"Is that okay?"

On such a winter night, Shen Ruyi inexplicably felt a sense of warmth, and the long-lost passion and sweetness surged into her heart, "Actually, I can wait, as long as we can be together."

"If the emperor says that, he will definitely not let me die trapped in the East Palace."

Shen Ruyi's heart trembled slightly.

But she had no confidence.

Whether she would be trapped to death in the East Palace was not something she could decide, but she was more willing to believe that there was still such a hope and an opportunity.

I also hope that this matter will not bring trouble to Rong Yan.

Rong Yan hugged her, put his face against her head, and held her hand tightly, "But, Father said ten years."

"Ten years is too long. I can't wait."

"Others can't wait either."

There was the sound of wind and snow outside, overlapping with the sound of Rong Yan's slow, deep breathing. Shen Ruyi heard him say, "In fact, before the Lantern Festival, things will be settled."

"This year is not peaceful. All you need to do is to heal your wounds and wait for time to pass."

"I will keep Jing San by your side. Ordinary people can't hurt you."

Shen Ruyi looked up at him.

It's a very strange feeling.

She and Rong Yan had obviously only known each other for a short time, but when they leaned against each other like this, it felt like they had been relying on each other for many years and had already become familiar with each other.

"What about His Highness?"

Shen Ruyi was very worried about him. "What did the emperor say when your highness entered the palace tonight? It's impossible for him not to be afraid of you. I'm also worried about you. I don't know how I can help."

"Your concern is enough."

Rong Yan laughed when he heard this, "What my father and I did was just a deal. Although it is a bit troublesome, it is not too difficult. I just need to stand in the right position and let them fight."

He lowered his head and looked at Shen Ruyi, "It's just that I have one thing I need to confirm with you. Do you really not care about the destruction of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

After all, she is the daughter of the Prime Minister.

Some things cannot be judged unilaterally by him.

According to his opinion, the father and son in the Prime Minister's Mansion should be sent to hell to pay for the abuse they inflicted on her in her previous life.

But after all, he is not Shen Ruyi.

Shen Ruyi pondered his words and asked, "So, the emperor can no longer tolerate the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"You are right. The Prime Minister's Mansion has been too restless in recent years and has attempted to undermine my father. However, Shen Cangyun's ability is far inferior to my father's. The fall of the Prime Minister's Mansion is only a matter of time. Moreover, there is also Shen Jiaojiao who is fanning the flames."

Shen Ruyi felt mixed emotions when she heard these words.

Even though she was driven out of the Prime Minister's Mansion in her previous life, when she knew that Shen Jiaojiao was going to harm the Prime Minister's Mansion, she couldn't help but save her relatives.

But I didn't expect that what I was waiting for was...

Oh.

Thinking of this, Shen Ruyi unconsciously laughed sarcastically, "The Shen family father and son and Shen Jiaojiao are willing to fight and be beaten, and I am more willing to help them. Your Highness, please do whatever you want."

"Whether the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion are dead or alive, and how they died, it has nothing to do with me."

Rong Yan felt more distressed when he heard this.

He hugged her and interrupted her, saying, "Well, from now on, you are only related to me."

Shen Ruyi felt warm in her heart.

"This is all Father said to you tonight?"

Rong Yan was actually a little surprised. He didn't expect the emperor to leave the palace to find Shen Ruyi, although the incident at Yingchun Tower was within his expectations.

Shen Ruyi had mixed feelings when she talked about this, "Not entirely. He came to me mostly because of the Crown Prince. I don't know how it happened, but I suddenly became the Crown Prince's cousin."

"The prince's cousin?"

Hearing this, Rong Yan looked at her with a strange look in his eyes, "In other words, your mother is related to the late queen?"

In fact, few people in the court had ever seen the late queen.

When the late queen died, the emperor had not yet ascended the throne. He was just a prince, and the late queen was just a prince's consort.

The title of Queen was conferred posthumously.

Shen Cangyun came to Beijing seventeen years ago and was just a barely fifth-rank official. It was later with the help of him and Li Xiangyi that Shen Cangyun wiped out the remnants of the previous dynasty, and Shen Cangyun gradually rose to the position of prime minister.

In other words, when Madam Shen came to the capital, Shen Cangyun's identity was not enough to attract attention.

But within a few months, Mrs. Shen died.

Therefore, no one cared where Mrs. Shen came from.

But I didn’t expect…

But as time went on, Rong Yan figured out what the lingering weirdness in Concubine Li's eyes meant when she saw Shen Ruyi.

Concubine Li was the only one who came to the palace from the former prince's mansion, and the only one who had met the late queen.

Most likely it was because when he saw Shen Ruyi, he thought she looked like the late queen.

only……

"My mother accidentally met your mother back then. She said she was a woman from Jiangnan, from Qinghe County?"

Rong Yan thought of these trivial things and asked.

Shen Ruyi nodded, "I also heard that my mother is from Qinghe County."

However, Mrs. Shen died early, and their grandfather's family also died or had accidents, so they and their brothers and sisters never went back to visit their relatives.

Rong Yan nodded, "The late queen was the eldest daughter of the Cao Gang, and was once famous throughout Jiangnan. I never expected that your mother was actually her sister."

"But, doesn't your father know about this?"

Rong Yan felt strange. "Logically speaking, with such a relationship, Shen Cangyun should support the prince."

Shen Ruyi didn't know about these things before.

But I understood it once I thought about it.

"With his personality, how could he possibly support the crown prince? The eldest aunt of the Shen family married into the Gu family, and the Gu family is related to the second prince. My mother is dead, and Shen Cangyun will only trust his sister, not my mother's family."

"But," Shen Ruyi laughed and said sarcastically, "Don't say he doesn't know there is this relationship."

"That's right. The late queen died too early, and many people don't know about it. We only know that there is always someone in my father's heart that he can't let go, but we don't know what kind of person this is."

Rong Yan could understand it.

Shen Ruyi nodded, "Anyway, it doesn't matter anymore."

"Well, I'll have someone check on your grandfather to see if we can find any other clues."

Rong Yan always felt that there was something fishy about the whole thing.

But it is hard to tell what is wrong.

Shen Ruyi didn't dwell on these things anymore.

There were footsteps outside the door, and it was a strange voice, "Your Highness, we intercepted the message sent by the Shen family. They want the Six Gentlemen of Pinghu to come forward and kill Miss Shen."

"When was the news?"

A surge of violence suddenly rose up from Rong Yan.

At this point, the Shen family is still thinking of killing people to silence them?

"Tonight, Mr. Shen's handwritten letter..."

“…”

Shen Ruyi took a deep breath after hearing this.

She knew that Shen Cangyun would not keep her, but she couldn't describe the feeling in her heart when she heard such news.

"Then let them come."

Feeling the person in his arms trembling, Rong Yan tightened his arms around her, "From now on, there will be no such thing as the Six Gentlemen of Pinghu in this world."