Chapter 676 How could someone's life and death be misunderstood?
Seeing his wide-eyed, childlike curiosity, Lei Yu, though preoccupied, chuckled and gave him a nudge, saying, "You should go to the royal tent first and see the Khan before we talk."
Iasu was pushed back by her, but he still refused to leave and walked up to her.
"But what exactly do you want to tell me?"
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"I won't feel at ease if you don't tell me."
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"Is it something important? Tell me, even just a word would be helpful."
The cold, biting wind on the grassland was now mixed with a hint of gentleness, even a touch of romance. Shang Ruyi subconsciously turned her face away and hid to the side, but even without looking, she could imagine Yiasu approaching Lei Yu, looking obedient and earnest. If she had a tail, it would probably be wagging like a happy puppy right now.
Although she had been saddened by Lei Yu's marriage, she felt a strange sense of joy at this moment.
Iasu is truly good to Leiyu.
Even if the Khan wanted to see him, no matter how important the matter was, it couldn't compare to a single word from Lei Yu. This shows that in his heart, Lei Yu was the most important person.
What more could I ask for than marrying a man like that?
Lei Yu seemed to be deliberately teasing him, or perhaps the more she "tortured" him, the happier she would be when she learned the truth. So she smiled and said, "I won't tell you unless you go to the royal tent. Hurry up and go take care of business."
Upon hearing her say that, Iasu immediately pouted.
The invisible ears on its head seemed to droop as well, and it could only let out a dejected "Oh" before turning and walking towards the royal tent.
As he walked, he turned back and said, "You should hurry back to your tent, or you'll catch a cold."
Lei Yu smiled, but after the smile faded, as she watched his retreating figure, a more complex, even somewhat bewildered look appeared in her eyes. She murmured, "So, he's this good..."
These words also happened to fall into the ears of Shang Ruyi, who was walking closer to her.
When Lei Yu turned around, he saw the ambiguous smile on her face and immediately asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Shang Ruyi did not answer immediately. Instead, she watched Yiasu's reluctant departure and sighed softly, saying with a sigh, "I was thinking, are people prone to being blinded by a leaf and not seeing the whole mountain?"
Lei Yu's face darkened: "Fine, so you're making fun of me now."
Shang Ruyi laughed and said, "I wasn't making fun of you."
As she spoke, she apologetically stepped forward and took Lei Yu's arm, half-pulling and half-dragging her back into the tent. The smell inside had indeed dissipated most of its previous odor, but a faint, spicy aroma remained, which wasn't too pungent anymore. She helped Lei Yu sit down and then said, "I'm just happy for you."
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“You said before that Prince Iasu was very good to you, but no matter how I thought about it, I felt that it was only to a certain extent.”
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"But no matter how I think about it, I never imagined he would treat you so well."
These words made Lei Yu momentarily dazed. She remained silent for a while, and a faint, almost guilty expression appeared on her face as she said, "Yes, I didn't expect that."
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"I guess people are always like this."
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"A leaf before the eyes obscures Mount Tai, or perhaps..."
As she spoke, she glanced at Shang Ruyi again, a clear light flashing in her already bright and sharp eyes, and said, "Blinded by hatred, and robbed of reason by anger."
"...!"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's heart trembled slightly.
She subconsciously looked up to meet Lei Yu's eyes and said softly, "What do you mean by that?"
Lei Yu looked at her, but didn't say anything immediately. After considering for a long time, he said softly, "I don't know what happened between you and Feng Chen, but I know that something must have happened between you two, because you hardly mentioned him this time. And every time you mentioned him, I could feel that you were very sad and angry."
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"If you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask. But there are some things I want to tell you. Would you like to listen?"
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Shang Ruyi's breathing was heavy, but she still nodded.
Lei Yu hesitated for a moment before saying, "You know that I've never been in a relationship with him; but you also know that I've liked him for all these years, so I know him quite well."
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He wouldn't hurt someone he likes.
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"If you were hurt, perhaps it was unintentional, or perhaps—is there some misunderstanding between you two?"
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“Ruyi, I know he likes you. I knew it shortly after you got married and returned to Dongdu. Because I could see the way he looked at you—it was different from how he looked at anyone else.”
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"Do you know how difficult it is for a person to find someone they like, and who likes them even more, among all the people in the world, especially in such a chaotic world? I don't want my best friend to miss out, and I don't want you to drift apart because of misunderstandings, or even miss each other."
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Hearing these words, Shang Ruyi's heart trembled even more violently.
But it was because of the pain that they trembled.
Misunderstand?
How could Shen Wuzheng's death be a misunderstanding?
Just as she was thinking this, another pungent smell wafted over. It was the smell emanating from the maids inside, dusting off the blankets and bedding on the bed. This smell, however, triggered a thought in her mind that she had never had before, yet it shocked her immensely.
It really is a misunderstanding?!
But how can one person's life or death be misunderstood?
Seeing Shang Ruyi's somewhat bewildered and surprised expression, Lei Yu smiled and said, "When you meet again, give each other a chance to explain things clearly."
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Shang Ruyi looked up at her and said with a wry smile, "See you again?"
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"I've already come this far, and I don't even know if I can go back. How can we meet again?"
Lei Yu smiled and said, "Maybe he'll come to pick you up?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi could only shake her head and smile bitterly.
Previously, during the incident in Jiangdu, she was convinced that Yuwen Ye disregarded his own life and death and followed Yuwen Yuan in raising an army in Taiyuan. However, it turned out that Yuwen Ye did not disregard her life and death. On the contrary, he risked his life to break into the Jiangdu Palace and rescue her.
But will this time be the same as before?
Regardless of whether Shen Wuzheng's life or death was a misunderstanding, let's just talk about what she said to him before he left Qixian—with Yuwen Ye's pride, how could he tolerate someone saying such things to him and even risk his life to save him?
Besides, this is not Jiangdu Palace.
Instead, it was the grasslands, the Western Turkic lands where everyone wanted to tear Yuwen Ye to pieces and crush his bones!
Seeing Shang Ruyi's hesitant expression, Lei Yu said, "I don't believe he won't come."
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"Perhaps when he comes, it will be in a way you never expected."
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Shang Ruyi was speechless. Firstly, she didn't want to spoil Lei Yu's mood, since her words were meant to comfort herself. Secondly, her mind was in a jumble, and she needed some time to sort things out. Most importantly—
She couldn't help but turn her head away. Just then, several maids also smelled the strong odor and took out the bedding and other items to air them out. As soon as they opened the tent door, a fresh breeze blew in.
Shang Ruyi said, "Let's talk about it later."
Now is definitely not the time to discuss these things.
For some reason, she felt a vague unease in her heart—given Ashina Shali's ruthlessness and his hatred for Yuwen Ye and the Central Plains, it was impossible for him to remain indifferent to such a great loss after the fall of Taiyuan.
Thinking of this, she looked outside again—
"I wonder why Shali Khan summoned those two princes?"
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At the same time, Ashina Zhuxie and Ashina Yiasu had already arrived in front of the king's tent.
Upon seeing them arrive, the soldiers guarding the entrance to the royal tent immediately opened the tent door. Ashina Zhuxie stepped inside first and immediately felt the oppressive atmosphere inside the tent, which almost made it hard to breathe.
He looked up and saw Ashina Shali sitting on the throne directly in front of him.
Although he was overjoyed to learn the good news of Lei Yu's pregnancy last night, the cold weather caused his blind eye to ache all night, leaving him almost sleepless. This made him both annoyed and angry. When he looked up at Ashina Zhuxie who walked in, his only remaining eye almost seemed to spit fire.
Ashina Zhuxie immediately lowered his head, walked into the tent, and stepped aside.
Immediately afterwards, Ashina Yiasu walked in from outside.
Although the atmosphere inside the tent was somber, his entrance was like sunshine streaming into the tent, followed by a gentle breeze. He walked to the center of the tent with a smile and bowed to Ashina Shali and Lady Jiayuan behind him, saying, "Greetings, Father Khan, Mother!"
Upon seeing him, Ashina Shali's angry expression softened.
He almost smiled, but immediately his face darkened, and he said angrily, "Where have you been? I haven't been able to find you for days!"
Ashina Yiasu hurriedly said, "I'll go find something for Ayu."
"really,"
Actually, I had heard Lady Jiayuan mention it before, but I didn't know what she was looking for. Ashina Shali originally wanted to scold him for only thinking about women all day long, but when he thought that Lei Yu was pregnant and he would soon have a grandson, the great cause of the Western Turks would have a successor, he was not so angry.
She glared at him before saying, "Is all you do is make me worry about you?"
"Father, don't be angry!"
Iasu smiled and bowed to him again, her eyes crinkling, saying, "I know I was wrong."
Lady Jiayuan whispered in Ashina Shali's ear, "Khan, since Yiasu has admitted his mistake, you should not blame him anymore. It's more important to attend to important matters."
Upon hearing this, the atmosphere inside the tent immediately became somewhat heavy again.
Especially Ashina Zhuxie, who had been standing silently to the side, slowly raised his head and looked at Ashina Shali in front of him. His slightly reddened eyes were looking at him intentionally or unintentionally.
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