Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?

Chapter 1077 - 773: Extraordinary Matters_2

In the night, a soft chuckle from Yu Wenye resounded.Originally, he only thought Shang Ruyi was a bit fanciful, but who knew that just over half a month later, something "extraordinary" would indeed occur.

This day was Mid-Autumn in August.

Yu Wenquan once again hosted a banquet at the Kissing Tower, but this time it wasn’t just Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi, but also Crown Prince Yu Wenqian. Before the banquet began, he led them on a tour along the Thousand-step Corridor. The sky had just darkened, yet there was already a bright moon hanging in the sky, its clear light spreading for miles, the moonlit glow was bright and clean, carpeting the corridor like frost and snow. Under the corridor, the mountain and water pool glimmered; besides a trembling moon reflected therein, it was as if thousands of stars had shattered into that pool.

It was rare for Yu Wenquan to have the interest to admire the moon, and he sighed, "What a fine moon."

After speaking, as if reminded of something, he couldn’t help but sigh softly, "Sadly, the moon is round, yet people are not."

Upon hearing this, Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi simultaneously lifted their heads to exchange a glance, knowing that Yu Wenquan was thinking of Yu Wencheng, who was away with the army. Before they could say anything, Yu Wenqian, beside Yu Wenquan, gently said, "Father, are you waiting for news of third brother’s accomplishments?"

Yu Wenquan’s eyes immediately filled with amusement, then a touch of loneliness showed.

In the moment of silence that followed, he suddenly came to his senses, as if feeling that showing longing for his son was too sentimental for an emperor, diminishing his regal dignity. He waved his hand and laughed, "Accomplishments, I just hope this boy doesn’t cause trouble."

Yu Wenqian said, "Father, rest assured, third brother is grown up now."

Yu Wenquan, hearing this, sighed softly, "Yes, he is no longer young."

This sigh clearly revealed a softness not belonging to an emperor, but a father. Shang Ruyi immediately understood and smiled, saying, "Father is worrying about third brother’s marriage, isn’t he?"

Yu Wenquan nodded with a smile and said, "The daughters of several good families I previously mentioned to you are all well-educated and courteous young women. If this time, he indeed achieves something and they find him acceptable, he should consider marriage."

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Since Father chose them, they must be good."

As there were no other female elders at home, and Aunt Hui had been temporarily sidelined, she, being Yu Wencheng’s second sister-in-law, was called by Yu Wenquan a few days ago to discuss this matter. The girls the Emperor had chosen all came from noble families, were well-mannered and gentle, perfectly qualified to be Princess Qi. Shang Ruyi was just worried that Yu Wencheng, being wild and untamed, might not settle down even if married.

But as the second sister-in-law, the necessary things had to be done.

Yu Wenye, hearing their conversation, laughed and said, "So you went to help Father choose, too."

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "I don’t understand; I just went to add to Father’s troubles."

Yu Wenquan laughed, waving his hand, "Ru Yi’s insight is no less than you two brothers. If not for her current pregnancy and inability to exert herself, I would want her to——"

As he spoke, he hesitated, then quickly laughed it off, covering it up.

Beside him, Yu Wenqian seemed also to flicker his gaze, looked deeply at Shang Ruyi, and then turned his head away.

If this time Yu Wencheng returned and truly had a noble lady chosen as Princess Qi for him, then among the three brothers, only Crown Prince Yu Wenqian would still not have an official wife, a concern that undoubtedly worried Yu Wenquan.

Previously, he had favored Yu Mingyue, but due to her outrageous words at a celebration banquet, he changed his mind. Even though he later bestowed two concubines to Yu Wenqian, the lack of a figure to oversee the household affairs by the Crown Prince’s side remained a knot in his heart. Since he already sought Shang Ruyi’s help in selecting a wife for his third son, allowing her input for eldest son’s wife wasn’t impossible.

But truly, it was impossible.

After all, with the awkward past between Shang Ruyi and Yu Wenqian, although Shang Ruyi was now pregnant, and Yu Wenqian had two concubines, with no one mentioning the past, recalling it inevitably brought awkwardness.

Shang Ruyi glanced at Yu Wenqian, who stood in the moonlight clad in white, his handsome face subtly outlined by the moonlight, appearing even softer and as if condensed from the moon’s glow. Yet, those clear eyes under the moonlight seemed almost transparent, like a layer of frost, possessing an inexplicable coldness, making it impossible to discern where or whom he was gazing at.