Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 994 The Only Person Who Will Not Let Me Down
"..."

Shang Ruyi understood immediately.

She was sold as a slave at a young age, and later became a famous dancer in the two capitals. On the surface, she seemed to have a glamorous life, but in fact, everyone understood the bitterness and hardship. If she had both parents, or had a reliable person at home, she would not have fallen to this point. And from her tone just now, she seemed to be quite angry with her "uncle and aunt".

She whispered, "You, were sold by your uncle and aunt?"

"Humph!"

Lu Xiao snorted and turned her face away. Shang Ruyi looked at her for a while, thought for a while, and said, "If your parents were still alive, they would definitely feel sad."

This sentence was neither a comfort nor did it contain any extra sympathy, but Lu Xiao's heart trembled slightly.

She slowly turned her head and looked at Shang Ruyi. The coldness in her eyes faded, replaced by an unspeakable brokenness. After a long silence, she whispered, "I heard that the princess also lost her father at a young age?"

Shang Ruyi nodded: "Yes."

"then you--"

"My uncle and aunt took care of me when I was growing up."

"They must be very good to you."

At this time, when the identity of "uncle and aunt" was mentioned again, Lu Xiao didn't seem so sharp anymore. Shang Ruyi looked at her broken eyes and said as calmly as possible: "Yes, they have always been very good to me."

"How good is it?"

This question was very presumptuous. Even though Shang Ruyi was good-tempered, he couldn't help but frown. But in a blink of an eye, he saw Lu Xiao's dazed expression. It seemed that she didn't realize that her words just now offended the Princess of Qin. Instead, she fell into a deeper trance and whispered, "Do you treat her like your own daughter?"

Shang Ruyi said: "Yes."

"..."

Lu Xiao was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "In fact, it has been seen for a long time that the princess was loved by others when she was young."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"The princess has a gentle temperament, but she is decisive in her actions. You can tell at a glance that someone has treated you leniently since you were a child, so you are not afraid of making mistakes, because no matter what mistakes you make, people around you will be tolerant."

"..."

These words made Shang Ruyi dazed for a moment.

Of course, she knew the fortune and misfortune of her first half of life. Although her parents died early, they loved her very much when they were alive. Even though she was a daughter, her father took her to travel around and she learned a lot. After her parents died, she was driven out of the house and lived on the streets, but her uncle and aunt took her in and raised her in pampering. As Lu Xiao said, her personality of not taking any loss was naturally spoiled by her father in the early days, but under the knees of her uncle and aunt, if they did not treat her as their own daughter, how could she be so willful, and even "domineering" to the point of making her own decision on marriage.

Even after getting married, everyone from my parents-in-law to my husband were very tolerant of my actions.

No wonder Lu Xiao spoke in a sarcastic tone since she saw her uncle and aunt saying goodbye reluctantly. Maybe she was not jealous, but she must be very envious of herself for having such great fortune in misfortune.

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "That's true. But——"

She tilted her head and looked at Lu Xiao, smiling, "Even if my uncle, aunt, and brother didn't love me, I would love myself."

"Myself, love myself?"

"Yes," Shang Ruyi said with a smile, "Because only if you love and respect yourself, you won't be let down."

"..."

"It should be said that the only person in the world who will never let you down is yourself."

"..."

After hearing the last sentence, Lu Xiao seemed a little confused. She didn't know whether she understood it or not. After a while, she turned her face away and remained silent.

Shang Ruyi didn't say anything more. He just sat quietly in the carriage, listening to the rain hitting the carriage shed outside. The crackling sound made people feel a little dazed after listening to it for a long time. Shang Ruyi narrowed his eyes unconsciously.

Just as she closed her eyes to rest, Lu Xiao lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out for a while, saying, "Why did the princess only bring so few people?"

Shang Ruyi opened his eyes: "Hmm?"

Lu Xiao looked back at her dazed expression, then she realized that she had disturbed her rest and immediately looked apologetic. However, Shang Ruyi had already come to her senses and looked out from the corner of the window. She could only see Wo Xue riding a horse closely following the side of the carriage, but there were more than 20 guards following in front and behind the carriage. These people were the emperor's personal guards transferred from the palace. They were highly skilled in martial arts and could protect their safety on the road.

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Do you feel there are too few people?"

Lu Xiao asked, "Isn't the princess going to help Xiazhou out of danger?"

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Didn't I also say that I am not going to lead troops to fight. If you really give me a large army, I can't command it."

Seeing her mysterious expression, Lu Xiao felt even more confused, but she also knew that Shang Ruyi must have her own plans, and since she didn't tell her after asking her several times, she definitely didn't intend to tell her, so she could only give up. It happened that she was a little sleepy just now, so she simply closed her mouth and eyes, preparing to rest like Shang Ruyi.

Shang Ruyi smiled, closed his eyes and rested himself.

They traveled in this way for more than half a month in wind and rain. Just as they were about to approach Yanmen Pass, Ashina Zhuye's troops also camped less than 20 miles north of Xiazhou.

In fact, if they had ridden their horses at full speed, they would have reached Xiazhou long ago starting from the Turkic headquarters. However, Ashina Zhuye and his men did not move very fast. They stopped and started as if they were out for fun. Moreover, the closer they got to Xiazhou, the slower they walked. With only a short distance left, he even stopped and camped there, which surprised several of his trusted generals.

But in the face of everyone's questions, he just said: "Wait and see what new tricks Aunt Qiancheng has."

When everyone heard this name, they couldn't help but frown.

The Eastern and Western Turks have been divided for decades. Even before the division, their branch was not closely related to Princess Qiancheng's branch. In the words of the Han people, they were only distant cousins. Moreover, the two sides are still at war, so there is no need to mention this meager relationship.

But Ashina Zhuxie just waved his hand and said, "Alright, all of you go down."

Everyone was speechless and could only leave the tent.

After everyone left, Ashina Zhuxie also walked out of the big tent. He turned around and came to the door of another tent next to him. Before he pushed open the door, he heard a clear, childish voice coming from inside: "Twist!"

Another gentle voice said with a smile: "What are you talking about?"

“Twist!”

"You, haha."

This laughter made Ashina Zhuxie's heart flutter, and his hand, which was about to push open the tent door, stopped in mid-air.