Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1103 Who loses patience first?

Yuwen Ye's eyes have always been cold and his gaze is as hard as a sharp blade, while Shen Wuzheng is a modest gentleman with a clear and gentle look that is always full of wisdom and tolerance. But at this moment, when these two gazes, one hard and one soft, meet, it is impossible to tell which one is stronger.

However, even someone as strong as Shentu Tai felt an inexplicable sense of suffocation.

Just when the atmosphere in the room was extremely tense, as if the entire fortress would be torn apart in the next moment, Yuwen Ye finally spoke, his voice so low that it didn't sound like his own: "No."

"What!?"

These two words made Shen Wuzheng's already red eyes turn even redder in an instant.

Seeing his face change, Shen Tutai said hurriedly: "Sir Shen, this matter originally needs to be considered carefully."

Shen Wuzheng glanced at him, then at Yuwen Ye, gritted his teeth and said nothing. Yuwen Ye let out a long breath, then said to Shen Wuzheng: "They have captured Ruyi, and we have Shi Yutao in our hands. This is a draw. The key lies in who values ​​the person in the other's hand more."

"..."

"In other words, it depends on who loses patience first."

"..."

Shen Wuzheng said nothing and suddenly turned and left.

Although the army didn't need to pay so much attention to etiquette, it was indeed a bit abrupt for him to do so. Shen Tutai subconsciously wanted to call him, but he walked out of the room in two or three steps. Shen Tutai could only look back at Yuwen Ye. Fortunately, he was not angry. There was only a calm numbness on his face after being overworked. So he forced a smile and said, "Your Highness, please don't blame Lord Shen."

Yuwen Ye looked at him: "Hmm?"

Shen Tutai said: "Because of the capture of the princess, Lord Shen has been unable to sleep or eat."

"..."

"In fact, he probably understands in his heart that all we can do now is to see how the other party performs and wait for them to lose their patience. However, we are unwilling to do nothing, so we want to wait for His Highness to come back and see if His Highness can come up with any other solution."

"..."

"Now that His Highness has said so, he feels uncomfortable."

"..."

Yuwen Ye was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said calmly, "You don't have to explain to me on his behalf. Don't I already know what kind of person he is?"

Shentu Tai breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes."

Yuwen Ye said: "However, we are not completely powerless. After you captured Shi Yutao, did you send people to the other side to gather information and see what they were doing?"

Shentu Tai immediately said, "Yes. But the people who were sent out haven't come back yet."

As he was speaking, someone came to report that the spies sent out to gather information had returned. Yuwen Ye's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Let them come to see me."

After a while, two soldiers hurried in.

The cloths on their bodies were still stained with night dew, and they shivered a little when the morning breeze blew. However, when they saw the King of Qin sitting on top, they did not dare to move and knelt down to pay their respects. Yuwen Ye waved his hand to signal them not to be polite, and then asked, "Is there any movement in Xiao Yuansui's camp?"

One of the older soldiers immediately said, "There is no major deployment, but there seemed to be some trouble in their camp last night."

Yuwen Ye immediately asked, "What's the matter?"

The two looked at each other with an embarrassed look on their faces: "Please forgive me, Your Highness. Xiao Yuansui is a very cautious person. Especially after Shi Yuxin brought his men back to the camp, they also had patrol teams outside the camp, spreading out for several miles. We can only monitor from a distance on the other side of the Yellow River, so -"

Yuwen Ye frowned.

The two men were afraid that the Prince of Qin would punish them in anger, so they dared not breathe. But after a moment of silence, Yuwen Ye suppressed his anger and asked, "Anything else?" The other young soldier thought for a moment and said cautiously, "Last night, there should have been two accidents in Xiao Yuansui's camp. The first one had a minor impact and we only heard some noise from afar, but the second one was quite loud and even Xiao Yuansui himself was alarmed."

"Oh?"

"It's true. We saw their main tent light up."

"Are there any troop dispatches?"

"No, it seems that something happened inside their camp."

The older soldier continued, "Later, we went to the place where they fetched water and waited for a while. Sure enough, someone came to fetch water. From their conversation, it seemed that some prisoners were injured."

"captive?!"

These two people made Yuwen Ye and Shentu Tai change their expressions.

The two soldiers looked at each other, their expressions became cautious, and they said softly, "But it sounds like it shouldn't be a big deal."

"..."

Yuwen Ye was silent for a long time, and finally raised his hand and waved: "Go down and claim your reward."

The two men hurriedly saluted him and immediately turned around and walked out.

At this moment, Shen Tutai, who was always calm and composed, was also a little panicked. Looking at the backs of the two soldiers leaving, he thought for a moment, and immediately turned to Yuwen Ye and said, "Your Highness, they have captured so many prisoners this time, and the injured one may not be the princess. Besides, Xiao Yuansui knows the princess's identity. In order to threaten Your Highness, he will definitely not let--"

But before he finished speaking, he saw Yu Wenye's eyes were red, and he said absentmindedly: "No, it must be Ruyi."

"...!"

Shentutai's throat suddenly choked.

Yuwen Ye clenched his hands tightly on the table, his knuckles crackling, as if he wanted to crush something into pieces: "If an ordinary prisoner was injured - let alone injured, even if he died, it would not alert Xiao Yuansui."

"..."

"He, he has always been to Ruyi——"

Shentu Tai fell silent.

After all, he used to be the seventh in command of Wanggang Village and had worked with Xiao Yuansui. Although they did not know each other well and did not even like each other very much, he was not as rough and careless as he looked. Instead, he was very meticulous. In the battle of Xingluo Cang, he heard that Xiao Yuansui had captured Madam Yuwen and taken her to Cangcheng, but finally let her escape unscathed. He had already felt it, and what happened afterwards made him more certain of his guess.

Now, after hearing what Yuwen Ye hadn't finished saying, he understood everything.

But deeper doubts came up. He looked at Yuwen Ye and said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, then how could the princess be injured? Xiao Yuansui couldn't have asked his men to torture the princess. If she was tortured, then it's not common sense that she would be injured, and there's no need to discuss it at all."

Yuwen Ye also glanced at him, his eyes flickering slightly.

After a while, he murmured, "That's a problem."

"..."

"Where exactly was she hurt?"

"..."

"Who hurt her?"