Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 639 - 514: Liangyi Hall, Xuanwu Gate
Although the entire Daxing City was shrouded in a tense feeling of impending storm, at this moment, there wasn’t a hint of wind. Within the broad paths between the palace walls, the heavy but orderly footsteps could be clearly heard approaching slowly.
It was the footsteps of Shang Ruyi.
Eunuch Cao, who walked ahead of her leading the way, had brisk yet light steps. This was a skill commonly possessed by eunuchs walking in the palace. Besides this, he had another skill, which was being able to slightly turn his head to clearly see the expression of the person behind him.
This is also the skill upon which the palace eunuchs rely to survive.
At this moment, he could see the tightly held expression of the General’s wife who was in the eye of the storm, pondering thoughtfully as she walked.
He wondered if she was thinking about meeting Your Majesty shortly, or about the Great General she had only just parted from outside Hanguang Gate.
Thinking of that Great General made Eunuch Cao shiver unexpectedly. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Just moments ago, their carriage was parked outside Hanguang Gate—previously, when Eunuch Cao invited the Great General into the palace, the General insisted on bringing his wife. So this time when the General’s wife entered the palace, Eunuch Cao almost naturally assumed that the Great General would accompany her. In fact, before leaving the palace, the Eldest Princess had indeed instructed this.
But unexpectedly, it was only the General’s wife who got off the carriage.
Eunuch Cao was a little surprised and sneaked a peek into the carriage, seeing the robust and burly Great General sitting inside. He was imposingly still like a mountain, unmoving. He couldn’t make out his facial expression, but felt a pair of cold, sharp eyes with a piercing brilliance that, with just a glance, was terrifying. Eunuch Cao was so scared he dared not take a deep breath, hastily stepping back.
Then, he heard the General’s wife say to the inside of the carriage, "I’m going."
The carriage remained silent.
However, the invisible pressure from inside the carriage seemed to envelop them all, almost suffocating people, making Eunuch Cao unable to perform his usual skill of "eavesdropping" well. In the midst of almost choking, he barely heard the General’s wife say something like "trust me," "the final choice is yours" and the like.
After an unknown amount of time, the person inside the carriage finally motioned to her with a hand wave.
Only then did the General’s wife turn to enter Hanguang Gate with him, and even so, after walking a long way, Eunuch Cao could still feel that gaze like a sharp blade almost piercing through his body, leaving him no mind to think of other things along the way.
It was also because of this that Shang Ruyi got a moment of quiet.
She finally cleared up her thoughts and emotions, realizing one thing in the confrontation with the Eldest Princess these days — it was indeed a confrontation, and Chu Ruoyan was not entirely passive; she seemed to have sent someone to watch her. Once she showed weakness, Chu Ruoyan would immediately summon her to enter the palace.
Which is exactly the case now.
So she knew clearly, her uncle was her weakness. She knew that upon seeing Shen Shiyan, she would definitely do anything to save her family, and at this moment, it was also the best time for negotiation!
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi sighed quietly.
Though she knew she shouldn’t, Shang Ruyi couldn’t help but recall the situation when she first met Princess Xinyue — at that time, she was crying tearfully before Yu Wenye, sobbing like a blossom in the rain. Yet even after experiencing emotional hardships, she never resorted to using power to oppress, rather she was very close to her, even somewhat ingratiating.
And now, she was a far cry from the woman who was once humble in love.
What exactly changed her to become like this?
Was it herself? Was it Yu Wenye?
However, her attitude and Yu Wenye’s towards her had never changed. What truly changed was the unpredictability of worldly affairs...
Unconsciously, they passed Xuande Gate, and moving further, it would be a place in Daxing Palace where Shang Ruyi had never ventured before. The scenery became increasingly unfamiliar, and the oppressive atmosphere, increasingly overwhelming.
Finally, they arrived at a tall and towering palace gate, even grander than Hanguang Gate; it stood like a small mountain before them, exuding a suffocating oppressive feeling. For some reason, it was somewhat similar to the sense of oppression that surrounded Yu Wenye. Shang Ruyi felt increasingly breathless, her heartbeat heavy, as she slowly lifted her head to look towards the palace gate ahead.
