Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1176 The past cannot be recalled
After many years and several months of absence, they finally recaptured Luoyang.

When the army entered the city gate, Shang Ruyi suddenly felt dizzy, but it was not caused by illness or weakness. Instead, it was a very strange feeling, as if something had returned to her body invisibly.

Walking along the long street, familiar scenes come into view, like yellowed scrolls unfolding before you again.

They really are back.

Even the tense atmosphere was exactly the same as when he left that year. Just as Yuwen Ye said, several gates of Dongdu, Ziwei Palace, and some checkpoints and fortresses were all firmly occupied. Except for the one thousand heavily armored cavalrymen who followed Shang Ruyi to surround the altar, all the other 20,000 troops he brought entered the city.

Of course, this also includes Yuwen Cheng's men.

Although on the altar, Yuwen Ye only said that he himself broke through Hui'an Gate and occupied Dongdu, Shang Ruyi knew that naturally half of the credit went to Prince Qi Yuwen Cheng, but Yuwen Ye did not mention it. He and Yuwen Ye's troops occupied the city together and controlled all the important transportation routes.

This time, except for Liang Shide, they occupied the Eastern Capital without bloodshed.

But this is just the beginning.

What they have to accept here is not just a city, but also a victory after a long war.

Then, a scene that was extremely familiar appeared in front of them, an old scene that they had even dreamed of countless times.

It is the old house of Yuwen family.

Although they were heading to the Ziwei Palace, they subconsciously stopped when they got here. Yuwen Ye dismounted from his horse, took only two steps forward, and then stopped.

Three years have passed since Chu Yang went south to Jiangdu Palace, followed by hundreds of officials, and Shang Ruyi temporarily left Luoyang to avoid that "disaster". Compared with the vicissitudes of this world, three years is just a blink of an eye, but they know clearly that it is more than a thousand days and nights, and countless times of worry.

And this old house has already become dilapidated after three years of wind and rain.

Seeing the two dirty stone lions at the door, the gate with peeling red paint, and even the half collapsed threshold, and the walls on both sides were in great disrepair, Shang Ruyi's nose felt sore and her eyes immediately turned red. She couldn't help but turn her head away. Yuwen Ye, who was standing beside her, took a step forward silently and gently put his shoulder against her back.

But when he spoke, his voice was somewhat hoarse, "Where are the people?"

Guan Ao behind him said, "Most of them are in my house."

Yuwen Ye turned to look at him and was about to say something, but Guan Ao continued, "But Jinyun..."

Upon hearing Jinyun's name, Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi subconsciously held their breath. Seeing their expectant and uneasy eyes, Guan Ao couldn't bear it and could only tell the truth: "In fact, when Liang Shide first occupied Luoyang, he did not harm anyone. Except for killing some soldiers during the siege, he detained us after entering the city, but he did not make things difficult for others."

"..."

"But when the news came that His Majesty Sheng had ascended the throne in Chang'an, he flew into a rage and wanted to execute all the members of the Yuwen family who remained in Luoyang."

"..."

"At that time, we were all under house arrest by him and could not be rescued. We only heard that Jinyun sent people to guard Yuwen Mansion and walked out of the mansion alone, demanding to be killed."

Shang Ruyi only felt a dull pain in his heart and couldn't help but reach out and grab his collar.

Speaking of the past, even the calm and reserved Guan Ao couldn't help but shed tears. He took a deep breath and continued, "I heard that Xiao Yuansui begged for mercy, and Liang Shide also cared about his reputation, so he agreed to her marriage."

"..."

"So Jinyun committed suicide here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Ruyi could no longer bear to listen and closed his eyes in pain.

She had not actually spent a long time with Jinyun, and they did not have a very deep affection for each other, but Aunt Yun was humble and gentle, and served Guan Yunmu. She had made a lot of efforts to maintain peace in the mansion and had suffered a lot. Although she did not love her in every way, she loved and cared for her. Now, suddenly hearing the news of her death, and such a tragic death, how could she not be heartbroken.

This is still Shang Ruyi.

When she heard the person next to her gritting his teeth, she immediately understood that Yuwen Ye must be heartbroken at this moment.

When I looked up, I saw that his eyes were red as well.

Shang Ruyi immediately suppressed the sadness in his heart, reached out to gently stroke his hand, only to feel his fist clenched tightly and his finger bones crackling. Shang Ruyi had no doubt that if Liang Shide was standing in front of him alive, he would tear this man to pieces immediately!

Seeing the veins throbbing on Yuwen Ye's forehead, Shang Ruyi whispered, "Fengchen." Yuwen Ye didn't say anything, but his face looked frighteningly ugly.

He was born in the military and had killed many people. He didn't need to make a big noise. Once he got angry, he would emit a strong murderous aura that could almost condense into a physical entity. People who got close to him would be oppressed and unable to breathe. As expected, Guan Ao, Guan Chiying and others showed some panic expressions and subconsciously took two steps back. Others didn't even dare to breathe.

So Shang Ruyi reached out her hands and held one of his hands, letting him clench his fist. She only said softly: "Auntie Yun... go and accompany mother."

"..."

These words were spoken softly, but they seemed to take away most of the strength from him at once.

Yuwen Ye's breath suddenly became irregular, and he began to cough. The tense feeling immediately dissipated. He kept coughing and could hardly stand up straight. Shang Ruyi hurriedly took his arm and gently stroked his back with one hand, saying softly, "Let's find her body and bury her properly. Let her accompany her mother."

"Cough cough cough..."

Yuwen Ye coughed for a long time and finally calmed down. When he raised his head and looked at her again, his eyes were red. Although there were no tears, Shang Ruyi knew that some tears did not need to be shed in front of others.

He said hoarsely, "You are right."

After saying this, he looked at Guanao again and said hurriedly, "After Jinyun died, I had her body collected, but it was only a hasty burial. Now that Luoyang has been liberated, it is natural that she must be buried with honor."

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Yuwen Ye nodded solemnly.

He looked up at the old house, which had been completely destroyed and no one had lived there. After he heaving a sigh of relief, he turned his back to it and said, "Send the order down and send people to repair and clean up the old house. No outsiders are allowed to enter without permission."

The attendant immediately said, "Yes."

After saying this, he turned and walked towards his horse. As he took the reins, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Where is the third brother - the King of Qi?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds coming from the other end of the long street. Because Sheng's army had entered the city, some of the people in the city were terrified. They all closed their doors and windows and dared not come out, not even to breathe. This market was so quiet that you could almost hear a needle dropping on the ground, so the burst of horse hoof sounds was particularly startling. Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads, only to see a familiar figure riding a horse towards them.

"Your Highness!"

It turned out to be Mu Xian!
Upon seeing him, Yuwen Ye's eyes lit up. He and Shang Ruyi stepped forward at the same time. Mu Xian rode his horse over and stopped when he was still more than ten feet away from them. He turned over and ran to the two of them. He was a little surprised to see Shang Ruyi beside him, but he immediately knelt down and saluted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, and greetings to the Princess."

Yuwen Ye waved his hand: "Why are you here?"

When Yuwen Cheng attacked Luoyang before, he sent Mu Xian and Cheng Qiao to assist him in attacking the city. He did not see the two of them by the Luo River in the morning, and he knew that it was because Yuwen Cheng came deliberately to make trouble for him, so he naturally would not bring them. He did not expect that Mu Xian would appear here now.

Mu Xian immediately said, "The King of Qi asked us to stay in the camp, but we just received news that Luoyang City had been captured. We suspected a trick, so we led our troops here immediately, and then we found out that His Highness had also come."

Yuwen Ye nodded.

He asked again: "Where are your people?"

As he spoke, Mu Xian's eyes also fell on the old Yuwen residence behind him. Seeing the dilapidated state of the place, he couldn't help but feel sad. When he heard Yuwen Ye's question, his face suddenly darkened and he said, "I asked Cheng Qiao to go with the King of Qi to keep an eye on him. He - he went to Ziwei Palace and is about to open the treasury."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's face immediately darkened.

She put a lot of thought into resolving the crisis in Xiazhou and forced back the Western Turkic army brought by Ashina Zhuye; Yuwen Ye swept through the eight pass cities, defended Hulao, and defeated Xiao Yuansui's army of 100,000 with only a few thousand troops. Even though the two of them worked together to clear the surrounding obstacles, Yuwen Cheng, a fool, was unable to capture Luoyang. In the end, it was still thanks to the two of them leading their troops, and the two secret chess pieces planted by Yuwen Ye and her, that they were able to capture Luoyang City.

Just because she didn't want her hard work to go to waste, Shang Ruyi deliberately made such a grand gesture at the altar outside the city. She went up to the altar without even a single follower. She wanted to tell the officials and people there that she, the Princess of Qin, was both civil and military, and invincible.

The battle of Luoyang was won thanks to her!

Of course, she was not the only one who thought so. Although Yuwen Ye showed an angry expression when he saw that she went up to the altar without any followers, and looked like he was going to settle accounts with her, when he arrived, he said that his men had broken through Hui'an Gate, and did not mention Prince of Qi Yuwen Cheng at all, which obviously gave those officials and people such awareness.

Luoyang City belongs to the King of Qin and his wife!
But now, Yuwen Cheng is going to open the treasury!

Shang Ruyi was furious and wanted to go over to stop it immediately. Although Yuwen Ye had a frown on his face, he did not look too angry. It seemed that he had long been aware of the character of his third brother. He just jumped onto the horse.

With a wave of his hand: "Go to Ziwei Palace!"