Chapter 162 Shy
Chen Yu lowered her head, but did not make any mistake.
Emperor Tongxu asked coldly: "Shiyu, do you admit your guilt?"
Chen Yu lowered her eyes and said, "Your Majesty has given free rein to all opinions. I don't know what crime I have committed."
There was silence in Hanzhang Palace, and Defu quickly knelt down.
After a while, the old laughter of Emperor Tongxu suddenly rang out in the hall.
"I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect it." Emperor Tongxu laughed and coughed twice. He took a breath and continued, "The person who knows me best is actually a teenager like you."
Emperor Tongxu laughed again, and as he laughed, the smile on his face was gradually covered by dejection.
"You have said so much, just to remind me that it is time to make a decision."
"You are right." Emperor Tongxu waved his hand to let her stand up, and said, "I am good at maintaining the country but not at starting a new one. I have protected this country for eighteen years. This is the nineteenth year. It is time... it is time to take a gamble."
He had taken over this corrupt court for eighteen years and had never thought of uncovering it. He did not dare to do so, fearing that it would lead to chaos and that the Great Zhou would be destroyed in his hands, making him a sinner for all eternity.
How can a dying person be content unless he sees the rottenness being uncovered and stripped away?
Chen Yu walked out of Hanzhang Palace and looked up at the sky. The dark clouds seemed to be about to be torn apart, and her steps became brisk.
Now she just wanted to see Xie Tingzhou as soon as possible and tell him the good news.
"Master Shi, please stay—"
De Fu hurriedly chased after him with two eunuchs and finally intercepted Shi Yu before he left the palace.
Defu approached, holding the bright yellow imperial edict in his hand, "Master Shi, please accept the edict."
Shen Yu bowed.
De Fu unfolded the imperial edict and read it aloud.
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims that General Shi Yu has made outstanding contributions in suppressing bandits and is promoted to the fifth rank of the Palace Guard Commander..."
Shen Yu was stunned.
After Defu finished reading the imperial edict, he immediately smiled and helped Chen Yu to stand up, "Congratulations, Master Shi. I offended you a lot in the palace just now, I hope you can forgive me."
Chen Yu forced a smile, feeling uneasy as she held the imperial edict.
She jumped several levels within two months. Apart from Jiang Lianzhi, she was probably the first person in the Great Zhou to be promoted at such a speed. But she couldn't laugh.
The imperial guards of the Palace Front Department served the emperor.
For such an important position, the emperor would usually only appoint someone he trusted, which was equivalent to handing over his life and property to the person.
What was Emperor Tongxu's intention in employing a rookie like her?
De Fu returned to Hanzhang Palace.
Emperor Tongxu was reviewing the bills submitted by the cabinet despite his illness. When he saw him enter the palace, he asked without even looking up, "Is it done?"
"It's done." De Fu was delighted.
"How did she react?"
De Fu thought for a moment and said, "Master Shi seems very puzzled and does not show much surprise."
"That's right." Emperor Tongxu said.
Defu said: "Master Shi is now with Prince Beilin, and it is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe. I am a stupid servant and I don't know what your majesty's intention is in making such an arrangement."
Emperor Tongxu was tired, so he put down his pen, leaned back on the dragon chair, and said slowly: "That's Shen Zhongan's daughter."
Defu was startled and looked at Emperor Tongxu, but did not dare to respond.
Shen Zhongan had two daughters, one died on the battlefield, and the other was still unmarried. But Shi Yu didn't look like the one who was still unmarried. Could she be the one who died?
"She thought I was too old and blind to know anything, but she didn't know how many times her father mentioned her in front of me." Emperor Tongxu seemed to be lost in memories.
"I have seen her. I have always wanted to see what the proud daughter of Shen Zhongan looks like, so I have actually seen her a long time ago. I recognized her the first time I saw her in Baishan."
De Fu had never expected this to happen, and he had never expected that the young girl was actually a girl.
But think about it, she is the daughter of Shen Zhongan, a general's family, so it is not so difficult to understand.
"But your majesty." Defu said cautiously: "The Palace Front Office is closely related to your majesty's safety. Such a heavy burden falls on Lady Shi, and she has a close relationship with the Prince of Beilin. Isn't it a bit..."
"Are you trying to say that I'm taking a risk?"
"I dare not."
Emperor Tongxu said: "I believe that the daughter raised by Zhongan is different. If I am not mistaken, it means that she has left a useful person for the court. If I am wrong, it is an opportunity to purge Beilin."
Defu was sweating profusely when he heard this. "Your Majesty, aren't you putting yourself in danger by doing this?"
"If you don't learn the tiger's acupoints, how can you get a tiger cub?" Emperor Tongxu murmured, "I will serve you till my death. I don't have much time left."
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There was a carriage parked outside Chengtian Gate, and on the shaft sat a young man with a piece of grass in his mouth, looking in the direction of the palace gate.
After a while
, the boy's eyes lit up, and he turned around and said, "Your Highness, Shi Yu has come out."
Xie Tingzhou came out of the carriage and saw Chen Yu walking out of Chengtian Gate. Several soldiers immediately surrounded her.
After they chatted for a few words, she looked in the direction of Xie Tingzhou, but showed no intention of coming over.
Xie Tingzhou stood with his sleeves hanging down and asked loudly, "We've been apart for nearly two months, and you don't recognize me anymore?"
"I don't know him." Chen Yu walked closer and said, "I wonder if he is the same person who spoke to me before he left."
Xie Tingzhou suddenly laughed and said, "It sounds like the resentment is a bit heavy."
Shen Yu pursed her lips.
She wanted to say that she didn't know who told her to wait for her to come back and pick her up, but if she said it out loud, it would seem a little stingy.
Xie Tingzhou: "You blame me for not picking you up?"
Chen Yu took a breath, but before she could speak, Chang Liu interrupted.
"Yes, we went. We watched you enter the city from the top of the hill, and then we have been waiting here."
Xie Tingzhou just smiled and said nothing, he thought she was very cute when she was awkward.
Chen Yu looked away and looked at Chang Liu, "You've gotten a lot darker."
Changliu suddenly looked sad.
"He likes fair skin." Xie Tingzhou said, "He always says that a fair complexion can hide a hundred flaws."
Xiao Chuan and several soldiers were at the palace gate.
After watching for a long time, a soldier asked quietly: "Commander Xiao, why do you look a little...hiss..."
The soldier had never been to school and he scratched his head for a long time but couldn't think of any words to describe it.
"Jiao, shy." Xiao Chuan spat out two words expressionlessly.
"Yes! Yes!" the soldier said excitedly, "She is just shy. Look, the prince even supported Lord Shi's waist. Lord Shi is so skilled in martial arts that he can jump ten feet high in one go. He doesn't need anyone's help to get into the carriage."
Chen Yu stood on the shaft of the carriage and turned around to greet Xiao Chuan from a distance. Before getting into the carriage, she threw the imperial edict in her hand into Chang Liu's hands.
Just as Xie Tingzhou sat down in the carriage, he heard a scream from outside the carriage. Without even saying hello, he squeezed his head in through the gap in the curtain.
"Your Highness, Shigure has been promoted."
Xie Tingzhou glanced over, and Chang Liu guiltily pulled the curtain a little closer, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
Facing Xie Tingzhou's cold gaze, Chang Liu whispered, "It's the Palace Guard."
Xie Tingzhou's expression changed and he asked, "Where is the imperial edict?"
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