Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1304: The Tainted King
The two men returned to Qianqiu Palace one after the other in silence. Originally everyone was very nervous, fearing that something might go wrong in the court today, but no bad news had been heard so far, and everyone was very happy to see the two men returning safely.

However, amid the thunder and lightning, everyone could see clearly that there was something wrong with the expressions of both men.

Especially Yuwen Ye, he came from a military family, and he was intimidating even without being angry. Once he got angry, an invisible pressure would emanate from his whole body, and ordinary people would be frightened even if they just got close to him. So when he came back, everyone was very cautious and didn't dare to breathe.

The two men had their meal and dealt with some internal and external matters before it was dark.

The thunder lasted for half a day, and there was still no rain at this time, but the tense feeling in the air became stronger as the thunder grew louder.

Yuwen Ye went to take a bath, and when he came back he saw only a faint candlelight left in the bedroom. Shang Ruyi had also finished his bath, changed into pajamas and went to bed.

But she turned sideways and fell asleep with her back to him.

Yuwen Ye's brows knitted involuntarily.

He didn't speak immediately, but walked over slowly, looked at her back for a while before sitting down, and after a while, he lay down beside her.

The candlelight became fainter, but the breathing of the two people gradually became clearer in the dim light.

His breathing was heavy and rapid, and Shang Ruyi's breathing was not easy either.

After an unknown amount of time, the candle burned to the bottom, and the last bit of flame struggled to go out in the wax. Suddenly, the entire bedroom was plunged into darkness.

Although she had been motionless, Shang Ruyi had never fallen asleep, and even her eyes were always open. At this time, in the dark night, a hint of loss inevitably appeared in her pair of clear eyes.

Just as she sighed in her heart and was about to close her eyes, suddenly, a thunder sounded.

Then, a big, hot hand suddenly grabbed her shoulders, moved her whole body over, and pressed her heavily on the bed; Shang Ruyi was caught off guard, and before she could react, she opened her eyes wide and watched a flash of lightning, and in the bright and pale lightning, Yuwen Ye's handsome but gloomy face came into view.

He was holding her shoulders with both hands and leaning over to look at her!
"...!"

Shang Ruyi's breath was choked for a moment, but she came to her senses immediately and reached out to break free from his hand, but the strength in his hand was beyond her ability to shake.

Shang Ruyi couldn't break free, so he could only ask in a deep voice: "What are you doing?"

Yuwen Ye said in a deep voice: "I should be the one asking you this question."

"..."

"What are you going to do?"

"..."

"It has come to this. Are you going to be angry with me just because of the people in the East Palace and Prince Qi's Mansion?"

Shang Ruyi turned her head away to avoid his scorching gaze. His eyes were particularly sharp under the reflection of the lightning, as if they wanted to swallow her whole.

She said, "I'm not angry with you, I'm just angry with myself."

"..."

"Why can I accompany you to the point of becoming a king, but cannot persuade you to be a benevolent king?"

"...!"

Yuwen Ye frowned, and his hand that was clasping Shang Ruyi's shoulder loosened a little.

But he still didn't get off Shang Ruyi's body, still leaning over and staring at her, and said: "If I kill those people, will I not be a benevolent king?"

Shang Ruyi turned his eyes and looked at him: "You once said that in the history books, you can't have one line recording your killing of your brothers and another line recording your killing of your father and your king. Now, you don't have to kill your father and your king, but if you kill innocent people, how do you think people will look at you in the future?"

"I govern with benevolence and virtue, respect heaven and protect the people. Can't I be a benevolent ruler?" "Of course not."

"That--"

"But you will be a benevolent ruler with a tainted reputation. When anyone discusses your benevolent policies, they will also mention your killing of your brothers and indiscriminate slaughter of innocent people."

Yuwen Ye's face darkened: "Since I have already made one, why not make another one?"

Shang Ruyi said, "In the past, the will of Emperor Zhaolie of Shu Han said, 'Do not refrain from doing good deeds even if they are small, and do not commit evil deeds even if they are small.' Today, I will only change one word to advise the King of Qin - 'Do not commit evil deeds even if they are small.'"

"..."

"If there are only three things in life, a person who does not do any evil in these three things is a saint, a person who does one evil thing is a good person, a person who does two evil things is an ordinary person, and a person who does three evil things is an evil person..."

"..."

"Many times, the difference between good and evil is just that one extra thing."

This time, Yuwen Ye didn't say anything.

He looked deeply into Shang Ruyi's bright eyes in the darkness. After a long time, he rolled off her body as if he was a little powerless and lay down beside her.

Shang Ruyi did not breathe a sigh of relief. She nervously clutched the mattress beneath her, sweating profusely.

The two men didn't say another word, and on this thunderous night, the entire Qianqiu Palace fell into a dull silence.

The next morning, it was a sunny day.

Shang Ruyi got up very early, but even so early, there was no one around her when she opened her eyes. She guessed that Yuwen Ye was either handling government affairs or going to the military camp, so she didn't ask much. After washing up, she asked Tushe'er to bring her breakfast, and sat down to eat.

Just as I picked up the bowl, I saw Yuwen Ye walking in from outside.

He was wearing a short shirt, sweating profusely and emitting heat all over his body, obviously he had just come back from practicing sword outside. Shang Ruyi was a little surprised that he was still in the palace. Just when she was surprised and didn't know what to say, Yuwen Ye threw the sword to Wo Xue, then walked to the table and sat down, saying indifferently: "Why, it's been a whole night, and you are still angry with me?"

Shang Ruyi was stunned and instinctively retorted: "Who is angry with you?"

"Then why didn't you call me for breakfast?"

"I thought you were gone."

"Walk?"

Yuwen Ye glanced at her again and said calmly: "How can I leave before I finish dealing with the matter?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's spirit became tense again. She still didn't know when Yuwen Ye was going to deal with the remaining people in the Prince's Mansion and the Prince of Qi's Mansion. At least there was no movement over there for now.

Yuwen Ye looked down at the simple porridge on the table and said calmly, "Give me a bowl of porridge."

Tusheer did not dare to neglect him and quickly served him a bowl of porridge.

Yuwen Ye took a sip and then lowered his head to pick up some food. Shang Ruyi held the bowl and chopsticks and looked at him solemnly. He said without even raising his head, "Eat quickly, too. After you finish, accompany me to the East Palace."

"...!"

Shang Ruyi's breathing suddenly tightened.

After a while, she said softly, "Yeah."

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