Noble First Daughter-in-law

The warm wind blows, and the fragrance of flowers comes in spring.

Shang Ruyi was sitting by the window, looking at the blue sky outside the window, and the wind with the fragrance of flowers would blow by from time to time. If it was normal, this kind of scenery and this kind of weather would already make people feel at ease.

But now, it felt like a big rock was pressing on her heart, and this big rock was getting heavier every day.

After this day of unhappiness, Chu Yang did not come to her again for two consecutive days.

In fact, she didn't think it was necessary for her to be with him every day. Although Chu Yang said that she had brought her here to enjoy the beautiful scenery with him, but such a beautiful scenery is not something she can truly appreciate with peace of mind. of.

not to mention--

Just as she was contemplating, two court ladies came here with tea and pastries, whispering something while walking.

"Is what you said true?"

"Who lied to you?"

"Your Majesty really killed people in the hall? It's never happened before."

"I heard it with my own ears. I heard that the ministers were pleading for mercy, but His Majesty didn't listen at all."

As soon as the two came over, they happened to see Shang Ruyi sitting by the window. They were stunned for a moment, and quickly bent over to salute. Shang Ruyi frowned and looked at them: "What did you just say? Who was killed? What did Your Majesty do again?" ?”

The two maids looked at each other, not daring to lie, one of them could only say cautiously: "I just heard from the guards of the old palace that His Majesty finally came to court today, but it seems that some adults said that His Majesty does not love you." If you listen, His Majesty ordered someone to chop them off on the spot."

"...!"

Shang Ruyi's heart tightened.

Emperor, kill in court!
Although these days, she has already seen the madness hidden under Chu Yang's calm and joy, and the more he consumes people's energy and lives extravagantly, the more crazy he is. He is like a man who is clearly heading towards the cliff People walking along the side, not only don't stop at this moment, but are moving forward at an accelerated speed.

However, killing people at the court meeting is simply crazy!

Shang Ruyi thought for a while, then asked again: "Then, what about now?"

The court lady said: "I heard that the ministers have dispersed, but His Majesty is still in the main hall, closing the doors and windows, and no one is allowed to enter. Eunuch Yu and the others are all anxious outside."

"..."

Shang Ruyi thought for a while and said, "I'll go over and have a look, don't run around."

After speaking, she hurried away.

Because the last time I saw Cheng Qiao, I already knew the way to go, so Shang Ruyi quickly followed the promenade to the side of the square in front of the main hall. As soon as I got to the square, I heard the rushing water in front of me. When I looked up, I saw several young eunuchs above the hall were cleaning the ground with buckets of water.

The water slowly flowed down along Danbi and the steps, rolling up layers of blood waves.

Shang Ruyi walked in and took a look, and couldn't help but feel cold hands and feet.

The water that had been washed on the ground turned out to be blood red.

She took a deep breath, lifted the hem of her skirt and walked up slowly. Although she walked very carefully, she was wearing exquisite feather-weaving shoes after all, and was stained red by the flowing blood after a while.

She finally climbed up to the main hall, only then did she see that the gate was closed tightly, and Eunuch Yu and several young eunuchs were standing outside anxiously, not daring to go in, and not daring to retreat.

When he was suffering from a headache, he turned his head and saw Shang Ruyi, as if seeing a savior: "Madam, are you here?"

Shang Ruyi said softly: "I heard from them that something happened here, so I came here to take a look."

"Hi……"

Eunuch Yu sighed, and said in a low voice, "Today, several states and counties sent urgent reports."

Shang Ruyi could almost guess without asking: "Is there someone rebelling?"

Eunuch Yu nodded, then lowered his voice and said to her second fat: "If it's a small group of rebels, that's fine. The most important thing is that Xue Xian, the school captain of Jincheng Prefecture, beheaded Lin Xiaoyi, the county magistrate, and rebelled. This person, He is not simple."

Xue Xian...

Shang Ruyi had heard of this man, who was also from a famous family in the east of the river, with a magnificent appearance, high martial arts skills, rich family wealth, and he was generous and generous, and he made friends with many heroes.Although the official voice is not very good, but the strength is very strong, and it is true that he is not a person who has been under others for a long time.

Now even he is rebelling.

"What's worse,"

Eunuch Yu's voice was lower. Even though the doors and windows were closed, he seemed to be afraid that his words would reach the ears of the people in the hall and cause death: "After this Xue Xian raised his troops, there were countless people who went to join him. In just half a month, tens of thousands of troops have gathered. Now, they have defeated General Huangfuding who went to put down the rebellion, and occupy the land of Longxi. It seems that the next step is to go to Guanzhong."

"what?"

Shang Ruyi opened her eyes wide: "You mean, Xue Xian wants to take down Daxing City?!"

Eunuch Yu nodded.

Shang Ruyi gasped again.

Daxing City, although the Eastern Capital was set up after Chu Yang ascended the throne and was left idle, it was the capital of the Daye Dynasty after all, and the loss of the Eastern Capital was only a gain or loss of a city. The existence in my heart was completely destroyed!
Shang Ruyi hurriedly asked: "Then, what are your majesty's plans?"

"His Majesty……"

Eunuch Yu had a bitter face at first, and then he said bitterly: "Your Majesty asked the people below whether the war was true or not. As a result, some people even said that these reports were deliberately exaggerating the strength of the rebel army and the danger of the situation. In exchange for military merit."

Shang Ruyi frowned upon hearing this.

Although Eunuch Yu didn't say it clearly, she more or less understood that this "someone" must be Wang Shaoji.

She asked, "And then?"

Yu Gong said: "Then, Your Majesty will believe it. The Minister of the Ministry of War, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and several adults argued hard, hoping that His Majesty can return to help Daxing City as soon as possible, but His Majesty not only refused to listen, but also—"

He couldn't continue talking about the following words, he just sighed and looked at the ground not far away.

The blood red there was extremely deep and dazzling.

Shang Ruyi could almost imagine how those adults were dragged out of the hall and beheaded as a warning in front of everyone. Their blood was just washed away.The so-called blood of loyal ministers will turn green in three years, but their blood cannot turn green. In the eyes of the emperor, it is nothing more than puddles of blood.

Shang Ruyi let out a long sigh.

At this moment, the door in front of them suddenly slammed, and both of them were startled. Turning their heads to look, they saw the door of the hall slowly opened, and Chu Yang's thin and handsome silhouette came out of the dark light in the hall. gradually become clearer.

He actually came out by himself!

This time, everyone outside the hall was startled, especially Eunuch Yu and Shang Ruyi, who were still talking just now, they fell to their knees with a plop, and the other little eunuchs who were flushing buckets to the ground also knelt down one after another. Poured in blood.

"His Majesty!"

"Long live the emperor!"

Shang Ruyi knelt outside the main hall, listening to the heavy breathing above her head, and then, seeing the hem of her clothes rolling in front of her eyes, the pair of pure white feather-weaving fairy shoes walked in front of her again, she could even feel the slender pair of shoes The phoenix eyes are looking at him intently.

Shang Ruyi's hands and feet felt numb for a while.

Did Chu Yang hear what they were talking about just now?
Will he be angry at them like he was at those ministers, and even punish them?

Just when she was so nervous that she was suffocating, suddenly, Chu Yang leaned over, grabbed her wrist and pulled her up.

"...?!"

Shang Ruyi was startled, and looked up at him in disbelief.

As soon as he raised his head, he met a pair of somewhat red eyes - those slender phoenix eyes were shining with an almost boiling light at the moment, as if a flame would ignite at any moment.

Chu Yang smiled at her and said, "You came just in time."

"……what?"

"I just thought of one thing. Tomorrow's Cold Food Festival can't be passed just like this. We should decorate the entire Jiangdu Palace, not only the inner palace, but also the Guangming Hall. Everything here should be decorated as my own. The way you want."

"..."

"In this way, we can have a good outing to enjoy the spring, which is what spring should look like."

"..."

"I will let them do it now, and everything must be done before tonight!"

He spoke more and more anxiously, and Shang Ruyi could even feel that his hand holding his wrist was trembling, as if it was because of excitement, or maybe, it was because of fear.

Or, maybe both.

He was using that extravagant life to soothe his restless heart.

The world has reached this point, and he is powerless to bring it back, but with his incomparable pride, he can't admit it, let alone face his failure.

Therefore, he wants to succeed, he wants the "success" in front of him.

Seeing him take a step forward and was about to issue an order to the following, Shang Ruyi suddenly stretched out his other hand and grabbed the hand that was holding his wrist: "Your Majesty!"

Chu Yang was startled, and looked back at her.

Looking at her, and then at the hand she was holding his hand, the slender jade fingers convulsed a little due to excessive tension, but the feeling of skin-to-skin contact still made him shake his mind.

This seemed to be the first time for the two of them - she took the initiative to hold his hand.

Chu Yang's heart beat violently for a while, and he couldn't restrain his manic mood at first, but at this moment, he was even more agitated. His eyes were almost red, and he turned to face her, breathing hot, with a little uncontrollable emotion :"you--"

Shang Ruyi said: "I have something to say to Your Majesty."

Chu Yang looked at her with burning eyes: "Say it."

Shang Ruyi looked at him, then at those people kneeling and shivering in blood around him, took a deep breath, and said, "Let's go into the hall and talk, shall we?"

"..."

Chu Yang also looked at her for a while, the smile on his face showed a kind of pure childishness in the blood steaming around him, he nodded: "Okay."

After finishing speaking, he took Shang Ruyi's hand, turned around and entered the hall.

The heavy palace door was closed again.