CHAPTER 237: CHAPTER 226: BECAUSE OF YOU, DESERVING A LESSON!

Yu Wenye finished dressing, turned to look at her, and then glanced around.

Then he calmly said, "Luokou Ferry."

"..."

"I’ve had them set up camp here again."

"What?!"

Shang Ruyi could hardly believe her ears, hurriedly trying to get up, but another wave of pain struck her shoulder, causing her to curl up in a ball. Seeing her like this, Yu Wenye frowned slightly and grabbed her arm, saying angrily, "Behave yourself!"

But this was not the time for Shang Ruyi to "behave."

After enduring the pain, she finally caught her breath and immediately looked up at him, urgently saying, "Aren’t we supposed to return to the Eastern Capital right away to face His Majesty the Emperor?!"

Yu Wenye glanced at her, "You want to go back that much to see him?"

"..."

Shang Ruyi paused, finding his words somewhat odd, but at this moment, she didn’t have time to ponder the deeper meaning, and urgently said, "Didn’t you say earlier that the loss in battle must be reported to His Majesty immediately, otherwise—otherwise the Yuwen Family would be blamed?"

Yu Wenye looked at her again, remained silent for a while, then said, "Earlier, that was indeed the plan."

"Then—"

"But I’ve killed Kou Junliang, so that plan can no longer be carried out."

"Why?"

Shang Ruyi was momentarily confused, but saw Yu Wenye slowly sitting back on the edge of the bed, saying, "Previously, I indeed needed to go back and report directly to His Majesty, detailing everything that happened here. As long as we have merit, the previous three defeats can be explained; but killing Kou Junliang is not something merit can explain."

"..."

Shang Ruyi pondered for a moment, then said, "Then—"

Yu Wenye said, "I’ve already sent someone to quickly relay the news of seizing the Xingluo Granary back to the Eastern Capital; now, we are just waiting here."

"Waiting for what?"

"Waiting for His Majesty the Emperor’s decree."

"..."

"If he pardons us, then we can return directly to the Eastern Capital; if he does not pardon us, then we—"

Saying this, a trace of a fierce expression flashed through his stern eyes, though only momentarily, Shang Ruyi caught it instantly.

Her heart stirred.

But Yu Wenye did not continue that sentence; even that trace of cold light in his eyes was quickly concealed. Shang Ruyi did not pursue the question further, simply pondering, and then continued, "So, you are waiting here for His Majesty’s decree, because His Majesty’s decree is his statement on this matter, right?"

Yu Wenye glanced at her and said lightly, "Mm, you’re not that stupid."

"..."

Shang Ruyi ignored his indirect insult, immediately saying, "But if—"

Yu Wenye seemed to anticipate her concern and said, "You worry the emperor might pardon us on the surface, but after I lead the troops back, he might change his face?"

Shang Ruyi looked at him with some anxiety, "Will he?"

Yu Wenye said, "Maybe."

"Then—"

"So, I instructed them to report the victory urgently, riding into the city shouting about it."

"Ah?"

Shang Ruyi was stunned, thinking about that scene, she immediately understood.

She couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh.

Although her face was pale, and her forehead and temples were damp with the sweat from enduring the pain, as she smiled, her eyes curved, her lips curled, and her complexion regained a hint of rosy color. She looked like a vibrant red plum covered with white snow, red and white intermingled, vivid yet with an air of chill.

Yu Wenye watched her, his gaze suddenly becoming deep.

Shang Ruyi also looked up at him, smiling, "I understand your meaning. By doing so, you let the people along the way, especially those in the Eastern Capital City, know that you achieved a great victory in this battle."

"..."

"Having just captured Xingluo Granary and achieved such great merit, if His Majesty truly were to reprimand you, it would be unreasonable both emotionally and logically; not only the officials and the people would speak for you, otherwise, the court would lose the people’s support."

Saying this, she thought again, and suddenly expressed concern, "But this, does it count as—"

She didn’t finish the sentence, afraid to speak the rest, while Yu Wenye seemed to know what she wanted to say, simply said, "Yes."

"..."

Shang Ruyi glanced at him, didn’t say anything more.

Indeed, Yu Wenye’s actions this time counted as leveraging his achievements to force the emperor’s hand, yet it seemed this was their only path at the moment, otherwise, returning to the Eastern Capital unprepared, they would truly become helpless.

She softly said, "I understand, so what we need to do now is wait."

Yu Wenye said, "What we need to do is wait, and you—just stay put and heal your wound!"

He glanced at her face again, after smiling, her face showed a hint of liveliness, she appeared much more spirited, but even so, he still deeply remembered the earlier moment when he held the unconscious her and brought her here, blood flowed all the way, and when he laid her down, her body was cold like ice, her whole self almost completely devoid of any color.

At that moment, he first felt an unprecedented coldness, and fear.

He didn’t dare to imagine, this wife who was only a transaction to him, if she were truly to leave just like that, would this snow and ice sealing the skies ever cease in his life.

But fortunately, the arrow that pierced through her shoulder didn’t hit any vital areas.

Pulling out the arrowhead, stitching, applying medicine, bandaging, she finally regained a calm breath, and even when changing the bandage two days later, he could obviously see the wound beginning to scab over—only not expecting, when she woke up, to start stirring things up, earlier almost scaring his heart to a stop.

Upon hearing him say this, Shang Ruyi gave an awkward smile.

She said in a self-deprecating manner, "I didn’t expect, after all, to still get hit by an arrow."

As soon as she said this, Yu Wenye’s face fell again.

Shang Ruyi immediately felt trouble in her heart, she originally just wanted to ease the atmosphere a bit, but unexpectedly, saying these words immediately made her recall when Hua Ziyang shot that arrow, she wanted to stand in front of Yu Wenye, and at that time, Yu Wenye had said they’d settle accounts later...

Oh no!

At this time, Shang Ruyi wished she could crawl back under the covers.

Even if she couldn’t crawl back, she hung her head deeply, almost burying her face in her chest, but Yu Wenye reached out and directly pinched her chin to make her raise her head, looking at her coldly and said, "What, afraid I’ll settle accounts with you?"

"..."

"You can rush alone to Luokou Ferry because of one map, yet dare to enter Xingluo Granary alone, and even wandered the warehouse with Xiao Yuansui, such courage, and you’re still afraid I’ll settle accounts with you?"

Shang Ruyi’s heart skipped a beat, she widened her eyes looking at him.

And Yu Wenye, the more he spoke, the angrier he became, his face growing gloomier, even the hand pinching her chin applied more force continuously, "Do you know what kind of people are in Xingluo Granary? Can Xiao Yuansui control them? What if that Lu Yong—do you think you can just leave by only getting shot by an arrow like you do now?!"

Shang Ruyi’s throat choked slightly, hoarsely said, "He, that Lu Yong, what does he want to do to me?"

Yu Wenye’s eyes suddenly turned a bit red and said, "That night, he tried to enter your room!"

"What!?"

"It was the one living next to you—the one who seemed to shoot the arrow for demonstration that day, it was him who stopped Lu Yong."

"..."

"If it weren’t for him, do you know what the outcome would be when you entered Xingluo Granary?"

Shang Ruyi only felt cold sweat pouring out.

Of course, she knew she was in Xingluo Warehouse City, surrounded by people from Wanggang Village, even though there was someone like Xiao Yuansui or Hua Ziyang, a gentleman, she was not absolutely safe, not to mention, at the beginning, she knew well that Lu Yong was trouble, but didn’t expect him to turn out to be this much trouble.

Fortunately, Hua Ziyang was there.

But as she thought, suddenly, a flash of inspiration in her mind brought her back to her senses, her gaze sharply snapped onto Yu Wenye: "You entered Xingluo Granary earlier, didn’t you?"

"..."

"You were hiding in the granary all along, you knew when we entered, why didn’t you come out to see me? You knew, knew how much I worried about you; and I was alone at this place, surrounded by those Wanggang Army, do you know how scared I was!"

Yu Wenye coldly said, "So what?"

"What?"

"I just want to make you afraid!"

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi immediately got angry too, trying hard to get up, but the wound on her shoulder prevented her from moving, she could only lift her head, glaring angrily at Yu Wenye, "What do you mean?"

Yu Wenye also stood up, looking down at her angry, pale face, saying word by word, "Because you deserve to be taught a lesson!"

After saying these words, Yu Wenye turned around, flicked his sleeve and left.

While Shang Ruyi was left alone in the tent, she was furious to the point of explosion.

This man, this man—!!!

She went alone, single-handedly to Luokou Ferry for him, braved life and death, fell into Xingluo Granary, but even in such danger, such fear, she still thought for his sake, yet he, he said she deserved a lesson! Just because he thought she deserved a lesson, he hadn’t met with her, causing her to worry for nothing!

Bastard!

Shang Ruyi angrily grabbed the pillow on the bed and was about to throw it out, but as she swung her hand, a sharp pain struck her shoulder, she let out a groan, almost fainting from the pain.

And at this moment, the tent door was lifted.

She looked up to see Mu Xian cautiously walking in.

Seeing the pillow rolling on the ground and Shang Ruyi lying by the bed, looking both angry and in pain, he seemed to understand something too, silently picked up the pillow and patted it, carefully put it back beside the bed.

Then softly said, "Young Madam... Young Madam, please don’t be angry."

Shang Ruyi didn’t even want to speak.

Right now, she wished she could bite Yu Wenye once more, best if she could bite through his shoulder!

Seeing her anger like this, Mu Xian thought for a moment and then softly said, "Young Madam, please don’t be mad at the gentleman. He, he knew halfway that you went to Huangtu Ridge and were caught by those people into Xingluo Granary, he immediately wanted to rush into Xingluo Granary, but—ended up falling from the cliff."