In the narrow carriage, the atmosphere was dull and awkward.

Shang Ruyi certainly knew that Yuwen Ye's appearance in front of Wang Shaoji just showed that he would still make the appearance of a husband in front of everyone, that is, their transaction will continue.

But that is also in front of outsiders.

It is inevitable that there are only two people getting along with each other, and it is still embarrassing.

Shang Ruyi struggled for a long time, and felt that she could not be so stiff for at least a month after going back, so she spoke up to break the deadlock: "Does your injury still hurt?"

“…”

There was another dull breath in the carriage.

After a while, Yuwen Ye said, "If it doesn't hurt, I'll ride a horse."

“…”

Shang Ruyi sighed softly.

Indeed, he doesn't usually have a car with him when he travels. If it weren't for the injury to his chest this time, he would definitely not have sat with him.

The carriage was quiet for a while.

Suddenly, Yuwen Ye said: "You have thought about how to explain to my father?"

"ah?"

Shang Ruyi was stunned and turned to look at him in surprise.

When the pair of Shang Shang Ruyi's stunned gaze, Yu Wen Ye also understood and sneered coldly: "It seems that you haven't thought about it yet."

“…”

"Then what are you busy with these two days?"

Shang Ruyi pursed her lips and said softly: "I plead with His Majesty the Emperor and asked him to forgive his uncle's sins. Your Majesty has agreed to me that when he returns to Luoyang, he will order his uncle to be released from Lingnan."

A look of surprise appeared on Yuwen Ye's face: "You--"

Shang Ruyi said: "I said I must save my uncle and the others, and I have not forgotten this."

“…”

"Actually, I also want to plead for Lord Pei and the others, but the emperor did not agree."

“…”

"He said that it is already the limit to spare my uncle."

Speaking of this, she looked at Yuwen Ye with regret in her eyes, but saw the latter's expression was solemn. When she looked at her eyes, there was a flash of indescribable brilliance. After a while, he whispered: "You are in love, Xingyuan knows that you will be grateful."

Shang Ruyi shook her head gently.

She thought about the question Yuwen Ye asked her just now, thought about it, and said softly: "As for how to explain to her father, I will think about it again."

Yuwen Ye looked at her for a while, suddenly turned his face and said lightly: "No need."

"Hmm? Why?"

Yuwen Ye frowned slightly, looked back and glared at her, and then said, "Although my father is Duke Sheng, he is not as powerful as that, and his daughter-in-law is not known to everyone in the world."

“…”

"The people of Yanmen County do not recognize who you are."

“…”

"As for the people in the palace and those officials who have seen you, someone had already killed a chicken to warn the monkey last night. Except for Wang Shao and those kind of people, no one would mention it again."

“…”

"Since no one has mentioned it again, you don't have to explain anything to your father."

Speaking of this, he looked at Shang Ruyi and said with a smile: "Your Duke's Mansion's daughter-in-law's identity has been preserved."

Although these words were a bit ridiculous, Shang Ruyi no longer cared about them at this time. For her, the most important thing was the safety of her uncle and the others. Secondly, it was indeed her identity as the daughter-in-law of the Duke's Mansion.

Since this matter has been temporarily suppressed, there is no need to face Yu Wenyuan's criticism, it is indeed great news for her.

She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "This is great."

Yuwen Ye snorted coldly.

At this moment, an order came from the front, and then, I felt the carriage tremble slightly and began to move forward slowly. Shang Ruyi lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out. It turned out that the entire brigade had already begun to move forward.

This Yanmen County is not big, and the government office is built in the south of the city. After a while, they walked along the avenue and exited the southern city gate.

The wind immediately became noisy.

The curtain was constantly lifted by the cold wind, and Shang Ruyi could only look at the small county town that was gradually left behind by them. Recalling the thrilling experiences these days, Shang Ruyi didn't feel shivering.

She reached out and pressed the curtain.

Everything is over.

If this is a hurdle in her life, at least she has taken the opportunity to pass without any danger. Not only that, she also saved her uncle. Then the injuries suffered in this journey and even the nightmare experience are worth it.

I just don’t know what else she will face in the next path.

Feeling the cold wind was blocked, Yu Wen Ye, who was beside him, looked down at her, especially when she saw the white and slender hand pressing on the curtains, there were still some small wounds left on it. It was obviously left by the war a few days ago, but she seemed to not care at all, only the clear eyes were slight shimmering.

Yu Wen Ye took a deep breath and slowly moved his gaze away...

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This time I left, I walked for more than a month.

It seemed as if the cold wind from Shuobei had also brought back to the Central Plains. As the way southwards, the cold air gradually swept across the earth, getting colder day by day. Even if Shang Ruyi was wearing thick clothes and sitting in the carriage holding a hand warmer stove, she still couldn't help but tremble.

And the people who followed the car complained even more.

This Northern Tour can be said to be a complete failure.

When she thought of Chu Yang's glowing eyes and his lost and bleak expression that night, Shang Ruyi's mood couldn't help but become a little heavy. Seeing that Luoyang City was already in front of her, she couldn't help but think about what the arrogant emperor would do next.

Just when she was worried, Yuwen Ye suddenly said, "I have a question to ask you."

“…?”

Shang Ruyi turned to look at him.

Along the way, they spent very little time talking. Sometimes, they just sat upright in the carriage, like two clay statues. Except for necessary conversations, Yuwen Ye would hardly speak to her.

At this time, I suddenly had a question to ask her?

Shang Ruyi hurriedly said, "What?"

Yuwen Ye also lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at the team struggling to move forward with difficulty outside, and then said, "The words you said to me before seemed to be at the court-" Seeing Shang Ruyi's expression becoming nervous, he smiled faintly, swallowed the words behind him, and said, "Why is this time, the king is guarding the king and resisting the Turkic army? It seems that you are so eager for quick success and instant benefits."

"I don't……"

"Um?"

"I don't."

Shang Ruyi murmured, as if she had returned to yesterday, and Chu Yang also said those words to her.

But, she didn't.

Seeing her a little confused and seemingly very stubborn, Yu Wen Ye frowned slightly: "Then what are you doing?"

Shang Ruyi took a deep breath and said, "This time the Turkic army raided the camp. If I didn't actively resist, I would have died on the way to escape. A hundred thousand troops were at the city. If I didn't serve the king and guard Yanmen County, I would have died long ago when the city was broken."

“…”

"There is no end to the eggs when the nest is destroyed. I just want to survive. It's not what you said - eager for quick success and instant benefits."

"So, you just-"

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, as if he hadn't thought about what words to describe her, or, he thought of it, but it was not convenient to say it.

Shang Ruyi saw his thoughts and whispered: "I am afraid of death."

Yuwen Ye raised his eyebrows: "You are calm."

Shang Ruyi said: "I don't think it's embarrassing to live and fear death."

"oh?"

"On the contrary, I think that being greedy for life and fear of death is the best character of a person. For myself, for the people I love, and for the protection of them, I must live and live to see better scenery and meet better people."

"Better people..."

After repeating these four, Yu Wen Ye's brows slowly frowned.

After a while, he said lightly: "You think about the long term."

Shang Ruyi felt a hint of inexplicable aura in his words, and couldn't help but turn to look at him and said seriously: "Is there no one in your heart - can you persist in it for her, even in the most difficult environment, and be a better person for her?"

“…”

Yuwen Ye's expression became even more weird.

Shang Ruyi couldn't help but smile faintly.
To be continued...