Chapter 772 Prayer
More than two months have passed since the hawthorn cake incident, and Yu Mingyue has not had any trouble. Of course, from the surface, the hawthorn cake incident seems to have nothing to do with her. It didn't matter, but Shang Ruyi knew that there was no one else but her who had the courage to join forces with Aunt Hui to commit murder in the palace, but that incident ended in Yu Wenye's gain and their failure.
Then, most of the power in Aunt Hui's hands was taken away, and she no longer dared to act rashly.
As for Yu Mingyue, there has really never been any trouble.
Shang Ruyi doesn't believe that she has settled down. This person has no sense of awe and is even more daring. It is impossible for her to give up her goals just because of a little failure. On the contrary, she has been quiet these days. , but more like the calm before the storm.
Just thinking about this, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but frown.
Tu Sheer and Chang Wan, who were on the side, were originally happy, but suddenly saw the joy on Shang Ruyi's face gradually dimming, and instead showed a look of worry. The two people immediately became nervous, and even Eunuch Jade asked carefully: "Princess, what happened?"
"Yes."
Shang Ruyi came back to his senses, raised his head and met everyone's concerned and worried eyes. .
She couldn't help but smile in her heart. Even if Yu Mingyue really wanted to do something, for them, it was just a matter of soldiers coming to block the water and covering up the water. It was useless to worry, but it would affect her fetus.
Thinking of this, she looked down at her belly again. In just half a month, her belly had grown a lot. Now when she stood up, she couldn't even straighten her waist. She couldn't even see her toes when she lowered her head. Shang Ruyi dislikes looking in the mirror more and more. Even if Yu Wenye repeatedly coaxes her to say that she is not bulky or ugly, she is not willing to face her paunchy look.
It would be nice if this child could be born earlier.
So he smiled lightly and said: "It's nothing, I just think - it would be great if I could give birth to this child earlier."
When Tusheer heard this, he immediately frowned .
Before she had time to say anything, an unhappy voice sounded outside the hall: "What did you say?!"
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Yu Wenye who strode in from outside with a box in his hand. As soon as he saw him, a smile immediately appeared on Shang Ruyi's face, and he immediately explained: "What I mean is that if this child is born early, if he is a boy, he can also practice military training and serve the country in the future. My father is worried."
Yu Wenye glared at her. At this time, Chang Wan stepped forward and took the box from Yu Wenye's hand with a wink. Eunuch Yu didn't even glance at the box, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute and congratulate Yu Wenye. Yu Wenye smiled and said, "It's hard work for me, father-in-law, to make this trip."
"I dare not express my sorrow. "
Eunuch Yu said with a smile: "Your Majesty still has According to the decree, the banquet will be held tonight in the Qingqin Building behind Baifu Palace, and only the two of them will be served. This is a great favor!"
Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi looked at each other. , both of them said: "We will definitely go to the banquet on time."
Eunuch Yu then resigned with a smile.
As soon as he left, Yu Wenye took off his coat - the weather was already very hot at this time. As soon as he took off his clothes, a warm breath rushed towards him, and Shang Ruyi could not bear it. He couldn't help picking up the fan in his hand and fanned it twice. Yu Wenye smiled and shook his head, then walked to the other side of the couch and sat down farther away from her. After Chang Wan put the box on the table, he hurriedly gave it to her again. He made a cup of tea.
Shang Ruyi lowered his head and glanced at the familiar box: "This is again-"
Yu Wenye laughed. Originally, it was because he got the good news that he came back early to talk to him. Shang Ruyi shared it together, but because he was stopped and said a few words when he was passing by Jinyuyuan, he came back a little late and heard Shang Ruyi's "nonsense".
While drinking tea, he said: "Ruo Yan gave it to you."
When Shang Ruyi heard this, he immediately reached out and opened the lid. As expected, there were two pieces of red hawthorn cake inside as before.
Due to the half-year confinement, Chu Ruoyan probably had nothing to do. In addition to the promise made to her before, she asked Shang Food Bureau for some ingredients from time to time, and Shang Shanju probably also knew about her. It was passed down from generation to generation, so it was not difficult, and they were all sent over diligently. Chu Ruoyan made a lot of snacks these days, and her craftsmanship was getting better and better. Even Shang Ruyi and Shang Ruyi enjoyed happiness and ate a lot of snacks from Jinyuyuan. Snacks delivered.
This hawthorn cake is just the thing to satisfy your cravings.
Just when she was about to reach for it, she suddenly found that today's box was taller than usual. After thinking about it, she went to take it off again, only to find that there was another layer underneath, with two crystal-clear horseshoes stacked there. cake.
Shang Ruyi said: "This is——"
Yu Wenye put down the teacup, glanced at the horseshoe cake, and said solemnly: "She made this extra."
"Oh?"
Since the creation of hawthorn cake, After the incident, Su Qinglan gave them a more detailed recipe. Shang Ruyi remembered that it was good for pregnant women to eat some water chestnuts in moderation, but it was not advisable to eat too much. These two pieces were just right. I just felt that Yu Wenye's tone was a bit dignified, so I asked him: "What's wrong?"
Yu Wenye was silent for a while and said: "This is what the Queen Mother used to like to eat."
Shang Ruyi immediately understood that Chu Ruoyan missed her mother and was grounded for half a day. Years of loneliness and helplessness seem to be just a pool to outsiders, but only those who are in it know how cold and suffocating it is. No matter how much Shang Ruyi sympathizes with her, he cannot empathize with her, but Chu Ruoyan can make With those things, I can probably understand the torment in her heart these days. At times like this, people always hope for the safety of those close to her, but even if the people close to her are not far away, it is difficult to see them.
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but sigh and slowly closed the box.
Yu Wenye said: "Why don't you eat?"
Shang Ruyi smiled and shook his head, handed the box to Tu Sheer to take it down and put it away, and then said: "I am now I’m not very hungry. Besides, my father will give me a banquet later. Let’s go take a bath and change clothes early to get ready.” .”
Although he said this, at Shang Ruyi's urging, he still got up, and the two of them went to bathe and incense themselves, and then changed their clothes. After preparing everything, it was time for Yu Wenyuan to give a banquet, and the two of them walked under the blazing sunset. The light walked towards Baifu Hall.
When passing by the entrance of Jinyuyuan, Shang Ruyi took a special look inside.
The doors and windows are still closed here, but faintly, it seems that a deep sound of the piano can be heard, making people cry like they are complaining.
Shang Ruyi's mood became heavier, but she didn't say anything more. She just followed Yu Wenye and continued walking forward, passing through several palace gates, and finally arrived at the Baifu Palace, bypassing the Baifu Hall, and reached the back. The Qingqin Building is a two-story building. Although the floor is not high and it is not as spacious and bright as the Baifu Palace, it is extremely exquisitely built and the furnishings are quite gorgeous. It is somewhat small and exquisite like the southern palaces.
When the two of them climbed to the second floor, they didn't expect that Yu Wenyuan had already arrived and was standing by the window looking at the scenery.
Shang Ruyi was shocked. You must know that when the emperor gave a banquet, the ministers should have arrived first to wait for the emperor. Today, they arrived even later and asked the emperor to wait for them. Both of them immediately went forward to kowtow and apologize. Yu Wenyuan Looking back, he waved his sleeves with a smile and said indifferently: "It doesn't have to be like this. So polite, I have nothing to do today, so I came here early to enjoy the breeze. This place is more transparent than the Liangyi Hall and the Taiji Hall."
After that, he asked the two of them to sit down. Next, he smiled and asked Shang Ruyi: "How are you?"
Shang Ruyi said hurriedly: "Except for being hotter these days, I don't feel anything wrong. My father gave me so many supplements that I can hardly eat them."
Yu Wenyuan said with a smile: "If you can't eat it, keep it. Wait until you have the baby, and then slowly take supplements."
< br>After caring about Shang Ruyi, he turned to look at Yu Wenye and said: "Shen Tutai is very good at fighting. I originally thought that he was a strong general who could charge and kill the enemy, but I didn't expect that he was also quite strategic. , it’s really gratifying to be able to win Xuzhou so easily.”
Yu Wenye said hurriedly: "It was because of my father's fame that the general of Xuzhou collapsed without a fight."
Yu Wenyuan stroked his beard and laughed.
He will not be carried away by a victory and the flattery of his son, but this victory does make him very happy. If he can win Songzhou without any blood, then he will be very important to the goal of taking Luoyang. That's a big step forward.
So he picked up the wine glass: "Come, have a drink with me first!"
Yu Wenye immediately raised his glass and drank with him.
Because she was pregnant, Shang Ruyi naturally couldn't drink alcohol, so she just sat aside and watched them. After the father and son had two drinks, various dishes were served one after another. The emperor gave a banquet. Even for such a small family banquet, the dishes were extremely exquisite and full of color and aroma. In addition, there was no Yu Mingyue talking nonsense at the banquet today, and there was no need to deal with other officials. Shang Ruyi was not too nervous, so he was a little nervous. I had an appetite, so I ate a few bites of the food.
While eating, they also talked about the next arrangements.
The maids serving around him also kept serving several plates of dishes and snacks one after another. Shang Ruyi saw that one of the plates was a crystal clear water chestnut cake.
Shang Ruyi's heart suddenly moved.
She took a sip of the soup and looked up at Yu Wenyuan. Seeing that he was happy at the moment, she said softly: "Father, I have a heartfelt invitation."
"Oh?"
Yu Wenyuan still looked at her with a smile: "What do you want?"
Hearing Shang Ruyi suddenly speak, Yu Wenye frowned slightly and his eyes fell on the table. There seemed to be something clear on the plate of water chestnut cake. Shang Ruyi had already said softly: "My son will give birth in more than two months. In order to give birth smoothly, I want to go to the Buddha and pray for blessings."
Yu Wenyuan said: "This is not impossible. . But those temples are far away, you——"
Shang Ruyi said: "My son wants to go to Dayan Temple to pray."
(End of this chapter)