Chang Liu knew that he had done something wrong before, so Yi Yi waited outside the hospital to admit his mistake.
After the maid finished serving the dishes, he slowly walked to the door and knelt down under the eaves.
Xie Tingzhou was serving soup to Shen Yu. After finishing the serving, he placed it in front of Shen Yu and then glanced sideways.
"What's up?"
Changliu knelt down and said, "His Royal Highness, I was wrong. I should not have eavesdropped on the conversation between the Crown Prince and Master Shi, nor should I have fallen off the eaves, nor should I have looked into the window."
Shen Yu held the bowl and turned around silently, with her back to the door.
Xie Tingzhou knew that she was embarrassed.
"Go and kneel outside the courtyard." Xie Tingzhou said, "Kneel for an hour."
"Oh." Changliu stood up and just took two steps when he heard Xie Tingzhou ask: "Where is Uncle Zhong?"
"Maybe I'm looking for Doctor Yu." Chang Liu stopped and said, "I think I asked Doctor Yu to come tomorrow to check His Highness's pulse."
Xie Tingzhou: "I'm not sick, what's my pulse?"
Changliu scratched his head in confusion and said honestly: "I don't know either. Uncle Zhong only said that less than half an hour is not a good sign. His Highness may have injured his roots in the early years, and some of them were too fast. He needs to be repaired." Just make up for it.”
Shen Yu squirted out some soup and quickly wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.
Xie Tingzhou almost broke his chopsticks and said to Chang Liu, "Go and kneel for two hours."
Changliu was miserable, "Why?! Wasn't it just an hour ago?"
"You also said that was just now."
Changliu muttered and walked away.
Xie Tingzhou looked at Shen Yu, "You seem to understand?"
Shen Yu pretended not to know, opened her big eyes and said innocently: "What do you know? I don't understand."
"Then what are you spraying?"
"Isn't it too hot?" Shen Yu calmed down and said confidently, "You didn't know how to blow the soup for me before serving it."
Xie Tingzhou laughed, took the bowl and blew it to cool down before placing it in front of her.
He looked at her deeply and said, "I will meet my father-in-law tomorrow and come back to move to Qingpu Residence."
This was something he had mentioned a long time ago, but it was delayed due to spring raids and bandit suppression.
It's just that Shen Yu forgot to tell him something. She had just taken over the job of the palace minister, and she might have to stay in the palace all the time in the future.
Moreover, with her current status as Yuhou, it would be bad if she got too close to Xie Tingzhou. Someone would definitely make a fuss about it.
"I...may not be able to live in the palace anymore." Shen Yu said hesitantly.
Xie Tingzhou also thought of it.
He lowered his eyes, but what he said was completely irrelevant, "Is it because what I just said made you scared?"
Shen Yu was stunned and quickly explained, "No, it's just inconvenient."
Xie Tingzhou leaned back in his chair, his eyelids were half drooped and he looked a little disappointed, "Excuse me, you are still afraid of me, because you are afraid that I might poison you one day."
Seeing his lonely look, Shen Yu quickly put down the bowl and walked up to him, "I'm really not afraid."
"Really?" Xie Tingzhou looked up at her.
"Yeah." Shen Yu reached out and touched his face, "I'm not afraid, I just feel sorry for you."
Xie Tingzhou closed his eyes, tilted his head and rubbed her palm, "Then how are you going to feel sorry for me?"
This question stumped Shen Yu.
Xie Tingzhou held her hand and pulled her to sit on his lap, "If you feel sorry for me, come back and stay with me more often."
"But it's inconvenient." Shen Yu said, "Logically speaking, I should buy a house by myself outside."
Xie Tingzhou thought for a while and said, "Buy the house, I'll let Xi Feng handle it, and just pretend that you come back and stay at night."
Shen Yu thought for a while, curled her lips and said, "Why does it sound a bit like..."
"Like an affair?" Xie Tingzhou raised his eyebrows and his eyes were seductive, "Yeah, if you don't know better, you can only do it secretly. Otherwise, what should I do? Or should I go find you at night?"
It's getting more and more ambiguous the more I talk about it.
Shen Yu pushed his chest and said, "We'll see then."
Xie Tingzhou hugged her tightly and said, "When you enter the palace, I won't be able to hug you, so I'll just eat like this."
"How do you eat this?"
"Shall I feed you?"
"don't want."
Xie Tingzhou finally let her down.
The two sat across from each other to eat, and Shen Yu told the news she had received from Qichang.
I was worried that the letter would be lost on the way, so I just said it went well and didn't mention getting the evidence, but Xie Tingzhou had already guessed it.
Shen Yu said solemnly: "The journey back to Beijing was so smooth. It went so smoothly..."
"It went so well that it seemed like someone was deliberately waiting for them to enter Beijing." Xie Tingzhou followed her words.
Shen Yu nodded and said, "I thought they would take action last night, but they didn't."
Xie Tingzhou was puzzled, "I've been to the Jiaofang Department several times, but Fuying doesn't have the account book."
Shen Yu frowned, "But it stands to reason that it would be safest if Ge Liangji handed the account book to them. If it were given to his exiled son, no one would know if he died on the road."
"You also said it was 'them'."
"You mean Fu Yao?" Shen Yu glanced sideways, "Her temperament seems unreliable."
Xie Tingzhou said: "If you think so, then Ge Liangji didn't pick the wrong person."
Shen Yu was awakened by Xie Tingzhou. The more unreliable a person seemed, the less likely he was to arouse suspicion. It seemed that she had to find an opportunity to go to the Jiaofang Division.
"Today I have reported the matter of grain and grass to Emperor Tongxu. He has ordered a strict investigation. I was worried that he would take things lightly, so I only handed over half of the evidence and kept half of the account books."
"Emperor Tongxu is still too indecisive." Xie Tingzhou said: "People tend to become soft-hearted when they are old, and he cannot be cruel to his son."
"Then force him to do it."
Xie Tingzhou looked at her, "If he is not strict this time, are you still going to incite the students of the Imperial College to force him?"
"No." Shen Yu put down her chopsticks, her eyes flashing with light, "I'll kill him."
Xie Tingzhou looked at her for a long time and suddenly smiled, "The Crown Princess is so strong."
Shen Yu glanced at him and said, "We must avoid suspicion from now on. You can't look at me like this."
Xie Tingzhou put his elbows on the table, leaned closer, and asked quietly: "What kind of look?"
There was bewitchment in his eyes, as if he wanted to rip her off.
How come he has such a deceptive appearance? Shen Yu thought to herself.
"That's the look in your eyes now."
Xie Tingzhou stared at her for a long time, "The look in my eyes is what I want to do."
Shen Yu finally understood that since he discovered her daughter's pregnancy, she could no longer use her thick skin. To deal with people like Xie Tingzhou, she had to be thicker than him.
She glanced at him lightly and said, "During my absence in the capital, you have been visiting the Jiaofang Division. I wonder if those prostitutes have ever seen His Highness the Crown Prince look like this?"
The sound of "His Royal Highness" sounded like a warning to Xie Tingzhou.
He was silent, like a snake being held by seven inches.
"Come here." He raised his voice and said, "Get out."
The maid came in, took away the leftovers from the table, and put hot tea on the table again.
During this period, Shen Yu leaned on her chair and looked at him, and the two looked at each other across the busy maids.
Xie Tingzhou knew that calling the maid in was just to delay time, and he had to answer the question of Jiaofang Secretary even if he didn't want to.
When the maid was about to leave, Xie Tingzhou said again: "Prepare soup for bathing."
Shen Yu turned her face away, suppressed her smile, stood up and said, "Since His Highness wants to take a bath, I will leave."
Xie Tingzhou grabbed her hand and said, "Why don't we come together?"
The maid didn't dare to raise her eyes to look at the two of them, and even closed the door when she exited.
