Chapter 26 Revlon (8) If We Had a Child...

Huaixiu was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground. Except for Changheng, everyone around her was as frightened as Huaixiu and knelt down.

"I ordered them to slap Xie Yun's mouth." Chang Heng was also frightened by Yan Huinan's current state, but she doubted that Yan Huinan would do anything to her. After all, he must have hated Xie Yun in his heart. "She had someone throw a snake into the princess's mansion, and that caused me to get bitten."

When he said this, Chang Heng covered his face with his hands in grievance, tears in his eyes.

Yan Huinan, impatient to listen to her explanations, stepped forward and mercilessly slapped Chang Heng across the face. This slap was far more resonant and deeper than Huaixiu's. Even though Huaixiu had used force, she was still a woman, and the power of a single blow could not match that of the battle-hardened Yan Huinan.

Chang Heng fell to the ground, staring at Yan Huinan in disbelief. She had never imagined Yan Huinan would be so completely inconsiderate, so disregarding anyone's dignity. The slap brought tears to Chang Heng's eyes, unleashing them.

"Yan Huinan? I'm the princess of the Great Zhou, you! How dare you hit me!"

Yan Huinan's ruthlessness was unmatched. He didn't care whether Chang Heng was a princess or not. He lowered his eyes and said to Chang Heng condescendingly, "I had someone release the snake. You know what you did. Xie Yun is my wife. Don't try to provoke her again."

"Why should she be your wife?" Chang Heng asked hysterically. "Don't you care about what happened in the past?"

Yan Huinan: "No need for you to worry, Princess."

Si Wen ran over and said, "Princess, I'll send someone to take you back."

"Yan Huinan, how dare you treat me like this? My royal brother will not let you off easily!" Chang Heng stood up with the help of the maid and returned to the princess's mansion crying.

Yan Huinan remained calm and didn't even look at him.

Xie Yun seemed completely oblivious to everything around her. She didn't want to hear or see. What others said was none of her business. All she could feel was the burning pain in her cheeks. Actually, the pain was the least of her worries at that moment. The humiliation of being slapped repeatedly in public was even more unbearable.

That period was so long that she replayed all her "additional sins" in her mind. It was ridiculous, truly ridiculous. All their anger, resentment, pain, and jealousy were simply due to their own incompetence, with nowhere to vent. They couldn't find Xie Qingyun to seek revenge, and then, coincidentally, Yan Huinan brought back a powerless woman, and everyone turned their wrath on her, pinning all the sins on her, a person who could easily be used to vent their anger.

Yan Huinan raised his hand to check Xie Yun's injuries. What surprised Yan Huinan was that Xie Yun rarely opened his hand. Before, she always struggled when Yan Huinan touched her.

"You..." Yan Huinan moved his lips, but there were three words he couldn't utter. After hesitating for a long time, he finally turned cold and asked Si Wen to find the imperial physician to treat Xie Yun.

"Han Zhen, take the lady back to the house," he said.

Xie Yun's dark pupils were completely dull. When his hand loosened, Xie Yun stood up without mercy, saying something without any emotion, "Thank you, General, for clearing my name."

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After that, Xie Yun never saw Si Wu around again. She didn't know where he went. Si Wen became his daily companion. Si Wen didn't dislike her as much as Si Wu did, and he was much more meticulous in his work.

Huaixiu also disappeared. Han Zhen heard that Yan Huinan had sent her to his hometown in Jiangnan to live out her old age. The people in the mansion had been replaced by a new batch, including Hua Miao and Chu Yue. These people obeyed Xie Yunyan's orders, and no one suddenly broke in to cause trouble.

Xie Yun's facial injuries had almost healed, but she had also become nearly mute, rarely speaking. She didn't want to talk, and the mansion didn't need her to. She continued to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment every day. The newly arrived maids didn't know why the mistress had to kneel there every day, and they didn't dare ask. They simply took care of Xie Yun's daily life, keeping it in perfect order.

When she was with Yan Huinan, Xie Yun was like an obedient puppet. She did not resist what Yan Huinan wanted her to do, and she did whatever he asked her to do.

She almost became an obedient caged bird.

But in reality, Xie Yun's mind was clearer than ever before. She would never stay here even if she died.

In the evening, Xie Yun was sitting in a pavilion beside the lotus pond, lost in thought. Many lotus leaves had already emerged from the water, but the buds hadn't quite budded yet. They should be around by the time Yan Huinan returned to Mount Tai.

Then she could leave here.

The summer night breeze blew across the lotus pond, bringing with it the fragrance of lotus leaves and the warm vapor of the water. The surroundings were unnaturally quiet.

Si Wen got a wounded dog from somewhere, and its body was as black as a coal ball. "Madam, the servants just found this dog in the firewood pile in the kitchen. It's injured. Could you please help take a look at it?"

Xie Yun seemed not to hear and ignored Si Wen.

Han Zhen said for her, "Since when has your wife come to see your dog even when it's injured?"

Si Wen was speechless for a moment. The puppy had only suffered an external injury, a scratched paw. Anyone could bandage it. "I was confused, I'll just..."

"Hmph~" The puppy whimpered pitifully, its chubby body struggling in pain.

Xie Yun was still soft-hearted.

"Bring it here for me to see." Xie Yun suddenly spoke. When her cold eyes looked over, the gloom in them for days disappeared, replaced by a soft and clear light like light shining on a lake, so gentle that it seemed to be able to melt a pool of water.

The little coal ball was handed to her. Xie Yun carried it all the way to the bedroom, took some ointment from the medicine box and gently applied it to it, and then bandaged its little paw with gauze.

The puppy was very obedient, knowing that it was Xie Yun who bandaged it and relieved its pain. It immediately stuck to Xie Yun and licked her fingertips affectionately.

The little tongue is soft and well-behaved.

This made Han Zhen beside him feel pity for him. "Madam, this little fellow is really smart. He knows you are his benefactor and he starts to please you. He is so cute."

Xie Yun also smiled for the first time in a while and patted its little head. "Dear, I'll let you go after your injuries are healed, okay? Hmm?"

Han Zhen was puzzled: "Madam, this puppy is so small, can it survive if it is released? Why don't we keep it..."

Xie Yun would be leaving soon, so how could she keep the dog? It would be inconvenient to take the dog with her when she escaped, and she might not be able to take it with her. If she left it here, Yan Huinan might not be able to find her and might take his anger out on the dog, which would be bad for it.

She has no relatives or friends in the capital to take care of it. Perhaps if she lets it go, it can meet a better owner.

Xie Yun: "It has nothing to do with me, so I won't keep it."

"How do you know it has nothing to do with you?" Yan Huinan suddenly came in.

Since that day, Yan Huinan has spent most of his time in the military camp, busy with official duties and preparing for this trip to Mount Tai.

After Han Zhen paid his respects, he went to wait outside the door.

Xie Yun: "Just said it casually."

"It's okay to keep it. You can find something to do. Don't get bored." Yan Huinan approached her and grabbed the puppy. "Si Wen, take it downstairs to give it a bath first."

Xie Yun: “No.”

Yan Huinan stared at her silently, but Xie Yun did not look at him. Even if she looked at Yan Huinan, Xie Yun had nothing to be afraid of now. She just didn't want to look at him anymore.

Yan Huinan simply hugged her, shaking off his fatigue. He buried his head in her neck, inhaling her delicate fragrance. "Si Wen said you entered the palace a few days ago?"

Xie Yun's voice was emotionless as she stated the facts to him: "Well, the dress that Lu Shangfu gave me was torn, and only the embroiderers in the palace could repair it, so she left."

Yan Huinan's eyes darkened and he murmured, "Really...you went there twice?"

"Yes. One time to deliver, one time to take."

Xie Yun had indeed brought some tattered clothes to the palace, asking Lu Lingyu to find someone to mend them. However, she needed Lu Lingyu's help for another matter. Unable to avoid Si Wen's actions, she had no choice but to borrow Lu Lingyu's help.

But all her emotions were hidden by her calmness.

Yan Huinan opened his mouth and suddenly bit Xie Yun's neck gently, then he changed from biting to sucking on the piece of flesh until a red mark appeared there.

"Hiss..." Xie Yun was frightened by this sudden intimacy.

Her hands clenched involuntarily in her sleeves, her nails almost digging into her flesh. She could only use the stinging pain to force herself to obey. Wait a moment...

Yan Huinan hadn't seen Xie Yun for a long time, and he had to admit that he thought of her more and more recently.

His body and mind were both longing for the person in front of him. Even though he knew that their hearts were a million miles apart, he still longed to hold her in his arms, to see her at all times, and even to be one with her.

No matter how much time has passed or how much he has experienced, he still cannot let go of the person in front of him.

It wasn't him or Xie Yun who was wrong. Xie Yun was two years younger than him back then, so how could she possibly shake a tree? But the hatred he had harbored for so many years wasn't solely due to the feud between their two families.

He hated her for leaving him, hated her for marrying Lou Cheng, hated her for never thinking of him...

He hooked Xie Yun's chin and kissed her for a long time, until Xie Yun's eyes were filled with tears and her bones were soft. Then he picked her up and carried her to the bed.

His heart was clamoring and begging, hoping that Xie Yun would not leave him.

In a daze, Xie Yun heard Yan Huinan say in a rare gentle voice: "Be good, make a sound if it hurts."

In the middle of the night, he took Xie Yun, who had fainted from exhaustion, to a bath, then carried her back to the room and fell asleep in his arms.

The next day was Yan Huinan's day off. Xie Yun slept until almost noon.

When I woke up, I was surprised to find that Yan Huinan was still there. He had obviously washed and dressed neatly, and just went back to bed.

He leaned halfway against the headboard, holding a book in his hand and reading intently. He noticed Xie Yun's movement.

He put down the book, lay down on his side in the quilt, pulled Xie Yun's slender body close to his arms, and said in a low voice: "Did you sleep well?"

The two of them slept on the same bed, and the scent of their bodies was now imbued with the same smell. She was pulled close to Yan Huinan's chest, hearing his strong heartbeat, and listening to him speak in such a gentle and affectionate tone, she was a little dazed for a moment.

She said "hmm" slowly and stopped talking.

Yan Huinan was always talkative when he was young. Among his friends, he always talked the most. When he was in a good mood, he would chatter incessantly until Xie Yun was annoyed.

Now, after so many ups and downs, he has been tempered into a mature, steady, and cold-blooded man, and no longer so talkative. But today, he was able to talk calmly with Xie Yun, and it was rare for the two of them not to be so tense.

Under the warm sun, Yan Huinan couldn't help but lower his head and kiss Xie Yun's lips, gently hooking the tip of her tongue and kissing her again.

Xie Yun was caught off guard and couldn't help but hum. She tried to push Yan Huinan away, but he held her tightly in his arms, unable to move.

Yan Huinan didn't let go of Xie Yun until she was out of breath. It felt like something was stirring at the tip of his heart, making it beat up and down, sometimes filled with satisfaction, sometimes with anxiety.

Yan Huinan was filled with pity: "Does it still hurt?"

Xie Yun's body trembled, her ears flushed with shame. She knew what Yan Huinan was talking about and dodged his hand. He didn't care, and instead placed his hand on her waist, "I asked someone to prepare medicine..."

Xie Yun quickly replied: "I'll do it myself."

Yan Huinan didn't refute: "Okay. By the way, you come with me when we go to Mount Tai."

Xie Yun's heart trembled, and she couldn't help but tense up. Her voice was a little hoarse. "For such an important matter, can you bring your family along?"

Yan Huinan looked at Xie Yun with an inquiring gaze for a moment before saying, "I think it's OK."

Xie Yun hesitated, but still agreed, "Okay." She didn't want anything else to go wrong, and she couldn't let anything go wrong with Yan Huinanjue.

Yan Huinan was inexplicably irritated by Xie Yun's hesitation, and his tone was no longer as calm as before. He just used his big hands to knead Xie Yun's waist, pulling her abdomen, and whispered, "If we have a child, it wouldn't be a bad idea."

What? !

Xie Yun was so frightened that she was speechless. Without waiting for Xie Yun to answer, Yan Huinan got out of bed.

There was still a lot of contraceptive soup left from last time. When Yan Huinan was not around, Xie Yun ignored what he said and asked Han Zhen to boil the medicine and drank it all in one breath.

They won't have children.