Chapter 492 Poetry
Aunt Hui twitched the corner of her mouth and said reluctantly: "The Duke got up early and went to court, but he hasn't come back yet. The eldest son - the Crown Prince is on duty at the Ministry of War today, and he hasn't come back yet."
"...Oh."
Shang Ruyi nodded and continued walking inside.
Although there were many people along the way, everyone followed Shang Ruyi quietly. Except for the sound of light footsteps, they didn't even hear a wheezing or coughing until they entered the room.
As soon as I closed the door, I heard a "wow" sound.
When he looked back, Tu Sheer jumped up with joy and said with a smile: "Haha, that's great!"
Shang Ruyi seemed to know what this girl was holding back, He only glanced at her with a smile, but saw Chang Wan smiling and looking at Tusheer with crooked eyes, shaking his head gently; Wuxue also pursed his lips and smiled, but still put the baggage in his hand first Go aside.
Tu Sheer said excitedly: "Miss, you have been angry for so long, and you finally get some back today, great!"
Shang Ruyi said angrily: "Nonsense. What.”
Tu Sheer immediately said: "That's right. That Aunt Hui, relying on her status as an elder, always embarrassed us and embarrassed the young lady."
Shang Ruyi glared at her angrily: "It's just you Talk a lot.”
After that, he walked to the couch aside and sat down. Although he was riding a horse all the way back, his legs were still numb and his back hurt after riding for a long time. He twisted when he saw her sitting down. Eyebrow, Chang Wan immediately gave her a soft cushion to lean on.
After doing this, Chang Wan agreed: "Young madam, She'er is right. Today, Aunt Hui is deliberately trying to embarrass you and the second young master."
< br>“Oh?”
Shang Ruyi looked at her, and when Chang Wan mentioned this, a look of displeasure appeared on her pretty face, and she said, "Actually, I mentioned that I wanted to clean the house before. Although Aunt Hui agreed, she didn't move. I heard that she asked people to clean it after you all entered the city."
"..."
"That's not all, she. He also asked the concierge to clean the garden. Who has ever heard of letting the concierge leave the gate to do things? "
"..."
"The slave knows what she is going to do, so she does it. I kept listening to the movement of the door, but I still couldn't catch up, leaving the young lady waiting outside in vain for a long time. "
Tusheer on the side couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said: "This old woman!"
Shang Ruyi waved his hand gently.
When she saw the door was closed, a billowing anger was already passing through her heart, so she used that anger to say harsh words to Aunt Hui for the first time. By this time, she was no longer angry. However, she understood something more in her heart -
The peace in the Yuwen family that Guan Yunmu once wanted to maintain was destined to be broken the moment Yuwen Sui returned to the Duke's mansion as the crown prince.
And just now, it’s just the beginning.
She looked up at Tu Sheer, then at the sullen Chang Wan and Wuxue who remained calm, and said softly: "You three are all smart people - She'er, you are the only one who is stupid. But you should all know the situation in the house. I won’t tell you more. I will just give you a few words."
Chang Wan immediately said: "Young lady, please tell me."
Shang Ruyi said: "Those who follow me, In addition to loyalty, the most important thing is to be careful. As before, I trust you three, and as for the latter, you have to do it yourself. I don’t need my people to help me, I just ask not to go out and cause trouble; but if someone does, You don’t have to be afraid, come and tell me directly, you are my people, and your affairs will naturally be handled by me. Do you understand?”
The three of them all nodded in agreement. .
Shang Ruyi said: "Okay, let's go do something. Changwan, I want to take a bath."
Chang Wan hurriedly said: "My slave has boiled the water, go and prepare it now."
After that, she hurried down, but Wuxue didn't wait for her instructions, turned around and unpacked the baggage she brought back. After putting away the clothes and items one by one, Tu Sheer poured Shang Ruyi a cup of tea.
Shang Ruyi took the tea cup and looked up to see that she was still immersed in the joy just now. She didn't even refute that she was stupid, so she smiled and said, "Are you that happy?"
“Of course!”
Tusheer immediately said: “I can’t bear to see the young lady being offended. Several times before——”
"Don't mention the past."
"But, Miss, why are you willing to confront that old woman this time? You ignored her before."
Shang Ruyi took a sip of the tea. After swallowing the slightly bitter taste, he paused for a while and tasted a touch of sweetness on the tip of his tongue. She breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I didn't care about her before because it was pointless. But it's different now."
She knew very well that Guan Yunmu didn't want to be with Aunt Hui in the past. The reason for the dispute was that Yu Wenyuan was already jealous of the emperor. If this caused a rift between Dong Gong and Yu Wenyuan, Yu Wenyuan would be somewhat isolated in the court and would be easily persecuted.
But now, the situation is different.
Yu Wenyuan established a new emperor and wielded power in both the government and the public. Although the eldest son also contributed to this, the situation was no longer the same as before.
As Shang Ruyi knew, he was only one step away from his ultimate goal.
At this time, although there is still no big trouble, Shang Ruyi knows better that at this time, the people of the Dong family cannot be pushed too hard, otherwise, once Yu Wenyuan takes the final step, what will happen? If Yu Wenye is suppressed, he will never get ahead. So at this time, what she has to do is no longer balance.
But little by little, I regain the power that was swallowed up by Aunt Hui, or the people behind her.
However, these are a bit too complicated for Tusheer. Once explained clearly, I am afraid that it will scare her, and even Wuxue and Changwan, so Shang Ruyi simply said: "Fengchen is no longer just Yuwen. The second son of the family is the general of the imperial court. If he still suffers from anger at home, how can he lead the army in the war? "
"..."
“If the general doesn’t say anything when he is angry, it will only encourage her arrogance too much, and it will be difficult to manage if anything happens in the future.”
Tusheer nodded and said: “Not only My uncle is a general. Miss, you are still a second-grade imperial concubine, so you can’t let her overwhelm you."
Shang Ruyi raised his eyebrows slightly, yes, she had forgotten about herself.
So he smiled and said, "You'd better remember me."
Tu Sheer suddenly pouted again: "I'm stupid."
After saying that, he snorted and ignored Shang Ruyi. , stood up and went to pack the luggage brought back with Wuxue. Seeing her angry look, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but laugh, and leaned on the couch to continue drinking tea.
Just after resting for a while, the hot water for bathing was ready.
Because she knew that Shang Ruyi came back from a bloody battlefield, Chang Wan specially prepared a huge bathtub for her to bathe this time, filling it with hot water boiled with grapefruit leaves. , and sprinkled some flower petals. The whole bathroom was filled with steam and fragrance. Shang Ruyi soaked in it, feeling comfortable and lazy, almost falling asleep.
This washing lasted for less than half an hour.
When she came out of the bathroom again, only the last bit of the setting sun was hanging on the wall. She walked out wearing a pair of casual casual clothes. A gust of wind blew by, and her clothes suddenly fluttered, and the cool breeze soaked her body. It felt as if something had been lifted not only from my shoulders, but also from my heart. My whole body felt relaxed.
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
“Well——”
Seeing her rarely showing such an expression, Chang Wan followed behind, only bent her eyes and smiled, and said softly: “Young lady, you have worked hard this time. , while there is nothing to do next, you must take a good rest.”
Shang Ruyi nodded, but secretly said in his heart: I hope nothing is wrong.
The two walked for a while and then went up a long corridor. The last red light of the sunset happened to shine slantly on this long corridor, as if there were fires on both sides. Shang Ruyi couldn't help but think of it again. In the poem written by Shen Wuzheng, I couldn't help but murmur: "The arrow shoots to the gilded place where the clouds break, and a prairie fire sets off the nine states to sink."
Chang Wan, who was following her, listened and his eyes lit up. :"few Madam also knows about the poetry competition half a month ago."
Shang Ruyi looked back at her: "You know about it too?"
Chang Wan nodded hurriedly and said, "Then. The poetry competition was wonderful. They were all poems praising the second young master and the young lady. Now half a month has passed, and I can still hear people singing the poems that won the championship that day. "
Speaking of the poem that won the championship, Shang Ruyi's heart moved slightly.
Actually, a poetry contest is not important to them. All the general should do is go into battle and kill the enemy. As for the merits, the court will naturally reward them based on their merits. But she didn't know why, but the poem that won the first prize in this poetry competition made her feel a little unwilling.
The imperial court's reward based on merit is certainly a very important matter.
However, public opinion is equally important.
Sometimes, the support of the people is even more important than the reward from the court at critical moments.
Shang Ruyi said: "Does everyone only remember the poem that won the first prize?"
Chang Wan glanced at her, thought about it again, and said: "Not really. In fact, some people say that there are also The other song is also well written, but everyone has been arguing about it to no avail. "< br>
Shang Ruyi smiled lightly and said: "Are there so many people going that day?"
Chang Wan said: "Of course, most of the people in the city went - even the eldest son went .”
“……”
Shang Ruyi was startled and looked up at her: "The eldest son? He went too?"
"Yes."
"He also went to compete?"
Chang Wan blinked, and before she could say anything, a smiling, gentle voice came from beside her: "That's not true."
"...!"
Although the voice was gentle and calm, for some reason, Shang Ruyi's heart suddenly jumped.
She turned her head quickly and saw a familiar figure standing at the bottom of the corridor, holding her hands behind her back and looking at herself with a smile. He was wearing a crisp white thin shirt, with a tall and erect body. The fiery sunset gave his whole body a flame-like outline, but it also made his blue-gray, clear eyes reveal a kind of faintness. A sense of clarity.
(End of this chapter)