Chapter 67 Grievances

A farce that ended with an unexpected outcome.

After Concubine Shen fainted, she was carried into the inner hall by palace servants. Everyone stood up after Emperor Jingxuan flicked his sleeves and walked out of the hall.

As he stepped out of Changqing Palace, the crisis was over and his tense heartstrings relaxed. Yun Wan's eyes blurred and he almost fell down.

"careful!"

Lin Gong, who was walking with her, was reaching out to support Yun Wan to prevent her from falling.

Lin Gongzheng's serious face showed a hint of concern: "Are you okay?"

After stopping for a moment, Yun Wan stroked his forehead and shook his head: "I'm fine. Thank you Lin Gongzheng for testifying for me today. Yun Wan is very grateful."

"You're welcome. It's just a small favor."

Lin Gongzheng spoke calmly, glanced at Yun Wan and added, "You've done nothing wrong, so I'll naturally help you."

After interacting with Lin Gongzheng, Yun Wan knew that she was a person with a cold exterior but a warm heart. Hearing this, he smiled at her and the two of them headed towards the Sixiang Bureau.

Under the night sky, Emperor Jingxuan stopped.

After a moment, he confirmed that the slender figure was fine before he walked away and disappeared around the corner.

Standing at the fork in the road of Changqing Palace, Huipin recalled the scene she had just witnessed, looking thoughtful.

.........

It was already midnight when Yun Wan returned to the courtyard.

Under the bright moonlight, Fuling paced back and forth in the yard, feeling uneasy.

Suddenly she heard footsteps in front of her, and her face suddenly became happy: "Aunt, you are back!"

"Are you okay? Did they do anything to you? Have the murderers who killed Concubine Shen been found?"

Yun Wan leaned on Fuling and let her support her.

He patted her to comfort her and said, "I'm fine. The murderer has been found. It's Hongxiu. My suspicion has been cleared."

"ah?"

Fuling was shocked: "It's Hongxiu? I knew that their sudden visit to you would be bad news!"

As she spoke, she looked at Yun Wan with admiration, and said to Rong Youyan, "Auntie was smart and kept a trick up her sleeve, otherwise we would have fallen into their trap!"

"But then again, with His Majesty here, you will definitely be fine, Auntie."

Yun Wan paused, turned his head to look at her and asked, "Did you go to see His Majesty?"

Fuling chuckled and said embarrassedly, "After you were taken away, Aunt, I was extremely anxious. I couldn't think of a better way, so I had to take the risk and go find Eunuch Jiang."

Sure enough, when Eunuch Jiang heard that something had happened to his aunt, his face changed and he hurried into the hall to report to the emperor.

Yun Wan nodded and said nothing more.

After entering the house, she looked at Fuling, her eyes full of fatigue, and said weakly: "I'm tired and want to rest for a while. You go out first."

Fuling nodded: "Then you can rest first, Auntie. I will get you some hot water to wash up."

The door closed, and Yun Wan lay down on the couch with his face buried in the soft pillow.

Fatigue, fear, grievance.....like the surging river, rushing towards her like a tidal wave.

Yun Wan had just returned from Changqing Palace, although he had only been away for a few hours. But now, looking at the familiar layout of the house, he felt a sense of fear as if he had survived a disaster.

The shock and bewilderment of learning that Concubine Shen had met with an accident due to her own incense pills, the fear and terror she felt on the way to being taken away, the isolation and helplessness she felt when being scrutinized and questioned by all the concubines...

All kinds of negative and bad emotions were like a dark cloud, deeply covering Yun Wan's heart until they formed a shadow.

Yun Wan felt a sense of powerlessness. This feeling was like silk threads, penetrating into her chest and reaching her heart, entwining and pulling at her. She curled up in discomfort, and her eyes suddenly became moist.

His heart felt sore and tears suddenly fell like pearls from a broken string. The grievance and anger were infinitely magnified, occupying Yun Wan's entire chest.

“Woo——”

Sobs escaped from her lips, Yun Wan could no longer control her emotions and burst into tears.

She wants to go home.

She missed her son Asui.

She wants to eat chestnut cake.

She doesn't want to stay here anymore.

......

It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Even though Yun Wan had tried to suppress her voice, her crying was still intermittent and particularly clear.

Outside the door, Fuling sighed while holding the wooden basin.

Turning around, she caught a glimpse of darkness, and she was so frightened that she almost let out a sharp cry.

She swallowed and said in a hollow voice, "Your Majesty?"

It's so late, what are you doing here, Your Majesty?

Under the cover of night, the tall and slender figure was Emperor Jingxuan.

He glanced at Fuling and spat out two words: "Go down."

Fuling glanced at the candlelight in the room, hesitated for a moment, and then quietly retreated.

Your Majesty, please feel the pain for your aunt as she cries so heartbreakingly!

Walking to the door, Emperor Jingxuan stood there silently, with soft sobs in his ears.

The cold moonlight fell on him, casting a layer of silver light on him. Half of his body was hidden in the shadows, and his handsome features became even deeper and colder.

The incident at Changqing Palace was over, and on the way to Zichen Palace, Emperor Jingxuan unknowingly took a detour and came here.

After all, I'm still not very reassured.

Standing alone in front of the door, he sighed softly.

Yun Wan didn't know how long she had been crying. She just felt that her tears seemed to never stop flowing and she had no way to vent her emotions.

She thought to herself, how could she be crying when she was already a grown-up and a mother of four? If Ah Sui knew, he would definitely laugh at her, right?

It was just a little injustice, what was there to cry about? Wasn't the result good enough for her anyway?

What's the point of her crying? Tears are the most useless thing in the world...

Yun Wan kept comforting herself and trying to console herself, but the more she did so, the more she couldn't stop crying. In the end, it was like a flood that had broken through a dam and kept pouring out.

Yun Wan fell asleep until she was tired of crying and her head was dizzy.

The sobbing stopped suddenly and the surroundings fell silent. Emperor Jingxuan hesitated for a while and then pushed the door open and walked in.

The door opened and closed, giving people an illusion that there was only the flickering candlelight, and in an instant there was another person in the room.

He raised his hand to pick up the candle wick, and the faint light instantly became brighter. Emperor Jingxuan quietly walked to the front of the couch.

A petite figure curled up in a ball and lying on the couch came into view. She had not taken off her shoes and socks, and her hair was still in a bun. She looked like a baby.

After finding a place to sit down, Emperor Jingxuan held her ankles in his palms and gently took off her embroidered soft shoes.

He leaned closer to her, then reached out and brushed away the loose hair that was scattered on the side of her face.

What caught my eye was a beautiful face with tears in her eyes, a thin blush on her snow-white skin, slightly swollen corners of her eyes and the tip of her nose, and crystal tears on her drooping eyelashes, which seemed to be about to fall, making her look pitiful and charming.

Emperor Jingxuan raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes and sighed.

"Why are you still crying like a baby?"

No, when children feel wronged, they still know to look for their parents.

The lady could only hide and cry secretly.