Chapter 642 She was afraid to go to rest
Upon hearing this, Lei Guo, who was standing in the lobby, was so shocked that he was momentarily stunned. He stared blankly at Shang Ruyi's slender figure, unable to recover for a long time.
He had long admired this Princess Qin, but it was only today, just now, that they met for the first time.
But even at their very first meeting, Shang Ruyi gave him several shocks—
Yuwen Ye is exceptionally skilled and daring. Back when he was just the second son of the Duke of Sheng, he was fearless in battle and dared to infiltrate Qi County alone to try and win him over. This is not surprising. However, the fact that Shang Ruyi, a woman, also came along, and that she, as the Princess Consort of Qin, dared to venture so deep into enemy territory, truly shows her extraordinary courage.
After they arrived, she remained silent while discussing with Yuwen Ye the capture of Qixian and Taiyuan. She seemed to be just a woman with courage but little knowledge of politics and military affairs. However, when they talked about how to capture Chaci, this Princess Qin volunteered to kill Chaci by performing a dance!
Even now, Lei Guo still remembers clearly the shock he felt at the time.
And Yuwen Ye's face suddenly darkened.
Yuwen Ye said coldly, "Do you think I would agree to your plan?"
Facing the cold and stern Yuwen Ye, even though his coldness wasn't directed at him, Lei Guo subconsciously held his breath. On the other side, Shang Ruyi also took a deep breath, but she wasn't intimidated. Instead, she looked up and stared directly into Yuwen Ye's eyes, saying earnestly, "If you really want to take Taiyuan..."
"..."
"If you want to take Taiyuan, you must take Qixian before tonight; if you want to take Qixian after tonight, you must take a surprise attack and kill Chaci and his guards."
"..."
"You can see the arrangement around you—you obviously can't handle it."
"..."
"I have it, why don't you agree?"
Upon hearing these words, Lei Guo couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Shang Ruyi's words were calm and logical, presenting the facts one by one, which made it impossible for Yuwen Ye, and even him, to refuse.
only--
She was, after all, the Princess Consort of Qin.
Let alone the King of Qin, even an ordinary man would find it hard to accept the thought of his wife having to dance for the enemy—which, in the end, is just a honey trap.
Moreover, she was the Princess Consort of Qin.
If this gets out, where will Yuwen Ye put his face? What will become of her reputation as the Princess Consort of Qin?
Lei Guo originally thought that Yuwen Ye would firmly refuse and scold his wife for trying to go out and show her face in public. However, to his surprise, Yuwen Ye remained silent for a long time. When he looked up at Shang Ruyi, he asked, "What kind of dance do you want to perform?"
"...!"
Lei Guo's eyes widened, and he held his breath.
Shang Ruyi, on the other hand, quieted down, her long eyelashes covering her bright eyes. Perhaps it was because of the heavy atmosphere at the moment, but a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.
After a long pause, she said, "Sword dance."
Upon hearing those two words, a glint of light, like the gleam of a sword, flashed in Yuwen Ye's eyes.
He said, "Okay."
...
And so, that breathtakingly beautiful sword dance came about.
Just now, Yuwen Ye appeared calm and collected, but in reality, he posed an extremely dangerous threat to the guests in the hall. Lei Guo could even sense that if those people attacked Yuwen Ye, he would not hesitate to use his own hands to kill all those who had witnessed the sword dance.
Originally, it was thought that everything was settled, and Shang Ruyi, who was obviously greatly frightened because of killing someone and looked so panicked that she seemed to be about to faint at any moment, should be sent away to rest immediately. Even Yuwen Ye had the same idea.
Unexpectedly, she was going to go with Yuwen Ye to open the city gate.
Despite her pale face and swaying slightly as she stood up, she refused to show any weakness.
Or perhaps, she knew her weaknesses, but refused to let them go unchecked.
At this moment, Lei Guo fully understood why her cousin Lei Yu, who was arrogant and infatuated with Yuwen Ye and should have been hostile to Shang Ruyi, would become friends with her and praise her in conversations and letters.
Even Lei himself felt that this Princess Qin was extraordinary!
At this moment, Yuwen Ye slowly stood up. He looked down at Shang Ruyi's still somewhat dazed eyes, but did not insist on the previous arrangement. He only said in a low voice, "If you can't hold on any longer, just tell me, and I will have someone send you back at any time."
Shang Ruyi nodded: "Mm."
Therefore, Yuwen Ye stopped lingering on her and turned to Lei Guo, saying, "Go to the city gate!"
"yes!"
In the darkness of night, the group hurried to the city gate. The guards here had let them pass at dusk, and they were all shocked to see Lei Guo leading them. Before they could react, Lei Guo gave an order, and the guards, in their confusion, did not dare to delay and hurriedly opened the gate.
As the gates opened, a gust of night wind suddenly rushed into the city.
A gust of cold wind instantly sobered the soldiers up.
Qi County has been surrendered to the Yuwen family.
However, this wasn't an unacceptable outcome for them. After all, from the beginning, they had been under the command of Lei Guo, who in turn was under the command of Yuwen Yuan, the Duke of Sheng and the Pacification Ambassador of Shanxi. Since Yuwen Yuan had accepted the abdication of the young emperor and established the new Great Sheng Dynasty, it was only natural for them to obey him.
After all, even in terms of character alone, the kind and benevolent Yuwen Yuan was far better than the greedy, arrogant, and cruel Wang brothers; moreover, although these soldiers dared not openly resist Wang Shao and his accomplices in collusion with the Turks, they were somewhat resentful in their hearts.
Now that the valiant and renowned Prince Yuwen Ye of Qin has come to recapture Qi County, it is exactly what they wanted, so no one dared to say a word.
In the quiet night, three whooshing sounds rang out again.
Yuwen Ye stood on the city wall, holding a torch high and waving it three times into the deep night outside.
Soon, heavy footsteps echoed through the night, approaching like rolling thunder, shaking the ground beneath their feet. Before long, a large group of people drew near; it was Shen Tu Tai leading his men.
Upon reaching the city gate and seeing Yuwen Ye standing on the city wall, they all breathed a sigh of relief and quietly entered the city.
When the two groups met, there was no conflict. Once everyone had passed through the city gate, Yuwen Ye immediately ordered the gate to be closed.
A plan to seize a city, which should have been resolved through a bloody battle, unfolded and ended quietly.
Although Shen Tu Tai and the others knew of Yuwen Ye's abilities, they were still worried all night that two people had entered enemy territory. Now, faced with all this, they were filled with admiration. Several deputy generals immediately rushed up the city wall and kowtowed to Yuwen Ye: "Your Highness, Prince Qin!"
"Your Highness is indeed wise and mighty!"
"This humble general admires you!"
Yuwen Ye handed the torch he was using as a signal to Lei Guo beside him. The flames blazed, illuminating Lei Guo's indifferent face. Even his cold eyes showed no emotion. He calmly said, "The army should rest. Remember, do not disturb the people in the city."
Everyone immediately replied, "Yes!"
Just then, a small, sturdy figure emerged from the crowd, happily about to rush to Shang Ruyi's side. But as soon as he got closer, his eyes widened in fright, and he stammered, "Your Highness, you—"
The one speaking was the kind boy who had been waiting all night.
Just now, down below the city wall, everyone's eyes were focused on the King of Qin. Only he, after confirming that the King of Qin was safe and sound, immediately searched for that familiar figure among the shadowy crowd in the firelight. And he did find her. The Queen of Qin was standing on the city wall in a colorful dress, looking absolutely stunning.
But as he got closer, he was shocked to realize that it was a white dress stained with blood!
Upon hearing his voice, everyone turned to look, taking a deep breath. Even Shen Tu Tai's eyes widened: "Your Highness, what is this—"
Shang Ruyi raised her still pale face, which had not yet regained its color, and looked at them.
Then, looking at Shan Tong'er, he smiled reassuringly and said, "It's alright. It's Turkic blood."
Although it was only a few words, without any superfluous description, everyone immediately sensed the dangerous undercurrents hidden within those calm words. Looking at her calm face, Shen Tu Tai remained silent for a long time before saying in a deep voice, "The Princess Consort is indeed a heroine."
Shen Tu Tai had long been renowned in the army, and even he said so, so everyone admired Shang Ruyi.
Such scenes have occurred before.
Shang Ruyi clearly remembered that the first time she went to the army with Yuwen Ye, after her competition with Huang Gongyi, her defeat won the admiration and praise of everyone in the army. Some people even cheered for her. At that time, she was overjoyed.
That should be the case right now.
But for some reason, even though I wanted to laugh, I couldn't, and I even had trouble breathing.
Shang Ruyi could only manage a forced smile as she addressed Shen Tu Tai and the soldiers around her who were bowing respectfully to her, saying faintly, "It's just my duty."
After saying that, he lowered his head and said to the kind-hearted boy with a concerned look on his face, "Don't worry."
At this moment, Yuwen Ye suddenly stepped forward and ordered everyone to go down immediately. He also asked Shen Tu Tai and several other deputy generals to go to the main hall with Lei Guo to discuss tomorrow's matters. Hearing his arrangement, everyone went down the city wall.
Only the two of them remained on the city wall.
In the pitch-black night, Yuwen Ye looked down at the pale face in front of him for a long time, then said in a deep voice, "I still need to discuss tomorrow's matters with them. You don't need to listen to these things for now."
"..."
"Go back and rest, it's too late."
As he spoke, his eyes, deeper than the night, flickered slightly as he looked at Shang Ruyi and said in a low voice, "You can't not rest."
"...!"
Shang Ruyi's heart trembled slightly.
His words seemed to indicate that he knew she was afraid to go to rest.
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