Noble First Daughter-in-law

The night passed in silence and dullness.

Shang Ruyi still didn't go out the next day, just stayed at home quietly, and the people at home seemed to know what was on her mind, almost no one bothered her.

Even Yu Wenyuan didn't talk to her.

But even so, Shang Ruyi was not as quiet as usual. Even if she stayed in the room, just sitting by the window and watching the gloomy sky outside, she could still hear the noisy voices coming from outside the gate—even though the Duke’s mansion She closed the door to thank guests, but more people came to the door. She could imagine that the situation in Shen's residence should be similar to this side.

The turmoil in Daxing City that Shen Shiyan stirred up with his own power has reached the point where dark clouds overwhelm the city.

At this time, a cup of tea was placed in her hand.

Shang Ruyi turned her head and saw that it was Tu She'er standing beside her. The girl's eyes were red and swollen, and she had a worried expression on her face, obviously worried that Shen Shiyan didn't sleep well all night.Shang Ruyi sighed, and said, "Go down and let Wo Xue and the others serve you."

Tuscher shook her head lightly, but still stood still.

Shang Ruyi looked at her: "Do you have something to say?"

Tusher nodded.

Shang Ruyi sighed and said, "Speak."

Tusheer was quiet for a while, and then looked at her cautiously: "Miss, you, why don't you go out today?"

"Go out, where are you going?"

"Go, go back and see Ma'am, or—"

Having said that, Tusheer hesitated again, and finally took a deep breath, and boldly said: "Or, go to the palace to find someone to intercede?"

"Who are you looking for?"

"Of course I'm looking for the eldest princess."

"..."

"Isn't she familiar with my uncle? I have met her several times in the palace before, and looking for her may save the master's life."

Shang Ruyi glanced at her again, and the bitterness that he suppressed with all his strength slowly came to his mind.

Even she knew that there was no other way at this time, and the only person they could ask for help was the Eldest Princess.But--

Shang Ruyi sighed, picked up the teacup and took a sip, probably because he saw that he was not in a good mood today. This cup of tea was very strong. When he drank it into his mouth, it not only had a strong tea fragrance, but even the tip of his tongue felt a little tingly. Feeling bitter, Shang Ruyi frowned subconsciously, swallowed the tea soup, and waited for a while until the strong aroma gradually dissipated, and people's sanity also recovered a little in the quiet tea fragrance Ching Ming.

She said, "Now is not the time."

"what?"

Tuscher looked at her with wide eyes in surprise—not yet?
Shen Shiyan has already been thrown into prison, and may be killed by the emperor's order at any time, why is it not yet time to intercede?
When will that wait?
Even if they can wait, can Shen Shiyan in the prison wait?
His health was not good, and he had been exiled for such a long time before. Although the people over there did not treat him badly, the place in the south of the Five Ridges was, after all, a barren land full of miasma, and Shen Shiyan still suffered a little during that time. sick.Now that he finally returned to Daxing City, he was thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The prison is cold and damp. I'm afraid that even good people will get sick, let alone him!

Seeing that Tu She'er expressed all her doubts and worries like falling beans, she was obviously worried about Shen Shiyan's life and death. Although she was also weighed down by this big rock in her heart, Shang Ruyi still felt a little relieved He smiled, and then said again: "It's time to ask for help."

"..."

"Sometimes, it's not only the person who asks for something, but maybe the person who is asked for something also wants something."

"..."

"At this time, it depends on who is more patient."

Although Shang Ruyi usually taught Tu Sheer some ways to behave in the world, and sometimes the truths she said were unpredictable, but this time, it was obviously beyond the scope of Tu Sheer's comprehension. She opened her eyes wide. Eyes, chewing these words for a long time in a daze, still can't figure out why, only grasped a truth subconsciously——

"His Royal Highness, do you also have a request?"

Shang Ruyi glanced at her and said lightly, "Yes."

Tusheer was even more surprised: "Princess, what do you want?"

As soon as her words fell, before Shang Ruyi had time to answer, she heard the sound of someone pushing the door and walking in. Tusheer looked back and immediately said: "Master!"

Shang Ruyi's breathing sank unconsciously, and she also raised her head.

Last night, after the conversation about Jiangshan Sheji and love was over, they didn't speak again. However, Shang Ruyi couldn't sleep, and she clearly felt that Yu Wenye, who had been hugging her all the time without saying a word, was actually Didn't fall asleep either.

When I woke up early in the morning, there was no one beside my pillow.

She didn't know where he went, but when he came back suddenly at this time, that handsome face was still expressionless as usual, but the bloodshot eyes made this expressionless a little bit more Seriously, the words Shang Ruyi wanted to say suddenly got stuck in his throat.

Although it was only for a moment, Tusher seemed to have noticed the strange and tense atmosphere between the two of them.

She took a step back cautiously and looked at the two of them.

I saw Yu Wenye walking in slowly, although his whole body exuded the aura of not being close to strangers, but he took the initiative to walk in front of Shang Ruyi, looked down at her twinkling eyes, and suddenly said: "Follow me. "

Shang Ruyi was taken aback, then looked up at him: "Where are you going?"

"Go to the criminal prison."

"Punishment Prison?!"

Upon hearing these four words, Shang Ruyi took a deep breath, stood up suddenly, and said in surprise, "You mean—"

Yu Wenye said lightly: "I went to the people in the Ministry of Punishment to find a way to let you go in and see your uncle."

"..."

"However, there is only enough time for a cup of tea."

"..."

"Hurry up and prepare, it's late, I'm afraid that the people over there will be afraid of trouble and go back on their word."

Shang Ruyi simply did not expect such an unexpected surprise. After all, the Daye Dynasty had harsh punishments, and Shen Shiyan was imprisoned for the crime of deceiving the emperor. It is almost impossible for a person to have a chance to see him again after entering the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. , Yu Wenye actually let her go to see her uncle!
Shang Ruyi was so overjoyed that she was a little overwhelmed, and said, "This, this is great, thank you, Feng Chen!"

"What's there to thank."

Seeing her overwhelmed with joy, Yu Wenye's eyes became more serious, and he said lightly: "I am your husband, so I should help you naturally."

"..."

"Isn't your uncle your most important person?"

"Uh?"

Shang Ruyi was taken aback by these words, but the other party said calmly, "I'll wait for you outside."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

Shang Ruyi was a little dazed, but at this moment, she didn't care too much, so she hurriedly asked Tusheer to help her change her clothes, and then hurried out.

Soon, they arrived at the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

The environment here is worse than they imagined, not to mention cold and damp, and there is an indescribable stench in the air, which makes people suffocate.

And as soon as they walked in, the prisoners inside immediately began to hold their cages and began to cry for grievances. Some of these people had been tortured, and their bodies were covered in blood. When he screamed and cried at the two people walking all the way in, the voice was deafening, as if countless innocent souls were shouting in their ears.

Shang Ruyi had seen many scenes, but he had never seen anything like this.

There were too many voices, and I couldn't hear what they were shouting for. I just felt that those noisy voices were like invisible fists hitting them, and Shang Ruyi subconsciously took two steps back.

And with this retreat, she approached the fence of the cell on one side, and several black and thin hands that looked like ghost claws were deep inside, trying to grab her.

"what!"

Shang Ruyi let out a low cry, and hurriedly backed away, but the jailer leading the way had already stepped forward unceremoniously, pulled out the stick around his waist, and beat those hands down.

Immediately, bursts of screams of pain and ferocious laughter resounded through the entire prison.

Shang Ruyi's face also turned pale. Although she had experienced hardships, and even witnessed more tragic scenes of blood and blood on the battlefield than this moment, the scene in front of her was another kind of hell, which made people shudder.

Just when she was a little panicked, a hand protected her.

Shang Ruyi shuddered for a moment, raised her head, and saw that Yu Wenye didn't look at her, but just looked straight ahead, and said calmly, "Let's go."

Although it was just a cold word, the palm of his hand protecting his shoulder was still warm.

After all, Shang Ruyi was still affected by that little temperature. She felt more at ease, nodded and continued to move forward. After a while, the jailer who led the way brought them to the depths of the dungeon.

The cell here is larger than the one outside, and the fences are denser. It is obviously a place where important prisoners are held.

In several cells, there was even only a skylight on the wall next to it. The faint light shone on those haggard figures. Some of them could respond to the sound of footsteps, raised their heads, and looked at them with blood-red eyes, but Some of them seemed to be out of shape, curled up on the ground, almost like dead wood.

Seeing these scenes, Shang Ruyi felt his heart sink.

Fortunately, at this time, the jailer walked to one of the relatively spacious and clean cells, pointed inside and said, "Both of you, this is it."

This is a prison cell closest to the skylight, with plenty of light, grain and grass all over the floor, and a rickety wooden bed in the corner, and beside the bed, a thin and frail figure is sitting there with some hunches.

Shang Ruyi immediately rushed forward: "Uncle!"

The man slowly raised his head. Although his hair was a little disheveled and his clothes were stained with a lot of mud, his handsome face and hale eyes were still the same as he remembered, especially when he saw Shang Ruyi, his originally gloomy face was brightened. Standing up, he immediately supported the edge of the bed and stood up and walked towards this side.

But as soon as he left, he let out a low cry of pain, and Shang Ruyi saw that one of his legs seemed to be injured, and he was limping when he walked!

Fortunately, the prison cell was not big, and he walked to the fence in only three or two steps, and said happily, "Ruyi? Ruyi? It's really you!"

It really was Shen Shiyan!

He was originally a thin and elegant middle-aged man. Even when he was in exile, he didn't suffer too much. He always maintained an elegant demeanor that belonged to literati, Zhilan Yushu, but at this moment, he was covered in mud and looked haggard. Even worse than when he just ended his exile.

Seeing him, Shang Ruyi nodded again and again, wanting to laugh, but tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably, especially when she saw Shen Shiyan's injured leg and the obvious marks of whipping on her body, she burst into tears like rain: "Uncle... "

Seeing her like this, Shen Shiyan straightened up hastily, brushed off his clothes again, put on a relaxed look and forced a smile, "Why are you crying?"

"..."

"When you fall into the prison, who can not suffer twice? Uncle is like this, they are already very polite."

"..."

"Don't cry, silly boy, don't cry."

He himself was already like this, but he still only cared about comforting Shang Ruyi, and even wanted to reach out to touch his niece's head, but when he stretched out his hand, the bruises on his arm surprised him, and quickly withdrew his hand again. Going back, he only said helplessly, "Silly boy, don't cry..."

Although Yu Wenye who was standing aside was silent and indifferent, he couldn't help frowning at this moment.He thought for a while, walked up to Shang Ruyi, stretched out his hand to support her shoulder, and said softly: "You don't have much time, talk to uncle well, don't let him come over to comfort you instead."

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi also realized that she shouldn't have done it, and hastily stopped her tears.

Only then did Shen Shiyan shift his gaze to him.

This time, the two looked at each other again, and it seemed that there was a little more meaning in their eyes, but there was no need to say more profound words, Shen Shiyan only said: "There is Mr. Lao Er. But you, you shouldn't come."

Yu Wenye was silent for a while, and then said: "Shibo, don't say that."

"..."

"You are an elder. Now that we are in trouble, we may not be able to do much, but we should find a way to see you. Father also—"

Having said that, he paused again.

But Shen Shiyan also seemed to know what he meant by what he didn't finish, a faint smile appeared on his haggard face, he nodded and said, "Yes."

At this time, the jailer on one side stepped forward and urged cautiously: "Several, there is not much time, so let's make a long story short."

Hearing what he said, Yu Wenye immediately calmed down. After all, there was only time for a cup of tea, and they couldn't afford to waste it.So he lowered his head and said to Shang Ruyi who was wiping away his tears: "Let's go out first, if you have something to say, explain it clearly to uncle. Only pick up the important ones, understand?"

"Oh, I see."

Shang Ruyi nodded in agreement, and Yu Wenye raised his head to signal Shen Shiyan again, then backed away from the jailer.

Shen Shiyan had been watching his tall and stern back disappearing in front of him before he turned his gaze back to Shang Ruyi. At this time, no matter how many scheming schemes, there was only kindness and concern left.

He sighed and said, "Silly girl, what are you doing here?"

"..."

"In case of being investigated, you and the Duke's Mansion will both suffer."

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi felt even more sad, her eyes were red, and she choked up and said, "Uncle, isn't he in trouble right now?"

Hearing this, Shen Shiyan's expression was also frozen.

Shang Ruyi looked at him and said bitterly, "Uncle, why did you do this?"

"..."

This time, Shen Shiyan didn't speak immediately, he calmed down, looked at Shang Ruyi with those loving eyes with calm wisdom, and after a long time, he said softly, "Tell me, why."