Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1185 Loyalty without Strength

Shang Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "It's not that I knew it a long time ago, but I guessed it a long time ago, but I'm not sure."

Yuwen Ye said: "Oh? How did you guess that?"

Shang Ruyi said, "When I returned to the Shen family, my uncle told me that when the incident at Tangquan Palace happened, he and Pei Shibo were in the Merit Courtyard discussing how to persuade my father to return to the court. Then they saw a figure leaving the Merit Courtyard. At the same time, the guards in Feishuang Palace sounded the alarm."

"..."

"Jiang Wei is right. It is impossible for one person to be in two places."

"..."

"After being arrested, Master Pei never revealed who the people in Feishuang Palace were. If one of them was Liang Youying, then who was the other one? How could Master Pei keep silent even when he was charged with a crime?"

Shang Ruyi raised his head and looked at Yuwen Ye: "So, I guess it might be you who arranged it."

But she didn't expect that a small arrangement would be related to such a big situation later.

Yuwen Ye didn't say anything, but just curled the corners of his lips. Shang Ruyi's intelligence was never beyond his expectations, but he suddenly remembered something and half-squinted his eyes: "When did you return to the Shen family?"

Shang Ruyi said: "It was when Sun Xianyue was sent to recuperate."

Upon hearing this unfamiliar name, Yuwen Ye immediately frowned: "Sun Xianyue? Who is Sun Xianyue?"

Shang Ruyi was surprised to realize that she had told him a lot of things that happened after they separated during their reunion, but she had not had the chance to talk about Sun Xianyue. She did not expect that Yuwen Ye had caught this name so quickly.

She stuttered a little: "Uh, he, he is——"

Feeling Shang Ruyi's hesitation, Yuwen Ye frowned: "Who is he?"

At this moment, a piercing gong sound suddenly rang out in the quiet night sky outside. Both of them were startled. Shang Ruyi immediately stood up and walked to the door: "What happened?"

Yuwen Ye didn't say anything, just glared at her.

Soon, the quiet Guan family residence was noisy inside and outside. Guan Ao and a few people hurried to the lobby, only to see Yuwen Ye standing at the door with his hands behind his back, looking solemnly at the dark night sky outside. He immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the palace treasury is on fire."

"What!?"

Shang Ruyi was shocked when he heard this, but Yuwen Ye was very calm: "I know."

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi glanced at him subconsciously. Yuwen Ye's reaction didn't seem like he knew it, but rather like he had known it for a long time.

He said, "Close the door tightly and don't go out no matter what happens."

Guan Ao said: "Yes."

Yuwen Ye took a step forward and heard Shang Ruyi's footsteps following him. He stopped again and turned back to say to her, "Don't go. Stay here and rest."

Shang Ruyi said: "Feng Chen..."

Yuwen Ye lowered his voice: "Be obedient!"

After hearing what he said, Shang Ruyi no longer insisted and just whispered, "Be careful." Yuwen Ye nodded silently, but before turning around and leaving, he said to her, "Have a good rest and wait for me to come back and ask you questions."

After saying that, he strode out.

Her original worries immediately disappeared after hearing his last words. Shang Ruyi glared at his departing back with resentment, her face full of resentment. She only sighed softly when she heard the door outside open and then close, and the crisp sound of horse hooves gradually fade away.

At this time, Guan Ao also turned to her and said, "Princess, it's almost dawn, you should go to bed early. I have asked someone to prepare a room for you, but it's a bit simple."

Shang Ruyi hurriedly said, "You are too polite, sir."

She was indeed a little tired, having traveled almost all night since yesterday. Although she slept for a while in Nuanwu, that time was not enough to eliminate her fatigue. Especially after Yuwen Ye left, she felt as if one of her spiritual pillars had been taken away, and her eyelids began to droop. Then Guan Ao personally led the way to a quiet house in the backyard. It was indeed simple and clean, but this simplicity and cleanliness was carefully arranged to allow tired people to rest with peace of mind.

But she couldn't rest immediately. After all, she had been running all day and her body was covered in dust and blood. Fortunately, Guanao had someone prepare hot water long ago. Woxue helped her give a simple bath before she came back with heavy steps that felt like they were filled with lead. When she lay down to rest, the morning light was already breaking outside.

A strong sense of tiredness came over him. Even though he heard the sound of people walking outside, Shang Ruyi still closed his eyes and fell asleep quickly.

While she was falling asleep, some unknown but almost earth-shaking changes were happening outside in Luoyang City - the treasury caught fire last night, and the people sent by the King of Qin to guard the treasury had no choice but to rush in to put out the fire. Fortunately, the fire was not big and was put out in time, and the property inside was not lost too much; but the King of Qi Yuwencheng, who came after hearing the news, was even more furious than the fire. He was furious and scolded the guards, saying that they set the fire on purpose, and insisted on breaking in to count the property.

But no matter how he shouted, Yuwen Ye never let him step into the treasury.

Due to the pressure from the King of Qin, Yuwen Cheng had no choice but to leave in disappointment. But before he left, he left a message - I will report everything that happened here to my father, so just wait!
Yuwen Ye sneered and said nothing.

The imperial city has nine floors, but its reputation spreads thousands of miles. There was a fire and a confrontation in the treasury. Although Yuwen Ye did not allow the news to spread out, the people who heard the rumors were still frightened. But at this time, even if they were scared, they dared not go out. They could only curl up quietly in their own little homes and wait for fate to decide.

The entire Luoyang city was in panic.

By the time Yuwen Ye finished dealing with the treasury affairs and returned to the government residence, it was already afternoon.

He was tired and hungry, so he quickly drank a bowl of noodle soup. When he arrived at the abode arranged by Guanao, Shang Ruyi had not woken up yet. Seeing her lying on the bed unconscious, Yuwen Ye was angry and amused. He walked to the bed and sat down, looking at her red face, her eyelashes quietly covering her thin eyelids, trembling with her breathing, as if she would wake up at any time, but no matter how long he stared at her, she never woke up. Yuwen Ye finally couldn't help but reach out and gently touch her eyelashes.

"Well……"

The sleeping person felt a little itchy and immediately murmured unpleasantly in his dream.

The voice was muffled, unconsciously with a hint of coquettishness. Yuwen Ye was used to seeing her commanding the support of hundreds of people, fighting on the battlefield, and being dashing and sharp on horseback. Suddenly, facing her like this, he felt a little strange and a little surprised.

The smile on his lips deepened a little, and he gently touched her nose with his finger.

"Ok!"

At this moment, Shang Ruyi finally woke up from his sleep. As soon as he opened his eyes, he looked impatient and resentful: "What are you doing?"

Then, she saw Yu Wenye sitting beside the bed, leaning over to look at her. His face was blank, and he blinked his eyes. After a long while, he seemed to finally recognize him: "Feng Chen..."

Yuwen Ye said: "Well, not bad, you can recognize people."

Shang Ruyi managed to stand up: "When did you come back?"

"just came back."

"Have you had your meal?"

"have eaten."

"Over at the treasury—"

"solved."

The first few sentences seemed to be asked instinctively, but when she asked the last sentence, she almost woke up with a start. She looked around to make sure there was no one else in the room, but still lowered her voice: "You, you set the fire?"

Yuwen Ye didn't say anything, but just curled the corners of his mouth, as if blaming her for asking this question.

But Shang Ruyi still wanted to ask: "Are you after the things in the treasury?"

Yuwen Ye raised his eyebrows again.

Now, Shang Ruyi understood everything completely.

Yesterday she was worried about not being able to open the treasury to reward the soldiers, but Yuwen Ye said casually that the matter could be resolved. Now it seems that he had already made up his mind to take over the Luoyang treasury, but because of Yuwen Cheng and the law, he used such a "compromise" method.

But Shang Ruyi was still worried: "If the emperor knew about this, would he blame you?"

Yuwen Ye said: "No need for ifs, he will definitely know."

"..."

"Even if others don't say anything, do you think the third brother won't say anything? If I'm not mistaken, his letter of complaint is probably on the way now."

As he spoke, he stood up and took off his cloak that was covered in dust and blood. Shang Ruyi turned over and was about to take off his armor, but Yuwen Ye gently waved his hand and said, "No need."

Shang Ruyi frowned - not taking off his armor meant that he couldn't completely let his guard down.

However, it is impossible to occupy such a large city as Dongdu in just one or two days.

So he didn't say much and watched him wash up with the cold water in the basin. Shang Ruyi personally handed him a towel and green salt. After a simple wash, Yuwen Ye sat on the couch beside the bed to rest, and Shang Ruyi sat down beside him.

She lowered her voice and asked, "Father, will you blame me?"

Yuwen Ye half-closed his eyes: "Maybe."

"Then you still dare to do this?"

"Father only cares whether I can win the military merits. He doesn't care whether my soldiers eat meat or drink wind. But I have to care."

"..."

"However, after taking back such a great military achievement, does he still care whether I saw the fire in the treasury?"

Shang Ruyi began to understand. This was Yuwen Ye's conspiracy. He was using the great military achievement of occupying the Eastern Capital to force Yuwen Yuan to accept everything he had done here. You know, there were not only treasures and weapons in the treasury, but most importantly, there was the household registration of Luoyang. Basically, with this thing, Luoyang was nominally taken over by the Dasheng Dynasty, but in fact it belonged to him, Yuwen Ye.

And this is to seize power from the emperor.

Shang Ruyi felt something vaguely, her heart pounding, and she whispered, "Is this okay?"

"..."

Yuwen Ye didn't say anything. He had narrowed his eyes, as if he was asleep. But after a long silence, his deep voice slowly said, "Loyalty without strength is the easiest to be sacrificed and abandoned."