The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and goose-feather-like snowflakes were falling one after another, blocking the sky and cutting off the sight. Perhaps he had been exposed to the wind after standing in the snow for too long. Shen Junfang felt a heavy feeling in his chest and couldn't help covering his mouth and coughing a few times. When he looked up again, Sima Tu
Lan's figure has disappeared.
Shen Junfang had no complaints about this, just like he liked Sima Dalan out of wishful thinking. He never expected any response from the aloof empress. In fact, he would rather Sima Dalan ignore him. In this way, at least
She will not make mistakes and will not be blamed by Yi Huaiyu.
As for himself... Shen Jun lowered his head and smiled bitterly.
He really shouldn't have come, and he really didn't want to come, but he had no choice but to walk with his feet and legs without thinking, and arrived at Huanqing Palace.
Turning the handle of the oil-paper umbrella with his frozen hand, Shen Junfang knew that he should leave as soon as possible to avoid being seen by others, so he turned around and was unexpectedly startled by the figure that suddenly appeared next to him.
"Emperor, Empress..."
I thought that Sima Duran would turn around and leave without hesitation when she saw him, but she didn't expect that she would be standing in front of Shen Junfang at this moment. Shen Junfang didn't know whether he should be surprised or frightened. When he was nervous, the paper umbrella slipped from his hand.
Sima Tulan looked at Shen Junfang's fingers that were red from the cold, bent down slightly to pick up the umbrella, and silently covered the bewildered young man's head. She ignored his embarrassed look, pointed to the main entrance of Huanqing Palace and stood side by side with him.
"Open your eyes and see clearly. This Huanqing Palace is not a palace of monsters. What's so scary about it? You stand outside every day, don't you worry about freezing your body?"
"Wei Chen was just passing by..." Shen Jun lowered his head and murmured softly, his face as red as fire.
Who would pass by a certain place and stop for half an hour? Sima Duran didn't bother to expose the childish lies, and said with a helpless tone and a slight sigh: "Go in."
Shen Junfang hesitated for a long time before taking stiff steps and following Sima Tulan into the Huanqing Palace. The palace maids and eunuchs seemed to have known for a long time that there was such a fool who was spying outside every day. No one showed any surprise, but Yi Chenyu
He was extremely surprised by Shen Junfang's appearance and grabbed the corner of his clothes and refused to let go.
"Yu'er, go find Aunt Su and get the bottle of loquat ointment." Sima Duran half-coaxed and half-persuaded her to send Yi Chenyu away and then checked out the maid in the room. She took a deep breath and glared at Shen Junfang complainingly, "Either
Stay far away and don't show up, or walk in openly and openly with your chest high, how can you be so sneaky? If you do this, people will suspect you even if you are fine."
"The emperor has been spending the night in Huanqing Palace these days. I'm afraid that he will see and misunderstand me. Besides, I didn't want to come to see the Queen. It's just... just..." Shen Junfang stammered for a long time and couldn't think of any excuse. He smiled awkwardly and said,
A young and immature face looks increasingly green.
From Sima Dulan's point of view, Shen Junfang is actually just a child. Even though he is talented, he cannot hide the age gap. Not only is he emotionally ignorant and childish, but his impulse is not rational enough, and is mixed with too many things that go against reality.
factors. But she had to admit that Shen Junfang's persistence and boldness always made her sigh. If Ou Suiliang had confessed as frankly as he did or insisted on marrying her, then the situation might be very different now.
Who to like, who to be liked, and which party to choose as her destination? Sima Duran still doesn't know what the correct answer is. She only knows one thing, that is, she should not hurt anyone because of her willfulness.
people.
"Does the Queen know that General Sima is about to go on an expedition?" In order to break the embarrassment caused by the silence, Shen Junfang changed the topic to Sima Yuan.
"Going to war? Where to go?" As expected, Sima Tulan was surprised and confused by the news. She frowned with an ominous premonition, "My brother was injured on the battlefield many years ago. The late emperor gave him permission not to go to war. Why did he suddenly mention it?
The expedition? The emperor arranged it?"
Shen Junfang nodded lightly: "This expedition is mainly to attack the border of Zhao Kingdom. The chance of winning may be less than 50%, which is extremely difficult. Originally, the emperor planned to go with General I, but for some reason he suddenly changed his mind and decided to go with General I and General Sima.
Together, even I heard the news from General Sima."
Shen Junfang and Ou Suiliang are both Yi Huaiyu's confidants, so there is no reason to tell only one of them such an important arrangement. Sima Tulan took a deep breath, and her worried eyes couldn't help but reveal: "Your Majesty...has he alienated you recently?"
Sima Duran didn't know what happened between Yi Huaiyu and Shen Junfang on the day of the Seventh Prince's Hundred Days Banquet. Similarly, Shen Junfang didn't know whether she and Yi Huaiyu had conflicts. The two only knew that some changes were taking place.
The relationship between the three characters, the emperor, the empress, and the highly trusted national advisor, began to become subtle.
The word "alienation" made Shen Jun stunned for a long time. His dull expression did not look like an important minister who composed the lifeline of a country, but more like a wronged and pitiful innocent boy. Sima Duran felt unbearable as she looked at it and sighed quietly.
: "The emperor is the emperor after all. You can treat him as a friend, but he may not be able to treat you as an equal. Countless people have paid for him over the years. How many of them can get corresponding rewards? It's rare that he is willing to cherish you.
Young talents who have never been born in the world, don't delay your career or even lose your life for some unworthy trivial things. You probably don't understand what I'm saying, go talk to General Ou, maybe he is the only one who understands your mood best."
Shen Jun let out a sigh and said nothing else. He only glanced at Sima Duran secretly from time to time, then lowered his head and wondered what he was thinking.
Sima Tulan has always refused to take soft and hard advice, but she is the most invincible against silence. Whether it is Yi Huaiyu or Shen Junfang, the feeling of relative silence always makes her at a loss. Originally, she wanted to concentrate on thinking about Sima Yuan being sent out to fight again.
, every time Shen Junfang couldn't help coughing, his mind would be disturbed and all his previous efforts would be wasted.
"I'm unlucky to meet people like you. I can't even express my temper." He sighed and shook his head helplessly. Sima Duran stood in front of Shen Junfang and deliberately lowered his voice to sound hoarse. "Look up, look at me."
."
Such an unexpected request made Shen Junfang stunned. In panic, he raised his head and met Sima Duran's eyes, and his heart almost stopped beating.
There are beauties everywhere in the harem, and there is no shortage of beautiful women among the concubines, but Shen Jun has never paid attention to any of the beautiful women in the palace for so long, as if they are all colorless and boring scenery, not worth bothering to linger at all.
Yi Huaiyu once jokingly told him that if any woman in the world could make him fall in love, then she must have an unparalleled beauty that would make the world fall for her.
Now the joke has become a reality.
The queen of Yi Huaiyu, who had never met before, played an important role in Yi Huaiyu's ascension to the throne. Perhaps she had heard too many stories about her, or maybe she had seen too many of Yi Huaiyu's contradictions and guarded against her.
Sima Tulan was a little curious, but Shen Junfang would never have expected that one day he would taste some strange emotion for that arrogant but lonely woman.