Chapter 1003 She delivered herself to my door.
The tent was quiet, so Lei Yu could clearly hear the sounds outside, sounds that were all too familiar to him these days: the wind blowing, the footsteps and shouts of soldiers on patrol and training, and the neighing of warhorses.
Everything was in perfect order, without the hustle and bustle that precedes the departure of a large army.
But judging from Ashina Zhuxie's attitude just now, if he really intended to go south to deal with Yuwen Ye, he should have immediately ordered the army to set off, instead of slowly coming to say these things to me. His expression did not seem like a threat, but rather like a test.
He was watching her reaction.
Thinking of this, Lei Yu added, "If the Khan really decides to go, I suppose no one can stop him."
Sure enough, upon hearing Lei Yu say those words, a glint of light flashed in Ashina Zhuxie's eyes.
He seemed quite pleased with his Khatun's quick wit, yet also somewhat regretful that he hadn't seen more of the other's emotions, saying, "In the end, we still have this much in common."
Lei Yu frowned slightly, but didn't respond to that question. Instead, she said, "So, you don't plan to go?"
Ashina Zhuxie glanced at her again and said, "Don't you want to see your old friends?"
He suddenly changed the subject, and Lei Yu was momentarily stunned, but she still keenly caught the words "old friend". Considering that he did not seem to be planning to send troops to deal with Yuwen Ye immediately, she asked, "Who is this old friend you are talking about?"
Ashina Zhuxie said, "Shang Ruyi."
"she?"
Upon hearing Shang Ruyi's name, Lei Yu's eyes lit up immediately, but then she became wary again: "Can I see her just because I want to?"
"..."
"She is the Princess Consort of Qin in the Great Sheng Dynasty. Do you really think you can take me to Chang'an?"
"No need,"
Ashina Zhuxie said calmly, "This time, she came to us herself."
Lei Yu immediately frowned: "What do you mean? Could it be—"
Her expression changed, as if she had thought of something, and Ashina Zhuxie calmly said, "That's right, as I told you before, Princess Qiancheng asked Yuwen Yuan for help, requesting them to send more troops to aid Xiazhou, and they did indeed send a force."
Lei Yu's face showed even more disbelief: "You mean, the person who came is Ruyi?"
Ashina Zhuxie nodded: "That's right."
"How...how is this possible?!"
Lei Yu was a little confused. When they learned that Princess Qiancheng had asked Yuwen Yuan for help, they all thought that Chang'an would send Yuwen Ye, since he had fought against them several times and was familiar with each other's fighting styles. But even if Yuwen Ye was attacking Luoyang and was too busy, there should have been other generals to lead the troops. Why would the Princess of Qin be asked to do this?
Lei Yu looked at Ashina Zhuxie with an incredulous expression: "You, you're not lying to me, are you?"
Ashina Zhuxie looked at her and said, "I'm not lying to you."
Lei Yu's eyes showed a slight panic, and she subconsciously shifted her gaze to the side. She immediately saw that He Du, who was sleeping on the couch, seemed to have been woken up by their conversation, which they hadn't been able to keep quiet. He was turning over, rubbing his eyes, and struggling to open them to look at them. She quickly got up and sat down on the edge of the bed, gently patting the child's back and softly saying, "Sleep a little longer."
"Mmm, um..."
He mumbled something in a daze and then closed his eyes again.
Ashina Zhuxie slowly walked to the bedside, seemingly quite satisfied with the heartwarming scene. He then looked down at Lei Yu's furrowed brows and whispered, "When she was rescued, we didn't have this child yet. When she comes this time and sees He Du, and sees you and me like this, won't she be very surprised?"
"..."
Do you want to see her?
Lei Yu took a deep breath, raised his head, and asked in a complex and low tone, "What do you want to do with her?"
Ashina Zhuxie smiled faintly, "She only brought a team of less than a hundred people with her. Whether you capture her or kill her, it will be a piece of cake. It just depends on whether you want to see her or not."
Lei Yu immediately said, "I won't allow you to hurt her!"
Ashina Zhuxie calmly replied, "Alright."
Lei Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and after calming down, he immediately recalled what he had just said, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "You said that she only took less than a hundred people with her when she left Chang'an?"
That sounds like a joke.
Ashina Zhuxie said, "That's what the urgent report from the scouts at the front said."
Lei Yu frowned and muttered, "How is this possible..."
Her doubts were naturally shared by Ashina Zhuxie. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he said, "Perhaps she wasn't entirely after Xia Prefecture, or perhaps she had other forces that she had simply avoided our notice. But in any case, leaving Chang'an at this time and heading this way, she must be prepared to say goodbye to us."
"..."
Do you want to see her?
Hearing him ask her again, this time without the threatening murderous intent in his tone, but genuinely asking her a question, Lei Yu hesitated for a moment, looked at Ashina Zhuxie, took a deep breath and said, "No matter what, I just want you to promise me that you won't hurt her."
Ashina Zhuxie smiled faintly: "I already promised you, there's no need to repeat myself."
"..."
"But if she really wants to be our enemy—"
At this point, his eyes suddenly turned cold, staring intently at Lei Yu: "Don't forget, even if you're wearing Han Chinese clothes now, you're still a Turk, and a Turkic Khagan!"
Lei Yu's breath hitched, and after a long while, she slowly lowered her head.
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Although unaware that their whereabouts were completely known to others, Shang Ruyi did not try to hide anything along the way. When the weather was nice, she and Lüxiao would get off the carriage and ride horses directly. Even though the sun was scorching and the wind blowing yellow sand across their faces felt like needles, the feeling of speed still put them in a great mood. Sometimes they would ride for most of the day.
Under the scorching sun, the two rode their horses for a while longer before finally stopping under the shade of a tree. Shang Ruyi, panting, looked at Lüxiao, who was slightly out of breath and covered in fragrant sweat, and smiled, "I didn't expect you to be such a good rider."
Green Silk smiled, not taking her words as mockery. After catching her breath, she said, "I've been everywhere and run all over the place to escape. If I didn't know how to ride a horse, I would have been caught by them long ago."
Shang Ruyi nodded.
As the two were talking, Wo Xue and the other guards followed behind. Shang Ruyi looked up at the surrounding scenery, which seemed somewhat familiar, and asked, "Where are we?"
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