The next day, Ye Shu moved to the Eternal Longevity Palace.

He was no longer constantly watched by Jin Wang's subordinates, and he no longer had to be careful. He no longer had to worry about angering that tyrant and losing his life. Ye Shu's days were finally peaceful.

… As if.

Ye Shu looked up at the muslin canopy above his head. His eyes were astonishingly lively in the darkness.

He actually couldn't sleep.

In the past few days in Yangxin Palace, Jin Wang had slept on the same bed as him, hugging him to sleep every night.

Ye Shu had never been so close to anyone before, so he was not used to it at first. However, in order to survive, he could only endure it.

Unexpectedly, after a few months, he was not used to not having anyone by his side.

He was not used to having no one take off his hair accessories, nor was he used to having no one read to him before he went to bed. He was also not used to having no one pull him into an embrace and stroke his hair when he was not sleeping soundly.

It was all that dog of an emperor's fault.

Ye Shu rolled over in annoyance and thought angrily.

Perhaps because she had decided to give Ye Shu some space, Jin Wang rarely came to the Eternal Longevity Palace these past few days. Even when she came, she would only leave after eating. She had no intention of staying the night.

The palace servants, who were used to seeing His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine stuck together like glue, began to privately discuss whether or not the Imperial Concubine had fallen out of favor.

In reality, in the previous dynasty, even if the previous emperor was obsessed with beauty, there were very few concubines who could spend the night in Yangxin Palace, let alone stay for a few months.

Living in the Eternal Longevity Palace was what a favored concubine should be like.

Of course, no one thought of this anymore.

The rumors that the Imperial Concubine had fallen out of favor even reached Ye Shu's ears, but he dismissed them all with a laugh.

If the person involved did not stop it, it would be seen as tacit agreement in the eyes of others. In a short period of time, the rumors of the Imperial Concubine falling out of favor emerged one after another.

On the third day after the rumors spread, Jin Wang finally could not sit still any longer.

When His Majesty rushed to the Eternal Longevity Palace, Ye Shu had not yet woken up.

He didn't bring anyone with him, nor did he let the palace servants announce his arrival. He quietly entered the room.

The temperature in the palace hall was just right. The Ye Shu was only covered with a thin silk quilt. Her fair and slender ankle stretched out from the silk quilt. Jin Wang put his hand on it. It was a little cold.

Ye Shu moved uneasily, but did not wake up.

Jin Wang's palm covered the other party's ankle until the small piece of cold skin was warm. Only then did he slowly move up.

Ye Shu was facing the inside of the bed, leaving only his thin back visible.

Jin Wang leaned over and pulled her into his arms.

"Ugh …"

Ye Shu mumbled in his sleep. He seemed to have sensed a familiar embrace in his sleep and instinctively snuggled into Jin Wang's embrace.

He did not wake up. Instead, he slept even more soundly.

Jin Wang looked down at the person in his arms, his fingers caressing his hair from time to time, his gaze gentle.

"Ah!" After a long time, a woman's cry broke the silence in the palace hall.

The current time was much later than the time the imperial concubine usually woke up. The palace maid of the Eternal Longevity Palace came in with hot water as usual. When she saw His Majesty appear by the bed, she cried out in shock.

"Your Majesty — —" The palace maid hurriedly knelt down. Jin Wang looked up and gave her a warning look.

The palace maid's voice came to an abrupt end.

However, the commotion just now was enough to wake Ye Shu up.

He furrowed his brows and impatiently snorted. He buried his face in Jin Wang's arms, "Jin Wang, don't make a fuss …"

Jin Wang patted his back comfortingly and warmly said, "En, I won't disturb you."

The palace maid knelt down, not daring to raise her head. However, she did not ignore His Majesty's gentle and soft voice.

… So His Majesty could still speak so gently to people.

Ye Shu was in a daze for a moment before he slowly opened his eyes.

He raised his head and met His Majesty's beautiful eyes.

Ye Shu's eyes gradually became clear.

"… Why are you here?" Ye Shu sat up and rubbed his eyes.

Jin Wang said, "I had nothing to do after court was dismissed, so I came to see you."

Actually, His Majesty had heard the rumors from the palace maids when he woke up this morning. He was worried that his imperial concubine would think too much, so he hurried over after court was dismissed. He did not even have time to take off his court robes.

His wide sleeves had been pressed under Ye Shu's body and were now wrinkled.

Ye Shu looked at the wrinkles on His Majesty's clothes and felt inexplicably embarrassed, "Then why didn't you wake me up?"

"Seeing that you were sleeping so soundly, I couldn't bear to wake you up."

Jin Wang brushed Ye Shu's scattered hair behind his ears and warmly said, "Since you're awake, get up and freshen up. I'll have someone bring in the food."

The doors to the hall opened wide and an exquisite meal was placed on the table. Ye Shu slowly walked out of the inner room. Jin Wang was already sitting at the table.

"Come over here." Jin Wang beckoned him over.

Ye Shu looked suspiciously at the palace maids behind him.

Jin Wang liked to be alone with him and rarely had anyone serve him meals.

Ye Shu did not say anything and sat down next to Jin Wang.

Jin Wang gave him a piece of pastry, "This is your favorite. Eat more."

"Not interested." Ye Shu disdainfully said, "I want His Majesty to make it."

Jin Wang did not get angry and patiently coaxed him, "Alright, I'll go back and learn."

Actually, the two of them used to get along like this, but they did not have anyone serve them before, so naturally no one knew.

After this meal, the inner attendants of the Eternal Longevity Palace were all endlessly astonished.

How was it that the imperial concubine was not favored? She was clearly spoiled to the point of being spoiled.

After lunch, Ye Shu rested his head on Jin Wang's lap and was too lazy to move.

Jin Wang pinched his face, "You're getting lazier and lazier. You can't go on like this."

Ye Shu calmly replied, "I'm just like this. If Your Majesty dislikes me, then don't come to see me."

"I wouldn't dare."

Jin Wang shook his head and did not know whether to laugh or cry, "I haven't been staying at Eternal Palace for the past few days and there are already rumors going around that I've abandoned you.

If I really don't come to see you, who knows what kind of rumors will spread. "

Ye Shu narrowed his eyes, "So you're here today to show off your affection to me?"

"It's not a show."

Jin Wang rubbed Ye Shu's hair and warmly said, "I don't care what rumors are spreading outside. If they're talking about the imperial family, then I'll just kill them.

I'm just worried that you'll hear them. "

"You and I both know that the rumors are false, but I'm still worried that you'll get angry if you hear them." Jin Wang lowered his head and stared intently into Ye Shu's eyes, "I don't want you to be unhappy."

Ye Shu did not reply and looked away, "Your Majesty is overthinking it. Why would I be unhappy if there's no such thing?"

"You're not?"

Jin Wang rubbed Ye Shu's cheek with his finger and paused for a moment before smiling, "It's fine if you're not. I'm willing to coax you."

Ye Shu pursed his lips.

In reality, he was indeed slightly unhappy. That was why he did not stop the rumors from spreading and purposely allowed Jin Wang to hear them.

Ye Shu himself did not know what he was angry about and did not understand why he was doing this.

However, when he saw Jin Wang rush over to coax him out of worry that he would misunderstand, the slight displeasure in his heart disappeared.

The dog emperor was still so easy to trick.

Ye Shu leaned against Jin Wang's chest and fell asleep. Not long after, an eunuch entered the palace and reported, "Your Majesty, the Duke Hu has been waiting in the imperial study for a long time."

"I know."

Jin Wang sent the eunuch away and picked up Ye Shu, placing him back on the bed, "Be good and sleep for a while longer.

The Duke Hu has returned to the capital today, so I'm going to see him first.

I heard that he even brought a theatrical troupe with him. Later, I'll take you to see a play. "

Ye Shu yawned sleepily and replied, "I know."

Jin Wang lowered his head and kissed the corner of his lips. He tucked him in and turned to leave.

The palace hall was silent for a long time. Ye Shu suddenly opened his eyes.

Wait, who did Jin Wang just say came???

Ye Shu's sleepiness suddenly disappeared and he hurriedly called for an eunuch to inquire.

The eunuch of Yongshou Palace was well-informed and answered all the questions, "It's the Duke Hu. I heard that he just arrived in the capital yesterday and is coming to the palace today to see Your Majesty."

Ye Shu asked, "The Duke Hu you're talking about, is it Xiao Yuanfei, Old General Xiao?"

"Of course it's him. How could there be a second Duke Hu in Changlu?"

The title of Duke Hu was not conferred by Jin Wang, but by the previous emperor.

Decades ago, Xiao Yuanfei was the Great General of Changlu and had made many outstanding military achievements over the years.

He could not stand the previous emperor's arrogance and was stripped of his military power. He was casually conferred a title and sent to his fief, rarely returning to the capital.

When Jin Wang was seizing power, Xiao Yuanfei had sent some of his former subordinates to secretly help. Thus, Jin Wang had always respected this Duke Hu.

However, this was not important. What was important was that Xiao Yuanfei had a daughter in the book who was two years younger than Jin Wang.

In the original book, Jin Wang did not marry and have children. His love life was left blank until the end.

Even so, as the male lead of Su Shuang's political novel, the number of people who adored him was definitely not small.

That woman was one of them.

If Ye Shu remembered correctly, the Duke Hu had returned to the capital this time to introduce his daughter to Jin Wang.

Wasn't that today?

Ye Shu could not sit still.

"Prepare a sedan. Let's go to the imperial study."

.

The imperial sedan bestowed to the imperial concubine stopped outside the imperial study, but no one came down.

The guards could not help but look over. The eunuchs carrying the imperial sedan also asked from outside the curtain, "Young Master, we've arrived at the imperial study. Are you not coming down?"

Ye Shu did not reply.

When he arrived outside the imperial study, he felt that he had made a fool of himself.

Not to mention that the Jin Wang in the book had no interest in that woman. Moreover, the current Jin Wang clearly did not like women. Even if there was a Junzhu, that person would not care about her.

Also … why was he so nervous?

As an emperor, wasn't it normal for him to have a harem of three thousand? What did it have to do with him?

Ye Shu rubbed his forehead. He thought to himself that he had played too much palace intrigue and had gotten too engrossed in it.

Just as he was about to order the eunuchs to carry him back, the door to the imperial study suddenly opened.

Jin Wang and a white-haired but energetic old man walked out side by side. Behind them was a delicate-looking young man.

A young man.

And his name was Kun Jun.

Ye Shu narrowed his eyes in displeasure.