Chapter 871 Every Sentence is Witty
Yu Mingyue was clearly taken aback by his words and paused for a moment, while Yuwen Qian, standing to the side, nodded with a slightly somber expression.
"Yes."
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "If His Highness the Crown Prince can go, then I will feel more at ease. At least Lord Pei and Lord Ji have their sons to look after them, but my cousin went to war with the army a few days ago, and my uncle had no one by his side."
Although she was referring to her uncle Shen Shiyan, her underlying meaning was actually Yuwen Yuan.
After all, Yuwen Yuan had never been to the rebuilt Tangquan Palace. Now he was going to take a bunch of old guys with him. Everyone else had relatives to take care of them, and even Ji Hong had a young son. But he had no one by his side. Wouldn't that make him look inferior to his father in front of his subjects?
At this moment, Yu Mingyue's brows furrowed tightly.
However, they couldn't bring themselves to refuse either. Just as Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi couldn't stop Yuwen Yuan from going to Tangquan Palace to recuperate, they offered to go and take care of the emperor and the important officials, as it was their filial duty as sons.
Yuwen Yuan looked at them quietly without saying a word.
Yuwen Qian did not remain silent for long. After a moment, he smiled and said, "My second brother and sister-in-law are very thoughtful. I was only thinking about letting Father Emperor go and rest, but I forgot that if no one is taking care of him, Father Emperor's rest this time will probably be more tiring than staying in the palace."
Shang Ruyi also smiled and said, "Originally, it should have been King Qin and I who went, but Yuanzi is still too young, and I really couldn't get away. Besides, King Qin—"
As she spoke, she glanced at Yuwen Ye beside her with a smile. Although she hadn't finished speaking, Yuwen Yuan's order for Yuwen Ye to return to the palace every night to be with his wife and children was still ringing in her ears. At this moment, she naturally couldn't think of anything else. So, her half-sentence directly blocked the way for Yuwen Ye to go to Tangquan Palace.
The high-ranking officials were going to the hot spring palace, and the crown prince was also going.
Therefore, there is only one person left who can remain in the capital to oversee the country.
No one would have expected that Shang Ruyi, with her smiling face and gentle tone, would be talking about such mundane and trivial matters. If she were in an ordinary street, she would seem to be just talking about the petty squabbles of an ordinary woman. However, her words were sharp and witty, and she blocked all the other party's paths in just a few words. The only path left was the one they least wanted to see.
Yu Mingyue had already understood the meaning behind her words. At this moment, her eyes were a little red. She glared at Shang Ruyi and was about to say something, but before she could speak, her body suddenly slumped down. It was Yuwen Qian beside her who reached out and pressed her hand down.
Yuwen Qian smiled and said, "Then Mingyue and I will accompany Father and the ministers to the Hot Spring Palace."
Then he turned to Yuwen Yuan and asked, "I wonder if Father Emperor would grant my request?"
Yuwen Yuan watched them quietly, his tiger-like eyes, which had seen through the ways of the world and the hearts of men, remained unmoved. He only sighed slightly, almost imperceptibly, when he spoke, saying, "You two brothers have grown up. There are some things that I don't need to arrange; you two can arrange them for me."
The two hurriedly said, "Father, please forgive us."
Yuwen Yuan smiled faintly and said, "What crime are you talking about? It's because you two brothers are filial. If Prince Qi were here, he would probably only care about eating, drinking and having fun over there, and wouldn't care about us old men."
After saying this, he raised his hand and said, "Three days later, the Crown Prince will accompany me to the Hot Spring Palace; the Prince of Qin will oversee the state and manage the government. Any important military or national affairs must be reported to me immediately without fail."
The two immediately replied, "Yes!"
The meal was finally finished in a relatively peaceful atmosphere.
Although the atmosphere was peaceful, and even towards the end of the meal, the three of them chatted and laughed, as if they were not emperor and prince, nor two brothers who had fought to the point of irreconcilable conflict for power, but rather a harmonious and loving family in an ordinary household—however, their thoughts were full of twists and turns, and their words were full of witty remarks.
After lunch, Yuwen Yuan was going to take a nap, so the four of them got up and left.
After leaving the Liangyi Hall, Yuwen Ye turned to Yuwen Qian and said respectfully, "This time, I'll have to trouble you, Your Majesty."
"What trouble is it for a subject to serve his father?"
Yuwen Qian's face remained completely calm, almost unchanged from his usual self. He even leisurely straightened his sleeves before saying, "As for you, Second Brother, being appointed regent is no easy task. What if something goes wrong—"
He smiled slightly as he said this.
Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat, but Yuwen Ye said calmly, "Your subject will be careful."
Yuwen Qian said, "That's good."
After saying their goodbyes in the howling cold wind, the two brothers went their separate ways.
Only after walking quite a distance and no longer being able to see Yuwen Qian and Yu Mingyue's backs did Shang Ruyi finally let out a long sigh of relief. When she looked up at Yuwen Ye beside her, she saw that he had a solemn expression and seemed to be deep in thought as well.
Shang Ruyi said, "We—"
"It doesn't matter,"
Yuwen Ye seemed to know that seeing Yuwen Qian's lack of defeat and the hint of smugness in his words made Shang Ruyi uneasy. She was worried that their struggle for the power of regent might have backfired and led them into a trap.
Yuwen Ye said, "No matter what, we can't possibly go to Tangquan Palace with them."
"..."
"In any case, I cannot allow him to easily obtain the power of regent."
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi nodded slightly.
Indeed, these two points are almost a hurdle for them. Not to mention that the Crown Prince will be one step closer to the throne after he gains the power to oversee the country, if Yuwen Qian were to oversee the country at this time, it would create a power vacuum that Yuwen Yuan and Yuwen Ye would not be able to intervene in. If the two of them were to cause trouble in the next few days, it would be too easy for them!
Shang Ruyi said, "But we've managed to defend this side, what about Tangquan Palace?"
Yuwen Yuan was accompanied by Yuwen Qian to Tangquan Palace. If anything happened there, even if they found out, it would be half a day later.
Yuwen Ye said, "That's not difficult. As the King of Qin and also acting as regent, I can communicate with them at any time. There's just one thing I don't understand."
"What?"
"Why does the Crown Prince insist that Father Emperor bring all the old ministers with him this time?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi frowned.
She firmly believed in Yuwen Yuan's feelings for these veteran officials, and that bestowing the Tangquan Palace upon them was indeed out of consideration for them. However, since the matter was brought up by the Crown Prince, they had no choice but to be cautious.
She murmured, "Could it be that he's not only going to harm my brother, but also my uncle—?"
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