Noble First Daughter-in-law

When I opened my eyes the next morning, the room was already brightly lit.

It seemed that it was getting late, Tusheer brought hot water and was busy for a while, but Shang Ruyi lay on the bed in a daze, for a long time, unable to recover.

last night……

She subconsciously stretched out her hand to touch herself, as if the feeling of being hugged tightly was still there, but she was clearly the only one on the bed.

Could it be a dream?
But in the dream, the feeling of the warm and firm arm was too real.

It's so real, it seems to be real...

"Miss?"

Just when she was a little dazed, Tusher's voice rang in her ears. Turning her head, she was standing by the bed, and said cautiously, "What are you thinking?"

"..."

Shang Ruyi also asked himself, what was he thinking?
It's just a dream, what's there to think about?
So, she shook her head lightly.

When she got up to take a shower, she found that she didn't seem as weak as before. It seemed that the bed rest these days still had an effect after all.After breakfast, she was still persuaded by Tusheer to drink a bowl of medicine. Just when Tusheer was about to clear her mouth with candied fruit, Shang Ruyi said, "I want to go for a walk."

Upon hearing this, Tusheer immediately said, "No way, Miss."

Shang Ruyi said calmly, "What kind of disease do I have, and I have to stay in the room all the time. Are you letting me recuperate, or are you going to put me under house arrest?"

Hearing the word "house arrest", Tusher turned pale with fright.

She hurriedly said: "Miss, why do you say that, this servant only cares about Miss's body."

"I'm much better now, and I can get out of bed and do things by myself. If this is not good, should I show you somersaults?"

Speaking of this, she gave Tu She'er a cold look: "She'er, are you my maid or Yu Wenye's?"

Upon hearing this, Tusher's eyes also turned red.

She held her mouth and looked at Shang Ruyi for a while, then said softly: "Miss, don't say that, of course I am your maid, and everything I do is for your own benefit. If you want to go out for a walk, just go, it's not worth it." So tell me. But you have to promise me that if it is windy outside, you will immediately listen to my advice and come back, and you can’t stay outside for a long time. Also, you should wear thicker clothes.”

Although she was a little aggrieved by what she said, she still showed concern and consideration for Shang Ruyi in her words.

Shang Ruyi also knew that what she said just now was a bit serious, so she could only sigh lightly and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Only then did Tucher relax a little.

So, she helped Shang Ruyi put on her clothes, and looked at her back and forth for a long time to make sure there was no air leakage, then supported her, and walked out of the room carefully.

Walking all the way, finally out of the cabin, saw a little daylight.

Shang Ruyi was in a daze.

The deck in front of me was wide and flat, and it was also tidy. As soon as I got out of the cabin, I immediately felt a gust of river wind with water vapor rushing towards my face, as if a layer of wet tulle was gently brushing my cheeks.

Shang Ruyi stretched out his hand to touch his face, then walked forward slowly.

This is the bow of the boat, and you can see the wide river ahead. Today, the wind is light and there are no waves, and the boat is really fast.Shang Ruyi leaned on the fence, and could see the broad river surface shimmering in the sunlight, as if there were countless golden koi swimming in the water, and on both sides of the canal, there were green hills and green trees, and there were some houses by the river. Washing by the river, and a shepherd boy riding a bull and playing the fife flute leisurely, the sound of the flute floats far and far away with the sound of water.

Shang Ruyi suddenly felt that he seemed to come alive.

These days, she was indeed "closed" by them to recuperate in that small cabin, but her heart was imprisoned in a certain place in her memory, out of the light of day, so that at this moment, the sight that appeared in front of her eyes After seeing these scenery and these people, she realized that she was still alive.

This fireworks world was originally so lively.

Shang Ruyi said, "Where are we?"

Tusheer hurriedly said, "We have already passed Suzhou."

I have already passed Suzhou...

Although she has been staying in that small cabin these days without seeing the sun, and she can hardly feel the passage of time, but how many days have passed, she still knows it in her heart. Unexpectedly, the ship is going so fast, and it has already passed. I have left Suzhou.

In other words, it is not far from Luoyang.

Speaking of which, being fast is one thing.

For some reason, the voice of that person sounded in Shang Ruyi's ears again—"This time, it only took more than a dozen days for Wo Xue to take you from Luoyang to Jiangdu. If there were no canals back then, Do you know how long you'll be on the road?"

Yes, speaking of it, it's all his credit.

Shang Ruyi couldn't help but chuckled.

But this laughter was actually choked with sobs.

Tusher has been standing beside her and staring at her carefully. When she heard her smile, she immediately stepped forward nervously: "Miss, what's the matter?"

Shang Ruyi looked down at her and said with a smile, "It's nothing."

"..."

"I just feel that being alive... seems to have the benefits of being alive."

"..."

Tuscher tilted her head, as if she couldn't understand her words, but said immediately: "Of course it's good to be alive, and there are benefits to being alive. There will be no benefits in death."

At this time, a deep voice came from behind——

"Of course it's good to be alive."

"..."

"To be alive is the greatest benefit."

Shang Ruyi looked back, and saw a somewhat familiar figure walking over, it was none other than the deputy commander Cheng Qiao who had met her in Jiangdu Palace before.

He came over and bowed his hands to Shang Ruyi: "Young Madam."

Shang Ruyi was surprised to see him: "Master Cheng, are you here too?"

But think about it, it is reasonable for him to be on the boat. After all, on that night, he led his men and the imperial guards to kill bloody rivers. If he hadn't left Jiangdu, he might have been killed by Wang Shao And when they retaliated, there were no bones left.

Sure enough, Cheng Qiao also said: "I have no place to stand in Jiangdu, so I brought my family to follow Second Young Master."

Shang Ruyi nodded slightly.

Cheng Qiao looked her up and down, as if to confirm that she was intact, and then said: "Young Madam, are you all right now?"

Shang Ruyi forced a smile: "I'm fine."

Seeing her indifferent smile, Cheng Qiao couldn't help showing a look of pain on his face, and said, "Unfortunately, I still failed to protect the young lady well."

It was only then that Shang Ruyi remembered that the news that the imperial guards were going to rebel was the news he had passed to himself early in the morning.

But in the end-

Shang Ruyi immediately said: "No, your news came very timely."

Cheng Qiao frowned: "Then why is the young lady—"

"..."

Shang Ruyi's expression darkened.

These days, she almost deliberately doesn't think about what happened that day, let alone her own state of mind that day, but what happened is what happened, and all the people and things around her are reminding her that she started from that day. , Survived in such a bloody memory.

She was in some pain and shook her head slightly.

Cheng Qiao is also a person who knows how to wink. Seeing her like this, he immediately shut up.

Shang Ruyi turned around and leaned on the fence to look at the picturesque scenery around her. Suddenly, she thought of something and turned to look at him: "By the way, Mr. Cheng, the painting you sent someone back at that time—— Did you draw it yourself?"

Cheng Qiao shook his head immediately: "No."

"That is--"

"It was delivered to my home the night before the Cold Food Festival."

Shang Ruyi's eyes lit up: "Who is it?"

Cheng Qiaodao: "It was too late, and this person dressed up deliberately. After asking me to hand over the painting, he left. I didn't see who he was."

"……Oh."

Shang Ruyi lowered her head a little disappointed.

Cheng Qiao said: "However, it should be a woman."

"woman?"

Shang Ruyi's eyes lit up again: "Are you sure?"

Cheng Qiao said: "This is still certain. Although she made a deliberate dress and spoke in a low voice, when she handed me this painting, I smelled a fragrance from her sleeve. It should be The fragrance of women's makeup and powder. Therefore, I can conclude that she is a woman."

"..."

"Actually, I also wanted to find out the identity of this person at the time, but—"

Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment, and then said softly: "At that time, the second son was at my home, discussing with me about breaking into the Jiangdu Palace. This matter is of great importance, and it needs to be kept secret, so I didn't dare to make extravagant problems. Just let that person go."

"..."

Shang Ruyi's heart sank slightly.

In fact, it's not really a secret, since Yu Wenye and Cheng Qiao broke into the Gate of Light on the night of the Cold Food Festival, they must have met before and discussed everything.

However, hearing it at this moment, there is a strange tingling sensation.

Shang Ruyi was silent for a moment, then said, "Oh."

As if feeling the coldness from her, Cheng Qiao was about to say something, but he couldn't say it. I just wanted to protect the young lady well, but I didn't expect that the incident happened suddenly, and the young lady would end up going to the Guangming Hall—"

Having said that, he said in a deep voice, "Please forgive me, Young Madam."

Shang Ruyi glanced at him, smiled lightly and said, "You saved me, but you still ask me to forgive me, what's the point?"

"..."

"Master Cheng, I have nothing but gratitude to you."

Cheng Qiao looked at her, his eyes seemed to be conflicted, but he couldn't speak.

At this time, the wind on the canal picked up. Although Cheng Qiao was wearing thin clothes, he was strong and didn't feel anything. But Shang Ruyi was different. Although she was dressed tightly, she immediately felt a chill when the cold wind blew The chill soaked into the limbs and five bodies, as if being pricked by needles.

How could it be so cold?
As soon as Shang Ruyi flinched, she felt warm on her body. When she looked back, she saw that Tusheer had already taken a thick windcloak and put it on her.

She said: "Miss, you must not catch a cold."

Shang Ruyi looked down, the wind cloak looked strange, it didn't look like his own.

So he asked, "Where did you come from?"