Eunuch Yang quietly walked in and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, Shen You has returned to the palace. Vice Commander Dong has brought him to have an audience."
Eunuch Yang did not ask the prince if he wanted to see Shen You.
There is no need to ask at all. We haven't seen each other for several months, and His Highness doesn't say anything, but he must be thinking about it secretly in his heart.
Sure enough, the prince nodded slightly: "Let him come in!"
After a while, Shen You followed Vice Commander Dong into the study, raised his hands and saluted: "Shen You has met His Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince glanced at Shen You and looked at Shen You calmly. After being raised in Shen's mansion for a few months, the injury must have healed. He is also a little fatter than before, and his cold and solemn eyebrows are much softer and less prickly. The sharp edges of the person, the corners of the mouth slightly raised, and the bright eyes indicate that he is in a good mood.
It can be seen that the past few months have been good.
Just think about it. My daughter-in-law is pregnant and I am going to be a biological father. How can I not be happy?
A smile flashed in the prince's eyes, and his voice was very gentle: "Have your injuries been healed?"
Shen You replied respectfully: "Yes, he has recovered. From today on, he will return to the palace as an errand."
The prince pondered for a while and said: "Commander Liao is seriously injured. Even if he recovers from his injuries, he can no longer serve as a errand. The position of commander of the East Palace Guards will be held by you from today on."
This decision was already expected by the guards.
Shen You was not surprised and accepted the order: "Shen You will obey His Highness's order."
In the past few years, the prince has repeatedly sent him to lead troops in battles. He has never let down the trust and love of the prince, and has repeatedly made military exploits. He once risked his life to save the prince on a ship, and during the chaos in the imperial mausoleum, he risked his life to protect the prince. Hou. A thick record of achievements was clearly displayed. Who else could hold the post of commander of the East Palace Guards besides him?
In the past few months, he was recuperating in the palace. The prince ordered Vice Commander Dong to temporarily lead the personal guards, leaving this commander's position to him.
Vice Commander Dong was not dissatisfied, and he and the rest of the guards met with the new commander of the guards.
Eunuch Yang smiled and congratulated Shen You: "Congratulations, Commander Shen!"
Shen You was always very polite to Eunuch Yang and responded with a smile: "Thank you very much, Eunuch Yang. Please take care of me more in the future."
The prince smiled slightly, got up and went to the Jinluan Palace.
Shen You, the newly appointed commander of the East Palace Guards, naturally accompanied him.
Today is the small court meeting. Only important ministers of third rank or above are eligible to participate. There are about twenty people in total. Shen You and Vice Commander Dong are on the left and right of the prince.
Feng Ping, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, standing behind the Minister of Rites, glanced at Shen You calmly, feeling like a ball of hot coals in his heart.
He was not wrong. Shen You has indeed risen rapidly, and in just a few years, he has become a celebrity around the prince. In one month, the prince will ascend the throne as the new emperor. Shen You, the newly appointed commander of the East Palace Guards, Soon he will be the commander of the emperor's bodyguard.
The emperor's confidant holds a high and powerful position! From now on, with Shen You speaking a good word for him in front of the new emperor, won't the position of Minister of Rites be within reach?
It is indeed a wise move to marry granddaughter Feng Shaojun to Shen You.
Feng Shilang happily thought about it in his mind and presented a memorial in high spirits.
The new emperor's accession to the throne is a big event. The Ministry of Rites has already drawn up the regulations. As the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, Feng Shilang has been giving many memorials recently, flattering the prince and brushing up his own presence.
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After half a day, the court dispersed.
The prince went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to handle political affairs and review memorials. Shen You continued to accompany him.
As the commander of the prince's bodyguard, the most important thing is to guard the prince's safety. Wherever the prince is, he must be there.
In the afternoon, the guards changed shifts. Shen You, who had been on duty for most of the day, finally had some free time. He could go back to the guard barracks in the East Palace to take a rest.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw two familiar faces.
"Shen Jia (Fang Peng) has met Commander Shen." The two of them jokingly held their hands together.
Shen You couldn't help laughing, and kicked him with a smile: "Get out!"
"Yes, my subordinate, get out of here!" Shen Jia responded hurriedly, and with one force, he rolled onto Shen You's bed. Fang Peng laughed happily.
The news that Shen You was promoted to the commander of the East Palace Guards spread in the morning. Shen Jia was so happy that he laughed for a long time, and his mouth was almost crooked. He kept counting the time and waited for Shen You to come back.
Fang Peng, relying on the fact that he was familiar with Shen You, came over shamelessly. The rest of the guards were not unfamiliar with Shen You. Unfortunately, Shen You was born with a "keep away from strangers" face, and he did not interact with the guards on weekdays. They were too embarrassed to break into Commander Shen's house.
After laughing for a while, Shen Jia finally stopped and said with an excited smile: "If my father knew about such a happy event, I don't know how happy he would be."
Shen Mao was thinking deeply about restoring the Shen family's former glory. Now, can Shen You do it?
Back then, Shen Rong served as the commander of the personal guards of the King of Yan. Now, Shen You has gone one step further and became the commander of the prince's personal guards! When the prince ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he will become the commander of the emperor's personal guards!
A smile flashed in Shen You's eyes and he whispered: "Send someone back to Shen's Mansion to send a good news." After a pause, he said to Fang Peng: "I'll invite you to a restaurant for a drink after the holiday!"
Fang Peng was also a glib man, and he immediately acted like he was inexplicably surprised: "In my lifetime, I can wait until you take the initiative to treat me to a drink. I am truly lucky!"
Shen You never drinks outside. He almost never goes to a restaurant to drink.
However, for such a happy event as being promoted, especially for being made commander of the East Palace Guards, it is really unjustifiable not to invite guests.
Shen You smiled and looked at Shen Jia: "Third brother, go and invite some familiar colleagues for me."
Shen Jia responded without saying a word: "Okay! Just leave this matter to me!"
At night, Shen You regretted what he said.
Shen Jia took a piece of paper, which was full of names. He slapped it in a row on the table, and said proudly: "I've invited them all for you. Here is the list. It's not too much, there are more than fifty in total. There are nine people per seat, and six seats will be enough."
Shen You: "..."
Shen You twitched the corner of his mouth and glanced at Shen Jia speechlessly: "Why are there so many people?"
The treat he imagined was to invite seven or eight people to sit down to eat and drink. Why did there suddenly be more than fifty people?
"That's not too much!" Shen Jia said plausibly: "To tell you the truth, when I go out to greet you, everyone who is familiar with me will come. If we leave it to them, even ten seats won't be enough. I'm considering it. When you suddenly get promoted, you shouldn't be too high-profile. So I decided to remove a lot of them."
All right!
Shen Jia has a wide circle of friends and is very popular, and there are indeed many friends with him among the guards. This is because the East Palace guards have lost too much, and there are many fewer people they are familiar with. Otherwise, the list would have been at least twice as large.
Shen You rubbed his forehead: "That's fine, it's up to you."
Shen Jia grinned and patted his chest hard: "Leave all trivial matters such as setting up the restaurant, setting up the banquet, and preparing the drinks to me. Commander Shen will just be responsible for the settlement then!"
