Chapter 174: Plea
The morning light spread a white line across the sky, and the sky was half bright.
There was a commotion in the palace last night, and Chen Yu did not sleep all night. In the morning, she heard that the assassin had not been caught, and she finally relaxed.
Outside the Fengtian Palace, the daily court session was the same as always.
Originally, Chen Yu was injured last night, and Commander Jiang An asked her not to be on duty. She was worried that if she didn't show up, Xie Tingzhou would definitely find something wrong.
It’s just that Xie Tingzhou came exceptionally early today, perhaps because he heard that something happened in the palace.
Xie Tingzhou raised his eyes and glanced at the steps. Chen Yu was still standing under the eaves, not standing with the civil and military officials.
He stepped forward and said, "Master Shi."
Chen Yu's gaze stayed on his face for a moment, then moved away, "What does His Royal Highness want to see me about?"
Xie Tingzhou looked her up and down and didn't see anything abnormal.
"You have been my bodyguard for such a long time, but now that you have been promoted, you have turned against me." He sighed and said, "Shigure, you are so heartless."
Chen Yu pursed her lips. She didn't expect him to be so reckless outside Fengtian Palace.
"You are joking, my Lord. We are all doing errands for His Majesty, how can you turn your back on me? Normally when I meet you, my humble servant still has to perform the usual formalities."
Xie Tingzhou crossed his arms and said, "Why not wait for a better day? How about inviting you to my house for a chat after the court session today?"
Shen Yu said, “Sorry, I’m on duty today.”
Xie Tingzhou smiled and said in a tone of voice: "This is your fault. You see, I was full of sincerity, but you rejected me so straightforwardly. It hurts my heart."
With words like that and a face like that, it really makes people feel that he is somewhat ungrateful.
But how to respond to this?
Jiang An was originally standing four or five meters away from Shen Yu. Hearing this, he stepped forward and said, "Sir, did my subordinate make you unhappy?"
"It's quite unpleasant." Xie Tingzhou's eyes did not move, "Master Shi doesn't give me the honor, I can't even invite him."
When the officials saw his behavior, they had different thoughts.
Li Yanchang stood beside Li Zhaonian and asked, "Fourth brother, the two of them are now quarreling. Do you think it's true or false?"
Li Zhaonian had nothing to do with the matter. "What does it have to do with me, true or false?"
Li Yanchang sneered and was too lazy to say anything.
Jiang An saw Chen Yu making excuses
, Xie Tingzhou made things difficult for him.
He wanted to protect Shi Yu, so he said, "Something happened in the palace last night, and the imperial guards and the palace guards are all tied up these days. How about this, when I have some free time later, I'll host you two and let you two put aside your past grudges, what do you think?"
Xie Tingzhou glanced at him and said, "That's good, but I don't know if Du Yuhou will give me this honor."
Chen Yu really wanted to say, "That's enough."
She stared into Xie Tingzhou's eyes and said, "Your Highness, I will naturally give you face. I wonder how much my face is worth?"
Looking at that look, Xie Tingzhou knew that he couldn't tease her anymore, or she would get angry.
"Of course it is priceless." said Xie Tingzhou.
He had done enough for today, so he decided to quit. Just then, Li Jifeng arrived late, so he walked aside and talked to him.
After Xie Tingzhou walked away, Jiang An spat, "Xie Tingzhou is too much of a pest. No wonder he has been coming to court for days. Don't pay attention to him. Don't worry, work under me, and I will protect you."
He was unable to shake off Xie Tingzhou in the rain, and felt even more sympathetic towards her.
Chen Yu smiled and said, "Thank you, Commander."
“It’s all small stuff.”
After the court session, Emperor Tongxu returned to Hanzhang Palace.
Chen Yu noticed that his steps were unsteady. This meant that he was empty inside and was relying on medicine and willpower to hold on. She didn't know when the string would break, and when medicine was no longer effective, it would be time for him to die.
After Emperor Tongxu reviewed a stack of memorials, Defu immediately brought him some hot tea. Emperor Tongxu took a sip and looked at Chen Yu at the door.
"I just heard today that you were injured last night, but I didn't hear you mention it."
Chen Yu bowed her head and said, "For such a small matter, I think it is unnecessary to report it to the emperor."
Emperor Tongxu put down the tea and asked again, "Is Anan still kneeling outside?"
Chen Yu said, "Yes."
"You go." Emperor Tongxu said, "Let him go back. I will not see him."
Chen Yu walked out of Hanzhang Palace and saw Pei Chunli kneeling upright at the bottom of the steps.
The sun is shining brightly in May, and it is now at noon, when the sun is the hottest.
Pei Chunli has been kneeling since he came down from court in the morning. His cheeks are red from the sun and his forehead is covered with sweat. He is showing signs of suffering from heatstroke.
Shen Yu waved to the eunuch to take the umbrella and walked down the steps.
Pei Chunli has been a noble man since he was a child. How could he have eaten such a
He knelt there in pain, and a pair of shoes and the hem of a python robe appeared in his field of vision.
He slowly raised his head, saw the person coming, and burst into tears, "Ayu..."
"Go back." Chen Yu held the umbrella over his head, "His Majesty will not see you."
Pei Chunli's lips were chapped, and they were torn when he opened his mouth just now.
He grabbed Chen Yu's clothes and said, "Can you help me talk to my uncle? You are a popular person around him now. I only need an incense stick of time, no, a cup of tea, okay?"
Since his rebirth, Pei Chunli has provided her with help many times, but the first time he asked her for help was because of Marquis Xuanping.
Marquis Xuanping emptied the southwestern granary, resulting in a lack of reserves for the battle of Yanliang Pass. Although Liang Jianfang and Ge Liangji have been executed, can they distance themselves from Marquis Xuanping?
cannot.
The person in front of her was the son of her enemy, but he was the person who treated her best since her rebirth, except for Xie Tingzhou and her grandmother.
But what did he do wrong?
Shen Yu turned her face away, "Sorry, I can't."
Pei Chunli stared at her blankly, "Why? Won't you help me?"
"I can't help you." Shen Yu said.
Two huge tears rolled down from Pei Chunli's eyes, and Chen Yu really saw disappointment and sadness in those tears.
"I understand." Pei Chunli nodded slowly, "I understand."
"When a tree falls, monkeys scatter; when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down." He murmured, "I have begged so many people. Those people who usually stepped on the doorstep to come to my house, now I can't even see them. They said that without my father, I am the biggest waste in Shengjing. Now... even you ignore me."
Chen Yu's throat was sour, "Pei Chunli, listen to me, even if you meet His Majesty, what can you change? Right and wrong will be judged by the public. If I help you, I will be sorry for those who died in vain."
"The verdict hasn't been made yet!" Pei Chunli yelled.
"It hasn't been found out yet. My father is not that kind of person. He told me to be a good person. He said I could be a playboy for the rest of my life, but I couldn't dirty myself. He told me not to dirty myself, so how could he be that kind of person?!"
Chen Yu squatted down in front of him, "Anan."
It was the first time Pei Chunli heard her call him by his nickname. He looked at her blankly, "You want to help me, right?"
He still holds out hope.
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