Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1273 Xiao Yuansui rebelled!

Yuwen Yuan looked at her eyes, which had been bloodshot from countless nights, and said softly, "You must be very tired from taking care of Yuan Qian these days. How can I blame you?"

Shang Ruyi lowered his head.

Yuwen Yuan glanced into the distance again, making sure he could no longer see the backs of the people from the Prince of Qin's Palace leaving, and then he said softly, "Okay, I've seen you off, and it's time for you to go back home. It's been raining for so long, and the sun is very strong today, don't get burned."

As soon as he finished speaking, another sharp voice sounded behind him -

"Yes, sister-in-law, your health is very important now. My little nephew is waiting for you to go back and take care of him."

This voice made Shang Ruyi's back numb. When she turned around, she saw Yuwen Cheng, Yuwen Qian and Yu Mingyue walking towards her. Yuwen Qian was naturally as tall and dignified as ever, but he was the only one who was staggering with a playful look on his face. He didn't seem to be here to see them off, but rather to go for an outing and enjoy the scenery.

Shang Ruyi said: "It's rare that my third brother still remembers Yuan Qian's illness. It's really thoughtful."

Yuwen Cheng smiled and said, "How can I not be thoughtful? After all, if my little nephew hadn't been sick, my second sister-in-law would have been there today instead of here."

He raised his hand, pointed into the distance, and then pointed down at his feet.

Shang Ruyi said calmly: "Don't worry, when Yuan Qian recovers, I won't dare to stay any longer, and I will naturally go to your second brother."

Yuwen Cheng said: "That's good."

Shang Ruyi glanced at him coldly, then nodded politely to Yuwen Qian and Yu Mingyue, "Thank you, Crown Prince and Crown Princess, for coming to see my husband off."

Yuwen Qian said calmly: "We are brothers, this is what we should do."

At this time, the sun had risen higher. On the city wall without any shelter, several people felt the scorching heat of the sun. Yuwen Yuan said, "Let's all go back."

Everyone accepted the order. Shang Ruyi took a last look into the distance to make sure that he could no longer see the backs of Yuwen Ye and the others - in other words, no one around knew which direction they would go next. He heaved a sigh of relief and followed Yuwen Yuan and the others down the city wall.

When they walked to the golden carriage, besides the eunuch Yu and a group of eunuchs who were accompanying them, there was also Zhang Yuping standing there waiting. He saw them coming down from the tower from a distance and immediately came up to hold Yuwen Yuan's arm, "Your Majesty."

The prince and others greeted her.

She nodded and smiled at everyone, but when her eyes passed over Shang Ruyi, a little coldness appeared in her shrewd eyes. Shang Ruyi knew her attitude towards him, of course, and didn't care. After greeting them politely, he prepared to go to his carriage to return home.

But just as she was about to turn around and leave, Zhang Yuping suddenly said to Yuwen Yuan: "Your Majesty, haven't you been worried about the health of the young master and stayed up all night? Why don't you take this opportunity to visit the young master at the Qin Palace?"

"...!"

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi's steps froze for a moment.

She turned around immediately and saw Zhang Yuping smiling at Yu Wenyuan tenderly while glancing at her with a sharp and sinister look. She thought for a moment and said immediately, "That's not necessary."

Zhang Yuping smiled and said, "What's wrong, Princess Qin? The emperor, as a grandfather, can't even visit his grandson?"

Shang Ruyi said, "Of course that's not what I meant. It's just that Yuan Qian's illness, I believe the people from the Imperial Medical Bureau have already reported it to my father. He is not suitable to see anyone now."

Zhang Yuping immediately asked, "Is the emperor an ordinary person?"

"..."

"If you ask me, if the emperor goes to visit the young master, I'm afraid that with the blessing of God, the young master's illness may be cured immediately. It's unknown."

Shang Ruyi's face darkened.

Of course, she couldn't refute this statement, although everyone knew that people who were sick couldn't be cured by seeing the emperor once. If that was true, why would there be a royal doctor's office in the palace? Anyone who was sick could be cured by seeing the emperor once. However, if she refuted Zhang Yuping's words, it would be a rebuttal to the emperor's authority, which would probably cause the emperor's dissatisfaction.

More importantly, she could see that Yu Wenyuan wanted to go.

Because from beginning to end, when Zhang Yuping spoke, his eyes were focused on his own face, as if he was watching his own reaction.

So he smiled and said, "Of course, it's just that Father has just seen Feng Chen off, and now he's going to the Prince of Qin's Mansion. I'm afraid he'll be too tired."

Zhang Yuping immediately said, "Your Majesty is so brave, how could you be tired from such a short journey?"

After that, she deliberately said to Yu Wenyuan: "Didn't the emperor stay awake all night last night because he was worried about the young master's illness?"

At this time, Yuwen Yuan finally spoke, nodded gently, and said: "I do miss Yuan Qian. He moved out of the palace. I haven't seen him since last time except for the third brother's birthday. I miss him very much."

Shang Ruyi couldn't help but clench his fists, his palms were full of cold sweat.

But she couldn't refuse, so she just said, "If that's the case, then I...would rather obey your command respectfully."

Zhang Yuping immediately laughed, and the cold light in her eyes became even colder, almost like a sharp needle that was about to turn into a physical object, stabbing at Shang Ruyi, and said, "In this case, I also want to follow the emperor to visit the young master."

Yuwen Yuan said, "Okay." After that, he turned back to look at the Crown Prince, the King of Qi and others: "You——"

Yuwen Qian and Yuwen Cheng looked at each other, and Yuwen Qian said calmly: "Logically, we should go and see our nephew, but he has smallpox now, and if we go there will be too many people, which is not good."

Yuwen Cheng also said: "Yes, and besides, my second brother has left, and there are still many things to deal with at the government office, so I really can't leave."

Shang Ruyi glanced at him.

Yu Wenyuan was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Well, all of you go do your things."

After that, he said to Shang Ruyi: "Let's go, I'm going to go see my little Yuanzi."

"Yes."

Shang Ruyi stopped trying to stop them. He just took the order and got on his own carriage. After the emperor got on his golden carriage, the group left Mingde Gate and went their separate ways.

During the journey, although she could not get any sun exposure in the carriage, the heat from the sun had penetrated the thick floorboards and heated up the entire carriage, making it feel like being in a furnace. Drops of sweat slid down her cheeks. Wo Xue hurriedly took out a handkerchief and gently wiped them for her, then whispered, "Princess, we—"

Shang Ruyi glanced at her and said in a deep voice, "It's okay."

Wo Xue nodded without saying anything else. The two of them continued to sit in the carriage, listening to the monotonous clanging sound of the wheels rolling over the ruts beneath them. After an unknown amount of time, the entire carriage shook and then stopped.

Wo Xue jumped down immediately, then turned around and reached out to help Shang Ruyi walk down.

On the golden carriage in front, Yu Wenyuan was also supported by Eunuch Yu and others, and stepped down from the golden carriage step by step. After he stood still, he looked up and saw the Qin Palace with the gate closed tightly. It was quiet and there was not even a person at the door. However, for some reason, although there was no wind at the moment, he could feel the wind blowing through the palace through the courtyard wall, and he could see the shadows of the trees swaying and the heat.

There seemed to be a faint sense of restlessness in the entire palace.

Shang Ruyi hurried forward and said, "They didn't know that the emperor was coming. They are so rude."

Yuwen Yuan smiled faintly and said, "I just decided to come and see Xiao Yuanzi today. What's wrong with that?"

Zhang Yuping behind him immediately followed and said with a smile: "Yes, Princess Qin, you don't have to worry too much."

After saying that, he smiled and said, "Besides, it's best if no one is guarding us."

Shang Ruyi only glanced at her and didn't respond. When she saw Yuwen Yuan walking towards the gate, she hurriedly stepped forward to block him and said softly, "Father, let me go in first and tell them to come out to welcome you."

Yu Wenyuan glanced at her and frowned slightly.

He said, "I told you, there's no need to go through so much trouble."

After saying that, he continued to walk forward, while Eunuch Yu hurriedly led his men over to knock on the door and shouted inside: "People from the Qin Palace, come out quickly, the emperor is here!"

Wo Xue's face turned pale. She bit her lower lip but could only endure it.

Soon, there was a burst of hurried and chaotic footsteps from inside, followed by someone removing the bolt, and the door creaked open from the inside. Tushe'er's pretty little face appeared from the crack of the door. When she saw Eunuch Yu and Yuwen Yuan and others behind him, she was so scared that she took a step back and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty... Your servant greets Your Majesty!"

Yuwen Yuan frowned slightly and glanced at her, then said, "What's wrong with you servants? I told you to serve well in the mansion, so what are you serving?"

Tusheer lowered her head, not daring to breathe: "This slave deserves death."

Yu Wenyuan signaled with his eyes, and the soldier behind him immediately stepped forward and pushed open the door. He raised his foot and was about to walk in.

But just as he was about to step into the gate of Prince Qin's Mansion, a burst of rapid and loud horse hoof sounds suddenly rang out on the long street behind him, breaking the silence of the long street and rushing in. Even his accompanying guards were startled and immediately turned around and took a defensive posture.

Shang Ruyi also turned his head and saw a horseman galloping towards them. As soon as he approached the Prince of Qin's Palace, he was stopped by the Yulin Guards.

"What for!?"

Those people shouted at him, and the man rolled off his horse, not even having time to catch his breath, and shouted to Yu Wenyuan who was about to step in the gate: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something happened!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Yuan immediately retracted his foot and turned to walk over. Shang Ruyi and the others hurriedly followed. Under the scorching sun, cold and hot sweat on everyone's faces kept gathering and dripping down.

Yuwen Yuan walked up to the man and took a closer look. He was a soldier guarding the city gate.

So he asked, “What happened?”

The soldier looked terrified and shouted, "News has come from outside the city that Xiao Yuansui, the Right Thousand Bull Guard, has rebelled!"

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