Although Yu Wenyuan said at the beginning that he wanted to "keep the story short", by the time they had finished saying what needed to be said and discussing what needed to be discussed, it was already past the third watch when Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi left the study.
It was dark outside.
Shang Ruyi's eyes couldn't adapt and she almost fell down, but a warm hand had already reached out and held her steady.
Looking up again, I finally saw the gentle outline of Yu Wenye's face through the faint moonlight. It seemed that his eyes were also gentle, so when he spoke, his voice was also gentle: "Are you tired?"
Shang Ruyi shook his head.
Yu Wenye did not let go of her, holding her wrist and walking back in the night.
There was silence all around, and there was only the sound of their footsteps on the corridor, but they were not hurried. The even footsteps made the two people's tense emotions slightly relax, and even added to the biting cold wind. Very gentle.
And Shang Ruyi was sobered up by the cold wind outside.
He immediately asked the question he had been holding back for a while: "Did you tell dad?"
Yu Wenye still walked in front without looking back: "What did you say?"
"Say what I once asked you?"
"Why do you think so?"
"If you haven't told dad, it's enough for dad to tell you these things tonight, and there's no need to call me over."
It's okay to think about it in your own mind to have dissent against the imperial court, but once the two people say it to each other, or even a few people start to discuss it, it is a big deal. Once a trace of information is leaked, they may be accused and the whole family will be executed. of!
Yu Wenyuan was an extremely cautious person. Although he was very kind to her as his daughter-in-law, Shang Ruyi felt that he would not trust her easily.
Without a certain amount of testing and final determination, it would be impossible for him to suddenly reveal his thoughts and arrangements in front of her. The only possibility is that someone has already tested it for him and made some determinations.
As for Shang Ruyi's thoughts, after he woke up from a serious illness, he didn't even tell anyone close to him like his uncle and aunt.
The only time she revealed it was on the second day of their wedding, when Yu Wenye took her to a restaurant in Taiyuan City to visit Juli. She asked Yu Wenye what he thought of the court, and the profound meaning in those words, as long as you are not a fool, All understood.
At that time, what she said aroused Yu Wenye's dissatisfaction, and even directly warned her not to mention it again in the future. At that time, she thought he was loyal to the court. Later, when she learned about his relationship with Princess Crescent, she also He believed that this kind of loyalty was mixed with some personal feelings, making it even less likely for him to have any unreasonable objections to the imperial court.
But today, he didn't object at all to what Yu Wenyuan said.
On the contrary——
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi's heartbeat became heavier. He couldn't help but raise his head and look at the man holding his hand. His broad shoulders looked like mountains in the night. At the same time, such mountains also It seemed to block his emotions and thoughts.
She still couldn't see through him.
As if he felt her gaze, Yu Wenye turned his face slightly and glanced at her, and then said, "I said it."
"Why?"….
"Why, do you think I shouldn't tell my father what you said?"
"…Also, no."
Shang Ruyi thought for a while and said softly: "I am your wife and a member of the Yuwen family. I really shouldn't hide my thoughts from you."
Yu Wenye suddenly said: "You are still a good daughter-in-law of Duke Sheng Guo."
He said this very calmly, without even a hint of emotion, but Shang Ruyi felt inexplicably that he seemed unhappy.
And, just as he said this, he let go of her hand.
But at this time, they happened to reach the door. Yu Wenye reached out and pushed the door open, and then walked in. The room was still lit with candlesticks. Naturally, there was no need to hold her hand when they were in a bright place.
Shang Ruyi followed him into the house and closed the door himself.
In my heart, I follow
He had been held by warm hands just now, and now that he was let go, he felt a bit cold again.
She watched Yu Wenye enter the room, take out a map from the cabinet against the wall, lay it on the low table in the center of the room, take the candlestick and put it aside, and then read it quietly.
The flickering candlelight could clearly illuminate the bloodshot eyes in his eyes.
Does he want to look at the map again?
After staying up in Dali Temple for so long, I finally came back. Shouldn’t I have a good rest?
Shang Ruyi walked over and said softly: "Aren't you going to sleep?"
"..."
Yu Wenye didn't answer her immediately and was quiet for a long time. Shang Ruyi even suspected that the voice he just spoke was too soft and he didn't hear it at all. He was about to repeat it again when he heard him whisper: "I'll watch for a while. Sleep again."
"……oh."
Thinking about it, the things Yu Wenyuan just explained in the study were indeed too important. Not only were their lives at stake, but they were also related to the entire Yuwen family, and even the future of the families who were related to them, so they had to be cautious.
However, Shang Ruyi looked at him looking at the map and didn't move for a long time.
His eyes were also a little dazed.
Not sure where he was looking.
In fact, after these days, she didn't have much time to sleep peacefully. She was very tired at this time, but with Yu Wenye not sleeping like this, she couldn't fall asleep, so she could only silently walk to the bed and sit down. , one hand subconsciously touched the wrist he had just grabbed. His body temperature and breath seemed to still be there, but I didn't expect that he would let go so quickly.
And looking at his handsome profile, I don't know why, but his brows were frowning sharply.
Shang Ruyi was a little drowsy and didn't want to fall asleep. He could only droop his eyelids and murmured: "Why are you unhappy?"
This voice was as thin as the whisper of a mosquito.
But his sharp response immediately echoed in the room: "Who is unhappy!?"
This answer shocked Shang Ruyi to wake up suddenly. When he opened his eyes wide, he saw that Yu Wenye had turned his head to look at him, and under the candlelight, his face was clearly filled with anger.
What's wrong?
Why did it take him a long time to answer when I asked him before, but he answered this question so quickly?
It seemed as if he had been waiting for it for a long time.
Shang Ruyi was a little at a loss. Looking at the way Yu Wenye was glaring at her, she felt something in her heart. However, she was still a little confused due to excessive fatigue. She could only get up and walk over slowly. After thinking about it, she sat down again. When he arrived opposite Yu Wenye, he looked at him seriously. ….
After a while, he asked, "Are you really angry?"
Yu Wenye narrowed his eyes slightly.
It looked like he would be rude to her if she said anything that made him angry.
But Shang Ruyi couldn't smell the dangerous aura emanating from him at this moment, and once again determined that he was really angry, thought about it, and said, "Why?"
Just now, it was obviously fine.
Yu Wenye gritted his teeth.
He suddenly stretched out a big hand towards her.
Until this moment, Shang Ruyi felt that danger was coming. She closed her eyes subconsciously, but after a while, there seemed to be no movement on her body, and then she slowly opened her eyes again.
When she opened her eyes, she was shocked.
Because, her hand was grabbed by Yu Wenye.
No, to be precise, it was the tip of her little finger, which Yu Wenye pinched with two fingers.
Shang Ruyi immediately became nervous.
But at this time, Yu Wenye's face lost the anger just now, and there was even a trace of tenderness in his eyes. He said in a deep voice: "Still no consciousness at all?"
Shang Ruyi was shocked and just shook his head: "It's been many years and I can't recover."
Yu Wenye looked at her and asked, "Why was your little finger broken and why did you lose consciousness?"
Shang Ru
Yi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to answer, but before he could speak, Yu Wenye continued: "Why do you...have so many pasts?"
"..."
"How many things do you have that others don't know about you?"
"..."
Seeing that he was not asking questions, but seemed to be very eager to know all this, Shang Ruyi suddenly understood something - what he wanted to ask was actually not this.
He just wanted to ask through her fingers, asking about the things she hid from him, asking about all the secrets about her... maybe including why she regretted her marriage and why she remarried him.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat.
Back then, on the wedding night, when he knew that she had no feeling on the tip of her little finger, Shang Ruyi told him the reason, but did not tell the truth behind it. He just told him - it was just the past, not a secret. The implication was that if he Ask and she will tell him.
But at that time, he was completely uninterested and didn't even ask more questions.
Now, he is asking, and asking so many questions.
Shang Ruyi suddenly felt happy. She looked at him through the flickering candlelight on the table and said softly, "You want to know? But it's not yet time."
"when?"
"...There are still a few days until January."
After saying this, her own face turned red first.
Yu Wenye was stunned for a moment, and he immediately understood. His face was not red, but his body was red with heat. This sentence was like a spark, which immediately ignited the heat on his body that he had deliberately suppressed before. For a moment, his breathing became hot.
Looking at the red cheeks in front of him, he couldn't help but reach out his hand.
However, reason still held him back the moment before he touched her. He hesitated for a moment, and then put down his hand.
He suddenly said: "Then why don't you go to bed quickly?"
Shang Ruyi didn't know why he suddenly urged her to go to bed again, but at this time, it was indeed time to rest. She hurriedly lowered her head and stood up, and Yu Wenye also stood up.
But he turned around and walked towards his bed.
Shang Ruyi said subconsciously: "Hey——?"
Do they still need to sleep in separate beds now?
Yu Wenye's steps immediately stopped.
His broad shoulders and back felt slightly stiff. After a while, he turned around and looked down at her. There was a faint flame burning in his usually cold eyes, and he whispered: "I don't have that much perseverance." .”
"..."
"Be good, go back to sleep."
"...!"
Shang Ruyi suddenly understood what he meant. The blush had not faded yet, and now even the tips of her ears were red. She lowered her head, only responded, and hurriedly turned around and went back to her bed to lie down.
After thinking about it, he pulled up the quilt and covered his face.
Seeing her shy look, a smile appeared on Yu Wenye's face. Then he clenched his fists, suppressed the throbbing in his heart, slowly turned around, walked back to his bed, and fell asleep.
The night fell into silence. .
Leng Qingshan
