Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1241 Beautiful as a Poem

Yu Mingyue was wearing a bright red skirt with a gold-embroidered bird pattern. The hem of her skirt was folded up like a blooming peony. It was already dusk, and the setting sun was slanting down, reflecting the golden-embroidered bird pattern on her skirt, which was glittering and ready to fly. With her hair full of pearls and jade, she looked extremely luxurious.

Yuwen Ye glanced at her and bowed calmly: "Crown Princess."

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess here. It's really a coincidence."

Yu Mingyue said: "I didn't expect that the King of Qin and his wife would be so attentive and come earlier than us."

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi sneered in her heart. No matter how important today's event was, it was just an ordinary family dinner on the surface, and there was no first-come-first-served rule. But her words made it seem like they were stealing the credit by coming early.

Although she sneered in her heart, her face was still gentle and warm. Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "What the Crown Princess said is very true. I specifically urged the King of Qin to come earlier. It will be beneficial."

Yuwen Ye looked down at her, and Yu Mingyue immediately sneered: "What kind of benefit can make the King of Qin and the Queen of Qin so impatient."

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Crown Princess, you probably haven't noticed that before the sun sets, the mountain and water pool on the Thousand-Step Corridor is full of rays of light, golden waves fall on the lake, the water and sky are one color, and the red clouds are dyed together. This is a beautiful view that is priceless. I left the palace and lived in the Prince of Qin's Mansion. This is what I am most reluctant to leave. It just so happens that today is the right time. If I were any later, I would miss it. That's why I urged the Prince of Qin to come earlier. Since I met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess here, why don't we go to enjoy the view together."

Yu Mingyue's face darkened slightly.

She had just heard the word "benefits" and wanted to take the opportunity to mock the two people in front of her for being eager for quick success, but she didn't expect Shang Ruyi to softly counter her with a few words, which made her look too thoughtful. However, she was unwilling to lose the upper hand, so she smiled and said, "Is it the scenery in the palace that Princess Qin can't bear to give up?"

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "What is it in the palace that the Crown Princess is reluctant to part with?"

Although the two people were smiling, the wit in their words was no less sharp than the swordplay on the battlefield.

Finally, Yuwen Ye said, "Okay, if we are any later, we will miss the opportunity."

After saying this, he looked up at Yuwen Qian and said, "Brother, please come with us."

Yuwen Qian raised his eyes and looked at them calmly. His translucent pupils were filled with the golden light from the setting sun, making it difficult to see the emotions in his eyes. He only said calmly, "No need. The scenery I can't bear to leave is not in this palace."

Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi both glanced at him, but Yuwen Qian had already turned away calmly: "Let's go into the palace first."

So, several people walked towards the palace gate together.

Although Yuwen Qian said it was not necessary, after entering the palace, the way to Baifu Hall still passed through the Thousand-Step Gallery. Sure enough, he saw the mountain and water pond rippling slightly due to the breeze, and the surface of the water was rippling with sparkling light, as if the sky had scattered countless gold foils all over the surface of the pond, shining brightly. Xiao Yuanqian, who had hugged Shang Ruyi's legs as soon as he saw the prince and the princess and refused to come forward to see them, now became excited and shouted and ran over there.

Tusheer bent down and carefully protected him as if he were protecting his eyeballs: "Young prince, be careful!"

Yuwen Ye turned around and said to Yuwen Qian, "Brother, I will take Ruyi and Yuanqian to enjoy the scenery first, and then go to the Qinqin Building later."

Yuwen Qian nodded, said nothing more, and walked away with Yu Mingyue.

Shang Ruyi snorted softly after watching their backs disappear in front of her. Yuwen Ye led her to the Thousand-Step Corridor, and said with a smile as they walked, "Why are you snorting? You didn't spare the Crown Princess just now."

Shang Ruyi said: "She came up to me and asked me not to let her go."

Yu Wenye laughed.

It's not like he had not engaged in arguments over major issues before, but when it came to Yu Mingyue, firstly, he looked down on her, and secondly, as a man and the younger brother-in-law, it was not easy for him to argue with the elder sister-in-law. But it was different with Shang Ruyi around, she was born with a personality that would never suffer a loss, and she was eloquent. Yu Mingyue could hardly get any good thing from her, and they didn't have to suffer humiliation.

So he reached out and gently hugged her: "Let's go."

Shang Ruyi followed him forward. At this time, Xiao Yuanqian had already reached the Thousand-Step Corridor. He was very happy to be back in a familiar place. He ran clatteringly on the corridor, attracting Tusheer and others to chase him loudly. He found it interesting and ran even faster. The cheerful laughter of children and women echoed in the silent palace walls.

When they stopped, Xiao Yuanqian suddenly pointed at the sparkling pool and said, "Shhh."

"Yes, Yuyu."

Although he spoke unclearly, Tusheer understood him clearly. He picked up a small stone from the roadside and threw it over. With a splash, the small stone splashed into the pond. Immediately afterwards, a golden carp suddenly jumped out of the water, bit the petals of a lotus flower and dived back into the water. Other fish were immediately startled and followed suit. Thousands of fiery red koi gathered and swam around. Suddenly, the water surface was as turbulent as a boiling pot, shining brightly and dazzlingly.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuanqian screamed with joy, clapped his hands and jumped up and down.

Shang Ruyi also laughed and said, "That's really interesting."

Yuwen Ye put his hands behind his back and looked around, saying, "Except for the time when I accompanied your brother and Xingyuan to visit the inner court, I have rarely been here. I didn't know there was such a beautiful scenery."

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "If you don't visit the garden, how can you know how beautiful the spring is?"

After she finished speaking, she uttered "Huh", as if wondering why this sentence suddenly popped up in her mind. Even Yuwen Ye looked down at her and said with a smile: "Your words sound fresh."

"..."

"But it's summer now, not spring." He didn't dwell on this sentence, and looked at the green willows hanging down from the eaves of the corridor, and said, "I remember that last time, after you visited the garden, you competed with the Crown Princess in poetry. But her poem--"

Shang Ruyi snorted again. Ever since Shen Wuzheng guessed that the poems Yu Mingyue recited were probably the masterpieces of others that she had memorized, she no longer felt inferior to herself because of her slightly inferior literary talent. She was even more upset that Shen Wuzheng came in second in the poetry competition after the battle of Fufeng.

She said, "What's so great about writing poetry? I can write it easily."

"Oh? Tell me a few words. I want to hear them."

"What's the subject?"

"Just take the scene before your eyes."

"it is good,"

Shang Ruyi agreed, stretched out his hand to fiddle with the willow branches swaying in the wind in front of him, then looked up at the remaining red spots on the peach tree opposite the mountain and water pond, thought for a moment, and said softly: "...The new peaches on the well are stealing their colors, and the tender willows on the eaves are learning to be light. Come to watch the dancing butterflies among the flowers, and listen to the singing of the orioles on the trees..."

"The new peach on the well is stealing its colour, the young willows beside the eaves are learning to be light..."

Yuwen Ye repeated it in a low voice, then looked down at Shang Ruyi, pursed his lips, and suddenly his usually cold and calm eyes were filled with a smile. After Shang Ruyi recited this poem, she suddenly blushed.

In the past, when she wrote poems, she was always filled with lofty ambitions or had other thoughts in mind. She rarely had the leisure to write about beautiful scenery.

More importantly, it describes people through beautiful scenery.

But Yuwen Ye didn't stop talking. After repeating the two lines of poetry again, he leaned close to her ear and said, "Yeah, you're right."

Shang Ruyi turned her head away, revealing only the tip of her red ear.

Yuwen Ye laughed, and as he laughed he gently hugged her to him, and then said: "Although your poem is good, it sounds incoherent."

Shang Ruyi's face became hot again.

She couldn't tell him that she had a complete poem in her mind, but if she recited it, he would laugh at her. So she coughed lightly and said deliberately, "How can I write a poem so carefully in such a hurry? Two sentences will be enough."

Yuwen Ye glanced at her and said with a smile, "Okay."

The two were whispering when Xiao Yuanqian ran out from the other end of the corridor. Tushe'er and the others were still chasing after him. Shang Ruyi laughed when she saw this, but then she remembered something and looked back at the palace gate on the other side. Then she said, "Why don't we go to the Kissing Tower?"

When this was mentioned, Yuwen Ye slightly suppressed the smile on his face and said calmly: "Let them meet first and discuss how to deal with me."

Shang Ruyi smiled: "Okay, then they won't have to talk about their own things and we will be tired of dealing with them."

The two of them stood in the corridor, admiring the beautiful scenery and accompanying Xiao Yuanqian in playing, until the sun set and the golden light on the pool gradually dimmed. Only then did they turn around and walk towards the Qinqin Building.

By this time the sky had darkened, but as soon as I approached Baifu Hall, my eyes were immediately brightened.

Lanterns were hung under the eaves of both floors of Qinqin Building, illuminating the entire building. The door was open, and palace maids and eunuchs in distinctive clothes were busy coming in and out. When the cool night breeze blew, one could already smell the fresh aroma of wine mixed in.

Yuwen Ye led Shang Ruyi and the others over there. As soon as they reached the gate, they heard the eunuch at the door singing:

"The King of Qin has arrived! The Queen of Qin has arrived!"

When they walked in, they saw that not only Yuwen Qian and Yu Mingyue had arrived, but also the birthday boy Yuwen Cheng had arrived as well. Even the Emperor Yuwen Yuan had arrived a long time ago and was sitting right in front of the lobby. He seemed to be talking to Yuwen Cheng. The father and son both looked a little solemn, but when they heard the nod at the door, they stopped immediately.

Everyone's eyes turned towards the gate.

Yuwen Ye and the others walked into the building and immediately knelt down and saluted to Yuwen Yuan who was standing right above the hall: "Your son pays homage to the emperor, long live your father."

Yu Wenyuan straightened his face, then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Get up, it's a family dinner tonight, no need to be polite."

Just as Yuwen Ye and the others stood up, a scream suddenly rang out in the relatively quiet hall.

"Oh!"

Before everyone could react, they saw Xiao Yuanqian break free from Tushe'er's hand and run directly towards the top of the lobby.

"Ugh--"

Shang Ruyi was shocked. Before he could stop him, little Yuanqian had already crashed into Yuwenyuan's arms. Although Yuwenyuan was almost knocked over by him, he still managed to steady himself, laughed and hugged his grandson tightly, saying, "Yuanzi, are you happy to see Grandpa Huang again?"