Chapter 801 Swords and Blades, Without Eyes
Another thunderclap boomed.
This time, however, Shang Ruyi clearly felt the deafening roar explode in her mind. Everyone around her, after learning the news, showed different expressions, some shocked, some saddened. Only she was struck by lightning, her soul reeling and at a loss.
After a long silence, she finally spoke, her lips trembling, her voice hoarse: "How could this be..."
Grandpa Yu also sighed softly.
Clearly, this was a question that had been lingering in his mind these past few days. He said in a deep voice, "Let the Princess ask His Highness Prince Qin when he arrives."
After saying this, he bowed to Shang Ruyi and immediately turned and left.
Shang Ruyi stood there, still somewhat dazed, watching the long procession of mourners slowly pass by. Only after the last person passed through Mingde Gate did another convoy of carriages follow, carrying officials who had accompanied His Majesty the Emperor on his travels. At this moment, Shang Ruyi came to her senses slightly and tried to find Yuwen Ye's figure in the crowd, but as soon as she looked up, she met another pair of familiar eyes.
Yu Mingyue!
She sat in the carriage, lifting the curtain to coldly observe Shang Ruyi outside.
Compared to those blood-red eyes just now, her eyes didn't hold as much despair, pain, anger, or resentment; they only held simple disgust. Of course, disgust is rarely one-sided.
Shang Ruyi, who was already somewhat shaken, immediately snapped back to reality the moment she met her icy gaze and looked at her coldly in return.
Then, she saw another tall, familiar figure sitting next to Yu Mingyue.
It is Yu Dingxing, of course.
The father and daughter naturally traveled in the same carriage, but the moment Shang Ruyi saw Yu Dingxing clearly, she gasped sharply—she saw that Yu Dingxing's face was wrapped in a thick bandage, with his left eye wrapped up in layers.
What's going on?
Just as Shang Ruyi was once again shocked by the sudden turn of events, a person suddenly dismounted from a horse in the front of the procession and walked up to her.
The familiar aura, like an invisible net, instantly enveloped Shang Ruyi.
But this shroud was not suffocating or heavy. On the contrary, just as the tall figure blocked Yu Mingyue's view, it also blocked all the strange and unbearable atmosphere around her. Shang Ruyi felt her blood melt and flow again. She took a deep breath and looked up to meet those calm and solemn eyes.
It's Yuwen Ye!
He's finally back!
Upon seeing him, a smile almost instinctively appeared on Shang Ruyi's face. However, the moment her lips curved upwards, she immediately remembered the situation before her and quickly suppressed her smile, whispering, "Feng Chen!"
How did you get here?
Yuwen Ye frowned slightly, looked at her, and then at the surroundings. He seemed somewhat displeased that she had left the palace with her big belly and even traveled to such a far city gate. Even though the people around dared not crowd this side, he was certain that she had been frightened by the situation just now and Shang Ruyi's somewhat dazed appearance. At the very least, her emotions had been affected.
He then said in a deep voice, "Didn't I tell you to rest and recuperate properly in the palace?"
As he spoke, his displeased gaze fell on Tushe'er and Changwan. The two were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt down and admitted their mistake. Shang Ruyi stepped forward, grabbed his sleeve and shook it, before saying softly, "I'm fine. I just thought that this was Father Emperor's first tour after ascending the throne, and I should come to greet him no matter what."
Yuwen Ye let out a deep breath and remained silent.
Shang Ruyi looked up at his face intently. It had only been a few days since they last met. Compared to their frequent separations in the past, these few days were nothing. However, because of her pregnancy, Yuwen Ye hadn't personally gone to the military campaigns in Song and Xu prefectures. He usually stayed by her side, and she had gradually become accustomed to their closeness. So even though it had only been a few days apart, it was still somewhat agonizing for her.
Upon seeing each other again, no matter how hard she tried to control her smile, the joy in her heart still welled up and spread directly in her eyes.
She asked softly, "Are you... alright?"
Yuwen Ye shook his head: "I'm fine."
Did they take action?
"have."
"That Jiang Chongen—"
“He did indeed harbor ulterior motives and set a trap to lure and kill my father, but I saw through it and captured him.”
"And where are they now?"
"Those in the back of the line will be taken directly to the Ministry of Justice in a short while. They won't be publicly executed, but they will definitely die."
At this point, his expression darkened slightly, and he said, "I may need to find some time to inform Dayan Temple. However, this time, Father Emperor may not allow it, so I can only send someone over secretly."
Shang Ruyi nodded.
She understood, of course, that Yuwen Yuan did not want anyone to contact the people in Yanchun Palace behind Dayan Temple, especially someone of Qin Wang's special status. It was only because Jiang Chongen had feigned surrender with half a map of Luoyang's defenses that he had won Yuwen Yuan's favor, allowing Shang Ruyi to visit Dayan Temple to worship Buddha. Even though she had inadvertently obtained information from Empress Dowager Jiang about this matter, which allowed Yuwen Ye to take preemptive action and prevent the situation from worsening, Jiang Chongen's actions had already enraged Yuwen Yuan, and he would certainly not allow anyone to contact Empress Dowager Jiang again.
In fact, the fact that he didn't take his anger out on others already shows his magnanimity.
Knowing that the matter was settled, Shang Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief, but her expression did not relax at all. She leaned forward again and asked softly, "I just saw that Duke Wushan seems to be blind in one eye. What happened?"
"..."
Yuwen Ye's eyes immediately turned cold.
He said coldly, "He led his troops across the river and happened to run into the last group of my men who had been defeated and were fleeing to the riverbank. Before the two sides could even exchange words, he attacked directly."
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's eyes flickered slightly, and she immediately whispered, "So, he really did know that Jiang Chongen had a problem?"
Yuwen Ye nodded: "Mm."
Shang Ruyi immediately said, "Then what about his eyes—"
Yuwen Ye sneered and said, "Since we've started fighting, swords and spears have no eyes on the battlefield."
"..."
"His left eye was injured by a stray arrow. Although the Imperial Physician tried his best to save it, he could not save the eye and it had to be gouged out and rendered useless."
"..."
"He only has one eye now."
At this point, a sharp, cold glint flashed in Yuwen Ye's eyes, like a blade cutting through them, and he said in a deep voice, "It's a pity that there's still one left."
Shang Ruyi said, "Then, Duke Shenwu—"
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