Chapter 141 Betting on this Round

Wen Yu raised the corners of his lips, and he said nonchalantly: "He has been dreaming about me for a long time. I wish him a quick death."

Shen Yu: “…”

"Your Majesty, will His Majesty come to Kunning Palace suddenly?" Shen Yu expressed his doubts.

Wen Yu is in a critical period of repairing his tendons and veins. If Emperor Yue suddenly summons Wen Yu, they will both be finished if they are discovered.

"Don't worry, he doesn't dare to come to see me." Wen Yu touched the golden mask on his face with a meaningful look. He smiled and said, "He's afraid that I will stab him to death."

Shen Yu raised his eyebrows, his gaze stayed on Wen Yu's face for a moment, and he slowly said: "My queen, would you like to consider changing a mask? This mask is quite heavy to wear."

Wen Yu said nothing. The mask was heavy and easily rubbed the skin, but he wore it year after year in a self-torture manner.

"I don't want to change." Wen Yu turned his head and looked at Shen Yu again after he said that.

Shen Yu was still wearing the mask. Wen Yu had seen his face underneath the mask before. It was the same look as his own, intact and flawless, without much sarcasm on his face. It was a look that he had lost at some point in time.

Wen Yu clenched the ceramic cup in his hand. He was silent for a moment before he asked, "Can you make masks?"

Shen Yu: “No.”

Wen Yu didn't say anything else. Seeing him sitting there motionless, Shen Yu asked suspiciously, "My queen, you don't want me to make a mask for you?"

"I'm your master, so what if I ask you to make a mask for me?" Wen Yu didn't feel uncomfortable at all when he was exposed. He continued, "I'll give you a gold ingot if you make it."

Shen Yu laughed: "Just one tablet?"

Wen Yu himself did not have much money on him, and he was trapped in Kunning Palace, in a very difficult situation.

He met Shen Yuyou's teasing gaze and immediately said unhappily, "Ten pills at most, no more."

Shen Yu did not raise the price any further. The money was of no use to him. He just wanted to see how many things Wen Yu had hidden in Kunning Palace.

Shen Yu held out his hands to Wen Yu and said, "Then we'll exchange the money for the goods."

Wen Yu raised her eyes and said, "Okay."

From beginning to end, he never asked Shen Yu about the quality of the mask, and he didn't know whether Shen Yu would just pick up a random mask to fool him.

Shen Yu didn't want to take advantage of Wen Yu in this matter. He and Wen Yu set a time for the exchange and secretly figured out how to make the mask.

Just at this moment, the maid outside brought the lunch over. Shen Yu heard the sound, stood up, went to the outer hall and brought everything in.

Wen Yu ordered the maid to prepare three dishes and a soup, almost all of which were what Shen Yu had ordered before. Shen Yu placed them on the table one by one, and then stood aside unconsciously.

Wen Yu picked up the chopsticks. Seeing Shen Yu retreating behind him, he said, "There's no one here. Come over and eat with me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Yu seemed to be waiting for Wen Yu to say this. Hearing this, he walked forward and sat down opposite Wen Yu with ease.

Wen Yu simply tasted the food on the dish with chopsticks. When he found nothing wrong, he placed another pair of chopsticks in front of Shen Yu.

Shen Yu was already used to this. He waited for Wen Yu to check before picking up the dishes and chopsticks on the table.

Wen Yu didn't eat much, he propped up his chin to watch Shen Yu finish eating, then went to rest on the bed. Shen Yu was going out for a walk as usual in the afternoon, Wen Yu told him what to pay attention to, then closed his eyes and dozed off.

The noise in the room soon disappeared. Shen Yu packed up his things and walked out of the inner hall.

Wen Yu saw all of Shen Yu's actions through a pearl curtain. When he saw Shen Yu leave, a bit of clarity emerged in his slightly closed eyes.

Ten ingots of gold...

Wen Yu lifted the quilt off himself, stood up by pressing against the wall beside him, bent down and reached under his bed.

Under the bed, closest to the corner of the wall, was a locked wooden box, which contained all of Wen Yu's wealth.

Wen Yu couldn't remember how much silver was in there, so he reached out and dragged the wooden box out. There was a loud bang, and something else under the bed suddenly fell to the ground.

Wen Yu paused, he reached out in the direction of the sound and touched a package with a knot in it.

Wen Yu opened the package, and inside was a bunch of instruments. The daggers and knives used for the surgery that day, as well as potions and juices made from a mixture of various herbs...

They were all hidden under his bed.

Wen Yu: “…”

He stared at the pile for a moment, then tied the package again and put it back in its original place under the bed.

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The recovery of Wen Yu's right hamstring rupture was going well, and three days later he was able to walk a few steps with Shen Yu's support.

Shen Yu checked his wound. Although it was healing slowly, the broken tendons and veins inside had been connected. It would probably take some time for the wound to fully recover.

Wen Yu calculated the remaining time and without much hesitation handed the tendon of his left leg to Shen Yu.

The shortest period for his initial recovery is half a month, and after half a month... it will be the day when Eunuch Li comes to draw blood as usual.

Shen Yu seemed to see Wen Yu's irritation. He held Wen Yu's calf muscles and said to him, "My queen, don't worry. Even if Eunuch Li comes early, it won't be a big deal. I'm still here."

Wen Yu looked at him: "You?"

"My queen, have you forgotten? My face is exactly like yours." Shen Yu did not take off the mask on his face. When he smiled, his eyes curved, and he looked like a little palace maid. "When the time comes, let me take over."

Wen Yu's eyes flickered across Shen Yu's face. He paused for a moment and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't mess around."

"He won't notice my feet. You can help me cover them up with fake skin so the cuts won't be noticeable."

Shen Yu listened to Wen Yu's words in silence. He waited for Wen Yu to finish speaking before he slowly said, "Madam, I told you that we are in the same boat. Do you think he can cut my wrist?"

Wen Yu looked at him, Shen Yu loosened his grip on his calf and said, "Do you dare to bet with me?"

Wen Yu also slightly narrowed her eyes when she saw this: "What are you betting on?"

"Just bet on us..." Shen Yu looked at the half intact face of Wen Yu. Wen Yu raised his eyelids and looked into Shen Yu's round black pupils.

Shen Yu continued: "They can all escape unscathed."

The muscles on Wen Yu's legs had long since relaxed. He leaned against the wall and looked at Shen Yu. This man who looked almost exactly like him had some characteristics that were completely different from him.

Bold and unrestrained. She is not like him, imprisoned in the deep palace, shrinking and hesitating all day long.

Wen Yu retracted his leg. The muscles in his leg were sore and painful. Wen Yu covered the area with his hand and suddenly said in a low voice: "Okay, Shen Yu, I will play this game with you."