The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 370: Failed to ask for marriage

When the young emperor encountered a great change in the palace, the mad former emperor, his grandfather Emperor Shizong, was going to kill him together. It happened that Chu Yanqiu, who was about the same age as him, was also a guest in the palace. The people sent by the former emperor mistook him and took Chu Yanqiu away. Although Chu Yanqiu did not die, he became seriously ill and had to return to Xiliang City for treatment. Not many people in the court knew about this, but Duke Ji and the young emperor were very clear about it. In addition, Duke Ji's Mansion did its best to help him on his dangerous road to becoming emperor at a young age. It can be said that the young emperor and Duke Ji's Mansion share the same fate, and their relationship is inseparable.

Now that the young emperor is growing stronger, and although he has some real power, he still needs the support of Duke Ji's Mansion to stay firmly on the throne.

What happened today was really beyond the emperor's expectations. He also didn't expect that just because he showed a good impression of Shen Wen, Chu Yanqiu would be so wary of him.

The emperor returned to his normal demeanor, put his hand on Eunuch Guo's arm, and said to him, "You servant, Lord Chu was just joking with me, why are you taking it so seriously?"

Then he said to Chu Yanqiu: "This servant said something wrong, my dear, please don't take it seriously."

Chu Yanqiu was also happy with the harmony between the emperor and his subjects, so he nodded respectfully to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, it is good enough that you know that my family is loyal to you. As for the other servants and subjects, don't worry about what they do."

The emperor laughed and said, "My dear minister, you are right."

Seeing that the emperor was still in the mood to laugh, Chu Yanqiu took the opportunity to say, "Since Your Majesty does not mind my anxious and reckless attitude, then Your Majesty has agreed and will issue an edict to grant marriage between me and Lord Shen, right?"

The emperor's face froze.

At this time, Shen Wen, who was nestled in Chu Yanqiu's arms, was stiff all over, but his eyes were wandering. He had changed a lot since he entered the hall. He could not speak, but his heart was turned upside down. He had already greeted Chu Yanqiu's family several times.

When the emperor's eyes met Shen Wen's expression, the trace of anger that was not noticeable in his eyes disappeared. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Promise, I agree. I will ask someone to draft the imperial edict to grant the marriage, and it will be sent to the Ji Guogong Mansion in a few days."

Chu Yanqiu was very surprised. He didn't expect that after making such a fuss today, he actually achieved his goal. He thought there would be a different ending. You know, the little emperor could be even more stubborn than him when he got stubborn.

Chu Yanqiu struck while the iron was hot and said, "Then your majesty should ask someone to draft an edict now."

The emperor was stunned, as if he had been dueling for a long time in his heart. Finally, he waved his hand to Eunuch Guo behind him and said, "Go and get my paper and pen. I will write it myself... No, there is paper and pen on my desk. I will write it now."

As the emperor was speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, but he stumbled and took two steps back before he stopped. He was only a shoulder width away from Chu Yanqiu and Shen Wen. Then, when Chu Yanqiu was not paying attention, he quickly attacked and pressed Chu Yanqiu's acupoints, and also pressed Shen Wen's acupoints by the way.

Shen Wen was able to move immediately, but Chu Yanqiu, who was holding him in his arms, was unable to move.

Shen Wen jumped off him and was held in the emperor's arms. The emperor held Shen Wen in his arms and took a few steps back, looking at Chu Yanqiu.

The emperor said: "You are such a bold lunatic, how dare you threaten me in my territory? I think you are tired of living."

The emperor lowered his head and asked Shen Wen with concern: "Do you have anything else to do?"

Shen Wen shook his head and said, "It's okay now. Thank you, Your Majesty, for unblocking my acupuncture points."

The emperor was probably getting angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He said to Eunuch Guo, "Go get my sword. I'm going to chop this guy off."

Eunuch Guo did not dare to disobey, and immediately turned around to take the sword hanging on the screen behind the imperial desk.

Unexpectedly, before Eunuch Guo ran to the screen to get the sword, Chu Yanqiu was already walking again, as if he had not been hit at all.

The emperor was surprised and asked, "What's going on? You unblocked the acupuncture points so quickly."

Chu Yanqiu smiled and said, "What do you mean by unlocking the acupuncture points? Your Majesty is not good at martial arts, and you only know the basics of acupuncture. For a master like me who has mastered the Ford technique, ordinary acupuncture can't have much effect on me."

Then Chu Yanqiu waved to Shen Wen and said, "Why don't you come over here? His Majesty has agreed to our marriage proposal, come and join me in paying respects and expressing gratitude."

Shen Wen tilted his head and looked away.

Chu Yanqiu's lips, which were originally bent, were immediately pursed into a straight line.

The emperor blocked Shen Wen behind him and said to Chu Yanqiu, "Isn't his attitude obvious to you? He doesn't want to be your husband and wife, so why are you forcing him?"

Chu Yanqiu only said to Shen Wen: "If you don't agree, will you be unable to explain to Qingcheng who died?"

When he mentioned Qingcheng, Shen Wen's heart trembled.

Having said that, Qingcheng would sacrifice herself for him, and she did ask him to replace Qingcheng and help Chu Yanqiu. Although she didn't tell him in person that he must marry Chu Yanqiu, the meaning was very clear.

Shen Wen was helpless, he turned around and looked at Chu Yanqiu.

He opened his mouth and cursed: "You villain!"

Chu Yanqiu smiled slightly, as if he didn't care.

Shen Wen bit his lip, unwillingly, but still turned around and bowed to the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, what Lord Chu did just now was really unjustifiable. It was because Chu Yanqiu's madness has worsened."

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but feel extremely surprised.

The emperor said, "What did you say? If I heard correctly, you said that Lord Chu is crazy."

Shen Wen nodded firmly and said, "Yes! Lord Chu has been crazy these days. I don't know how many times he goes crazy every day. I think his daring behavior just now was also due to his madness. I have always known that Your Majesty values ​​Lord Chu very much. Your Majesty should quickly find a few imperial doctors to take a good look at Lord Chu."

The emperor looked at Shen Wen and then at Chu Yanqiu. Then he raised his hand and called Eunuch Guo to come forward and said, "Go find Imperial Physician Liu, Imperial Physician Wang, and Imperial Physician Sun to come over and have a look at Lord Chu."

Chu Yanqiu was not annoyed. On the contrary, he was a little happy because Shen Wen did not reject him so harshly this time.

Chu Yanqiu's brows drooped, and then he cupped his hands and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I know I was wrong. The reason why I am in this situation today is all because of the hidden illness I left behind when I rescued Your Majesty. In addition, I am also trapped by love. Shen Wen is the love of my life. Without him accompanying me for the rest of my life, I will never be well."

He was so pretentious here that he didn't hear someone next to him almost biting his teeth.

Shen Wen bowed to the emperor again and said, "Your Majesty, please send Lord Chu back to his home for treatment. I am afraid that Lord Chu will go crazy again. What if he really hurts Your Majesty?"

The emperor heard this and immediately shouted to the guards outside the door, "Come here, help Lord Chu back to Duke Ji's mansion."

When Chu Yanqiu attacked the emperor just now, the guards outside the door had been watching with eager eyes, drawing their swords, ready to rush in and kill Chu Yanqiu at any time. When they heard His Majesty's order to them, they immediately ran in and surrounded Chu Yanqiu.

When Shen Wen saw the posture of these guards, he felt helpless. Each of them did not know what it meant to seek death. With people like them, even if there were 200 or 300 of them surrounding Chu Yanqiu, they still could not strangle him.

Shen Wen said to the guards, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and help Lord Chu and escort him back to Duke Ji's mansion."

Chu Yanqiu did not refuse. He looked at Shen Wen with deep meaning in his eyes. He knew very well that this request for an imperial decree to grant the marriage would be fruitless. However, he was relieved. No matter what method the emperor tried to use to keep Shen Wen in the palace, he would not succeed because Shen Wen would not stay.

Chu Yanqiu was taken away by the guards.

The emperor sat back in front of the imperial desk, looked at Shen Wen with a smile and said, "Did you get hurt when Lord Shen led the troops to search Honglian Villa this time?"

Shen Wen quickly said, "I didn't."

The emperor nodded, and then he sighed, "I never thought that there would be such a thing as evil spirits killing people in Honglian Villa. Although you went to Honglian Villa to kidnap civilians and kill innocent people, and although no conclusive evidence was found, the twenty or so officers and soldiers you brought with you were all killed in Honglian Villa. I wanted to punish you this time, but in fact you are also a victim. I will remember this mistake and fine you three months' salary. Do you refuse to accept it?"

Shen Wen bowed his head and said, "I am not dissatisfied."

The emperor nodded and said, "That's good. Since you have accepted this punishment, you have lost the bet you made with me in the court. From tomorrow on, I will take you into the palace and make you a personal servant to serve me, right?"

WTF?

Shen Wen was really confused this time.

He quickly raised his head and looked at the emperor and asked, "What bet? When did I ever make such a bet?"

Before the emperor could speak, Eunuch Guo said anxiously, "How could Lord Shen forget? Five days ago, Lord Shen swore to His Majesty in front of all the civil and military officials at the morning court that he would investigate the kidnapping incident at Honglian Villa. His Majesty said that if you couldn't find evidence, you would be confiscated and sent to the palace as a slave. You agreed to the bet at that time. Have you forgotten?"

Shen Wen pointed at his nose in disbelief and said, "Me? I went from being a third-rank official to a slave in the blink of an eye?"

Eunuch Guo asked, "Official rank?"

He motioned for him to look at His Majesty behind the imperial desk.

The emperor said, "I will keep your official rank for you. I am very kind to you. Eunuch Guo has served me for so many years, but he is only a fourth-rank official. You, a slave who was just sent to the palace, are one rank higher than him. You have nothing to say about this, right?"

Seeing Shen Wen still dumbfounded, Eunuch Guo hurriedly said, "Sir Shen, why don't you thank me? His Majesty is setting a precedent for you. You, the slave who has returned to the palace, are honored in name only, not in body."

Shen Wen cursed the brainless substitute Jesse in his heart. Now thinking back, it was no wonder that Chu Yanqiu stopped him from entering the palace.

Shen Wen quickly pleaded, "Your Majesty, is there no other way for me to choose? After all, I am an official appointed by the court. The main thing is that the cases that need to be solved in my hands really cannot be solved without me. How about...how about you limit me to solve another case within three days to atone for my sins?"

The emperor looked down at him from above, and after a long while he said, "Not so good! My dear, you are also an official of excellent character and learning, and I have carefully selected you for this position. Don't you know that my words are binding? It is settled, you must come to my side and be a slave, but I can give you half a day to settle the affairs of your family and the government office before you come to the palace."

After saying this, the emperor waved his hand and asked Eunuch Guo to send him out. The emperor was also tired and went out through the back door to rest in the inner room.