Noble First Daughter-in-law

"who!"

Yuwen Ye growled.

The two men seemed to have just heard the sounds around them and stopped.

Shang Ruyi immediately followed Yuwen Ye and walked forward to take a closer look. They were two people, one big and one small. The big one was an old man in his fifties or sixties, with gray hair and beard, a slender body and a crane-like figure. His eyes were a strange blue-gray color, and he was leaning on a bamboo stick in his hand. It was obvious that he had eye problems, so he used the bamboo stick to guide himself.

The small figure was a girl who looked no more than five or six years old. She was petite and dressed simply. She held a cloth bag in one hand and tightly grasped the old man's sleeve with the other hand, with her head lowered.

Yuwen Ye glanced at them and asked, "Who are you?"

After hearing the voice, the old man slowly turned to him and said respectfully, "I am Yuan Jiuzhang."

"Yuan Jiuzhang? Who are you?"

"I am a fortune teller."

"Soothsayer?"

Yuwen Ye looked at his eyes sharply and asked, "You can't see, but you can still read faces?"

Yuan Jiuzhang smiled faintly and said, "Looking at people with your eyes, you can see the surface; looking at people with your heart, you can see the spirit and bones."

"..."

"Appearance is the surface of the body; spirit is the root of the temperament."

"Oh?"

Yuwen Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Then, how about you take a look at me?"

"it is good."

Yuan Jiuzhang smiled and nodded, but his blue-gray eyes did not look at Yuwen Ye, but looked up at the sky. A refreshing breeze blew by, and he nodded, then said: "Last night there was a loud thunder, and today the sun is shining in the sky. This is the aura of a holy monarch."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ye's eyes suddenly lit up.

After a while, he said indifferently: "You are very good at saying nice things, which is a skill that all fortune tellers have."

Yuan Jiuzhang said with a smile: "Not only can I speak nice words, I can also write books, which is a skill that other fortune tellers don't have."

"Oh? What book did you make? Show it to me."

"It is not yet finished, so I will not show it to you to avoid offending your eyes. But I promise that when the book is finished, I will praise you."

"What will this book be called? When it's finished, I'll come and have a look."

"..."

Yuan Jiuzhang thought for a moment and said with a smile, "I haven't thought of a title for the book yet, but you don't have to look for one deliberately. Once this book is completed, it will be famous all over the world."

Yuwen Ye laughed and said, "What a big tone. Well, I will wait and see if your book can catch my eyes and ears when it is finished."

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and said, "Go away."

Yuan Jiuzhang nodded at him and continued to walk forward with his bamboo stick. But after taking two steps, Shang Ruyi suddenly said, "Stop!"

He stopped immediately, but the girl next to him took another step forward and almost caused him to fall.

Yuan Jiuzhang swayed twice before steadying himself. He lowered his head and whispered a few words to the girl. When he looked up again, Shang Ruyi had already walked in front of him. But she didn't look at Yuan Jiuzhang. Instead, she looked at the girl who had been lowering her head all the time, and whose face she didn't even know until now. She asked with a twinkling look in her eyes: "Who is she?"

Yuan Jiuzhang blinked his eyes and immediately understood: "Madam, are you asking about this child?"

"Exactly."

"She is the old apprentice."

"What is your name?"

"Yue'er, Li Chunyue."

The girl named Yue'er lowered her head even lower, revealing only a pair of black buns. Shang Ruyi didn't know if it was her illusion, but she was shivering slightly, as if she was very cold.

But today, it is clearly a bit hot.

Shang Ruyi asked again: "When did you accept her as your apprentice?"

"The night before yesterday."

"...So, it's only been two days."

"Yes."

Shang Ruyi was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Yue'er!"

The girl named Yue'er shuddered suddenly, still not daring to look up, and only said carefully, "Yes."

Shang Ruyi looked at her, and many emotions flashed through her eyes for a moment, but facing an old man who could not see and a little girl who never dared to look up at her, those emotions seemed to be aimless.

After a while, she sighed softly and said, "Do your work well and be a good person."

Yue'er said softly, "Yes."

Shang Ruyi then took a half step back and gently raised her hand: "You guys go." Then Yuan Jiuzhang gently nodded to her again, and then slowly walked forward, while the girl named Yue'er gently pushed his back with one hand and whispered: "Walk faster, walk faster."

Yuan Jiuzhang shook his head and smiled helplessly: "Don't push it. I know that the secret of heaven cannot be revealed completely, so let's stop here."

As he spoke, the two figures disappeared in front of him, but from afar, he could still hear his low and hoarse voice singing: "Numerous fruits, innumerable. One fruit, one kernel, some new, some old..."

Hearing the singing voice fading away, Shang Ruyi's expression gradually became solemn.

At this moment, the voices of Shentu Tai and Shi Yutao came from behind. Looking back, he saw that the two had settled the people they had just taken out and were coming back to report. However, seeing Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi looking thoughtful at the empty street, Shentu Tai asked in surprise: "Your Highness, Princess, what happened?"

Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat: "You, didn't you see it?"

Shen Tutai's eyes widened: "What did you see?"

Shang Ruyi looked at Shi Yutao standing beside her again, only to see that he also had a bewildered look on his face. She immediately glanced at Yuwen Ye, and Yuwen Ye's brows slowly frowned - the entrance to the Prince's Mansion, as well as this street, had long been guarded by their people inside and outside. Not to mention a passerby, even a bird could not fly in.

But just now, Yuan Jiuzhang and Yue'er walked through here unhindered, as if the soldiers around them didn't see them.

Shen Tutai also sensed something was wrong from Shang Ruyi's words, and immediately asked, "Princess, has something happened? Do you need me to handle it?"

Shang Ruyi and Yuwen Ye looked at each other again. Unexpectedly, Yuwen Ye realized the strangeness and frowned, but he did not get angry or show any fear at this time. He was silent for a while and waved his hand lightly: "It's okay."

Although Shentu Tai was still a little surprised, he didn't say much.

Yuwen Ye asked, "Have you arranged everything?"

"Yes,"

Shentu Tai said: "Also, General Shi just sent someone back with the news that he has taken control of Tongguan and Chu Zhengfei and others have been executed."

Yuwen Ye nodded slightly. This way, he no longer had any worries.

All they have to wait for now is for the political situation to stabilize over a period of time so that Yuwen Yuan can formally issue an edict to pass the throne to him, and then everything will fall into place.

Yuwen Ye said: "You did a great job, go down."

Shentu Tai and Shi Yutao saluted them, turned around and waved, and the guards guarding around the Prince's Mansion immediately retreated silently.

Soon, there was only one carriage and two people standing in front of it on the long street.

The sun was bright in the sky and the breeze was gentle. No matter the current situation, the future path, or the people around him, they all made Yuwen Ye feel very happy. It seemed that he had never been so happy in his life. He even felt that this road, which was enough for people to walk for a lifetime, seemed to have just begun at his feet.

He, and she, still have a bright future and a long road ahead of them.

Thinking of this, he suddenly reached out and took Shang Ruyi's hand.

"Ok?"

Shang Ruyi was originally looking at the end of the empty long street, still thinking about the two figures that had just disappeared, when he suddenly felt his hand being held. He immediately came back to his senses, and when he looked up again, he met Yuwen Ye's reproachful gaze: "Why are you distracted again?"

As if to "reproach" her, he deliberately pinched her fingertips.

"I don't."

I don’t know why, but this level of physical contact and intimacy is nothing for a couple, especially for the two of them. But Shang Ruyi blushed all of a sudden. Under the sunlight, not only her cheeks turned red, but even her ears turned red to the tips.

Although there was no one around, it was in public after all.

She tentatively wanted to pull her hand back from his, but as soon as she moved, he held it even tighter, even pinching her fingertips as a punishment. Shang Ruyi let out a low "hmm" and didn't dare to move at all, and let him hold her hand obediently.

Cheeks, still red.

Yuwen Ye looked down at her, but he seemed a little proud, and said with a smile: "Are you still embarrassed at this time?"

"..."

"Do you know how I will hold your hand and walk to the top of the city wall to receive the worship of the civil and military officials and the people of the world if the day comes to canonize you?"

The sun gradually rose to the top of their heads and began to release scorching heat, even making it difficult for both of them to open their eyes. However, the blush on Shang Ruyi's face gradually faded, replaced by an unprecedented solemn expression: "I know."

"..."

"I've been waiting."

Perhaps it was because of the scorching sun, Yuwen Ye seemed to feel a burning sensation in his chest.

He deliberately said, "You know it again. Aren't you afraid that I will change my mind?"

Shang Ruyi shook his head.

Not only was she not afraid of controlling the court officials and the people with her current status and position, but more importantly, she exerted force with her fingers and held his big hand with her backhand, and the two of them interlocked their fingers: "I know you can't live without me, just like I... can't live without you."

As she said that, she took a step forward and looked into his eyes seriously: "Feng Chen, I will never be separated from you again."

Before this, Yuwen Ye had never thought that there would be someone who would take the initiative to almost invade his world and his heart. Just as she said, he could not live without her. Whether it was a romantic relationship or a heroic spirit, he had already done an evil deed, so he could only be an ordinary mortal, and could not be an extraordinary saint.

What ties him tightly to this world is the warmth in his hands and the person in front of him.

He smiled: "Yes, let's never separate..."

At this time, the flowers are in full bloom and the time is right. (End of this chapter)