Noble First Daughter-in-law

Shang Ruyi's brows furrowed even more.

Among the people who followed the imperial chariot on the tour this time, not many were related to Han Yuhui, or it could be said directly that the only one in her heart was the prince.

To make her so sad and angry, to the extent that she could not even care about the superficial peace and directly show hatred on her face, the person who died must be related to the prince, and it was very important.

Will it be——

Just when Shang Ruyi was hesitant, Wuxue came in to remind him that it was almost time.

Shengjia will return to Chang'an in less than half an hour. Although Yu Wenyuan gave her the privilege of not having to ask for greetings before, this time after all, the emperor is returning from a tour. What's more, Shang Ruyi's heart is also because of this "death". She was very disturbed by the news, so she decided to go to the city gate to meet the Holy Driver and see what happened.

Who is dead?

So she left Wuxue in Qianqiu Palace to take care of everything Yu Wenye would need after returning, and then took Tu Sheer and Chang Wan out of the palace.

Because she was concerned about her health, the carriage didn't go very fast. When it arrived at Mingde Gate, it was almost midnight. Although it was still bright, the gloomy sky gave people the illusion of being very dark with dark clouds. When we arrived at Mingdemen, there was already a sea of ​​people here. Not only were people standing on both sides of Zhuque Avenue, but the relatively wide space at the gate of the city was also filled with civil and military officials who came to greet the Holy Emperor. Some of them were whispering to each other, and some were frowning. Suo was lost in thought and looked very confused.

When Shang Ruyi's carriage stopped at the city gate, everyone saw Princess Qin coming in person, and they all came forward to kowtow and salute.

Shang Ruyi was supported by Tu Sheer and Chang Wan, and slowly got off the carriage. He glanced at the officials and people around him, and said softly: "You don't need to be polite. I am here to welcome the holy driver. Just do what you have to do.”

Everyone then stood up and dispersed.

With Princess Qin here, the people here did not dare to crowd any more, and they all consciously stood in order. After a while, several lines automatically formed, and a few young eunuchs also moved a crescent moon stool to the businessman with a wink. Ruyi sat down to rest for the time being, waiting for the emperor to arrive before getting up to greet him.

As soon as Shang Ruyi sat down, a figure squeezed beside her.

"princess……"

Looking up, it was Pei Xingyuan.

Seeing this handsome and handsome Minister of the Ministry of Finance standing out among the officials, Shang Ruyi's mood suddenly improved, and he smiled and said: "Master Pei, long time no see."

Pei Xingyuan said with a smile: "How is your health, Princess?"

"Master Pei will know at a glance that it's not good and we can't do this."

"That's right. I'm so busy with official duties these days that I don't have time to go to the palace to pay my respects to the princess. Please forgive me."

His words were meant to be funny. Shang Ruyi immediately laughed after hearing this. But as she smiled, she couldn't help but think of what she had "overheard" when he and Liang Youying met in Shenjuan Pavilion. Her eyes flickered. He took another deep look at Pei Xingyuan and said, "There are a lot of things going on in the court recently, so Lord Pei naturally has to worry more."

"It's natural,"

Pei Xingyuan said softly: "I heard that something happened to the princess when she went to Dayan Temple. I wonder what happened?"

Shang Ruyi looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them, so he softly told what happened before, and also talked about Empress Dowager Jiang's evaluation of Jiang Chongen and their precautions. Pei Xingyuan frowned and was silent for a long time before saying: "Then it's no wonder there are so many things happening when the Holy Emperor comes back this time."

Shang Ruyi looked at him: "Master Pei also knows?"

Pei Xingyuan said: "I am the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Suddenly there are so many things to be transferred from the official position. I have to settle the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue no matter what, but I still haven't figured out who died. I looked at those The shape of those things and the amount of money they cost must be at least that of a county official..."

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi also frowned.

Duke...

Yu Wenye was very angry before because Yu Mingyue used people around Chu Ruoyan to attack him, but because he weakened Aunt Hui's power afterwards, he also got the opportunity to let Shen Tutai send troops, so he was given the opportunity. They gave some warnings, but they didn't expect that they would do it again at Dayan Temple, which completely angered him.

Could it be that just because of this, Yu Wenye was really angry and attacked Duke Wushan?

At this moment, a young eunuch suddenly ran in from outside the city gate. He had just been sent out to find out the news. As soon as he came back, he told everyone that the Holy Driver would be arriving soon!

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi and Pei Xingyuan didn't care to say anything else. Shang Ruyi stood up hurriedly and walked to the front of the team, while Pei Xingyuan returned to the ranks of officials. Everyone stood up straight, holding their breath and concentrating. In front of Mingde's door, he didn't even hear a cough or wheeze.

Then, a gust of wind blew in from outside the open city gate.

The sudden gust of wind clearly still had the heat of late summer dusk, but for some reason, Shang Ruyi felt a bit of a bone-chilling chill in such a warm wind. I wonder if it was because of Pei Xingyuan's words just now that made her feel cold. She became increasingly uneasy, and then there was a rumbling sound in her ears.

It is the sound of footsteps approaching from far away.

Everyone became more and more nervous and lowered their heads. Shang Ruyi also buried his head, but tried his best to raise his eyes and looked ahead. Finally, on the broad avenue outside the city gate, he saw a dark shadow approaching slowly.

It's the emperor's chariot!

This time, even Shang Ruyi held his breath, suppressing the uneasy throbbing in his heart even more. Step by step, he counted the steps that were getting closer and closer, making the ground beneath his feet tremble more and more. Finally, a burst of saying Unexpectedly, the wind with a salty smell rushed into the city gate, blowing the beards of the people around and flying. Shang Ruyi's clothes also flew up, and then, the emperor's chariot entered the Ming Dynasty. Demen! Tu Sheer hurriedly supported Shang Ruyi and knelt down on the ground together. The surrounding civil and military officials also kowtowed and saluted one after another, shouting long live the mountain——

"Welcome to the emperor to return to the capital. Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"

The sound shook the sky.

However, to everyone's surprise, the emperor's chariot did not stop.

He didn't even say a word to Shang Ruyi who was kneeling by the roadside. As if he couldn't see anyone around him, and as if no one here could enter his eyes anymore, he just passed through the Mingde Gate. He walked forward along Zhuque Avenue, heading straight towards the palace at the end of the long street.

...?

Everyone was shocked, what is going on?

Why did His Majesty the Emperor leave without even stopping for a moment? This is no longer a matter of his attitude. It can even be said that everyone can realize that the Emperor is in a bad mood at the moment, and it is very bad!

What happened?

Shang Ruyi's heart became more and more uneasy. The "death" of that person was indeed so important!

Just when she was a little surprised and uneasy, she was surprised to find that among the emperor's chariot, there was neither Prince Yu Wensu nor King Qin Yu Wenye. Aren't the two of them supposed to follow their father? Why not?

Just when Shang Ruyi's mood became heavier and heavier, a figure ran from the front and said to everyone: "Your Majesty has a decree. Everyone, please stay safe and go back."

When I looked up, I saw it was Eunuch Yu.

Obviously Yu Wenyuan was not in the mood to say anything to the people here, but it was impossible to keep Princess Qin and the civil and military officials kneeling at the city gate, so he asked Eunuch Yu to come back to deliver the message. From this action, it can be seen that the emperor Something big must have happened. After saying these words, Eunuch Yu came over again and helped Shang Ruyi up with Tu Sheer. The others slowly stood up again and looked at each other in surprise. They were speechless for a while. When they came, only Shang Ruyi looked at Eunuch Yu with a solemn expression: "Eunuch, what happened?"

Eunuch Yu looked at her, hesitated for a while, and then sighed.

The uneasiness in Shang Ruyi's heart had now expanded into something ominous. She hurriedly said: "Who is dead? Is it the county prince?"

Eunuch Yu raised his head and glanced at her, and was about to say something when suddenly his expression dimmed again and he looked behind Shang Ruyi. Shang Ruyi seemed to have noticed something, especially when he heard some people around him shout in surprise, and... Many people gasped, and she immediately turned their heads.

But he saw that there was a team following behind the imperial driver!

At first glance, this team looked completely white. When I looked closer, I realized that the people walking in this team were all wearing mourning clothes and holding high white flags. The person at the front of the team was holding an even higher flag. The gorgeous official uniform was crying and shaking the official uniform from side to side, shouting "The soul is back", while the people next to him threw piles of paper money in their hands into the air, and the paper money rose straight into the air. in the middle, and then suddenly dispersed, floating down leisurely, like huge snowflakes one after another, which fascinated people's eyes for a while.

And in the center of this team, four white horses were pulling a tall carriage, and on the carriage was a huge coffin!

This is a team to send souls!

Shang Ruyi's breath suddenly became suffocated. She opened her eyes wide, looked through the paper money that was dangling down, and stared at the huge coffin. Its shape was indeed not something ordinary people could use, at least it had to be Only people at the county level can use it!

Could it be that the person who died was really...

Just when Shang Ruyi felt suspicious and felt something was wrong, she suddenly saw a hand hanging on the coffin.

This hand is pale and slender, with well-manicured nails. There are no thick calluses or deformed joints left by martial artists after years of martial arts practice. This hand is not only beautiful, but also a hand that can be seen to contain strength. But veins popped up on the back of his hands, and his fingertips clenched tightly on the coffin lid, making his nails turn white, as if he had to do this to control himself. Shang Ruyi followed the hand, looked at the snow-white long sleeves, then looked at the broad shoulders, and finally saw the familiar face as pale as paper.

It’s Prince Yu Wenzui!

His face was pale, almost indistinguishable from the paper money falling around him. His clear and beautiful eyes had lost all their luster at this moment. The drooped eyelids and thick eyelashes even obscured the last traces of emotion in those eyes. The light made his eyes look like a pool of stagnant water. Not only was there no light, there was no trace of waves.

The people around him obviously saw it, but they didn't have time to figure out what happened the moment they recognized the prince. The next moment, when they saw the prince's clothes clearly, everyone couldn't help but gasp. Air conditioning.

The prince is actually wearing Qi Sheng's filial piety clothes? !

what happened?

Why does he wear Qi Sheng's filial piety uniform? The emperor is not dead yet, how can the prince wear mourning casually? Who is he wearing his filial piety for?

Everyone was completely stunned, and Shang Ruyi was also dumbfounded as he watched Yu Wenzhen holding the coffin, getting closer and closer - who is the person in the coffin? Even if he is really the Duke of Wushan, Yu Mingyue has not yet married Yu Wenzhen, so he is not the prince's father-in-law. How can he be so virtuous and capable that he can make the prince pay filial piety to him? !

Just when Shang Ruyi was shocked and his mind was even more confused, the procession of sending the souls had already passed through the Mingde Gate. All the civil and military officials around them held their breaths and remained motionless. They almost forgot to react until the coffin. After passing in front of them, several people from the team rushed over and whispered to everyone. Only then did some people finally come to their senses and hurriedly knelt down. Although the other people didn't know what was going on, they also knelt down. down.

Although no one has made an official announcement yet, everyone knows that the person in the coffin has an unusual identity by allowing the prince to put on mourning clothes and even hold the coffin in person.

They had already vaguely guessed it.

At this moment, Shang Ruyi's whole body was paralyzed.

Even if she knew that she should express something, at this time, she had lost the ability to react. She only stared at the coffin slowly passing in front of her with her eyes wide open, listened to the wailing of the mourner, and watched the film. Pieces of paper money were flying around him, as if his soul had been shaken, and he didn't know how to react. And just when Yu Wenzhen, who was supporting the coffin, passed by her, he suddenly turned his head without warning and glanced at her with his blood-red eyes!

"...!"

Shang Ruyi's heartbeat suddenly stopped.

At this moment, she felt as if her chest had been stabbed by some invisible knife. Although there was no blood or severe pain, the despair, pain, anger, and resentment contained in those eyes were... A chill that was colder than a blade pierced into her chest, spreading from her heart to her whole body in an instant, almost freezing her blood and freezing her limbs into ice.

At the same time, the shadow in her heart suddenly unfolded, covering her whole body in an instant. Shang Ruyi felt another thunderous thunder, shaking the whole Chang'an.

Immediately, with a loud rumbling sound in her ears, she heard Eunuch Yu’s deep voice saying slowly——

"The Duke of Shenwu is dead."