For just a moment, the palace became quiet.
Shang Ruyi clearly saw that Chu Yang's face slowly turned gloomy, especially the cold light flashing in his slender eyes was countless times colder than before. When he looked at himself, the blood all over his body seemed to be drained by that. The extreme cold in his eyes froze him.
She could only clench her hands hard under the quilt to stop herself from shaking so badly.
After a while, Chu Yang suddenly chuckled.
He said: "I know."
Shang Ruyi was caught off guard as the expression on his face became relaxed and happy. He stood up and walked to the side and opened the window. A gust of wind with fragrance and warmth blew into the hall, filling the hall with almost everything just now. The cold air that filled the entire space was blown away.
Then Chu Yang said: "Who captured the Eastern Capital? Liang Shide? Or the rabble from Wanggang Village?"
"It's them together."
"Together?"
Chu Yang sneered and said, "I asked Yu Wenye to attack Wanggang Village, but he returned without success, right?"
"...!"
Hearing that name unexpectedly, Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat uncontrollably.
She felt a little ridiculous.
Now, isn't he already thousands of miles away from him? Why, when I hear his name, I still feel a pain in my heart?
Just when she was pale and silent, Chu Yang seemed to feel something and turned back to look at her.
Under his sharp gaze, Shang Ruyi could only lower his head and whispered: "Before he sent out troops, Wanggangzhai had already sent people to the city as internal response. When His Majesty left Dongdu, the large group of troops also left, and Dongdu was on guard. When it was empty, Liang Shide's army attacked the city, and those people cooperated internally and externally, and the eastern capital was lost."
Chu Yang had an ugly expression on his face.
The expression was as if someone had used a knife to cut off a bloody piece of flesh from his heart, but he could only watch and couldn't do anything.
He turned around and looked out the window again.
Shang Ruyi looked at his back and said softly: "Your Majesty——"
"Shang Ruyi,"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Chu Yang's cold voice: "That's how you are. You know what to say to make me happy and what to say to make me unhappy, but you choose the latter. Yes ?"
"...No, it's not."
"Then do you know what you should say now?"
"..."
"Do you know what I want to hear now?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi was silent and thought for a long time, then raised his head and said softly: "Her Royal Highness the Princess and His Royal Highness King Zhao, they are both safe."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yang's shoulders twitched slightly, and he turned his head to look at her, his eyes finally regaining some warmth and vitality.
He said: "It's good that they are safe."
Shang Ruyi could tell that he was not surprised by the news. Apparently Wuxue had already reported it long ago.
She continued: "The Queen...is also safe."
Chu Yang's eyes flickered.
After a moment of silence, a hint of a smile appeared on her handsome and worry-free face, an expression that seemed both warm and cold: "She finally got what she wanted, and her merits are complete."
Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat and she looked up at him. ….
Chu Yang said: "Why, you still can't see it now?"
"..."
"Although she is the queen of the Daye Dynasty, she has never stood by my side and thought that until now, she only has a pair of children in her eyes. Otherwise——"
He looked at Shang Ruyi with a sneer: "How could she be so diligent in wooing you?"
"..."
"She has always wanted Xinyue to marry Yu Wenye. Even if he has already married you, she will not hesitate to let her daughter be a concubine. She even hopes that you can get along well in the future..."
"..."
"I don't know
Why does she value so much the Yuwen family, Yuwen Yuan, Yu Wenye, and even Yu Wenzhen? They seem to be the pillars of the imperial court in her eyes."
Having said this, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "But I never believe them."
Shang Ruyi's heartbeat was slightly heavy, and he looked at Chu Yang with difficulty: "I, I can be considered a member of the Yuwen family, does your Majesty never believe in me?"
Chu Yang said: "You are not."
"I--"
"You are the person I have chosen. Now, aren't you by my side?"
Shang Ruyi's heart trembled a little unconsciously.
At this time, Chu Yang seemed to feel her silence. He turned around and walked over slowly, looked into her absent-minded eyes, remained silent for a long time, and said, "What are you thinking about."
Shang Ruyi shook his head gently: "Nothing."
But Chu Yang frowned: "Are you thinking about Yu Wenye?"
"..."
"Are you still thinking about him?"
Shang Ruyi felt a little funny in his heart. How could I miss him? Instead of spending energy thinking about him, it would be better to think about how to break the predicament in front of me. So, she slowly looked up at him and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, do you still want to go back to Dongdu?"
Chu Yang's eyes flickered.
He immediately said: "Of course, I don't want to, but I will definitely go back."
"That--"
"It's just that I am in Jiangdu and there are still some things to do. When I finish those things, I will naturally send my army northward again, just like when I went south to destroy Chen, I will complete my work in one battle!"
"..."
"Dongdu will definitely return to my hands again!"
Shang Ruyi looked up at him, no matter what was happening around him, no matter how many people died where he couldn't see, no matter whether they were rebels or civilians, or even whether they were burned by fire or the world was flooded Taotian, he was always so high-spirited, as if he could make everyone kneel at his feet if he wanted to.
However, the overly gentle and moist air in Jiangnan made his words lose some of their sharpness.
"by that time,"
Chu Yang slowly sat on the bedside again, looked at Shang Ruyi's bright pupils that shone slightly behind his lowered eyelashes, and said, "You go back with me."
"..."
Shang Ruyi suddenly felt very tired.
She couldn't say anything else, and she didn't even know what else she could say, so she could only nod lightly.
A smile appeared on Chu Yang's face.
He stretched out his hand as if to touch her, but before his fingertips touched Shang Ruyi's cheek, he was startled by her sudden shrinking movement and stopped. The hand froze for a moment, but he slowly put it back. ….
Then he stood up and said, "You can rest."
"..."
"These days, take good care of your health. When I recover, I will come to accompany you. The scenery here is very good. When the time comes, I will accompany you to see it."
Shang Ruyi said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chu Yang turned around and left.
When he left, another burst of cold fragrance came out of his raised sleeves, and it hit Shang Ruyi's face. For the first time, there was a sad atmosphere, and Shang Ruyi also saw that the fragrance was exposed from his sleeves. His hand seemed to be wrapped with a bandage, but it was only exposed for a short moment and then disappeared from sight.
Shang Ruyi sighed and threw his head back weakly.
Jiangnan... Mulan sculls, Jiangnan with green birds singing in spring, are all the scenery here really just good scenery?
In the next few days, Shang Ruyi stayed in this palace to recuperate.
In fact, she could only recuperate here. Although she did not experience any bloody disasters this time when she went south, not even a scratch on her skin, but the long-term hunger and the intoxication of drugs took a toll on her body and spirit. She still suffered a huge loss. She ate soup for several days, and various expensive supplements and medicinal materials were delivered to her room as if they were free. Finally, after a few days, she was able to move freely and eat and drink normally. .
She hasn't seen Wuxue in the past few days.
She was a little worried that Chu Yang would kill her anyway. When she asked Eunuch Yu, she found out that Wuxue saved his life at her request, but still received dozens of sticks for making mistakes.
Such a young and slender girl was beaten with dozens of sticks and lost half of her life.
Seeing Shang Ruyi's somewhat worried expression, Eunuch Yu said with a smile: "She is the one my wife has come to protect, so your Majesty will not really kill her. Those dozens of sticks are indeed punishment, and they are also used to show others." of."
As he spoke, he sighed again and said, "Your Majesty is really concerned about your wife's affairs."
Sentimental...?
These two words made Shang Ruyi feel uncomfortable.
She said solemnly: "Don't you know my identity, father-in-law?"
Eunuch Yu often comes to take care of her these days, and the two have become familiar with each other. Shang Ruyi feels that although the chamberlain is good at calculating, he is not bad-hearted. In addition to obeying his will, he also has some special concerns for her. So the two of them could still talk to each other from time to time.
Eunuch Yu glanced at her, looking a little embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "Who doesn't know?"
"..."
"But, you know, so what?"
"..."
"Now that Madam has arrived at Jiangdu Palace, don't think about anything else. Take good care of your body. In your spare time, maybe it will be good for Madam to give some advice to Your Majesty."
Advise?
When Shang Ruyi heard these two words, he felt a little touched in his heart. She looked at Eunuch Yu and said softly: "Your Majesty has not shown up recently. Isn't he dealing with government affairs?"
Eunuch Yu glanced at her and said nothing.
Shang Ruyi seemed to feel something and asked again: "Eunuch Yu, what is the situation here in Jiangdu? Please let me know."
Eunuch Yu still didn't speak.
Shang Ruyi frowned and said, "Is Jiangdu still safe?"
Eunuch Jade said nothing, but his face, which had always maintained a smile, finally had a faint crack, as if his smile could not keep up with the uneasiness in his heart.
At this moment, a young eunuch came in in a panic and whispered a few words to Eunuch Yu. Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yu's face changed drastically and he exclaimed in surprise: "How could such a thing happen?! "
Shang Ruyi was listening next to him, and his heart skipped a beat - what happened?
The little eunuch said, "Father-in-law, what should I do?"
"This kind of thing must be reported to Your Majesty immediately!"
Having said this, Eunuch Yu was in trouble again and said hesitantly: "Yes, your Majesty, now -"
Just when he was sweating profusely, he suddenly turned his head and saw Shang Ruyi beside him. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he grabbed her like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw. He said eagerly: "Madam, this time I have to save my life." rely on you."
"What?"
Before Shang Ruyi could react, he was dragged away. .
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