Chapter 130: Take This as a Bet

Shen Yu ignored it.

The two, Gouqiu Tuosheng and Coal Ball, cannot coexist. From the moment they met, they were either fighting or preparing to fight.

After Shen Yu beat them up, they both calmed down, but they still secretly tried to pull each other down and plot against each other.

Now they have formed a work schedule. During the day, Coal Briquette is on duty, and at night, the scavenger is on duty, with midnight as the dividing line, and they do not interfere with each other or force each other.

Shen Yu sighed, picked up the golden notebook next to him, and pressed it on the surface of the red book to cover it.

…

Shen Yu waited for seven or eight hours.

He calculated the approximate time when Wen Yu would be poisoned, and found excuses to go to the inner hall several times.

Wen Yu was also awake, just lying on the bed reading an ancient book. Shen Yu went to his side several times while serving tea and water. Wen Yu's face remained the same, and after drinking a few sips of warm water, his red lips were moist, with no signs of poisoning at all.

Shen Yu slowly frowned.

...Does Wen Yu have an antidote?

"Cuihua, come here." Wen Yu sat half leaning against the long pillar beside the bed, his eyes half closed, with a hint of red at the corners of his eyes.

Shen Yu knew that this was just a natural physiological phenomenon of Wen Yu. He walked to Wen Yu's side, lowered his head and said, "My Lady."

Wen Yu rolled up the ancient book in his hand, tapped the edge of his bed slowly, and asked casually, "Did you eat the cake I gave you this morning?"

Shen Yu stood still and said, "Your Majesty, I was busy cleaning the outer hall this afternoon and didn't have time to eat the cakes."

"Really?" Wen Yu narrowed her eyes, "Are you busy?"

Shen Yu was busy all afternoon trying to see if Wen Yu was dead or not. Wen Yu was lying in the inner hall, and the light and shadows from the outer hall flickered in. He saw Shen Yu's figure at least eight or nine times.

Shen Yu couldn't grasp the meaning of Wen Yu's words. He thought for a moment and said, "Those cakes are gifts from the Empress. I will eat them when I go back tonight."

"You don't need to eat." Wen Yu threw the ancient book in his hand aside. "They are all dirty things. Eating them will make you feel uncomfortable."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Shen Yu and said, "Come here and rub my legs."

Shen Yu lowered his eyes, walked forward and said, "Yes."

Wen Yu stretched out his legs casually. He was wearing underwear and a white jade robe on his upper body. He didn't seem to like overly fancy clothes, and usually wore light-colored clothes.

Shen Yu didn't say anything more. He held Wen Yu's calf through a layer of cloth and easily felt the obvious sunken flesh and skin on his leg.

"My lady, it will be a little painful. If you feel any discomfort, you can tell me."

Wen Yu hummed nonchalantly. He looked at the obvious black line on Shen Yu's thumb, and slowly frowned as the pain in his calf continued to rise.

Shen Yu deliberately reduced his strength. Wen Yu's calf muscles were already atrophied, and the tendons inside were broken. If Shen Yu added more strength, it would only double the pain.

"Your Majesty, this kind of massage technique can only have a superficial effect. If you want to repair your tendons and veins, you also need to take medication." Shen Yu said.

Wen Yu's legs were in a fiery pain. After the most severe pain passed, Shen Yu's kneading turned into caressing. The flesh of his calves relaxed and softened as Shen Yu caressed them, relieving the pain that stimulated his nerves bit by bit.

Unconsciously, cold sweat broke out on Wen Yu's forehead. He raised his eyelids slightly and asked, "You can?"

"My queen, I only know a little bit of healing skills. But this is my family's secret recipe, I can't tell anyone easily." Shen Yu took back his hand and said, "Unless my queen can give me a guarantee."

Wen Yu's eyes darkened: "I let you enter the inner hall and be my personal maid. Isn't that a guarantee?"

Shen Yu knelt in front of Wen Yu's bed. He picked up the blanket that was about to fall to the ground and covered Wen Yu's legs with it. "My queen, the lower room I live in is too small. I sleep against the wall every night."

Wen Yu paused, his eyelashes drooped, and he saw Shen Yu's obviously dull expression. Shen Yu raised his eyes at the right time, and his black pupils met Wen Yu's gaze and looked into his eyes.

Wen Yu laughed inexplicably: "You want to go into the inner hall... and sleep with me?"

Shen Yu lowered his head again: "I dare not."

Wen Yu looked around. The space between the inner hall and the outer hall was not much different. There was a small door in the middle. Going further in would lead to Wen Yu's sleeping place. Wen Yu didn't like others to get close to him, so he hung a string of beads at the junction.

"I can consider it." Wen Yu held Shen Yu's right hand. Shen Yu's right knuckles were slender, and the surface of his pale skin was thin, and the blue veins hidden underneath could be vaguely seen.

Wen Yu casually touched Shen Yu's knuckles and palms, and said, "But if you don't have that ability, I won't let you go. Just this finger, we'll bet on one of your fingers, how about that?"

Wen Yu placed his thin palm above Shen Yu's palm. He hooked Shen Yu's index finger and slowly fixed his gaze on Shen Yu's face.

Shen Yu was not affected by Wen Yu's threats. Wen Yu seemed to always enjoy threatening and intimidating others for fun, just as she did the day Shen Yu first entered Kunning Palace, and several times afterwards.

Shen Yu moved his fingers and said, "Okay."

Wen Yu had been staring at Shen Yu's face. Shen Yu's face was the only part of his body that looked childish. Even in this situation, he remained calm and responded to Wen Yu's words calmly.

The smile on Wen Yu's lips faded. He quickly pulled his hand back and turned his face to the side: "I don't want to play with you. It's meaningless to bully a little palace maid like you."

Shen Yu: “…”

"Your Majesty, I'm not afraid of being bullied. Don't you really want to consider it?" Shen Yu withdrew his hand and looked at Wen Yu. Wen Yu had already turned her back to him, holding the ancient book.

"Don't think about it." Wen Yu's tone faded, "The inner hall is all mine. There is no place for you. Get out."

Shen Yu: “…”

Shen Yu stood up, bowed, and walked out of the palace.

He just touched Wen Yu's wrist when he was in contact with him. There were signs of broken tendons in Wen Yu's wrist, but they have been repaired barely and the situation is better than his ankle.

But all the breathing in his body was stable and normal, with no signs of poisoning at all, which really surprised Shen Yu.

Shen Yu remembered this incident.

He quietly observed the surroundings of Kunning Palace over the next week and discovered that the eunuch in the morning would send Wen Yu a plate of poisoned cakes every three days.

Maybe it's at breakfast or dinner time.

Wen Yu would swallow the cakes in front of him and then return to the inner hall. At that time, no one was allowed to enter the inner hall. Wen Yu locked the door and no one knew what he did inside.