Chapter 47: Emotions Confuse Wisdom (3)
"ah--"
Unable to suppress his inner restlessness, Shan Zhen suddenly roared towards the sky. The sound was so loud that it could be heard nearly five miles away. Although it was clearly a roar, the tone was so sad.
The voice stopped, Shan Zhen stuck his sword to the ground, knelt on one knee with the sword in his hand, and hung his head in despair, which showed how sad he was at the moment. Faint footsteps could be heard behind him, and it was obvious that someone was approaching step by step.
When the person behind him was only a few steps away, suddenly there was a gust of wind, and Shan Zhen's sword was already on the person's neck...
"Who are you?"
A person dressed in men's clothes, with a very beautiful appearance and a smaller stature than men appeared in front of Shan Zhen.
"I just heard a noise and came to see. You don't have to greet me with a sword, do you?"
Shan Zhen was slightly startled by the voice of the person in front of him, and then he put away his sword and said coldly: "Please forgive my rudeness, but what are you doing here alone so late, as a girl, and not going home? And you are dressed like this."
"I am happy to, what do I like?"
The woman dressed as a man in front of him was not shaken at all by Shan Zhen seeing through her identity. Instead, she looked very confident?
"…It's all up to you. I won't bother you any more. Goodbye."
Shan Zhen couldn't stand the woman's arrogant attitude, so he just said goodbye and left.
"well--"
The man ran away just after he said the last sentence. The woman was a little surprised and wanted to call Shan Zhen, but Shan Zhen didn't even turn around and disappeared into the dark woods.
"snort!"
The woman couldn't help but , with anticipation evident in her eyes.
As soon as the sky brightened.
Zhou Cheng stayed by Yinyin's side all night long. The morning court was approaching, but Zhou Cheng had no intention of leaving. Xiuying and Lei'er brought hot water and breakfast for him to wash up, but Zhou Cheng remained indifferent and kept looking at Yinyin. Xue Han was examining Yinyin beside him...
After the whole night, Yin Yin's condition did not improve at all. Zhou Cheng, who stayed with Yin Yin all night, knew very well that Yin Yin seemed to be haunted by nightmares and had been uneasy all night. This was also the reason why he did not want to attend the court early.
" Your Majesty, the morning court is almost here. Please leave now."
Zhang Ren had already contacted the government to invite Zhou Cheng to go with him. In fact, Zhang Ren came to persuade Zhou Cheng only after he heard that Zhou Cheng was unwilling to attend the morning court.
"How can I bear to leave Yinyin when she's like this?"
"Xue Han will take care of Yinyin's affairs, you don't have to worry too much—"
Having said that, after witnessing Yin Yin being tormented by nightmares the entire night and still unable to calm down, Zhou Cheng really couldn't bear to leave her at this moment.
"Your Majesty, please go. The government cannot function without you in charge."
Although Xue Han has been promoted to an official position in the court and is qualified to attend court, after many days he still does not like to contact outsiders and refuses to attend court. Therefore, he is an important official with status but does not participate in court affairs. Of course, he does not need to go to the morning court and has time to take care of Yin Yin.
It's not that Zhou Cheng doesn't know the importance of state affairs, he just can't help but feel uneasy. Even though Yin Yin had experienced a similar situation before, this time Zhou Cheng obviously realized that it was largely caused by him, so he felt deeply guilty and refused to leave.
"Thank you Prime Minister and Xue Han for your concern. I still plan to stay with Yin Yin until she wakes up. Before that, please ask the Prime Minister to preside over the government affairs."
"emperor!"
Zhou Cheng's words shocked everyone present. This was the first time that Zhou Cheng neglected state affairs because of his children's personal love. In the past, he would attend the morning court no matter what the circumstances were, but this time he flatly refused. It can be seen that Zhou Cheng's heart has begun to waver and he has begun to lose his mind because of love.
"Don't try to persuade me, I have made up my mind."
After these words came out, Zhang Ren and Xue Han were silent. Zhang Ren looked at his daughter Yin Yin lying on the bed suffering from illness, then looked at Zhou Cheng who had been paying attention to her, sighed softly and turned around...
"Serve the Emperor and the Young Lady well—"
"yes!"
After giving instructions to Xiuying and Lei'er, Zhang Ren left without saying much.
Xue Han said nothing, looked at Zhou Cheng, then turned his gaze back to Yin Yin, sighing in his heart, why does everything revolve around Yin Yin? She is so ordinary, she has done nothing, but she has to bear the pain that ordinary people can't imagine, and the sins that come from nowhere. Zhou Cheng now ignores the imperial order for her, so what will happen next? Xue Han knows that this is just the beginning, and the trend of the future has begun to force Yin Yin...
Zhou Cheng's failure to attend the morning court immediately caused a stir in the court. Zhou Yan, who rarely attended the morning court, wanted to argue with Zhou Cheng, but Zhou Cheng did not attend the morning court. This was unprecedented and unheard of. Given Zhou Cheng's personality, no one would dare to believe that he would miss the morning court unless they saw it with their own eyes.
The morning court was spent in a heavy mood, especially Zhou Yan's sudden attendance made everyone feel even more uneasy. Fortunately, Zhang Ren suppressed the expansion of this uneasiness to some extent. After hearing that Zhou Cheng did not attend the morning court, Zhang Ren was summoned by the Queen Mother immediately after the morning court ended...
"What's going on? He didn't even attend the morning court? He left the palace yesterday afternoon. I guess he must have gone to the [Prime Minister's Residence], right?"
The Queen Mother questioned sternly because she couldn't believe that Zhou Cheng would suddenly be absent from the morning court.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is just a little lost now. I believe he will recover soon. Please don't worry too much."
"Lost? What do you mean lost? Explain clearly, why didn't the emperor attend the morning court? This is really unprecedented. As long as he is in the palace, he will never miss the morning court or government affairs. I really can't imagine that he would suddenly be absent."
"this--"
Zhang Ren was a little embarrassed to speak. He couldn't just say it was because of his daughter, right? The Queen Mother seemed to have not heard the news of Yin Yin's illness, otherwise she wouldn't be so eager to know the reason.
