The next morning, when I opened my eyes, the room was already brightly lit.

The time seemed to be getting late, Tu Sheer came in with hot water and was busy for a while, but Shang Ruyi lay on the bed in confusion, unable to regain his senses for a long time.

last night……

She subconsciously reached out and touched herself. The feeling of being hugged tightly seemed to still be there, but she was clearly alone on the bed.

Could it be a dream?

But in the dream, the touch of that warm and solid arm was too real.

It's so real, it seems like it's true...

"Miss?"

Just when she was a little confused, Tusheer's voice had already sounded in her ears. When she turned around, she was standing beside the bed and said cautiously: "What are you thinking about?"

"..."

Shang Ruyi also asked himself, what was he thinking?

It's just a dream, what's there to think about?

So, she shook her head lightly.

When she got up and washed up, she found that she seemed not as weak as she had been in the past few days. It seemed that the bed rest these days had finally had an effect. After breakfast, Tu Sheer still persuaded her to drink a bowl of medicine.

Just when Tusheer was about to bring some pickled fruits to clear her mouth, Shang Ruyi said, "I want to go out for a walk."

When Tusheer heard this, he immediately said: "No, Miss."

Shang Ruyi said calmly: "What kind of disease do I have? I have to stay in the room all the time. Are you letting me recuperate, or are you going to put me under house arrest?"

Hearing the word "house arrest", Tusheer's face turned pale with fright.

She hurriedly said: "Why do you say that, Miss? I only care about Miss's body."

"I'm much better now. I can get out of bed and do things by myself. If this isn't enough, do you want me to do somersaults to show you?"

Speaking of this, she glanced at Tu Sheer coldly: "She'er, are you my maid or Yu Wenye's?"

Upon hearing this, Tusheer's eyes turned red.

She held her mouth and looked at Shang Ruyi for a while, and then said softly: "Miss, don't say that, of course I am your maid, and everything I do is for your own good. If you want to go out for a walk, just go for a walk. There's nothing wrong with that."

That's what I said. But you have to promise me that if it's windy outside, you'll be advised to come back immediately, and you can't stay outside in the wind all the time. Also, wear thicker clothes."

Although her words were a little aggrieved, she still showed concern and consideration for Shang Ruyi.

Shang Ruyi also knew that what he just said was a bit harsh, so he could only sigh and said: "Okay, I will listen to you."

Tusheer then relaxed a little.

So, she helped Shang Ruyi put on her clothes, and looked at her back and forth for a long time to make sure there was no air leakage, then she supported her and walked out of the room carefully.

After walking all the way out, I finally got out of the cabin and saw a little daylight.

Shang Ruyi was in a daze.

The deck in front of you was wide, flat, and very neatly packed. As soon as you stepped out of the cabin, you immediately felt a steamy river breeze blowing towards your face, as if you were being gently brushed by a layer of moist gauze.

Shang Ruyi reached out and touched his face, then slowly walked forward.

This is the bow of the boat, and you can see the wide river in front. There is no wind and waves today, and the boat is traveling very fast. Shang Ruyi holds on to the railing and can see the wide river sparkling in the sun, as if there are countless golden colors.

Koi carps swim underwater, and on both sides of the canal, green hills stretch and are shaded by green trees. There are some people washing by the river, and shepherd boys riding cows and playing transverse flutes leisurely pass by, and the sound of the flute floats out through the sound of the water.

Far, far away.

Shang Ruyi suddenly felt as if he was alive.

These days, she was indeed "locked" by them in that small cabin to recuperate, but her heart was imprisoned in a certain place in her memory, never seeing the light of day, so that at this moment, she appeared in front of her

Seeing these scenery and these people, she was shocked to realize that she was still alive.

This world of fireworks is so vivid.

Shang Ruyi asked: "Where are we?"

Tusheer said hurriedly: "We have already passed Suzhou."

Already passed Suzhou...

Although she had been staying in that small cabin these days without seeing the sun, and could hardly feel the passage of time, she still knew in her heart how many days had passed. Unexpectedly, the ship was moving so fast, and it had already passed.

Arrived in Suzhou.

In other words, it is not far from Luoyang.

It's one thing to say that the boat is fast.

For some reason, that person's voice seemed to ring in Shang Ruyi's ears again - "This time Wuxue was able to take you from Luoyang to Jiangdu in just ten days. If it had been the time when there was no canal,

Do you know how long you will be on the road?"

Yes, speaking of it, it is all his fault.

Shang Ruyi couldn't help but chuckle.

But this laughter was also choked with sobs.

Tusheer stood beside her and stared at her carefully. When he heard her laugh, he immediately stepped forward nervously: "Miss, what's wrong?"

Shang Ruyi looked down at her and said with a smile, "It's nothing."

"..."

"I just feel that living... seems to have its benefits."

"..."

Tusheer tilted his head, as if he didn't understand what she said, but he immediately said: "Of course it's good to be alive, there are only benefits to living. If you die, there will be no benefits."

At this time, a deep voice came from behind -

"Of course there are benefits to living."

"..."

"Being alive is the greatest benefit."

Shang Ruyi looked back and saw a somewhat familiar figure walking over. It was none other than the deputy commander Cheng Qiao who had met her once in Jiangdu Palace.

He came over and cupped his hands towards Shang Ruyi: "Young Madam."

Shang Ruyi was a little surprised to see him: "Master Cheng, are you here too?"

But thinking about it, it makes sense that he would be on the boat. After all, that night, he led his people and the Imperial Guards to kill him in a river of blood. If he had not left Jiangdu, he would have been killed by Wang Shao by now.

And when they took revenge, there were no bones left.

Sure enough, Cheng Qiao also said: "I have no place in the river, so I took my family to follow the second young master."

Shang Ruyi nodded lightly.

Cheng Qiao looked her up and down, as if to confirm that she was intact, and then said: "Young madam, are you okay now?"

Shang Ruyi forced a smile: "I'm fine."

Looking at her indifferent smile, Cheng Qiao couldn't help but have a sad look on his face, and said: "It's a pity that I still failed to protect the young lady."

Only then did Shang Ruyi remember that the news that the Imperial Guards were going to rebel was the news he had conveyed to him early in the morning.

But in the end——

Shang Ruyi immediately said: "No, your news came in time."

Cheng Qiao frowned: "Then why is the young lady still——"

"..."

Shang Ruyi's expression darkened.

These days, she almost deliberately doesn't think about what happened that day, let alone her state of mind that day, but what happened happened, and everyone and everything around her reminded her that she had been there since that day.

, survived in such a sea of ​​blood memories.

She felt a little painful and shook her head slightly.

Cheng Qiao was also a person who knew how to look. Seeing her like this, he immediately shut his mouth.

Shang Ruyi turned around, holding on to the fence and looking at the picturesque scenery around him. Suddenly he thought of something again and turned to look at him: "By the way, Mr. Cheng, the painting you asked for at that time -

Did you draw it yourself?"

Cheng Qiao immediately shook his head: "No."

"That is--"

"It was delivered to my home one night before the Cold Food Festival."

Shang Ruyi's eyes lit up: "Who is it?"

Cheng Qiao said: "It was too late, and this person deliberately dressed up. He asked me to hand over the painting and then left. I didn't see clearly who he was."
To be continued...