Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 891 "If" I can't

Returning to the Qianqiu Palace, after handing Yuanzi to the wet nurse, Shang Ruyi sat down to rest. Just as he leaned on the couch and slept lightly for a while, he heard a familiar sound of footsteps coming in, getting closer and softer, as if he was afraid of waking himself up. sweet dream.

Until he walked in front of her, a familiar breath approached amidst the rustling sound of clothes.

Warm breath blew on his face.

Shang Ruyi tried her best to control her breathing and heartbeat, but the next moment, she felt her eyelashes being gently flicked by her fingertips, as if they were brushing against the strings of a piano. She couldn't stand the itching feeling any longer. Zi opened her eyes and met Yu Wenye's deep pupils with a hint of smile.

Shang Ruyi also laughed angrily and said, "What are you doing to disturb people's dreams!"

Yu Wenye said: "Where does pretending to sleep come from?"

"Humph!"

Shang Ruyi was irritated, but he still sat up and took a sip of tea to sober up. Yu Wenye had already taken off his coat, put on homely clothes and sat next to her. While drinking tea, he looked around and said: "Where's Mariko?"

"I just went to my father's place to play for a while. I'm a little sleepy, so I asked the nanny to take him down to sleep."

"Oh? Went to Father's place."

Hearing this, Yu Wenye looked at her with a smile but not a smile: "What did you say in front of my father again?"

"Did I say anything-"

Before he finished speaking, Shang Ruyi immediately came back to his senses and looked into Yu Wenye's eyes with wide eyes: "What did you see?"

Yu Wenye said: "When I passed through Suzhangmen just now when I came back, I saw the emperor brother coming out with the crown prince and Lou Liangdi. The crown prince's face didn't look good."

"Oh?"

When Shang Ruyi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

In fact, Yu Wenye said this very slowly. After all, he was not very interested in the relationship between Yu Mingyue and Lou Chanyue. He and Shang Ruyi had always distinguished between the intrigues between women and the competition between men. It was very clear, but even if he didn't care, he couldn't ignore Yu Mingyue's livid face, and her eyes that were sharper than a knife when she stared at Lou Chanyue, as if she wanted to stab the other person through.

It's rare to see such a sharp gaze without being on the battlefield.

As for Lou Chanyue, although Yu Wenye saw this person from a distance and did not confront the Crown Princess tit for tat, but was very humble and seemed to be careful with her all the way, but with the sensitivity of many years of living as a young master in aristocratic families, he felt very clearly It turns out that this Lou Liangdi is far less humble than she appears on the surface.

Shang Ruyi was not slow, so she told Yu Wenye what she had heard in Liangyi Hall before. Yu Wenye did not speak immediately after hearing this, but was silent for a long time before he looked up at her and said with twinkling eyes. :"I see."

Shang Ruyi looked at him, his eyes twinkling.

Neither of them said anything more, and it seemed as if they had already said a lot in this moment of silence.

After a while, Shang Ruyi said softly: "By the way, I also told my father that I wanted to go back to my uncle's house for a visit, but my father didn't allow it. It seems that he still doesn't believe us."

Yu Wenye said calmly: "Pei Xingyuan has been silent in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and Imperial Physician Su and Jiang Yu can't ask for any important information. The right and wrong are still unclear. How can father's suspicion be eliminated?"

Shang Ruyi sighed and said, "Yes, we still have to dispel father's suspicion first."

Yu Wenye said: "Don't be anxious about this matter." "Yeah."

Shang Ruyi nodded and asked again: "By the way, didn't you say you would go to the military camp to have a look and come back this morning? Why did it take so long?"

Mentioning this, Yu Wenye's expression darkened slightly and said, "I went to the Ministry of War."

"Ministry of War?" After hearing these two words, Shang Ruyi cheered up: "Is there any news from the third brother?"

"Ah."

Yu Wenye took a deep breath and looked at her with a complex expression: "The Ministry of War has just received a military report from the front. Yanjie has captured Cijian."

Shang Ruyi's eyes widened in surprise. She still remembered that the last time Yu Wenye mentioned to her the deployment of troops near Luoyang, he specifically mentioned Cijian, which was a military town set up on the Jian River when Chu Yang moved the capital. Although It is not considered a major military town, but it is extremely important for guarding Luoyang.

It was also very important for Yuwen Cheng's eastern expedition to Luoyang.

The words were still ringing in his ears, but he didn't expect that he would capture Cijian so quickly.

Yu Wenye sighed softly and said: "I thought it would take at least the New Year before he could win Cijian, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. This time, he surprised me."

Shang Ruyi nodded silently. In fact, whether it is his family background or whether he must find his own living position as the king of Qi, Yu Wencheng must have to do it after he lost the land of Longxing and got back Taiyuan City with the help of his two brothers. Make military exploits to show your value and status.

She reached out and dipped some tea in the cup, then went to the table and gently drew a few lines. They were exactly what Yu Wenye had mentioned to her before, the Yellow River, Beimang Mountain, Jianhe, Cijian... and looked at it for a while. , she said softly: "The third brother is not far from Luoyang now. If the Dongdu defenders don't plan to retake Cijian, he can reach Luoyang in only two or three days by moving eastward along the Jianhe River."

Yu Wenye said: "Then what do you think the Dongdu defenders will do?"

Shang Ruyi sighed: "Liang Shide is not stupid."

According to what Yu Wenye had told him before, there were so few defenders in Luoyang. Even if the city was strong, it would be difficult to resist a frontal attack by Yu Wencheng's army, so at this time, he would definitely think of a way from the outside.

Yu Wenye said: "Then, if you were the third brother, what would you do next?"

Shang Ru looked at the lines drawn by the water on the table for a while, shook his head slightly and said, "I'll do it if I can't."

"What do you mean?"

"With the personality of the third brother, he will not care about the defenders around Luoyang. He is eager to achieve meritorious service. Since he has captured Cijian, he will definitely attack Dongdu directly at all costs in order to achieve a quick victory; but I-- —You have already told me the garrison and troop distribution at the Eight Passes of Luoyang, but I cannot march according to my third brother’s ideas no matter what.”

"Then what will you do?"

Shang Ruyi raised his head and looked at him: "Same as you."

Hearing this, a smile appeared in Yu Wenye's eyes, but he glared at Shang Ruyi again: "Slippery!"

Shang Ruyi also smiled, stretched out her hand and slowly wiped away the water stains on the table. Although the water stains disappeared, a dignified look slowly appeared on her face, and she said: "Since Third Brother Already—then we have to speed up, after all, it’s almost New Year’s Eve.”

Yu Wenye nodded: "Yes."

Sorry, I have to take leave today due to health issues, so I can only update this chapter. Please forgive me.