At this moment, Mu Xian's voice sounded outside the carriage again: "Second Young Master."
Yu Wenye said: "What's the matter?"
"I have something to report."
"oh?"
Yu Wenye's eyes flickered, he lowered his head and gently put Shang Ruyi down, then got out of the carriage.
Although she still had little strength, she had been wrapped in a wind cloak like a rice dumpling for almost a day. Shang Ruyi only felt that her hands and feet were stiff, so she took advantage of this time to move a little. Her body was finally not so soft, and just as she leaned against her Next to the window, I immediately felt a gust of steamy wind blowing in through the gap in the curtain.
The wind also carried Mu Xian's deep voice: "He refused to get off the boat."
Shang Ruyi's heart moved - who are they talking about?
Yu Wenye said, "Didn't you make it clear to him?"
Mu Xian said: "My subordinate said it. But he said that he couldn't stand such trouble, and Liang Shide and others were not targeting him. If they continued to take the boat to Luokou, they might be able to contain Liang Shide's side. Man, please lighten some of the burden on the second young master."
Yu Wenye fell silent.
After a long time, he finally sighed softly: "That's fine."
"..."
"Send a few people with him to protect him."
"yes."
Then there was another sound of footsteps, and it was Mu Xian who left.
Shang Ruyi raised his weak hand and gently lifted a corner of the curtain. He immediately saw the scene outside. The people on the boat had already descended to the dock one after another. Some of the attendants took down the few luggage they carried and piled them up. Arriving on another carriage, one of the somewhat familiar and distinctive figures was Wo Xue, whose hands were tied tightly with ropes and led to the bolt next to the carriage.
She looked lethargic, and her face and body seemed to be hurt.
As soon as he saw her, Shang Ruyi's breathing immediately tightened.
She lowered her head subconsciously.
At this time, Yu Wenye turned his head and saw her sitting by the window, the sun shining on her pale face. She seemed to be a little lively at first, but when she saw Wuxue, her expression immediately darkened again. .
The unspeakable pain spread from her gray eyes and enveloped her whole person almost instantly.
Yu Wenye walked to the window and looked at her, and suddenly said: "If you want, I can kill her."
"...!"
Shang Ruyi's breath sank.
For some reason, she suddenly thought at this moment that when she first arrived at Jiangdu Palace, it was just to vent her anger, and that person also wanted to kill Wuxue so lightly.
This girl's life and death seem to have always been just a few words from the mouths of these big shots.
You can take it lightly while talking.
She lowered her head, her eyes were slightly hot, and said solemnly: "Didn't you say that you won't kill civilians?"
Yu Wenye said: "She is not a commoner."
"..."
"Besides, if it weren't for her, you wouldn't have to do many things—"
He didn't finish his words, because he couldn't go on when he saw Shang Ruyi's eyes flashing with pain.
Shang Ruyi took a deep breath, finally suppressing the sharp pain in his heart, then raised his head, faced him with a forced expression, and said, "Let's forget it."…
"..."
"Although she is not a civilian, she is only acting under orders. I can't bear to take it out on her. Not to mention——"
Yu Wenye looked at her: "Besides what?"
Shang Ruyi said: "You have captured her for so long without killing her. Obviously keeping her here is of some use."
"..."
"Since it's useful, we can't—"
Before he finished speaking, Shang Ruyi suddenly stopped.
He seemed to be thinking about him when he said this, especially when he saw Yu Wenye looking at him with eyes that seemed to be shining with a little warmth, he felt regretful in his heart.
but,
She just felt that killing such a chess piece was cruel and useless.
As if sensing her embarrassment, Yu Wenye looked at her tenderly for a while and said softly: "Okay, I will keep her."
"..."
"Are you tired? Do you want to sleep in the car for a while?"
Shang Ruyi shook his head: "We've been delayed since we went to Songzhou, so we'd better get on the road quickly."
Regardless of whether Liang Shide and Xiao Yuansui are staring at Yu Wenye, or there are other loyal people like Fan Chengen who want to kill her, if they stay outside for one more day, the danger will increase, so they should rush back to Yu Wenyuan as soon as possible , What's more, she also wanted to know the real reason why Yu Wenyuan raised an army earlier.
Yu Wenye said: "Then, while I'm packing my things, I'll ask them to prepare some food for you. You can rest for a while and then hit the road."
Shang Ruyi nodded.
Soon, they made some simple meals on the dock. Tusheer even took advantage of this time to take the medicine prescribed by the old doctor and cooked a bowl for her.
The strong smell of medicine suddenly filled the entire carriage, making Shang Ruyi almost pass out.
But she still drank the ink-like bowl of medicine honestly.
The bitter taste made her eyes red.
Tu Sheer, who was sitting next to her, watched her finish the drink, took the empty bowl and put it aside, then took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth. Shang Ruyi felt that she was particularly quiet today and couldn't help but look up. I saw that Tusheer's eyes were a little red, and his cautious look was even worse than the previous few days.
She said: "What's wrong?"
"..."
After just asking three words, Tu Sheer's eyes became even redder.
She lowered her head, choked with sobs for a long time, and finally looked at Shang Ruyi and whispered softly: "Miss, do you—already know?"
"...!"
Shang Ruyi felt a shock in his heart.
Immediately, the hot medicine that she had just drank turned into a warm current, which suddenly surged into her nose and eyes. Her eyes suddenly turned red, and the sour feeling made her voice hoarse when she spoke. stand up.
She said: "How long do you think you can keep this from me?"
With just one sentence, Tu Sheer's tears suddenly fell down.
Although her heart was full of holes, Shang Ruyi still pretended to be indifferent when she saw her crying. Even her choked voice couldn't deceive others. She said hoarsely: "Why are you crying?"
Tusheer cried: "Miss, you have suffered."
"..."
"It's all my fault. If I had been with you, Miss, and never let you suffer like this, I would rather die than let you--"...
Shang Ruyi smiled bitterly and raised his hand to cover her mouth.
But Tusheer's tears were still pouring out, and soon even her hands were wet. Shang Ruyi could only say softly: "It's all over, don't blame yourself."
"..."
"It's just that you shouldn't hide it from me."
Tu Sheer held her hand that was moistened by her own tears and whimpered: "I'm sorry, miss, but we are afraid that you won't be able to bear it after you find out. The previous doctors said that you should rest and not be stimulated."
"..."
"I'm sorry, miss."
"alright,"
Seeing her guilty look, Shang Ruyi also forgave her for her "cooperation" with Yu Wenye these days, and simply said: "If you have anything to do in the future, tell me directly. Hiding it from me will only make me more worried. .”
Tusheer nodded: "I know."
After saying that, she whispered: "Miss, don't blame me too much. In fact, he was more sad than me about this matter. That night, he carried you out of the city covered in blood, miss, but he looked like he was Half of my life was lost in Jiangdu Palace."
"..."
"Afterwards, he stayed by Miss's side all the time, not even for a moment——"
"Sheer,"
Before she could finish speaking, Shang Ruyi interrupted her harshly: "Don't say it anymore. Miscarriage is my own business, and I won't offend others. However, you are not allowed to collude with him in the future to hide it from me, no matter what anything."
Tusheer immediately said: "I know, this time I took this step because of the young lady's health. But I am still the young lady, so of course I will not help others!"
Seeing her vowing, Shang Ruyi laughed in his heart.
Then he said: "Okay, I'm a little hungry. Go and get me some food. When I'm full, you can swear to me again."
Tusheer smiled and hurriedly got out of the car.
Looking at her back, which finally calmed down from the big stone in her heart, and seemed much more relaxed, Shang Ruyi seemed to feel a little more relaxed, but at the same time, there was something heavier weighing on her heart.
She raised her head and looked out the window.
Yu Wenye was standing on the pier not far ahead. The wind was a bit strong at this time, and his clothes were blown up and rustled in the wind, but it still couldn't shake his tall and straight figure.
It seems that no matter where he goes, he remains so firm and upright, unshakable.
At this time, their ship left the shore.
Shang Ruyi's heart moved. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to hold the window frame and looked at the ship intently. There were several people standing on the deck. They should be the ones Mu Xian left behind. It seemed that they were asked to stay on the ship to take care of someone. .
But besides them, who else is on this ship?
Shang Ruyi watched carefully, but after all, they were too far away, and the water mist stirred up by the wind made it difficult to see clearly. After a while, the boat slowly left their sight and merged into the sparkling waves. .
Until then, Yu Wenye slowly turned around.
The two people's eyes met, but they were both speechless.
Probably because he knew the truth and said some words, although Shang Ruyi's heart knot was not completely resolved, some of the burden was relieved to some extent. His body was not as heavy as before. After eating some soft soup and rice, , and even felt better.
Then, they were on their way.
The journey from Songzhou to Bianzhou was not too far, and Liang Shide and Xiao Yuansui did not set up any troops on this section of the road, so the journey went relatively smoothly. However, because of Shang Ruyi's health, the journey was still not fast. After walking for two days, we arrived in Bianzhou.
Further east, Luoyang is ahead.
This morning, they started on the road early, but after walking for a while, Shang Ruyi looked at the scenery outside and gradually felt that something was wrong.
Although she was not very familiar with this road, because of what happened in Xingluocang before, she had gone back and forth several times and knew the scenery along the way to some extent, but the road they were taking now was not that road.
Shang Ruyi sat on the side of the carriage, looking at the rising sun on the right, which was shining brightly, making her unable to open her eyes.
She turned back and looked at Yu Wenye beside her: "Are we going north?".
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