Chapter 225 Asking for the Emperor's Forgiveness
After Lin You returned to Yunqian Palace from the court, she saw a sedan chair parked outside. She glanced at the eunuchs and palace maids waiting there. They were from Concubine De's palace.
It seemed that Concubine De came again.
However, it was rare that she was not outside the palace this time. It seemed that Shen Jing'an summoned her.
When she got up to attend the court today, Shen Jing'an had not woken up yet, and she didn't know what happened to him now.
With doubts, Lin You stepped in. As soon as she entered the palace, she saw Concubine De kneeling in front of the dragon couch.
The weak emperor on the dragon couch suppressed a cough, "Are you here today for Zhu Siyu's matter?"
Concubine De crawled on the ground, not even daring to raise her head, and it was difficult to open her lips, "...Yes."
She always thought that only Concubine You Gui knew about this.
Just now, she was waiting for Lin You outside the Yungan Palace, but she didn't expect the emperor to suddenly summon her in.
Her heart was suddenly in a panic.
Although she had been in the palace for many years, she seldom saw Shen Jing'an and had very few conversations with him.
After stepping into this palace that she had never stepped into before, her body was trembling. She
thought it was about the exile of the Zhu family, but unexpectedly, it was Zhu Siyu who was mentioned, which made her heart even more panicked. In fact
, she should have thought of it earlier. After all, Concubine You Gui was the emperor's bedside. She came to Concubine You Gui many times. The last time Siyu was thrown in front of the palace gate, it was also widely spread in the palace. The emperor should have noticed it.
So, did the emperor summon her to bring charges?
If she was not careful, and the emperor became suspicious and misunderstood that she had an affair with Siyu, then both her and Siyu's lives would be in danger.
So it was best to admit it openly for now.
"I have already made him fake his death and rescued him."
Hearing this, Concubine De was shocked and raised her head in disbelief to look at the pale and handsome emperor on the dragon couch.
Did the emperor come up with the idea of faking his death?
The emperor did not blame her, but helped her rescue Siyu!
She thought about it all night last night, and the plan of faking her death was indeed a good one. In this way, Shen Yu would not look for Siyu to take her away again.
"I, your concubine, bow to the emperor. Your kindness and virtue will be forever engraved in my heart."
Concubine De gritted her teeth, tried to calm herself down, and kowtowed heavily to the young emperor on the dragon couch.
She also bit the word "concubine" very hard.
Shen Jing'an's eyelashes moved slightly. He didn't know whether she called herself "concubine" because she felt guilty about Minister Zhu's betrayal, or because she felt guilty about someone else in her heart.
He spoke again, "The fake death drug was found by Concubine You Gui, and you should thank her."
"Yes, Concubine You Gui and the emperor will remember the kindness of my concubine and my brother."
Concubine De knew better than anyone that Concubine You Gui's help was indispensable to saving Siyu.
She has always been the most grateful person to Concubine You Gui.
[It seems that Shen Jing'an still cares about Concubine De. Look, he summoned her in and told her the news in person.]
Eunuch Hong was angry again after hearing Lin You's inner voice.
Their emperor is obviously benevolent and kind. How
can he care about her? If he were the emperor, he would be so angry.
Alas, his little one is still the best. She is considerate and meticulous, and never makes him angry.
"Ahem!"
The young emperor on the dragon couch coughed.
Concubine De moved her body and wanted to go forward to see, but saw the weak emperor raised his hand to stop her.
At this time, a refreshing scent of flowers and woods blew across his nose, and a slender figure appeared in front of the couch. She sat beside the emperor and stroked his chest. "Your Majesty, come, follow me, inhale, exhale."
Lin You stroked his chest with one hand, and the other hand went up with the inhale, and down with the exhale.
Shen Jing'an looked at her and followed her movements obediently, inhaling and exhaling, and he really felt much better.
Kneeling on the ground, De Fei saw that the usually indifferent emperor was looking at Lin You tenderly and following her movements, and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.
She didn't care about Shen Jing'an before, so she didn't pay too much attention to this weak emperor.
Now that she looked carefully, she realized that the weak emperor also had such a gentle side.
Gentle as the bright moon hanging in the sky, carefully protecting Lin You under his brilliance, pampering her.
Such a holy and clean man is indeed not someone that people like her can approach.
Feeling that the cough has subsided a lot, Shen Jingan supported the bed, sat up, and set his eyes on Concubine De again.
"After the Three Kingdoms Conference, I will find a suitable opportunity to cause your accidental death. By then, you can fly away with Zhu Siyu."
De Fei looked at his cold eyes, her pupils trembled fiercely, and she kowtowed hurriedly, saying in fear: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I saved Zhu Siyu only because he was bullied by people in the mansion since he was a child. I want to atone for my family, so I asked Concubine You to help save him."
"It's not that I have any other private affairs with him."
Lin You looked at her trembling with fear, and looked at Shen Jing'an's expression.
She could only do so much to help De Fei. Next, it all depends on what Shen Jing'an does.
"I know that you and Zhu Siyu have each other in your hearts. You don't need to quibble or panic. I don't have you in my heart, so I let you go voluntarily."
Yanlu had just sent back the news. They had already gotten Zhu Siyu to say that he really liked Defei. He
was even willing to give up his life.
After hearing what Shen Jing'an said, Defei's head was buzzing. She raised her head in shock and looked at the cold and indifferent weak emperor.
There was no ripple in his clean and cold eyes, as calm as an ancient well.
"Your Majesty..."
For a moment, Defei didn't know what to say.
She couldn't explain it anymore, but she was afraid that this was just a play, a play that the emperor put on to test her. Once she admitted it, she would be dead without a burial place.
So, she looked at Lin You, wanting to get an answer from Lin You.
"The emperor and I have known about your affair with Zhu Siyu for a long time. Since you did not choose to be Shen Yu's lackey for Zhu Siyu, and you have stuck to the bottom line and did not betray the emperor, the emperor and I are willing to let you two unfortunate lovers go."
Although Lin You was a little confused about Shen Jing'an's generosity, she still believed in her heart that he would not harm Concubine De and Zhu Siyu.
She also knew that Concubine De was taking this into consideration, so she simply said it straight to the point. Concubine
De's eyes flickered, and her eyes gradually became hot.
Then, she kowtowed heavily to the two of them.
She choked and said, "I thank the emperor and the queen."
At this moment, except for thanking her, she didn't know what else to say.
In short, she would remember their kindness in her heart for the rest of her life.
In fact, before she came to find Princess Yougui, she had already made up her mind to risk everything. She
planned to take Siyu away during the Three Kingdoms Conference.
Yes, escape. Although she didn't know how far they could escape, they could hold each other's hands and run together in this beautiful country during this time.
Even if they died together in the end, they would have no regrets.