Chapter 1257 has already changed history!
Seeing that the Crown Prince's men had all left, the crowded road at the palace gate was instantly cleared by half. Yuwen Ye also dismissed some officials who were eager to know his next arrangements. He left the rest to Shen Wuzheng and Pei Xingyuan, while he and Shang Ruyi boarded the carriage.
Soon, the carriage turned around and left the palace, heading towards the Prince of Qin's residence.
Although Shang Ruyi had prepared an ice basin and placed it under the seat cushion, making the carriage cool and comfortable, Yuwen Ye did not appear relaxed sitting there. On the contrary, he clenched his teeth, his temples were slightly protruding, and his face was gloomy, clearly indicating that he still had pent-up anger in his chest.
Shang Ruyi, of course, knew what he was angry about.
She knew this from the moment she saw that Xiao Yuansui was unharmed and had come out with the Crown Prince.
So he asked, "Father really did give Xiao Yuansui to the Crown Prince. What official position did he appoint him to?"
Yuwen Ye said, "Your Highness's tutor."
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's eyes flickered slightly, and she sneered, "When Su Qinglan came to treat Yuan Gan the other day, she mentioned that Father Emperor had been reading the Tao Te Ching these past few days, and it seems he has benefited quite a bit. The way of Heaven is to take from those who have more than enough and give to those who have less than enough."
"..."
"He not only wants to transfer you to Luoyang to balance the east and west, but also wants to balance the manpower under your command and that of the Crown Prince."
"..."
"However, Xiao Yuansui is this person..."
She was about to say that this person was not one to submit to others, nor was he someone who could be satisfied with being a mere groom for the Crown Prince, when Yuwen Ye lowered his voice and continued, "He was also appointed as the Right General of the Thousand Oxen Guard, commanding ten thousand troops."
"What?!"
Hearing this, even though she had prepared herself mentally, Shang Ruyi frowned.
The emperor is now showing absolutely no mercy in suppressing the King of Qin.
She looked up at Yuwen Ye again and saw his ears twitching slightly, caused by clenching his teeth, which made his face look somewhat ferocious. Shang Ruyi knew that although he wanted to fight for the greatest power from the beginning, he never wanted to take it from Yuwen Yuan, but rather to compete with Yuwen Qian. However, after Yuwen Yuan favored the eldest son time and time again, he gradually overtook his brothers and began to fight against his father.
Regardless of the circumstances, he still cherished the bond between father and son, so when Yuwen Yuan showed weakness, he actually considered retreating to Luoyang.
But reality is...
Seeing Yuwen Ye's ashen face, even though the carriage was cool, he felt as if he were being roasted over a fire. The torment in his heart was almost drying him out. Shang Ruyi reached out and gently stroked the back of his hand, feeling that he was as tense as a bow stretched to its limit, about to break.
Upon feeling Shang Ruyi's touch, Yuwen Ye subconsciously withdrew his hand.
But Shang Ruyi wouldn't let him avoid it. She stretched out her hand and grabbed his hand directly. Even though his hand was almost twice the size of hers, she still held on tightly. Taking advantage of the opportunity when his fingers loosened, she deftly slipped her fingertips into his palm and forcefully intertwined her fingers with his.
As his cool palm touched Yuwen Ye's hot hand, Yuwen Ye involuntarily shivered.
As a result, it was as if some of the anger in my body had been relieved, and I felt much more relaxed.
"Feng Chen,"
Shang Ruyi looked at him and said calmly and composedly, "You've always known what to do."
Yuwen Ye raised his head and met those clear and lucid eyes. Finally, he found a glimmer of salvation in the torment of loss and frustration. Yes, there were those who abandoned him, and there were those who stayed with him and never gave up. It seemed that he really didn't need to be so hung up on what he had lost long ago.
So he took a deep breath and gripped her hand tightly.
"You've always been there for me!"
Seeing his eyes regain their clarity and sharpness, Shang Ruyi smiled: "Of course."
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When they returned to the Prince of Qin's residence, the Crown Prince's residence on the other side was unusually crowded with guests and bustling with activity.
Although everyone gathered to discuss how to deal with the Prince of Qin's mansion, they stopped talking about it after they got together and just laughed and celebrated. After all, today was a day when the clouds parted and the moon shone through for them. No one expected that the Prince of Qin's mansion, which had been pressing forward step by step, would be dealt a heavy blow by Yuwen Yuan and be powerless to fight back. As long as Yuwen Ye retreated from Luoyang, there would be no more threat to the Crown Prince in Chang'an.
This is absolutely fantastic news!
Even though he had lost an eye and had been somewhat gloomy, Yu Dingxing smiled at this moment. He even smiled at his daughter, with whom he had not been on good terms lately, and said, "Princess Consort, His Highness the Crown Prince can finally rest easy this time."
Yu Mingyue smiled noncommittally.
Of course, Yu Dingxing didn't need her to respond too enthusiastically, since the atmosphere around them was already joyful enough. He turned around and smiled as he spoke to Su Changjing beside him, while several officials on the other side were gesturing wildly and jumping for joy.
Yu Mingyue sat in the lobby, looking at the lively scene below, and for some reason felt a chill run down her spine.
She felt like she was in a dream.
Although from the moment she came into this world, from the moment she realized what she had been through, from the day she followed Yuwen Qian, she wanted to change his fate and everything in this world. And now, it seems that she has finally gotten her wish. It's not a question of whether Yuwen Ye should agree to go to Luoyang, but rather the emperor has clearly issued an edict, almost in a derogatory manner, ordering him to go to Luoyang.
Yuwen Ye, the man who always loomed over them like a dark cloud, would no longer stay in Chang'an, would no longer vie for power with Yuwen Qian, and the earth-shattering coup that would have changed the fate of the entire dynasty would not have occurred at Xuanwu Gate!
All of this happened so suddenly that Yu Mingyue was somewhat at a loss.
Is this true?
Did they really defeat Yuwen Ye?
"What’s wrong with you?"
Hearing the question, Yu Mingyue turned her head in surprise and met those calm, translucent eyes.
The one who asked her the question was actually Yuwen Qian.
At this moment, while almost everyone in the hall was celebrating and congratulating each other, the only one who noticed her unusual behavior and asked her a question was Yuwen Qian, who was usually indifferent to everything and hardly paid attention to her moods. Yu Mingyue was even a little incredulous, but she saw a hint of inquiry in his quiet eyes.
She said, "You—"
Yuwen Qian asked, "Did you think of something?"
"..."
"Is all of this different from what you remember?"
Yu Mingyue pondered for a moment, then asked instead of answering, "Why are you asking me that?"
Yuwen Qian looked at her for a while, then turned his head, smiled calmly, and said, "I was just thinking that we did so much before in order to change my fate, or rather, to change the 'history' you know; but the more we did, the more mistakes we made—no, perhaps it's not that we made more mistakes, but that there are some things that we probably needed to do in order to move forward."
Upon hearing this, Yu Mingyue's face immediately darkened.
She said in a trembling voice, "You mean, no matter what we do, we can't change history?"
Yuwen Qian was silent for a moment, then said, "At least judging from what has happened in recent years, that's the case."
"..."
Have we really changed anything?
"..."
"Father ascended the throne as you said, I became the crown prince as you said, Yan Jie became the King of Qi, and he also became the King of Qin. Moreover, he indeed wielded immense power and was invincible in battle—"
At this point, Yuwen Qian's eyes flickered: "Even at Hulao Pass, with such a disparity in troop strength, he was able to win..."
"..."
"Throughout history, there has never been such a victory in any dynasty."
"..."
"I think, perhaps he really is the chosen one—"
"Your Highness!"
Before he could finish speaking, Yu Mingyue interrupted him in a deep voice, her eyes flashing with a hint of ruthlessness. She said in a deep voice, "But he has already lost. He is about to be demoted to Luoyang by the Emperor. He can no longer compete with you for the position of Crown Prince!"
"..."
"We have changed history!"
"..."
Yuwen Qian turned to look at her, his thin lips trembling slightly, but he didn't say anything, only smiled faintly.
"Perhaps."
After speaking, he turned to look at the crowd in the hall. Although they were celebrating that the Qin King's faction was finally being eliminated from Chang'an and would no longer pose a threat to the Crown Prince, the crowd's celebration seemed to have nothing to do with him. He was like a person standing quietly on the shore, watching the ripples on the water.
Yuwen Qian smiled faintly, then got up and walked out.
Watching his retreating figure, Yu Mingyue frowned, and her previously dazed expression sharpened.
perhaps……?
When dealing with someone like Yuwen Ye, there's no room for "maybe".
We must utterly defeat him, leaving him no chance to recover, before we can feel at ease. Yuwen Qian is right—this is probably why Yuwen Ye's attitude has been so strange since his victory at Hulao Pass. To win such a battle against such a disparate force is almost unimaginable for ordinary people—Yuwen Ye is no ordinary man.
Yuwen Qian's unfinished sentence was not entirely without merit.
This person may be the chosen one.
But in comparison, haven't I also experienced life and death?
Thinking of this, Yu Mingyue took a deep breath and looked up, but all she could see was a group of people celebrating wildly. Although everyone saw the Crown Prince get up and leave, he was often like this and did not often participate in their discussions, so they were not too surprised. However, when Yu Mingyue saw that even her father, Yu Dingxing, and several other old ministers were chatting and laughing, as if no one had noticed what they had just said, Yu Mingyue felt a chill in her heart, a sense of desolation and loneliness, like a room full of distinguished guests but few kindred spirits.
Just then, she saw a pair of bright, sparkling eyes.
This was the only person in the lobby who was somewhat unfamiliar to her, but she had heard of him for a long time.
Xiao Yuansui.
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