Chapter 866 is also not smart.

Shang Ruyi looked at her with a conflicted respect in her eyes, but when she turned to look at Yuwen Ye, she saw him frown slightly, looking at Lüxiao as if he were looking at a fool.

A fool.

She thought Yuwen Ye would say something, but he remained silent. Just then, his attendant entered from outside, presenting a letter and whispering, "Your Highness, a letter from Lord Shentu."

Shen Tu Tai's reply?

Shang Ruyi remembered that Yuwen Ye had told her before that he would write a letter to Shen Tu Tai, asking him to pay attention to this eastward military campaign, especially to be wary of Yuwen Cheng and his group possibly dealing with Shen Wuzheng. Judging by the time, Shen Tu Tai should be able to reply to her.

Yuwen Ye took the letter and immediately opened it, but this caused an awkward silence in the hall. Shang Ruyi thought for a moment and then turned to Lüxiao and said, "But, if you set off like this, the road won't be safe."

Green Silk smiled faintly: "There is never a time of peace in the world."

"But it's always dangerous for you to travel alone."

"I've walked alone before."

“The girl in green silk…”

Shang Ruyi knew she had no right to stop a woman from returning to the side of her beloved, yet she still pleaded with her. Perhaps Green Silk's charm would displease most women, but she truly felt only admiration and pity for her, and was even more unwilling to let this beautiful woman suffer any harm.

Although she still doesn't understand why she feels that Lüxiao will be harmed if she goes to Luoyang where Xiao Yuansui is.

Just as Shang Ruyi was about to persuade Lüxiao, she was suddenly interrupted by Yuwen Ye, who said, "I advise you to stay in our 'Cao camp'."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment.

Green Silk looked at him with surprise, especially at the letter in his hand: "What does Your Highness Qin mean by this?"

Yuwen Ye had been ignoring her for a while. Even though it was clear he didn't approve of her going to Luoyang, he didn't say anything. But after reading the letter, he suddenly interrupted, obviously because there was something wrong with the letter.

Yuwen Ye slowly folded the letter along the previous crease and said, "You want to go to Luoyang because Xiao Yuansui is there, right?"

"certainly."

"But Xiao Yuansui isn't in Luoyang now, what are you going there for? To run into Wang Shaoqiu?"

Green Silk ignored Wang Shaoqiu in his words, but her expression changed as soon as she heard that Xiao Yuansui was not in Luoyang. She hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Where did he go?"

Shang Ruyi was also somewhat surprised, and turned to look at Yuwen Ye, her gaze also questioning.

Yuwen Ye picked up the folded letter with two fingers and waved it, saying, "My subordinate wrote to tell me that Xiao Yuansui has led his troops away from Luoyang and his whereabouts are unknown."

"..."

“If you go there now, not only will you not find a place to stay, you might also just be asking for trouble.”

"..."

"So I advise you to stay in Chang'an for now."

As he spoke, Yuwen Ye stood up and looked at her coldly: "Here, you have no room to harm us."

Green Silk stared at him with wide eyes.

Her words were half confession and half threat, but Shang Ruyi didn't respond to the "threat" in her words from beginning to end. She was only worried about her safety. As for Yuwen Ye, this Prince of Qin had fought with Xiao Yuansui more than once, but he still allowed her to live in Chang'an. Now he was even more certain that she could not harm them. This was not only a kind of magnanimity, but also a kind of confidence.

This was something she had almost never encountered in her scattered and desolate life.

For a moment, Lüxiao was also somewhat bewildered, staring blankly at them without saying a word. However, Madam Yu, who had been holding the child, sighed and said, "Miss Lüxiao, it is your own business if you want to leave, but I still have to say something—him coming to save you and you escaping to see him are two different things."

Shen Shiyan, standing to the side, stroked his beard and said, "What you say is very true, Madam."

Green Silk turned to look at her, but her eyes were even more bewildered.

After a long silence, she finally said, "Alright, I'll stay here for now. But I want to make it clear that once I find Xiao Lang's whereabouts, I will still go to find him."

Shang Ruyi sighed inwardly: "Of course we won't force you to stay."

Hearing this, Lüxiao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, then bowed to them and said, "Then, I'll take my leave."

After saying that, she turned and walked away. When she passed by Madam Yu, she paused for a moment, looked down at the little round baby in the swaddling clothes whose eyes were wide open and seemed to be looking at her curiously. A faint smile appeared on her lips, and then she walked away without looking back.

Shang Ruyi sighed as she watched her walk away.

Then, turning back to Madam Yu, she said softly, "Aunt, please take good care of her."

Yu nodded: "That's natural... Alas, it's also because I'm not smart."

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's heart sank, but she didn't say anything more. Yuwen Ye, who was standing to the side, put away the letter, looked at the sky, and said, "It's about time. We should go back."

Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Shen immediately stood up, and Mrs. Yu subconsciously hugged Xiao Yuanzi tightly: "Are you leaving already? Why don't you stay and have a simple meal?"

Yuwen Ye said, "I can't take her out for too long. My father will send some medicine over tonight. If she's not in the palace, we'll all be scolded if he finds out."

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Madam Yu felt both relieved and disappointed. She could only hand the swaddling clothes back to Tushe'er and then said to Shang Ruyi with reluctance, "Very well, Your Highness, go back and rest well. You must take good care of yourself. A woman who has given birth is half dead, so you must not overwork yourself."

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "I know, Auntie, don't worry."

So the couple reluctantly saw them off all the way to the gate and onto the carriage. Even after the carriage drove away from the gate of the Shen residence, they still looked up at the departing figures, unwilling to leave for a long time.

Shang Ruyi, sitting in the carriage, was also somewhat saddened.

She said softly, "It's only been a few months, but my uncle and aunt seem to have aged a bit."

Yuwen Ye turned to look at her and suddenly said, "Once we establish our own residence and military headquarters in the future, we'll have more time to visit them."

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's eyes lit up: "Is that alright?"

Yuwen Ye said, "If there is merit, there will naturally be a reward."

"That's true," Shang Ruyi nodded. But mentioning this immediately pulled her thoughts away from her loved ones, and she looked at Yuwen Ye, whispering, "Where exactly did Xiao Yuansui lead his troops?"

Yuwen Ye raised an eyebrow: "Didn't I just say their movements are unclear?"

Shang Ruyi immediately said, "I don't believe it. Shen Tu Tai is the most reliable person. There's no way he wouldn't have found out that Xiao Yuan Sui led the army away from Luoyang."