Chapter 16: Clues As long as he lives, his Shushu will stay with him forever...
"Your Majesty has been diligent in his duties these past few days and has worked very hard. I have specially prepared some nourishing soup and sent it to Your Majesty." Yan Shu spoke softly and with a caring look on her face.
"Madam Yan is so thoughtful. Let me take the food in." Zhou Tong said as he was about to take the food box from Yan Shu's hand.
Yan Shu hurriedly shook her head: "I won't bother you, Minister Zhou. I'll go in and give it to the king myself.
Zhou Tong looked rather embarrassed upon hearing this, scratching his head and saying, "The King is attending to government affairs and has ordered that he not see anyone. My beauty, please return."
Hearing Zhou Tong's words, Yan Shu frowned slightly and felt a little suspicious.
Although she had come to Changming Palace to find Xiao Yu only a few times, including in her previous life, she had never been rejected every time she came.
Yan Shu couldn't help but start to wonder whether Xiao Yu hadn't come to Baohua Palace in the past few days because he was really handling government affairs.
Could it be that Xiao Yu had found a new favorite and had lost interest in her? Or was he secretly hooking up with Yan Qingwan and was using government affairs as an excuse to avoid seeing her?
It wasn't surprising that Yan Shu thought this way. After all, Yan Qingwan's words from her previous life had left a deep impression on her.
So even though Xiao Yu acted indifferent during the Luochi incident last time, Yan Shu was always afraid that her fate would be the same as in her previous life.
So when Yan Shu heard Zhou Tong's words at this moment, alarm bells started ringing in her heart.
She thought back carefully to her past life, and it seemed that Xiao Yu also did not come to her Baohua Palace for a few days every month. But she was in great favor at the time and did not find it strange.
Thinking about it now, it really is very strange.
Could it be that Xiao Yu was with Yan Qingwan during the days he didn't come every month, so after she fell out of favor and was imprisoned in her previous life, she quickly made Yan Qingwan a beauty?
The more Yan Shu thought about it, the more suspicious she became, but she could do nothing about it.
If she was really favored, she could just break into the palace by using both soft and hard tactics, and then act like a spoiled child and beg for mercy from Xiao Yu, and the matter would be easily covered up.
But Xiao Yu didn't really dote on her. If she insisted on seeing him now, she would probably not get any benefit at all, but would only deepen Xiao Yu's resentment towards her.
So after thinking for a moment, Yan Shu had no choice but to hand the food box to Zhou Tong.
"Your Majesty works tirelessly for the country. I hope that Minister Zhou will advise you that while government affairs are important, you must also take care of your health.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tong took the food box and nodded repeatedly.
Unable to see Xiao Yu, Yan Shu had no choice but to return to the palace. After looking at the tightly closed palace door, the girl sat back on the sedan chair in disappointment.
On the other side, Zhou Tong was holding a food box and sighed deeply as he watched Yan Shu's sedan chair going away.
He glanced at the food box in his hand, then quickly walked to the door of Changming Palace. Just as he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, he heard a low and hoarse voice coming from inside the house.
"She's here?"
Zhou Tong quickly agreed, then hesitated and said, "Concubine Yan personally prepared some food for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, would you like to have some? You haven't eaten in several days..."
Zhou Tong stopped talking here.
He really didn't dare to give the young king much advice.
Zhou Tong had served Xiao Yu since his birth, and was considered his closest eunuch. It wasn't until six years ago, when Xiao Yu was sent as a hostage to the Kingdom of Yan, that the two were forced to separate. Later, when the young master returned from Yan, Zhou Tong immediately returned to his side, continuing to serve closely.
Although the young master is the son of the Ningguo Lord, he has suffered far more than ordinary people since childhood. His tragic childhood past now makes his own young master suffer inhuman torture every month.
Zhou Tong also watched helplessly as the innocent little boy was tortured into growing up to have such a gloomy and paranoid personality.
Six years ago, the young master returned safely from the Kingdom of Yan and was recognized as the legitimate son by Lady Zhao Jing, who also changed his former name.
From then on, in the eyes of outsiders, the young master became a gentle and cold gentleman. No one remembered the young master Xun who was not valued and even used as a poison vessel.
But only Zhou Tong knew that he was now the king's son and had never truly changed. After his time as a hostage, his temperament had become even more surly and unpredictable than before he went to Yan State.
Because the young master was used as a poison vessel when he was young, he now suffers from internal pain for several days every month.
Zhou Tong still remembered the first time the young master had a blood parasite attack and almost injured Madam Zhao Jing's young son. Madam Zhao Jing then ordered the young master to be locked up in the house and no one was allowed to bring him food or drink.
Zhou Tong still doesn't know how the young master survived those days. He only knows that since then, every month when the blood parasite attacks, the young master will stay indoors and refuse to eat, drink, or see anyone.
After returning from Yan State, the young master's monthly symptoms became much worse.
Zhou Tong sighed and looked at the closed palace door. He could only put the food box at the door and then quietly stepped aside to guard the night.
The hall was silent.
The young king leaned against the edge of the couch, his cheeks pale without any blood color, but his thin lips were as red as blood, with a little blood stain at the corner of his mouth.
On the floor of the hall lay the broken bodies of snakes of all sizes.
The internal organs felt like they were being eaten by insects, and the pain should have been excruciating.
But the man seemed numb, his dark narrow eyes half-closed, and his long, bony fingers were playing with a lifelike bamboo rabbit folded from bamboo leaves.
Xiao Yu casually flicked the rabbit's ears, and its long eyelashes like crow feathers cast two silhouettes under its eyes, making its eyes a little obscure and difficult to understand.
Isn't it just a rabbit?
His Shushu is so stingy.
Did she hate him so much that she wanted to kill him?
Looking at the bamboo rabbit ears that were swaying as he moved them, Xiao Yu curled his lips, and a faint, infatuated smile appeared in his narrow eyes.
So what if I hate him?
As long as he lives, his Shushu will stay with him forever.
Xiao Yu was still smiling, but suddenly his eyes turned cold.
It was because of this damn blood parasite that he hadn't seen his Shushu for five whole days.
Xiao Yu lowered his eyes and glanced at the snake corpses all over the ground, a trace of disgust flashed across his eyes.
dirty.
He stood up, and it seemed that something in his chest was pulled, and the pain made Xiao Yu frown immediately.
But in just a moment, Xiao Yu's expression returned to normal and he looked coldly towards the palace door.
"Zhou Tong, prepare water."
Zhou Tong, who was dozing off outside the palace gate, was suddenly startled when he heard the order. After he came to his senses, he immediately arranged for his subordinates to fetch water.
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As night fell, it was already midnight.
But at this moment, Yan Shu was lying on this comfortable and soft bunk bed, tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep.
Normally, she would be best off falling asleep, but today Zhou Tong's words outside the Changming Palace kept popping up in her mind.
Is Xiao Yu really handling government affairs?
If he was really dealing with government affairs, how could he not even have time to see her?
No matter how busy she is, Yan Shu doesn't believe that she won't have time to see anyone.
So there was only one reason left, Xiao Yu just didn't want to see her.
After figuring it out, Yan Shu couldn't sleep anymore.
Why doesn't Xiao Yu want to see her?
There were also those days in her previous life that she had never cared about, which seemed very strange now. Could they be the days when Xiao Yu and Yan Qingwan met?
The more Yan Shu thought about it, the more suspicious she felt. She even felt that her guess was correct.
The girl's heartbeat was getting faster and faster. She turned over and bit her lip to dispel this uneasy thought.
Just as she turned over to face the outside of the bed, she suddenly saw a figure swaying outside the curtain. She was startled for a moment and immediately sat up, hugging the quilt and shrinking into the corner of the bed.
"Who's there?" Yan Shu trembled.
Yan Shu was not used to having someone in the room to serve her at night, so there was no one in the room when she went to bed every day.
So at this moment, Yan Shu couldn't help but feel extremely frightened when she suddenly saw the figure.
The figure did not answer, but just laughed softly.
When the frightened girl heard the familiar voice, her round almond eyes suddenly widened, and the next moment she threw away the quilt and tore open the curtain.
In the dim moonlight, Yan Shu could clearly see the figure standing in front of her bed.
She had a tall figure, half-tied long hair, a face as white as jade, and a pair of dark eyes that looked at her with a half-smile.
Yan Shu's heart skipped a beat: "Your Majesty? Why, why did you come here so suddenly?"
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