Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1087: What you want is what you get

"What's wrong? Are you starting to worry now?"

Hearing Shi Yuxin's calm voice coming from behind him, Shang Ruyi turned around and saw her holding the soup bowl and drinking soup in small sips, but her amber eyes were staring at Shang Ruyi closely, as if she wanted to see something from her.

Shang Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "If I had to worry, I would have worried when you caught me. There's no need to worry now."

Shi Yuxin took a sip of soup and put the bowl aside. She said slowly, "At that time, you were just worried about whether we would continue to march towards Chang'an. Later, when you saw us heading south and there was no threat to Chang'an, you naturally stopped worrying."

"..."

"And now, we are almost at Luoyang, and Hulao Pass will be threatened - are you really not worried?"

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi felt as if a needle had pricked his heart. He looked at this seemingly rough and unruly but actually meticulous female general, and finally let out a long sigh.

Shi Yu thought to himself, “Am I right?”

Shang Ruyi did not answer this question, but stared into her eyes: "But why didn't you continue to march to Chang'an?"

Shi Yuxin said calmly, "You have been defending Huyang Valley for three days, using all the advantages of the terrain. You are such a smart person, it is impossible that you did not realize that only 300 heavy cavalrymen would not be able to defend Huyang Valley. You will definitely ask for help, and with your position and status, the best place to ask for help is Tongguan."

"..."

"But in the past few days, not a single soldier has arrived from Tongguan."

"..."

"I don't know what you are doing internally, but since the Tongguan garrison commander didn't send troops here, it would be difficult for him to take on such a heavy responsibility as the life and death of the Qin Wangfei if he doesn't have sufficient reasons. The best way is to immediately send troops to notify the garrison in Chang'an. When the time comes, he can say that he gave up you, the Qin Wangfei, in order to protect Chang'an."

"...!"

"However, since Chang'an may have already received the news, we have already lost the opportunity to strike first."

Shang Ruyi's heartbeat dropped.

In fact, until the last day, she knew that Chu Zhengfei would not send troops to rescue her. Even if he did, he would definitely drag his feet until she was captured or killed. She just didn't expect that Shi Yuxin had no idea about the power struggle within Chang'an and the Dasheng Dynasty, but guessed the mentality of the Tongguan defender just because Huyanggu didn't receive any reinforcements in three days. It can be seen that this person is meticulous.

When he looked at her again, Shang Ruyi's heart was full of vigilance, but there was also a bit of inexplicable admiration mixed in with his vigilance.

She asked Shi Yuxin: "Then, how will you treat us?"

Shi Yuxin took another bite of meat, and then said, "I gave up on Chang'an, not only because I didn't have the chance to strike first, but also because I caught you. Compared to Chang'an, using you in Luoyang and Hulao Pass seems to be more useful."

Shang Ruyi frowned: "You want to use me to exchange for Hulao Pass? Then I advise you to give up this idea."

"Oh why?"

"No one will give up a war for one person."

"But you are not an ordinary person, you are the Princess of Qin." Shi Yuxin smiled at her again, and Shang Ruyi discovered that this brave female general actually had two dimples when she smiled, which made her, who was full of fierceness, unexpectedly reveal a little sweetness. She said: "And the one guarding Hulao Pass is your husband."

Shang Ruyi's face darkened.

Of course she understood Shi Yuxin's implication, which was to use her, the Princess of Qin, to threaten the King of Qin who was guarding Hulao Pass. If it was someone else, or something else, Shang Ruyi could still have a few arguments, but on this matter, she couldn't be tough. After all, when she was captured by Ashina Zhuye, Yuwen Ye was only one step away from entering Taiyuan and getting the throne of the crown prince, but he still led his troops all the way north to the Turkic tent to rescue her.

If this time, it's because of me again...

Thinking of this, she felt annoyed, and her frowning eyebrows formed several hanging needle lines. Seeing her frustrated look, Shi Yuxin smiled faintly and said, "You don't have to be sad. If you hadn't been guarding Huyang Valley, what would the current situation be like? I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the King of Qin wouldn't be able to control it."

"..."

"You should be thankful that you got what you asked for."

"..."

Shang Ruyi frowned and looked at Shi Yuxin - to be honest, since she married into the Yuwen family, she has experienced many things and met many friends and opponents, such as the martial arts master Lei Yu, the intelligent and insightful Queen Mother Jiang, the seemingly smart but actually stupid Yu Mingyue, and Chu Ruoyan and Lu Xiao who are smart but trapped in their own traps, and so on. However, there has never been one like Shi Yuxin, who is skilled in martial arts, smart and alert, and can completely control her with just a few words.

For the first time, she felt a little powerless when facing an "enemy". After struggling for a long time, she decided not to lose face, so she said calmly: "I have gotten what I wanted, but you may not get what you want, so don't be too happy too soon."

Shi Yuxin smiled: "I know."

"Oh?"

"Before coming here, Xiao Yuansui has reminded me many times that the Second Young Master Yuwen is not someone who is easy to deal with."

Shang Ruyi looked at her and said calmly, "It's good to know."

Shi Yuxin smiled and said, "I also want to meet him. I should be able to meet him tomorrow."

After saying that, she raised her head and looked towards the west. The sunset was about to set, with only the last bit of golden light struggling to cling to the western mountain peak. In the end, it was finally completely swallowed up.

However, the people sent by Shi Yuxin kept marching forward in the night, and finally in the early morning of the next day, a group of people entered Xiao Yuansui's camp.

The tranquility of the night was immediately broken.

At the same time, Shi Yutao, who was sleeping in his tent, also opened his eyes.

He was a light sleeper to begin with, and had been unable to sleep these past few days because of the near-capture experience. He tossed and turned until the early morning when he finally felt a little sleepy. Just as he was about to close his eyes, he heard the sound of horse hooves. He woke up immediately and listened for a moment. He heard footsteps outside, as if someone was walking into the camp and into the central military tent.

Shi Yutao immediately got up, put on a simple piece of clothes and walked out.

At this time, it was pitch black outside, with only a few bonfires in the distance illuminating the patrol teams. When these people saw him, they just nodded and saluted. Shi Yutao didn't say much, and walked straight to Xiao Yuansui's tent, which was brightly lit, as if he had not slept all night either.

As soon as he approached, he heard Xiao Yuansui's excited voice: "What? Shi Yuxin captured the Princess of Qin, she captured Shang Ruyi?!"