After sending the two girls into the Yuchun Tower, Shen Ruoyu returned to the boat and instructed the boatman to rush to the Jubaomen Wharf immediately. He helped the Son of Heaven to get into the car, and ordered Zhong Kexi, who had already slept a lot, to rush back to the Qianqing Palace immediately.

When he arrived at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Shen Ruoyu instructed Zhong Kexi to drive the car back immediately, while helping the Son of Heaven into the palace.

The entire Qianqing Palace was quiet, and two high candles were silently lit in the main hall, and the two red lights stood there fixedly, not moving. The palace maids and eunuchs were all asleep. The warm pavilion on the west side where Queen Ma slept was pitch black, and there was no sound, and I didn't know if she was there; Maybe after waiting for a night and not seeing the emperor come back, he went back to Kunning Palace.

Shen Ruoyu served the Son of Heaven and lay down in wide clothes and looked at the leaky pot. There is still an hour before the early dynasty.

In an hour, what kind of home will he go back to?

Not long after Zhu Yunwen lay down, he called softly:

"Brother Wu, come and sleep with me."

Shen Ruoyu said softly: "You're not afraid that I will kick you down?" - Sleep yours. ”

The Son of Heaven said: "You lie down with me for a while." I have something to say to you. ”

Shen Ruoyu walked over and touched the forehead of the Son of Heaven. The dragon court is cold.

"You don't have a fever, do you? Really, I'm Xu Da? ”

"Can you lie down?"

Shen Ruoyu and his clothes lay down beside the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Yunwen took his hand and muttered, "Why did the Fourth Emperor Uncle treat me like this? ”

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a moment.

"At this time, do you still call him Uncle Huang?"

"The blood relationship can't be changed," Zhu Yunwen said bitterly, "Why does he treat me like this?" Is he going to drive his own nephew to death? ”

"Aren't you cutting the feudal domain too?"

"It's him who is in front of the rebellion, not me in the front." Zhu Yunwen trembled. "He wanted to be the emperor from the beginning, when his father was still alive, he saw that his father was not pleasing to the eye, and when the emperor's grandfather was still alive, he began to collude with Mongolia to buy military horses privately. I'm a thorn in his side, and I have to get rid of it. Brother Wu, what should I do? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Look, just like that, you even ordered the army not to hurt him." You're too easy to bully, aren't you? ”

Zhu Yunwen panicked: "Grandpa Huang fell into his trap and unjustly killed Duke Liangguo." He certainly wouldn't doubt his son; But where did he think that it was not Lan Yu who really rebelled, but King Yan? If the Duke of Liang Guo is still there, why should I worry about the country being taken away, no one can defeat General Lan. But King Yan borrowed a knife to kill people and removed the great trouble in his heart, what should I do? What exactly should I do now? ”

Shen Ruoyu's heart was like a mess, and he said softly: "Brother Wen, to be honest, Liang Rushui's words, I don't know how much to believe." ”

"Do you suspect that she is cheating?"

"I don't doubt that she is Lan Yu's daughter, and I don't doubt that when she said these words, at least she believed them to be true, and she did hate King Yan to the core. However, about how much of this story is true, I can't be sure, about how much of this story is true. I need to know where Miss Lan heard these ins and outs, whether her father told her something personally, or if she was also hearsay. ”

Zhu Yunwen said in a low voice: "Brother Wu, tell me, do you still think that the Fourth Emperor Uncle is good to you in your heart?" ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled faintly. "If it weren't for him, would you still know that I was there today? It's just that I'm gradually discovering another side of him that I don't know. Everything he behaved before me was the embodiment of perfection, almost divine. But that's not the case; But how far this fact is from the appearance, I don't know; Every time I find something, it's really hard for me to accept. Can you understand? ”

"Of course, I understand." Zhu Yunwen said softly: "You respect the Fourth Emperor Uncle, this should have been." The Fourth Emperor Uncle must have promised you a lot of promising benefits, and if he wins the country, there is no doubt that you will be a prince and your grace will not be endless. But you chose to help me, and you lost the title of county lord and guest of honor. I didn't trust you at first, and I sent you to prison, but you didn't change your mind. Your loyalty and devotion to me are unmatched, and you have never sought fame or fortune, and are willing to commit yourself to being a lowly guard. No matter how much I try to repay you, I don't feel enough. ”

"Don't say that, Brother Wen," Shen Ruoyu was sad when he heard him say this. "Have I helped you in any way to this day? I can't govern the country, I can't be Anbang in martial arts, I'm already cheeky and eating around you. ”

"Tonight, you've made me understand a lot of things that the Deep Palace will never understand. I'm sure that if I let you lead the troops, the situation will be much better than it is now, but you still won't. ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled: "I only have one advantage, that is, I still have self-knowledge. I am absolutely not good at leading troops; As for what you said, what happened tonight can be done by any ordinary person, and it will be much more than what I have brought you. You don't do me any good or you by lifting me up, I'm telling you the truth. ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "Actually, even if you can't do any martial arts, you are still the most indispensable person around me." You're the only one who makes me feel like I'm a person, and when I'm your confidant and partner, you can criticize me mercilessly and stick a knife in my ribs no matter what. You'll also take me out to see the real world outside, take me to taste street food, and show me the women of the Qinglou—if it weren't for these, where would I get the determination to reduce the amount of money and the idea of rehabilitating Lan Yu. ”

Shen Ruoyu was moved in her heart. He smiled generously: "Small." ”

Zhu Yunwen asked: "Brother Wu, have you thought about it, if I lose and King Yan wins, how will he retaliate against you?" ”

Shen Ruoxiao was slightly stunned. "Instead of thinking about how he will retaliate against you, you will worry about me?"

Zhu Yunwen said: "He and I have been opposites from the beginning. But you're different, you're his person. It seemed to him that you had betrayed him, which was more hateful than having fought against him in the first place; If he wins, he will definitely take the most brutal means to get revenge on you, just as he did against Lan Yu. At that time, what should you do? ”

"What should I do," Shen Ruoyu smiled helplessly, "I've thought about this question, and I've thought about it for a long, long time. If King Yan wins, I'm afraid the situation you said won't be able to escape. What am I going to do? What can I do? I can only save myself if I save you. Think about it, what can I do when that day comes? ”

Zhu Yunwen trembled in horror: "If you are ......" He stretched out his hand and grabbed him.

"You, Brother Wen, don't think so much. I don't even think about it now, what's going on with love. What's the use of breaking your head? If you want me to say, go to bed first. It's time to get up and go to bed, and sleep for a while. ”

He shook the Son of Heaven's hand comfortingly, coaxed him to close his eyes, and quieted down. Tired all night, he himself quickly fell asleep.

Not long after, however, he suddenly woke up; The Son of Heaven was rolling around him, moaning softly.

He stretched out his hand, patted Zhu Yunwen, and asked vaguely, "Brother Wen, what's wrong?" ”

Zhu Yunwen didn't answer immediately, but still kept turning over, trembling all over. After a while, he heard him moan:

"It hurts......"

Shen Ruoyu raised his head and looked at the weak Son of Heaven beside him. It was dark in the East Warm Pavilion; He only vaguely saw a pale face.

He was still sleepy, his mind feeling like a mess, and he didn't react consciously. He reached over, touched Tianzi's wet forehead covered with cold sweat, and asked:

"Haven't you already sobered up......"

Zhu Yunwen suddenly grabbed his hand and clutched it tightly, as if he had exhausted all the strength of his life, and his finger bones hurt.

"Brother Wu, you save me...... Why did he treat me like this, I treat him as my own uncle, why did he have to put me to death......"

Shen Ruoyu was a little helpless, only feeling that the Son of Heaven in front of him was like a cowardly and helpless little lamb, pure and harmless, but he could only wait for slaughter alone.

"Don't think too much, Brother Wen," he kept comforting him, and gently patted the Son of Heaven on the shoulder, as if coaxing a poor toddler, and kept helping him wipe away his tears with his hands.

"Things have come to this point, and then ask why nothing can be solved, and the question that should be focused on is what to do now. If you do what you want to do and what you should do, whether it is reducing taxes or other benevolent government measures, only you can have the strength to implement your policies from top to bottom, and finally realize your cultural governance ideas. As for the matter of commanding troops to fight, you have Wei Guogong, Mei Yuma, Cao Guogong, so many outstanding generals, and millions of soldiers who are willing to die for you. You still have this vast territory; King Yan only had 350,000 horses and a few northern towns. You should tell yourself that as long as the country is in your hands for a day, you will not give up for a day, and you must make your own merits, so that all the people of the Ming Dynasty can clearly see that Emperor Gao is wise to pass on the throne to you, and everyone is willing to defend it for you, so that King Yan is invulnerable. ”

Zhu Yunwen trembled and groaned: "I heard that a senior monk named Daoyan said to the Four Emperor Uncles that the will of heaven is not equal to the will of the people, and the will of the people cannot defeat the will of heaven. I can have the hearts of the people, but the will of heaven is on the side of the Four Emperor Uncles. ”

Shen Ruoyu said softly: "Where is the will of heaven, how can he know?" You are the Son of Heaven, you don't know the will of heaven, who else in the whole world can know? He said these words just to confuse people's minds and make others believe that King Yan was the true son of heaven. You can't be short of breath yourself. Brother Wen, stop thinking nonsense; It's going to be dawn soon, are you going to fall asleep on the Mandarin Palace? ”

Zhu Yunwen finally got some comfort, and his stiff and nervous body collapsed weakly. Shen Ruoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, and was just about to close his eyes, when suddenly, the Son of Heaven twitched ominously and snorted. He lowered his head, Zhu Yunwen covered his stomach with both hands, and his face spasmed, as if he was in great pain. Then, the Son of Heaven's body suddenly thrust back without warning, and then shook his head forward, and vomited in a big gulp.

Shen Ruoyu was stunned by this sudden change, and was stunned like a puppet, watching Jianwen Tianzi vomit himself and fill half of the imperial couch.

Then, Zhu Yunwen stopped vomiting, and his whole body spasmed in pain, and tears flowed profusely.

Shen Ruoyu was stunned for a long time, then suddenly came back to his senses, and rolled from the bed to the ground like a lightning strike. He hurriedly got up, and without saying anything, he lifted the Son of Heaven from the royal couch, carried him to a chair beside him and asked him to sit down, took off all the dirty clothes on his body and threw them to the ground, and ripped off the dirty sheets and bedding like crazy. Then, he also took off his coat and threw it out of the Qianqing Palace along with the dirty things in front of him.

Then, he turned around; The dark Qianqing Palace was empty, lit only by two high candles. In the candlelight, the woman standing in front of him was pale and slender, with long hair scattered, wearing a floor-mopping white robe, a complete female ghost image.

"Mother...... Empress?! ……”

Shen Ruoyu saw Queen Ma's face clearly, and then realized that she was only wearing a middle shirt and single pants, screamed loudly, and rushed into the Dongnuan Pavilion in a hurry, hiding behind the thick curtain.

However, for a long time, there was no movement outside. He waited for a long time, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he carefully lifted the curtain and looked out.

Only one eunuch knelt at the door of the warm pavilion. Queen Ma is nowhere to be seen.

Shen Ruoyu asked in a low voice, "What about Niangniang?" ”

The eunuch kowtowed and said, "Lord Hui, Niang Niang has found clean clothes and beds for Lord Banzai, and instructed the servants to wait for Lord Shen to agree, and then take them in and change them for Lord Banzai." ”

Shen Ruoyu breathed a sigh of relief and opened the curtain: "Take it in." What did you just do? ”

There was a lot of reproach in his tone. The eunuch did not dare to answer, but only sent things in an orderly manner, and quickly made the bed. Shen Ruoyu watched from the side and said:

"Alright; I'll take the emperor's clothes. You're good to go. ”

The eunuch turned around, and Shen Ruoyu recognized it as Shanshou. He added:

"That's right, Yaman-sama. Did Niangniang sleep in Xinuan Pavilion tonight? ”

Shan Shou hurriedly bowed and said, "Lord Shen, don't call it that, the slave can't stand it." Niangniang has been sleeping in Xinuan Pavilion. When Lord Banzai and Lord Shen were discussing matters in the palace, they did not let the minions serve on the side. Later, Lord Shen took Wan Sui Ye out secretly, and the minions didn't know, and when the queen came over at night, she found that Wan Sui Ye was gone. The minions were rebuked by the mother. ”

Shen Ruoyu said in a low voice: "Father-in-law Shan, please go and invite Niangniang back to Kunning Palace." Otherwise, I'll be too inconvenient. Also, there's one more thing that asks for your help. I threw away the clothes and sheets outside, please help me find someone to wash them, it's better - keep quiet, or I'll be in big trouble. In addition, I would like to ask you to help me say a word in front of my mother, and beg her to allow you to leave the palace and come to my house to help me get a set of clean clothes. ”

Shan Shou said: "This Lord Shen can rest assured, Shan Shou understands and will definitely do it." However, the dirty things that the adults threw out just now have been taken away by the mother. Niangniang has gone back to Kunning Palace at this moment. What she was going to do with those things, the minions didn't know. ”

"Mother took it?" Shen Ruoyu seemed to have been hit with cold water. This time, I'm afraid that a catastrophe will inevitably come.

He sighed: "Forget it, I deserve it anyway." Thank you, Grandpa Shan. ”

Shan Shou said: "Your Excellency is polite. The mother also instructed the slave to tell the lord that the long live master was drunk like this, and he would not go to court later. If it really doesn't work, just ask the doctor to take a look. ”

After saying that, Yamashou bowed and retreated.

Shen Ruoyu returned to Zhu Yunwen's side and asked in a low voice:

"Your Majesty? How are you feeling right now? You haven't had a few drinks, you've been fine just now, why did you vomit again after sleeping for a while? ”

Zhu Yunwen just gasped weakly and did not speak. Shen Ruoyu helped him up and wanted to help him back to lie on the bed. Unexpectedly, as soon as the Son of Heaven stood up, he shocked his stomach, opened his mouth and spit out a few big mouthfuls, and for a while the smell was unpleasant, Shen Ruoliao had already prepared this time, and jumped far away in an instant, but it was still inevitable that his shirt was splashed with a few stains.

This time, the emperor finally vomited out everything he could spit out, and staggered downward. Shen Ruoyu hurriedly jumped over to support him and dragged him back to the bed. Yamashou heard the movement and ran in again. Shen Ruoyu instructed him to clean up the dirt on the ground, and had to take off his middle coat and throw it to him.

All that's left is underwear and pants. This time, not only could he not get out of the Qianqing Palace in one step, but he also had no choice but to see anyone except the eunuch and the unconscious emperor.

He put on the clean clothes that Shan Shou brought to the Son of Heaven, and after coaxing for a while, he finally let Zhu Yunwen fall asleep again.

It was dawning very quickly.