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Chapter 356 Going to Chongsu Palace Again
Shen Liuzhen's pupils flickered in a panic, and then he asked Liu Qinbing: "Brother Liu, tell me, why is he looking for me this time?"

Liu Qinbing stared and looked at him in surprise: "...you don't even know where I am going?"

Seeing that Shen Liuzhen's mood was not right, he remembered the last time when Shen Liuzhen came out of Chongsu Palace and his legs were shaking with fright, so he said:
"Is it dangerous? Then don't go, delay, he can't bring people to our house to besiege you."

Shen Liuzhen lowered his eyes, and after thinking about it, the fear in his heart became less, and he said:
"He's that kind of person... The more guilty I am, the faster I die. I still have to go. Besides, I haven't done anything special recently... It shouldn't be a big problem, let's go."

Just like that, Shen Liuzhen got dressed again, got into the carriage, and brought the troops left by Dugujian to Chongsu Palace.

Shen Liuzhen raised his head and looked at the door plaque of the palace, the memory of the frightened last time came back to his heart again.

He swallowed his saliva, although there was no emotion on his face, but he didn't move for a long time.

Liu Qinbing said from behind, "I'll follow you in."

"Okay." Shen Liuzhen had just finished speaking subconsciously, and then remembered the image of "clear conscience" he had created in front of Lord Chongsu.

So he quickly changed his words and said: "...No, forget it, I'll go by myself."

After finishing speaking, he leveled his gaze, raised his chin slightly, straightened his waist, and walked towards the door with a full of righteousness.

When he was led into the door and saw the scene inside the room, Shen Liuzhen froze.

Lord Chongsu seemed to be doing it on purpose, he still waited for him with the food and wine set up.Still in the same place, still in the same sitting posture...

"Sit." Prince Chongsu's gray hair was still disheveled, his eyes were like falcons, staring at Shen Liuzhen standing at the door.

Only then did Shen Liuzhen move, raised his sleeves with a smile on his face, bowed politely, and said, "Liuzhen has seen the prince, and I don't know what advice the prince has for calling me down."

Lord Chongsu said in a deep voice: "The last time you left my house, you knelt at the palace gate in the middle of the night. Since then, you have never been here again."

Shen Liuzhen looked normal, and said in a steady tone:
"My lord, please forgive me. It's not that the officials didn't come on purpose. On the one hand, it's because the officials have been running around under the emperor's orders and have no chance to come.

On the other hand, the lower official was seriously ill and has not recovered well, so as long as he has free time, he will recuperate at home behind closed doors, and it is inconvenient to come to visit and bother the prince. "

Shen Liuzhen paused, and said solemnly: "Your Highness is someone I respect, and I will come to visit you from time to time, as long as your Highness doesn't get bored and disturb your cleanliness."

"Hmph... so hard, isn't it because you were scared out of your wits and didn't dare to come?" Lord Chongsu sneered.

Shen Liuzhen raised his head, looked at Prince Chongsu with a calm smile, he could not see that he had ever felt uneasy at all, and said:
"My lord is a reasonable person. As long as I do nothing wrong, my lord will not kill me."

Lord Chongsu and Shen Liuzhen looked at each other for a while, as if they were examining each other, but there was some exclamation and amazement in their eyes, and they stretched out their hands again, saying:

"In that case, sit down and let's talk slowly."

Shen Liuzhen walked to the back of the table with a calm demeanor, and sat down in a neat manner with a flick of his clothes.

Lord Chongsu took a sip of wine on his own, but this time he did not persuade Shen Liuzhen to drink, but pondered for a while, and said:
"About your recent affairs, His Majesty once talked to me, and told me not to embarrass you. I also communicated with that kid Heng Jia.

Although half my life has passed and I have met many people of all kinds, I have to admit that I still can't see clearly what you are like. "

Shen Liuzhen watched the food being served on the table, put his hands on the desk a few times, pressed them on his legs, and said with a smile with the corners of his lips curled up:

"It's my fault. I didn't do well enough to make the prince fully trust me."

"No, you've done a good job. At a young age, you know how to assess the situation, have foresight, and are ruthless. You are much more cunning and dangerous than Xie Baizheng back then."

Shen Liuzhen heard that, with an understated smile on his face, his mind was spinning quickly, but he didn't think about how to answer the words.

Since he talked with His Majesty and Shi Yuhengjia, he must know a lot more than he should know.

It would be insincere to deny it outright.

After a while, I heard Prince Chongsu say again:
"If you just do your job well, it's fine. Unfortunately, a person like you is still vaguely related to the Southern Song Dynasty. How can you let me trust you?"

Shen Liuzhen smiled shyly, glanced at Prince Chongsu, and said:
"Your Majesty, I am originally from the Han Dynasty. I was originally from the Song Kingdom. It was Emperor Taiwu who captured Linjiang City back then, and ordered the younger generation to come over to accompany His Majesty today. If you say that you are not clear about the Song Kingdom, it is really not that you are here. things that can be avoided.”

Prince Chongsu's expression turned solemn, and he said slightly angrily:

"You know what I'm talking about. Your Majesty trusts you no matter what. I can't help it. I can't help but ask, what do you think of Wei Guo and Song Guo in your heart?"

Shen Liuzhen raised his eyebrows, then turned his head to look at Prince Chongsu, who was seated above, and looked into his eyes seriously, without saying a word for a long time.

He knew that the answer to this question was very important. If the answer was good and touched the heart of Prince Chongsu, then there would be less trouble and more help in the future.

If the answer is not good...it will definitely plant a disaster, and it will last for a long time, and maybe a mistake will be made at some point.

Shen Liuzhen withdrew his gaze, sat up straight, with a bit of sincerity and righteousness, and said in a steady voice:

"Then the younger generation will tell the prince what's on his mind.

Before I came to Wei State, I really didn't have a good impression of Wei State.Especially when a child did some good deeds with all his heart and blood, but was smashed clean by the cavalry of Wei State, it would be a lie if he didn't have any hatred in his heart.

But... After I came, I saw Prince Jing Mu for the first time, and this hatred was shaken. "

He paused, then turned his head to look at Prince Chongsu, and said, "My lord should understand my feelings. You know better than me what kind of person Prince Jingmu is and how much he is loved."

Sure enough, after hearing this, Prince Chongsu's sharp eyes, like a falcon, suddenly softened, memories and heartache returned to his eyes, vicissitudes and desolation.

"At that time, I understood the fact that even if the blood of Hu and Han is different, there are good people and bad people, and there can still be a wise king, a virtuous king, who is compassionate and good to all people in the world. "

(End of this chapter)