"Um?"
Shang Ruyi, who was sitting by the bed and reading a book, suddenly raised his head and looked out the window.
On the top of the sky, there are thick black clouds, like a huge black hand, covering the entire city of Luoyang airtight. The wind and snow have not stopped these days, making everyone feel the same haze.
She couldn't help but frown.
Tusheer, who was sitting at her feet holding a handkerchief and embroidering, heard the noise and looked up at her and asked, "Miss, what's wrong?"
Shang Ruyi looked at the sky outside and said, "Why did I hear thunder just now?"
"thunder?"
Hearing this, Tusheer couldn't help but laugh: "Miss, what nonsense are you talking about? It's still snowing in the middle of winter, how can there be thunder?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi himself felt strange. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "I guess I heard it wrong."
Tusheer put down the needle and thread in his hand and said: "Look, the lady hasn't slept well these days, and she has been distracted. My uncle has been gone for seven or eight days, and you probably haven't had a good night's sleep these seven or eight days combined. Woolen cloth."
As she spoke, she looked at Shang Ruyi with a smile: "Are you worried about your uncle?"
Hearing this, Shang Ruyi was in a trance.
She was indeed worried about him, not only because she was a married woman who was worried about her husband who was going to war, but more importantly, she would always think back to what Lei Yu said to her before he left, and - entering the palace. What Chu Yang said to her that day.
Yu Wenye's battle is of great importance.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi said: "Of course I'm worried about him. This is the first battle he fights after being named a general. It affects the entire Yuwen family and even the imperial court -"
Before she finished speaking, Tusheer immediately said: "Oh, Miss, that's not what I asked you."
"Then what are you asking?"
"I'm talking about my uncle."
"What's the meaning?"
"Isn't the lady worried about him?"
Having said this, Tu Sheer pouted slightly again and said: "Although this slave has been a little angry with him before, we were attacked and besieged by the Turkic army in Yanmen County, especially Miss, you were so seriously injured, but As a husband, he has never been by your side. All the dangers and sufferings have to be faced by the young lady alone. At that time, I thought that the young lady really made the wrong mistake by marrying him."
"..."
"It's better to stay at home and never marry, as the madam said, than to suffer this kind of injustice."
Shang Ruyi's heart trembled slightly and he glanced at her.
Tu Sheer continued: "But, this time when I came back, my uncle seemed to treat the young lady well. The last time the young lady came to the palace, my uncle came home and found out about it. He heard that he turned around and went directly to the palace gate without even getting off his horse. Waiting for the young lady, carrying the young lady home in such a snowy day..."
"..."
"He is still very interested in you, miss."
"..."
"Miss, you too - that day when my uncle went to war, you were in a hurry to see him off."
Having said this, a sweet smile appeared on Tusheer's face, and she said softly: "Miss, actually, you are no longer angry with him, right?"
"..."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked people to go to the city gate every day to see if there was any news of the war. Just now, you kept looking out the window. You must be waiting for news from my uncle, right?"...
"..."
"Actually, if you're worried about him, just say it. I won't laugh at you..."
Shang Ruyi sat there blankly.
She could no longer hear what Tusheer said later. At this moment, her ears only echoed that sentence back and forth, as if Tusheer had said it, but at this moment, it was constantly in her ears. I kept asking myself in my mind——
Yu Wenye, does he really care about himself?
That night, despite the wind and snow, he held himself and rode the horse all the way.
Is the warmth I feel when I rush home and even carry myself back to the room all the way back to his arms real?
She subconsciously reached out to touch her heart and felt the uncontrollable beating of her heart under her chest. It was so real and exciting, as if everything was as real as her heartbeat that could not calm down these days.
But--
That violent heartbeat also reminded her of another thing.
Isn’t all this in the eyes of outsiders?
He said clearly that in front of outsiders, he would act like a husband and act like a couple that everyone would envy. Aren't these the deals he made with himself?
Shang Ruyi felt a tangle in her heart, as if she was entangled in her heart by invisible threads, almost suffocating her breath.
She could no longer fall in easily, especially after being clearly rejected and even humiliated and ridiculed. It is sad enough to not be loved by others, but to still hope for love from others when you know clearly that you are not loved is even more pitiful.
What's more, Crescent Moon Princess——
Just when her thoughts were entangled, Wuxue hurriedly walked in from outside and said, "Young Madam, someone is coming from the palace. They say it is the Queen's order to send you into the palace."
"What?"
Shang Ruyi frowned when he heard this.
Queen Jiang, is it rumored that she has entered the palace again?
The last time it was rumored that she entered the palace, they actually got along well. However, when she was leaving the palace, she was "robbed" by someone sent by Chu Yang, who even forced the queen to go to Nuanwu to pick her up. I originally thought that after experiencing that incident, the queen would be on strict guard and would never allow her to have such a chance to be alone with the emperor again, but she didn't expect——
Why does she still want to spread the news that she has entered the palace?
Although Tusheer didn't know what she encountered the last time she entered the palace, it was obviously not an easy matter for Shang Ruyi, who was just promoted to be the wife of the general of the auxiliary country, to be introduced to the palace by the queen. She immediately went to the palace. In front of him, he said worriedly: "Miss, do you want to enter the palace?"
Shang Ruyi glanced at her and said solemnly: "I cannot violate the Queen's will."
She hurriedly asked Tusheer to serve her and put on a pair of dignified but very simple clothes. Her hair was combed simply and cleanly. Then she walked out. The person who came to deliver the message was the chamberlain who accompanied her into the palace last time. , he was familiar with the family, and after greeting Shang Ruyi for a few words, he took her out and got into the carriage in the palace.
Everything is the same as last time.
After entering Xuanren Gate, passing Zuozang Palace, and then entering Anning Gate, we arrived at the Queen's East Palace.
The only difference this time was that as soon as he walked into the East Palace, he saw Queen Jiang and Princess Xinyue sitting inside, obviously waiting for her. Shang Ruyi hurriedly stepped forward to kowtow and salute, and Queen Jiang stepped forward with a smile. He personally helped her up and said with a soft smile: "When you come to the palace from now on, you don't have to worry about these red tapes."…
Shang Ruyi said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the etiquette must not be discarded."
As she said that, she glanced at Queen Jiang carefully, and then looked around subconsciously.
As if seeing the worry in her eyes, Queen Jiang said softly: "You don't have to worry."
"Um?"
"The emperor has something to do today and is out of the palace. Nothing like last time will happen again."
"..."
When Shang Ruyi heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
But then, she looked at Empress Jiang nervously, and saw the empress looking at her gently and saying, "Ruyi, you can rest assured that since I have introduced you to the palace, I will definitely protect you; if not, To keep you safe, I won’t let you enter the palace. After all, I don’t want you to be harmed in any way.”
"..."
Shang Ruyi looked at her sincere look and felt confused.
For some reason, she always felt that when the Queen spoke to her, it was not just as simple as being condescending, but her attitude was even a bit - a little careful to please herself?
Is it an illusion?
As a queen, even if she doesn't bully her subordinates' wives or seek justice for her daughter, why would she bother to please such an insignificant person as herself?
Shang Ruyi could only say softly: "Your Majesty, your words are serious."
Seeing her cautious look, Empress Jiang just smiled, waved her hand to sit down, and then said: "Today, a tribute of red tangerines was delivered. I thought this would be best used when drinking tea on a snowy day. , I’ll let you come into the palace and have a taste.”
Shang Ruyi walked to the table and sat down. Sure enough, he saw that there was not only tea on the table, but also a plate of red oranges, which looked bright and pleasing like a cluster of red lanterns.
Chu Ruoyan smiled at the side and said, "I like this red orange the most. It's sour and sweet. Sister, you should try it too."
After saying that, he peeled off one himself and handed it to her.
Shang Ruyi apologized in fear and took it, saying: "Your Highness, Princess Ruyi, you have been punished."
Empress Jiang smiled and said, "I asked her to call you that. You are similar in age. You are older than her, and you are also sensible and calm. Ruo Yan has never had anyone around her who can take care of her since she was a child. If you were here, ——I feel more at ease, too.”
"..."
Shang Ruyi only felt as if he was in a ridiculous dream.
The last time she entered the palace, Queen Jiang had said "entrustment" to her. This time, she directly asked the princess to call her "sister" and said something about caring and teaching. What on earth was she thinking?
And this Crescent Princess actually didn't care about her status as a golden girl, and she actually felt like a sister to her!
She was a little dazed, but she still tried to calm herself down.
The three of them were drinking tea, eating red tangerines, looking at the snowy scenery outside, and chatting. It was a happy scene - only Shang Ruyi knew that her back was covered in cold sweat.
Just as he was talking, Chu Ruoyan suddenly sighed and said, "It's a pity that the second brother is not here. He likes to eat red oranges the most."
Shang Ruyi glanced at her.
Empress Jiang gave a bitter smile and said, "The roads have been blocked in the past two years, so there are not many red tangerines sent as tribute. Otherwise, some can be sent to the Duke's Mansion as a reward."
"..."
"Besides, this time the war is delayed - I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to eat these red tangerines."
As soon as he heard the news of the war, Shang Ruyi immediately raised his head and looked at her: "Mother, over there in Xingluocang - is there any news back?".
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