Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?

Chapter 1149 - 832: Wedding Invitation

These past few days, everyone almost got used to his kind and gentle manner, and now upon hearing this cold and hard voice, Chang Wan shivered in her heart, but she quickly came to her senses, hurriedly placed the clothes aside, and then retreated.Shang Ruyi tilted her head and looked at him, "Why are you angry?"

She’s not foolish, she not only realized Yu Wenye was angry but also sensed that his occasional displeasure these days seemed to stem from this, this Chengqian Hall, and these clothes.

Yu Wenye stood by the window, one hand on the window frame, his back turned to her, silent.

Shang Ruyi furrowed her brow, growing increasingly displeased in her heart, glanced again at those clothes, and said, "Back then, did I want to use these clothes? If you weren’t trapped here, I wouldn’t have come here, nor given birth here."

"..."

Yu Wenye still didn’t respond to her.

This time, Shang Ruyi was genuinely a bit angry, raised her voice, "Yu Wenye!"

It was only then that Yu Wenye turned around, furrowing his brow and said, "I have my reasons to be angry, don’t provoke me!"

"..."

Shang Ruyi was stunned.

When she called him by his full name, she was even prepared to have a quarrel with him; after all, these days her temperament had risen, she was no longer afraid of him, but she didn’t expect such a response; moreover, the meaning of his words was somewhat surprising, he was indeed angry, but his anger wasn’t aimed at others, but just simmering internally, hence he told her not to provoke him.

But——

Shang Ruyi was momentarily bewildered, yet she saw him raise his hand and with a "bang" closed the window. It turned out that he had been holding the window frame, slightly opening the window to test the wind outside; now, he turned and walked back to the bedside, looking down at Shang Ruyi’s somewhat dazed expression, he let out a heavy sigh, and said softly, "I just don’t want you, don’t want our child, to be touched by others’—breath."

Shang Ruyi’s heart sank.

For some reason, she suddenly felt her face burning, even without looking in a mirror, she knew she was blushing.

But, she was already a mother...

Thinking this way, her face became even hotter, especially when she met his eyes, which after seeing her blush, lost their displeased look and instead revealed a hint of smile, she could only lower her head and mutter softly, "It’s just a piece of clothing."

"Yes, just a piece of clothing,"

Yu Wenye said, bending down, picking up another piece of clothing that Chang Wan had left, the one he had previously draped over Shang Ruyi, which had now been washed and returned. He unfolded the wide robes with a gentle shake and wrapped them around Shang Ruyi, not waiting for her to react, he stretched out his hands, one hand holding her back, the other threading through the crook of her knees, and with force lifted her from the bed: "So, leave it here, don’t look at it, don’t even think about it!"

Saying this, he turned and walked out of the inner hall carrying her.

His words, with an uncontainable domineering and possessive undertone, made Shang Ruyi’s ears hot and her heart race once again. Clearly, they had already become parents, yet she still blushed because of just one sentence from him, thinking this made her face burn even more, she even forgot to struggle, only lowered her face hard, almost burying it in his arms.

Then she asked hesitantly, "What are you doing?"

"The wind has stopped, it’s the perfect time to leave."

"..."

"Why, don’t want to go?"

"Who said so."

"Hmph."

"But, I can walk by myself..."

In just a couple of sentences, he had already carried her out of the inner hall, this was Shang Ruyi’s first time leaving the inner hall of Chengqian Palace in days. Fearing she might catch a cold, the windows hadn’t been opened in the inner hall for the past few days, she hadn’t even seen sunlight much, and now she saw the outside, the sun shining brightly, though there was no wind, but after entering autumn, the weather had cooled considerably, this time the sky was high and the air was crisp, with a faint scent of osmanthus lingering in the cold air, presumably the osmanthus trees in the Inner Court were blooming.

Such fresh air and renewed scenery made Shang Ruyi’s mood elated.

She couldn’t care about being embarrassed just now, as her joyful mood couldn’t be suppressed, she said to Yu Wenye, "Let me down, I can walk by myself."

Yu Wenye seemed not to have heard her at all, still carried her out, and it was just about to step out of the main hall, outside the hall indeed sat a palanquin, a few little eunuchs stood with hands hanging down waiting there, as soon as they saw King Qin coming out holding Princess Qin, they all lowered their heads.

Shang Ruyi’s face blushed again.

At this time, she was too embarrassed to argue, could only keep her head lowered, until Yu Wenye walked over, and carefully placed her wrapped in layers of clothing like a cocoon into the palanquin, then instructed to return to Qianqiu Palace, and specifically ordered: "Be careful, don’t bump into Princess."

Everyone hurriedly responded, and then carefully lifted the palanquin.

The journey was very smooth.

Though the path wasn’t long, because it wasn’t allowed to bump around, it still took the time of a cup of tea to arrive, and while still sitting in the palanquin, Shang Ruyi smelled the familiar pine and cypress fragrance from outside, and heard Tushere and them happily coming out with laughter and footsteps, when the palanquin landed, she immediately assisted by Yu Wenye’s hand walked out.

Finally, back home again!

Seeing Qianqiu Palace already cleaned anew, Shang Ruyi let out a long sigh, and it was as if the last bit of stagnant air in her chest was finally completely dispelled, but when Yu Wenye was about to reach out and embrace her again, she immediately stepped back, blushed but firmly said, "I can walk!"

Yu Wenye slightly frowned and glared at her.

Shang Ruyi looked at him too, blushing, but not giving an inch.

Tushere and the others stood around, watching the two as if they would start arguing as soon as they returned. They were startled, but the next moment, they saw Yu Wenye sigh softly, then extend a hand in front of her: "Hold onto me."

Shang Ruyi immediately pursed her lips into a smile, grabbed his wrist, and slowly walked inside.

The nearby Tushere and the others all chuckled lightly.

Because Yu Wenye had planned to return, he specifically instructed them to clean the place thoroughly, even the incense was prepared. Shang Ruyi returned to the familiar palace, familiar room, sat on the familiar, soft bed, and completely relaxed, taking off her outer garment, happily saying, "Where’s the child?"

Tushere quickly said, "With the nursemaid, the Young Master ate and then slept again."

"Asleep again?"

"Yes, knowing that the Princess was returning, we were worried that people coming and going would disturb the Young Master, so we let the nursemaid take him to the side palace to sleep for a while."

Shang Ruyi nodded and said, "Remember to wake him after a while, don’t let him sleep too long, lest he stays up at night."

"I understand, My Lady."

Tushere finished tidying the clothes she had changed out of and then withdrew.

Once she left, Shang Ruyi couldn’t help but laugh again, turning to Yu Wenye, who was also taking off his outer garment and sitting down, saying: "This child eats so much and sleeps a lot, I wasn’t like this before."

"..."

Yu Wenye gave her a glare but couldn’t help smiling.

Although in a good mood, probably because they returned to a familiar place, even though she was still in confinement, the thoughts and knots in her heart that lingered before giving birth now gradually surfaced with the familiar environment.

Shang Ruyi asked, "By the way, what about Duke Shenwu’s matter?"

Upon mentioning this, Yu Wenye’s expression gradually grew serious, and he said, "Two days ago, the remains were taken to Dayan Temple."

"Oh."

"Father specially sent someone to ask Xin Zheng about that day, but that old monk didn’t know much, didn’t say anything new."

This was not beyond Shang Ruyi’s expectations.

She only paused in silence and said, "It’s a pity I’m still in confinement, otherwise I should have gone to see the Commandery Prince off. At least, it could have quieted some idle gossip."

Although she was resting in Chengqian Hall these days, she was not entirely ignorant of outside affairs, especially public opinion. With the death and injury of two Commandery Princes, the rumors outside were mostly related to Yu Wenye. If they could make an appearance, at least it could silence some.

However, Yu Wenye clearly didn’t care about these things.

He only glanced at Shang Ruyi and deliberately sneered: "In your current condition, you still want to leave the palace?"

Hearing his disdainful tone, Shang Ruyi immediately said, "What’s wrong with me!"

"Don’t you know how weak your body is?"

"I’m only weak because I just had a baby. Besides, you’ve been sick too, why look down on me."

"When have I ever been sick?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi seemed to have caught his slip and immediately said, "You don’t admit it. You told me yourself you were seriously ill as a child, medicine was ineffective, and nearly—gone."

"..."

Hearing this, Yu Wenye showed a strange expression, paused for a moment, and said, "I was indeed sick that once, but it wasn’t due to weakness."

"Oh?"

Shang Ruyi felt puzzled and was about to ask further when suddenly, they heard the hurried footsteps outside again. Both of them turned their heads at the same time, only to see Tushere, who had just left, swiftly returning with a solemn expression, bowing to them as she entered: "Your Highness, Princess."

Yu Wenye sensed something was wrong and stood up: "What happened?"

Tushere said softly, "The Chamberlain of the Crown Prince Mansion has come to visit Your Highness and the Princess, saying they are here to deliver an invitation."

"Deliver an invitation?"

Shang Ruyi, still a bit unable to grasp the situation, although she stood up with him in confusion, wondered since Duke Shenwu’s funeral was over, why would Yu Wenqian send another invitation?

Yet Yu Wenye’s expression sank, and he turned to look at her, his eyes flickering.

"Of course, it’s a wedding invitation."