would fall, so he reached out his hand to help me up."

When Zhou Shuyun said this, she felt tears welling up in her eyes with every word.

What is Shen Fu’s identity? Who is she?

They were clearly all His Majesty's concubines, but she was asked to explain to Chen Fu that there was no relationship between her and His Majesty.

How can such a thing be possible in this world?

Zhou Shuyun did not conceal the hatred in her eyes at all as she looked at Wansui and Shen Fu's tightly clasped hands.

She clenched her palms tightly, not wanting to stay any longer: "Since my things have been delivered, I will not stay any longer."

Zhou Shuyun said, kneeling down and bowing casually: "I will take my leave."

Maybe he was afraid that he couldn't hide the ugly expression on his face.

Zhou Shuyun stood up and left without looking back.

The room soon became quiet.

Lin An, who was guarding the door, saw that the noise inside had stopped, so he immediately bent down and tactfully closed the door.

The door creaked and made a slight sound.

Shen Fu seemed to come back to her senses, and she looked at her palm which was tightly held by the Emperor.

The fingertips exerted a little force to try to break free.

Just as she moved a little, the hand that was holding her tightened immediately: "Are you still angry?"

Xiao Yu lowered his head, his eyes fell on Shen Fu's face, with a slight smile between his eyebrows: "Or are you jealous?"

Your Majesty really knows how to climb up the pole!

Chen Fu looked at His Majesty's smiling eyes, and no matter how angry she was, she couldn't vent it.

She turned her head away, not wanting to look into His Majesty's eyes again.

Instead, she turned her body and looked at the ground: "How could this concubine be jealous?"

Shen Fu muttered, "I am clearly worried about the porridge I made myself."

Xiao Yu also glanced at the food box on the ground.

When Chen Fu first arrived, the food box had already been overturned, and the Laba porridge inside had already spilled all over the floor.

"It's okay." He said casually, "Ask the imperial kitchen to send another bowl when the time comes."

Shen Fu stopped talking.

She lowered her head, hooked her fingers, and remained silent for a long time.

Xiao Yu didn't know what Chen Fu was thinking, and he was afraid that Chen Fu would continue to have wild thoughts.

He looked at Shen Fu's fiddling fingers, feeling upset, and reached out to grab them.

But just as she moved, Shen Fu took a breath.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yu was startled and immediately lifted Chen Fu's palm to check.

But Shen Fu immediately shrank back and didn’t let him see: “Nothing.”

Shen Fu shook her head, not wanting His Majesty to look.

But how could she break free from His Majesty's hand? The more Chen Fu told him not to watch, the more Xiao Yu wanted to watch.

He grasped Shen Fu's wrist, and using his fingertips to forcefully pry open Shen Fu's tightly clenched palm little by little.

No matter how strong Shen Fu is, she is not as strong as Your Majesty.

After prying the palm open with force, I saw a soybean-sized blister on the white and tender palm under the ten fingers.

It must be because I held it too tightly just now, and the blisters were broken.

The skin and flesh were bright red, and extremely scary.

"How did it happen?" When Xiao Yu saw this, his jaw tightened, his long eyebrows lowered, and his expression became gloomy.

Shen Fu pulled her palm out of Wansui Ye's hand, she shook her head and put her palm behind her back: "Ugly."

"How did you do it?" His Majesty asked again. The tone was deep, but the eyes were always looking at Shen Fu.

"Nothing much."

Shen Fu was stared at by that gaze, even though she knew that the Emperor was not angry with her.

But I was still feeling panicky and uneasy.

Her heart felt like it was about to jump up to her throat. Shen Fu drooped her brows and said, "I don't know how to make porridge."

She stammered, her voice as soft as a mosquito.

Xiao Yu, who was standing aside, didn't hear it clearly at all. He frowned and looked straight at Chen Fu: "Speak louder."

Shen Fu seemed to have regained her courage.

She mustered up the courage to raise her head, her eyes looking at the Emperor, then her eyes fell on the broken Laba porridge on the ground.

"I don't know how to cook porridge, so naturally I hurt my hand!" Chen Fu paused here, bit her lip, and continued:

"Your Majesty, just treat me as a fool."

Shen Fu's voice was not small, and after she finished speaking, her innocent eyes were still on the face of the emperor.

Those eyes were extremely bright, but there was a hint of grievance that could not be concealed in those black and white eyes.

Xiao Yu met Chen Fu's bright gaze, and his heart trembled slightly.

He glanced at Chen Fu, then looked back at the Laba porridge scattered on the ground.

It turns out that this was not made by the imperial kitchen, but by Shen Fu herself?

Today is Laba Festival. Chen Fu made porridge by herself and sent it to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

But just now...

The words I just said are still ringing in my ears.

He said he would ask the imperial kitchen to make another bowl. How sad would Shen Fu be when she heard this?

Xiao Yu pinched his brows and sighed: "I..."

He felt mixed emotions, with heartache and regret swirling in his mind.

Xiao Yu looked at Chen Fu's hand resting on her back and sighed, "You can't just leave your hand alone. I'll go get you some medicine."

As he said this, he left as if escaping.

Chen Fu looked at the disappearing back of His Majesty, and only fell on the cloak on the ground after the person disappeared.

Sent by Zhou Shuyun?

Shen Fu raised her eyebrows, took a few steps forward, bent down and picked up the cloak on the ground.

His Majesty thought the matter was over, but Concubine Zhou obviously would not accept that.

Xiao Guizi said that Zhou Shuyun stayed up day and night in the house lighting lamp oil to embroider, and it was so hard for her to embroider for such a long time.

How can you not show it off?

Chen Fu raised her hand and gently opened the cloak, revealing a field of green-calyx plum blossoms embroidered inside.

The plum blossoms are the size of a thumb, but they are embroidered in a noble and elegant manner. Large patches of plum blossoms are lingering on the inside of the cloak, which shows that a lot of thought has been put into it.

Zhou Shuyun is not in good health, but her embroidery skills are quite good.

Shen Fu tutted and raised an eyebrow, listening to the footsteps behind her.

She clenched the cloak in her hands and turned around immediately.

"Your Majesty." Chen Fu clenched the cloak in her hand: "Why is this cloak here?"

Xiao Yu was holding the ointment and stopped when he saw this scene.

He looked at what was in Shen Fu's hand, not wanting to deceive Shen Fu again: "This was sent by Zhou Shuyun."

"She caught a cold in the snow last time, so I gave her the cloak. She came here today to return it to me."

His Majesty is so open and honest?

"So that's how it is." Chen Fu nodded: "This Lady Zhou is quite interesting. Since His Majesty gave her this cloak to use, it is hers. Why should she return it?"

Shen Fu said, smiling as she stepped forward and picked up the cloak and hung it up.

But he didn't hold it firmly, and just as he was about to hang it up, the cloak fell down to the ground.

A large area of ​​plum blossoms was revealed inside the liner.

"What is this?" Shen Fu asked in confusion, squatting down and pretending to pick it up.

Just as she took it in her palm, she seemed to realize something.

He lowered his head and sniffed.

"Your Highness." Shen Fu closed her eyes tightly and then opened them again.

Yingying's eyes fell on His Majesty's face, not knowing whether she was laughing or crying: "Your Majesty." Chen Fu closed her eyes tightly and then opened them again.

Yingying's eyes fell on His Majesty's face, and she smiled with tears in her eyes: "Why does the cloak used by Lady Zhou have the same scent as His Majesty's that day?"