CHAPTER 482: CHAPTER 415: A WONDERFUL NIGHT’S DREAM

A night of good dreams, with the spring breeze stretching for ten miles.

When Shang Ruyi awoke from a warm, tingling, almost cloying dream, the room was already bright. She opened her eyes, looking at the beam above her head, and it took a while before she could barely regain her senses.

Is it already daylight...?

But she still felt so tired.

Not only did she not sleep enough, but her body felt as if all her bones had been taken apart and reassembled, so weak that she couldn’t even muster the strength to move a finger.

Yet, even so, she struggled, using the effort she had accumulated for half a day, to barely turn her head—

Next to her, it was completely empty!?

Where is Yu Wenye?

Shang Ruyi was stunned and instinctively wanted to get up, but her weakened body caused her to collapse back down. Fortunately, the people outside had already heard the movements in the room. Tushere and Chang Wan immediately pushed the door open and came in, prepared with hot water and towels. Chang Wan placed them aside, while Tushere walked to the bedside, smiling and said softly: "Miss, you’re finally awake."

"..."

Seeing her smiling face and then looking at the busy Chang Wan, even though she hadn’t come over, Shang Ruyi could clearly see the slight flush at the tip of her ears.

Shang Ruyi’s face immediately turned red.

The young couple got up late, and as the wife unable to move in a soft and weak state, anyone could guess what had happened. While such matters between a couple are normal, being seen by Tushere, who grew up with her, and Chang Wan, once designated as Yu Wenye’s concubine, made her feel embarrassed.

Shang Ruyi bit her lip, struggling to get up.

Tushere hurriedly assisted her in getting dressed. Once dressed, washed, and seated at the dressing table to comb her hair, Shang Ruyi asked, "Where is the young master?"

Chang Wan, who was tidying up the towels and hot water aside, heard her question and quickly walked over, saying: "Young Madam, Second Young Master left before dawn."

"Before dawn? Where did he go?"

"It seems he went to the morning court."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi couldn’t help but sigh softly in her heart.

Last night, if she remembered correctly, he was still tossing around until the sky outside showed the dawn...

That is, almost dawn.

Yet, surprisingly, before it was even dawn, he woke up and went to court; does this man’s energy really know no bounds and never becomes exhausted?

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but feel her face flush again.

Fortunately, facing the mirror, no one could see her blush, but Tushere, while combing her long hair, mumbled softly, "But, the young master left even earlier than the Duke and the eldest son."

"Hmm?"

Shang Ruyi was slightly moved in her heart.

If there are several people in the family who are officials and attend court, logically they should leave together. It was like that before in Luoyang too. Yet today, Yu Wenye left earlier than Yu Wenquan, the Grand Chancellor?

Could it be that he had other matters to attend to?

Is it concerning this expedition to Fufeng?

In fact, this matter had been weighing on their minds since last night, even during the few hours of deep sleep. It was on Shang Ruyi’s mind and, needless to say, Yu Wenye’s. If he didn’t even wait for his father and brother for the morning court, he must have gone to handle it.

Hope everything goes smoothly.

After finishing her washing and having breakfast, Shang Ruyi saw it was still early and decided to go out with Tushere. Chang Wan hesitated and tried to stop her, saying: "Young Madam, perhaps you should wait a little longer. Mu Xian has gone out today, and without him, we can’t assign guards to protect you."

Such noble sons and young madams, when going out normally, along with their maids, had to be protected by guards. It had always been this way, but Shang Ruyi didn’t expect that Mu Xian would not be home today either.

So she asked, "Where has he gone?"

Chang Wan replied, "It seems that the Second Young Master dispatched him with Cheng Qiao to leave the city and take the troops they brought back this time to the camp, waiting for deployment."

"Oh..."

Shang Ruyi nodded.

This time, not only did Yu Wenye march south with a few hundred men to Jiangdu Palace to save her, but Cheng Qiao also brought back a batch of the Old Palace Guard, along with the several thousand they brought back from Wanggang Village. These were all men Yu Wenye had earned for himself, and he certainly wouldn’t give them up to others; he would keep them by his side for direction. If he could go on the expedition to Fufeng, this group would undoubtedly accompany him.