The cold wind outside made the hall whistle.
Next to the antique display cabinet in the Qianqing Palace, the burning candles swayed slightly with the movement.
Shen Fu withdrew her gaze from the extinguished candle.
His eyes fell on the front.
His Majesty’s face was very close, and his handsome face was full of warmth.
He looked at her with dark eyes, the friendship in them almost melting away.
Shen Fu met that gaze and suddenly retracted it.
Her heart was beating fast.
My throat felt like someone was pinching it and I couldn't make any sound for a long time.
"Your Majesty, are you joking?" Chen Fu was panicked.
How could she not panic?
Everything that happened in her past life was a secret to Chen Fu.
No matter what she thought in her heart, she didn't want others to know.
The secret was her own.
She didn't want anyone to know, let alone let His Majesty know.
"Is Your Majesty deceiving me?" Chen Fu took a deep breath and suppressed the stuff in her throat.
"How can I know about the past life's love?"
As she spoke, she subconsciously stood up.
But just as he stood up, his wrist was grabbed by the emperor beside him: "I am not lying to you."
How could he lie to Shen Fu?
Xiao Yu clenched his fingertips tightly: "I really saw it."
"In my previous life, you and I did not know each other. Instead, your elder sister caught hold of me and used me as a substitute to win her favor..."
With every word His Majesty spoke, Shen Fu's heart beat.
"I didn't know it was you at the time. After you were forced to be Shen Qingru's substitute, you only saw me every night..."
Xiao Yu spoke very quickly, but he suppressed his silence and thought, and carefully told Chen Fu everything he saw.
"That Shen Qingru had a heart as vicious as a snake and scorpion, forcing you to do something you didn't like. I wasn't by your side at the time. If I had been by your side."
Before His Majesty had finished speaking, Chen Fu raised her head with red eyes: "How long will Your Majesty continue to talk nonsense?"
Chen Fu's eyes were red and her tearful gaze fell on His Majesty.
His Majesty said so much, and Chen Fu knew in her heart that he should know it all.
But Shen Fu didn't dare to admit it.
After returning from retirement, the soul of a former deceased person resides in his young body. This is so weird no matter how you look at it.
It's even more terrifying than His Majesty knowing what happened in his previous life.
Therefore, Shen Fu didn't dare to recognize it.
"Is your Majesty disliked me?" After Shen Fu finished speaking, she swallowed back the words that Xiao Yu was about to say.
"What are you talking about?"
He loves Chen Fu so much at this moment, how could he dislike her?
"What Your Majesty just said is just a retelling of our previous story, isn't it?"
Chen Fu's eyes sparkled, but she couldn't hide the mist in them: "Before I met Your Majesty, I almost became a substitute..."
Her voice got lower and lower.
When he finished speaking the last few words, there was a slight tremor in his voice.
Xiao Yu's words lingered on his lips, but he gradually swallowed them.
He almost forgot.
Before he recognized Shen Fu, Shen Fu had already been used as a substitute by Shen Qingru.
Although this life is different, some things are still the same.
But fortunately, he recognized it in this life.
Not missed.
But he missed it in his previous life.
Shen Fu is still the same Shen Fu, just different. In this life, he recognizes Shen Qingru's tricks.
So, I have no other complaints about this.
If you really want to blame someone, blame him.
Blame him for not recognizing Shen Fu in his previous life.
"Did I guess correctly?" Chen Fu said slowly to His Majesty, "There is no such thing as a previous life, but His Majesty has been under a lot of pressure recently and is too tired."
"I just noticed that His Majesty looks very tired," Chen Fu blinked and stretched out her hand as if to touch His Majesty's forehead.
As soon as his palm touched hers, Xiao Yu tightened his grip.
"I'm not sick." Xiao Yu frowned slightly and looked at Chen Fu.
"I really saw your past life. It's not a dream."
The figure in the dream rolled back and forth in Xiao Yu's mind.
It was so clear, as if I was there, how could it be a dream?
"Do you remember that I was in a dream and couldn't wake up a few days ago?" Xiao Yu clenched Chen Fu's palm.
"It was at that time that I saw your past life."
"No, it should be our previous life." From the moment he saw the bed, his heart couldn't help but beat rapidly.
He wanted to tell Shen Fu.
Whether she believed in herself or not, she would tell Shen Fu.
God has allowed him to see the emotions he had in his previous life.
He can't just pretend that this has never happened.
It turned out to be because of the dream.
The fingertips in her sleeves tightened, and Chen Fu felt that her nails were about to sink into her flesh.
"But the feelings I saw in this dream can only mean that Your Majesty dreams about what he thinks about during the day."
She stepped forward and slowly grabbed His Majesty's robe: "It's just that I feel that His Majesty still needs to have a good rest at this time."
Shen Fu still didn't want to believe him.
Xiao Yu suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
He let out a sigh.
He stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows hard.
The fingertips with thin calluses pressed hard, and I felt powerless all over.
"If you don't believe me, there is nothing I can do."
Xiao Yu knew that this matter was indeed hard to believe.
If this happened to me.
I'm afraid that no matter what Shen Fu said, she would not be willing to believe it.
But... Xiao Yu took a deep breath.
"You asked me to find some evidence." The bed was the irrefutable evidence.
If not everything in the dream is real.
Then how could he draw exactly the same bed?
It was understandable that Shen Furu didn't believe in herself.
He only needs to find some evidence, and everything will be solved.
The two of them ate dinner absent-mindedly.
After dinner, it was already dark outside. Chen Fu was sitting on the armchair in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, while the Emperor was reviewing memorials beside her.
The years seem to be peaceful.
Except... the little treasure who was serving in the corner seemed a little absent-minded.
He curled up his head and hid in a corner, thinking that no one noticed him. However, he was still discovered because of his sighing appearance.
Shen Fu secretly saw him raise his sleeves and wipe away his tears twice.
Seeing His Majesty reading a memorial on the side, he stood up and went to pour him some tea.
"Your Majesty, I am here." Xiao Baozi left Chen Fu and stood up, then hurriedly followed.
"How can I trouble you, Your Majesty, to do this for such a child?"
Xiao Baozi quickly poured the boiled tea into the cup. It was the best Da Hong Pao tea, and it became fragrant the moment the hot water was poured on it.
"Why were you wiping your tears just now?" Shen Fu spoke in a low voice when she saw him carrying the tray.
Xiao Baozi tightened his grip on the tray and subconsciously turned his head to look behind him.
But he was still moving, so Shen Fu said, "Don't look behind you, the Emperor will notice."
"Why were you crying just now?"
Xiao Baozi's heart tightened, and he subconsciously lowered his voice:
"Master's illness is a bit troublesome."
If the weather is cold, it will snow all day long. Of course, a charcoal basin is indispensable in the house at night.
Even though Lin An was punished by His Majesty, the prestige he had accumulated over the years was still there.
Although he was beaten and lost face, no one looked down on him.
The monthly allowance was paid as usual, and there was enough charcoal.
Xiao Baozi saved her own share for him, for fear that he would have a high fever and it would be even more difficult to bear.
But the bad thing is that too much charcoal was burned.
"Master was afraid of the cold, and the charcoal basin was close to him. When he fell asleep, his blankets fell down and somehow caught fire."
"Master was still asleep and injured his leg again. When he woke up, his legs were burned and he couldn't run away."
When Xiao Baozi said this, his eyes were still red.
Two days ago, he was still thinking about begging for mercy for his master in front of the Emperor.
But I was so scared at the time that I shut up immediately.
I didn't expect to encounter something like this when I returned home at night.
He has been thinking about these two people.
If only he had begged for mercy at that time.
If His Majesty had loosened his grip, would Master not have encountered such a thing?
"Your Majesty, I don't know if Master's leg can be healed." He was a servant after all. Even if he had served His Majesty before, he was still a servant.
Now that Lin An has been burned, it is hard to say whether he will be able to serve the emperor in the future.
No one would bring this up in front of His Majesty, let alone Little Baozi.
Even the imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau could not be invited.
If people knew that my leg was injured, I would probably never be able to serve the emperor again in this life.
Xiao Baozi was unable to persuade him and could only watch his master suffer.
The little treasure's eyes were red from crying, just like a rabbit.
Shen Fu was still soft-hearted: "Wipe your tears yourself, don't show them in front of His Majesty."
As she spoke, she walked out with the tea in her hand: "As for the imperial physician's request, I will think of a solution for you later."
She had promised Xiao Baozi Lin An's love.
I didn't expect to encounter this before I had the chance to open my mouth.
Chen Fu felt guilty. If Lin An had a fever again, it would be hopeless to plead for mercy in front of the Emperor.
However, the imperial physician could think of a solution.
When Xiao Baozi heard this, his eyes lit up slightly.
He looked at Shen Fu in disbelief.
It was not until he saw Chen Fu's back that he whispered to her, "Thank you, Madam."
"Your Majesty, have some tea and rest your eyes." Chen Fu brought the teacup in her hand forward and placed it on the table with a gentle sound.
After hearing what Chen Fu said, Xiao Yu raised his head and looked at Chen Fu: "What were you talking about just now?"
Shen Fu paused while holding the teacup.
The little boy who was following behind him became upset when he saw this.
He stood up hastily, almost kneeling on the ground.
On the contrary, Chen Fu put down the teacup with a natural look on her face.
"Just now, I was just asking Xiao Baozi whether His Majesty slept well these days."
The tiredness between Xiao Yu's eyebrows could not be concealed.
When he looked at Shen Fu, the bloodshot in his eyes was extremely obvious.
It's obvious that he hasn't slept well in recent days.
"Really?" Xiao Yu took the teacup, lowered his head and took a sip.
"Yes, yes, yes." Xiao Baozi nodded quickly.
Lin An couldn't show his emotions at this time. Not to mention the condition of the wound, he was afraid of leaving scars if he was burned.
But Lin An still had the hope of returning to the side of His Majesty again.
If His Majesty knew that my legs were burned.
That means everything is thrown away.
"Your Majesty is worried about Your Majesty, so she asked me about Your Majesty's rest these days."
Xiao Guizi lowered her head and banged her head: "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate."
"Okay, that's enough, get up." Xiao Yu put down the teacup with one hand.
Holding Shen Fu's hand, "Why wouldn't I believe Afu?"
Xiao Baozi just felt that his eyes were dark.
He walked out with a sullen face.
Behind him, His Majesty was holding Shen Fu's palm: "I have not rested enough these days."
It’s the end of the year and the Chinese New Year is coming soon.
Naturally, there were more and more conflicts in the court.
Xiao Yu dealt with morning affairs during the day, and had to enter dreams at night.
Sometimes it's really hard to tell.
Fortunately, the dream was not just about love affairs on the bed.
Most of the time he was locked up in that dark room with Shen Fu.
It was pitch black in the room, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.
There was only a ray of light occasionally coming in from the window.
Chen Fu waited in that room every day.
She spent most of her time practicing in front of the mirror, imitating Shen Qingru's every move.
All night long, she would wait in that room for him to come over.
But most of the time he doesn't go.
Xiao Yu didn’t understand what waiting meant before.
After all, as an emperor, he was always being waited for by others.
The concubines happily welcomed him in.
One night later, the same scene was repeated.
This whole time seemed to be spent in waiting.
But no one is like Shen Fu, who is with her from early morning to dawn and from dusk to sunset.
She was always waiting for him to come over.
Xiao Yu didn't know what empathy meant until he was in that small dark room with Chen Fu.
From dusk to dawn.
Suddenly another self came along, a brief moment of joy.
"I haven't slept well these days." Xiao Yu spread out Chen Fu's palm and placed it on his temple.
"Afu, rub it for me."
Shen Fu didn't know much, and her slender fingertips weren't strong enough.
But as long as she got closer, Xiao Yu would feel his restless heart gradually become calm.
He held Shen Fu's waist with both hands and stroked her snow-white skin with his fingertips.
Some swear to think about it.
He would definitely make Shen Fu believe him.
*******
It was not until the next morning that Shen Fu came out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Back in the Hehuan Palace, Chen Fu could no longer conceal the tiredness between her eyebrows.
His Majesty did not touch her last night.
He slept very lightly. Although his eyes were closed, his breathing never relaxed.
Rather than saying that he fell asleep, it would be more accurate to say that His Majesty was coaxing himself last night.
He didn't dare to sleep at all.
No wonder His Majesty has been so tired these days.
Xiao Yu figured out the reason after a little thought.
His Majesty must be afraid to actually fall asleep because falling asleep is equivalent to entering a dream.
Why should the Emperor know about my past life's affairs?
Shen Fu couldn't help but sigh.
"Now you can find the person I asked you to find." Shen Fu didn't want to think about the unfathomable feelings.
She put down the hand that was rubbing her brow and looked down.
"I have found one." Xiao Guizi nodded beside him, "Don't worry, Madam. I will do it for you, but you are still worried."
"The person has already been found and is waiting in the Hehuan Palace."
As soon as these words were spoken, the sedan chair arrived at the Hehuan Palace.
Shen Fu had just come down with the help of the handrail when a slender figure appeared at the corner and walked towards her.
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