Noble First Daughter-in-law

Aunt Hui twitched the corners of her mouth, and reluctantly said: "The Duke got up early and went to court, but he hasn't come back yet. The eldest son is on duty at the Ministry of War today, and he hasn't come back yet."

"……Oh."

Shang Ruyi nodded and continued walking inside.

Along the way, although there were a lot of people, everyone followed Shang Ruyi quietly, except for light footsteps, and didn't even hear a wheezing or coughing until they entered the room.

As soon as the door was closed, I heard a "wow".

When she looked back, Tusheer was so happy that she jumped up and said with a smile, "Haha, that's great!"

Shang Ruyi also seemed to know what this girl was holding back, so she only glanced at her with a smile, but she saw Chang Wan looking at Tu Sheer with crooked eyes and shaking her head gently; and Wo Xue also pursed her lips and smiled He said, but put the burden on his hands aside first.

Tusheer said excitedly: "Miss, you have been angry for so long, and today you finally got back some, that's great!"

Shang Ruyi said angrily, "What nonsense."

Tu She'er immediately said: "That's right, Aunt Hui relied on her status as an elder, and always made things difficult for us and Miss."

Shang Ruyi glared at her angrily, "You're the only one who talks too much."

After all, he walked to the side couch and sat down on his own. Although he was riding a horse all the way back, his legs were still numb after riding for a long time, and his back hurt. When he saw her sitting down, he frowned. Chang Wan immediately gave her a cushion to lean on.

After finishing this, Chang Wan agreed: "Young Madam, Sheer is right. Today, Aunt Hui deliberately wanted to embarrass you and Second Young Master."

"Oh?"

Shang Ruyi looked at her, and when Chang Wan mentioned this, a hint of displeasure appeared on her pretty face, and she said, "Actually, the servant girl mentioned that she needs to clean the house before, although Aunt Hui agreed, but she didn't move. After hearing that you all went to the city, she let someone clean it."

"..."

"That's not counting. She also asked the porter to clean the garden. Who has ever heard of letting the porter leave the gate to do things?"

"..."

"The servant girl knew what she was going to do, so she kept listening to the movement of the gate when she was doing things, but, she still couldn't catch up, and made the young lady wait outside for half a day in vain."

Tusheer on the side couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "This old woman!"

Shang Ruyi waved his hand lightly.

When she saw the door was closed just now, there was already a billowing anger in her heart, so she used that anger to say thorny words to Aunt Hui for the first time, and she was no longer angry at this time.It's just that she understood a little better in her heart——

The peace of Yuwen's family that Guan Yunmu once wanted to maintain was destined to be broken the moment Yuwenjian returned to the Duke's Mansion as the son of the prince.

And just now, it was just the beginning.

She looked up at Tu She'er, then at Chang Wan with sullen face and Wo Xue who remained calm, and said softly: "You three are all smart people——She'er, only you are a bit stupid, But you should all be aware of the situation in the mansion. I won’t say more, but now I will only ask you a few words.”

Chang Wan immediately said: "Young Madam, please tell me."

Shang Ruyi said: "My people, apart from being loyal, the most important thing is to be careful. The same as before, I trust the three of you, the same as the latter, you have to do well by yourself. I ask you not to go out and cause trouble; but if someone provokes you, don't be afraid, just come and tell me, you are mine, and your affairs will naturally be handled by me. Do you understand?"

The three of them didn't understand anything, and they all nodded in response.

Shang Ruyi said: "Okay, let's go to work. Chang Wan, I want to take a bath."

Chang Wan hurriedly said: "The slave has already boiled the water, so let's prepare."

After finishing speaking, she hurried down, and Wo Xue didn't wait for her order, turned around and went to unpack the bundle she brought back, and tidy up the clothes one by one; Tu She'er poured a cup of tea for Shang Ruyi.

Shang Ruyi took the teacup, looked up, and saw that she was still immersed in the joy just now, and she didn't even refute her own saying that she was stupid, so she smiled and said, "Are you so happy?"

"of course!"

Tushe'er immediately said: "This servant can't see Miss being angry, a few times before—"

"Don't mention the past."

"However, miss, why are you willing to confront that old woman this time? Before, you ignored her."

Shang Ruyi took a sip of the tea, swallowed the slightly bitter taste, and after a while, she tasted a little sweetness on the tip of her tongue.She let out a sigh of relief, and then said: "I didn't care about her before, because it's boring to care about. But it's different now."

She knew very well that Guan Yunmu was unwilling to compete with Aunt Hui in the past because Yu Wenyuan was already jealous of the emperor. If Dong Gong and Yu Wenyuan had a rift because of this, Yu Wenyuan would be somewhat helpless in the court. It is easy to be persecuted.

But today, things are different.

Yu Wenyuan supports the establishment of the new emperor, and the power is poured into the government and the public. Although the eldest son is also responsible for it, no matter what, the situation is different from before.

As far as Shang Ruyi knew, he was only one step away from his ultimate goal.

At this time, although it is still impossible to make a major incident, Shang Ruyi knows that at this time, people from the Dong family can't let the Dong family push too much, otherwise, once Yu Wenyuan takes the final step, Yu Wenye will be suppressed , that is, there will never be a bright future.

So at this time, what she has to do is not balance.

But little by little, regaining the power that was swallowed by Aunt Hui, or the people behind her.

However, these are a bit too complicated for Tu Sheer. Once I explain them clearly, I'm afraid it will frighten her, and even scare Wo Xue and Chang Wan, so Shang Ruyi simply said: "Fengchen is not just Yuwen. The second son of the family, but the great general of the imperial court, if he still suffers from people's anger at home, how should he lead troops when he goes out? How can he fight?"

"..."

"If the general doesn't speak when he's angry, it will encourage her arrogance too much, and it will be difficult to control what happens in the future."

Tushe'er nodded, and said again: "Not only is my uncle a great general, miss, you are still a second-rank imperial order now, you can't let her over your head."

Shang Ruyi raised her eyebrows slightly, yes, she forgot about herself.

So he smiled and said, "You still remember me."

Tusher suddenly pouted again: "I'm stupid."

After finishing speaking, she snorted, ignored Shang Ruyi, got up and went to pack the luggage with Wo Xue, seeing her angry, Shang Ruyi couldn't help laughing, and leaned back on the couch Continue drinking tea.

After a short rest, the hot water for the bath was ready.

Knowing that Shang Ruyi came back from a bloody battlefield, Chang Wan specially prepared a huge tub for her bath this time, filled it with hot water boiled with grapefruit leaves, and sprinkled some flower petals on it. , the whole bathroom was filled with steam and fragrance, and Shang Ruyi soaked in it, feeling comfortable and lazy, almost falling asleep.

This washing took less than half an hour.

When she came out of the bathroom again, only the last bit of the setting sun was hanging on the wall. She walked out wearing a casual dress, and a gust of wind blew by, and the clothes fluttered, and the cool breeze soaked in, as if something not only From the shoulders, and even from the heart, it seems that the whole person is relaxed.

Shang Ruyi couldn't help letting out a comfortable sigh.

"Well--"

Seeing her rarely show such an expression, Chang Wan followed behind, only bent her eyes and smiled, and said softly: "Young Madam has worked hard this time, while there is nothing else to do next, you must take a good rest. Second Young Master Too."

Shang Ruyi nodded, but secretly said in her heart: I hope there is nothing wrong.

The two of them walked for a while, and then they went up a long corridor. The last ray of red light from the setting sun just slanted on this long corridor, as if there were fires on both sides. Shang Ruyi couldn't help thinking of the poem written by Shen Wuzheng. Poetry, I couldn't help muttering: "The arrow hits the golden place where the cloud breaks, and the prairie fire will make Kyushu sink."

Chang Wan who was following her listened, her eyes lit up: "Young Madam also knows about the poetry competition half a month ago."

Shang Ruyi looked back at her: "You know that too?"

Chang Wan nodded hastily, and said: "The poetry competition was wonderful, and they were all poems praising the second son and the young lady. It has been half a month now, and when I walk on the street, I can still hear people singing the poems of that day." What about the winning verse?"

Mentioning the poem about winning the first prize, Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat.

In fact, a poetry competition is not important to them. All the general should do is go to battle and kill the enemy. As for the merits, the court will naturally reward them according to their merits.I just don't know why, but the poem that won the first prize this time makes her feel a little bit unwilling.

Of course, the imperial court's meritorious deeds and rewards are a very important matter.

However, the public opinion of the people is equally important.

Even sometimes, the support of the people is more important than the court's reward at critical moments.

Shang Ruyi said: "Do you all only remember the poem that won the championship?"

Chang Wan glanced at her, thought for a while, and said, "That's not true. In fact, some people said that there is another song that is also well written, but everyone has fought and fought to no avail."

Shang Ruyi smiled faintly, "Are there so many people there that day?"

Chang Wan said: "Of course, most of the people in the city have gone—even the eldest son."

"..."

Shang Ruyi was startled, and looked up at her: "Eldest Young Master? You've gone too?"

"Yes."

"He, also went to the competition?"

Chang Wan blinked, but before she had time to say anything, a smiling and gentle voice came from beside her: "That's not true."

"...!"

Although the voice was gentle and peaceful, for some reason, Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat.

She hurriedly turned her head, only to see a familiar figure standing at the bottom of the corridor, with her hands behind her back, looking at her with a smile.He was wearing a light and elegant white shirt, with a tall and tall body. The fiery setting sun coated his whole body with a layer of flame-like outlines, but it made those blue-gray, clear pupils even more revealing a kind of faintness. sense of clarity.