Chapter 476 I Made You Cry Again
Outside the window, the wind howled and the rain poured down, but inside, all was quiet.
The two figures clung tightly together by the bed, their heartbeats seemingly synchronized at that moment.
I don't know how much time passed, but outside the wind and rain were still raging and torrential. Fortunately, the sobbing and whimpering that could have melted even the strongest heart finally subsided.
Then, a deep and magnetic voice sounded in my ear—
Are you feeling better?
Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat because of the gentleness of the voice.
She slowly lifted her head from that warm embrace and looked at Yuwen Ye. Because of the raging wind and rain outside, the room was dark and the light was not good. But in the dim light, his gaze revealed a strange, deep tenderness. With just one glance, Shang Ruyi felt as if her mind was being drawn into those deep, starry eyes.
It was as if they were doomed.
However, his face was still pale, and his slightly pursed lips were also bloodless.
This was not a good time for her to vent her pent-up emotions from the past few days. After all, there were still formidable enemies outside, and Yuwen Ye himself had not yet recovered his strength and energy, and there were still many things to do.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi slowly straightened up. Just as she was about to say something, she looked down and saw that Yuwen Ye's chest was somewhat dark. Upon closer inspection, she realized that it was soaked with her tears.
Shang Ruyi blushed immediately.
Yuwen Ye was about to say something, but when he saw her flushed cheeks, he was stunned. Then he looked down at the slightly damp and cold spot in his arms and pursed his lips.
He looked at her, a half-smile on his face, and said, "You're so strong, but it turns out you're made of water too."
"..."
Shang Ruyi's face turned even redder.
She hurriedly propped herself up and got up to leave, actually to get him another set of clothes to change into, but just as she was about to move, she felt her slender wrist being enveloped by a familiar rough and warm sensation.
It was Yuwen Ye who grasped her wrist.
Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat. She looked down at him and saw that Yuwen Ye was still sitting on the headboard, motionless. The hand holding her wrist was still very weak, but when he looked at her, his deep eyes, which rarely showed a clear tenderness, were irresistible.
He said, "Don't go."
"..."
Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat again.
This time, her face not only turned red, but also felt hot, and she didn't even dare to look up and meet those eyes.
Yuwen Ye looked at her, his smile slowly fading, replaced by a solemn and serious expression, along with a hint of unspeakable guilt. He raised his other hand and gently stroked the corner of her eye.
A single tear was wiped away.
After a long silence, he finally said, "I made you cry again."
"..."
Shang Ruyi's heart sank. Just as she was about to say something, she sensed the sadness in his eyes and whispered, "But I can't even promise you that I won't make you shed tears again in the future."
"..."
"Because the path I am about to take is destined to be full of thorns."
"..."
"If you don't shed tears, you'll bleed."
"..."
Shang Ruyi slowly sat back down on the edge of the bed, looked at him for a while, and then slowly leaned into his arms again, whispering, "Isn't that perfect?"
"..."
"You bleed, I weep."
"..."
"Neither of us will hold the other back, and neither of us will be left behind."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt the faintly breathing chest pressed against her tremble slightly. After a while, the somewhat weak hands supported her shoulders. Shang Ruyi raised her head and met those deep eyes.
Yuwen Ye asked, "Won't you regret this?"
Shang Ruyi gently shook her head.
In truth, whose life isn't filled with thorns? Even Chu Yang—thinking of him, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart—as a chosen one of heaven, possessing the wealth of the world and ruling the land, didn't he also face countless difficulties on his path, and in the end, even his blood was spilled in Jiangdu Palace.
Therefore, she never cared about the hardships in life.
Before, what she cared about was whether she could protect her loved ones after enduring all this suffering; now, what she cares about is whether the person who went through all this suffering with her is the right one.
At this moment, Yuwen Ye couldn't tell whether his heavy heartbeat was due to happiness or an increasingly heavy sense of guilt, but he still gently raised his hand, his fingertips stroking her still slightly damp cheek, and said softly, "Okay, I won't let you regret it."
Shang Ruyi nodded vigorously and smiled at him.
Just then, another light flashed outside the window, followed by a deafening roar that rolled in from the thick clouds and exploded in the sky above Fufeng.
The loud noise also calmed down the two people who were immersed in different emotions.
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but look out the window, murmuring, "I didn't expect that after more than a month of drought, Fufeng would finally get rained on. With such heavy rain, if you really want to take action against Xue Xian's grain supplies, I'm afraid it won't be something that can be accomplished overnight."
Yuwen Ye wasn't too worried.
He said, "Even if it rains for two days, it won't matter."
"..."
"After all, my current physical strength—I need at least two or three days to recover."
"Two or three days?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi became somewhat anxious and said to him, "Don't be too ambitious. Although Tu She'er brought you the right medicine, this illness is not an ordinary cold, and you haven't eaten anything these past few days. For an ordinary person, it would take at least half a month to recover after enduring this for several days."
Yuwen Ye said calmly, "That's an ordinary person, not worth mentioning."
Shang Ruyi was speechless for a moment.
Just as she was choked and speechless, Yuwen Ye said again, "I'm hungry."
Shang Ruyi glared at him, but immediately stood up: "There's porridge heating up in the kitchen, I'll have them send some over—"
Yuwen Ye said, "The porridge is too watery. Bring me some food."
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi frowned: "No. You haven't eaten much for several days. If you suddenly eat such dry food, your stomach won't be able to handle it."
"..."
"These next few days, let's just drink some soup and porridge."
Yuwen Ye glanced at her and said, "I've already said that's what ordinary people should do, but I'm not."
"..."
"If you keep eating those things, it will take at least half a month to recover. You have to push your body. If you force yourself to get better, you can't afford not to."
"..."
Shang Ruyi almost laughed out of anger at his words.
However, seeing his resolute expression, she hesitated. In the end, they each compromised. She had the kitchen send over the food, but also hot soup. She poured the soup over the rice and even chopped it with a spoon, making it softer and finer than usual, before feeding it to Yuwen Ye.
Unexpectedly, he actually ate it, finishing one and a half bowls in one meal.
As a result, my spirits really improved a lot.
By evening, he was already able to sit on the edge of the bed and stretch out his arms.
Seeing his expression, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but smile. She then carried in the second bowl of medicine that Wo Xue had just brought over. However, the freshly brewed medicine was still a bit hot, so she had to put it aside and said softly, "You can drink this medicine when it cools down a bit."
Yuwen Ye nodded.
Then, looking at her, he said, "Then, let's talk during this time."
"say what?"
"Tell me, what has happened these past few days?"
"Didn't Mu Xian and the others just tell you that?"
“They are talking about what they know; but I know that something else must have happened these days that they don’t know, or even that they could never have guessed.”
As he spoke, Yuwen Ye looked at her and said, "Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to wake up from this illness so easily."
Shang Ruyi's eyes flickered slightly.
Actually, she didn't intend to hide it from Yuwen Ye, but since he had just woken up, she didn't want him to be troubled by so many worries before he had recovered his strength. However, seeing his actions after waking up, she understood.
People need to be pushed a little.
Yuwen Ye's strong mind and body today are probably because he has never been afraid to face terrible blows when he is at his weakest.
Thinking about this, she felt relieved.
So he sat down next to him and told him everything that had happened in the past few days, from the medicinal herbs in Daxing City being looted to Song Yu being executed and imprisoned, only to be silenced immediately.
As Yuwen Ye listened, his brows furrowed even more deeply.
After she finished speaking, the medicine on the side had cooled down a bit. Shang Ruyi brought it over, carefully blew on it to cool it down, and then presented it to Yuwen Ye.
Yuwen Ye looked down at the murky medicine, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "So, I contracted this disease because I drank the water from the Xiaolin River?"
"yes."
"But all the medicines in this city that can cure this disease have been bought up, even those from Daxing City?"
"yes."
"If you hadn't been suspicious and hadn't sent Tusheer to find the medicine beforehand, perhaps I—"
He paused at this point in his sentence.
Shang Ruyi looked at him, her eyes sharpening, and said in a deep voice, "Yes!"
"..."
"And that is why some people in the court insisted that you go on the expedition to Fufeng."
"..."
Yuwen Ye was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled faintly and said, "Why don't you just say Yu Dingxing?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi didn't speak, but looked at him with a solemn expression.
Yuwen Ye seemed to understand the deeper meaning in her eyes, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Are you trying to say that it's not Yu Dingxing?"
"..."
"Or rather, it's not just Yu Dingxing."
"..."
Shang Ruyi remained silent, but looked at him for a while longer before getting up and showing him two more things.
These were the two sachets that Yuwen Qian had given them earlier.
Shang Ruyi said, "Inside here, besides amulets, there are also aphrodisiac, asarum, patchouli... These things are put together to make a sachet. Some doctors also use it, but it only has one purpose."
"..."
"To prevent plague."
Yuwen Ye's expression slowly darkened.
He looked at the two sachets, remained silent for a long time, and then whispered, "What do you want to say?"
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