Chapter 991 A Natural Success
Tushe'er also sensed the mockery in her words and immediately became anxious: "What are you saying, Your Highness!"
As if to express her "displeasure," she, who was sitting with her knees drawn up at Shang Ruyi's feet, simply moved to face the window and sat with her back to Shang Ruyi.
Seeing her like this, Shang Ruyi smiled so hard her eyes crinkled, and reached out to pat her: "Are you angry?"
"snort!"
Tushe'er twisted his arm, preventing her from touching him.
Other palace maids would never dare to act so disrespectfully towards their mistress, but Shang Ruyi was always easygoing. Besides, Tu She'er and she had grown up together since childhood. Although they didn't say it out loud, their sisterly bond was deep in their hearts. So when Tu She'er acted disrespectfully towards her, she wasn't annoyed. She just smiled and said, "Sigh, are you really angry?"
Changwan watched from the side and then said softly with a smile, "She'er's heart is entirely with the Princess. She only wants to stay by the Princess's side to serve her and has no other thoughts."
As she spoke, she looked at Tusheer: "Right?"
Tushe'er then turned around, looked at her with a guilty conscience for a while, and then glared at Shang Ruyi with a huff. Shang Ruyi was amused by her childish appearance and laughed, saying, "Okay, I know I wronged you."
Tushe'er turned away again: "Hmph!"
Shang Ruyi said, "Sigh, why are you still angry even though I know I wronged you? Did I not wrong you?"
Tushe'er turned his head even more violently.
Shang Ruyi said impatiently, "Speak clearly, don't act all coy and hesitant, it's disgusting!"
Hearing her say that, Tushe'er stopped being coy and turned to look at her, asking, "Who will Your Highness take with you to Luoyang this time?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi finally understood why she had been so awkward the whole way.
Among the three senior palace maids by his side, Tushe'er was loyal, bold, and meticulous, mainly serving him personally. Changwan was left to Yuwen Ye by the official's wife; she was gentle, firm, steady, and cautious, mainly serving Yuwen Ye on weekdays. When he was away, she and Tushe'er managed the internal affairs of Qianqiu Palace together. Woxue was the youngest of the three senior palace maids, and because of her background, she was the least involved in affairs. However, she would be of the greatest use if Shang Ruyi were to be away, especially when facing danger.
Shang Ruyi had brought her along during the perilous battle of Fufeng.
This trip to Luoyang, and the first priority being to resolve the crisis in Xia Prefecture, would likely involve even greater dangers. Naturally, Shang Ruyi wanted to take her along. Tu She'er had clearly anticipated this, which is why she started to cause trouble along the way.
So Shang Ruyi glanced at her and asked, "Who do you want me to take?"
"..."
"I'll take you there. Can you ride a horse? Can you wield a sword?"
With just one sentence, Tushe'er, who was somewhat unconvinced, was speechless. Riding a horse was difficult for her, let alone protecting Shang Ruyi in case of danger. Even if she risked her life, she probably couldn't protect anything. But she knew that back in Fufeng, Woxue was able to carve out a way for Shang Ruyi to survive in the fire.
So she pouted, muttered to herself, and stopped talking.
Shang Ruyi glared at her, but Chang Wan smiled and said softly, "She'er, stay here. Wouldn't it be better if we went together?"
"..."
"The princess is gone, but the young prince is still here. We must take good care of him."
"..."
"Although Aunt Hui is dead, the situation in the palace is still unclear. Who knows how many eyes are watching Qianqiu Palace? If they come up with any more evil intentions, who can take good care of the young prince?"
Upon hearing this, Tushe'er's eyes immediately lit up.
Seeing her like this, Shang Ruyi pursed her lips, suppressing the barely concealed smile on her face. In fact, after eliminating Han Yuhui, although she knew she had offended the Emperor and the Crown Prince, Yuan Gan was, after all, the eldest grandson of the Emperor, and even if Yuwen Yuan was angry with her, he wouldn't blame Yuan Gan. As for the Crown Prince, after losing Han Yuhui, he had no room to maneuver in the palace. In fact, judging from his subsequent attitude, Shang Ruyi understood to some extent that the poisoning of Yuan Gan was probably done by Han Yuhui and the Crown Princess on their own initiative. After all, as the Crown Prince, he knew very well what the Emperor's wrath was.
That's why she dared to ask Yuwen Yuan if she could go and relieve the crisis in Xia Prefecture.
The reason why Shang Ruyi was determined to kill Han Yuhui was that she had already made a vague estimate in her mind after the first letter from Princess Qiancheng arrived.
Now, it's all in the making.
Changwan said these words not only to coax the silly girl Tushe'er, but also to express her feelings to Shang Ruyi. She understood that Woxue was the most suitable person to stay by the Princess's side to protect her while she was traveling, so she would not necessarily follow. She also understood that they could not stay in the palace to be lazy. There were countless eyes in and out of the palace watching Qianqiu Palace. Even if they, as servants, made some mistakes, they could be used against them.
After hearing Chang Wan's words, Tu She'er finally came to her senses and nodded gently. However, she still wrinkled her nose at Shang Ruyi, looking like she was being unreasonable. Shang Ruyi had no choice but to shake her head and smile bitterly as she let her go.
Back at Qianqiu Palace, Shang Ruyi tidied herself up a bit and, just like the previous two days, personally played and joked with Yuan Gan.
Since he grew teeth, the child has become more lively than before, like an energetic puppy. He crawls forward on all fours no matter where he is placed. Sometimes he can even stand up and take a few steps by holding onto the corner of the wall or the edge of the table. Because of this, he can get more things. He often grabs things from the table and stuffs them into his mouth when no one is looking. The scariest time was when Shang Ruyi was out of sight for a moment, and he actually grabbed a candle and took a bite. Fortunately, it didn't taste good, so he didn't swallow it, but he had a mouthful of wax residue. It took everyone a long time to pry his mouth open and clean it out.
Shang Ruyi has been spending every day with her son these days, and she sleeps with him at night, because she knows she will be leaving again for a while.
Moreover, it was much longer than the few days they were previously confined to Chengqian Palace and unable to meet.
Yuangan was so wronged last time. If she really leaves this time, it will be for at least a few months. When she comes back, the child will probably not be so easy to coax.
Just as Shang Ruyi was making every effort to make amends beforehand, someone came to report—
"His Majesty has arrived!"
Upon hearing this news, everyone in the Thousand Autumns Palace was startled. Since Han Yuhui's death, apart from Shang Ruyi taking Yuan Gan to the Liangyi Palace to meet the emperor once, he had never come again. Why did he suddenly come today?
Everyone hurriedly got up to greet her. As soon as Shang Ruyi reached the entrance of the main hall, she saw Yuwen Yuan walking in slowly with his hands behind his back.
Shang Ruyi immediately knelt down and bowed, saying, "Your subject greets Your Majesty!"
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