On the road, the sun was shining brightly, and the flowers on the roadside were blooming. The carriage passed by, and the gust of wind brought by it made the colorful flowers tremble slightly, like a gorgeous spring scene.
So beautiful.
However, inside the carriage, it felt like winter.
The moment I heard Shang Ruyi's last words, the entire carriage seemed to be enveloped by a cold breath. Even though Yu Wenye was as strong as Yu Wenye, he felt cold all over. Even holding her in his arms, the chests that were tightly pressed against each other felt cold. The cold was biting.
He lowered his head and looked at the pale and dying little woman in front of him, but she was too stubborn to give in.
After a while, he said: "What if I don't agree?"
The little woman smiled faintly.
But this smile looked so weak. In fact, Shang Ruyi felt that his energy had reached the limit until now. She could only lie in his arms, half-closed her eyes, and said calmly: "Yu Wenye, you yourself said that matters between us are never decided by one person. Transactions are not decided by just one person. Do."
"..."
"This time, too."
Yu Wenye frowned, and after a moment of silence, he said, "That's right."
"..."
"One person doesn't have the final say in matters between us, so whether we owe each other or not is not up to you."
"...!"
Yu Wenye looked at him, his eyes as dark as ink, and said: "You know, I can't be too gentle and considerate, or even compromise. So, if you want to talk to yourself, then I can do it."
"..."
"This kid left, maybe he was warning me."
"..."
"Warn me, I should keep you by my side, never let you leave easily, protect you so that our next child can be born safely."
Shang Ruyi's heart trembled, and she opened her eyes and looked at his firm eyes. When he lowered his head to look at himself, there was a shocking arrogance that he would not give up until he achieved his goal.
"It depends on the two of us, who can persevere to the end!"
Looking at his determined eyes, for some reason, Shang Ruyi felt a surge of sadness in his heart.
But at this time, she had nothing to say.
She could only helplessly close her eyes slowly, but between the long eyelashes, there were still cold and bright tears, trembling slightly with her breathing and heartbeat.
After an unknown amount of time, she heard a long sigh ringing in her ears.
After that, the person holding her stretched out her hand and gently wrapped her already scattered clothes tightly around her again, and those hands also hugged her tighter into his arms.
The carriage continued to move forward slowly in the bright spring light and suffocating silence.
I don't know how much time passed, but Shang Ruyi felt a little dazed. She felt her whole body tremble, as if the carriage had stopped, but she didn't have the strength to wake up. She only heard the sound of gurgling water that she had always accompanied these days. It seemed that they were back at the dock where they parked the boat.
So, are they going back to the ship and continuing on their way?
She was thinking in such confusion, but the person holding her did not get out of the car immediately, but kept sitting quietly on the carriage, and there seemed to be a little tangle in the calm aura around her. ….
At this time, Mu Xian walked to the window and whispered: "Second Young Master, it's time for us to board the ship."
"..."
Yu Wenye still didn't move, as if he had some doubts.
Mu Xian felt something and said softly: "Second Young Master, what's wrong?"
Yu Wenye was silent for a while and said: "The news that Wang Shao and others have told the world has arrived in Songzhou. Moreover, even Fan Chengen knows our whereabouts. There is no guarantee that others will not know."
Mu was stunned for a moment.
After thinking about it for a while, he came back to his senses and said, "The second young master is talking about people from Dongdu?"
"Um."
"However, we have never fought against Liang Shide, and we have never been hostile. Will he take action against us?
"
Yu Wenye said: "I'm a little worried..."
Shang Ruyi was half asleep and didn't quite understand what he was worried about.
At this time, there was another sound of footsteps outside, and a man walked to the window of the carriage and said in a deep voice: "Second Young Master!"
The familiar voice seemed to be Cheng Qiao.
His voice was deep and deep, which suddenly shocked Shang Ruyi's mind. He couldn't help but frown slightly, as if he was about to wake up. Yu Wenye immediately raised his hand to signal him to keep his voice down. Cheng Qiao glanced at Shang Ruyi, who was sleeping in his arms with his eyes closed, and quickly lowered his head: "Second Young Master, please forgive me."
Yu Wenye whispered: "What are you doing when you get off the boat?"
Cheng Qiao said: "While we were waiting for Young Master on the boat, someone came and told us something."
"What's up?"
"Liang Shide and Xiao Yuansui from Dongdu already know the whereabouts of the second young master. Now they are setting up troops on the canal ahead, seemingly waiting for the second young master."
"oh?"
Yu Wenye raised his eyebrows slightly, with a cold look on his face.
Mu Xian also showed anger on his face: "They are really going to attack us!"
Yu Wenye said: "It seems that my worries are not excessive."
Having said this, he looked at Cheng Qiao again: "Who is here to report the news?"
Cheng Qiao said: "It's a strange middle-aged man who left after saying these words. We can't stop him. We can only wait for the second young master to come back and then tell everything."
Yu Wenye did not continue to worry about the identity of this person. He just thought about it and then said: "The person here should tell us that it is best not to take the waterway again. This section of the canal is narrower and shallower. Ours Once the ship passes, it will easily fall into their siege. Once captured on the canal, there will be no chance of escape."
Mu Xian said: "So, we want to take the land route instead?"
Yu Wenye said: "I originally had this plan. After passing Songzhou, I would go ashore and take the overland route. But -"
Having said this, he subconsciously lowered his head and glanced at the person in his arms.
The road was much bumpier than taking a boat. Others were fine, but Shang Ruyi was in frail health. The fatigue of such a journey would probably have a bad effect on her.
But now, it is no longer time to choose.
Yu Wenye thought for a while and said, "You guys get on the boat immediately and take everyone and things off the boat. We'll take the land route instead."
The two people immediately said: "Yes."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
The curtains on the window fell softly, blocking out the sunlight that originally shone on his face, and Shang Ruyi slowly opened his eyes in the dim light. ….
Although there was no sound, Yu Wenye seemed to feel something and lowered his head to look at her.
The two people's eyes met again.
But this time, both of them were very calm. They no longer had the previous attitude of confrontation or even on the verge of breaking up. Yu Wenye looked at her for a while and asked in a low voice: "Did you hear everything?"
Shang Ruyi nodded gently.
Yu Wenye said: "The road ahead may be difficult."
Shang Ruyi said: "I can hold on."
"..."
For some reason, those simple words made Yu Wenye's eyes look a little deeper.
On the contrary, Shang Ruyi slept lightly all the way. Although she did not recover much physical strength, she was still more awake than before. She even looked up at the sunlight shining through the gap in the curtain, and then said: "The person who came to deliver the news, Are you from the Lei family?"
"...!"
Yu Wenye looked at her clear and bright eyes and felt his heart beat again.
But his face remained calm and he nodded: "Probably."
Shang Ruyi's eyes flickered, and her nose felt a little sore for some reason. But at this time, she didn't have the extra energy to let her feel sad and miss her old friend. She looked up at Yu Wenye again and said softly: "But, Liang Shide and Xiao Yuan Why did Sui block our way?"
"..."
"Aren't they going to be like Fan Chengen?"
Yu Wenye shook his head: "They are all rebels themselves, and they can't talk about avenging the emperor."
Shang Ruyi said again: "That's Xiao Yuansui——"
Yu Wenye sneered and said, "Sooner or later, I have to settle old scores with him. But Liang Shide is probably not someone who would send troops to help him settle old scores."
"..."
"When they get together, profit should come first."
Having said this, Shang Ruyi's mind became clearer.
She thought for a while and said, "Is it because of dad——"
She didn't finish what she said, but even if she didn't finish it, both of them understood it. Yu Wenye looked at her and said, "If I guessed correctly, it should also be related to my father's rebellion."
Shang Ruyi's eyebrows frowned.
Although Sheng Guogong's raising of troops is indeed a big event, looking at the overall situation, rebels are surging all over the country. Sheng Guogong's raising of troops is just one of the relatively large forces, and it is not at all capable of controlling the world and attracting the attention of the world.
Why does it cause such a big response?
Just when Shang Ruyi was thinking hard, suddenly, the frown between his eyebrows was rubbed.
She was stunned, looked up, and saw Yu Wenye reaching out and rubbing the center of her eyebrows, helping her spread the wrinkles between her eyebrows. He whispered: "Don't worry too much about these things."
"..."
"The road ahead is not going to be easy, you should take a good rest."
"..."
It was clear that the two of them had reached that point in their conversation, but he still remained the same, even making such an intimate gesture. Shang Ruyi bit his lower lip and immediately struggled to break free from his arms.
But Yu Wenye's hands clamped her tightly.
Shang Ruyi said: "You——"
Yu Wenye did not accept the words, and continued: "After passing Songzhou, ahead is Bianzhou. Going further, you will reach Dongdu. The soldiers and horses deployed by Liang Shide and Xiao Yuansui should be on that stretch of road. "
Shang Ruyi didn't want to pay attention to him, but this journey also involved her own safety. She took a few breaths and then said in a deep voice: "If we don't take the waterway, can't we avoid them?"
Yu Wenye said: "Xiao Yuansui is a very cautious and thoughtful person. Even if he didn't know that someone would come to report to us, he might not have been able to guess that I would take the land route after passing Songzhou."
"..."
"If I guess correctly, in addition to deploying soldiers and horses on the canal, they should also block the road."
"..."
"So, even if we take the land route, we may not be able to guarantee absolute safety."
Shang Ruyi was distracted by him and couldn't help but look up at him: "Then -".
Leng Qingshan
