Chu Yang's face immediately darkened.
But the Jade Eunuch was so frightened that he hurriedly confessed: "I have behaved improperly in front of the emperor. I deserve to die. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"..."
Chu Yang narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a while, then said coldly: "You are too old to be so impatient even doing such a small thing."
Eunuch Jade kowtowed repeatedly: "This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die."
Shang Ruyi said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive Eunuch Yu. He is old and his hands and feet are not so convenient."
Chu Yang was still looking at Eunuch Yu who was kneeling on the ground. After a while, he said with a smile but not a smile: "Someone is interceding for you, why don't you thank me quickly."
Eunuch Yu then turned to Shang Ruyi and said, "Thank you so much, Madam."
Chu Yang waved his hand coldly: "Go down and do your business."
Eunuch Yu seemed to have saved his life from the gate of hell. He got up from the ground in a cold sweat and retreated - but before he left, his shining little eyes glanced at Shang Ruyi, and then , lowered his head and closed the door.
Shang Ruyi's heart moved slightly.
At this time, Chu Yang turned to look at her: "What did you want to tell me just now?"
Shang Ruyi thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Nothing."
Chu Yang looked at her for a while, and there seemed to be a smile on that handsome face, but there was no smile at all in his slender eyes. He stood up slowly and said, "Since there's nothing, let's go and accompany me to the garden."
Shang Ruyi did not dare to neglect and stood up quickly: "Yes."
On this day, the two of them spent a long time playing in the picturesque back garden of the inner palace. When the sun set and the bluestone floor burned red, Shang Ruyi dragged his tired body back to the palace. During the middle of the day, Wuxue had already had hot water prepared for her to clean. After a while of cleaning up, dinner was delivered again.
There was still a table full of delicious and eye-popping dishes.
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but frown.
Although she was so tired and she was indeed hungry, she had no appetite when she picked up the bowls and chopsticks. Instead, she felt as if her chest was blocked by a big stone. At this time, Eunuch Yu brought another bowl of soup and medicine to her with a young eunuch, and said with a smile: "This is your Majesty's order, so that the young lady must use it after the meal."
Shang Ruyi said: "My body has recovered."
Mr. Yu said fairly: "The body has recovered, and this medicine can strengthen the body and strengthen the body. The young lady's fatigue in traveling and traveling a few days ago has damaged her vitality. If you don't make up for it properly, it will be unfavorable in the future."
Hearing this, Shang Ruyi could only nod and said, "Let it go."
So, the little eunuch put down the medicine bowl, turned around and retreated.
Eunuch Yu saluted and was about to leave. Shang Ruyi stopped him and signaled Wuxue and the other maids who were serving around him to leave. After they all left, she asked softly: "Eunuch, Why did you stop me today?"
Eunuch Yu glanced at her, only smiled and said nothing.
Shang Ruyi said: "Although my father-in-law is old, he is not an impatient person, and he will not make mistakes such as disrespect for the emperor. At that time, my father-in-law did not want me to finish what I said and deliberately interrupted me, right?"
"..."
“Can’t you say those words?”….
Eunuch Yu looked at her for a while, and finally sighed and said softly: "In the past few days since you came to Jiangdu Palace, have you ever taken a step outside the palace gate?"
Shang Ruyi shook his head.
Not to mention stepping out of the palace gate, she had never even seen the gate of Jiangdu Palace, let alone the outside world. This made Chu Yang dream about it, and she even wrote a poem and sang, "Good dreams are old, why bother to be trapped in the dark." What is Jiangnan like in the North?
Eunuch Yu said: "My young lady has never even left the palace, and she already knows about vegetables and grains. Don't those ministers in the court who worry about the country day and night not know? Wouldn't they advise the emperor? ?」
Shang Ruyi said: "Father-in-law, someone has already said it?"
Eunuch Yu sighed: "Not only did people say it, but also
More than one person said it. "
"That--"
"Lord Nayanji contradicted the emperor and was beheaded; the Minister of Rites, Su Shilang, remonstrated with His Majesty and has now been demoted to the third level; there are still a few people who spoke lightly and are in prison."
"..."
A ray of fiery red sunset outside the window shone on Shang Ruyi's pale face, clearly revealing the loss and helplessness in her eyes. She opened her mouth, and after a while, she said calmly: "Your Majesty, you don't want to listen?"
Eunuch Yu only smiled bitterly.
He turned around and said, "My slave is stopping the young lady because I don't want her to do anything useless, because neither His Majesty nor the ministers in the court can actually think of any solution to this matter. The only way -"
Shang Ruyi looked at him with bright eyes: "What is it?"
Eunuch Yu said, "The beheaded Master Ji mentioned that your Majesty can no longer stay in Jiangdu. He should immediately regroup, send his army north, and return to Luoyang to recapture the Eastern Capital."
"..."
Hearing this, Shang Ruyi sighed helplessly in his heart.
After hearing these words, she also understood why Master Ji was beheaded.
This is indeed the only feasible way in front of him, but he wants the emperor to give up his attitude of escaping, and even wants him to return to Luoyang to face his failures and mistakes. How could this not anger Chu Yang and lead to death? What about the disaster?
Eunuch Jade continued: "I don't want the young lady to offend your majesty, which will be of no use to you; and your majesty is angry with the young lady - the young lady has a special status, so she may not be punished like those adults, but the unlucky one will not We know who it is."
"..."
"Moreover, it's not just Jiangdu's affairs that His Majesty refuses to listen to or read. Now, His Majesty doesn't even read the battle reports sent back from Luoyang."
"Luoyang battle report?"
Shang Ruyi's heart couldn't help but beat again.
She took a deep breath, tried her best to look and sound calm, and asked, "Over there, how are you doing now?"
Eunuch Yu smiled bitterly and said: "We don't know the specifics. We just heard that after Liang Shide captured Luoyang, he captured several cities one after another. There was not a single soldier in the surrounding counties to resist them. Now, they have already They are the most powerful group among the rebels.”
"..."
Shang Ruyi's heart tightened.
Liang Shide was unstoppable, which meant that his military operations encountered no obstacles. ….
There was no one to stop him.
Yu Wenye didn’t either…
How is he doing now?
Had he brought the people he cared about back to Taiyuan and lived the life they wanted; or had he died due to excessive blood loss and serious injuries that were difficult to treat——
This question was like a knife piercing his heart. Just thinking about it, it pierced deeper. Shang Ruyi breathed quickly and his face turned pale. He could only hold on to the edge of the table with both hands to barely support himself. .
Seeing her having difficulty breathing, Eunuch Yu was thoughtful.
After a while, he said: "Young madam, please take care."
Shang Ruyi finally calmed down her heartbeat and breathing, looked up at him again, and could only say feebly: "Thank you for your concern, father-in-law. I understand everything you said."
"..."
"It's just that if Your Majesty doesn't listen to these things, then I don't know what else I can advise Your Majesty."
Hearing this, Eunuch Yu smiled bitterly again.
He said: "At this time, the only thing I can do is not to make His Majesty unhappy and take care of myself."
After saying that, he saluted, turned around and left.
Shang Ruyi watched his back disappear into the fiery sunset. After a long time, he lowered his head and looked at the disgustingly exquisite dishes on the table. Then he picked up the bowls and chopsticks and started eating with a taste of nothing.
By the time she finished her dinner, it was getting dark.
The sound of various palace doors closing slowly sounded around the huge Jiangdu Palace.
The sound, the hoarse long cry in the night was like the roar of a strange animal. When the heavy palace door closed with a loud muffled sound, everything returned to calm.
It's just that tonight, it's not so peaceful.
In the square in front of the main hall of Jiangdu Palace, the Imperial Guards were patrolling in formation, walking to the bright door due south. This palace gate is the largest after entering Jiangdu Palace, and it is also the gate that leads directly to the square in front of the main hall. It is still open at this moment. He immediately asked: "What's going on? Why isn't the palace gate closed yet?"
No one answered them.
The guards shouted even louder: "Are they dead? Are all the guards at Jiangdu Palace dead?"
Amid their shouts, a group of people hurriedly ran in from outside. It was the Jiangdu Palace guards. They had just closed the palace doors on the left and right sides of the square, and finally closed this one. They were only a few steps behind, and they heard When he heard those people yelling and cursing, he immediately said angrily: "Why are you cursing!"
"What's wrong with scolding you? Why won't you get scolded if you don't know how to do things?"
"You are the dead ones!"
Seeing that both sides were about to take action, Cheng Qiao walked up, stretched out his hand to stop his men, looked at the guards, and said calmly: "Several of our brothers were hit with military sticks today and couldn't get up. We are short of manpower, so we are here a little late. Please be quiet."
"What happens if you get hit with a military stick?"
A general from the Guards side sneered: "Hit a military stick? Our brother was hurt by you and got a knife! Instead, you cried out in front of us."
Cheng Qiao glanced at them and saw that these people were deliberately looking for trouble, but it was past the closing time and could not be delayed any longer. So he stopped arguing and just turned around and waved his hand: "Close the door and lock it."
His men came over immediately, pushing the two heavy palace doors and slowly closing them.
With great difficulty, the palace door was finally closed.
However, the imperial guards standing inside the door had ferocious expressions and fierce eyes.
After everyone outside had left, they were still standing at the gate of the palace. Some of them were angry and said to the general: "Brother, you really shouldn't have talked nonsense with those people just now. You should teach them a lesson. There are so many brothers." We were beheaded and our homes were ransacked, we can’t bear this breath!”
At this time, a cold and faint voice sounded from the crowd——
"Can't you swallow this, so you can relieve your anger by beating these people? Don't you know who has made us suffer?"
Leng Qingshan
