Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1186 I Want to Go Back

In a blink of an eye, the light and shadow coming in from the window moved from Yu Wenye's left foot to his right foot.

He slept almost sitting upright wearing his armor. When he opened his eyes again, the bloodshot in his eyes had not faded, but his tiredness had faded a lot, and his eyes became clearer and sharper.

When he lowered his head, he saw Shang Ruyi leaning on him. He hadn't left, nor was he asleep.

Just lean on it.

He asked, "You're just going to sit there like this?"

Hearing his voice, Shang Ruyi immediately raised her head: "Are you awake? I saw that you were not covered with a blanket, and I was afraid that you would be cold, but I was also afraid that I would wake you up if I moved around, so I could only lean on you."

No wonder I felt warm when I just fell into a light sleep.

Yuwen Ye smiled, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, then gently stroked her cheek with his chin. After two sleepless days, a lot of blue stubble appeared on his chin, rubbing against her cheek, itching and painful. Shang Ruyi subconsciously wanted to hide, but he stretched out his hand and hugged her waist, holding her in his arms to accept his "caress".

Shang Ruyi couldn't help but let out a low cry and said, "What are you doing!"

As she spoke, she pushed his chest with both hands to get herself away from him, but as soon as her palms touched his chest, she felt something hard: "What is this?"

Yuwen Ye smiled without saying anything and reached out to take it out from his arms.

It is a jade plaque belonging to an official.

He said, "Guan Chiying has been very busy these past two days and has no time to come over, so he gave this to me and asked me to return it to you. He also said, thank you for your trust."

As soon as Shang Ruyi saw the jade token, she smiled. Recalling the anxiety and uneasiness she felt when she made the move, and looking at the warmth and peace in front of her, she suddenly felt that the experience was not so scary. She smiled and said, "I was desperate at that time. I didn't expect to meet him, so I just took a gamble."

"..."

"I should thank him for letting me win the bet."

As he said that, he reached out to take it, but before he could touch it, Yuwen Ye retracted his hand and took it away.

Shang Ruyi looked up at him: "What are you doing?"

Yuwen Ye half-raised the jade token: "Who is Sun Xianyue?"

"..."

Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat. He thought the matter had just passed, but he didn't expect that after he had been busy for most of the day and had a nap when he came back, he still remembered it.

Too persistent.

Shang Ruyi's eyes flickered, and she subconsciously wanted to escape, but her body was held in someone else's hands. Seeing her evasive, Yuwen Ye tightened his grip around her waist and said, "Speak."

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Shang Ruyi could only sigh and tell him what happened in the palace.

As he listened, Yuwen Ye's brows furrowed and his expression became more and more uglier, especially when he heard Shang Ruyi say that his innocence was slandered and Han Yuhui took the opportunity to use clove powder to poison Yuan Qian, his expression became frighteningly gloomy, and the strong murderous aura emanating from his body was even stronger than when he fought bloody battles in front of Hulao Pass.

He wished he could cut Han Yuhui into pieces!

Although Shang Ruyi wanted to chop this vicious woman into pieces at that time, she calmed down after the incident: "After my father imprisoned her, the prince came to see me several times, but I always claimed to be sick and closed the door. In the end, Han Yuhui committed suicide in the Dali Temple cell."

"..."

"It can be regarded as a way to save her dignity."

"..."

"In fact, even if you didn't ask me, I would find a chance to explain this to you. But the matter in Luoyang City has not been resolved yet, and I don't want you to be distracted. I forced Han Yuhui to death on my own initiative. The prince hates me this time, and my father is probably also--"

Yuwen Ye said: "It's okay."

"..."

"If you don't do it, then I'll go back and do it, and the result will be the same."

"..."

"Then it's not that she doesn't give herself dignity, but that she doesn't give dignity to the Crown Prince, to the Emperor, or to everyone else."

Shang Ruyi nodded gently.

"Moreover,"

Yuwen Ye's cold eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of arrogance and disdain flashed across them: "This matter is just like a fire in the treasury. Even if they are dissatisfied, what can they do?"

Shang Ruyi blinked and came to her senses. Her actions of forcing Han Yuhui to death were actually almost the same as Yuwen Ye's actions of seizing the treasury. The only difference was that she relied on the grievances she had suffered as the Princess of Qin, while Yuwen Ye relied on his tremendous military exploits. However, they made almost the same choices at different times and in different situations. Yuwen Ye let out a deep breath and said, "By the way, how is Yuan Qian's health?"

Shang Ruyi hurriedly said, "Don't worry, if anything goes wrong with him, I will not leave his side. Besides, once Han Yuhui dies, the palace will be quiet for a while. After all, my father still loves this grandson and will never let such a thing happen again."

Yuwen Ye's expression then eased a little.

After thinking for a while, he looked down at Shang Ruyi again and said with a half-smile: "Aren't you afraid?"

Shang Ruyi said sternly: "I am innocent, I am not afraid. Besides, you have many military achievements, what should I be afraid of?"

Yuwen Ye couldn't help laughing and stuffed the jade token back into her hand.

The jade token he took out from his arms still had his body temperature, which made the already warm jade even smoother and more delicate. Shang Ruyi stroked the mutton-fat jade with his fingertips and said, "By the way, what did you say Guan Chiying was busy with?"

Yuwen Ye said, "The so-called civil officials and military commanders in Luoyang City are all a mob that followed Liang Shide to raise troops. Those who had a bit of knowledge either died in the last few months or left him. Only one in ten survived. I will temporarily detain all of them. If they are useful, I will pardon them in the future. Now there are many things in the city that need to be handled, so I can only ask the government and other families to do more for the time being."

Shang Ruyi nodded. The Guan family and several other families were the ones who opposed Chu Yang's going south to Jiangdu. After a few years of tossing and turning, they were proven right. It would be best to let them help govern Luoyang.

Yuwen Ye continued, "Guan Chiying has been following Guan Ao to handle some matters these past two days."

Shang Ruyi thought for a moment and asked, "Can he finally make a name for himself?"

Yuwen Ye glanced at her, and seeing her expectant look, he only curled the corners of his lips slightly and said, "Just the credit of taking Luoyang City is enough for him to become famous, but if he wants to stand out in the officialdom, he still has a lot to learn. He is very smart, but don't be too hasty in everything."

Shang Ruyi said, "It would be great if the official is willing to take him with him."

After saying that, she moved closer to Yuwen Ye, feeling her soft body with an alluring fragrance pressed against him. Yuwen Ye couldn't help but feel his heart fluttering, but he still hugged her subconsciously. Shang Ruyi asked, "Then, how long will we stay in Luoyang?"

Yuwen Ye asked: "Why, do you want to go back to Chang'an?"

"Well, it's okay if you don't mention the child. Once you mention it, I miss him."

"I miss him too."

"Then when can we go back?"

"Not yet,"

Yuwen Ye himself sighed with some regret, and then said seriously: "We have only taken over Luoyang City and controlled a few city gates, those checkpoints and fortresses, and Ziwei Palace, but it is not so easy to completely occupy this place."

Shang Ruyi also sighed in his heart.

She understood to some extent that Luoyang City had been occupied by Liang Shide for many years. Even though he had made the people here live in misery in the end, it was not so easy to completely wash away the traces he left here. What's more, Yuwen Ye did not break in by force, but took the place without bloodshed. Naturally, there would be more hidden edges and hostility that would slowly emerge later.

He had to quell all signs of rebellion before he could leave with peace of mind.

Shang Ruyi leaned on his chest and muttered, "Well, you have to work hard and deal with things here as soon as possible. I want to go back early."

Yuwen Ye held back his laughter and gently stroked her forehead with his chin: "Okay——"

He embraced the soft and fragrant body with his armored, incomparably hard chest. Although his embrace was cold and hard, the room was filled with tenderness and tenderness. Outside the room, Wo Xue was still alert to everything around her with her calm eyes. Seeing two maids coming over, as if they were coming to serve the King of Qin, she stretched out her hand to stop them: "Your Highness and the Princess do not need to be served."

The two maids had no choice but to retreat.

Wo Xue glanced back at the window, a satisfied smile passing over her calm and pretty face.

Considering that he "listened" to Shang Ruyi's words, Yuwen Ye only stayed in the government house for a while. As soon as the sun set, he dressed neatly and left with a team of soldiers. The quiet Luoyang City might have been in his pocket in the eyes of others, but only he understood that this possession was not so easy to keep secure, so he did not dare to relax at all. He personally led people to patrol the city all night, checking various checkpoints and important roads, and returned only at dawn.

At the same time, a group of young officials including Guan Ao and Guan Chiying completely replaced the group of people Liang Shide had brought into the city before, and established a temporary Dongdu Prefecture, with Guan Ao temporarily in charge of the prefecture's affairs.

The entire East was under an invisible strong pressure and spent two days of quiet time with turbulent undercurrents.

Finally, on the morning of the third day, the silence was broken.

On this day, Shang Ruyi got up early, washed up, and sat at the table, waiting for Yuwen Ye, who had been patrolling all night, to come back so that they could have breakfast together. However, after waiting for a long time, he did not come back. Instead, there was a sudden noise outside. Even in the deep courtyard of the government house, one could hear the excited screams.

I just couldn't hear what those people were shouting.

Thinking of Yuwen Ye's words before, Shang Ruyi suddenly became a little worried, afraid that something might happen in the city, so he said to Wo Xue: "Go out and see what happened outside."

"Yes."

Wo Xue immediately turned around and went out, but she came back soon after. Her pretty face was filled with joy, and she couldn't stop laughing and said, "Princess, Princess!"

Shang Ruyi said: "What's wrong?"

Wo Xue was so happy that her eyes were bent with laughter: "Princess, the food has been transported back!"