Noble First Daughter-in-law

Just when Shen Wuzheng was worriedly saying those words to Shang Ruyi, Yu Wenye was already galloping on his horse, not only breaking the tranquility of the dark Suzaku Avenue, but his hurried footsteps also broke the solidified silence in the palace.

Eunuch Yu who was guarding outside Liangyi Hall heard the news and hurriedly came forward to greet him. He saw Yu Wenye's tall figure walking through the night.

He hurriedly said: "Your Highness? Why do you-"

Yu Wenye said: "Father, have you gone to bed?"

"Also -, what's the matter with His Majesty? His Majesty has already rested, so don't bother him. If you have anything else, let's wait until tomorrow."

"I have something urgent to report to my father."

"But--"

Eunuch Yu looked at him hesitantly. When he was in a dilemma, a low and hoarse voice came from the closed door behind him. In such a dark night, it was actually a bit cold and heavy, All of a sudden, the two people's breathing and heartbeats dropped.

"Yu Mingli, let King Qin come in."

Yu Wenye's eyes lit up, and he immediately raised his head and looked forward. The doors and windows of Liangyi Hall were closed tightly, and he couldn't see what was going on inside at all. Although the voice sounded hoarse, he was obviously very awake and did not look like he had been awakened.

Eunuch Yu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stepped forward and pushed the door open a little.

"Your Highness, please."

Yu Wenye nodded, opened the door and walked in.

As soon as he entered the Liangyi Hall, Yu Wenye's breathing became heavy again.

Liangyi Hall is the largest palace in the entire palace except the main hall. As the emperor's bedroom, in addition to its grandeur, there are no extra luxurious decorations, so it seems a bit empty. Even if you walk in during the day, you will feel it is too much. It was tall and spacious, but at this moment, the entire hall was almost completely dark, and the surrounding walls and beams could not be seen at all, giving people the illusion of being in endless darkness.

Fortunately, it is not completely dark here, and there is still a candlelight ahead.

It was Yu Wenyuan sitting right in front of the hall. There was only a small candlestick on the table. The weak firelight only illuminated the small area in front of him. It seemed that in this pitch-black night, there was only that A little light can guide people.

Yu Wenye slowly took one step forward, and then another. Each step seemed to be stepping on a void that would collapse in the next moment, but he walked firmly.

Finally, he walked in front of Yu Wenyuan.

He leaned down and kowtowed: "My son, I pay my respects to my father."

"..."

Yu Wenyuan's usually bright tiger eyes were only staring at the candle that was trembling slightly because someone was approaching. Although he was looking at the fire, his eyes were more gloomy than ever, even a little lifeless. , until he heard Yu Wenye's voice ringing in front of him, he slowly turned his eyes to look at him.

"You came."

"Yes."

"Where are you from?"

"My son went to the county government mansion to express his condolences and has just returned."

"Are you going to express your condolences to Duke Shenwu?"

"Yes."

It wasn't until this moment that Yu Wenyuan's eyes finally moved, but his pupils reflecting the firelight revealed a bit of coldness. He looked at his son up and down, and then said: "My heart How do you feel?"

Yu Wenye said: "Although this battle of Longmendu was an informal battle, the prince still died for the great cause of his father, to quell the rebellion, and to capture the rebels alive."

"..."

"This feeling and ambition can be felt by emperors, heaven, queens and earth."

Yu Wenyuan's eyes flickered again and said, "Is this what you think?"

Yu Wenye said: "I still think that although the Duke is dead, his ambition will never be extinguished. As a junior, I should inherit his aspirations, fight for my father's great cause, and die with all my heart."

"..."

Yu Wenyuan didn't speak anymore, but after a long period of silence and staring at him, he slowly closed his eyes. When he turned his head to look at the lonely candle in front of him, there was even a trace of confusion in his eyes for the first time. .

He said: "You came here tonight just to tell me this?"

"not only."

"What else do you want to say?"

"My son, I just met my third brother at the Duke's mansion."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Wenyuan frowned, and immediately turned his head to look at him again, with a somewhat surprised look on his face: "Yanjie? Why is he back?"

Yu Wenye said: "It seems that it was not Father's will that called him back."

Yu Wenyuan said: "I did not give him such a will."

"Oh……"

Having said this, Yu Wenye nodded slightly and stopped talking. Yu Wenyuan seemed to have noticed something and looked at him with a slight frown on his face and said, "Why did he come back?" Yu Wenye said, "My son. I only had a quick meeting with the third brother at the Duke's Mansion and didn't have time to talk in detail. However, since the third brother went to the Duke's Mansion before he could visit his father after returning to Chang'an, it seems that he must have known about Shenwu. It’s something about the Duke, so I came here to express my condolences.”

His words were an understatement. Although he was helping Yu Wencheng explain the reason why he had not been recalled to the capital, it also put before his eyes the fact that he was not recalled to the capital and walked around the city without even paying homage to the emperor.

Yu Wenyuan's eyebrows frowned again.

He said solemnly: "In that case, you should bring him back too."

Yu Wenye said: "The third brother has just arrived at the county government residence to express his condolences, and he also has something to say with the emperor. I think that the emperor has always handled things properly, and he will definitely bring the third brother back to pay homage to his father after asking everything." Emperor, so I didn’t interfere in this matter.”

"Then you came here late at night just to tell me this?"

"My son, I have another thing to report."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Yu Wenye raised his head, looked at Yu Wenyuan with burning eyes, and said calmly: "My son wants to ask my father for an order to send more people to Xingluocang."

"Xingluocang?"

These three words made Yu Wenyuan's expression tremble again. Although he had been immersed in grief for the past two days - at his age, what he fears most is loss, and the departure of familiar people around him. Dong Bizheng, the Duke of Shenwu County, was the person who helped him the most when he and his family were in danger. Although such help was conditional on a marriage that he was not completely willing to do at the time, after that, the Dong family did Dong Bizheng has become his most solid backing. Even at critical moments when Chu Yang was suspicious of him and wanted to kill him several times, Dong Bizheng never flinched.

That "transaction" had already turned into an inseparable family relationship between him and Mrs. Dong, the birth of his eldest son, and the experience of overcoming difficulties together over the years.

But just when he inherited the throne and was about to fulfill their youthful wish to unify the world and bring peace to the world, Dong Bizheng died.

And, it’s such a death.

Not only was it hard for him to believe it, but it was even harder for him to accept it. For the past two days, he had not gone to court or seen his ministers, and he had stayed behind closed doors. He only guarded such a weak light, as if he wanted to find some comfort from such loneliness, but nothing happened. He couldn't find it back, and the hole in his heart was getting bigger and bigger, and in that hole, an unspeakable fear was gradually growing, as if the darkness around him was about to swallow up the little fire in front of him, and it was almost going to swallow him up. He swallowed it whole.

However, Yu Wenyuan is Yu Wenyuan after all.

As soon as he heard about the war ahead, he immediately woke up, and his tired, red bloodshot eyes immediately burst into light.

He asked: "Xingluocang, what happened?"

Yu Wenye said: "Ever since Shen Tutai captured the two states of Song and Xu, Liang Shide has obviously known about our plan to send troops to the Eastern Capital. Therefore, he has been sending troops to cause nuisance these days and wants to capture Xingluocang City. Yan Bu Hua is under a lot of pressure these days. In order to avoid making mistakes, he has sent people to seal off the entire mountain road. Once someone goes up the mountain, without the will and military orders of our Dasheng Dynasty, he will immediately shoot an arrow as a warning. If he does not retreat, Yes, we will take action immediately."

"..."

"Even so, Liang Shide did not give him much chance to breathe."

"..."

"Yan Buhuai has been guarding there for a long time. Although Xingluocang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if there is no help for a long time, the hearts of the people in the city will inevitably become unstable."

"..."

Although he said a lot, when Yu Wenyuan heard one of the sentences, his eyes became even brighter, and he suddenly raised his head to look at him. Even though he had been prepared in his heart, he was suddenly stared at by those bright and reserved tiger eyes, as if Yu Wenye still felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart despite seeing through his flesh and bones.

He knelt on the ground, silently clenching his fists under the cover of his sleeves.

Yu Wenyuan said: "You just said that Yan Buhuai will stop anyone who goes up the mountain."

"Yes."

"So, besides Liang Shide's army, who else has he stopped?"

"...!"

Yu Wenye's breath was suffocated.

It seems that even with such grief, no matter how many words he has to cover it up, it will not prevent Yu Wenyuan from easily finding out the truth he wants. There is already some cold sweat on the palms of Yu Wenye's clenched fists, which makes For the first time, he felt that his fists could no longer be clenched tightly.

After taking a deep breath in his heart, he finally said: "And, third brother."

Yu Wenyuan's eyes flashed: "King Qi?"

"Yes."

"..."

Yu Wenyuan did not speak anymore, but after taking a deep breath, he suddenly said to the dark hall: "Hold the lamp!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and Eunuch Yu was seen leading a group of palace maids in hastily. Their figures were swaying in the dim light, and the candlelights were shining on the figures one by one. It lit up while shaking, and after a while, the entire Liangyi Hall became brightly lit.

Between Yu Wenye, who was kneeling in the center of the hall, and Yu Wenyuan, who was sitting on the hall and looking at him, there was no trace that could be hidden between the two of them.

Yu Wenyuan stood up slowly and walked step by step in front of Yu Wenye. After washing, his clothes were naturally still scented with incense, but at this time, there was an aura of a warrior that belonged to him. The incense suddenly enveloped Yu Wenye like an invisible iron cage.

He lowered his head and heard Yu Wenyuan's cold voice coming from above his head——

"Is this why you came to see me late at night?"

Because the Chinese New Year is coming up these two days, so... you know, the number may be less, please forgive me.