"What wish did you make just now, Third Young Master?"
Yi Shangyun thought his actions were rather childish and was laughing when she suddenly felt a faint nausea in her chest.
She quickly covered her mouth with one hand, but it turned into a dry heave. Suddenly, a thought popped into her head: "I've been nauseous a lot lately, and my period is late. Could it be...?"
She frowned, then lost all interest in joking with him and wanted to go back to her room to rest. So she turned around and went back to ignore him.
However, Young Master Yi seemed oblivious to her discomfort and continued to press on, quickly catching up and asking, "Even if you don't say it, I know. The wish you made just now must be related to me, right?"
Upon catching up, he saw that Yi Shangyun was pale and weak, and seemed to be trembling. He asked anxiously, "Girl, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
"It's nothing, I just felt a little tired. I'll be fine after resting in my room for a bit..."
Before Yi Shangyun could finish speaking, Young Master Yi suddenly bent down, picked her up in his arms, and carefully placed her on the bed inside the house.
"I'm really fine, you don't need to worry so much!" Yi Shangyun said, leaning against the headboard.
However, Young Master Yi completely ignored what she was saying, grabbed one of her arms and pulled it toward himself, saying, "You distracted me just now, and I completely forgot that I should have taken your pulse properly as soon as you woke up."
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun seemed to suddenly realize something, and instinctively pulled her arm back quickly and hid it behind her back.
Then, feigning surprise, he said, "Taking my pulse? I am a doctor myself, and I know my own body better than anyone else. There's really no need for you to trouble yourself, Third Master. I'm just a little tired from treating patients these days. I'll be fine after a rest. Don't make a fuss here. I'm really alright."
Perhaps at first, Young Master Yi simply wanted to check her pulse after she woke up to make sure she was alright.
But now, seeing that Yi Shangyun was hiding and refusing to let him take her pulse, Young Master Yi felt that there must be something wrong with her.
So he leaned closer, his eyes fixed intently on Yi Shangyun's, and asked seriously, "Girl, you...you're not hiding something from me, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun gave an extremely awkward smile, his eyes darting around as he said, "I... I'm all alone, what could I possibly be hiding from you? Third Young Master, you're really overthinking things..."
Seeing this, Young Master Yi became even less convinced of her words, and slowly stepped back, saying earnestly once more, "Take it out..."
Yi Shangyun was clearly too nervous to react for a moment, and asked in confusion, "What?"
Young Master Yi glanced down at Yi Shangyun's tightly clenched hands and said firmly, "You'd better hand them over before I do it myself."
Yi Shangyun still wanted to escape, saying, "Third Young Master, I..."
But Young Master Yi seemed to have completely lost patience with him. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he suddenly reached out and forcefully grabbed one of his hands, placing it accurately on the throbbing pulse.
The room was silent, so quiet that you could hear their heartbeats clearly. Yi Shangyun was so nervous that she didn't dare to breathe.
After a long while, Young Master Yi was completely stunned. He suddenly realized why Yi Shangyun had refused to let him take her pulse.
Finally, he frowned, looking into Yi Shangyun's eyes in disbelief, yet forced to ask, "You...did you...already know you were pregnant?"
As for Yi Shangyun, hearing the news announced by Young Master Yi was like waking from a dream, and she was equally surprised: "What did you say? I really have..."
"It was only that one time in the prison that led to this," Yi Shangyun thought silently, bowing her head.
For a moment, she was at a loss, unsure whether she should be happy or sad, and unconsciously clutched the hem of her skirt tightly.
At this moment, Yi Sanshao's extremely deep voice rang in my ears again: "Judging from the pulse, it has been more than a month."
After a pause and counting the days, he realized that the child in her womb was clearly the son of Prince Xuanyuan Han of Qin.
With this thought in mind, Young Master Yi lowered his eyes, clenched his teeth, and slowly withdrew his hand.
He was seething with hatred, but when he looked up and saw Yi Shangyun's head bowed, her face full of helplessness, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and ask with concern, "What do you plan to do now? She'll be showing soon, aren't you afraid...?"
Young Master Yi seemed to dare not think any further. He silently got up, put one hand behind his back, and walked to the window, looking up at the bright moon that was still shining brightly in the night sky.
At this moment, however, he felt that it was particularly dazzling tonight. Unbeknownst to him, the fist he was clenching tightly behind his back was bleeding, but he was completely unaware of it.
And so, the two fell into a long silence once again.
After an unknown amount of time, Young Master Yi suddenly broke the silence. After thinking for a long time, he made up his mind and said, "No matter what, I will not let you suffer the cold looks of the world."
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun slowly raised her head to look at his back, wondering what he wanted to do.
Young Master Yi didn't turn around, but suddenly blurted out, "How about... we get married?"
Yi Shangyun was taken aback at first, not expecting that Young Master Yi's feelings for her far exceeded her expectations. Even though she was no longer a virgin and was now pregnant with another man's child, he could still protect her to this extent.
What man in the world would love a woman to such an extent? Moreover, he is the sole heir to the Nan'an Kingdom, a man of immense status!
After a moment's thought, she spoke up and firmly objected, "I know Third Young Master is doing this for my own good, but... no, it's not fair to you."
Young Master Yi laughed self-deprecatingly for a moment, then said, "Fairness? If everything in this world were fair, you would have been mine long ago!"
"I..." Yi Shangyun was clearly speechless and could only silently lower her head.
Young Master Yi turned his head and glanced back at her, asking in return, "Isn't that right?"
Yi Shangyun remained silent, unsure how to answer him. She gently placed a hand on her abdomen, thought for a moment, and said, "No matter what you say, Third Young Master, I cannot do this. I cannot do this for you, for me, for him... for the child in my womb."
Young Master Yi pondered this for a long time. Even though he knew it was impossible, he still wanted to try: "How about I prepare a gentle abortion soup for you myself? Don't worry, it won't harm your body..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yi Shangyun looked up at his face in shock and said, "No! If you dare to harm this child even slightly, Third Young Master, I will never forgive you in this lifetime!"
Upon hearing this, Young Master Yi finally lost his patience and roared at him, "This is not allowed, that is not allowed, then what do you want? Do you want this child to be ridiculed by the world after it is born, to be called a fatherless bastard, and to be humiliated as an unmarried pregnant woman who has no shame?"
Seeing that he was already furious and had lost his mind, Yi Shangyun thought to himself that what he said made sense. In the end, he could only silently gasp, speechless and helpless.
Seeing the seriousness of the situation, which had already developed to this point, and that she was completely disregarding her future and refusing to listen to his suggestions, Young Master Yi said indignantly, "Since I can't do anything to you, it seems I have no choice but to go and settle accounts with Xuan Yuanhan. I'd like to see what he'll do to you."
Seeing that he was about to rush towards the door, Yi Shangyun hurriedly straightened up, looked at him in astonishment, and loudly stopped him, saying, "Third Young Master, no! He must not find out about this, otherwise, our friendship will be severed forever, and you will never see me again in this life."
Seeing that he had finally stopped, Yi Shangyun felt a little relieved. After regaining his composure, he murmured, "Third Young Master, please give me a little more time so that I can think about it carefully."
"Sigh!" Young Master Yi paused for a moment, then sighed heavily with utter helplessness, flicked his sleeves, and angrily stepped out the door.
As soon as he stepped outside, Young Master Yi slammed his fist heavily against a pillar in the corridor beside him, gritting his teeth and saying hatefully, "Xuanyuan Han, this is all your doing!"
Just then, a strange noise came from ahead. Young Master Yi shouted alertly, "Who's there?"
By the dim candlelight in the courtyard, a man's figure gradually emerged from the corner of the corridor.
As he approached, he saw that the person's face was covered with a black mask in the darkness. The person walked steadily to Young Master Yi.
He stopped and pulled down the mask covering his face. Young Master Yi was furious and punched the man hard in the face: "Xuanyuan Han, you're not dead yet!"
Xuanyuan Han was afraid that if he made a move, it would disturb Yi Shangyun's cultivation inside the room, so he wiped the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth and said with restraint, "Young Master Yi, considering that you saved Yun'er by the river today, I will not hold this punch against you."
Young Master Yi snorted coldly, dismissing him with disdain: "Hmph, you think you're worthy to argue with me?"
Because he was really worried about Yi Shangyun after returning home during the day, Xuan Yuanhan decided to visit her secretly at night.
Since his purpose was not to talk to Yi Sanshao, there was no need to waste time arguing with him. So he picked up his foot again and continued walking towards Yi Shangyun's house.
As he passed by Young Master Yi, Young Master Yi suddenly stretched out an arm to block him, warning him, "Your Highness, do you know that this is the territory of Dongning Kingdom? With your status, it is extremely inappropriate for you to be here. Moreover, has Your Highness forgotten that the girl once said she would marry me? So from now on, especially at night, you better stay away from the girl, or else... I'll take your life!"
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