Noble First Daughter-in-law

Brothers fight against the wall!

Hearing these four words, Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat.

But her face remained calm, she only took a deep breath, trying her best to suppress the unusual throbbing in her heart, and at this moment, Shen Tutai said suddenly: "If the second son encounters such a thing, , what choice will you make?"

"...!"

This time, Shang Ruyi's breath was suffocated.

She looked at Yu Wenye in a panic, but saw that he was staring intently at the bonfire in front of him. Even though his face was illuminated by the warm orange light at this moment, his expression became colder and colder, revealing a kind of bone-chilling calm.

He was silent for a while, then said lightly: "I just said that there are some things that have no solution."

After finishing speaking, he didn't speak anymore, just lowered his eyes silently.

What he said was not an answer, but after hearing this, the people around seemed to feel something, especially Shang Ruyi, whose eyes deepened a little at this moment.

At this moment, Shan Tong'er suddenly shouted: "Oh, it's about to burn!"

Everyone didn't have time to react, and saw him hastily taking the barbecue off the rack on the campfire, grinning his teeth from being scalded, the people next to him came back to his senses, and hurriedly took the dishes and put them on, Shantong Only then did Er pinch his ears and jump his feet, and said wheezingly: "Fortunately, I watched, otherwise I would have fallen into the fire."

Originally, everyone was a little distracted by Yu Wenye's remarks, but at this moment, they were all amused by his appearance.

Even Yu Wenye couldn't help laughing.

He said: "Why are you in such a hurry, what if you get burned? Besides, there is a lot of meat here, even if that piece is burnt, there are others."

Shan Tong'er shook her head solemnly: "No, I don't see food wasting, it will hurt my stomach."

This remark caused everyone to roar with laughter.

At this time, a few soldiers came back from the side and came up to Mu Xian and said something. Mu Xian frowned, then turned his head and said a few words to Tusheer who was still by the bonfire with a pot on the other side. Sheer also frowned.

Shang Ru asked, "What happened?"

Mu Xian came over in a hurry, and said to her and Yu Wenye: "Second Young Master, Young Madam, just now, my subordinates sent people to search in the nearby villages to see if they could find some fresh fruits and vegetables. Unexpectedly, the nearby There is no one left in the village."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi was stunned: "Is there no one else?"

Mu Xian nodded and said: "They found a village, and when they entered, they found that it was pitch black, with no lights at all. After searching for a long time, there were only some empty houses, and no one was there."

Shang Ruyi was a little surprised: "How could this be?"

Yu Wenye at the side heard the words, thought for a while and asked, "Is it a village that was abandoned because of the military chaos?"

He also remembered that when he chased and suppressed the rebels all the way from Longmen to Taiyuan, many villages along the way were almost empty. In this age of war and chaos, although it is pitiful, it is not uncommon.

Mu Xiandao: "Because there is no one left, so I can't find out the reason. However, the house does not look too dilapidated, and it should not have been deserted for too long. Maybe it is really because of Xue Xian——"

"..."

Shang Ruyi frowned upon hearing this.

At this time, she also thought of the desolate scenes she saw on the roadside when she got married and went to Taiyuan. Even the prosperous Dongdu was surrounded by so many deserted villages. Fufeng killed [-] soldiers, fearing that the people would have fled for their lives in fear that he would continue eastward, leaving this empty village behind.

She sighed softly, and said: "The country is still up and down, and the people can only work hard."

Although these words were light, they fell heavily into the hearts of the people around them.

For a while, everyone fell silent, and temporarily put those things behind them; after a while, Tusher and Wo Xue prepared meals for them, and Yu Wenye held a steaming bowl of rice, After being silent for a while, he suddenly said: "If the superiors can see the people in their eyes, then the people will have less hardship."

"..."

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi felt a little heavier than before.

She thought of it, the last person in position.

That man who is like an exiled fairy is indeed high above, unstained by dust, and his eyes are always looking forward; but it is precisely because of this that he cannot see his feet, and those people who are struggling to survive under his feet, Only then will you clearly aim high, but take one step, make a wrong step, and end up with the result of being decapitated.

And the next superior——

Just thinking about it, she seemed to relax a little bit, but in the relaxation, there was also a little indescribable tension, slowly lingering in the bottom of her heart.

But everyone didn't say anything, just ate their meals silently. After dinner, the sky had completely darkened, and everyone rested soon.Because it was only a two-day journey, they didn't bring out their tents. They just spread water-proof blankets on the ground, and then lay down with all their clothes on.It was rare for Shang Ruyi to live like this, but she didn't complain about it. On the contrary, listening to the chirping of insects in the surrounding grass made me fall asleep.

Just when she was looking up at the bright galaxy above her with blurred vision, and was about to fall asleep, a light suddenly flashed in front of her eyes, like a shooting star flashed through her mind.

"……Um?"

Shang Ruyi suddenly opened his eyes and looked to the top of his head.

There are still countless bright stars twinkling in the dark sky, but that ray of light just now seems to be just an illusion of myself, and there is not even a trace left in the starry sky.

However, a little inexplicable doubt remained in her mind——

Did those villagers really escape because of the famine?

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Anyway, the night passed quietly.

Early the next morning, they all got up to pack their tents. After a simple breakfast, they continued to walk east along the road. From above, I saw the outline of the huge Daxing City outlined by the sunlight.

As soon as he saw the shadow of the tower in the distance, Shang Ruyi felt relaxed, but there was a trace of uneasiness in the relaxed mood that surged up again.

But before she could say anything, there was already a cheer behind her——

"Wow, we're back!"

Looking back, it was Shan Tong'er, and he kept waving towards the majestic tower in front of him with a smile on his face, and beside him, the burly Shen Tutai, who was several times bigger than Shan Tong'er, also smiled, It's just that there was a hint of bewilderment on that face as fierce as a tiger at the moment.

Shang Ruyi remembered that he should have served in Daxing City in the past.

It was because he couldn't stand the boss's misbehavior, so he accidentally beat him to death, and then he became a bandit. I didn't expect that now he has turned around and returned to his original position. Anyone will feel absurd and helpless.

But isn't the world so absurd and helpless?

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi let out another long sigh.

Immediately, Yu Wenye's voice sounded beside him: "Why are you sighing?"

Shang Ruyi turned to look at him, and said with a smile, "Who sighed, I'm relieved."

"Relieved? Why are you relieved?"

"Have you forgotten, what did Dad tell me during this expedition?"

"...?"

Yu Wenye was stunned, apparently he had forgotten, Shang Ruyi laughed immediately, and said, "Daddy said the day before we left that he gave Fufeng to you, but you to me."

"..."

"Now, both of us can be regarded as returning from success."

"..."

"I finally didn't break my promise to my father."

She spoke happily, smiling brightly in the sunshine, but Yu Wenye looked at her, and for some reason, a faint shadow flashed across his eyes.

He was silent for a while, and said: "Yes, you are still Sheng Guogong's—a good daughter-in-law."

"...?"

Shang Ruyi was taken aback and looked at him.

Why is Yu Wenye's words so lukewarm?
Just when she turned her head to look at Yu Wenye in surprise, trying to see something from his expressionless face, she saw that Yu Wenye was expressionless, suddenly frowned, stretched his neck and looked forward, It seems to be staring at something intently.

Shang Ruyi subconsciously said: "What's wrong?"

Yu Wenye said: "Who is the one in front?"

"Uh?"

Shang Ruyi also followed his line of sight to look forward, and saw that the road under his feet was no longer disturbed by the surrounding woodland vegetation, and stretched straight to the front of Daxing City, which was prostrate on the horizon like a huge reclining lion. , just near the city gate, because of a pavilion on the side of the street for people to rest their feet, the straight road has a slight bend.

And in that curved place, stood two figures.

Although it is far away, looking at it from a distance, it also feels a bit handsome and upright. Moreover, looking at the figure, it seems to be looking up into the distance, more like, looking at them.

Could it be that someone was there to meet them?
Although the news of their return from Fufeng should have been sent back to Daxing City, the court's response should have been after entering the city gate, and there were only two people standing there, it seemed more like they were welcoming someone alone.

They subconsciously rode their horses to quicken their pace, and after only a stick of incense, they were getting closer and closer. Looking at the two figures who seemed to be impatient to take a few steps forward, Shang Ruyi suddenly opened his eyes wide , Surprisingly said: "Brother!"

"...!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Wenye frowned.

In fact, at this time, he also vaguely recognized that the tall and straight figure standing on the left, even if it was just a silhouette in the sun, showed a bit of elegance, it seemed to be Shang Ruyi's cousin——Shen Wuzheng!

When he set off before, he didn't do it deliberately, and he didn't notify him, not to mention that Shen Wuzheng has no official or job, and it is impossible to follow Fufeng.

It's just that he didn't expect that as soon as they came back, he would come outside the city and wait.

As soon as he saw his figure, even if it was only seen from a distance, Shang Ruyi was already overjoyed, and said with a smile, "That's great, I didn't expect my brother to come back to pick me up."

Yu Wenye let out a faint "uh".

But the next moment, his brows frowned even tighter.

Because he saw the same tall and straight figure standing beside Shen Wuzheng, showing a familiar outline under the sunlight.