Shang Ruyi immediately understood what he meant, blushed immediately, took her hand out of his, and muttered, "It's so unlucky to be liked by you."
Yu Wenye smiled lightly and said, "Do you think being my wife is that easy?"
"..."
"not to mention,"
He looked at Shang Ruyi with twinkling eyes: "What you did is still the daughter-in-law of Duke Sheng Guo."
As soon as these words came out, Shang Ruyi's heart moved. She suddenly thought that on the night when Yu Wenyuan discussed important matters with them, the two of them were fine after leaving the study, but when Yu Wenye mentioned these words, her mood changed. Not good.
And this sentence was also the reason why when he wanted to separate from him, he had to reject it even if he was shameless.
He seemed to always remember it.
Shang Ruyi said subconsciously: "I——"
Yu Wenye said: "Why?"
"..."
"Why do you have to be my father's daughter-in-law? You seem to care more about him than me?"
Shang Ruyi's heart beat harder and harder. There was a haze that seemed to spread from a very deep dream, covering her heart at this moment. She wanted to say something, but when she spoke, she was filled with fear and struggled. After a long pause, he finally said softly: "I——"
At this moment, there was a sudden noise downstairs.
The two people were originally speaking very carefully, and they also deliberately concealed the dangerous information that was known to each other in their words, but when they suddenly heard a noisy voice, they stopped immediately.
Yu Wenye turned his head and looked outside, frowning slightly.
Although the Helou Tower was lively, it was always the bustle among the drinkers, and the voices downstairs were shouting and screaming, so it was obvious that something had happened.
Shang Ruyi said subconsciously: "What's wrong?"
Yu Wenye didn't speak, only listened carefully. After a while, the sound downstairs became quieter, but there was noise outside the window again. It must be that the people who had just made a fuss had left Tinghe Tower and arrived at the gate.
Shang Ruyi immediately stood up and walked to the window to look down——
I saw a few officers escorting a woman with disheveled hair and walking out of Tinghe Tower with a loud voice. The people around were pointing and talking.
Could it be that he was trying to catch a fugitive?
I don't know what crime that woman committed, but looking at her appearance, wearing a cloth skirt and jade hairpin, she is quiet and delicate, and she does not look like a grown-up woman who has committed great evil.
She sat back at the table and whispered, "The officer arrested a woman."
Yu Wenye thought for a while and said, "Xiao Er."
When the waiter heard the sound, he immediately ran up from downstairs, nodded and bowed to the two of them: "Dear guest, you must have been disturbed just now, but don't be angry."
Yu Wenye said calmly: "I heard that the officials came to arrest someone. What's going on?"
The waiter sighed and said, "It's the civilian husband who escaped from Bohai County."
"Bohai County?"
Yu Wenye frowned slightly: "When did the imperial court mobilize civilians in Bohai County?"
The waiter was a little surprised and said with a smile: "Your guest probably hasn't heard much news from outside recently. Just over half a month ago, the imperial court suddenly ordered to recruit civilians from Bohai County to build warships. I heard that tens of thousands of people were mobilized. where."….
Warship?
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's eyebrows frowned slightly.
She vaguely remembered that the last time she met Chu Yang, he mentioned that the next expedition to Liaodong would be carried out by water to transport food and grass, so the purpose of building warships this time was obviously for this.
Yu Wenye didn't know about this because he had been locked up in Dali Temple for more than half a month.
The waiter continued: "I heard that thirty warships must be completed within ten days. Anyone who fails to do so will be beheaded."
Yu Wenye frowned and said, "But isn't that a woman?"
The waiter said: "This is because there is no one in the government - hi!" He stopped midway, smacked his own mouth, and then said softly: "This time we recruit civilian husbands,
I heard that there were not enough men in the surrounding counties, so they swept away the women as well. "
"What!?"
When Yu Wenye heard this, his face immediately darkened.
Shang Ruyi couldn't believe it and said in shock: "Even women were recruited?"
The waiter sighed and said, "Isn't that right? The one who escaped just now was still captured. Hey, it's a dead end when you go back. I heard that the situation over there is miserable. Those ship repairers are here. In the water, I was not allowed to go ashore for ten days and a half, and my lower body was covered with maggots - oh no, it was worms!"
He smiled again and said: "You are too talkative, don't let you two miss your pleasure."
Yu Wenye was silent for a moment and didn't say much. He just waved his hand lightly: "Go down."
The waiter in the shop saluted, turned around and left.
As soon as he left, the private room became quiet again.
Not only this private room, but also the entire second floor became quiet, but this quietness was different from the quietness when the two people were facing each other sweetly. Instead, it contained a suffocating heaviness.
At this moment, Shang Ruyi's heart felt as painful as a knife.
Even if she doesn't want to, even if that man looks like an immortal and is infinitely gentle to her, even if he has the world in mind and great ambitions, she can no longer deceive herself——
This is tyranny!
This is tyranny!
Just when she was heartbroken and almost unable to breathe, she suddenly realized that Yu Wenye had been staring at her.
Her heart trembled and she subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?"
Yu Wenye asked: "What is your relationship with him?"
"...!"
Shang Ruyi's heart sank suddenly.
Although there was only one "he" in his mouth, Shang Ruyi knew very well in his heart that Yu Wenye was asking about the emperor of the day - Chu Yang.
Her breath became confused and she said, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
"..."
Yu Wenye's eyes narrowed slightly.
He has a cold and handsome nature, and there is also an arrogance in his bones. Once he squints his eyes to look at someone, it is as if he can see through the person's heart, liver, spleen and lungs. Shang Ruyi only feels a cool breeze passing through his body, and can't help but feel relaxed. Trembling.
And this time, it did not escape Yu Wenye's eyes.
He was silent for a moment and said, "Then let me ask you, do you know what kind of shoes you are wearing?"
"shoe?"
Shang Ruyi was stunned for a moment, then thought about it again and remembered that Chu Yang had asked someone to prepare a pair of emerald green silk shoes inlaid with countless pearls, jade pieces and feathers for her both times she entered the palace. ….
Shang Ruyi can be regarded as a golden girl, but she has never seen such luxurious and expensive silk shoes before.
I just don’t know what else is special about it besides being valuable.
She shook her head: "What is it?"
Yu Wenye said: "Those kind of shoes are called Zhiyu Stepping Immortal Shoes."
"Oriha Abisen Shoes?"
"good,"
He slowly said: "Your Majesty's favorite, Nayan Chen Liang, read it in an ancient book. It is said that people who are destined to be immortals can become immortals by wearing these shoes."
"..."
"And Your Majesty, he has always believed that he is an immortal who has come to this world, so except for court meetings, he will wear these shoes at other times, so that he can return to heaven at any time."
Immortal comes to this world...
Shang Ruyi smiled bitterly in her heart. It was the first time she met - no, it should be said that she had such thoughts almost every time she saw Chu Yang. It turned out that he himself thought so too.
However, even if this "immortal" finally returns to heaven, what will he leave behind in the world?
Just as she was complaining, Yu Wenye's cold voice rang in her ears: "Not even the queen has shoes like these!"
She felt a biting coldness, which was a cold light flashing in Yu Wenye's eyes. His gaze was as sharp as a blade, causing her face to hurt.
he
It seemed like he was angry.
And this kind of anger was completely different from the anger he had felt a few days ago when he mentioned that he wanted to be a good daughter-in-law of the Duke's family.
Shang Ruyi's heartbeat was a little chaotic for a moment. She thought about it, raised her head and met Yu Wenye's sharp eyes, and said seriously: "Do you think there is any ulterior relationship between him and me? ?」
"..."
Yu Wenye said nothing and just kept looking at her.
Under his gaze, Shang Ruyi's heartbeat suddenly became chaotic.
She asked instead of retreating because she wanted to find out Yu Wenye's thoughts, and it was indeed because the problem she faced made her confused. But Yu Wenye was obviously not someone who could be manipulated at will, and his sobriety and calmness were beyond her reach.
Being looked at by such sober eyes, Shang Ruyi's heartbeat became more and more erratic.
Although the man in front of her was only two years older than her, his experience and temperament were far beyond hers, and even far beyond that of the rest of the world.
How could she hide it from him?
Just when Shang Ruyi was almost defeated in this spiritual game, Yu Wenye suddenly said: "I won't answer your question. It's not that I can't answer it, but that it's my turn."
"..."
"Shang Ruyi, do you still feel the same now as when you asked me those questions in Xianglaiju?"
"...!"
Shang Ruyi's breath was choked again.
Those questions she asked him in Xianglaiju - although she said she was asking him, in fact, her thoughts were clearly revealed in these questions. She was dissatisfied with the tyranny of the imperial court, and even believed that Yu Wenye and Sheng Guogong wanted to do this. It is meaningless to fight against the rebellion by running around the imperial court.
But now?
Does she still think so?
Shang Ruyi was silent for a moment and said softly: "My mood is still the same."
"Then, what about that person?"
Yu Wenye remained calm, but his tone refused to relax at all, and even asked a little aggressively: "Do you feel the same way about him?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi's breathing became erratic, and her lips opened and closed slightly, but she struggled for a long time, but could not say a word.
Yu Wenye looked at her for a while, smiled coldly, and said, "You know, you are indeed a good daughter-in-law of Duke Sheng and the Yuwen family, because you are just like the Yuwen family - you don't lie, you only conceal."
Shang Ruyi's heart moved slightly.
She raised her head and looked into Yu Wenye's clear and cold eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Then do you have anything to hide from me?"
Yu Wenye frowned and said, "It's not your turn yet."
Shang Ruyi said: "No, what I'm saying is, is there anything hidden in what you just answered me?"
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