Du Yi really did not intend to keep Du Chengyue, let alone let him go to the fiefdom. He always felt that Shen Zhaoxi was unwilling to enter the East Palace in advance because of Du Chengyue.

Moreover, Du Chengyue is obviously not as weak as he appears, and carries an uncertain danger.

But he never thought that Du Chengyue would actually start a rebellion and be so thoughtful.

Du Yi was captured alive and imprisoned in a dungeon.

Hearing the commotion, Du Yi raised his head. After seeing the person clearly, emotions surged in his dark pupils, and he mocked: "I didn't expect it was you."

He planned in every possible way and set up traps, but in the end he surrendered to others.

Du Yi was unwilling to give up.

"I didn't expect it to be me." Du Chengyue looked indifferent, "If you don't take action against Xi'er, I won't be interested in the throne either."

No one would let them go, so he had no choice but to protect her.

Du Yi frowned and spoke sarcastically, trying to anger him: "Everyone in the court knows that she is my crown princess, and now you want a woman that I don't want?"

"She is not an object, she can be snatched away by you. Besides, how have you ever owned her?" Du Chengyue's words were rarely tinged with a hint of domineering toughness, "I want to marry her as my queen, who dares to say more?"

Du Yi was choked.

Du Chengyue is now the emperor, more powerful than anyone else. No one can stop him from doing what he wants to do.

He only knew that Shen Zhaoxi was somewhat interested in Du Chengyue, but he never thought that Du Chengyue also had feelings for her and would even raise an army for her.

In contrast, Shen Zhaoxi should indeed like Du Chengyue more.

Du Yi sneered a few times in a low voice, his eyes were desolate and gloomy: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, let me die more happily."

Du Chengyue did not execute him immediately, nor gave him poisonous wine. He just detained Du Yi and locked him in a dark dungeon.

During this period, Du Chengyue ascended the throne.

On the day he ascended the throne, he offered sacrifices to heaven, earth, and the clan, and received all officials' kneeling bows and salutes. At the same time, a palace banquet was held.

Regarding the frail and sick King Qing, although all the officials supported his ascension to the throne, they were unsure and did not dare to look down upon him.

How can a person who can bring down the prince be an idle person?

When a new monarch ascends the throne, he or she will generally grant a general amnesty, but Du Chengyue announced that he would set up a military and political intelligence agency to specifically punish corrupt officials.

Those who take bribes, those who abuse their power, and those who take away people's wealth and support will all be severely punished.

This move caused an uproar throughout the country, and was immediately supported by a group of upright ministers, including the veteran general of the Zhenguo Palace.

The leader of the intelligence agency is still the young marquis of Zhenguo Palace, Shen Zhaoxi's eldest uncle.

The people in the city have been discussing this matter in recent days. Those corrupt officials are afraid that they will be unable to sleep all night long.

After Du Chengyue sent Shen Zhaoxi back to Xiangge, no one noticed that she had been missing for several days.

Queen Shen herself wanted Shen Zhaoxi to marry Du Yi, but now that the monarch has changed, Queen Shen no longer dares to dedicate Shen Zhaoxi to Du Chengyue.

Otherwise, she couldn't afford to be accused of picking up things Du Yi didn't want. She didn't know if she had offended Du Chengyue in the process of supporting Du Yi, and she was really scared.

Therefore, Shen Zhaoxi became a useless item and was sent back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Queen Shen no longer paid attention to her.

Shen Zhaoxi preferred to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion so that he could hang out with Du Chengyue. She began to miss him after not seeing him for a few days, and so did he.

In the past, we went out to play at night, but today we went out during the day.

Du Chengyue was wearing a moon-white brocade robe tonight, looking gentle and clear. Shen Zhaoxi still wore a veil on his face, standing side by side with him.

As the two passed by the stall, the vendor was busy opening the steamer, taking out a piece of pastry, wrapping it and handing it to the customer aside. Note

"Red date satang cake, sugar mung bean, mutton steamed buns, sesame dumplings -" the vendor's voice was loud and clear, and he spoke a lot of names neatly. Then he made some jelly on the side, put a few chopsticks into the bowl, and added each jelly. Plant seasonings and add a tablespoon of ginger brown sugar.

The hawker looked at the two of them with an enthusiastic attitude: "Two gentlemen, would you like some jelly? Let me try a bowl of the freshly made jelly."

Du Chengyue and Shen Zhaoxi finally chose to stop and sit at a small stall nearby.

The hawker's wife helped them wipe the table with a rag. She was carrying a child on her back and smiled innocently.

Shen Zhaoxi proposed that he only wanted a portion of jelly, and the vendor quickly brought it over.

There were several tables of strong men chatting nearby.

"I heard that Zhang Yuanwai was arrested a few days ago?"

"Isn't that right? Bully Li from Beitang was also arrested. It is said that his old father took 10,000 taels of silver and went around begging for help. No one dared to guarantee it. He will be interrogated in two days."

"These corrupt officials should have been arrested a long time ago. They are all worms! After King Qing ascends the throne, there is still some hope——"

"Hey, eh, eh."

His companion immediately stopped him and stopped him from talking.

How could civilians comment on the emperor, but judging from the looks of a few people, they were still very satisfied with this matter.

The hawker also interjected: "In the past, when setting up stalls on the street, we had to collect protection fees. Now how can anyone dare to collect them? They don't even dare to ask for them if they are given away. Those who are brave will report to the police if they are blackmailed. Get the right one."

"That's right, business is hard to do." Several people agreed.

Shen Zhaoxi raised his eyebrows as he listened to what they said. He stretched out his index finger and lightly tapped Du Chengyue's arm. When he looked over, she saw tiny lights in her eyes, with a little smile.

In the past, all they heard were complaints from the people against the court. Now, things have changed a little bit. Du Chengyue, the new monarch, is not the evil person in the people's mouth.

Du Chengyue didn't move, Shen Zhaoxi reached out and tapped him again. He grabbed her slender white fingers with his backhand and looked at her with his deep eyes.

"You should try it too." Shen Zhaoxi's voice was sweet and he pushed the bowl in front of him.

There were countless royal chefs in the palace preparing food for him, so the taste here was naturally not comparable, but the food was just like the smoke.

Du Chengyue held the spoon in his bony hands, stirred it twice in the bowl, scooped it up and took a bite.

It's clear, sweet, and very refreshing.

He scooped up another mouthful and put it to Shen Zhaoxi's lips to feed her.

Shen Zhaoxi was quite embarrassed and looked around. The vendor was hugging the child from his wife's back and coaxing him while his wife was filling buns for customers.

Du Chengyue chuckled, and Shen Zhaoxi slowly opened his mouth to eat, then shyly pulled him away.

The vendor turned around and saw that the innermost table was missing. He walked over with his child in his arms. There was a small ingot of silver placed next to the bowl. His eyes widened and he quickly looked around, but the two distinguished guests had long since disappeared.

Shen Zhaoxi and Du Chengyue were walking on the bustling street.

There were bustling crowds, vendors shouting constantly, and occasionally soldiers passing by. The people were nervous for a while, but they didn't run away. After the soldiers passed by, the lively scene resumed.

"Sister, would you like to buy a hairpin?" came the timid voice of a little girl.

Shen Zhaoxi looked down and saw that the little girl was carrying a small basket and several wooden hairpins in her hand.

Shen Zhaoxi looked at her cuteness, stopped and picked up her hairpin.

It's not easy for her to wear it alone.

"I remember, but who dares to marry? It would be too frustrating if I become a grown-up girl.

Caixiang's face fell as soon as he said this.

When they heard movement outside the door, they immediately stopped talking. Chu Qiu quickly walked to the door and pretended to sweep the floor.

I saw Shen Zhaoxi walking in from the outside with a smile. Chu Qiu just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the person behind Shen Zhaoxi. He was panicked and saluted quickly: "I have seen the emperor."

Du Chengyue smiled slightly, as approachable as ever.

"I bought you some food." Shen Zhaoxi took the bag from Du Chengyue, brought it to the table in the courtyard, and greeted the two girls.

Caixiang and Chuqiu were used to Shen Zhaoxi bringing them something when he went out, sometimes it was pastries, sometimes it was gadgets.

They are a little younger than Shen Zhaoxi, and they are more like children at heart.

Du Chengyue was watching from the side. Caixiang and Chuqiu smelled the fragrance, but did not dare to come forward. They lowered their eyebrows and stood aside politely.

Shen Zhaoxi noticed it and looked at Du Chengyue: "Why don't you leave?"

In the past, he would send her back and leave shortly after.

Caixiang and Chuqiu's hearts pounded, and they were so frightened that cold sweat broke out on their backs.

Du Chengyue's eyebrows were slightly curved, and his words were soothing and gentle: "Then I'll go and see Xi'er another day." After he finished speaking, he gave her a token, "If you want to enter the palace, you can do so at any time."

"Yes." Shen Zhaoxi accepted the sign and nodded with crooked eyebrows.

After Du Chengyue left, Caixiang and Chuqiu had not yet recovered from their shock, and they all ran to Shen Zhaoxi: "Did the lady go out with the emperor?"

Shen Zhaoxi looked at the two of them: "I thought you already knew."

Du Yi could tell that she had a different relationship with Du Chengyue. The two maids around her were following her all day long. Didn't they notice?

Picking incense: ""

Early autumn: ""

They didn't know, but that didn't stop them from feeling excited at this time.

"So, the lady is not wanted by anyone. The emperor will marry the lady, right?" Chu Qiu blurted out with her straightforward words.

Shen Zhaoxi still held the bouquet of wild flowers in his hand, and tapped her forehead lightly with his free hand: "Who do you think no one wants? You girl is so brave."
Chapter completed!