Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1177 The Long Old Dream
The majestic Luoyang and the magnificent Ziwei Palace.

When entering the palace again, even though Shang Ruyi tried her best to control her breathing and heartbeat, and kept clenching her hands to make herself more focused, when they walked in through Xuanren Gate, she still felt that her soul was gradually becoming heavy.

It was so heavy that every step she took was extremely difficult.

The towering red walls around her, the majestic palace in the distance, and the pine, cypress and flowers that moved back little by little with their footsteps, cast thick shadows in the sun, like an old dream that was too long and stubborn. When she thought she had stood up and experienced all, she looked back and found that she was still far away, still immersed in this dream.

For a moment, Shang Ruyi even felt as if he had returned to the past.

Back then, she followed the palace eunuchs into Xuanren Gate, and walked along this long road, passing through Zuozang Palace and entering the East Palace, where she met Empress Jiang, Princess Chu Ruoyan, and Prince Zhao Chu Chengfei. After spending some time with them, she was about to leave the palace, but was "intercepted" at Anning Gate and taken away...

"Well!"

Feeling a dull pain in his heart, Shang Ruyi subconsciously reached out to cover his chest.

Her movements were very light and made almost no sound, but Yu Wenye, who was walking in front of her, immediately turned his head and looked at her, frowning slightly: "You, what's wrong?"

Guan Ao, Guan Chiying and others who followed them also looked over.

Shang Ruyi hurriedly shook his head: "No, it's okay."

Yuwen Ye glanced at her again, as if he wanted to say something, but at this moment, there was a loud noise of fighting in front of him. Shang Ruyi hurriedly said, "Let's go and take a look. Don't let anything happen."

Yuwen Ye frowned, but turned around and continued walking forward.

After a while, the tall and majestic Zuozang Palace appeared before our eyes.

This was once the treasury of the Daye Dynasty, and almost all the court’s wealth was stored here. At the same time, this place was also called the Tianku, and the emperor’s personal wealth was also kept here. There were jewels and brocades that ordinary people dreamed of, as well as some precious celebrity paintings and calligraphy, antique jades, important court documents, and of course, household registration.

With such valuable items collected here, the guards here are naturally stricter than other places. The two heavy copper doors alone weigh more than a thousand pounds. Even if there are no soldiers standing on either side, just looking at the heavy doors gives people a feeling of majesty.

But now, there was chaos in front of the closed door.

A group of soldiers gathered there, surrounding them in three layers. Some brave and curious people even shouted "good job". In the center of the crowd, there was a sharp sound of swords clashing, and people were shouting and cursing one after another.

Looking closely, it turned out that Shi Yutao and Yuwen Cheng were fighting!

Yuwen Cheng was seen running towards the closed bronze door quickly, dragging a heavy long sword in one hand, roaring like a tiger, and looking very scary. Shi Yutao, who was standing at the door, was not afraid at all, and even showed a hint of contempt in his eyes. Seeing Yuwen Cheng running towards him, he swung the sword in his hand in a bright arc in the air and chopped down at Shi Yutao. The latter raised his hands and the Xuanhua axe in his hand went straight to the sword.

With a "clang" sound, the broadsword was blocked by the axe.

Shi Yutao was fully prepared, but he didn't expect that his arms only shook slightly and he didn't feel too much pressure. He even raised his arms and directly pushed the big knife up half an inch, and Yuwen Cheng immediately staggered.

Shi Yutao sneered, and he even took off the axe in his left hand, and used only one hand to hold Yuwen Cheng's long-handled broadsword. Seeing this, several soldiers around him shouted bravely: "Good!"

"General Xiaoshi is brave!"

"Teach him a lesson!"

Although the crowd was excited, the Shan boy who was standing behind Shi Yutao and guarding the gate changed his face - these people may not be unaware of Yuwen Cheng's identity as the King of Qi of the Great Sheng Dynasty, but some of them followed Shi Yutao from Hebei. Although they surrendered, it was only because of the defeat. They had not yet developed loyalty and fear for the Great Sheng Dynasty in their hearts. They had no fear or respect for this King of Qi, who had failed in several battles to capture Luoyang and was forced to retreat to Cijian to defend himself, and finally had to rely on his brother and sister-in-law to barely enter Luoyang City.

That's why Shi Yutao dared to fight him, and his men cheered loudly.

But Shan Tong'er knew that no matter how incompetent or stupid Yuwen Cheng was, he was still the Prince of Qi and the son of the great Emperor Dasheng. Even if they fought with him and gained the upper hand, they would definitely offend the other party. Even if Yuwen Ye protected him, it would be difficult for Yuwen Ye if they really hurt the other party.

So he immediately shouted: "Don't hurt anyone!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Yutao swung the axe in his left hand and hit Yuwen Cheng's stomach with the axe handle.

"what--!"

Although he was wearing armor and was not injured, the blow to the stomach still made Yu Wencheng cry out in pain. He staggered back several steps and barely managed to steady himself by leaning on the ground with the hilt of the sword in his hand.

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Shan Tong'er breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "General Xiaoshi, stop fighting!"

Hearing this, Shi Yutao hesitated for a moment.

He had fought this battle with all his might, hoping to regain some dignity as a man, but he had not expected that Luoyang City would be so easy to attack. They easily broke through the city gate and entered. They were unstoppable all the way. Except for a few subordinates who were willing to swear allegiance to Liang Shide until death, almost all other guards and soldiers turned against their own side and fled, so that until now, there was not even a drop of blood on his axe.

Until they arrived at the Zuo Zang Palace, because before entering the city, Yuwen Ye had given them a secret order, asking them to go to Ziwei Palace first and guard the gate of Zuo Zang Palace after entering the city, no matter what, and no one was allowed to enter before he arrived. So when he saw Yuwen Cheng trying to force his way in, he fought him regardless of the consequences.

However, it seemed that it was enough to carry out Yuwen Ye's orders and defend Zuozang Palace.

After all, the other party was a prince, and both he and his sister were under Yuwen Ye's command. If he caused too much trouble...

Cheng Qiao on the other side also stepped forward and blocked the two men, but he and Shi Yutao were strangers and had nothing to say. He just said to Yuwen Cheng: "Your Highness, the Prince of Qi, this treasury belongs to the court, you cannot move without permission."

Yuwen Cheng had just lost in front of everyone and was already ashamed. Now that a child was trying to stop him and a soldier was trying to stop him, he was even more furious and shouted angrily, "I am the King of Qi. Who are you to dare to stop me? Get out of here, or I will kill you all!"

After saying that, he actually rushed forward waving his sword.

At this moment, Yuwen Ye's calm and stern voice sounded behind him: "Stop it!"