"Yeah." Shen Yuhan couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. He was very pleased with Qingyue's concern. "The emperor still values me. If I were reinstated, Zhou Shiran wouldn't dare to kill me."
Even if they are royal relatives, if they want to kill the emperor's left and right arms, they must always ask the emperor's opinion first.
The two of them didn't speak anymore. Fang Qingyue put her ear close to Shen Yuhan and could almost hear his breathing and heartbeat.
It was clearly extremely cold weather, but her breath gradually became hot.
One hand was playing with the quilt, making her breathing more rapid, and the arm holding Shen Yuhan became tighter and tighter, until Shen Yuhan held her and sat her on him.
Fang Qingyue tossed and turned for the entire night. She didn't know when she fell asleep, nor did she know when Shen Yuhan left.
When I woke up the next morning, the room around me was already cold.
Fang Qingyue turned over and gently placed her fingers on the place where Shen Yuhan had slept.
After a long time, she calmed down all her emotions and got up to wash.
I'm afraid there will be another big battle in the next few days.
It's time for the morning court session now.
After the emperor dealt with the "verbal lawsuits" of several ministers, he was about to leave the court when Shen Yuhan suddenly appeared outside the palace gate.
His steps were unsteady, his hands and neck were bandaged, and he looked extremely weak as he walked into the hall step by step.
But his appearance was enough to shock people.
The ministers in the palace were talking about it, but the emperor seemed not to hear them and just stared at Shen Yuhan.
"My dear Shen? Where have you been these days? How did you become like this?" Looking at Shen Yuhan's current state, he was probably seriously injured.
Shen Yuhan walked to the hall with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and knelt in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have seen you. These days, I was assassinated and lost too much blood. Fortunately, I was rescued and was unconscious for a long time before I woke up. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."
The Emperor stepped down from the throne and personally supported him. "What nonsense are you talking about? You are lucky to have escaped from the assassin's hands."
"I've sent people to investigate these past few days and learned about the ridiculous things Chen Qiu Nian did. Perhaps his accusation against you that day was related to those things. Now that he has been dealt with by me, I wonder if you are willing to return to the court, resume your official position, and continue to serve the court?"
His attitude was cordial, and the ministers in the palace understood the emperor's intention and immediately said in unison: "Yes, Prince Jian'an, you should be reinstated as soon as possible."
Shen Yuhan said respectfully: "I obey your order."
"Besides this, because of the injustice you have suffered, I will give you a thousand taels of gold, a hundred hu of silver beads, and a pair of jade corals..." After the emperor finished speaking about the reward, he asked Shen Yuhan, "Do you have any other requests?"
Hearing this, Shen Yuhan knelt down again.
The wound on his body seemed unable to withstand such movement and was torn open, and bright red blood soaked through the gauze. "Your Majesty, please send someone to thoroughly investigate the assassination attempt on my humble servant."
"My humble death is not a pity, but if an official appointed by the court is killed at will, everyone will be in danger and the court will be in chaos."
"Okay, I will send someone to investigate this matter carefully." The emperor nodded in agreement.
For a time, the news that Shen Yuhan was assassinated but returned to the court alive spread throughout the capital.
The people have different opinions about the target of the assassination of Shen Yuhan.
"Could it be that a minister in the court assassinated Prince Jian'an? I heard that Prince Jian'an became famous at a young age, but he was unwilling to join any faction in the court, so some people have long been dissatisfied with him. It's a good opportunity to assassinate him after he was dismissed from office, and maybe even seize the position of the head of the Inspectorate."
"You mean, Prince Jian'an might have been assassinated by officials from the Inspectorate?"
"It's hard to say if it was another official. Prince Jian'an has been so upright over the years that he's offended almost every official in the court. Those officials previously tried every possible way to impeach him, so it's not unreasonable for them to send someone to assassinate him now."
Almost all officials in the court became objects of suspicion, but the people were only speculating.
At this moment, in the Emperor's Yangxin Palace, Shen Yuhan was sitting opposite the Emperor.
His lips were pale and he looked listless.
"How is your health now, my dear Lord Shen? Are you still holding on? Do you need me to send an imperial physician to your house to keep an eye on you?" the emperor asked with concern.
Shen Yuhan shook his head slightly, his weak body almost seeming to fall down.
That day, after he was brought into Mingyue Clinic by Fang Qingyue, his men arrived in time and captured all the assassins.
But those assassins were so cunning that they bit their tongues to commit suicide as soon as they were caught, leaving no chance for them to even open their mouths.
There was only one person left alive, but no matter what punishment he was subjected to, he refused to confess.
Although the other party refused to admit it, Shen Yuhan could actually guess that the other party must have been sent by Zhou Shiran.
"No need. I know what's going on. There's no need to trouble the imperial physician to come and help me." He raised his eyes, gazing at the emperor, his voice hoarse, "The assassins who tried to kill me that day were all apprehended by the guards of my residence. It's a shame that most of them bit their tongues to commit suicide, leaving only one alive who refused to confess."
"I have offended many people in this court, and I don't know who sent this assassin."
Looking at him like this, the emperor couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Shen Yuhan offended many people in the court, but it was indeed for the sake of the great expedition.
"Does Lord Shen have any guesses about the candidate?" The emperor took the teacup from the table and shook it gently.
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