Chapter 102 Where Spring Returns [End] Spring flowers fill the sky,...

"Later, it was Lang'er who gave him hope of life." Yu Xian couldn't help but sigh, "Perhaps this is fate. You almost died because of him, and so did he. And yet, you gave him hope of life."

Lang'er was born after Xie Yun risked her life to give birth to him, so the child could only be Lang'er, which would make Yan Huinan want to live.

Xie Yun nodded. She raised her blood-stained hand and wiped away tears. The corners of her eyes were stained with tears, blood, sweat, and dust. Her eyes were filled with determination, but not cowardice. She exhaled forcefully. "Since I gave him his life, this time, I want Yan Huinan alive. Once he's out of danger, I want you to tell me everything about Yan Huinan."

After saying that, Xie Yun turned around and assisted the imperial doctors in rescuing Yan Huinan.

Xie Yun knew that Yan Huinan still had some willpower left. She walked to Yan Huinan's side, held his pale cheeks, and tried hard not to sob. But as soon as she opened her lips to call Yan Huinan's name, her throat was choked.

She glanced away and took a few breaths before she could utter a complete sentence:

"Yan Huinan, I want you to live and atone for your sins. If you die, I will never forgive you in this life. I will tear up the marriage certificate, completely forget you, and never want to be with you in my whole life."

In order to pull out the dagger for Yan Huinan, the imperial physician used Ma Fei San, so at this moment Yan Huinan was unable to move his whole body.

But his tears slid down the corners of his eyes and fell into Xie Yun's hands.

He blinked twice, as if to agree.

Fortunately, although the dagger had penetrated his abdomen, it had not penetrated deeply enough to injure any vital organs, but only caused heavy bleeding. Among the accompanying imperial physicians was one who had been treating Yan Huinan for many years and was more familiar with his condition. He took this opportunity to tell Xie Yun about the residual poison in Yan Huinan's body.

"Princess, now that the prince is out of danger, please remember not to feed poisonous things again. I don't know exactly what the prince did, nor why he did it. But if he continues like this for a long time, it will eventually shorten his lifespan. I have advised the prince many times before, but to no avail. I am telling you this now because I understand how much your words weigh on your heart. I hope you will advise the prince more often in the future and advise him not to do anything that will harm his health."

Xie Yun nodded: "Thank you, Doctor. I understand."

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Zhou Wenting was stabbed in the heart by a sword and died on the spot. Although Xie Yan was saved by Xie Run's mercy, she was unable to save the baby in her womb because of her weak body.

Yu Xian was able to find the secret room thanks to the marks left by Fuqiu along the way.

In the end, Xie Yan was escorted to the capital for trial on charges of murdering the people and harming the royal family.

The antidote developed by Xie Yun and the imperial physicians for the epidemic in Baixia City was not ineffective, but rather effective. Qi Jiu's death was caused by Zhou Wenting secretly bribing the residents of the affected area and secretly poisoning them.

The antidote Zhou Wenting finally gave was also effective, and the medicine used was exactly the same as the prescription he had developed.

After two months, the plague was finally eradicated from Baixia City, no longer posing a threat. After the prescription was proven effective, word was quickly spread to the surrounding cities. The plague, which had plagued Jiangnan for nearly six months, finally ended in the spring.

Yu Xian also told Xie Yun about Yan Huinan's six-year-long "atonement" and explained in detail the details of Yan Huinan's finger.

The return date was set for the third day of March. In March, the trees in Baixia City that had been withered for a long time had unknowingly sprouted new buds in the spring rains.

On the eve of her departure, Xie Yun checked the luggage she was going to take back to the capital. In fact, there were not many things in it, mostly some diagnostic tools and medicinal materials that would be needed on the journey.

Yan Huinan was now recuperating, enjoying a leisurely time. Li Wei was assisting the young emperor in handling memorials from the imperial court. Yu Xian and Lu Lingyu were in charge of all matters related to the return journey. Xie Run and Fei Jing were handling the handover of Xie Yun's property in Baixia.

In the future, these industries will be handed over to Xie Run to manage regularly.

As usual, Xie Yun took out her special moxibustion device, sat in the courtyard, and waved to Yan Huinan: "Yan Huinan, come here."

She was originally taking notes in Yan Lang's notebook in the house, but when she heard Xie Yun's voice, she came out obediently.

Xie Yun lit a moxibustion stick as thick as an incense stick, grabbed Yan Huinan's hand, and held it above the knuckles, carefully applying moxibustion to Yan Huinan using a "gentle moxibustion" technique. This was something she had done with great care since she learned the cause of Yan Huinan's hand injury.

There was still something awkward between them, unable to get too close, yet their hearts couldn't be apart. Occasionally, there were moments of silence like this one.

There is a tall magnolia tree in the garden, and now there are flower buds like water droplets growing on its gray branches.

Yan Huinan looked at the magnolia tree and murmured, "Yanyan, if you like Jiangnan, we can bring Lang'er to live there. But it's not possible now. He is still a child after all. If he gets sick, he won't recover easily."

Xie Yun concentrated on moxibustion for him as she said, "I always wanted to come back here. First, I wanted to move my mother's grave so she wouldn't be alone here, and second, I wanted to avoid you. I have nowhere else to go. But now that my mother's grave is repaired, my wish is fulfilled. I don't have to live in hiding anymore. Anywhere is fine. But Lang'er is different. He grew up in the capital, and all his friends are there. It's better for him to stay there. Besides, the capital is also where you grew up, and there are many things worth remembering there."

"Yan Yan, I just want you to be willing. Nothing else matters." Yan Huinan said seriously, "My heart will only revolve around you from beginning to end."

Xie Yun smiled gently and said, "Of course I am willing."

The unique aroma of mugwort wafted straight to the tips of their noses. A crescent moon curved like a hook above their heads, and the slightly cool air made Xie Yun's heart instantly soothed.

Yan Huinan still felt a sense of unreality from the moment he woke up, as if he would lose this ordinary life in the next second. It seemed like he had spoken to Xie Yun so calmly many years ago.

He raised his free hand and gently stroked the ends of Xie Yun's hair. His fingertips slid down along the ends of her hair to her ears. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt the knuckles of his index finger, which was being moxibustioned, extremely hot. The words he said turned out to be: "Hot, hot, hot..."

He lowered his head and saw Xie Yun's pair of bright and watery eyes looking at him resentfully: "Itchy."

Yan Huinan was amused by her appearance and lowered his eyes gently: "Okay, I won't disturb Doctor Xie's consultation."

"But sometimes I wonder if I'm dreaming? Or am I terminally ill and unconscious? Or am I really dead..."

Xie Yun quickly raised her hand to cover his mouth, stopping him from speaking any further.

She held Yan Huinan's hand and couldn't help but feel his palm. "Yan Huinan, you are the only love in my life. When I hated you, I really hated you, and the hatred was very clear. When my love and hate were intertwined, I thought I still hated you. But every time I thought I was going to lose you completely and would never see you again in this life, my heart felt like it was hollowed out. When I parted ways with you, I realized that the love of my life was dead. So..."

"I love you, Yan Huinan." Xie Yun lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, but then she felt shy again. She pretended to be very busy and blew gently on the place that had just burned him.

She had never said the word "love" to anyone, not even to Yan Huinan.

"Fate has made us meet and get entangled again and again. I guess we are a match made in heaven," Xie Yun added.

Yan Huinan could no longer restrain himself and kept moving closer, breaking the boundaries they had maintained for more than three months since he woke up. He took the moxibustion stick from Xie Yun's hand, pulled Xie Yun close to him, and kissed her passionately on the lips.

They kissed many times, always tit for tat.

Only this time, it was natural, without any rejection, only the gentle catering, blending and entanglement between each other's lips and teeth.

This time, Xie Yun showed no reluctance, but followed the desire in her body, moving closer to Yan Huinan, accepting him and imitating his movements. Her body couldn't help but tremble, and her breathing gradually became rapid. The desire deep in her heart was like an insatiable ravine, prompting her hands to climb up Yan Huinan's neck, getting closer.

Yan Huinan's hot big hands wrapped around Xie Yun's slender waist, exerting a little force, trying to control the changes in a certain part of his body.

This is enough for today. They still have many days to go, and the future is long.

Yan Huinan thought silently in his heart:

Yanyan, I love you too. From the first time we met, my love for you has never ceased. Even during those years when I hated you the most, I longed for you to love me back. If you only give me a little love, I'll believe you.

It was already early April when we arrived in Beijing, and the temperature there was gradually warming up.

Regent Haohao and Tangtang and their party returned to the capital. Because they had solved the plague in Baixia City, Yan Huinan deliberately reported back to the capital early on how Xie Yun had defended Baixia and finally joined forces with the imperial doctors to solve the plague. When they returned, they made a particularly grand scene.

He just wanted to cut off the excuse for those who loved to gossip.

He wanted to overturn the slander that Xie Yun was a traitor and clear Xie Yun's name.

Not only is Xie Yun not a traitor to the country, but he is a hero who is willing to save the people in times of crisis even at the cost of his own life.

When Yan Huinan and Xie Yun returned, the happiest person was naturally Yan Lang.

Having been separated from his parents for nearly half a year, he worried about them every day. When he learned that the royal carriage had entered the suburbs of Beijing, he went to the city gate early with Uncle Li Wei to greet them.

Even though Yan Lang was a calm little adult, he couldn't hide his excitement when he saw the carriage from afar, and he held Han Zhen's hand tightly.

When Xie Yun's carriage approached, Yan Huinan could no longer hold back his longing and grievance, broke free from Kai Hanzhen's hand, and ran towards the carriage from a distance. He dismounted and hugged Yan Lang who was rushing towards him.

"In another month, Lang'er will be a seven-year-old child. Why is he still missing his parents so much that he cries?" Although Yan Huinan said this in jest, he actually carried Yan Lang into the carriage and personally handed his precious son to Xie Yun's arms.

Xie Yun hugged Yan Lang tightly. Yan Lang hid in his mother's arms and muttered with tears in his eyes, pitifully, "Dad used to miss mom and always cried secretly. Don't think Lang'er doesn't know."

Xie Yun couldn't help laughing and took out a handkerchief to wipe away Lang'er's tears: "Mom misses Lang'er so much!"

"Lang'er misses mother so much too! Lang'er misses mother even more than mother herself!"

"Daddy, Daddy misses Lang'er so much!"

Yan Lang clung to Xie Yun's arms, squirming like a kitten, but he was very cooperative and replied to Yan Huinan, "I thought about it too."

Very bland.

The old father, Yan Huinan, was heartbroken and really wanted to pull this greedy boy out of his wife's arms.

Yan Huinan replied, "Yan Chunxu, do you know? More than a decade ago, if you had dared to hug my wife like this, I would have beaten you all the way from Suzaku Gate to Xuanwu Gate."

"Really?" Yan Lang looked up at his mother blankly.

This is true.

More than a decade ago, Yan Huinan was still the arrogant and fearless little bully in Beijing.

Anyone who dares to bully Xie Yun or take advantage of Xie Yun will be wanted by Yan Hui in the capital of Nanman.

Xie Yun admitted with a smile: "It's true."

"Ahhh, mother, protect me!"

"Yan Chunxu, I just saw that you were young..."

The carriage went all the way into the capital and then into the Regent's Palace.

Finally, he took Xie Yun back to the place she once wanted to escape from, but now made her feel at peace.

The flowers in the mansion are blooming one after another. When the spring breeze blows, the spring flowers fall all over the sky, as if old friends have returned, but the old friends have never gone far away.

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