Chapter 1184 It's good to be confused sometimes.
The atmosphere in the lobby fell silent for a moment. Although the autumn night was chilly, everyone felt a little depressed.
As time went on, the silence only intensified Pei Xingyuan's unease. He looked at Liang Youying with pleading eyes, his cautious expression eliciting a mixture of heartache and amusement from Shang Ruyi. Just as she was about to offer a word of reconciliation, Liang Youying spoke first.
She said to Pei Xingyuan, "You just said you wanted to take me home?"
Pei Xingyuan quickly replied, "Yes!"
Do you really think so?
"certainly,"
As if afraid that her doubts about him would continue to grow, Pei Xingyuan added, "I made up my mind the moment you risked your life to save me."
After saying that, he looked at her cautiously again: "Will you come back with me?"
"..."
Liang Youying remained silent, and Shang Ruyi watched as her expression grew increasingly serious. She seemed lost in thought, but after a long while, she still didn't say anything. Pei Xingyuan grew impatient again: "You—"
Liang Youying suddenly raised her head and looked at Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi: "Your Highness, will you really remember our contribution to capturing Luoyang this time?"
Yuwen Ye said, "Not necessarily."
Upon hearing this, Pei Xingyuan became anxious: "Your Highness!"
Yuwen Ye glared at him and then said, "The credit is all attributed to our own people. I still have to share the credit with Prince Qi, and I don't know how much of it will be credited to me. Of course, I will give that credit to my subordinates. They have followed me through thick and thin, and it hasn't been easy for them."
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Young Master Jiang and Miss Liang have been in Luoyang City and probably don't know that the King of Qin led three thousand men to defeat Xiao Yuansui's army of one hundred thousand at Hulao Pass. This is an unprecedented victory."
Both of them looked surprised when they heard that there were three thousand against one hundred thousand.
Shang Ruyi continued, "The reason these people dare to risk their lives for him is because His Highness never mistreats his own people."
Liang Youying didn't speak, but lowered her eyelids.
After a while, she said softly, "It's getting late, so we won't disturb the King and Queen's rest any longer."
After speaking, she turned and glanced at Jiang Xing. Jiang Xing seemed to understand that both she and he needed some time to think, so he also stood up. The two of them bowed to Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi. Yuwen Ye did not stop them, but calmly said, "You two can go down and get some rest."
The two turned and left.
Pei Xingyuan looked reluctant to leave, and was about to follow, but just as he reached the door, he heard Yuwen Ye say, "Xingyuan."
Pei Xingyuan could only turn around and say, "Your Highness."
Seeing his pitiful appearance, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but smile. She could only pick up her teacup and take a sip to hide her smile. Yuwen Ye got up and walked to him. Although he was disappointed in him, he still asked first, "Are you injured?"
Pei Xingyuan listened to the footsteps outside gradually fading away, so anxious that he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet: "No, I'm fine."
Has anyone given you a hard time?
"No!"
"Has the soul returned?"
"No—huh?"
Pei Xingyuan opened his eyes wide and turned to look at him. Yuwen Ye shook his head: "Do you even know that at this time, it's best to leave her alone and let her think things through properly?"
Pei Xingyuan blinked: "What if she can't figure it out?"
Yuwen Ye almost rolled his eyes.
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but chuckle. She put down her teacup, stood up, walked to Pei Xingyuan, and said with a smile, "If you can't figure it out, then you're a fool."
"..."
“Young Master Pei, given your current status and achievements in this battle, you cannot afford to have any fools around you.”
"...!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Xingyuan's expression also froze.
Although Shang Ruyi's words were meant to comfort him, they carried a heavy weight upon closer inspection. Indeed, Liang Youying and Jiang Yan's identities were special. If they had joined Yuwen Ye's ranks before Yuwen Yuan ascended the throne, like Shan Tong'er or Shen Tu Tai, they would naturally have become his own people. But they had only appeared now, and were involved in the assassination attempt at Tangquan Palace. Clearing their names would already be very difficult.
If Liang Youying truly cannot accept what happened this time and insists on going her own way, then the road ahead will only become more difficult.
Pei Xingyuan lowered his head and let out a long sigh.
Yuwen Ye shook his head, but still said in a gentle tone, "In short, don't go around guarding her all day long, lest she get annoyed before she even has a chance to think things through. The situation in the city is unclear these days, so don't go out. Just stay at the official residence."
Pei Xingyuan said, "Oh."
After saying that, he listlessly bowed to the two of them, then turned and swayed away.
Yuwen Ye said, "Useless!"
Shang Ruyi immediately turned to look at him: "You can't say that. It's only natural for two people to be in love and want to be together, and it's even more natural for them to be reluctant to separate."
After saying that, he sighed and said, "If this matter prevents lovers from being together, wouldn't that be a great tragedy for the world?"
"..."
Yuwen Ye looked up at the door again. Pei Xingyuan's figure had already disappeared into the night. He shook his head, turned around and went back to sit down. Now that no one was bothering him, he relaxed a bit and drank the tea in his cup in one gulp.
Shang Ruyi walked over and sat down next to him, leaning towards him, almost lying on top of him.
Feeling that warm, faintly fragrant body leaning towards him, Yuwen Ye looked down and asked, "What are you doing?"
Shang Ruyi said in a low voice, "So, you really didn't plan ahead?"
"..."
"Is this really just something Young Master Pei planned afterward?"
"..."
Yuwen Ye didn't speak, but looked down at Shang Ruyi's flickering eyes. After a long while, he said calmly, "What do you think?"
Shang Ruyi shook her head: "I don't know."
Yuwen Ye said, "If you don't know, you don't know. Knowing too much won't do you any good."
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but sigh in her heart—this is the tragedy of clever people. Honesty and calculation are always spoken together, and true feelings and false intentions are played out to the end. In the end, who can say for sure how much is true and how much is false?
The important thing is to play dumb sometimes.
As weariness washed over her, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but yawn. She was thinking of going to rest with him, even though there wasn't much time left before dawn, she wanted to sleep as long as possible. But as soon as she looked up, she saw Yuwen Ye staring intently at her, his eyes filled with a hint of inquiry.
Shang Ruyi asked, "What's wrong?"
Yuwen Ye said, "You seem completely unsurprised."
"..."
“When Jiang Xing said that the person who met with Xing Yuan at Feishuang Palace was sent by me, you didn’t seem surprised at all.”
"..."
"You knew all along, didn't you?"
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