Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 648 - 519: It’s You Who Made Me Trust You!_2

Although still not saying much, the air was suffused with a quiet, tacit understanding.

After breakfast, it was time to head out to the morning court.

Like that day, Shang Ruyi followed him out, and as they reached the main gate, they found Yu Wenquan and Yu Wenqian already waiting there.

As soon as they saw her emerge, both of their gazes turned to her.

Yu Wenquan naturally wore a solemn expression, fully aware of what today’s court meeting meant for him and the entire Da Ye Dynasty; and it wasn’t just his demeanor, as soon as Shang Ruyi looked up, she noticed that today, the guards escorting the Duke to court were several times more than usual.

Moreover, these men were burly, their expressions grave, clearly handpicked for this occasion.

Undoubtedly, the arrangements at the palace were already completed by this time.

However, amidst this solemn atmosphere, the most perplexing was the man standing beside Yu Wenquan, whose demeanor remained constantly calm and relaxed. As he saw Shang Ruyi approach, he even gave her a slight smile.

Yu Wenqian...

Upon seeing him, Shang Ruyi could not help but feel a trace of doubt in her heart—these days, regardless of the situation in the court or the atmosphere in the Yuwen Mansion, this Princely Heir seemed to remain above it all, not participating in matters that could decide the future fate of the Yuwen Family, or even the entire realm.

But he should be involved, shouldn’t he?

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi’s mind, even though everything seemed clear and she carried a few layers of confident assurance, suddenly held a bit more uncertainty.

But at this time, there was no room for further thought. Together with Yu Wenye, she stepped forward to pay respects, "Father, elder brother."

Yu Wenquan merely raised his hand.

He then gave Shang Ruyi a deep look, "Are you, all of you, ready?"

Shang Ruyi nodded.

Yu Wenquan took a deep breath, "Let’s go."

With those words, he said no more, turning to board the carriage, and Yu Wenqian only smiled and nodded to them, following him onto Yu Wenquan’s carriage, while on the other side, Yu Wenye assisted Shang Ruyi onto their carriage.

A procession set off grandly towards Daxing Palace.

In less than half an hour, they arrived at Hanguang Gate.

Although the scenery was the same, the atmosphere today felt a little strange. It wasn’t until the carriage stopped that Shang Ruyi realized that, unlike that morning, she hadn’t heard the usual bustling sounds. Upon disembarking, she found there were not many carriages around, only the officials waiting for the morning court had already been standing outside the palace gate.

It seemed they had arrived earlier than usual, causing the carriages to withdraw sooner, avoiding any congestion.

But, to say they were waiting for the morning court might not be true.

What they were truly waiting for was Yu Wenquan.

As soon as they saw the Duke Sheng bringing along his two sons, and his daughter-in-law Shang Ruyi, who was originally famous for the battle of Fufeng and now found herself at the eye of the storm, descend from the carriage, the crowd eagerly moved forward to greet them.

Seeing these people, eyes alight and eager to speak, before they could utter a word, Yu Wenquan raised his hand, stopping them immediately. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Right away, those unsaid words were swallowed back down.

Then, there was a long and raspy neighing sound, and as Shang Ruyi looked up, she saw the tall Hanguang Gate slowly opening.

A gust of wind blew from inside the palace gates.

Shang Ruyi’s temples were neat, but the step-shaking ornaments on her head trembled slightly in the breeze, producing a jingling sound. She instinctively reached out to steady them, but just as she raised her hand, Yu Wenye grasped it.

"Hmm?"

She looked up at him in surprise, only to see that he was not looking at her, merely staring ahead with a blank expression, "That is the wind, not you moving."

"..."

"Don’t be nervous."

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi realized she might have indeed been holding her breath just moments ago.

Even though she had rehearsed countless times in her head what she needed to say today and had even practiced her expressions, at this actual moment, she still couldn’t help but feel a little tense.

Yet, just one sentence from him allowed her to take a deep breath of relief.

Yu Wenye added, "You asked me to trust you, so I will trust you once more."

"..."

"Today, you can say anything you want to say, do anything you want to do. No matter what happens, regardless of the outcome, I will have your back."

"..."

"But remember—"

As he spoke, he bowed his head, staring intently at Shang Ruyi, "It was you who asked me to trust you!"