Yu Wenquan glanced at the table still filled with fish and at and suddenly said, "Tomorrow, make sothing light."
He had never been too concerned with food and drink, and rarely actively requested anything specific to eat. Hearing him ask for sothing light, Aunt Hui imdiately stepped forward eagerly, saying, "If the Duke has sothing he wishes to eat, please let us know in advance. Currently, the city gates only open once at noon, and fresh vegetables from outside the city can only enter at that ti, much less than usual."
Hearing this, Yu Wenquan suddenly rembered sothing.
He looked up at Yu Wenye, who was about to leave with Shang Ruyi, and said, "Ye’er, stay for a mont. I have sothing to ask you."
Yu Wenye imdiately stopped.
Shang Ruyi also turned her head to look back, knowing it was not appropriate for her to stay, so she turned and left the dining hall.
By this ti, the outside sky had completely darkened. The whole Duke Mansion, except for the dining hall, was swallowed by the night; her eyes struggled to adjust to the pitch blackness outside, causing her steps to slow.
Until a shadow slowly approached her side.
"Sister-in-law, what’s wrong?"
Yu Wenqian’s gentle voice seed even softer in the night, and when she looked up, she was t with his bright, clear eyes that shone even in the darkness and made one forget the mundane world.
However, thinking that the person distributing dicine at Yanzuo Square was the "Guanghan Guest," who had hard them several tis on the way, and recalling his composed words masking the person’s identity in the dining hall with a gentle voice, Shang Ruyi felt a chill run down her spine.
She smiled slightly, "Thank you for your concern, brother, I’m fine."
After speaking, she walked forward.
Just as she stepped forward twice, she heard Yu Wenqian again, "Sister-in-law, I found sothing today and wanted to give it to you."
"...?"
Shang Ruyi paused.
He found sothing and wants to give it to her?
What is it?
So she turned her head, but the confusion on her face froze when she saw Yu Wenqian’s outstretched hand.
In his palm was a small silver hairpin.
Seeing Shang Ruyi’s eyes widen, then fall silent, her face blushing and paling, unsure of how to respond, Yu Wenqian still smiled gently and said, "There were many people today, and this was almost stepped on. Luckily, I saw it and picked it up."
"..."
"Sister-in-law, keep it safe, don’t lose it again."
He then gently extended it to Shang Ruyi.
No matter how deep the night, it couldn’t hide the embarrassnt on Shang Ruyi’s face. But she took a deep breath and reached out to take the silver hairpin, forcing a smile, "Thank you, brother. I will be reminded."
Yu Wenqian smiled, nodded, and walked past her.
Silently holding the silver hairpin in her hand, watching his shadow gradually rge into the night, the shadows in Shang Ruyi’s eyes grew deeper.
anwhile, back in the dining hall, Yu Wenye sat back at the table. The cups and dishes had been cleared away, and Yu Wenquan had two cups of tea brought over, took a sip, and said, "Although I normally don’t inquire about the business at your markets on both sides, there is one thing I need to ask you."
Yu Wenye imdiately said, "Father, please ask."
Yu Wenquan said, "I previously ordered the city gates to open only at noon until the plague is under control. But I hear you’ve been sending your people out of the city continuously these past two days, with three teams just today. What exactly are you doing?"
Yu Wenye said, "I sent people out to search for patients in the villages outside the city."
"Didn’t I previously send the Left and Right Brave Guards to handle this task?"
"In the past few days, the Left Brave General has indeed brought back many people from outside the city. However, I asked those people, and they said that so in their village did not enter the city or stay behind but left the village for other places—so even headed east."
"..."
"I am worried these people might spread the pandemic further, so I have been increasing manpower for the search."
"Headed east...?"
Hearing this, Yu Wenquan frowned slightly.
He felt a vague sense of unease but set it aside to focus on the more urgent matters at hand.
After thinking a bit, he said, "Alright, but rules are rules, you can’t cause too much commotion. If you don’t find them in the next few days, recall your people."
"..."
"After all, should Luoyang hear Daxing City is plagued, they might seize the opportunity to press in. I don’t want to—"
Yu Wenye imdiately said, "I understand, father."
Yu Wenquan waved his hand, Yu Wenye saluted him, then got up and left.
By this ti, the night deepened.
Yu Wenye returned to his room, carrying the chill of the night wind and a heavy heart. As he opened the door, he saw Shang Ruyi sitting by the table, twirling a silver hairpin between her fingers, lost in thought.
Yu Wenye walked over and looked down, "This is—"
Shang Ruyi looked up at him, "This was just given to by brother."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Wenye’s eyes faintly showed displeasure, but before he could speak, Shang Ruyi presented the hairpin to him, softly asking, "Do you recognize it?"
"..."
Yu Wenye looked at her, then carefully at the hairpin, suddenly recalling sothing, "This seems to be—"
Before he could finish, Tushere and Chang Wan entered with hot water and towels to assist them with washing up.
Seeing the hairpin in Shang Ruyi’s hand, Tushere imdiately said, "Miss, isn’t that Wo Xue’s hairpin? She just discovered it was missing and has been looking for it everywhere."
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