“.” I was just about to go in when a little eunuch stopped me. I glanced at him and said, "I have something in this palace to ask to see the emperor, and I ask my father-in-law to report it." ”

The eunuch bent down and said respectfully: "The emperor and the queen are discussing important matters, and I hope that the queen will understand." ”

I frowned, already a little unhappy in my heart, but I still reluctantly smiled and said, "In that case, then the tired father-in-law will tell the palace when the emperor is free, thank you." After saying that, I took a jade bracelet from my wrist and secretly stuffed it into his hand.

The father-in-law's face was indeed much better than before, he nodded vigorously with a smile, and personally helped me out of the Dragon Palace.

On the way back, my heart was not very stable, I didn't know what was wrong with me, I just felt as if something was going to happen, and I almost fell down several times while walking. In fact, this feeling has been going on for days, but it is even worse today.

Seeing that I looked absent-minded, Ye Yao asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

I shook my head, but the sense of foreboding still weighed heavily on my heart. I stopped, looked up at the sky, took a breath, and shook my head slightly.

It took me a while to feel the stuffiness that was wrapping around my chest dissipate a little. When my gaze fell back to the front, there was already a figure there.

"Ye Yao, you wait for me here." I let go of my grip on Ye Yao, and stepped forward. The person in front of me is Ye Yao's brother Shen Yu, and she is also her only relative in this world.

Shen Yu didn't seem to know where I was coming, he was standing under a laurel tree, always with his back to me, his head slightly raised, not knowing what he was thinking.

I walked up to him lightly and whispered, "Lord Shen, don't come unharmed." ”

Shen Yu paused when he heard this, and after a long time, he turned around and said with a smile: "How are you doing?" ”

If I had seen him like this before, I would have teased him fiercely, but now I don't have the mood I had before.

"How is Sisi?" I directly threw out the topics I was most concerned about, Ye Yao told me that Sisi was not good, I think Xiao Ziling may not tell me this, but Shen Yu will.

"She..." Shen Yu's eyes were obviously a little evasive, and his hesitant answer made my heart even more uneasy. I didn't rush, I waited quietly. It was a long time before he nodded wordlessly.

"Really?" I laughed a little, then took out the jade pendant he gave me and shook it in front of his eyes: "Does Lord Shen remember this?" ”

Shen Yu nodded, and I continued: "Then did Lord Shen remember what he promised me?" ”

Shen Yu nodded again, and I smiled: "In that case, I only have one request, let me see Sisi." ”

The remaining smile on Shen Yu's face finally disappeared from the corner of his mouth, and he unexpectedly refused my request.

I knew that there would be such a result, so I didn't argue with him, and said softly: "Does Lord Shen want to break his word?" You don't let me see Sisi because she has been sick recently and I can't see her? Or is it because she's under house arrest from you? ”

"You..." After hearing this, his expressionless face finally moved, and his eyes were fixed on me. My grin widened, but my words were indifferent: "Shen Yu, I used to believe so much that you could take care of Sisi, and you also swore in front of me that you would protect her for the rest of your life, but why do you break your promise now?" You've disappointed me so much! ”

"No, it's not! Ah Yuan, listen to me..."Shen Yu seemed to want to explain something to me, but was interrupted by me sharply: "Shen Yu, no matter what reason you have, Sisi is an extremely important person to me. I am willing to talk to you today just to make you fulfill the promise you made to me, and if you don't, I haven't seen you today. But Sisi, I have to see it! "I wanted to tell what I already knew, but then I thought that now was not the time, and I had to meet Sisi first before I could make another plan.

"Ah Yuan, do you know who the real murderer of Concubine Xian was back then?" Shen Yu asked in a deep voice. My heart shrank, knowing that I could no longer hide this matter, and in silence I turned my gaze to another place.

"The emperor's house arrest Sisi is not entirely for Concubine Xian, he wants to protect you even more! If it weren't for the seriousness of the situation, he would never have done it. What's more, Sisi... She's already..."Shen Yu didn't continue, and a sadness that couldn't be dissolved gradually appeared in her eyes, which was heartbreaking to watch.

Seeing his somewhat dejected look, I no longer had the strength to continue fighting with him, and turned to look into the distance.

"Tell me honestly, have you ever liked Sisi?" This has always been my biggest worry, I know Sisi likes Shen Yu very much, but what about Shen Yu? He had never shown such feelings to me.

Shen Yu was silent, I thought my concern was correct, and sighed: "Whether you like her or not, she is now your wife, and you have the responsibility and obligation to be good to her." ”

"You... Do you really want to see you? He didn't go any further, but moved on to another, his eyes glancing behind me as he spoke. Naturally, I knew what he was looking at, and quickly blocked his view with my body.

"Shen Yu, if you are still a friend of me, let me see her. I promise not to say it and not to do anything. She's my own sister, and there's no way I'm going to ignore her. ”

Silence spread, and Shen Yu kept thinking with his eyebrows down. I looked at him nervously, afraid that he would really refuse.

"Well, I promise you! But you have to take care of your body first, Sisi will not be in danger for the time being, you can rest assured. Shen Yu finally agreed.

After that, I spent my days waiting. As the days got longer, my heart became anxious day by day, probably God felt my worry, the originally dry late autumn suddenly rained heavily, dark clouds, thunder and lightning, and the rumbling thunder sounded in my ears all day, making the originally irritable mood even more uneasy.

Although Xiao Ziling never came back, the reward never stopped. Whenever those gold, silver and jewels appeared in front of me, I saw the face of my father-in-law who came to announce the decree with a flattering and courteous smile on his face, and those thick lips flew up and down saying how expensive these things were, and how important I was in Xiao Ziling's heart. But he didn't know that I didn't want these superficial things at all.

A few days later, when Shen Yu finally sent someone to tell me the news, I was so excited that I didn't sleep well all night. The next morning, she got up from the bed, changed into the women's clothes that had been prepared, and pretended to be Shen Yu's concubine to enter the prison.