There it is again.
It was almost the same as last time, except that this was not a palace within Ziwei Palace, everything else, even the child-like proud smile in his eyes when he looked at himself, was almost exactly the same.
Shang Ruyi was silent for a moment, then slowly walked forward, kowtowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I - Ruyi pays homage to your Majesty."
Footsteps sounded softly, walking towards her.
Shang Ruyi still lowered his head, and saw a piece of snow-white clothes floating up and appearing in his sight, and under the clothes, there was still a familiar pair of snow-white luxurious silk shoes.
Above the head, Chu Yang's lazily smiling voice came -
"The person waiting for you here is Yang Suiran."
"...!"
Shang Ruyi's breath was choked again.
After being silent for a while, she slowly stood up, looking at the handsome smiling face in front of her, she could only whisper: "Mr. Yang."
Chu Yang nodded with satisfaction, then waved his sleeves, sat in front of the short table, and raised his hand to motion for her to sit down too. Shang Ruyi had no choice but to plead guilty. She sat across from him and watched as he poured a glass of warm wine for her with his own hands and brought it to her.
Shang Ruyi took it with both hands: "Thank you very much."
"That's right,"
Chu Yang became more and more proud and said with a smile: "It's better if Yang Sui comes to see you. If Yang Sui comes, we can be ourselves more."
Shang Ruyi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty... Mr. Yang can be himself at any time."
"Um,"
Chu Yang raised a finger and shook it, saying: "I can only be the emperor in the palace. Whatever I say or think, I will be picked on by the ministers who are always watching me. It's a little bit worse. Wherever they wanted, they wrote letters and remonstrances one after another, and some even bumped their heads to death in front of me, as if I had done something that would bring disaster to the country and the people and deserve to be struck by lightning!"
"..."
"But what I want to do is obviously a good thing that benefits the country and the people, but these people are short-sighted and can't see it at all."
"..."
"They only care about their official reputation and my reputation."
"..."
"But what's the use of official title and reputation? The canal I built, the Eastern Capital I built, and the Liaodong City I conquered in the future, that's my real achievement!"
Having said this, he looked up at Shang Ruyi with excitement and said with a smile, "But I know, you understand."
Shang Ruyi looked at him: "Your Majesty——"
She suddenly discovered that although she had been unable to guess the thoughts of the queen who seemed gentle and amiable, the thoughts of the emperor, who behaved strangely and was arrogant, were actually very easy to see through.
At least at this moment, she saw through it.
Chu Yang came to see her again and again, and even "robbed" her when the queen told her to enter the palace, just to make her understand him.
He has been saying that he wants to make her a confidant, but now it seems that he is not making her a close friend, but he desperately wants someone to understand him and understand him so that he is not alone in this world.
I just accidentally bumped into his line of sight... that's all.
Such people may seem stubborn and determined, but in fact they are easy to destroy.
Shang Ruyi raised his head and looked at the child-like proud and confident smile on his handsome face. He opened and closed his lips slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something. After struggling several times, he could not Can't squeeze out a word. ….
Chu Yang looked at her with burning eyes: "You understand, right?"
"..."
After a long silence, Shang Ruyi finally spoke, with an imperceptible hoarseness in his voice: "...Yes."
Just this word, it was like a warm spring breeze suddenly blew in from the harsh winter. Chu Yang's whole body and mind felt relaxed. He burst out laughing. While laughing, he held the pot himself and refilled the wine glass in Shang Ruyi's hand. Had some wine.
"Drink some quickly. This wine is just warm enough now. I know you must have been frozen when you came out of the palace."
"emperor…
...Mr. Yang, do you know that the Queen is sending me a message today? "
"of course I know,"
Chu Yang smiled faintly: "I know very well what she is thinking."
Shang Ruyi said: "My dear, what are you thinking about?"
Chu Yang glanced at her, but his eyes suddenly turned cold and said, "Actually, you are asking too much."
"Why?"
"The queen invites you to the palace and speaks softly to you, naturally because she has something to gain from you."
"profitable?"
Shang Ruyi's expression gradually became serious. Recalling the gentle and kind face when she saw Empress Jiang these days, and then being implicated in these four words, she suddenly felt a chill.
But Chu Yang raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup, saying: "You don't have to feel scary, seeking benefits does not necessarily mean harming you. In this palace, no, even in the human world, this is the most common thing. .”
"..."
"Every bustle in the world is for the sake of coming, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for the sake of going away."
"..."
"I am the only one who has a heart-to-heart relationship with you, not for fame or gain, and you don't have to worry that I will harm you."
Shang Ruyi originally felt heavy because of those four words, but when he heard Chu Yang's words, he burst out laughing - as an emperor, who else does he need to seek fame and fortune from? This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world.
Thinking of this, she smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty, what you said is quite unsatisfactory. It's just——"
"Just what?"
"It's just that your Majesty took all the trouble to bring Ruyi here today. Is it really not for anything else but just to say what you just said to Ruyi?"
As she spoke, her eyes gently moved towards the letter on the table.
Chu Yang was so keen that he understood immediately.
He smiled lightly and said, "Ruyi, you are indeed very smart."
Shang Ruyi straightened his expression and said softly: "Your Majesty has a strategy in his heart and an ambition to dominate the world, but even a journey of a thousand miles must start with a single step, and the first step -"
When she said this, she paused, but Chu Yang continued without any hesitation: "It's food and grass."
Shang Ruyi looked at him.
Chu Yang smiled faintly and said: "You are right. When I told the civil servants and generals in the court about my plan to use troops against Liaodong, they tried to evade it in every possible way. In the end, they could only stop me on the grounds of insufficient food and grass. I take back my life."
"..."
"And I have had people conduct a thorough inspection of the granary in the Eastern Capital City. Indeed, it can no longer support the imperial court's use of troops again."
"so--"
Shang Ruyi said softly: "This battle in Xingluocang is related to your majesty's great achievements, isn't it?"
Chu Yang's face gradually darkened, as if he didn't want to admit that he would be enslaved by something outside him, but he had to admit it after all, so he could only let out a sigh of relief.
This silent sigh was an admission.
Shang Ruyi's expression became even more nervous. She looked at the letter again, and then whispered: "So, how is the war in Xingluocang going now?"
Leng Qingshan
