C193 Request for a visit

"Your Majesty, the Shufei Empress requests an audience." Eunuch Chen came in to report.

"Let her in." Fu Yuheng leaned on her bed as her phoenix eyes narrowed, revealing a hint of doubt. She rarely left the courtyard and would only occasionally play the zither in the pavilion or at Shen Qingwan's place. She didn't expect to see him today.

"Chenqie pays her respects to Your Imperial Majesty." Wu Ling lowered her eyes, unwilling to look him in the eye. The other day she told Shen Qingwan that she wanted to go to the prison to see her brother, so she suggested that she come and beg the emperor. She had thought about it for a long time these few days, and was only willing to give it a try.

He threw down the paper in his hand and said in an unexpectedly gentle tone, "My beloved concubine, come and sit by my side." He had hardly touched her since she had been in the palace for so long, and every time he met her despairing, resentful eyes he felt a wave of discomfort, and because of that he had rarely been in her yard before, only occasionally, when he was depressed, listening to the guqin, but doing nothing else.

"Lovely concubine, do you have something you want me to help you with?" Even when Wu Ling was sitting beside him, he didn't touch her. Instead, he just stared at the side of his face. Did she see him as a man-eating tiger?

Wu Ling was shocked. She did not expect it to be seen through so easily. Now that she was sitting beside him, her scalp tingled. But in order to meet her brother, she just stood there and didn't do anything. "Your majesty …" He pouted, but it was hard to say what he was going to say.

"Just say it." Seeing her nervous look, Fu Yuheng knew that it was likely that she was here for the Wu Shang Shu incident. However, since Shen Qingwan's investigation already had a general idea of the situation, she did not hide anything from it.

"Chenqie, chenqie wishes to meet with brother." Wu Ling bit her lower lip and finally said what she was thinking.

Fu Yuheng was not surprised by what she said. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Based on his understanding of her, she definitely wouldn't directly come to find him, and this idea might have been suggested by Shen Qingwan.

Since it was just a token, he didn't show any embarrassment on his face. "Do you blame me?" Zhang Xuan stared at the ground. At that moment, it was impossible for anyone to read his eyes.

Wu Ling's body trembled. She opened her mouth but couldn't say anything. How should she answer? Of course he was angry, but he was still the emperor, so he couldn't say those words out loud. "Chenqie doesn't dare."

But as he said those words, he didn't have the slightest bit of agreement. He only shook his head with a smile, but there was also a bit of bitterness within that smile. Perhaps only he himself knew.

"Forget it, even if I asked you, you wouldn't tell me the truth." With that, Wu Ling's expression tightened. However, he raised his hand and gave her a token. "Go."

She widened her eyes. She hadn't thought that he would happily give her the command medallion. She had originally thought that he would have to pay some sort of price, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

"Chenqie thanks Your Majesty." If he had said the first few words in a perfunctory manner, then those words were filled with true meaning. Even his voice was choked with sobs.

Shen Qingwan had been lying in bed for two days now, so she could take a stroll and walk back and forth. As soon as they arrived at the garden, they met Wu Ling who was approaching them. She looked much better today. She had long since heard that Fu Yuheng would be very happy to see her elder brother.

At this moment, Wu Ling was on her way to visit her brother in the prison. She was a bit agitated and nervous, but when she saw Shen Qingwan coming over, she could only nod slightly and greet her brother.

She didn't have the heart to think about anything else. The anxiety in her heart was like a ball of fire, burning away the rationality within the depths of her heart.

He quickly walked out of the palace and got into a sedan under the guidance of the Sun Gonggong.

"Wait for me …" Wu Ling murmured. The handkerchief in her hand was already wrinkled. Sweat flowed down her forehead as she wiped it away, but it could not hide the impatience in her heart.

"The Shufei's Empress, we have arrived …" Sun Gonggong shouted, her tone also carrying a hint of happiness, she had finally reached her limit and had been in the palace for such a long time, it had been hard on her.

In fact, Sun Gonggong had a good impression of Wu Ling. Although she rarely came out, she never stirred up trouble and would not criticize the servants harshly.

Wu Ling jumped down from the palanquin and walked straight towards the door.

"Who are you!" The guard let her pass and stopped him in a displeased manner.

"How dare you!" Sun Gonggong quickly shouted out. Seeing this, the prison warden's face changed.

"Sun..." Sun Gonggong, why are you here? "This is …" She looked at Wu Ling with confusion. However, looking at her plain clothes, I'm not too sure.

"You don't have eyes, but this is the Shufei's Empress. Your grace is being visited here on the orders of the Emperor, hurry up and get out of the way." Sun Ning rolled his eyes and led Wu Ling in.

As soon as they entered the cell, a nauseous smell assaulted them. Wu Ling was even more worried as she ran forward.

"Big brother!" Looking at the dirty man sitting inside, Wu Ling couldn't help but cover her mouth and sob.

The man slowly opened his eyes. When he saw the look of shock on her face, he exclaimed, "Sis!" Why would she come to this place?

Even though his heart was filled with doubts, he couldn't help but miss his family.

"Big brother, it's all because of little sister. There's no way to save you right now." As he said this, he began to cry again.

Wu Yan subconsciously wanted to wipe her tears away, but when he saw the dirt on his hands, his eyes darkened. He put his hands down and asked, "What kind of silly words are you saying, how can big brother blame you?"

"Did you come here for the emperor?" Wu Yan was a little worried. It would be alright if the emperor knew about it, but if he didn't, then he would definitely be punished when he returned. How could he watch her suffer?

Wu Ling nodded, "Don't worry big brother, little sister will definitely think of a way to get you out." As he spoke, his eyes grew firmer and firmer. He had to find out more about his father, only then would he be able to make the ancestors of the Wu Clan feel at ease.

"Sigh …" Wu Yan let out a sigh, his heart still harbored some resentment towards this matter. At that time, there was a high chance that he had been killed by a traitor, but now he could not find any evidence. In addition, the Emperor was afraid of his status as the son of the Wu Family, so what could he do?

The two chatted for a while. It was obvious that Wu Ling was reluctant to leave, but staying here for a long time would cause gossip, so she could only reluctantly leave.

"Big brother, wait for me …" She wiped away her tears, her firm eyes shining.