Shen Shu was embarrassed.

She really didn't know why the emperor was so dignified that he would transfer the question from her grandfather Bai Xin to her jade pendant, and now she asked about King Yi's intention for giving her this jade pendant-

Is it because she can't pronounce words clearly enough?

She said it was borrowing, borrowing, borrowing!

But since the emperor said "gift", how could she dare to correct the words of the Ninety-Five.

Of course, she knew that King Yi was afraid that she would meet Princess Lao Rui when she entered the palace, so he would kindly give her a jade pendant to protect herself.

However, she didn't dare to say it to the emperor.

If you say—

Doesn't it mean that he is saying bad things about Princess Lao Rui behind his back.

Princess Lao Rui is Chu Zhan's mother-in-law.

Given that she and Chu Zhan can now be regarded as allies.

She didn't want to make a feud with the Rui Wangfu for no reason.

"Courtier's ......"

Shen Shu hesitated for a moment, and replied in a hurry: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yi 'borrowed' the jade pendant of the courtier, although it is benevolent and compassionate, but it is for silver." Not only did he ask for silver, but His Royal Highness also said that if he knocked or touched, the courtiers would have to fold it into silver to pay it back. ”

Emperor:......

He did not know that his son, whom he valued most, behaved in such a way in front of the girl who had begged him to marry him.

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

The emperor coughed lightly, and knocked his fingers on the small table at hand: "This piece of dragon and phoenix jade, there is only this one piece in the world, you said that Shiro rented it to you, so how much silver does he want from you?" ”

Shen Shu shook his head: "Your Highness didn't say it. ”

The emperor's face was slightly pale.

However, the next moment-

Shen Shu pondered and said, "But the courtier's daughter rents the guard Feiyu next to His Highness, which is one thousand taels of silver a month. This jade pendant is worth a lot, and the courtiers only rent it for one day...... Want...... If you want to come, 10,000 taels is enough. ”

"Ahem...... Cough...... Ahem......"

The emperor coughed violently a few times, and for a moment he was a little out of breath.

Zhou Jinxi hurriedly stepped forward, patted his back and served tea, and after working like this for a while, the emperor got a little better.

Shen Shu watched from the sidelines, sniffed the smell of medicine in the air again, and her apricot eyes flashed.

Because of the uncomfortable cough, the emperor frowned thickly, covered his lips and looked at her: "Your adoptive father Shen Chong is just a long history of Yunjiang Sipin, 10,000 taels of silver is afraid that it will cost him ten years, where did you get 10,000 taels of silver to rent Shilang's jade pendant, and where did you get 1,000 taels of silver to rent Feiyu, en?" ”

Hearing him ask about the silver, Shen Shu was very confident.

"Back to Your Majesty, the courtier's adoptive mother, the Jiang family, is the daughter of the Jiang family in the northwest, and she has a lot of marriages, including gold and silver mines. There are only two brothers and courtiers under the mother's knees, she treats the courtiers as her own, and has given the gold mine to the brother and the silver mine to the courtiers in the early years.

The courtiers are frugal, and they have some savings over the years, even if they don't show their parents, the money for hiring Feiyu for a thousand taels of silver is from the beginning. As for the jade pendant of 10,000 taels of silver...... The courtiers get together, and then ask the elder brother to borrow some, they can still make it up, and it is a big deal to save a few more years, as long as they can be touched by the blessings of the emperor, it is worth spending more money. ”

Emperor:......

He looked at Shen Shu's black and white apricot eyes, and when he mentioned such things as silver, his eyes were shining-

Thinking of his son, who is beautiful and does not eat fireworks in the world, he was speechless for a while.

"Ahem...... Cough...... Ahem......"

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hand at Shen Shu: "I'm tired, you go down first." ”

Shen Shu didn't expect that the face saint, who had always been nervous, would pass so easily.

Her heart suddenly relaxed, and she hurriedly kowtowed to thank her.

Zhou Jinxi stepped forward at the right time, swept the dust, bowed and said, "County Lord, please." ”

Shen Shu stood up, felt the emperor's gaze, and kept his eyes on her.

She straightened her back and turned around, not daring to look left and right for clues to the incense burner.

could only follow Zhou Jinxi and walked out of the hall in silence.

When her figure disappeared at the door, the emperor said to the little eunuch beside him: "Go and call Shiro." ”

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As soon as Shen Shu came out of the Taiji Palace, he saw King Yi wearing a python robe, standing at the foot of the steps with his hands in his hands.

His tall and graceful figure and handsome face were bathed in the spring light, as if glowing with a layer of golden light.

In front of this majestic and solemn Taiji Palace, it is like a god, so dazzling that people dare not look at it directly.

Shen Shu's heart jumped twice for no reason.

She hurriedly lowered her eyes, followed Zhou Jinxi, went down the steps, and saluted him.

"No need to be polite." Chu Yi said lightly.

Shen Shu stood up, and subconsciously reached out to his waist, wanting to untie the jade pendant and return it to him, so as not to have any "accidents".

This action, looking at Chu Yi's eyes, made his eyes darken.

He looked at Zhou Jinxi: "Father-in-law, please go back, my father-in-law still needs to take care of my father-in-law, this king happened to be passing by, so I will take the county lord out of the palace together." ”

Shen Shu's eyebrows jumped when she heard this.

As soon as he said in Taiji Palace, this jade pendant was a rent of 10,000 taels, and he couldn't wait to collect the money after a while.

She couldn't help but speed up to understand Yu Pei's movements.

Zhou Jinxi carefully looked at Chu Yi's expression.

Although Taiji Palace is a palace of the former dynasty, it is independent of the palaces.

Your Highness is like this, and it is obvious that he has made a special trip to wait here.

It's a transfer and waiting here, and it's also pretending to be a "dropper......

Zhou Jinxi remembered what this girl said in front of the emperor, and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for King Yi.

These princes were all grown up by him.

His Royal Highness King Yi entered the palace with his chin and waited for a woman.

This has never happened before.

Merely......

The woman he was waiting for was a fool with no heart.

It's a shame.

Zhou Jinxi hesitated and said: "Your Royal Highness, the Queen Mother gave the county lord a lot of things before, and the county lord has come to the Taiji Palace to thank him, and he must go to Renshou Palace to thank him, and the slave is about to take the county lord over ......"

Shen Shu was slightly stunned, and the hand that was originally planning to return the jade pendant stopped in mid-air.

On that day, in the Yiwang Mansion, it was Gonggong Tang, who was beside the Queen Mother, who gave some rewards on behalf of the Queen Mother.

It's nothing more than gold and silver jewelry, all of which are ordinary things.

It is said that such a reward does not need to go to Renshou Palace to thank you.

Yes, Shen Shu had no intention of going to Renshou Palace before.

But now, Zhou Jinxi has mentioned-

Even if you don't have to, you have to go.

Chu Yi looked at Zhou Jinxi, and his phoenix eyes flashed a hint of fierceness.

He naturally understands the mystery of this better than Shen Shu.

Zhou Jinxi is the first eunuch in front of the emperor.

He would never rashly propose to let Shen Shu go to Renshou Palace to thank him for such a superfluous move.

This "thanksgiving" is probably arranged in advance.

"This king is just going to the imperial grandmother to say goodbye, so take her by the way." Chu Yi said in a slightly deep voice.

As he spoke, his eyes motioned for Shen Shu to follow, and he was about to turn around-

"His Royal Highness."

A small eunuch rushed down from the steps, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty has a summons, please go to the Taiji Hall to meet you." ”

Chu Yi's eyes sank.

Seeing this, Zhou Jinxi said with a smile: "Your Majesty has a call, you can't delay, Your Highness, you better go quickly, the slave maid will take the county lord to Renshou Palace, and he will take care of it properly, please rest assured." ”

Chu Yi crossed him and walked in front of Shen Shu, stared at her solemnly with a pair of phoenix eyes, and instructed in a deep voice: "Tie the jade pendant back, in Renshou Palace, except for thanksgiving, don't say much, I will go to you when I see my father." ”

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