There was a row of girls standing outside who looked to be in their late teens or early twenties. These girls did not hold umbrellas and just stood there in the rain, with the rain soaking their clothes.

Although Shu Yan was dissatisfied, he still felt a little distressed.

"Let them all come in. It's raining so hard outside. It won't be good if they get soaked."

The steward did not lead anyone into the house, but instead said, "How can a slave enter the master's room casually?"

This means that if Shu Yan doesn't choose, these children will keep getting wet.

Shu Yan frowned and pointed at a girl. This girl was extremely thin and looked to be no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, but she had a pair of very bright eyes.

The nun in charge said to the girl, "Why don't you hurry up and come forward to thank me?"

The girl knelt in front of Shu Yan in the heavy rain and kowtowed to Shu Yan.

"Qiuyue has met the old lady."

Shu Yan waved his hands irritably, signaling for Qiu Yue to come in.

When Qiu Yue came in, she was still dripping with water. Shu Yan said to Qiu Yue, "Go down and change your clothes first."

Qiuyue left here, and the grandma in charge outside also left.

In fact, Shu Yan could probably guess why Chen Shengzhi wanted to give her a girl at this time.

Xiao Yu'er came out of the house in a daze and looked at her grandma.

"Grandma, it's raining, and I don't know if Brother Yu'an is in the palace. Will he be lonely alone?"

Shu Yan patted Xiao Yu'er's head.

"He won't be lonely when we are reunited."

In the Taiyuan Palace, in the huge sleeping hall, Yu An was lying on the dragon couch. The bed was so big that it could sleep seven or eight people.

But now there is only a child lying in Yu'an.

The lights in the bedroom were brightly lit, and the old eunuch stood outside the tent, seeming to be taking a nap.

There was a sound of lightning outside, and Yu'an suddenly sat up from the bed. He opened the curtain in a panic, but only saw the back of an old man.

The old eunuch said: "Your Majesty, it's just thunder, it doesn't matter."

Yu An felt uneasy.

"But I'm scared. Go and bring my grandma into the palace."

The old eunuch didn't move, just smiled and said: "You should call yourself me, and there is a curfew now, and no one in the palace is allowed to come in."

Yu'an suddenly felt no longer afraid. He put on his shoes and walked outside with the sound of wind and rain.

The huge palace door opened, and Yu An looked at the pouring rain. He stretched out his hand towards the sky and caught the rain falling from the sky.

Yu'an said: "Father, must I be the emperor?"

The old eunuch was silent for a moment and said: "Old slave has served three generations of emperors, and no one except you has ever asked this question."

Yu'an was not angry, he still seemed to have the childishness of a child.

"But I don't understand."

"You should accept your destiny, it's your destiny."

Yu'an clenched his fists. He suddenly turned around quickly and ran back to his bed. He covered his head with a quilt.

After a while there were bursts of crying.

"But I'm scared, I'm really scared."

There was a faint smile on the old eunuch's lips. He ordered all the maids to retreat and extinguished all the candles in the bedroom.

The entire dormitory was as silent as a tomb.

Yu'an, who was hiding under the quilt, stopped crying. He sat up and looked at the dragon head above the dragon bed, which represented imperial power.

I reached out and touched it.

There was no fear on his face, just an indescribable curiosity.

Qiuyue changed into clean clothes and came to Shu Yan's room. When Shu Yan saw her, he felt a little more melancholy in his heart. "I don't need you to serve me here. You just need to do your duty."

Qiuyue nodded.

She stood outside. Seeing the way this girl walked, Shu Yan seriously doubted that she knew kung fu. Could it be that Chen Shengzhi, an old boy, kept people here with her.

To kill her?
Shu Yan only felt a headache, and she was irritable, so she could only take Xiao Yu'er back to the bedroom to sleep.

She had an extremely restless sleep this night.

Cheng San has not been living a good life these days. He heard that Xiliang sent a wave of spies to manipulate places where the regent must pass, almost causing the regent to be injured.

Martial law began in Taiyuan City.

Cheng San also came back and had lunch with Shu Yan, and Shu Yan never saw him again.

A full month has passed.

Shu Yan couldn't sit still, and finally found a free time for Chen Shengzhi to come directly to his door.

Chen Shengzhi was much thinner than in the past few days. It was obvious that he had been busy these days. When he saw Shu Yan, he had a bit of joy on his face.

"Madam, are you finally willing to come see me?"

Shu Yan frowned, obviously unwilling to act hypocritical with Chen Shengzhi here.

"Where is this kid Cheng San now?"

Chen Shengzhi smiled helplessly.

"I've been quite busy these days, but I forgot to tell my wife about something. The child Cheng San disappeared during the Xizuo Rebellion in Xiliang."

Shu Yan was stunned for a moment and stared at Chen Shengzhi.

"Is he missing or dead?"

Chen Shengzhi put down the tea in his hand and stared at Shu Yan quietly.

"What do you think, ma'am?"

Shu Yan picked up the hot tea on the table and was about to pour it on Chen Shengzhi's face, but Chen Shengzhi seemed to have a tacit understanding and dodged it with a slight tilt of his head.

"Madam, do you care about that person so much? He is a damned person, and living in this world is also a harm to Yu'an."

Shu Yan was so angry that she was dizzy, and she pointed at Chen Shengzhi.

"He is a scourge, so what are you? You clearly promised me that you would protect the people around me, but you actually went back on your promise?!"

Shu Yan knew it was useless to lose her temper, but she was too angry at this moment.

"Madam, most things in this world are unsatisfactory. You have lived for so many years, haven't you understood this?"

Shu Yan suddenly shook his sleeves and left here angrily.

Qiuyue was waiting outside. Seeing Shu Yan's angry face, she hurriedly followed.

"Old madam, are you tired? Do you want some tea?"

When Qiu Yue was talking, she deliberately walked closer to Shu Yan. Shu Yan suddenly turned around and she looked at this little girl.

"Go and call Chen Yunli over."

Qiuyue nodded quickly. Shu Yan was sitting alone in the garden of Chen's mansion. She was a little angry just now, but now she calmed down.

Chen Shengzhi said he was missing, which shows that no body was found, and with Cheng San's ability, it was impossible for him to die so easily.

While Shu Yan was thinking wildly, her fourth son arrived belatedly.

Chen Yunli had obviously just gotten up. His eyes were black and blue, and he was obviously fooling around in the room again. When he saw Shu Yan, he immediately sneered.

"Why, did mother promise me?"

"Promise you can, but you have to do me a favor."

Chen Yunli frowned and looked at Shu Yan. (End of chapter)

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