Chapter 142: First Meeting with His Majesty

Shen Yu didn't say anything more. He had already made plans in his mind and had predicted and prepared for what might happen next.

Eunuch Li seldom came to Kunning Palace. It could even be said that, except for the days of the month when he had to draw blood, he would never set foot in Kunning Palace.

Shen Yu was not restricted from traveling like Wen Yu. He would leave Kunning Palace to fetch water or pick up clothes on a daily basis, and he also learned a lot of news from the outside world during this time.

The Emperor of Yue visited Kunning Palace only on the day of his wedding with Wen Yu, and never entered this place again afterwards.

Wen Yu's daily food, clothing and other expenses were all in the same style as those of the concubines in the palace, but the palace people did not allow Wen Yu to go out, and did not allow other concubines to visit Wen Yu.

On the one hand, she was worried that Wen Yu would take the opportunity to contact the outside world. On the other hand... she was also worried that Wen Yu would go crazy and accidentally hurt the other concubines.

Shen Yu did not know the purpose of Emperor Yue making Wen Yu the queen for a while. If he wanted to imprison Wen Yu, he could have achieved the same effect by giving her the position of a concubine or even a lower rank.

But he insisted on putting Wen Yu in a high position, making his name familiar to all countries and known to everyone.

Even the palace maids and eunuchs in Kunning Palace were unaware of these more private matters. Shen Yu changed direction and casually asked the other palace maids who were in charge of chores.

But most of these palace maids are very young and don’t know much.

"The noble lady in the palace, Xiao, is pregnant. This is her second child. The first princess was very much loved by the emperor, and now the emperor visits her every day. As for the empress... I heard from the palace servants that she seems to be unable to have children, so she is not favored by the emperor."

Shen Yu: “…”

Shen Yu asked, "Since Your Majesty doesn't like the Empress, why did you make her the Empress?"

Wen Yu was born in an ordinary family, and he had no high-ranking officials in the court to rely on. If he was forced by external pressure, it seemed unlikely.

The maid thought for a few seconds and said, "The Queen is so beautiful that she is almost enchanting. No one in the whole Yue Kingdom can compare to her. In fact, I have seen the Queen once before. Her figure is really not something that an ordinary woman can have."

Shen Yu: “…”

He was speechless and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you for telling me this."

The palace maid nodded. She was busy delivering new silk to the other concubines. After speaking briefly to Shen Yu, she left the laundry shop.

Before Shen Yu returned to Kunning Palace, he walked out along the palace wall and got a clear picture of the palaces where the concubines lived along the way.

The places where these concubines lived were far away from Kunning Palace. They knew privately that Kunning Palace was like a cold palace and almost never went there.

Shen Yu stood beside a high wall, which was painted red and was more than ten meters long. There was no one along the way. Shen Yu raised his head and looked up, and found that the shadow of the high wall fell. He stood in the middle, and it was difficult for him to even see the empty sky above.

Shen Yu looked up for a long time, then he retracted his gaze and continued walking forward along the wall.

"Cuihua, Cuihua! Ouch... Maid Cuihua——"

Shen Yu was in a daze for a while. It took him a few seconds to realize that Cuihua was himself. He immediately stopped and turned around.

The old eunuch who came hurriedly was panting, followed by several nimble young eunuchs. After a few minutes, they all stopped in front of Shen Yu.

Shen Yu glanced at the eunuchs in front of him and said without changing his expression: "Eunuch, what's wrong?"

"Cuihua, we just called you all the way, but you didn't hear a word I said." The old eunuch wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. He shook off the dust whisk in his hand, and his old face wrinkled.

Shen Yu immediately apologized, "Eunuch, I was in a hurry to get silk for the queen, and I was in a hurry, so I didn't notice you behind me."

"Alright, alright, stop telling me all this now." Yu Qiantai couldn't catch his breath. He didn't care about scolding Shen Yu and said, "The emperor wants to see you and ordered you to go there before 3 p.m. Look at what time it is now? We have been looking for you for more than half an hour!"

Shen Yu was stunned: "The emperor wants to see me?"

"Isn't it?!" the eunuch urged, "Hurry up! If you are late and make the emperor unhappy, you will be punished with a stick!"

"Yes, eunuch." Shen Yu paused, and he sorted out his thoughts in a moment, and followed the eunuch Yu Qian back.

Although the Emperor of Yue did not enter Kunning Palace, his eyes were all over every corner of Kunning Palace. Shen Yu had previously guessed that the Emperor of Yue would go to see Wen Yu, but he did not expect that he would summon Shen Yu first.

Shen Yu has now become Wen Yu's personal maid and has moved into the inner palace to live, which as expected has aroused the suspicion of Emperor Yue.

Shen Yu lowered his head and followed the eunuch. His eyes flashed across his hand and he pressed his finger on the pure black line on his fingernail.

The Emperor of Yue was still resting in the Yangxin Palace, and the palace door was closed. The eunuch in front of him said at the door: "Your Majesty, the maid Cuihua has come."

Soon after, a steady male voice was heard from inside.

"Let her in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the palace door was opened from the inside. The layout inside was simple, Shen Yu raised his eyes to take a look, and then walked in.

Emperor Yue was in the inner room of the Yangxin Palace. Shen Yu stepped into the palace. As soon as he walked in, the two guards standing beside him reached out and closed the door tightly.

Shen Yu glanced at them. The two guards at the door stood straight with pale faces, like two motionless sculptures.

Shen Yu retracted his gaze, walked into the innermost part, and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty."

Shen Yu heard the sound of a scroll being thrown on the table. The corner of Emperor Yue's robe with a golden dragon pattern sewn on it flashed before his eyes, and then there was that male voice again.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Yu stood up, maintaining the posture of a palace maid, and looked forward.

Emperor Yue sat on the dragon throne in the hall. He looked much younger than Shen Yu had imagined. His face was white jade, his features were distinct and not angular, his eyes were pure black, and when he looked forward, his eyes were hidden and sharp, revealing a bit of the emperor's majesty.

His lips were somewhat pale, and he was staring straight at Shen Yu.

When Shen Yu met his gaze, he felt a chill rising from his heart for some reason, and in just a few seconds, his limbs were frozen and he lost consciousness.

"Xuan Lin..."

"Xuan Lin, the third prince of Yue, invites the saint to come down the mountain again! In ancient times, there was a man who stood in the snow outside Cheng's door. Today, I will go up to the mountain in the snow to show my determination..."

"The State of Yue is now in a critical situation. I hope you can lend me a helping hand. Please don't feel bad..."

"...This is the worst option. Shouyu, when the time is right and the treacherous officials are removed, I will return your status as Grand Scholar to you. I am sorry to have humiliated you..."

"It's really... gorgeous."

Shen Yu's eyelashes trembled, he stared straight ahead motionlessly, and unknowingly a layer of scarlet appeared in his eyes.