Chapter 265 You two are really in love.
Chu Yang stared at her flustered appearance and said, "What do you think I'm going to do? Do you mean to treat you like Yuwen Ye did?"
"...?"
Shang Ruyi frowned.
She thought for a moment, tried to calm herself down, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words. Yuwen Ye is my husband."
Chu Yang's brows slowly furrowed. All along, at his instruction, Shang Ruyi could only refer to herself as "Ruyi" in front of him. Even if she forgot sometimes, she would immediately correct herself.
But this time, she was clearly doing it on purpose.
Between me and Your Majesty, there is an insurmountable chasm.
What her husband did for her, no one else could do.
Chu Yang's long, beautiful phoenix eyes blazed with anger, but it quickly subsided with his hot breath, replaced by an indescribable sadness.
Looking down at his hand holding hers, which she was holding tightly but couldn't break free from, yet was subtly resisting, he suddenly gave a bitter laugh and said, "Is it true that no matter how much I try to win you over, you won't come to my side?"
Shang Ruyi took a deep breath and said softly, "Your Majesty, the one beside Your Majesty should be the Empress."
Chu Yang seemed to be burned by these words and immediately let go of his hand.
Shang Ruyi took a step back, gently stroking her wrist where it had been grabbed. Although Chu Yang was not as strong as Yuwen Ye, and even if he gripped her wrist tightly, he wouldn't leave any finger marks, a burning sensation remained on her skin, making Shang Ruyi's heart pound.
Chu Yang looked at her for a while and said, "It seems that you two are really in love."
Shang Ruyi lowered her head and said softly, "Isn't this His Majesty's wish?"
"...!"
Chu Yang frowned slightly.
Yes, their first meeting—or rather, on Shang Ruyi's way to her wedding—was on the way when he heard that a girl from a fallen family, who had no family to rely on, had stolen the lover of his beloved daughter. So he stopped her halfway, partly to see what kind of person she was, and partly to see if she was worthy of making his daughter unhappy.
Of course, he never expected to meet such a calm and intelligent young woman.
Although he didn't show up, he insisted on asking her for "good fortune," and in the end, he even wished her and Yuwen Ye to be "perfectly matched." At that time, those four words he said were extremely harsh.
But now, it is myself who is jarring to hear it.
Chu Yang remained silent for a long time before raising his head to look at Shang Ruyi and sneered, "Fine, very well."
"..."
Shang Ruyi's heart began to pound violently.
She realized that her words might anger the other person, but at this point, she had no other choice—in fact, she always only had one choice.
Chu Yang narrowed his eyes and looked at her for a long time before suddenly letting out a cold laugh and saying, "Do you know that I am never afraid of people disobeying me? If the whole world does not obey me, I will crush it, let alone one person?"
After saying that, he waved his hand coldly.
The coachman in front dared not delay and immediately cracked his whip. With a loud crack, the carriage drove away in front of Shang Ruyi.
Shang Ruyi watched silently as the carriage drove away until it disappeared into the distance at the end of the long road. Her hands and feet were cold, and her heart was even colder. After a long while, she murmured to herself, "Your Majesty, one person's disobedience is easy to crush; but if the whole world is disobedient, then what will be crushed is not necessarily the world..."
Unfortunately, Chu Yang couldn't hear any of these words.
She even understood that even if she spoke to Chu Yang in front of him, he wouldn't listen.
After letting out a soft sigh, Shang Ruyi turned and returned to her carriage. Meeting Tu She'er's worried gaze, she simply said, "Go back and don't say anything more."
Tushe'er nodded cautiously.
Before long, they returned to the Yuwen residence. Shang Ruyi asked Tu She'er to pack all the things they had bought into a box to take with them when they went to Banyan Temple. Then she sat in the room to rest and recuperate.
Despite having slept for so long yesterday, as soon as she sat down, she felt a wave of weariness wash over her. Shang Ruyi's eyelids drooped a few times, and she actually fell asleep leaning against the bed.
However, this time, I didn't sleep as well as last night.
Not only was she restless, but she slept very uneasily, as if she were sleeping on a cold lake with a thin layer of ice beneath her, surrounded by raging fire. Before the intense heat could even reach her, the ice beneath her had already melted away, and she sank to the bottom of the cold lake.
The feeling of suffocation was excruciating for her. She frantically waved her hands, trying to grab onto something—even just a straw.
And then, she actually caught it.
The warm yet rough texture in her palm was so familiar, giving her a chance to live. She was overjoyed and relieved, and suddenly opened her eyes!
What came into view was a familiar, cold face.
Yuwen Ye!
Shang Ruyi's eyes widened suddenly, but she didn't seem frightened. It was merely a sudden, unexpected warmth and surprise as she transitioned from a dream into reality. She didn't know when he had returned, or how long he had been bending down to look at her like that. He had only casually tossed his clothes aside, half-draped on the floor; and seeing him looking at her with a half-smile, then lowering her eyes to look at his hand—
She was gripping him tightly, their fingers intertwined!
Shang Ruyi blushed and instinctively tried to let go, but he instead tightened his grip on her hand.
Shang Ruyi immediately whispered, "What are you doing?"
"..."
Yuwen Ye didn't answer immediately, but just looked at her and asked, "What did you just dream about?"
"ah?"
"You look scared."
"...Nightmare."
"What nightmare scared you like that?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi hesitated for a moment. Although she didn't know how to interpret dreams, she was familiar with the feeling in the dream. It was a shadow that had haunted her since her serious illness and had appeared frequently even after her wedding. In fact, recalling what happened today, she probably understood where the gloom in her heart came from.
But she couldn't tell the person in front of her all this yet.
After thinking for a while, she said softly, "Nightmares are all scary."
No sooner had she finished speaking than she felt her hand being squeezed tightly. Looking down, she saw his large hand gripping hers tightly, their palms pressed together. His body heat, like his breath, flowed into her. Looking at him again, she saw Yuwen Ye ask, "Still afraid?"
"..."
It turns out that the familiar feeling that reassured her in her dream was given to her by him.
Shang Ruyi gently shook her head, the panic in her eyes completely gone, replaced by a warm smile.
Yuwen Ye smiled as well.
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