Chapter 20: Stopped
Shen Yunyou lowered his head and pondered about Ye Zixuan, while Situ Liuyun looked at Shen Yunyou's side face intently. After looking at it for a while, Situ Liuyun smiled with relief, stretched his waist, lay on the bed upside down, and said, "That's right, how dare you say this kind of thing." Even if you say it, someone will already kill you without waiting for me to make a move. ”
Situ Liuyun's meaningful words made Shen Yunyou smile helplessly. She had long known that this would not be so simple, but what Shen Yunyou didn't understand was that Situ Liuyun, a little girl, seemed to know some inside stories? When Ye Zixuan and his mother were killed, Situ Liuyun was still a child. What can a child who doesn't know anything know?
"Yunyou, you lie down too." Situ Liuyun tugged on Shen Yunyou's sleeve and patted another pillow on the bed.
Shen Yunyou nodded, and obediently lay beside Situ Liuyun. The left hand was pulled by Situ Liuyun, Shen Yunyou listened to Situ Liuyun's words, and let himself pay more attention to Yezixuan's movements outside the palace in the future, help him more, and pay attention to Situ Rui, Shen Yunyou suddenly felt that this Situ Liuyun seemed to be playing with fire. She didn't dare to anger Situ Rui, and she couldn't let go of Ye Zixuan. With such a mentality, one day there will be chaos.
Shen Yunyou had to agree to the princess's request. Seeing Situ Liuyun sleeping peacefully, Shen Yunyou opened his eyes restlessly and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. She only wished that time would pass quickly, so that she could leave this breathless palace sooner......
Early the next morning, after having breakfast with Situ Liuyun, Shen Yunyou proposed to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Situ Liuyun thought about it, and then arranged for someone to send Shen Yunyou back. Just when Shen Yunyou was leaving, he told her that he would definitely come to the palace to accompany him in a few days.
Shen Yunyou sat in the sedan chair, closed his eyes weakly, and arrived at the Xiangfu all the way.
After getting off the sedan chair, Shen Yunyou walked towards the gate. But as soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Meng Yuqing, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Mother, why are you here?" Shen Yunyou looked at Meng Yuqing, whose face was wrong, suspiciously, and hurriedly walked over and asked.
"You'er, you're back!" As soon as Meng Yuqing saw Shen Yunyou, she immediately grabbed Shen Yunyou's hand, looked at Shen Yunyou with pity, and asked nervously, "Is it okay?" ”
"It's just to go into the palace to chat with the princess, don't worry about it." Shen Yunyou saw Meng Yuqing's panicked expression in his eyes, and frowned without a trace. Supporting Meng Yuqing, Shen Yunyou whispered: "Mother, let's go back to the house and talk about something." ”
Sending Meng Yuqing back to his residence, Shen Yunyou leaned on Meng Yuqing's shoulder with peace of mind, enjoying a moment of relaxation.
"Mother, I have seen the queen." Shen Yunyou took the initiative to talk about seeing Liu Xinru, but unexpectedly, when he said the word queen, Meng Yuqing's body was stunned.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Shen Yunyou felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly sat up straight and looked at Meng Yuqing.
"It's okay, is there anything the queen is looking for you?" Meng Yuqing asked with a smile.
"Didn't say anything, just mentioned some of the things you used to do when you served by her side. Mother, how can you be the queen's personal maidservant? ”
Shen Yunyou's answer calmed down Meng Yuqing a little, gently stroking Shen Yunyou's long hair, Meng Yuqing looked out the window with misty eyes, and said softly: "That's in the past, don't mention it." ”
Meng Yuqing's attitude made Shen Yunyou shut up obediently. Originally, she still wanted to ask Meng Yuqing about Ye Zixuan and his mother, but looking at Meng Yuqing's attitude, Shen Yunyou understood that even if she asked now, she couldn't ask anything. Moreover, she didn't want Meng Yuqing to worry too much.
Shen Yunyou stayed with her in Meng Yuqing's room for a long time. Then he got up and went back to his lodgings. Looking at Xiu'er and Zheng Yunqi in the courtyard, Shen Yunyou said hello to the two of them, then returned to the room dejectedly, and fell on the bed regardless of the image.
After a short sleep, Shen Yunyou slept for two hours, and when he woke up, it was almost noon.
Shen Yunyou thought about how he had only been busy with Ye Zixuan's affairs during this time, and the Shen family's business had not been noticed for a long time. So after making some preparations, Shen Yunyou took Xiu'er and Zheng Yunqi out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and walked in the direction of the downtown area.
After Shen Yunyou found out about Liu Song before, there was also the experience of Shen Zhiyuan personally taking Shen Yunyou to inspect the store. Therefore, as soon as Shen Yunyou appeared this time, the shopkeepers of various stores immediately recognized who she was, and obediently took out the account books and reported to Shen Yunyou about the business situation during this time.
Shen Yunyou asked some questions roughly, and gave different suggestions to each shopkeeper, including how to place some items in the store, when and which things should be reduced in price, and which things should be raised in price, etc., which made Zheng Yunqi and Xiu'er around her a little surprised.
"You're still in business?" Zheng Yunqi waited for Shen Yunyou to finish patrolling the last shop, and asked softly.
"I just know a little bit about fur." Shen Yunyou smiled slightly and answered Zheng Yunqi's question casually. Looking at the sky, it was already past noon time to eat, so Shen Yunyou could only take the two of them to the restaurant for a casual meal.
The three of them sat by the window on the second floor, ordered the meal, and chatted while waiting for the second junior to serve the food.
"Miss, do you think that's Rui Wang Ye and Chu Yu?" The sharp-eyed Xiu'er suddenly turned her head to look at Shen Yunyou when she was bored looking out the window.
Shen Yunyou glanced in the direction Xiu'er was pointing and smiled silently. But when he heard Zheng Yunqi, who was sitting opposite, he sneered and smiled.
His eyes moved slightly, and Shen Yunyou thought about it, Zheng Yunqi was the person of the Shadow, and the Shadow had always wanted to deal with Prince Rui, so it was not unusual for Zheng Yunqi to have such an attitude.
After Situ Rui accompanied Chu Yu to walk around the street, he went directly back to the house on Yunliu Street. Walking slowly into the courtyard, Situ Rui saw the guqin placed in front of the window, and glanced back at Chu Yu suspiciously.
"The prince has been working hard for state affairs recently, and he must have not calmed down for a long time to rest. So Yu'er thought, while the prince has time today, play a song for the prince. Chu Yu said his thoughts to Situ Rui softly, and then after Situ Rui nodded, he walked to the back of the guqin and sat down.
Situ Rui leaned against the trunk of the tree, closed his eyes, and listened to Chu Yu's piano with his hands on his chest. But he suddenly remembered the song he overheard Shen Yunyou playing in the palace yesterday.
Shen Yunyou once asked Situ Rui what was the reason why he fell in love with Chu Yu. In fact, similar to what Shen Yunyou guessed at the time, a large part of the reason why Situ Rui would choose Chu Yu was because of Chu Yu's well-behaved. Another reason is Chu Yu's piano skills.
As we all know, Chu Yu is a performer in Zuisheng Building, and she is not the most beautiful woman in Zuisheng Building. But Chu Yu's piano skills can make people come from thousands of miles away, just to listen to her play a song. So when Situ Rui happened to go to Zuisheng Building, after hearing Chu Yu's piano, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry that a woman like this was reduced to the land of fireworks.
And with the later contact with Chu Yu, Situ Rui found that Chu Yu was not greedy for her status and money like others, she could sit quietly with herself, watch herself drink, and listen to herself. You can also be crazy to please yourself in bed, and make yourself happier than other women. And the reason why Situ Rui decided to be good to her was that time Chu Yu was captured by the bandits, and she would rather die and say "No one can touch me except the prince".
But yesterday in the palace, Situ Rui found that compared with Qiu Shenghan's piano skills, Chu Yu was too inferior. After accidentally hearing Shen Yunyou playing the piano, Situ Rui felt that he was extremely funny, even that fool was better than Chu Yu.
Situ Rui slowly opened his eyes and looked at Chu Yu who was stroking the qin to himself. The faint smile on Chu Yu's face was still the same as before, but the mood of the person listening to the piano had changed. This is the first time Situ Rui has unintentionally listened to Chu Yu play the piano.
Situ Rui waved his hand and motioned for Chu Yu to stop playing. Then, when Chu Yu got up and walked towards him, Situ Rui opened his mouth with a cold expression and said, "This king will go back first." ”
After speaking, Situ Rui disappeared from Chu Yu's sight without looking back.
Chu Yu stood in place in a daze, looking at Situ Rui who was drifting away, and kept asking himself, did he say something wrong that made him unhappy? Otherwise, why did he ......
Clenching his fists, Chu Yu stomped his foot unwillingly. Then when Situ Rui walked out of the door, he walked lightly in the direction he left.
After Shen Yunyou, Xiu'er, and Zheng Yunqi had eaten and drunk enough, they couldn't think of anywhere else to go, so they decided to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. But on the way back, they were stopped by more than a dozen men.
"Who are you?" Shen Yunyou glanced up and down at the man in charge, frowned and asked.
"We were sent by Lord Night! My lord said, I have something to do with you, let us take you back now! ”
Ye Zixuan is looking for himself, will he make such a big move?
Shen Yunyou turned her head to look at Zheng Yunqi suspiciously, and saw the same emotion in her eyes.
"The people of the imperial court should always have tokens, right? Take it out and take a look. Zheng Yunqi stepped forward, protected Shen Yunyou and Xiu'er behind him, and talked to the man in a cold voice.
"Get out of the way! The adult said, as long as Shen Yunyou. You two are fine! Not only did the man not take out the token as Zheng Yunqi asked, but wanted to be rough. Stretched out his hand and pushed Zheng Yunqi away, the man's gaze fell straight on Shen Yunyou's body, and he was about to cross Zheng Yunqi and take Shen Yunyou away.