Chapter 1221 A Hall Full of Stars and Moon
On the day of the housewarming, the Qin Prince's mansion was naturally filled with guests. There were hundreds, if not thousands, of officials who came to offer their congratulations. Shang Ruyi had to arrange the large and small boxes brought from the palace neatly, entertain the guests from all sides, and take care of Yuan Gan, who was excitedly running around like a little wild boar when he saw so many people for the first time. She wished she had three heads and six arms.
Fortunately, Mr. and Mrs. Shen and Shen Wuzheng came and helped her a lot.
While wiping her sweat, Shang Ruyi smiled and said to Shen Wuzheng, "It's so good that you're here, brother. I'm so busy that I can't even recognize people."
Shen Wuzheng instructed his men to invite General Guide, who had just come to offer his congratulations, to the tea room to rest, separating him from the Imperial Censor, with whom he had a grudge. At the same time, he ordered his men to change the tea sent to the Secretariat from Mengding Shihua to Yangxian. He was busy but orderly. He turned back to look at Shang Ruyi and sighed, "You've lost so much weight again."
Shang Ruyi was taken aback and reached out to touch her cheek.
She doesn't notice anything when she looks in the mirror every day, but when Su Qinglan came to congratulate her just now and she saw that Su Qinglan said the same thing, and now that Shen Wuzheng has said it too, she knows that she has really lost a lot of weight.
But when she looked at Shen Wuzheng, she smiled and said, "I think you've lost a lot of weight, brother. Now that you're a doctor in the Ministry of Justice, you must be very busy."
Shen Wuzheng shook his head, preventing her from bringing up the topic of himself, and asked again, "Has the Prince of Qin not returned for even a single day these past few days?"
Shang Ruyi said, "The matters in the military camp are more important, brother, you don't need to stand up for me."
Shen Wuzheng frowned. He knew he shouldn't speak ill of one spouse in front of the other, but seeing Shang Ruyi looking even thinner than when she returned from Luoyang, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her. He could only say, "You should have told me sooner."
Shang Ruyi looked at him and smiled, "Brother, I am your little sister, but I am also the Princess Consort of Qin."
"..."
"These are responsibilities that I should bear."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wuzheng remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh and saying with a smile, "That's right."
As the two were talking and walking outside, a dark figure suddenly rushed out and bumped into Shen Wuzheng's leg. He stood firm, but the dark figure took a step back and sat down on the ground with a thud.
This was exactly the same situation as when Shang Ruyi returned from Luoyang and entered Qianqiu Palace.
Upon closer inspection, it was indeed Yuan Gan.
To celebrate his housewarming, Shang Ruyi had specially prepared a new outfit for him in advance. He looked clean and adorable in it, and he was overjoyed. He used to walk unsteadily, but now he could walk steadily without anyone holding his hand. He started running around the mansion, and Feng the wet nurse and Wo Xue could only follow him closely, not daring to stop him, for fear that this little darling would burst into tears and ruin the joy of the day. As a result, he bumped into this place and bumped into Shen Wuzheng.
Yuan Gan sat down hard on the ground, wincing in pain, and his lips twitched as if he was about to cry.
The wet nurse rushed forward and picked him up: "Your Highness, Your Highness, please don't cry, it doesn't hurt."
Yuan Gan still pouted, his big eyes filled with tears.
Just then, Shen Wuzheng stepped forward and stood in front of them. Tall and slender, he was like a jade tree, casting a shadow over Feng, the wet nurse, and Yuan Gan, whom she was holding. The child was about to open his mouth and cry when he suddenly felt a cold wind blow by, which immediately stopped him.
Shen Wuzheng said, "Your Highness, you mustn't cry today."
Yuan Gan stared blankly at Shen Wuzheng, his tears unexpectedly welling up and disappearing.
Although he didn't cry, he showed a fearful look. He turned around and burrowed into the arms of Nurse Feng. No matter how the people around him tried to coax him, he wouldn't raise his head. Even Shang Ruyi was a little surprised. This child was spoiled rotten by his royal grandfather and ran rampant in the palace. He had seen all kinds of civil and military officials. Yet, when he saw Shen Wuzheng, he didn't even dare to cry.
She couldn't help but laugh and say, "Are you that afraid of your uncle?"
Seeing Shen Wuzheng's somewhat amused and bewildered expression, Granny Feng quickly said with a smile, "Uncle rarely visits the palace, so the young prince is a little shy."
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "It seems so."
As she spoke, she turned to Shen Wuzheng and smiled, "We are now in the Qin Prince's Mansion, not far from there. Brother, come visit us more often when you have time."
Shen Wuzheng said, "That's natural."
As the two were talking, they suddenly heard an announcement from outside: "The Crown Prince has arrived! The Crown Princess has arrived! Prince Qi has arrived!"
Upon hearing the voice, the two exchanged a glance, immediately straightened their clothes, and walked out. Just as they were about to reach the gate, Yuwen Ye also came from the other side, followed by Shen Tu Tai, Shan Tong'er, and others. The two groups gathered together, said nothing, and walked out together. As soon as they reached the gate, they saw a magnificent golden carriage parked outside, and a graceful figure was getting off the carriage.
It was Yuwen Qian.
As he turned around, Shang Ruyi suddenly felt as if a light cloud had drifted past her.
Upon closer inspection, Yuwen Qian was wearing a snow-white long robe with light blue auspicious cloud patterns on the lower hem. Just as he got out of the carriage and turned around, a gust of wind blew by, lifting the hem of his robe.
In that instant, Shang Ruyi suddenly recalled the time she spent in Yanyue City.
When she first met Yuwen Qian, he was wearing a snow-white monk's robe, completely covered from head to toe, with only his almost transparent eyes looking at her. He seemed like a wisp of ethereal white cloud, just like the feeling she had just experienced, making him unfathomable and incomprehensible.
But now, she is no longer in a daze or confused.
Following closely behind Yuwen Qian as he stepped off the carriage was Crown Princess Yu Mingyue. As always, she was impeccably made up, dressed in fine clothes and adorned with jewels, looking every bit the Crown Princess should. However, when she stood still and looked at the people who came to greet her, her gaze was as sharp as the sword in the hand of a general about to go into battle.
Prince Qi, Yuwen Cheng, then jumped down from a carriage behind.
As soon as the three of them stood still, everyone immediately stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Greetings, Your Highness the Prince of Qi."
Yuwen Ye then led Shang Ruyi in bowing: "Royal brother, royal sister-in-law, third brother."
Yuwen Cheng naturally didn't have a pleasant expression, and even rolled his eyes slightly when he heard Yuwen Ye speak; Yu Mingyue also looked arrogant, as if a goddess had descended to earth and was displeased that the mud around her had soiled her clothes. Only Yuwen Qian's incomparably handsome face had a faint smile on it, showing no hostility whatsoever, nor the solemnity and doubt he had shown before the Buddha. He first waved his hand to indicate that everyone didn't need to be so polite, then walked up to Yuwen Ye, reached out and lifted his wrist, and said with a smile, "Second brother, congratulations."
Yuwen Ye looked at him and said, "Your Majesty's presence is an honor to our humble abode."
Yuwen Qian's gaze slowly moved from him to the people behind him, including Shen Tu Tai, Shan Tong'er, Jiang Yan, Liang Youying, and others. Then he smiled and said, "Second brother's residence is already filled with stars and moon, why should your elder brother add more color?"
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