Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1256 People’s hearts are unpredictable
An early morning court session completely resolved the almost bloody struggle between the King of Qin and the Crown Prince, and at the same time uprooted the city of Chang'an, or the largest force in the entire Daye Dynasty, and lost it to the eastern capital Luoyang.

Did the emperor really cut the Gordian knot and resolve this matter? !
Even after the court was dismissed, many people were still in shock.

The ones with the most gloomy expressions were naturally some officials who had stood on the side of the King of Qin before. They all had frowned brows and were heavy with worries. They had originally seen the King of Qin returning victoriously, which was like a grand scene of oil boiling in a raging fire and flowers blooming, and they all thought that the situation in the court would undergo earth-shaking changes. However, they did not expect that after several battles, the King of Qin was thrown out of the center of the dynasty overnight.

This means they bet on the wrong thing.

They all failed.

One side was gloomy and sad, while the other side gradually came to their senses after being shocked and became excited.

Especially Yu Dingxing and Su Changjing, who were walking in the middle of the crowd and surrounded by a group of officials. These people were beaming with joy and walked briskly. Although they spoke in low voices out of habit, their tone was filled with irrepressible joy.

"It's still His Majesty the Emperor who has to take action!"

"Yes, only your Majesty's thunderous means can handle this situation."

"It's good now. We don't have to endure the wrath of that person anymore."

Upon hearing this, Yu Dingxing stopped and looked back. His only remaining eye revealed a hint of displeasure and arrogance: "What do you mean by being bullied? Who has bullied us?"

The man who spoke immediately nodded and bowed, smiling again and again: "Yes, yes, I was wrong."

Yu Dingxing said: "You are still in the palace, so you must be careful with your words and actions."

After saying that, he continued to walk forward. The officials wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and could only cautiously step back a few steps, following slowly. Only Su Changjing followed closely beside Yu Dingxing. They did not stop until they walked down the Liangyi Hall. Looking back, they saw a lonely thin figure slowly walking down not far behind them.

It was Crown Prince Yuwen Qian.

Logically, there should be more people around him, but ever since the Prince of Qin returned victoriously from Luoyang, Yuwen Qian has become much indifferent to the affairs of the court. No matter whether it is the lavish rewards given to people in the Prince of Qin's Palace or the expansion of the Twelve Guards, these actions that almost suffocated the Prince's Palace seemed insignificant to him. Even though the people around him were already in a state of panic, he, who should have been at the center of the storm, seemed to be standing out from it.

Gradually, no one dared to disturb his "quiet cultivation" easily, and many things had to be discussed with Yuwen Cheng, Yu Dingxing, and even the Crown Princess.

But today, a figure slowly walked towards him.

Yuwen Qian seemed to sense the approach of that powerful aura, so he stopped and turned sideways, and met a pair of eyes that sparkled like pearls.

Xiao Yuansui bowed to him and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yuwen Qian looked him up and down with his translucent eyes, and then said, "It seems like this is the first time we meet."

"Yes, I have never seen the prince's true face."

“It doesn’t matter what I am like.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yuansui raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he was a little surprised that the other party would say that. He then looked up at the Crown Prince, who was second only to the emperor in the Great Sheng Dynasty and above everyone else. Looking at his peaceful and peaceful eyes, which seemed to be illusory, Xiao Yuansui smiled and said, "But I have heard of the Crown Prince for a long time."

"Oh……"

Yuwen Qian lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "Are you surprised by my appearance?"

"Unexpected, and not unexpected."

"How to say."

"Prince, you shouldn't do this; but Yuwen Qian should do this."

As soon as he finished speaking, before Yuwen Qian could say anything, Yuwen Cheng, who followed him, immediately scolded him softly: "How dare you address the prince by his name!"

Xiao Yuansui immediately lowered his head.

But Yuwen Qian's translucent eyes did not reveal any anger of being offended. Instead, his eyes were more solemn than the bright eyes he had just met. After sizing up Xiao Yuansui again, he smiled faintly and said, "No wonder you can be my second brother's opponent."

Yuwen Cheng immediately said: "Brother Emperor——"

Yuwen Qian said, "If you have anything to say, let's go back and talk. Xiao Yuansui, since you are the Eastern Palace Xima appointed by our father, come too."

Xiao Yuansui said: "Yes."

Then, the officials who walked out of the hall were divided into several groups. Some were whispering in twos and threes, some were walking alone without looking around, and some were gathering in groups and walking out of the palace together.

When we arrived at the palace gate, it was already crowded with carriages coming to welcome officials who were leaving the court.

The two carriages guarding the front of the palace gate were the carriages of the Crown Prince's Palace and the Prince of Qin's Palace. The two carriages side by side almost blocked the entire avenue. The Crown Prince's carriage was a five-chair carriage, while the Prince of Qin's Palace could only be a four-horse carriage. Although the shapes were different, the Prince of Qin's Palace's carriage was no smaller than the five-chair carriage. It was spacious and magnificent, exuding an unshakable majesty.

As if the footsteps of officials leaving the court were heard ahead, a hand as white as jade gently lifted the curtain inside the carriage of the Prince of Qin's Palace, revealing a dignified and beautiful face behind the curtain.

It was Qin Prince’s wife Shang Ruyi.

She looked at the bustling crowd in front of her with a sharp gaze, and immediately found a figure that was a little unfamiliar, but not unexpected. It was Xiao Yuansui who was following the prince. Xiao Yuansui also saw her at a glance.

At this moment, his calm and composed steps involuntarily slowed down for a moment. Yuwen Qian almost felt it immediately. He turned his head to look at him, then looked up to the front, as if he understood something.

The next moment, Shang Ruyi got off the carriage.

After the birthday of the King of Qi, she no longer wore heavy makeup like she did that day. She only wore a goose yellow top and an emerald skirt. Although it was not luxurious, it set off her snow-white skin, bright eyes and white teeth. In the hot and humid weather of the hot summer, it was like a cool breeze.

Xiao Yuansui took a deep breath and immediately lowered his head.

Shang Ruyi came forward with a smile and bowed to Yuwen Qian: "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Yuwen Qian's eyes swept across her hair and he said calmly, "Why is my sister-in-law here?"

"I'm here to pick up the King of Qin from court."

"My younger brother's wife and my second brother have a deep love for each other. It's really enviable."

"The prince is joking."

If an outsider, unaware of their past conflicts, heard this conversation, he might think that this was a harmonious pair of uncle and sister-in-law. However, the officials passing by felt a chill in their bones when they saw this scene. Many of them didn't even dare to look at them any more, and Yuwen Cheng, who was standing aside, sneered in his heart.

Who doesn't know that they are the ones who want to grind the other party to ashes?
Even Yuwen Cheng could feel that Shang Ruyi was more hostile to them than Yuwen Ye, who was competing for power with them. After all, she was the first to regret the engagement, and then she forced Han Yuhui to death because Yuan Qian was almost poisoned, which completely annoyed Yuwen Qian. If Yuwen Ye might still obey the emperor's order and retreat to Luoyang, and not fight to the death with them, then Shang Ruyi probably wanted to fight to the death with them all the time to eliminate the trouble forever.

However, now that this "majestic lady" came up to greet them, her purpose was obviously not to target the prince with whom she was at war to the death.

Shang Ruyi smiled, and after saying a few words, she moved her gentle smile away from Yuwen Qian's face, and nodded politely to Yuwen Cheng and several officials around her. Finally, her gaze fell on Xiao Yuansui.

Almost in an instant, as if a sword was drawn from its sheath, the smiling eyes became sharp.

However, Xiao Yuansui, who never bowed down in front of the emperor or the prince, always lowered his head, as if he was afraid of her gaze, and never raised his head to look at this woman.

Until Shang Ruyi smiled and said: "Mr. Xiao - oh no, I'm afraid I should call you 'Master Xiao' now."

Yuwen Qian raised his eyebrows slightly and turned to look at Xiao Yuansui.

Shang Ruyi continued, "I never thought that after being enemies at Hulao Pass, we would still have the opportunity to serve as ministers in the same court in Chang'an."

"..."

"Everything is unpredictable."

Xiao Yuansui finally raised his head slowly.

His face did not show the fear and retreat that everyone had guessed. Instead, he was very calm and indifferent. He only glanced at Shang Ruyi, then immediately lowered his eyes again and said very respectfully: "The princess is very smart, how could she not have thought of this?"

Shang Ruyi said: "No matter how smart I am, I can only see through the world, but not the human heart."

Xiao Yuansui smiled and said, "How many people in this world can see through people's hearts?"

"yes,"

Shang Ruyi nodded, but her eyes had already passed over his shoulder and saw behind him, Yuwen Ye was leading Shen Wuzheng, Pei Xingyuan and other officials slowly walking towards this side. She took a step back and said as if to sum up: "The human heart is hard to predict."

"..."

"The King of Qin is here, so I will stay with him for a while longer."

After saying that, he bowed again, walked past them and went to greet Yuwen Ye and others.

Xiao Yuansui turned his head slightly, but did not really turn his head to look. He just stood in the distance calmly, listening to the bustling voices behind him. However, Yuwen Cheng turned around and looked at the solemn expressions on the faces of the people led by the King of Qin. He chuckled with a bit of amusement and said, "Our King of Qin's wife is really a heroine. Whether it's with her hands or her mouth, she never suffers a loss."

"..."

"Brother, I'm afraid we'll have to let the Crown Princess come next time."

Yuwen Qian looked indifferent and did not respond.

Although the footsteps behind him were getting closer, he did not turn back. Firstly, he did not plan to meet Yuwen Ye again. Secondly, Yu Dingxing and others were still waiting up ahead. Obviously, after what happened today, everyone wanted to go to his Prince's Mansion to discuss the next countermeasures - if Yuwen Ye really set off for Luoyang in ten days.

So he said calmly: "Let's go."

Everyone followed him and walked forward. Although Xiao Yuansui's steps were a little slow, he did not look back and soon left with everyone.

(End of this chapter)