Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

“Your Majesty, I learned some massage techniques in the palace that can relieve your pain.” Shen Yu kept his head down, then looked away and covered Wen Yu’s injured foot with his palm.

Wen Yu sneered: "No need."

He was about to pull his foot back when he said that. Shen Yu ignored him and rubbed his palm on Wen Yu's red, swollen, and bruised skin. The warm touch mixed with the unfamiliar scent spread along the skin and slowly penetrated into the body, relieving the pain a little in a short while.

Wen Yu's face was extremely pale. He was about to get angry, but stopped when he felt the relief in his feet.

Shen Yu sensed Wen Yu's muscles gradually relaxing, so he stopped while he was ahead, casually pinched the bones of his foot, and then slipped the long sock onto Wen Yu's left foot.

"Your Majesty, I have overstepped my bounds." Shen Yu put on his shoes and socks and then returned to his original position. His words were calm, just as bold and presumptuous as when Wen Yu first met him.

Wen Yu sat on the edge of the bed, stared at Shen Yu for a few seconds, then suddenly got up and quickly left the inner hall.

Shen Yu felt a cold wind rush past him. When he looked up again, Wen Yu had disappeared from the entire inner hall.

Shen Yu stood up, rubbing the skin on his wrist, and went to the outer hall to wash his hands with water.

"Danqing, how is it?" The maid from before came over, her face full of worry. "Did Her Majesty the Empress make things difficult for you?"

Shen Yu wiped the water droplets off his hands, pressed his thumb to the web of his hand, and said, "No, Her Majesty the Empress is quite satisfied with me and even gave me a name."

The maid, Song, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "That's good."

Her voice trembled as she spoke, presumably because she was quite frightened by what happened when she combed her hair earlier.

Seeing that the maid was quite afraid of Wen Yu, Shen Yu couldn't help but ask, "Sister, are you very afraid of Her Majesty?"

The maid gave a bitter smile: "He hates us to the core and has probably wanted to kill us for a long time. His Majesty is now going along with him, and he can decide our life or death with a single word. We've been changing maids one after another, and next month it might be our turn."

Shen Yu didn't quite understand the meaning behind her words. He carefully chose his words and asked, "Wouldn't it be better if it were our turn? Then we could leave Kunning Palace and never have to face the Empress again."

"Danqing, you're still too young." The maid sighed softly. She wanted to pat Shen Yu's head to comfort him, but when she looked up, she realized that Shen Yu was more than ten centimeters taller than her.

Shen Yu: "..."

maid:"……"

“You don’t need to know these things now. If Her Majesty the Empress is still willing to keep you by her side next month, we will still have a chance.” The maid awkwardly raised her arm, but ultimately withdrew it and said, “You must not anger him.”

Shen Yu seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this. He wanted to ask a couple more questions, but when he looked up, he saw a palace maid walking quickly toward him: "Cuihua, Her Majesty wants you to come over."

The maid who had spoken earlier was taken aback and turned her gaze toward Shen Yu in surprise.

Shen Yu's expression remained unchanged as he replied, "Understood, I'll go right away."

After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and said a few words to the maid, then followed the palace maid who had rushed over to another pavilion.

Wen Yu's Kunning Palace occupies a considerable area. It is said that the Yue Emperor favored him so much that he expanded the palace where he lived by more than double the size within a few months.

The weather was hot at that time, and the craftsmen worked day and night, resulting in the deaths of countless guards and eunuchs from exhaustion.

Of course, this is just a rumor circulating in the Yue Kingdom.

On his way there, Shen Yu heard a lot of gossip about Wen Yu. After entering Kunning Palace, he made a point of wandering around every corner, including the newly built buildings.

Emperor Yue simply built a small pavilion in Kunning Palace, right in the middle of the pond.

Shen Yu had once seen that small pavilion from afar by the willow trees by the pond. Its eaves resembled pure black bird wings, and four white dragon-shaped jade pillars stood beneath it. The pavilion's small doors were all bright red, and each one was secured with an iron lock.

This pavilion is somewhat similar to a photo studio. However, while a photo studio has a chain passage leading to the outside world, the small pavilion of Kunning Palace stands in the center of the pond, with no access passages around it.

It seems that we still need to rely on boats to get closer to that place.

Wen Yu chose a small courtyard not far from the pond as the location for her breakfast.

Shen Yu followed the palace maid along the road and saw Wen Yu sitting alone at the table in the distance.

His long hair cascaded down to his waist, and the golden mask on his face remained the same color. Half of his face was covered with the features of wild beasts, while the other half was as white as jade, creating an almost deformed appearance.

The palace maids and eunuchs who served him were all driven to stand by the pond. The palace maid who brought Shen Yu here did not dare to go inside, and only let Shen Yu go alone.

Shen Yu glanced around at his surroundings and walked into the courtyard.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress." Shen Yu bowed in greeting.

Wen Yu glanced at him: "I had to invite you three times to serve me breakfast. You're really precious."

Shen Yu lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I encountered a little trouble on my way here, but it has been dealt with now."

Wen Yu turned his face away, his phoenix eyes half-open, and Shen Yu's figure was reflected in his dark pupils.

When Shen Yu stood up, he was noticeably taller than the other maids. Now, standing in front of Wen Yu, his shadow cast by the sunlight almost completely enveloped Wen Yu.

Wen Yu stared at him without moving. Every time this happened, Shen Yu would unconsciously look back at Wen Yu, his gaze fixed on the half of Wen Yu's face that was so similar to his own.

"How long are you going to stand in front of me?" Wen Yu slowly opened her lips. "Get out of the way, don't block my sun."

"..." Shen Yu moved aside and stood on the other side of Wen Yu.

Wen Yu ate a simple breakfast, just some fragrant glutinous rice porridge with red dates mixed in. He didn't have a good appetite in the morning, so he ate light food.

Shen Yu took over the previous maid's task. He stepped forward and used a silver needle to test the glutinous rice porridge in front of Wen Yu for poison.

Wen Yu remained seated, watching Shen Yu test the poison with a silver needle, and couldn't help but frown inwardly. He lifted his eyelids to look at Shen Yu; Shen Yu's posture was natural and there was nothing wrong with it.

There was no change on the silver needle. Shen Yu put the silver needle away and said, "Your Majesty, it is safe to eat."

Wen Yu withdrew his gaze, picked up the ceramic bowl on the table with one hand, and took a few bites.

Wen Yu ate a simple breakfast; he only drank half a bowl of glutinous rice porridge before putting the rest of his food aside. After finishing, he sat motionless in his chair, as if waiting for something.

Shen Yu stood beside Wen Yu, tidying up the bowls and chopsticks and placing them aside. He looked up and saw a group of palace maids approaching from not far away.

The leading eunuch was quite old; he hunched over and placed a plate of freshly made pastries in front of Wen Yu.

"Your Majesty, these are pastries His Majesty prepared for you. The top one is white jade frost cake, and the bottom ones are auspicious fruit and wish-fulfilling cake, all made according to Your Majesty's taste."

Wen Yu leaned back in the wooden chair, rubbing his knuckles, a sarcastic smile playing on his lips.