Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1191 Disarming
Hearing the voice, they both looked up at the same time and saw Yuwen Ye walking in from outside.

After opening the city gates and allowing the people to travel freely, he still did not relax his guard and was even more vigilant than before. Every day, he would patrol the city fully armed with his trusted guards before dawn and return late at night. In addition, Shang Ruyi had been cleaning up the mansion these days, so the two of them had hardly met each other when they were awake.

Seeing him come back at this time, she was very happy: "Feng--Your Highness."

Shen Wuzheng also stood up immediately and bowed respectfully to Yuwen Ye: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."

Yuwen Ye strode in. Because he was still wearing the Mingguang armor, his steps were heavy. As soon as he walked in, his fierce aura filled the whole room in an instant, even making people feel a little breathless. He looked at them and said, "I just heard that you and Shentu Tai have arrived. Where are they?"

Shang Ruyi immediately said: "I have arranged for General Shentu to take a bath and rest."

"Oh."

Yuwen Ye nodded, then turned to look at Shen Wuzheng: "What about you?"

Shen Wuzheng met Yuwen Ye's eyes with a look that saw through everything, and smiled faintly: "I will go right away."

After saying this, he bowed to the two of them and turned and left.

Yuwen Ye watched his back go away, then turned around and walked to the couch beside him and sat down. Shang Ruyi was too lazy to say that it was a bit inappropriate for him to urge people to take a bath as soon as he arrived, so he just personally held a cup of tea and handed it to him: "Moisten it, your lips are about to crack."

Yuwen Ye took it without saying a word and drank the cup of tea in two gulps.

After he finished drinking, he said, "What are you talking about?"

Shang Ruyi looked at him and asked, "Your Highness, didn't you hear it?"

Yuwen Ye frowned: "Am I the kind of person who eavesdrops?"

Shang Ruyi pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "No."

Seeing Yuwen Ye's frown getting tighter and tighter, as if he was about to get angry, Shang Ruyi took the cup from his hand and put it aside, saying lightly: "We just said that this time when we go back, the situation may be different from before. Brother reminded me to be careful."

Yu Wenye's brows finally relaxed a little.

But he still whispered: "Is it necessary for him to remind me..."

Shang Ruyi was too lazy to care about the hidden hostility and confrontation between the two of them. Anyway, when it came to serious matters, the two of them were never vague, which was enough. She walked back and said, "Brother is also concerned about me. By the way, Master Pei also came just now, saying that he wanted to discuss something with you. Did you meet him?"

Yuwen Ye said: "I met him as soon as I entered the door."

Then he rubbed his temple and said, "The noise gave me a headache."

Shang Ruyi smiled and asked, "What did he say?"

"What else can I say? It's just about Liang Youying! He asked me to think of another way, or to promise Liang Youying and Jiang Wei some official positions. This is really ridiculous. Can I promise such an official position now?"

"Master Pei is desperate and is trying every possible means. After all, if Liang Youying doesn't go back with him this time, then he will--"

For some reason, Shang Ruyi suddenly thought of Lei Yu.

Thinking back to that bright and beautiful face that was gradually consumed by misery, hatred, and helplessness, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness in her heart. Would many things have been different if she had taken one more step at the beginning?

But the past cannot be retrieved.

She sighed, then said, "No matter what, you are brothers, so you should help him think of a solution."

"..."

"He is much more reliable than your brothers."

Yuwen Ye laughed at the last sentence, but his eyes dimmed instead of smiling. He said, "No matter what, an official position cannot be promised lightly. Moreover, I cannot let someone who gives up his principles for a high position and generous salary stay with him. If Liang Youying can't figure it out, then we are not on the same path. Even if we are forced to be together, we will separate in the future."

Shang Ruyi nodded gently: "That's true."

Yuwen Ye continued, "But, if they come tonight, they are our own people. You are right, I never treat my own people unfairly."

Shang Ruyi's pupils also darkened.

After saying this, Yuwen Ye let out a long sigh, then stood up and opened his arms towards Shang Ruyi.

Shang Ruyi was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"

Yuwen Ye looked at her with a smile: "You can't even take off your armor."

"Ah? Ah..." Shang Ruyi came back to his senses and asked her to help him take off his armor.

So he hurriedly walked up to him, reached out and gently touched the cold and hard armor. Shang Ruyi couldn't help but sigh.

He wore this Ming Guang armor for a long time, and he never took it off except for bathing and changing clothes, and even when he came back to sleep. Shang Ruyi knew that if a general did not take off his armor, it meant that there was still danger around him, and he needed to stay alert at all times. At the same time, it was also to intimidate the people around him. If anyone dared to harbor ulterior motives and stepped out of line under his jurisdiction, he could immediately destroy the other party!
So these days, Lian Shang Ruyi has been living cautiously.

And now, he was finally willing to take off his armor.

After being married to Yuwen Ye for so many years, Shang Ruyi had already become familiar with how to put on this set of Ming Guang armor. Those complicated laces and buttons could be easily untied in her hands. But now she was doing all this very slowly. When she took off the armor from Yuwen Ye piece by piece, she could even hear the sound of his bones gradually relaxing.

He was very tired and exhausted these days.

Shang Ruyi said softly: "So, Luoyang is completely stable."

"Um,"

Taking off another shoulder guard, Yuwen Ye shrugged his shoulders, the bones there made a creaking sound, and the muscles were so stiff that they seemed not to be his own flesh and blood. He couldn't help but reach out and punch himself hard a few times: "In fact, there have always been some unrest in the city, but they can't cause a big wave. Now that Xiao Yuansui has been brought here, it can be regarded as a way for them to open their eyes."

Shang Ruyi nodded.

Liang Shide's troops had been almost wiped out before, and some of the remnants of Wanggangzhai left by Xiao Yuansui in the city followed Jiang Wei and Liang Youying, and some were scattered in the city. Yuwen Ye patrolled these days to guard against these people. Now, Xiao Yuansui and Hua Ziying have been captured and brought here by Shentutai to show these people that their road has come to an end.

Finally, the last piece of armor was removed.

If it were an ordinary person, even an ordinary general, he would probably be crushed after wearing it for so long. But even he breathed a sigh of relief after taking off his armor. Shang Ruyi immediately asked Woxue to go downstairs to prepare bathing supplies, and then said, "Don't just rush others, you should also go downstairs and take a bath."

Yuwen Ye glared at her.

Then, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

After a while, the bathing supplies were ready. Yuwen Ye went over to wash thoroughly. When he came back, it was already dark outside. The servants in the mansion, under the command of Woxue, hung lanterns under the eaves of various places. This Duke's Mansion, which had been silent and even stained with blood and abandoned and dilapidated since Liang Shide occupied Luoyang, finally ushered in a new life at this moment. The whole mansion was brightly lit, shining in the night, with carved beams and painted rafters, winding corridors, and a bustling crowd of people. It was as magnificent as a corner of the heavenly palace peeking out from the clouds, which made people imagine a lot.

Yuwen Ye walked back in such light and was dazzled for a moment.

He seemed to have returned to his childhood, when he used to run and play in the corridors here with his elder brother, and later with his third brother. The quiet courtyard would always seem lively because of them.

Sadly, those days will never come back.

When they returned to the room, Shang Ruyi was already dressed - because it was not a banquet in the palace, but just a celebration banquet for their own people, so she was not wearing a dress, but a gorgeous long dress, with exquisite makeup, dignified and beautiful.

Then, she walked up to Yuwen Ye holding a set of clothes and said, "Hurry up and change."

Yuwen Ye looked down and said, "New?"

Shang Ruyi nodded and said, "Well, after entering the city, I asked someone to find the best tailor in the city, but they didn't dare to open their shop before, and only opened for business two days ago. I spent double the price to have them make it in a hurry. Try it on and see if it fits you - if it doesn't fit, it's too late to make alterations now."

Yuwen Ye smiled and said, "Why didn't you let me try it earlier? If it doesn't fit, I could have it altered."

Shang Ruyi looked at him seriously: "Then there will be no surprise."

Yu Wenye laughed.

As the second son of the Duke's Mansion, he never thought that a new piece of clothing could be a "surprise".

Although now, he is indeed very happy.

As he spoke, Shang Ruyi had already spread out the clothes for him to put on. It was a long gown made of indigo satin with dark cloud patterns. The soft and draping fabric wrapped snugly around his tall and slender body. A jade-colored belt inlaid with gold was tied tightly around his waist, making his waist look thin and his back look elegant. The fierce bravery that belonged to a military general was instantly replaced by a dashing and romantic demeanor, and he looked like a handsome young man in this corrupt world.

Since he went to the battle until now, Shang Ruyi had hardly seen him wearing anything other than armor. Now, seeing him so elegant, she couldn't help but smile with joy, and secretly sighed that her vision was good.

Facing her eyes filled with smiles, Yuwen Ye couldn't help but smile: "What are you laughing at?"

Shang Ruyi immediately said: "No, nothing."

Yuwen Ye glanced at her but didn't expose her. However, when the two looked at each other, their eyes were filled with sweetness, even they themselves felt that it was a little too sweet. They were obviously the parents of a half-grown child, but at this moment they behaved like a child.

Fortunately, Yuwen Ye quickly calmed down, especially when he heard the footsteps of someone coming to invite him in, he said, "Are you ready too?"

Shang Ruyi suppressed her smile and put on the dignified appearance of the Princess of Qin: "Yes."

So the two of them opened the door and strode out.

There will be more later