Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The news that Shen Yu locked Elder Feng up spread to the other ministers.
Wasn’t Elder Feng her most loyal supporter?
The other ministers that wanted to persuade Shen Yu gave up their thoughts.
Shen Yu kept staying in her concubine palace while Ming Shu just ate food and created trouble. If someone asked her to settle government affairs, she would send them away almost immediately.
She needed to act as a professional traitor careerist.
Hence, she couldn’t help them settle any government affairs.
Three months later…
Elder Zhang pulled Shen Yu down from the throne using the reason that she killed her mother and usurped the throne. She pushed Shen Yan up the throne.
There had been rumors that Shen Yan wasn’t dead.
Shen Yan appeared and talked about what Shen Yu did to her mother and her.
No one acted at first. All the ministers were waiting for the reaction of the prime minister mansion.
the prime minister mansion sent a congratulations message and then remained quiet.
This…
She is agreeing to let Shen Yan take over the throne?
They all thought that the prime minister wanted the throne for herself.
The Hatred Points weren’t full yet so Ming Shu felt that she needed to come out of her prime minister mansion.
On the day the ministers were going to act, Ming Shu came.
The ministers: “…”
No one said that the prime minister was coming!
Did she regret her decision and wanted the throne now?
The ministers cleared the path for Ming Shu. Shen Yan and Elder Zhang were standing at the front.
Elder Zhang still had a nonchalant look on her face.
“Prime Minister.”
Shen Yan had a complicated feeling as she looked at Ming Shu. Duanmu Shu…
Duanmu Shu harmed her Sister Seven.
Ming Shu took out a bag of snacks. “Don’t mind me. I’m just here to take a look.”
The ministers: “…”
They looked behind her and ascertained that she came alone. However, they were still worried.
the prime minister did annihilate the entire Daliang threat on her own… that day, blood formed rivers in the imperial capital.
For the next few days, the air in the imperial capital smelled like blood.
Shen Yan nodded at Elder Zhang when she saw that Ming Shu had nothing else to say. The group of them marched toward Shen Yu’s palace.
The door was closed. No one was guarding it. The entire palace was quiet.
Someone opened the door. The inside of the palace was a mess. However, there was no sign of any people.
“Where is she?”
Elder Zhang had used the late empress’s pendant to stop the imperial guards from helping Shen Yu.
“Search!”
They searched the entire palace but Shen Yu wasn’t found.
Shen Yu ran away. At the same time, Shaoyao disappeared too.
No one knew whether Shen Yu was the one who took the imperial concubine out or if it was the imperial concubine who dragged Shen Yu away.
They didn’t know where they ran away to.
Shen Yan asked her men to search the imperial city.
They still couldn’t find Shen Yu. She seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
Shen Yan’s coronation was held a few days later.
Shen Yan conferred Duanmu Shu as her imperial husband. Many ministers were against this since Duanmu Shu used to be Shen Yu’s imperial husband.
How could the same man be the imperial husband for two empresses?
Shen Yan ignored all the opposition and conferred Duanmu Shu.
Shen Yan wanted to give Ming Shu a title too but she didn’t know what to give. Hence, she decided to ask Ming Shu during the morning session.
Ming Shu said, “Traitor careerist?”
Shen Yan: “…”
Shen Yan realized that Ming Shu treated her very well at the start.
However, after that thing happened, she started treating her like how she treated everyone else.
Shen Yan gave Shen Pin the title of a duke as compensation.
This was the first male duke of Fengqi State.
“Congratulation, Duke.” Ming Shu looked at the things sent over from the royal palace. “I will have to greet you from now on.”
Shen Pin got bold. “Does that mean you are the duke’s wife now?”
“Repeat that.”
Shen Pin immediately changed his words. “I am your formal husband.”
Shen Pin pulled Ming Shu. “Lady, come with me.”
Ming Shu followed him to the study. Ever since he married into the prime minister mansion, he was the one using the study most of the time. Ming Shu rarely used the room.
Shen Pin covered Ming Shu’s eyes suddenly.
“What are you doing? Are you trying to kill me?”
“Lady, how can I bear to kill you?” Shen Pin guided Ming Shu forward.
After a while, he stopped walking.
Shen Pin removed his hands slowly.
Ming Shu saw the painting in front of her.
It was a painting of her sitting in a pavilion while Shen Pin was wielding a sword.
There were many other paintings on the side too. They were all paintings of her.
You could feel the love and effort of the artist from the paintings.
“Lady.” Shen Pin walked in front of Ming Shu. “Do you like it?”
“Yes…”
He lowered his voice. “Do you like me then? Do you like me as much as I like you?”
Ming Shu looked around. She lifted her sleeves and said, “Come, let me make a painting for you.”
Shen Pin: “…”
Changing the topic again!
“Don’t worry, I’m good at drawing. I’ll make sure that you look beautiful. Come, stand in front of me.”
Ming Shu pulled Shen Pin in front of her. She spread the paper out and started drawing. From his angle, Shen Pin felt that she was just randomly drawing lines.
Ming Shu finished quickly.
Shen Pin wanted to go over but Ming Shu stopped him. “Don’t be in a hurry. Look at it later.”
After the ink dried up, Ming Shu rolled the paper up and passed it to Shen Pin. “Here you go.”
Shen Pin wanted to see what she was drawing.
He took the painting and wanted to open it.
Ming Shu instantly said, “Erm… Jing Yu had something to discuss with me just now. I will go and find her first.”
Before Shen Pin could react, Ming Shu rushed out of the study.
Shen Pin opened the painting.
His expression turned dark.
This is what she meant by beautiful?
Why did I believe her!
What the hell is she drawing? A pig? Am I a pig in her eyes?!
Shen Pin rolled the painting up and went to look for Ming Shu.
“Your Highness, why are you in such a rush?”
“Where is your lady?”
Jing Yu got frightened by the malicious aura around Shen Pin. “Erm… isn’t she with you?”
Shen Pin searched everywhere, but still couldn’t find Ming Shu.
“Your Highness, don’t be angry. If you got sick because of it, Lady will be worried.” Jing Yu quickly gave Shen Pin a bowl of soup.
What did her lady do!
Why was His Highness so angry?
“She will worry about me?” Is this how she worries about me? She doesn’t even dare to say that she likes me!
“Yes, Lady is worried about you.” Jing Yu nodded fervently. “The last few days, your digestion wasn’t good so the Lady ordered us to make soup that aids in digestion for you.”
Shen Pin looked at the soup in front of him. He placed the painting at the side and finished the soup.
Jing Yu saw Shen Pin’s expression getting better and felt relieved.
“Have a good rest. Once Lady is back, she will come to find you. Don’t be angry.”
Shen Pin scoffed.
Jing Yu felt awkward so she left hurriedly.
As she was turning around, her sleeve touched the painting and it landed on the ground. The painting rolled open.
Jing Yu was devastated.
She bent down and wanted to pick up the painting.
“Stop.”
Jing Yu: “…” She didn’t do it on purpose! But… what drawing is this?
Shen Pin bent down and picked up the painting. He turned the painting.
——I like you.