Chapter 49 Weird Things

Xie Tingzhou came back from the palace in the afternoon.

The palace was decorated with lights and red lanterns.

The servants walked quietly, fearing to disturb the master in the palace.

Xie Tingzhou went straight into the study, and there were several secret letters from various places to read.

After reading a few letters, Xie Tingzhou lit the candlestick and burned the letters, and suddenly asked: "Where is Shi Yu?"

Xifeng said: "He has been arranged in Lumingxuan."

Xie Tingzhou looked up.

Xifeng immediately understood, "I will go to find him now."

A quarter of an hour later, Xifeng came back and said that Shen Yu was not in the courtyard. The gatekeeper of the east gate said that he went out early in the morning and has not returned yet.

Xie Tingzhou said nothing, tapped the table with his fingertips and said, "Today is New Year's Eve, you give orders to the kitchen, and let's celebrate the New Year."

Xi Feng probed, "Which courtyard is it placed in?"

"You can arrange it yourself." Xie Tingzhou said, lowering his head, "When Shi Yu comes back, ask him to come to my place."

Xi Feng understood that the reason why he deliberately asked which courtyard it was placed in was to see if Xie Tingzhou would celebrate with them.

The answer he got was also within his expectations. Since that person died, Xie Tingzhou has been alone every New Year's Eve, and even the prince and princess can't call him.

"Yes." Xi Feng withdrew.

Shen Yu came back after dark, and when she entered the door, she heard that Xie Tingzhou was looking for her.

She was led all the way to the door of Xie Tingzhou's Qingpu Residence. The guards didn't go in, so she let her go in alone and told her that the one facing the bamboo forest was Xie Tingzhou's study.

The location of the study was easy to recognize, Shen Yu knocked on the door, "Your Highness, it's me, Shi Yu."

"Come in." Xie Tingzhou said in a calm voice.

The stove was lit in the room, and Shen Yu was hit by a wave of heat when she entered the room.

She discovered that Xie Tingzhou seemed to be very afraid of cold. He liked warm places, whether it was the carriage before or the study now.

"Your Highness, do you want to see me for something?" Shen Yu stopped in front of the table.

Xie Tingzhou stared at the book in his hand and asked, "I heard that you went out."

"Yes," Shen Yu said honestly, "It's not my turn yet, so I just went out for a walk."

"What did you buy?"

"All daily necessities, a few daily clothes, and winter boots."

She spoke in a calm tone and explained everything in detail, which made Xie Tingzhou frown slightly.

In the past month since he came to Beijing, the Shi Yu he knew was not such a well-behaved person. He still remembered the cunning eyes when he teased him in the firewood room of the inn, but was teased by him in return.

"I have something to tell you." Xie Tingzhou raised his head and was slightly startled when he saw his face.

It seemed that he had not seen such an expression on the face of the young man in front of him for a long time. The last time was when he was keeping vigil for Shen Zhongan.

Seeing that he did not speak for a long time, Shen Yu asked: "What does Your Highness want to tell me?"

Xie Tingzhou did not speak.

Today in Xuanhui Palace, Xie Tingzhou mentioned the witness, and this witness was Shi Yu.

Liang Jianfang and a group of prisoners have been taken away by Jinyiwei. Now the three judicial departments are busy interrogating Liang Jianfang, but once the three urgent reports are examined, Shi Yu will definitely be interrogated.

Originally, I wanted to talk to him in detail about this matter first, but seeing his current mood, I felt that there was no need to be so urgent.

"There's a banquet in the outer courtyard. You can go and celebrate the New Year with them."

"I've eaten," Shen Yu asked, "Why doesn't Your Highness go?"

Xie Tingzhou suddenly felt an inexplicable irritation. He retracted his gaze, "Do you want to intervene in my affairs?"

Shen Yu pursed her lips, "I dare not. If Your Highness has nothing to do, then I will take my leave."

She walked out and observed the surroundings when she left. Except for the study, the other rooms were dark, and she did not see the mysterious Cang that everyone talked about.

Listening to the door opening and closing, Xie Tingzhou's irritation in his chest could not be suppressed, but was made more vigorous by the "Your Highness, your subordinate".

He stood up and walked to the window and opened it. The cold wind seemed to be a little better, but the irritation still lingered.

"Come here."

The guards under the eaves responded: "Your Highness."

"Here's the man with him, let him in."

When in Ganzhou City, Xie Tingzhou had someone keep an eye on Shi Yu. After returning last night, Xi Feng asked him if he should continue to follow him, and his answer was to continue.

It's not that he doesn't trust Shi Yu. At least on the way to Beijing, he was always protecting him. Xie Tingzhou could see that he was harmless to him, otherwise Shi Yu would have hundreds of opportunities to kill him.

Beijing is not like the outside world, and Shi Yu is a witness, so sending people to follow him is also to protect him.

The secret guards following Shi Yu arrived quickly.

Xie Tingzhou asked: "Where did he go today?"

The secret guard said: "First, he stood in front of the Shen Mansion for a while, then went to the teahouse, and then went out of the teahouse to visit a few shops."

The secret guard tried to give a general idea, and seeing that Xie Tingzhou didn't look impatient, he continued: "Later, he went to a candle shop, bought candles and paper money, and knelt in front of General Shen's grave for an afternoon."

No wonder Xie Tingzhou understood.

No wonder he had such a look just now, it turned out to be a face for visiting graves.

The secret guard thought for a moment, "But there is one thing that is quite strange."

Xie Tingzhou: "Tell me."

The secret guard said: "Three new tombs have been added to the Shen family cemetery. In addition to the tombs of the two generals, there is another one for the eldest daughter of the Shen family, Shen Yu. Later, I inquired and heard that the eldest daughter of the Shen family often accompanied her father to the border. This time, she was also on the list and died in battle together."

Xie Tingzhou searched in his memory and seemed to have heard the name Shen Yu, but he could not remember where he heard it for a while.

He came back from Yanliang Pass. No one knew what happened there better than him. There were piles of corpses, many of which were trampled beyond recognition by horses.

Even Shen Zhao's body could not be found. No one at the border even mentioned Shen Yu, so no one would go looking for her body.

If that was the case, at such a young age, she was buried in a foreign land. Perhaps she was buried on the spot, or perhaps she was burned with the corpses, leaving no ashes.

"Okay, go out. No need to watch him. You can also go and celebrate the New Year."

Being a secret guard was the hardest. Xie Tingzhou was considerate of his subordinates. These secret guards all came with him from Beilin.

As soon as the secret guards left, Qingpuju was quiet again.

Xie Tingzhou put on his outer robe and walked along the corridor.

Xifeng and Changliu's courtyard was not far from him. There was a lot of noise and excitement over there. Changliu loved excitement, so he must have called many guards to join him.

The noise annoyed Xie Tingzhou, and he gradually walked farther and farther away. When he realized it, he was already close to Lumingxuan.

Xie Tingzhou turned around to leave, and heard the sound of the door opening with a creak, and then someone walked towards this side.

It was Shi Yu's footsteps. Xie Tingzhou didn't know how he could recognize it at once, and he stood there without moving.

The footsteps stopped, "Huh? Why are you here?"

Xie Tingzhou turned around, "Just walking around, do you live here?"

Shen Yu nodded, "Yes, Xifeng arranged me in Lumingxuan."

For some reason, Xie Tingzhou felt inexplicably comfortable. He looked at the lantern in his hand, "Where are you going?"

"It's a bit cold in the room, I want to go to the kitchen to find some charcoal." Shen Yu said, "Your Highness, come back soon."

That weird feeling came again, Xie Tingzhou suddenly alerted, he seemed to dislike Shi Yu calling him Your Highness.

Perhaps it was because of Shi Yu's weirdness along the way that he had become accustomed to it. Once he called him His Highness, he must have done something bad, and he would think that he was probably planning something sinister.

It must be like this.

Thinking of this, Xie Tingzhou said, "Be more casual. Calling him His Highness all the time will make me think that you have done something bad again."