Chapter 129 I actually apologized to someone?!
Before she could turn around, a gust of wind, carrying a faint, desolate fragrance, brushed past her nose. Shang Ruyi turned her head and saw a dashing figure approaching leisurely. The distant firelight faintly illuminated a somewhat familiar, elegant smile on that face.
"What is the young mistress singing?"
Shang Ruyi's eyes widened suddenly: "Young Master Yang?"
The person who slowly walked up to her was none other than the incomparably handsome and elusive Young Master Yang Suiyi.
Shang Ruyi asked in surprise, "How come you're here too?"
"Just like you."
"You're also traveling with the Emperor? But I haven't seen you anywhere along the way?"
Yang Suiyi's eyes flickered, and he smiled, "There are tens of thousands of people accompanying the emperor this time. Young Madam, you must have seen them all before."
"..."
That's true.
Although she met some noble ladies and young masters and ladies along the way, Shang Ruyi was not fond of crowds. In addition, the Yuwen family had complicated relationships in the court, and she did not want to cause any trouble for herself, so she tried to stay with Lei Yu and the others as much as possible.
It's normal to have some things you haven't seen before.
However, Shang Ruyi still looked at the person in front of her with some caution. After all, it was so late, and it was not appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone together like this.
So she straightened up, intending to give a perfunctory reply and leave.
Before she could even speak, Yang casually walked to another flagpole, leaned against it, and smiled at her, saying, "I just heard the young mistress singing?"
Shang Ruyi said, "You misheard."
Yang smiled casually: "What's that song about?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi did not answer him and was already preparing to take her leave.
Yang casually leaned back against the flagpole, gazing at the dazzling starry sky above, and slowly said, "If I heard correctly, the song that the young mistress just sang was probably about a young girl missing her lover who has left home, hoping that he can return to her side soon."
"..."
Shang Ruyi paused, looking at him with some surprise: "You, you understand Turkic?"
The song she just sang was a love song from the Turkic people. The girl's lover left her, and she looked at the starry sky, longing for him and hoping that the starlight would light his way home and bring him back to her side soon.
She had only hummed it unconsciously as she recalled the past, never expecting anyone to hear it, and even more unexpectedly, Yang Suiyi knew Turkic.
Yang casually smiled and said, "I visited the Turkic Khaganate ten years ago, so I can understand it."
Shang Ruyi looked at him with some surprise: "Ten years ago? Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor's last tour of Shuobei?"
You know?
"Although I didn't experience it myself, there are probably very few people in the entire Daye Dynasty who don't know about that major event."
“That’s right, I was there that time too, and I had dealings with several Turkic ministers.”
"..."
Shang Ruyi looked at him, her gaze suddenly becoming serious.
She realized that her judgment of Yang Suiyi's age might be wrong.
She had previously thought this person looked to be no more than twenty years old, but after hearing what he said, she realized that he had accompanied the emperor on his tour of the northern frontier ten years ago and had interacted with the ministers of the Turks. At that time, he could not possibly have been just a child; he must have been an official with a position, and at least around twenty years old.
Could this person in front of me be over thirty years old?
But by the flickering firelight in the distance, looking at his handsome face, which was still full of youthful energy, one could hardly tell that he was actually that age.
Seemingly sensing her gaze, Yang casually looked up: "What's wrong?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi immediately looked away: "It's nothing."
Yang glanced at her for a moment, then smiled faintly as if he understood something.
He didn't ask any further questions, but continued the previous topic, asking, "It seems that the young mistress is also fluent in Turkic. Do you know what you're singing?"
Shang Ruyi lowered her head and said lightly, "It was just a casual remark, nothing serious."
"Yeah?"
Yang casually smiled and said, "But even though I don't understand Turkic, I could still hear some sadness in the young mistress's chant just now."
Shang Ruyi frowned.
Yang Suiyi smiled and looked at her, saying, "Could it be that the matter that saddened the young mistress on Mid-Autumn Festival has not been resolved yet?"
"..."
What's making you so worried?
"..."
"Who is it that makes you stand in the wind and dew all night for him?"
The question was a bit too intimate. Shang Ruyi wasn't used to someone being so close to her, or rather, so close to her emotions. But this Yang Suiyi had the ability to be free and at ease wherever he went, to casually pry into other people's thoughts, and even manipulate their emotions.
She said calmly, "Didn't Young Master Yang say that he doesn't like listening to other people's troubles?"
Yang glanced at her casually for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "But, the young mistress's troubles sound quite interesting."
"...!"
That statement is incredibly frivolous!
Shang Ruyi immediately stood up straight and said coldly, "I respect that you are an acquaintance of my husband, so I treat you with courtesy, but your words are far too disrespectful!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
But just as she took a few steps, a figure flashed before her eyes. Yang Suiyi suddenly spread his arms and blocked her way. Shang Ruyi almost bumped into him, and immediately took two steps back, shouting sternly, "Get out of the way!"
Yang Suiyi's face suddenly flushed with anger after being yelled at by her.
But looking at the suppressed anger on Shang Ruyi's face, which was clearly offended, he seemed conflicted. After a moment of thought, he finally softened and said, "Young Madam, please calm down. I misspoke just now, I—I apologize to Young Madam."
After saying that, he bowed to Shang Ruyi.
Although it was meant as an apology, he clearly didn't do this gesture often. Not only was his posture somewhat awkward, but when he bent over, he only leaned slightly. As he cupped his hands, a jade ring wrapped around his wrist peeked out from his sleeve, swaying gently.
Shang Ruyi stood in front of him, glaring at him with lingering anger.
After a long while, she said, "I don't know what Young Master Yang's intentions were in saying those things, but I hope I will never hear such words from his mouth again."
"..."
"Young Master Yang may be named Suiyi, but I, Shang Ruyi, am not a carefree person."
This was probably the first time Yang Suiyi had been reprimanded like this. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Alright, I promise I will never treat the young mistress lightly again, and I will never say those words again."
Shang Ruyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Even so, she didn't intend to say anything more to him.
And so, the two fell silent.
However, Yang Suiyi stood aside, seemingly still immersed in the shock of being reprimanded and forced to apologize. After a long silence, he looked at Shang Ruyi with a complicated expression and murmured in disbelief, "I actually apologized to someone...?!"
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