Chapter 673 Come and Serve Me in Bed
Shang Ruyi gazed at her silently.
Her heart was initially heavy with bitterness, but when she heard Lei Yu say how good Yiasu was to her, she felt a little comforted. However, upon hearing the rest of the conversation, another wave of bitterness, not her own, welled up in her heart.
She thought of Pei Xingyuan.
In fact, ever since she arrived here and met Lei Yu, she has been avoiding thinking about Pei Xingyuan.
Especially when he tried not to think about how distraught Pei Xingyuan was when he learned that Lei Yu had married into the Turkic Khaganate—even though he already knew it was impossible, he still couldn't help but feel sad when he thought back to how they used to be together.
They could have had a different life.
But such chaotic times prevented many lovers from being together and shattered the dreams of many.
"……good."
Shang Ruyi gritted her teeth and even bit her tongue, finally swallowing the words she shouldn't have said, only managing to utter this one word.
Lei Yu smiled gently at her.
Just as the two of them had calmed down, a maid came in from outside and said softly, "Your Highness, we have prepared hot water. Please come and take a bath. We can also change the bedding to clean ones."
Because Lei Yu had just rolled around on the grass, her body was covered in mud. Although Shang Ruyi wiped her face and hands, it was not advisable to touch her clothes and body parts, so she naturally needed to take a bath. Besides, she had just been lying on the bed, and the bedding and blankets were already dirty.
So she slowly propped herself up from the bed.
Startled, Shang Ruyi quickly reached out to protect her and asked, "Are you... alright by yourself?"
Lei Yu glanced at her and laughed, "Do you think I'm like you? Don't worry, I—I want this child."
Hearing her say that, Shang Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt even more helpless.
Once Lei Yu got down from the ground, several maids escorted her to another tent to bathe. After she was clean, the maids prepared a bucket of hot water for Shang Ruyi, since she was sleeping with Lei Yu and they couldn't let their precious little princess get cold.
So, Shang Ruyi also went to take a shower.
After washing herself until she was steaming hot and changing into clean clothes, just as she was about to return to Lei Yu's tent, Shang Ruyi suddenly felt a familiar gaze upon her, as if it were looking in her direction and at her as well.
She instinctively turned her head and looked at the tent not far from them.
Ashina Zhuxie stood at the door.
The moment he saw Shang Ruyi looking at him, he immediately turned around and went back to his tent. At that moment, a cold wind blew in, instantly taking away the last bit of warmth that Shang Ruyi had left from her bath.
She suddenly shivered.
Back in the tent, Lei Yu was already lying on the bed. Seeing Shang Ruyi return, she smiled and said, "Come and serve me in bed."
Shang Ruyi also laughed.
She took off her shoes and obediently crawled into bed. Their body heat quickly warmed each other. Lei Yu smiled and said, "It's so different to have someone to sleep with. Besides, you smell so much better and feel so much softer than Iasu."
Shang Ruyi glared at her and said, "Now that you're married, you've become so risqué!"
Lei Yu smiled, but after smiling, he sighed softly and said, "I just—figured out some things and let go of some things. Now I feel much more relaxed."
"..."
"Now that we've embarked on this path, why not continue walking it properly?"
As she spoke, she looked at Shang Ruyi and smiled, "Even you, Feng Chen, and Xing Yuan... all of you must want me to be alright, right?"
"..."
"Then I should live well for myself."
Shang Ruyi's heart trembled slightly again.
Recalling the gaze she had met at the tent entrance, her mood grew even heavier. Lei Yu had only intended to say some intimate words before bedtime so that both of them, especially Shang Ruyi, could fall asleep peacefully, but she hadn't expected her expression to become increasingly solemn.
So he asked, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi paused for a moment before looking up at her, hesitating for a long time—she shouldn't speak carelessly about matters between men and women, but Lei Yu's identity was special, and she was in such a special position that she couldn't let her be unaware of some "dangers".
He then asked, "Lei Yu, what do you think of that Prince Zhu Xie?"
"he?"
Lei Yu was taken aback and looked at Shang Ruyi in surprise.
The two of them were already lying in bed, and it was time for them to have some intimate private conversations, so why did they suddenly bring up Ashina Zhuxie?
Moreover, just mentioning that person sent a chill down Lei Yu's spine, even seeping into their warm bed, making him shiver inexplicably.
She frowned slightly: "What's wrong with him?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi paused for a moment. Although she found it difficult to say, she still braced herself and said directly, "I think he likes you."
"...!?"
Lei Yu's eyes widened in surprise.
She stared at Shang Ruyi with an incredulous and disbelieving expression for a long while, then lowered her head as if trying to figure something out, but she couldn't understand it no matter how hard she tried. Finally, she looked up at Shang Ruyi again and said, "Are you kidding me?"
Shang Ruyi shook her head solemnly.
Lei Yu immediately frowned.
She lowered her head again to think, but still couldn't figure out any basis for Shang Ruyi's words, so she said, "How could he possibly like me?"
"..."
"What is there about me that makes me likable?"
"...!"
Shang Ruyi gave her another reproachful look.
She even felt a little sad amidst the amusement—it was no wonder that Pei Xingyuan hadn't figured out his own feelings, let alone confessed to her. Under these circumstances, even if Pei Xingyuan knew his own feelings, Lei Yu probably wouldn't be able to accept them.
She actually asked, what is it about her that makes her likable?
She's so lovable!
Beautiful, born into a military family, exceptionally skilled, gentle and kind, straightforward, and clear about right and wrong... Shang Ruyi couldn't even say what was wrong with her that made her unlikable.
In retrospect, it was probably because Yuwen Ye was blinded by Empress Dowager Jiang back then...
Otherwise, how could anyone not like such a wonderful girl when she's right in front of them?
But all of that is too far in the past. Shang Ruyi stared straight at Lei Yu and said seriously, "I'm not lying to you. The first person to run over and pick you up after you fell off your horse was that Prince Zhu Xie."
Perhaps just like back then—
In Yanmen County, the first person to pick him up was probably Chu Yang.
It was an emotion that could not be spoken aloud, but was hidden deep in the heart, and could only erupt when it could no longer be suppressed.
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