Prince Shen always had a cold face and seemed to have a bad temper. The little emperor didn't dare to talk to him, but he would still feel happy when faced with praise from the powerful Prince Shen.
Seeing the little emperor take the initiative to stand up and protect Lu Wan today, Shen Yan felt that the little emperor was not hopeless.
"This vast country belongs to the Xiao family after all. Your Majesty, as the king, should have a clear mind and not just let others make decisions for you."
The little emperor immediately learned his lesson and thanked Shen Yan earnestly, "I understand what Prince Shen said."
In Prince Shen’s mansion, Lu Changqing had just been placed in the guest room when the doctor who had been waiting for a long time came to greet him.
Lu Wan stood outside with some concern, and waited until the doctor came out before he dared to ask, "Sir, how is my elder sister?"
The old doctor shook his head and sighed, "He was injured and soaked in water for a long time. Now he has fever symptoms. If he can survive for three days, then he can still be saved."
But the dangers of these three days cannot be fully described in one word.
Looking at the old doctor's expression, Lu Wan also knew that Lu Changqing's condition did not seem to be very good. After sending the doctor away with a heavy heart, she met Shen Yan at the door of the room.
Originally, he was planning to tease Lu Wan, but when he saw her listless look, Shen Yan didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.
After thinking for a while, he walked forward and said gently, "Don't worry, Miss Lu will be safe."
When Lu Wan heard this, he was as surprised as if he saw the sun rising in the west. Since when did a dog spit out ivory?
But soon, Lu Wan realized that the so-called gentleness was just a false appearance. When the Dog Prince gets angry, he has no bottom line.
He held Lu Wan's hand and said with some displeasure, "Don't hold hands with other men at any time."
Yes, when the little emperor and the queen mother were at loggerheads, Lu Wan quietly held the little emperor's hand through his sleeve to give him courage.
But the little emperor is only twelve years old this year, he is still a child.
What’s more, isn’t Shen Yan’s current behavior even more outrageous?
Princess Shen has been burned to death. She, Lu Wan, is now a free person with a clean record. She has nothing to do with him, Shen Yan, okay?
How can you pull and tug like this in broad daylight?
Thinking this in his mind, Lu Wan stepped back and tried to pull his hand back.
Shen Yan was very dissatisfied with her behavior which was similar to resistance, but in order to take Lu Wan's feelings into consideration, he did not push her too hard.
In his heart, Lu Wan is different from other women in the palace, so he is willing to accommodate her and wait.
After taking his hand back, Shen Yan rubbed Lu Wan's hair and comforted her in an unskilled manner, "Don't worry, your sister will be safe. If you need anything, send someone to find me."
Lu Wan quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind and decided that it was worth it to get so many benefits in return for just a rub of the head.
So she smiled and agreed.
As for other things, she didn't even think about it. Not to mention that she had her true love Lu Baixue there. If Chen Yan really intended to pursue her, he should have dealt with the woman in the backyard first.
Although Lu Wan was not mentally clean, women in the new century would never share their husbands with others.
Chen Yan seemed to be busy, and after speaking a few words to Lu Wan, he went to the main courtyard.
The atmosphere at Lu Wan's place was heavy, and it wasn't much better in the main courtyard. Ying had been kneeling in the middle of the courtyard since he came back, looking as if he was asking for forgiveness.
Looking at Ying's back, Shen Yan couldn't tell what he felt.
It’s not really a matter of hatred, after all, he has saved me many times, and as a secret guard, he is competent.
Shen Yan called people into the room.
Seeing Ying about to kneel down, he calmly ordered, "Answer my questions truthfully, it's better than kneeling for the rest of your life."
But Ying still knelt down.
Shen Yan realized that the other party was unwilling to explain, and still asked, "Does the jade pendant on my neck have any special meaning?"
Otherwise, given the Queen Mother's personality, she would never go to so much trouble to get her own jade pendant.
Ying did not hide this and answered straightforwardly, "The Pisces Jade Pendant is the key to unlock the treasure map of the underground palace. Without it, even if you get the treasure map, you can't get the treasure."
"Where is the treasure map?"
Ying shook his head, "I don't know."
Shen Yan agreed with this answer.
Dongxia was rich and prosperous. At that time, the emperor hid half of the national treasury. No one could estimate the value of these treasures. The emperor was afraid that he would forget the location of the treasures, so he made a map of the treasures and gave it to his beloved concubine for safekeeping.
And that favored imperial concubine was Shen Yan’s mother.
The Pisces jade pendant on his neck is the only item left by his mother.
Chen Yan once thought that maybe the jade pendant on his neck really had some great use, but he never thought it would be the key to unlock the Dongxia treasure.
Such a thing, not to mention the Queen Mother, even the most austere person would want to fight for it.
But the key alone is useless, because the treasure map has already been divided into eight parts. Only by collecting all the maps can the location of the treasure be found. Moreover, it is impossible for the Queen Mother to collect all the maps, because there are exactly three copies in Shen Yan's hands.
Satisfied with Ying's answer, Shen Yan began to ask the second question.
"What did the Queen Mother promise you?"
Ying, who was just talking about the news from the Queen Mother, suddenly shut up.
Shen Yan's patience was exhausted. He picked up the document on the table and opened it, then began to drive people away in a very cold manner.
"see a visitor out."
But Ying didn't mean to leave.
He has been following Chen Yan for many years. Even since he could remember, he had been trained as a secret guard to protect Chen Yan. After so many years, he had already gotten used to this kind of life.
Habits are not easy to break, not to mention the almost brotherly relationship with Chen Yan.
After being treated coldly by Shen Yan for a long time, Ying finally spoke with bitterness, "Master, do you know what kind of people will be chosen as secret guards?"
What's wrong with knowing this?
Without even raising his head, Shen Yan gave a light answer, "Orphan."
He had always known that there would be special instructors who would select talented children from young orphans and make them the knives living in the dark, because losing their parents too early would leave them with a cold and precocious mentality, as well as the weakness of having no relatives.
This is the unspoken secret of all the secret guards, but this is not what Ying wants to say.
"Master, you may not know this yet. In the previous dynasty, when training secret guards, they would select children with excellent martial arts talents from various families, then kill all their relatives and take them back for training."
At this time, Ying's eyes were no longer sharp, but filled with a sadness that made people dare not look directly at them.
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