[Quick Wear] On strike, please don't disturb your ex

Chapter 171 The Maids in the Palace Are on Strike (41)

Imperial City.

Song Liaoye stood at the highest point of the imperial palace, looking at the night view of Shangjing. Yuan Ri should have been happy, but Song Liaoye looked at the many lively scenes and felt that there was a layer of separation between him and this world, as if he was living in another world.

There is no Shen Fanli in that world...

The clamor and joy from the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with him. Song Liaoye had his revenge and ascended the throne as he wished, but he did not feel any sense of pleasure at all. There was not even someone around him who could share his joy.

His parents left him, and Shen Fanli also left him.

He sat alone on the throne, and all the ministers bowed to him.

Song Liaoye's methods were ruthless and resolute. He forcefully carried out a major reshuffle of the court.

This major move caused dissatisfaction among the royal family and some aristocratic families. After all, their interests were divided up or even deprived, and as the vested interests, they were naturally unwilling to accept this.

People in the court originally thought that he was just an incompetent and dissolute prince, and even if he ascended the throne, he would be an incompetent king. However, Song Liaoye's actions all showed that he was incompetent, and his methods and style were very decisive.

Later, court officials realized that Prince Qi had been restrained in the past and was not really an idle prince.

In this regard, people are more just admiring. It is common for royal families to fight for the throne in every dynasty, and Song Liaoye is also a prince of the clan, but no prince including the emperor has doubted him. It is also the will of the people, so it is admirable.

There is no curfew today, and the capital is bustling with activity.

Song Liaoye was walking on the bustling main street. He looked at the people reuniting with their families, everyone with a smile on their face, but he felt extremely lonely.

Song Liaoye was separated from the others by secret guards. The emperor had just ascended the throne and could not afford to make any mistakes, so he seemed out of tune with the common people.

When seeing someone next to Song Liaoye, that person will automatically move away from him to avoid any unnecessary trouble.

Song Liaoye had a handsome and noble face. Looking at the prosperous and exquisite scene of Shangjing, there was no emotion in his eyes, like a jade statue of a god.

When he arrived in front of Zhichun Tower, his steps became slower and slower.

He went inside to buy some cakes again. This time it was not because he forgot that Shen Fanli was not with him, but because he just wanted to buy some.

In the past, Song Liaoye would often bring her cakes when he had nothing to do on his way home, and she had become accustomed to it.

Although he knew that Shen Fanli was no longer in Prince Qi's Mansion, Song Liaoye still brought some cakes and small items to people as usual, and then walked towards Prince Qi's Mansion.

On New Year's Day in previous years, Shen Fanli was always by his side.

But this time, he wasn't there.

This was the first time they had been apart for so long.

In the past, he could see people whenever he returned to the palace, but now, Mingkaiyuan was already empty.

She took the two maids with her and left him behind.

......

Song Liaoye returned to Prince Qi's Mansion and looked at Mingkaiyuan, which had not changed at all and had no popularity at all.

He stayed in the house for a long time.

Until someone knocked on the door and said to him, "Your Majesty, it's getting late."

When Song Liaoye came out, he found that it was already completely dark.

The cold wind was blowing, and it felt stingingly cold on my face.

He looked up at the sky and whispered, "Shen Fanli."

"I miss the lotus cake you made..."

"I miss you even more..."

......

Back then, he said he liked her.

Now, he likes her too.

Later, I still like her.

He said he didn't like it because he didn't want her to be involved in danger.

Unexpectedly, she took it seriously and was sad and upset about it.

What I didn't expect was that she just left like that without leaving any message.

He thought she would understand him.

So that's how it is.

But he forgot that they have grown up.

Shen Fanli was no longer the little girl who could be easily coaxed back by him with just a few words.

She is four years older than him, and Shen Fanli is generally tolerant of Song Liaoye.

Because of the doting of the old prince and princess, and because he grew up on the battlefield, Song Liaoye does not have a very good temper and will only restrain himself in front of Shen Fanli.

Even in front of the late prince and princess, the emperor and the crown prince and others, Song Liaoye still looked unruly. He had been a little devil since he was young and had a great ability to make trouble. At that time, the late prince and princess were still alive and held military power. People in the capital would only say that the young prince was of a true nature.

After Song Liaoye's parents died, the court became a place where people flattered the powerful and bullied the weak, so they deliberately belittled Song Liaoye. This was because there were many people who disliked Song Liaoye's style. Before, because of his status and the fact that the late prince was still alive, no one dared to say anything.

Song Liaoye has only liked Shen Fanli in his life, and he doesn't turn a blind eye to other people's admiring looks. If someone expresses admiration in front of him, Song Liaoye will just tell them to get lost. The relationship between him and Shen Fanli is probably much closer than that between many couples in the world.

The moment the arrow shot towards Shen Fanli, Song Liaoye subconsciously protected her in his arms. He didn't want her to see the murder scene afterwards, so as not to make people worry. The man who said it hurt and asked Shen Fanli to apply medicine, after Shen Fanli stopped moving, his first reaction was whether the wound was ugly and scared Shen Fanli...

Song Liaoye never treated anyone as his maid, he completely regarded her as his future wife. Many people around him knew that Shen Fanli was like the other half of his life. Shen Fanli was half the master in the palace.

At that time, the prince almost humiliated Shen Fanli, but Shen Fanli's status was low, and hurting the prince was completely a violation of the superiors. Although she was a victim, the imperial power was supreme. If the prince refused to give in and made a scene in front of the emperor, Shen Fanli's life would be another matter. At that time, Song Liaoye knelt down and begged the prince, and also gave him many things, which made people give in.

Song Liaoye had knelt before the prince only a few times, and even the emperor had exempted him from the kneeling ceremony in private, and it was impossible for the prince to make a fuss about this.

But he just had to kneel down because of Shen Fanli, so Shen Fanli almost couldn't hold back her tears. After that day, the prince and many others knew that Shen Fanli was Song Liaoye's weakness. Even if it might be fake, once something happened, Shen Fanli's situation would be dangerous. It was very likely that he would be used to threaten and intimidate King Qi, so it was best to "disappear" in front of people.

Song Liaoye really likes Shen Fanli, but too many things have happened in the past few years, and Song Liaoye has focused a lot of his thoughts on his great cause. His parents died tragically, and Song Liaoye couldn't help but hate them.

Most of his mind was on the great cause. After a long time, Song Liaoye himself could not tell whether he wanted to avenge his parents or to sit on the throne. Song Liaoye only had a small part of his mind on Shen Fanli, so he ignored many of her emotions.

He even made the worst plan. If something happened to him, the people protecting Shen Fanli would send her away. If he succeeded, he would bring her back and marry her.

That was the reason why he didn't explain to Shen Fanli at that time. He didn't want to see Shen Fanli die with him after he failed. If he died, Shen Fanli would be sent away, and would not be reluctant to leave him. She would live her own life. He even prepared money and other things.

Of course, this is the worst case scenario.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Song Liaoye loves Shen Fanli.

Even the way out has been paved for people.

The king was jealous of talented people, incompetent and suspicious, and it was difficult for Song Liaoye to take the road of revenge for his parents, but fortunately, the person he loved was by his side.

Song Liaoye doesn't feel lonely.

As soon as Shen Fanli left, Song Liaoye almost couldn't hold on and fell ill immediately.

Fortunately, he knew that Shen Fanli had only left him and not left the world. What Song Liaoye wanted next was to find Shen Fanli.

The first thing Song Liaoye thought of after ascending the throne was to find Shen Fanli, but was later stopped by Song Huaqing.

The current situation was not stable, and looking for someone at that time would undoubtedly give some villains hiding in the dark an opportunity to take advantage.

Later, Song Liaoye was also looking for someone, his movements were very small and secretive, and no one knew about it.

Now that the situation has stabilized, Song Liaoye's plan to find Shen Fanli is put on the agenda.

......

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a few days later.

Song Liaoye sat quietly in the imperial study reviewing memorials and watching the secret spies who came to report. When he heard some news, he immediately stood up and walked up to the person.

His eyes were filled with joy. "Are you sure she is in Suzhou City?"

Those sharp eyes softened unconsciously when mentioning someone.

The spy continued to report: "Your Majesty, I am sure that the people in Suzhou City call her Miss Shen or Boss Shen. Several of us have seen Miss Shen, and that person looks exactly like Miss Shen."

The nails dug into the palm of his hand, and he felt the pain. Song Liaoye realized that this was true. Maybe this time it was true. "Okay, send a message and keep a close eye on him. If he leaves, you will be the first person I will settle accounts with."

There have been similar news before, but none of them were so certain.

Almost all of them are possible or uncertain.

The man looked at the bright yellow five-clawed golden dragon robe in front of him and raised his voice, "Yes, Your Majesty."

After everyone left, Song Liaoye paced back and forth.

Muttered to himself: "No, I have to go pick her up..."

The first person who knew about Song Liaoye's plan to go to Suzhou City and tried to stop him was Gao Yu, and then Song Huaqing.

"Your Majesty, there are still many political affairs that have not been dealt with. How can you leave Shangjing and go to Suzhou City?"

"If Your Majesty is really worried about Miss Shen's safety, you can send me there."

Song Huaqing agreed to call Shen Fanli "Miss Shen" under the coercion of Song Liaoye.

He didn't allow Song Huaqing and Shen Fanli to get too close.

Although Song Huaqing was beaten by Song Liaoye when he was a child, he really admired his eldest brother.

When he learned that the death of his father and princess was related to the emperor, his mood was not much better than Song Liaoye and his sister.

Later, Song Liaoye sent the two of them directly to the northern border. In the eyes of outsiders, Song Liaoye did something just because he was dissatisfied with his half-brother being stronger than him.

At that time, under the suggestion of Song Liaoye, the news of Prince Qi's absurdity and dissoluteness almost spread throughout the entire Shangjing.

And it was only natural for Song Huaqing to be sent away in the eyes of outsiders. After all, Prince Qi was absurd and incompetent, so it was normal for him not to like a half-brother who was stronger than him.

Song Huaqing also helped Song Liaoye a lot in the Northern Frontier.

Song Huaqing came back with Song Liaoye together with his sister Song Huayao.

Song Huayao did not know the truth of the matter at the time and was still resentful towards Song Liaoye. She only found out the truth later during a conversation with her brother.

The three siblings all grew up with Shen Fanli.

Song Huaqing and Song Huayao were both very attached to Shen Fanli, of course, that was when Song Liaoye was not around.

If Song Liaoye were here, he would drive the two away, especially Song Huaqing.

It was okay because Song Huayao was a little girl. Although Song Liaoye didn't have a good face for this little sister who followed Shen Fanli around, at least he wouldn't tell her to get out, nor would he beat her up like he did to her brother.

When Song Liaoye went to Northern Frontier, Song Huayao did not see Shen Fanli. She kept asking Song Liaoye questions, saying that she had not seen Sister Fanli for a long time, and asked if he had hidden her from her. She only stopped asking when Song Liaoye's face became increasingly dark.

Then he was taken away by Gao Yu.

However, Song Huaqing stood stubbornly in front of Song Liaoye. He knew how important Shen Fanli was to Song Liaoye, and his brother would never abandon her in Shangjing.

At that time, I asked, "Did you send her away? Is she no longer in the capital?"

"Where is she now?"

After a long while, Song Liaoye finally spoke: "...I don't know."

Song Huaqing was actually a little bit unconvinced at the time. How could his brother be so confident as to let Shen Fanli go to a place he didn't know without sending someone to protect her?

It was only several months later that I discovered that what my brother said was true.

He really didn't know where Shen Fanli was.

Song Liaoye was looking at the moon outside the military camp and thinking about his loved ones. Some generals around him, including Song Huaqing, knew about it.

Moreover, Song Huaqing knew very well who made the sachet in Song Liaoye's hand.

At the beginning, Shen Fanli actually sewed sachets for Song Huaqing and Song Huayao, but they were all taken away by Song Liaoye. Song Huaqing naturally remembered it clearly, because he was beaten by Song Liaoye because of the sachets.

Of course Song Liaoye would not agree to what Song Huaqing said.

He was determined and shook his head, "No, I want to go there myself."

"Must go!"

He also looked at Song Huaqing deeply.

Song Liaoye made up his mind.

Then let Song Huaqing handle the government affairs.

Anyway, he was the one who brought up this matter first. If I were to go and pick up Shen Fanli for him, then it would be the same if I could handle his government affairs for a few days.

If Song Huaqing knew what Song Liaoye was thinking, he would definitely be so angry that he would laugh.

Song Huayao overheard their conversation. When she heard this, she immediately stood up and said, "I want to go too. I haven't seen Sister Fanli for a long time. I didn't expect that you, elder brother, uh, His Majesty actually sent Sister Fanli to Suzhou City."

She only heard the latter part, which happened to be when Song Liaoye said that he had to go on this trip to Suzhou.

Song Huayao didn't hear and didn't know about what happened between Shen Fanli and Song Liaoye.

Song Liaoye naturally didn't want to take anyone with him.

With a dark face, he asked her to go back to her princess's mansion.

Song Huayao said, "Your Majesty, if you don't let me go, when I see Sister Fanli, I will tell her that Your Majesty didn't allow me to see her and bullied me."

After saying this, he pretended to cry.

Song Liaoye was extremely angry, but then he thought again and felt that Song Huayao was right.

She will definitely be useful, so it doesn't hurt to bring her along.

He nodded and agreed.

This time, it was Song Huaqing who was upset.

As soon as Song Liaoye left, he left a bunch of trivial matters to Song Huaqing.

Song Huaqing was so angry that he died.

The external version was that the new emperor cared about the people, understood their sentiments, and went on a private tour to the south to relieve their worries.

When the news came out, Song Liaoye was already on his way to Suzhou City.