Chapter 238 He doesn't care about Yuwen Ye's case?
Tushe'er asked in astonishment, "Where did these two carriages come from?"
She hurriedly turned to look at Shang Ruyi, only to see Shang Ruyi's brows furrowed and a complicated expression on her face, muttering, "What, they actually came at the same time."
Tusheer asked softly, "Miss?"
Shang Ruyi thought for a moment, then immediately stood up, straightened her clothes slightly, and said, "Quick, come out with me."
Tushe'er nodded hurriedly and accompanied her out. As soon as they reached the gate, they saw two magnificent carriages parked outside. It seemed that they had come from two directions at the same time and stopped at the gate at the same time, so they almost collided.
At this moment, the people sitting in the carriage also got off and gathered together, exchanging polite greetings, with a little eunuch holding an umbrella for each of them.
"Eunuch Yu, it's been a long time."
"Eunuch Lu, what a coincidence!"
"Well, we are here on the orders of Her Majesty the Empress to summon Young Madam Yuwen to the palace for a talk."
"That's quite a coincidence."
"How so?"
"We've also come to invite the young mistress."
...
The two spoke with a touch of intimacy, but it couldn't dispel the biting cold brought by the rain and snow.
As soon as Shang Ruyi stepped out the door, she shivered from the cold.
She recognized one of them at a glance. He was the eunuch who had come to escort her to the palace on the orders of Empress Jiang on the two previous occasions. And the eunuch standing opposite him, who was very wealthy and had a friendly smile, was none other than Eunuch Yu, who had come to the Yuwen family to deliver the imperial decree and appoint Yuwen Ye as the Grand General of the State!
One of them was a eunuch serving the Empress, and the other was a eunuch serving the Emperor, meaning that—
At this moment, the two men also saw Shang Ruyi and turned to her at the same time, saying, "Greetings, Young Madam."
Shang Ruyi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Two eunuchs, your presence at my humble abode is an honor. I apologize for not greeting you sooner. This—"
She looked up at the carriage behind the two of them.
However, Eunuch Yu waved his hand with a smile and said, "This is not a big deal, young mistress, you don't need to worry about it. On the contrary, I have come here with an imperial decree to invite you to the palace. Please do not delay and come with me as soon as possible."
His words showed that he completely disregarded the other party, Eunuch Lu.
In fact, he was an imperial attendant. Even though he didn't use the word "emperor" in his words, everyone here knew that he was there on the emperor's orders. Although Eunuch Lu was there on the empress's orders, he really had to step aside.
Sure enough, Eunuch Lu's smile froze, but he dared not speak again.
Shang Ruyi forced a smile and said, "Are we going now?"
With a smile, Eunuch Yu said, "With your intelligence, how could the young mistress not know the principle that destiny is hard to defy?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi paused for a moment, knowing that she had no way to resist, so she could only smile and nod. Then she turned to Eunuch Lu, whose expression was gradually becoming serious, and said, "Sir, please go back and apologize to Her Majesty the Empress. I am unable to go to the palace to see her today."
The eunuch Lu forced a smile and nodded: "Yes."
Shang Ruyi glanced at him and said, "But—I still very much want to see Her Majesty the Empress."
Eunuch Lu looked at her, his eyes flashing slightly. Shang Ruyi had already bowed, turned around and gave Tu She'er and the others a few instructions, telling them to go back to the mansion, close the gate, and not to go out again. She then followed Eunuch Yu into the carriage. Soon, Eunuch Lu's carriage moved aside, allowing the other carriage to drive away.
Throughout the journey, Shang Ruyi's heart swayed more violently than the carriage itself.
Although Eunuch Yu was all smiles and very polite, he didn't say much. He led Shang Ruyi into the palace without uttering a word. After walking a long way, the surrounding scenery gradually became familiar, and Shang Ruyi knew that he was taking her to the Warm Dock, the place where Chu Yang first met her in the palace.
Sure enough, they soon arrived at the palace gate.
The scenery was the same as before: the gates were wide open, the thin gauze fluttered, and a faint fragrance still lingered in the air. There was also the pleasant sound of the warm spring flowing beneath the palace. Even though it was snowing and raining all around, and the cold was biting, once you got here, you felt like you had arrived at the gates of the Heavenly Palace.
Eunuch Yu said, "Please come in, young mistress."
After saying this, he bowed, turned and left.
Shang Ruyi glanced at his back, then turned around and looked down. On the palace steps, there was another pair of exquisite silk shoes, exactly the same as the previous ones.
This time, without anyone's instruction, she obediently took off her shoes and put on the silk slippers.
Not too big, not too small, just right.
For some reason, Shang Ruyi's mood became even heavier than before. She took a deep breath, raised her head, and slowly walked into the fragrant and warm palace.
As soon as I rounded the huge screen, I felt my legs go weak.
She stepped onto the map carpet, still within the territory of the Western Regions, and slowly walked forward along the path beneath her feet. Looking up, she could see the entire Central Plains, the center of the entire Daye Dynasty—the Eastern Capital.
Chu Yang was dressed in a snow-white robe, his long hair loose, and he was sitting or reclining there.
Looking at his leisurely and carefree demeanor, it seemed as if the place he was in was not only the center of the Central Plains, nor only the center of the Daye Dynasty, but also the center of the entire world.
That's why he looked down at his territory with such confidence, even though he had already heard Shang Ruyi's deliberate footsteps and knew that there was another person in the hall. He didn't look up, but only said, "You've come."
"..."
Shang Ruyi thought for a moment, but did not speak.
Not only did she not speak, she continued walking forward, step by step along the western border towards the Central Plains. She passed Longxi, then Daxing City, then Huayin, then Shangyang, and finally slowly walked up to Chu Yang.
Chu Yang seemed somewhat surprised as well, and looked up at her.
But immediately, a look of joy appeared in his slender phoenix eyes, as if Shang Ruyi's few moves were enough to enrage the court officials, and that her presumptuous step of exterminating nine generations of her family had stepped on his heart.
He smiled and said, "Okay."
Shang Ruyi didn't ask him what was "good" about her steps, but simply asked softly, "What is Your Majesty looking at?"
Chu Yang said, "Do you remember what I said to you the last time you came here?"
Without even needing to think, Shang Ruyi's heart sank, and she said softly, "Your Majesty, you must launch another campaign against Liaodong."
Chu Yang nodded and said, "That's right. Now that Xingluo Granary has been recovered and the problem of grain supplies has been solved, I can launch another campaign against Liaodong! This time, I will definitely take Liaodong City!"
"...!"
Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat.
She had assumed that Chu Yang would bring her to the palace today to discuss the Dali Temple and Yuwen Ye's case, but he didn't mention it at all.
Does he not care at all about Yuwen Ye's case?
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