Author: Leng Qingshan

The room suddenly became quiet.

Although she knew that the answer shouldn't be too surprising, Shang Ruyi still felt a sudden pain in her chest, which made her unable to guard against it and even her breath became confused.

After a long time, she managed to say "Oh" in a calm but somewhat weak voice.

Changwan looked at her carefully and did not dare to say anything.

Shang Ruyi stood for a while, then walked to the table and sat down. After sitting for a while, she turned to look at the jewelry box that Chang Wan had brought over on the table. She took a deep breath, as if she felt that she was finally calm and calm.

When he got down, he reached out to open the jewelry box and took out two beaded hairpins.

Comparing the two, she put the luxurious and colorful one back, leaving the simple but dignified one aside.

Following the same pattern, I selected bracelets and earrings.

Chang Wan watched for a while, then came back to her senses and said softly: "Young madam, are you choosing what to bring tomorrow?"

Shang Ruyi nodded gently.

At this time, Tu Sheer also walked in from outside. She had just finished packing Shang Ruyi's things for bathing. She was still sweating and was fanning herself with her hands. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Shang Ruyi arranging the jewelry on the table.

He was stunned for a moment and said: "Miss, I will prepare the things you need to bring tomorrow. You'd better go to bed early."

Shang Ruyi shook his head and said softly: "You still have to do these yourself."

"..."

"..."

The two maids glanced at each other subconsciously, as if they felt that there was something deeper in her words.

But before they could think about it, Shang Ruyi raised his head again and said, "Bring me formal clothes."

Upon hearing this, Chang Wan hurriedly said: "Young madam, tomorrow's Dharma meeting is not a court gathering, so the officials and wives who are going do not need to wear formal clothes."

"oh?"

Shang Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "Then, prepare that set of indigo clothes for me."

"That one?"

Tu Sheer and Chang Wan looked at each other again, and Tu Sheer said softly: "Miss, do you want to change your clothes?"

Although the jewelry chosen by Shang Ruyi are all clean and dignified, and the clothes are also plain, the combination of the clothes and the jewelry has a strange, low-key eye-catching look, as if - it doesn't seem to be very attractive.

Pay attention, but once someone sees you, you will be unable to take your eyes away.

But tomorrow is the court's Dharma assembly, and Shang Ruyi has a special status, so the experience of this trip to Jiangdu is even more special.

Shouldn't she try her best to make herself "obsolete"?

Facing the confused looks of the two people, Shang Ruyi smiled faintly and said: "No, just prepare like this, let's go."

Seeing what she said, the two of them had no choice but to take out the clothes, hang them on the rack, iron the wrinkles, and prepare the belt, waiting to be put on tomorrow.

After everything was ready, the two maids left the room, leaving her to rest alone.

The room became quiet.

Almost immediately, Shang Ruyi felt as if his heart felt empty.

She knew that she was feeling uncomfortable, and she also knew that she had perfectly concealed her discomfort, but even if she had deceived everyone, the dull pain in her heart and the feeling of emptiness at the moment could not deceive herself.

But why do you still feel uncomfortable?

She was a little angry with herself, but she was even more helpless. Even if she was angry with herself, even if she knew she shouldn't feel uncomfortable because of that person or what he had done, the discomfort was like a monster that she couldn't resist, always coming to her.

Just when he thought he was well-prepared, he rushed into her world, tearing her heart apart and dripping with blood.

Shang Ruyi raised his head, looked at the pale and pitiful image of himself reflected in the bronze mirror on the other side, and smiled bitterly.

Even if she was dripping with blood, so what? She still had to heal herself, stand up, and live again.

She has to rely on herself!

Thinking of this, she gained some strength from her depressed mood. Shang Ruyi took a deep breath, stood up and walked to the bed, preparing to rest early. After all, what exactly would she face tomorrow? Not only would she

I don’t know, maybe even God doesn’t know.

But as soon as he reached the bed, he froze there again.

There is only one bed in this room.

Of course there is only one bed. This is where Yu Wenye grew up. He lives alone, so naturally there is only one bed.

But how to sleep?

In the past, when they were in Taiyuan Mansion and Luoyang, the two of them could sleep in separate beds as agreed. After that——

What is the relationship between the two people like now?

In fact, for her, there didn't seem to be much difference between sleeping on the same bed or sleeping in separate beds. After all, the two had already had skin-to-skin contact and were already a real couple; but she also knew in her heart that after experiencing

After some things happened, it was impossible for the two of them to go back to that time, the time when they were close to each other, their ears and temples were rubbed together, and their hearts were completely given to each other.

This couple is fake after all.

Fake……

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi suddenly felt that her heart was empty and she felt less uncomfortable. She went to bed calmly, blew out the candles, then lay down and closed her eyes.

Time passed by little by little in the dark night.

In the blink of an eye, the third update has passed.

All the lights in the Duke's Mansion were extinguished, and everything was completely silent. The room was shrouded in an almost tense silence, and the heart that was still beating inside was about to slowly become cold.

At this moment, the door to the outer room was gently pushed open.

She obviously felt that she was about to fall asleep, maybe even fell into a light sleep, but that gentle click sounded like something she had been waiting for for a long time. As soon as it rang, Shang Ruyi suddenly woke up.

.

She slowly opened her bright eyes in the darkness.

At this time, she was a little panicked. She didn't know why she had to wake up at this time. She didn't want to face Yu Wenye again tonight, especially after he entered the palace and came back.

Thinking of this, she tried her best to suppress her heartbeat and breathing.

He lay quietly on his side on the bed, as if he was already asleep.

However, the more she suppressed her heartbeat and breathing, the blood in her body surged almost to the point of bursting, and her whole body's senses became much sharper than usual. She could even clearly hear Yu Wenye's breathing and his footsteps.

He made a sound, walked into the inner room step by step, and walked to the bed step by step.

Then, it stopped.

He stood motionless like this, as if he was looking at something, and as if he was waiting for something.

However, on such a night, what could he see and what could he expect?

Shang Ruyi's hand on his chest subconsciously tightened his grip on his clothes.

Only then did she suddenly realize that the situation at this moment, even the heartbeat, was familiar. It was the night when the two of them were outside Xingluo Cang. It was like this. She fell asleep, but did not fall asleep. Yu Wenye left

Go to the bed and stand quietly.

However, it is different after all.

At that time, even though I had been injured several times, I still longed for a sincere heart that could completely belong to me. Even after being rejected by him many times, I still mustered up the courage to walk to his tent and ask him for it.

A truth - can it be true between them?

But now, she already knows everything and no longer accumulates useless courage.

Everything between them is fake.

Even if there is physical intimacy, even if there is reality between husband and wife... it is still fake.

Thinking about it this way, and then recalling my bravery and initiative back then, I didn't think it was a little funny, but also a little pitiful. Shang Ruyi's hand that was tightly clasped on his heart gently caressed himself, as if to appease his staleness.

But it is like a wound that refuses to scab.

But at this moment, a warm hand suddenly touched her shoulder!

"...!"

With just this contact, her whole body seemed to be electrified, and she suddenly started to tremble.

what happened!?

Yu Wenye——

Shang Ruyi's breathing was suffocated, and even his heartbeat stopped at this moment. All the sensations in his body were concentrated on his shoulders at this moment. That inch of cool skin was covered by a thin layer of pajamas.

Covered by warm hands, it suddenly felt as hot as if it was about to burst into flames.

What is he going to do?

Why are you touching yourself at this time?

Just when Shang Ruyi was a little panicked, but tried her best to control herself and calm down, she heard a gentle sigh.

It was Yu Wenye's sigh.

It seems to have a little smile, but also seems to be a little weak.

What was he sighing for?

That night, they had no communication at all. He went to the palace and saw the person he met. This sigh could only be because of the person in his heart.

But why, standing next to him, stroking his shoulders, sighing like this?

Shang Ruyi's heart was very confused, but he felt that he shouldn't be confused.

The things he did, his sighs...why do I have to think so much?

Thinking like this, she calmed herself down more firmly. Even though her heart was beating like a drum, she still tried her best to breathe evenly and long, still lying on her side on the bed, with the large empty space behind her, enough to

The two of them spent the night without disturbing each other.

So that hand—

She waited for the hand to let go.

After a long time, the hand really let go.

Then, she felt Yu Wenye slowly take off his coat, sit on the edge of the bed, and seemed to look back at her for a while before lying down.

Then, he also turned sideways.

Although he didn't look back, the keen senses around him clearly told Shang Ruyi that the person behind him turned sideways and was facing him.

In the night, his eyes seemed to be looking at her.

After a long, almost suffocating silence, he sighed again.

The breath that carried his scent, and even more so his body temperature, blew over the back of Shang Ruyi's neck, bringing a numbing feeling that was almost unbearable to her - although she didn't know that she couldn't stand it.

What else could she do, but she still curled up calmly.

The night passed in such panic and confusion.
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