Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1272 Three glasses of wine

The second day of July was the day when the King of Qin was ordered to move to Luoyang.

It had rained heavily for several days in a row, and the entire city of Chang'an was almost moldy due to being soaked by the rain. Finally, on this day, there was a sunny morning and dry wind, making everyone breathe easier.

But when the sun broke through the clouds and shone down, sweeping away the cool and dampness left over from the previous rainy day, the air quickly became hot.

The city gate was also crowded with people.

Almost half of the people in Chang'an City have come here, so that the streets and alleys in the markets on both sides are packed with people. The court also dispatched a number of soldiers to maintain order and control the common people who came to watch the excitement on both sides of the avenue. Everyone stretched their necks, and some even climbed up to the attics and roofs in the markets. Everyone's eyes were focused on the long Suzaku Avenue.

After a while, heavy and orderly footsteps were heard.

The originally noisy crowd suddenly quieted down. In the huge city of Chang'an, with tens of thousands of people, not even the sound of breathing could be heard. Only when the spacious and luxurious golden carriage in front slowly drove towards Mingde Gate, reflecting the dazzling golden light of the sun and piercing their eyes, the common people knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor" -

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

The golden carriage did not stop and drove slowly towards the city gate. Guarding on both sides of the emperor's sedan chair were naturally the Yulin Guards; and following behind the Yulin Guards were a large group of people from the Qin Palace.

At this moment, there was a slight palpitation among the crowd.

Some people could not help but look up at His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin who was at the front of the team. He had a handsome face and a stern expression. Even though he was only wearing ordinary clothes, he exuded a sense of strength and bravery that made people dare not look at him directly. The horse he sat on was a snow-white, strong and powerful horse like a dragon, which made him look extraordinary, as if he was standing in the clouds, looking down on all living beings from above.

The people lowered their heads even deeper, and gathered at his feet, shouting, "Your Highness, the King of Qin, Your Highness, the King of Qin..."

Some old people trembled and said, "Now that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is gone, who can protect the Great Sheng Dynasty and us ordinary people?"

"Yes, now that His Highness is gone, who should we rely on for Dasheng?"

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Such uneasy and reverent emotions were like ripples caused by throwing a huge rock into a calm lake, which quickly spread throughout the entire Chang'an city. Yuwen Ye said nothing, but lowered his eyelids, calmly holding the reins in one hand and supporting his knees with the other, and rode his horse forward quietly. Shentu Tai and Shen Wuzheng, who followed behind him, rode their horses side by side, listening to the shouts around them. The two looked at each other and remained silent.

Many times, people have to know how to do things and also how to let others know that they have done things.

Yuwen Ye had made great contributions in the several battles he fought after Yuwen Yuan ascended the throne - Fufeng, Taiyuan, and Luoyang. In addition, Shang Ruyi ran a school among the people. In addition to teaching orthodox scriptures and books, he also consciously taught the kingly way in class and spent a lot of time publicizing the Qin King's military exploits. These glorious military exploits became good subject matter for storytellers. As a result, in all the teahouses and taverns in the city where there were storytellers, nine out of ten of them would tell stories about the Battle of Fufeng, where "arrows shot towards the gilded clouds, and the prairie fire decided the sinking of the nine states", or the Qin King single-handedly broke into the Western Turks, or the 3,000 cavalry at Hulao Pass defeated an army of 100,000.

To the common people, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is no longer just the prince of the royal family, the King of Qin of the Great Sheng Dynasty, but also a divine general bestowed by God to the people to defeat the enemies.

Now that he's gone, how can everyone not be anxious?

These panicked emotions and reluctant words were gradually transmitted to the golden carriage with its doors closed and curtains hanging low all around. Just as the carriage was about to approach the Mingde Gate in front, a light cough suddenly sounded from inside the carriage.

Eunuch Yu, who was following closely beside the carriage, immediately asked, "What does the emperor want?"

Before the car door opened, a deep voice was heard: "Let these people get out."

Eunuch Yu looked at the expressions of the people around him and immediately understood what was going on. He responded and then went down to pass on the message. After a while, the people of Zuo Xiaowei Army rode up on their horses and pushed the people who were already huddled on both sides of the avenue back more than ten feet. The streets on both sides were so crowded that people could hardly breathe.

The carriage finally drove out of Mingde Gate and stopped in front of the city gate.

Yuwen Yuan was supported by Eunuch Yu and others and slowly got off the golden carriage. As soon as he stood still, Yuwen Ye had already dismounted and walked up. Behind him were Shentu Tai, Shen Wuzheng and others. They all lowered their head and looked unusually well-behaved, like prisoners stretching their necks waiting for the executioner to kill them, awaiting his orders.

Yuwen Ye stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Father..."

Yuwen Yuan turned his head to look at him, but maybe it was because the sun had already risen and the light was dazzling, he looked at his son as if he was surrounded by sunlight, which was dazzling.

He subconsciously half-closed his eyes.

Fortunately, at this time, Eunuch Yu had already walked forward with a tray in his hand as arranged before, with three glasses of wine placed steadily on the tray.

Yuwen Ye said: "This is——"

Yuwen Yuan said: "Son, these three cups of wine are given to you by your father before he leaves."

Hearing the words "son" and "father", Yuwen Ye's cheeks twitched slightly, probably because of the dazzling sunlight. His eyes were slightly red. "Son, accept it." As he spoke, Yuwen Yuan had already picked up the first cup of wine and handed it to him, saying, "Your responsibility in Luoyang is heavy. Luoyang is more important than a thousand pounds. It can only be defended by capable people and governed by outstanding people. I sent you there with high hopes. I hope you will put the country first, guard the Eastern Capital, appease the people, and consolidate my great foundation."

Yuwen Ye took the wine glass without hesitation and said, "I will live up to your expectations."

After saying that, drink it all in one gulp.

Yuwen Yuan nodded, picked up the second cup of wine and gave it to him, saying: "Luoyang is a place where four wars have been fought. Although the Eastern Capital has been recovered, the Central Plains is still unsettled. I still have my hopes on you. I hope you can recover the Central Plains and bring the four seas back to their hearts."

Hearing these words, Shen Tutai and Shen Wuzheng, who were following Yuwen Ye and deliberately stepped back a few steps, lowered their heads and frowned at the same time.

But the two of them didn't say much, just looked at Yuwen Ye in the sunlight. He lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes covered his cold and solemn eyes, making it impossible to see any emotional fluctuations in him. After listening to Yuwen Yuan's words, he took the second glass of wine calmly: "Son, I will obey your order."

After saying that, he drank the glass of wine.

Yuwen Yuan sighed softly, then turned around and picked up the third cup of wine, and placed it in front of Yuwen Ye, saying, "This third cup is for you, your father. Although you are far away in the Eastern Capital, and I am in Chang'an, my heart is with you. With this cup of wine, I pray that you will be safe and sound, and I also hope that you brothers - work together to make my great prosperity last forever!"

After saying that, he placed the wine glass heavily in front of him.

But Yuwen Ye did not take it as quickly as he did the previous two cups. Instead, he was silent for a moment, looked up at Yuwen Yuan's deep eyes, then lowered his eyes and thought for a moment. Then he took the glass of wine, raised his head and drank it all without saying a word.

After he finished drinking, he said, "Take care, father. I am leaving now."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards his horse.

The person who came over with a horse at this time was not his personal soldier, but Shang Ruyi.

In fact, she had already come up with the horse just now, but she frowned subconsciously when she heard Yuwen Yuan's second sentence, but she didn't say much. She just stood quietly by the side until Yuwen Ye finished the three glasses of wine. Then she led the horse up. Yuwen Ye also walked to her side, took the reins from her, and held her hand tightly.

I felt his palms were a little hot, but his fingers were unexpectedly trembling slightly.

His hands were always steady, which was an important reason why he was invincible on the battlefield - he was never afraid, never scared, never hesitated, and never wavered.

But at this moment, he seemed to have all these emotions for the first time.

He looked down at Shang Ruyi and said solemnly, "I'm leaving."

Shang Ruyi smiled and let him squeeze her hand tightly. If he squeezed a little harder, he would almost break her hand bones, but she still smiled calmly and said, "Be careful on the road."

"..."

"Once this is settled, we'll see each other again."

Yuwen Ye nodded, but still didn't let go of her hand, and said solemnly: "You, be careful."

Shang Ruyi looked at him with a smile: "Don't worry."

Then, Yuwen Ye let go of her hand and climbed onto his horse without any hesitation. His figure was as nimble as a leopard. Following his movements, the generals behind him also mounted their horses, ready to go. Yuwen Ye waved his long arm -

"set off!"

The next moment, his entire team followed him and left Chang'an City in a mighty manner!

Shang Ruyi stood at the city gate, watching the large group of troops leave. The raised dust quickly formed a hazy curtain in the sunlight, obscuring the receding figures in front. She hurriedly turned and entered the city gate, and quickly ran up to the city wall under the attention of everyone. Just like when she sent him off to the battle before, she watched his back from a distance.

"princess,"

Until the large group of people finally turned into a black dot on the horizon that would never move again under the sunlight, Wo Xue, who was following her, finally whispered: "It's time for us to go back... If the little prince can't see you, she will cry again."

Shang Ruyi felt as if his soul had followed the departing team, and it was not until he heard Wo Xue's last words that he suddenly came back to his senses.

When she turned around again, she saw that Yuwen Yuan had also climbed up to the city wall and was standing beside her.

Shang Ruyi hurriedly took a step back and said, "I have forgotten my feelings. Please forgive me, father."