Shen Yu pursed her lips and said, "I'm afraid I'll hurt you."
"Smooth words and charming words."
Xie Tingzhou scolded, but his eyes suddenly softened, "You only know the way forward but don't know how to deal with the aftermath. You still need someone to wipe it for you..."
"Wipe your ass." Shen Yu continued what he had left unfinished.
Xie Tingzhou lowered his eyes and looked at her. She was just over his shoulders and was still a little girl who hadn't fully grown yet.
"The aftermath has been taken care of for you. It's just that you go to Basan Academy one after another. The people there must already know you. Don't go out and move around much in the short term to avoid being stared at."
Shen Yu responded obediently, walked closer and said, "I have one more thing to ask."
Xie Tingzhou: "What's the matter?"
"This incident caused a big fuss today, are those poor men okay?"
Although she brought those poor people into this circle, she was not a cold-hearted person after all, and she was somewhat worried about their safety.
"What do you think?" Xie Tingzhou glanced sideways at her, "How can the emperor be so easy to control? Thousands of soldiers forced him to give orders, which emperor can swallow such a breath."
"But..." Shen Yu frowned and said, "Once the emperor orders punishment, it will definitely arouse public outrage."
Xie Tingzhou couldn't help but take a closer look at her. It could be seen that she was not careless, but had considered it carefully.
"I didn't see how you could persuade the courtiers and humble scholars to petition together."
Shen Yu was stunned for a moment, "Are there any courtiers?"
Xie Tingzhou saw from her unexpected expression that she seemed to be unaware of the courtier's petition.
The two looked at each other quickly. Shen Yu was about to speak, but Xie Tingzhou seemed to know what she wanted to say and nodded first.
"That's right."
I am afraid that someone is more anxious than them, anxious to get this case concluded as soon as possible, and those courtiers are the pressure put on Emperor Tongxu by the other party.
"What exactly did you say to those poor men?" Xie Tingzhou asked, "They did not retreat even after being threatened."
Shen Yu said: "You may not believe it, but I didn't say any inflammatory words. I just briefly talked about what I saw and heard at the border."
It was not an incitement, but a righteous heart in the hearts of those poor men.
Although a literati cannot go into battle to kill the enemy, a literati's pen is like a warrior's sword, sometimes even sharper than the sword.
How can students just sit idly by when there is trouble in the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Xie Tingzhou nodded in agreement, "Those who achieve great things will only stagnate if they get stuck in trivial matters."
"But what great things can I accomplish?"
Shen Yu made a slight "tsk" sound in distress, lying on the table and said, "Isn't it strange that my father always said in his dreams that I can save more people, but I don't know who else I can save. "
Xie Tingzhou said: "What a coincidence, an eminent monk once said the same thing to me."
"Really?" Shen Yu said in surprise: "Did you save him?"
Xie Tingzhou glanced at her, "How many times do you think I saved you?"
Shen Yu curled her lips, "Your Highness's great kindness, Shen Yu has nothing to repay."
Xie Tingzhou snorted softly, "You can't retaliate, so you're not going to retaliate?"
He walked slowly to the bookshelf, and ran his fingertips across the bookshelf one by one.
Those fingers are as slender as jade, and there are thin calluses between them. It looks like he is pampered.
"It's not that I won't repay." Shen Yu looked away from his hand, thought for a moment and said, "It's just that you lack nothing, but I don't have much, so I don't know what I can give you."
Xie Tingzhou stopped stroking his fingers and looked sideways, "How do you know what you have is not what I want?"
"Yeah?"
"Yes." Xie Tingzhou stared into her eyes intently.
There is a common saying among the people that you should promise someone with your body without expecting anything in return. If she promised with her body, she would feel that she was taking advantage of Xie Tingzhou.
Shen Yu's eyes rolled slightly, and after thinking for a moment, she nodded heavily, "I understand."
"What do you unserstand?"
Shen Yu said a little embarrassedly: "But I can't give it to you now."
Xie Tingzhou's breathing became lighter and he felt a little nervous. He explained: "I am not forcing you to repay a favor."
"I understand." Shen Yu said: "It's just that I don't have many banknotes with me now, and His Highness Xiaoqian will definitely look down on him. Shengjing's shop is also inconvenient for withdrawing large sums of money. When I repair a book and send it to... …”
"Shen Yu!" Xie Tingzhou warned.
Shen Yu was confused, "What's wrong?"
Xie Tingzhou sneered, "How much money are you going to use to reward me?"
Shen Yu said sternly: "No amount of money can repay His Highness's great kindness. I am going to give you one million taels as a reward. If you don't like it, you can go up."
"Ms. Shen's offer is millions. How dare I be too little for such a big deal."
How much is a million?
During the Kaiping period, the annual tax revenue of the Great Zhou Dynasty was 15 million taels to 20 million taels. That was the heyday of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which was already the grand occasion two hundred years ago.
Nowadays, one day is worse than the other. Last year, the tax revenue for the whole year was less than 5 million taels, and the national treasury was in a huge deficit.
She opened her mouth and asked for a million taels of silver. One million taels could support many soldiers on the border. This shows how rich the Lu family in Luozhou has become.
Shen Yu was not stupid. She could hear the good intentions of his words and said with a smile, "It's just a small family fortune."
Xie Tingzhou raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows.
"Do you have a headache again?" Shen Yu asked quickly.
Yes, it gave her a headache and made her angry.
Xie Tingzhou felt that he needed to take a moment to calm down. How could such a smart person be like a piece of wood now?
"Do you want to call the doctor?"
Xie Tingzhou: "No need."
Shen Yu felt relieved when she saw that Xie Tingzhou didn't look bad, and looked a little better.
"My grandmother also often suffers from headaches. The doctor said this is what happens when people get older."
Xie Tingzhou put down his hand, "Are you trying to comfort me or are you mocking my age?"
Shen Yu quickly explained: "I didn't mean that."
Xie Tingzhou breathed out and looked out the window. It had been raining frequently in Shengjing in the past few days, and the open tiles on the windows were covered with moisture.
He raised his hand and touched the bookshelf again, and casually pulled out a book from it.
Shen Yu raised her eyelids and glanced at it. When she lowered her eyes, she suddenly remembered that something was wrong. Those pictures of spring | palace that she had placed were still stuck inside. Who knew which one Xie Tingzhou had drawn?
"Don't - turn over -" Shen Yu shouted loudly.
Everything in front of her seemed to slow down. She saw Xie Tingzhou's slender jade-like fingers twisting the pages of the book, and then his thin eyelids slowly raised and he looked towards her.
As soon as Xie Tingzhou opened the book, he saw a figure jumping from above supporting the desk.
Xie Tingzhou subconsciously felt something was wrong. When Shen Yu reached out to grab the book, he raised his hand and asked, "What are you doing?"
Shen Yu looked up in panic at the book that was out of her reach, "This book is not good."
Xie Tingzhou half-smiled, "Why is this book so bad?"
"This book is damp and has not been dried. I will dry it later and show it to you."
Shen Yu wanted to grab it, but Xie Tingzhou hid the book behind his back. When she moved to the left, he hid it to the right, and when she moved to the right, he hid it to the left.
Xie Tingzhou felt that the book was not that simple for the first time. He picked it up and opened a page at random, looking down at her with a smile.
Shen Yu didn't dare to raise her head, thinking that she was being embarrassed, so she heard Xie Tingzhou ask, "Are you worried that I'll laugh at you for reading a script?"
Shen Yu suddenly raised her head, was stunned for a moment and then nodded, "Yeah, I'm afraid you'll laugh at me for not doing my job properly."
Xie Tingzhou flipped through two pages at random, closed the book and put it back on the bookshelf.
Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief, worried that Xie Tingzhou would continue to mess up, so she quickly poured a cup of tea from the table and handed it over.
"Your Highness has tea."
Xie Tingzhou took it and glanced at the tea cup, "If you show your courtesy for nothing, you are either cheating or stealing. Is it poisoned or do you want to ask for something?"
"Is there no other possibility?"
Xie Tingzhou raised his eyelids and asked, "What other possibilities are there?"
"For example..." Shen Yu said in a long tone, "For example, the tea has become cold, which means I am catching up with the guests."
The azure figure turned around and disappeared at the door in the blink of an eye. He was not seen holding the tea bowl, and a smile escaped from his throat.
"No rules or rules."
