Inside the Imperial Study, Junxuan listened to Defu's report, then leaned back in his chair, his expression unreadable. He was playing with a gold hairpin in his right hand, the very one Shen Yunxi had used to hurt him.
"According to you, Shen Qiuyan was bullied so badly by the Jiang family that Shen Yunxi was furious and even resorted to violence? I didn't realize that this little girl's temper was getting worse and worse; she actually hit someone," Jun Xuan said.
However, it's not hard to understand why Shen Yunxi took action. After all, even though he was the emperor, he was still slapped by Shen Yunxi.
They dared to beat even the emperor, so of course they would dare to beat a mere concubine.
This girl seems to have become a different person ever since she came back from Yanshan Tangchi. She has completely lost her former gentleness and tranquility, and now she knows not to wrong herself at all.
Defu smiled and nodded, "Miss Yunxi acted because of her sister. She and her sister have a very good relationship. I just don't know what will happen between Miss Qiuyan and the Jiang family after she caused such a scene at the Jiang family. If Miss Qiuyan goes back, I'm afraid the Jiang family will not let her off the hook, openly or secretly."
Junxuan stopped spinning the golden hairpin, gently placed it on the table, rested his chin on his left hand, and lightly tapped the table with his right hand.
After a moment, Jun-hyun slowly opened his mouth.
"If I were to intervene and arrange for Shen Qiuyan to divorce that man surnamed Jiang, do you think she would be grateful to me?" Jun Xuan asked.
Defu was taken aback, then quickly replied, "Of course I will. If Your Majesty intervenes, this matter will be easily resolved. However, Miss Qiuyan's attitude is unclear. What if she is unwilling to leave the Jiang family? Wouldn't Your Majesty's actions cause Miss Qiuyan pain? Perhaps I should first inquire about Miss Qiuyan's attitude? What do you think?"
Junxuan nodded. "Yes, you've thought this through thoroughly. That's the right way to do it."
Upon hearing this, Defu quickly excused himself and left, his steps never slowing as he walked away, lost in thought.
It seems His Majesty truly treats Miss Yunxi differently. We should treat her with the utmost respect from now on, for she might just be the first concubine in the harem.
In fact, quite a few senior officials in the court have submitted memorials requesting His Majesty to enrich the harem, but His Majesty has not responded and does not take these people seriously at all, continuing to do as he pleases. Some people even suspect that His Majesty is not interested in women or that there is something wrong with his health.
It's unlikely that there's anything wrong with the Emperor's health. After all, he serves the Emperor personally, and he can clearly see any signs of discomfort in the Emperor's body in the morning. He would definitely react accordingly.
Looking back now, it doesn't seem like the emperor was completely indifferent to women; it's more likely that he simply hadn't met the woman he wanted.
Defu was still a little confused. After all, Shen Yunxi had followed the Emperor for so many years, so why was the Emperor so disgusted with her?
Well, matters of the heart have nothing to do with someone like him who isn't even physically complete. The only hope is that when the gods fight, they won't accidentally hurt us little devils.
After Defu's figure disappeared, Junxuan picked up the gold hairpin on the table again.
Junxuan hadn't understood why he would repeatedly indulge a woman who had hurt him until he heard Lin Chen confess his feelings to Shen Yunxi, at which point he realized that Shen Yunxi had already entered his heart.
She didn't enter his heart only after returning from Yanshan Tang; she had already developed different feelings for Shen Yunxi long before.
Unfortunately, because of the Empress Dowager, he kept his feelings to himself and refused to show them, so no one knew, and he deceived himself.
Over the years, Shen Yunxi has been following behind him, and he either doesn't feel it or he has been deceiving himself.
Sometimes he told himself that Shen Yunxi treated him this way because of his status, not because she truly loved him as a person, and that her feelings were not pure, but rather tainted by some shady motives.
With this mindset, Jun-hyun deceived himself and everyone else.
Moreover, he could not forgive the Empress Dowager and her people for not saving his mother from death, because the infighting in the harem had caused his mother's death.
Suddenly, Junxuan remembered Shen Yunxi's words.
For some reason, he felt that her words at the time seemed to have a different meaning, and for some inexplicable reason, Junxuan thought of Yunfei's death.
For so many years, Yunfei's death has been a huge burden on Junxuan. He witnessed firsthand how his mother left this world, which was a great blow to him at the time.
Perhaps because he was young, he simply kept it in his heart but never seriously investigated it.
Is it possible that he blamed the wrong person?
The thought of such a possibility made Junxuan's face turn extremely ugly. He couldn't even imagine how he would face Shen Yunxi if he had misunderstood the Empress Dowager and missed Shen Yunxi for so many years.
Junxuan originally had no doubts about what those people said, but after Lu Wanqing's scheming against him, and the day when the Empress Dowager went to Cining Palace to apologize to Lu Wanqing, he realized that the women in the harem were not as simple as he had imagined.
“Southeast, Northwest,” Junxuan said in a deep voice, his hand gripping the golden hairpin tightening.
Two dark figures landed in front of Jun Xuan. "Greetings, Master."
Junxuan then gave a few instructions, and the two quickly disappeared from the spot, as if they had never been there, without making a sound.
Junxuan leaned back in his chair, his thoughts in turmoil. He really didn't know how to face Shen Yunxi now. If he hadn't investigated properly and had blamed the wrong person, he truly deserved to be hurt by Shen Yunxi.
Shen Yunxi, of course, had no idea how complicated Jun Xuan's feelings were. After leaving Shen Qiuyan's courtyard, she returned to her own.
As soon as she reached the entrance of the courtyard, she heard laughter coming from inside. Shen Yunxi, who had been feeling a little sad, immediately smiled.
"Uncle, let's fly even higher!" Jiang Ying's joyful voice rang out.
Shen Yunxi walked into the courtyard and headed towards the front hall. She immediately saw Shen Anyu lifting Jiang Ying up. The two were having a great time. Although Shen Anyu was covered in sweat, his smile was radiant and he was laughing heartily.
Xiaoyu and Zhizhi were watching over her, worried that Shen Anyu might accidentally drop Jiang Ying, but they were overthinking it. Shen Anyu held Jiang Ying steadily.
"Young Master, please be careful." Xiao Yu was terrified, but still couldn't help but remind him.
At this moment, Shen Yunxi walked in. After seeing Shen Yunxi, Shen Anyu also walked over carrying Jiang Ying, his smile unwavering.
"My little sister is back!" Shen Anyu exclaimed excitedly.
Jiang Ying also called out, "Auntie's back!"
Seeing the two happy smiling faces approaching, Shen Yunxi also smiled happily, "Yes, you're back. Are you hungry? Shall we go and have a meal now?"
"Okay." Shen Anyu agreed and then put Jiang Ying down.
Jiang Ying happily moved closer to Shen Yunxi, hugged her leg, and rubbed against her.
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