Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1210 Afraid, but not afraid

Fighting for the power in the hands of the emperor...

Let alone saying this out loud, even just thinking about it in your mind is a heinous crime.

When Shang Ruyi said this, she couldn't help but feel a tingling sensation on her back. She shrank back instinctively, but still tried her best to control her emotions, staring intently at Yuwen Ye's cold eyes.

There was still no emotion in his eyes, but after hearing her words, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

He said: "Yeah."

"...!"

Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat, almost causing pain in her chest.

She put down the dishes in her hands, rubbed her palms lightly with her fingertips, and felt cold sweat all over her palms - although this was a result she had expected, when she really heard Yu Wenye's response, she still couldn't help but feel shocked and scared.

It seemed that after Yuwen Qian became the crown prince, Yuwen Ye's attention was no longer on his brother, because on the surface it seemed that he was competing with Yuwen Qian for the crown prince position, but fundamentally he wanted the imperial power.

The imperial power is not in the hands of the prince, but in the hands of the emperor.
Therefore, when he realized that Yuwen Yuan would not depose Yuwen Qian and make him the crown prince, everything he did was no longer directed at the crown prince, but at his father.

Shang Ruyi clenched his fists and lowered his voice, "That's my father."

Yuwen Ye raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you afraid?"

Shang Ruyi wanted to nod, but was unwilling to do so. After hesitating for a while, he said, "I am afraid, but I am not afraid."

Hearing this, Yuwen Ye's eyes lit up with a satisfied smile. He knew that Shang Ruyi was just like him. They were not perfect and had shortcomings like ordinary people, but they also had courage and bravery that ordinary people did not have. They would think about things that ordinary people would not even dare to think about, and they would dare to overcome difficulties and obstacles to achieve them after being afraid.

Shang Ruyi looked at his smile and whispered, "Do you really want to do this?"

Yuwen Ye pondered for a long while, then slowly said, "This time I captured the eight pass cities, fought a decisive battle with Xiao Yuansui at Hulao Pass, and captured Luoyang City without a single drop of blood. It seems like just a few words, but you know, you have experienced it, you know how much blood and sweat I had to shed, and what hardships I had to face. Every one of my soldiers put their heads on their belts and followed me into battle."

"..."

"But, as long as my father doesn't admit it, Yan Ji's contribution is greater than mine."

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi's brows immediately frowned.

Yuwen Ye's eyes were stern, like a sharp sword that refused to return to its sheath: "As long as I am judged by others, I will not get complete fairness. No matter how hard I try to fight for the position of Crown Prince, my father will judge whether I win or lose."

"..."

"But if I fight for the throne... the result will be a win or a loss, and there is no need for anyone to judge."

"..."

Looking at the burning look in his cold eyes, Shang Ruyi's heart beat like thunder - she was not unfamiliar with this look, it was the look Yuwen Ye had when he was determined to get something. After a long silence, she finally nodded and said, "I understand."

After that, he added: "I will go with you."

Seeing a layer of sweat on her forehead, and seeing that she was obviously afraid, but her eyes were unusually determined, just as she said - afraid, but not afraid. Yuwen Ye smiled and gently reached out and covered the back of her hand.

On a quiet night, some things surge in silence.

On the other side of the imperial city, in the Prince's Mansion, the equally quiet night was filled with a suffocating heaviness, especially when approaching the three rooms in the deepest part of the Prince's Mansion that were usually sparsely populated. Yu Mingyue's footsteps gradually became heavy, and when she reached the door, she stopped and breathed slightly.

The maid Bingbing who followed her looked at her pale face in panic: "Crown Princess, are you feeling unwell?"

"..."

Yu Mingyue didn't say anything, but under the moonlight, her face looked a little ugly.

She seldom came here, because this was where Yuwen Qian practiced, and he didn't like to be disturbed. But since the death of Duke Shenwu, he stopped practicing and seldom came here. The faint sandalwood scent condensed here was diluted by the passage of time and gradually could not be smelled.

But now, she smelled it again.

The cold air was once again filled with the scent of sandalwood that made her feel a little dizzy.

Yu Mingyue never understood why people prayed to Buddha and practiced cultivation. After arriving at this place, she became even more confused, because Yuwen Qian had clearly returned to the Yuwen family and became the crown prince, second only to the emperor. In this world, only people prayed to him, so why did he still need to pray to Buddha?
Or does he just want some...quiet time?
This thought made her feel absurd and even a little disgusted, so she frowned and waved her hand: "I'm fine, no need to make a fuss."

Hearing this, Bingbing could only step aside.

She heard about the great victory returned by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and his wife, especially the fact that the Princess of Qin appeared in the court meeting. The Crown Princess was furious when she heard the news. When a maid accidentally stepped on her skirt when serving tea, she was scolded and dragged away to be beaten with twenty boards. As the Crown Princess's personal maid, Bingbing had to be more careful.

Seeing Bingbing being so cautious, like a rabbit under the claws of a tiger, Yu Mingyue felt a little calmer because of the feeling of being in control of many people's lives. She sneered and said, "What are you afraid of? I won't eat you."

Bingbing smiled awkwardly and took another step forward, but Yu Mingyue said coldly: "Okay, just wait outside."

After saying this, he pushed the door and entered the temple.

Compared to the faint sandalwood scent in the cold wind outside, the sandalwood scent in this room was as strong as a fist hitting a person in the face. Yu Mingyue was choked and frowned. She walked further in and saw the Buddhist shrine in the smoke, which made her feel indescribably weird, and the thin and handsome figure kneeling in front of the Buddhist shrine. Yu Wenqian had changed out of his court clothes and was only wearing a blue-gray robe. He was not kneeling on the cushion to chant the Buddha's name, but sitting on the cushion. His translucent eyes seemed to be covered by the smoke and became hazy, quietly looking at the Buddha statue.

That look seemed like he was examining me.

It's like thinking.

He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice Yu Mingyue coming into the room and walking up to him. It was Yu Mingyue who stopped and looked at him for a long time before finally asking, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

"..."

No one answered her, but Yu Mingyue was not surprised. Every time she came here to find him, Yu Wenqian rarely took the initiative to answer her.

Then he asked, "Those officials outside have been waiting all night, but Your Highness hasn't shown up at all?"

"..."

"They returned victoriously, and the Emperor rewarded Shang Ruyi handsomely, and asked the King of Qin to open a palace. The people are already uneasy. If Your Highness doesn't give them a decision, are you going to push them all to Yuwen Ye's side?"

"..."

"Your Highness!"

Seeing that he didn't seem to hear what she said at all, Yu Mingyue walked behind him and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

And this time, Yuwen Qian finally agreed to her request——

"I'm thinking,"

The pair of eyes that seemed increasingly transparent and clear in the smoke finally slowly turned to her. However, even when looking at her, Yuwen Qian's eyes did not change at all, as if they came from the smoke and went back into the smoke.

This feeling of being ignored made Yu Mingyue feel inexplicably angry.

Yuwen Qian said calmly: "I was wondering what I was praying for when I knelt before the Buddha."

Yu Mingyue frowned: "Your Highness, you should have nothing to ask for, and there is no need to pray to Buddha."

"Oh?"

"You were born as the son of a duke, superior to all other people. Later, you became the King of Han, and now you are the crown prince, second only to the emperor. Almost everything in the world is in your hands. Why are you still guarding Buddha?"

As he spoke, Yu Mingyue glanced at the shrine again with a grim look: "What can it give you?"

"..."

This time, it was Yuwen Qian who became quiet. He lowered his eyes and remained silent, as if he was in deep thought.

After thinking for a long time, he replied: "Maybe it can give me the answer."

"Answer? What answer do you want?"

Yuwen Qian glanced at her calmly, then turned to look at the shrine, muttering, "Once I have attained true dragon status, I will realize that all my efforts were in vain."

Yu Mingyue frowned even more tightly. She could remember some wonderful poems from the books she had read, which made her an admired talent in this world. Even the emperor was amazed at the words she chanted, but she could not understand what Yuwen Qian said. She just barely grasped the word "real dragon".

So he said, "You are only one step away from being a real dragon. Now someone is blocking your way. You shouldn't just sit here and guard your Buddha."

Yuwen Qian was not angry, but slowly stood up from the mat, and then slowly walked in front of her, looking at Yu Mingyue who was obviously breathing disordered - she has been like this ever since she heard that Yuwen Ye actually defeated Xiao Yuansui's 100,000 troops at Hulao Pass with only 3,000 soldiers. It would be more accurate to say that she was a little furious rather than shocked.

Yuwen Qian said: "You once said that you knew everything that would happen between us."

"...!"

Yu Mingyue avoided his gaze and lowered her head.

This was also the reason why she had been feeling a little confused - she knew exactly what would happen between them. After all, that turmoil shocked the history books, and even illiterate people who had never been to school knew something about it.

Besides, she is literate and can read.

But even if she read, she didn't read those books. After all, she was not interested in those serious and boring history books.

She dodged his gaze and said softly, "I—it's not written that much in the book."

"You mean, history books?"

"Ah."

"Do you like reading history books?"

"I—" Yu Mingyue subconsciously tried to be tough, but when she met those clear eyes, she suddenly felt a little powerless, and finally let out a long sigh: "I don't like it."