"I trust her, and my father also trusts her. There will be many people opposing this matter tomorrow. I hope Mr. Ge can stand by me."
The prince's words were sincere and his attitude was humble. Jiang Yuanqing had already refuted him once, and any further refusal would hurt the feelings of the emperor and his ministers.
So I thought about it and realized that what the prince said was true. The way of a king is to check and balance. Moreover, Shen Yu has been with your majesty for a long time. If she wanted to harm your majesty, she should have taken action long ago.
If Jiang An's family is allowed to dominate, it may cause trouble.
"That's fine." Jiang Yuanqing said, "Since the prince is the guarantee, let her come out."
Xie Tingzhou entered the palace early the next morning.
He only received the news of Beilin's arrival last night. His father was seriously ill and called him back to Beilin as soon as possible.
Xie Tingzhou thought for a night. He wanted to leave, but he also wanted to take Shen Yu with him. It would be easier for her to be in prison now.
Put another dead body in, and then set fire to the Dali Temple Prison. No one is aware of it. Even if someone suspects it, no tangible evidence can be found.
The question now is whether Li Zhaonian and the ministers are willing to let him go.
The rain had subsided. Xie Tingzhou walked into the gate in front of Xuanhui Hall without an umbrella, but suddenly paused when he raised his eyes.
Shen Yu stood under the eaves, took the umbrella from Xiaohuangmen, and walked towards Xie Tingzhou holding the apricot umbrella.
Xie Tingzhou only paused for a moment before walking forward.
Shen Yu: "It is my humble duty to hold an umbrella for Your Highness."
He was very tall. Shen Yu raised the umbrella high, but lowered her head slightly and whispered in a low voice where no one else could see her: "The prince lets me out. The cabinet has agreed. They won't let you go, but don't let me go." Hurry, I have an idea."
Xie Tingzhou didn't answer. Shen Yu raised her head slightly and saw that his jawline was very tight.
Shen Yu said anxiously: "You must not be impulsive."
Xie Tingzhou said "hmm" to reassure her.
In the past few days when Emperor Tongxu was in coma, the prince and cabinet ministers were discussing matters in the side hall.
Xie Tingzhou entered the side hall and the door was closed tightly. Shen Yu returned to the main hall to guard the door and heard a faint sound of arguing coming from the side hall.
Shen Yu looked at the vast rain curtain and felt sad when she thought of Xie Tingzhou fighting alone inside. What was even more unacceptable was that no matter how hard he fought, the outcome was already determined and they would not let him go.
The vassal king was not allowed to enter the capital without an imperial edict, and once he entered the capital, she knew how difficult it would be to get the edict to leave the capital.
The door to the side hall opened, Xie Tingzhou walked at the front, and cabinet ministers came out one after another.
When passing Shen Yu, Xie Tingzhou's steps slowed down a bit, and the two looked at each other as they crossed.
With just a quick glance, Shen Yu saw a little weakness in his eyes.
But his back was still straight as he left, as if nothing could overwhelm him. Only Shen Yu knew that perhaps what he needed most at the moment was just a hug from her.
"I've tried my best."
Shen Yu turned her head and saw Li Zhaonian standing beside her. He was also looking in the direction where everyone was leaving.
"They don't understand at all." Li Zhaonian said leisurely: "They want to keep a tiger in captivity that is struggling to hold back its hunger. One day, it will be eaten by that tiger."
"He is not a tiger." Shen Yu said.
Li Zhaonian turned his head and looked at her, "Then what is he?"
Shen Yu looked at the sky, "He is an eagle, he just wants to fly out."
Li Zhaonian laughed, "Then he is very similar to me. I want to fly out too."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for letting me out."
Li Zhaonian said: "You're welcome, you and I are using each other. If you want to come out, I need you to stabilize the situation for me."
After Li Zhaonian said that, he turned around and left. After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped again and asked, "Why did you choose to hand over the account book to me?"
"Because of what you said." Shen Yu said: "You said that this mountain and river is too heavy, which means you have tried to carry it."
Li Zhaonian smiled weakly, "It's just a cricket that shakes the tree."
He knew that he could not carry this mountain and river, and later got the answer in the books of Laozi and Zhuangzi.
The way of heaven is inaction, which does not mean that it does not do anything, but that it does everything and conforms to nature. Right and wrong, success and failure are all another form of desire.
If this country was going to perish, he would let it perish. If the roads were full of potholes, others would always come to repair them, so why force the Li family to retain their authority.
The thoughts in his heart are too deviant and cannot be tolerated by the world. He has no one to complain to, not even the person next to him.
"I can't touch Lao Qi now." He said weakly.
Shen Yu said: "I understand."
"Shen Yu."
Shen Yu: "Your Highness."
Li Zhaonian was not looking at her. He didn't know what he was looking at. "If I were not the prince, if I didn't have Xie Tingzhou, I would definitely treat you as my confidant."
Shen Yu replied to him, "If we can leave this place, if we can meet in the world one day, we will be close friends."
……
After a rain, there were no clouds in the sky, and the moon in the sky spread out a section of moonlight in the cup.
Xie Tingzhou raised his glass and shook it, and the moon shattered into stars.
Changliu squatted in the corridor and whispered: "His Highness is in a bad mood. He must want to go back to Beilin."
Xifeng glanced at him, "How do you know?"
"Or I just miss Shigure." Changliu said firmly, "It must be those two things. It's a pity that Shigure is not here."
"You have to change your name to Miss Shen from now on." Xifeng reminded.
"But I'm not used to it." Changliu said distressedly: "I asked her why she was so rich. It turned out to be the young lady of the Lu family in Luozhou. If I had known earlier, I would have asked her for two more tanks. Now I have two little turtles. They are still crowded together, they are all male, this is not appropriate."
Xi Feng was too lazy to pay attention to him, but he saw Bai Yu, who was arranging his hair under the eaves, suddenly stared sharply in one direction, then spread his wings and soared into the sky, and then plunged down.
Shen Yu stretched out her arm to hold Bai Yu. There was no armband on her arm. Bai Yu had already relaxed his strength, but it still hurt her arm.
"Why is it so heavy?" Shen Yu touched Bai Yu's feathers, "Have you eaten too much recently?"
She stepped into the courtyard, and Bai Yu spread his wings in her arms again and hid under the eaves.
Xi Feng: "Miss Shen."
Shen Yu nodded in greeting.
The figure beside the stone table in the courtyard paused, but did not look back.
Changliu: "You're here now. If you don't come...well."
Xi Feng covered his mouth with one hand, hooked his neck and dragged him away.
There were only two people left in the courtyard.
Shen Yu walked up behind Xie Tingzhou and reached out to hug him from behind.
Xie Tingzhou grabbed her arm and closed his eyes in her arms. He did not cry.
This man seemed to be frighteningly strong. He kept all his weakness in his body and only allowed himself to be revealed for a moment in front of her.
"I took the initiative to send troops to Yanliang Pass because I didn't want to destroy the lives of the people. I came to the capital as a hostage because I wanted to fulfill the righteousness of the king and his ministers."
"I know." Shen Yu said.
Xie Tingzhou turned around, hugged her waist tightly, and pressed his face against her body.
He whispered: "Beilin never had any intention of rebelling, but it became a thorn in the king's sleepless nights. Auntie, they are forcing me, they are forcing me to rebel."
Shen Yu hugged him tightly and said, "It's okay. I will definitely be able to go home."
She didn't want him to die, she wanted him to leave in peace.
