Chapter 994 The Only Person Who Will Never Let Me Down
"..."
Shang Ruyi immediately understood.
She was sold into slavery at a young age and later became a famous dancer in both capitals. On the surface, she seemed to have a glamorous life, but everyone knew the hardships and suffering she endured. If she had both parents alive or a reliable person in the family, she wouldn't have ended up like this. Moreover, judging from her tone just now, she seemed quite angry with her "uncle and aunt".
She whispered, "You were sold by your uncle and aunt?"
"snort!"
Green Silk gave a soft snort and turned her face away again. Shang Ruyi looked at her for a while, then thought for a moment and said, "If your parents were still alive, they would be heartbroken."
These words were neither a consolation nor an expression of excessive pity, yet Green Silk's heart trembled slightly.
She slowly turned her head to look at Shang Ruyi, the coldness in her eyes fading, replaced by an indescribable sadness. After a long silence, she whispered, "I heard that the Princess also lost her father at a young age?"
Shang Ruyi nodded: "Yes."
"and you--"
"My uncle and aunt took care of me as I grew up."
"They must be very good to you."
When the topic of "uncle and aunt" was brought up again, Lüxiao didn't seem so sharp anymore. Shang Ruyi looked at her broken eyes and said as calmly as possible, "Yes, they have always been very good to me."
How good is it?
This question was quite presumptuous, and even Shang Ruyi, with her good temper, couldn't help but frown. But in the blink of an eye, she saw that Lüxiao was somewhat dazed, as if she hadn't realized that her words had offended the Princess Consort of Qin. Instead, she fell into an even deeper daze and said softly, "Is it like treating her like a daughter?"
Shang Ruyi said, "Yes."
"..."
Green Silk was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, I've always seen that the Princess Consort was spoiled since childhood."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"The princess is gentle but decisive. It is obvious that she has been treated kindly since childhood, which makes her unafraid to make mistakes, because no matter what mistakes she makes, the people around her will forgive her."
"..."
These words left Shang Ruyi momentarily stunned.
She was well aware of the fortune and misfortune of her early life. Although her parents died early, they doted on her while they were alive. Even though she was a daughter, her father took her traveling to broaden her horizons. After her parents' death, she was driven out of her home and wandered the streets, but her uncle and aunt took her in and spoiled her as she grew up. As Green Silk said, her stubborn personality was naturally a result of her father's pampering in her early years, but under the care of her uncle and aunt, if they hadn't treated her like their own daughter, how could she have been so willful and "domineering" as to even decide her own marriage?
Even after marriage, her parents-in-law and husband were very tolerant of her actions.
No wonder that from the moment she saw how reluctantly she parted with her uncle and aunt, Green Silk's words were somewhat sarcastic. Perhaps it wasn't jealousy, but she must have been very envious of her own misfortune and great fortune.
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "That's true. However—"
She tilted her head and looked at Lüxiao, then smiled and said, "Even without my uncle, aunt, and brother to love me, I can still love myself."
"To take care of oneself?"
"yes,"
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Because only by valuing yourself can you avoid being let down."
"..."
"It should be said that the only person in the world who will never let you down is yourself."
"..."
Upon hearing the last sentence, Green Silk seemed somewhat bewildered, unsure whether she understood or not. After a while, she turned her face away and remained silent.
Shang Ruyi didn't say anything more, just sat quietly in the carriage, listening to the rain hitting the carriage canopy outside. For some reason, the pattering sound made her feel a little dazed after listening to it for a while, and Shang Ruyi unconsciously squinted her eyes.
Just as she closed her eyes to rest, Green Silk lifted a corner of the curtain and looked outside for a while, then said, "Why did the Princess only bring so few people?"
Shang Ruyi opened her eyes: "Hmm?"
Green Silk turned around and saw her somewhat dazed expression, realizing that she had disturbed her rest. She immediately looked apologetic. However, Shang Ruyi had already come to her senses and looked out through a corner of the window. She could only see Wo Xue riding a horse closely following the carriage, but there were more than twenty guards in front of and behind the carriage. These were the emperor's personal guards transferred from the palace. They were highly skilled in martial arts and could protect their safety on the road.
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Do you think there aren't enough people?"
Green Silk said, "Isn't the Princess going to relieve the crisis in Xia Prefecture?"
Shang Ruyi laughed and said, "Didn't I already say that I'm not going to lead troops into battle? If I were really given a large army, I couldn't command it."
Seeing her inscrutable expression, Lüxiao felt even more puzzled, but she knew that Shang Ruyi must have her own plans. Moreover, since she had asked her several times and Shang Ruyi wouldn't tell her, she definitely didn't intend to. So she could only give up. Just then, she felt a little sleepy, so she simply shut her mouth and closed her eyes, preparing to rest like Shang Ruyi.
Shang Ruyi smiled and closed her eyes to rest.
After traveling through wind and rain for more than half a month, just as they were about to approach Yanmen Pass, Ashina Zhuxie's troops also camped less than twenty miles north of Xia Prefecture.
In fact, if they had set off from the main camp of the Turks, they would have arrived in Xia Prefecture long ago if they had been traveling at full speed. However, Ashina Zhuxie and his troops did not travel very fast. They walked and stopped frequently, as if they were on a trip. Moreover, the closer they got to Xia Prefecture, the slower they walked. When there was still a little distance left, he even stopped and camped on the spot, which surprised several of his trusted generals.
But when faced with everyone's questions, he simply said, "Wait and see what new tricks Aunt Qiancheng has up her sleeve."
Everyone frowned upon hearing this title.
The Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates have been divided for decades. Even before the division, their blood ties with Princess Qiancheng's branch were not close. In Han terms, they were only distant cousins. Moreover, the two sides were at war, so there was no need to mention this meager kinship.
But Ashina Zhuxie simply waved his hand and said, "Alright, you may all leave."
Everyone was speechless and could only leave the tent.
After everyone had left, Ashina Zhuxie also walked out of the main tent. He turned around and went to the door of another tent next to him. Before he even pushed open the tent door, he heard a clear, childlike voice coming from inside: "Twist!"
Another gentle voice said with a smile, "What are you talking about?"
"Twist and twist!"
"You, haha."
The laughter startled Ashina Zhuxie, and his hand, which was about to push open the tent flap, froze in mid-air.
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