"Why don't you take my pulse yourself and give it a try?"
"I……"
Yi Shangyun stared blankly at the pair of delicate, untouched hands that were suddenly extended in front of her, and remained stunned for a long time.
Finally, as if possessed by a demon, I slowly reached out and touched it, but I could clearly feel my hand trembling…
However, after a short while, he slowly withdrew his hand and quietly clenched it in his sleeve, as if his whole being had been hollowed out.
Yet he still forced a smile, a completely dazed one, but beneath that smile lay a deep despair.
"Well? Now you believe me, right?"
As Mei Xiyuan straightened her clothes, a slight smile appeared on her lips, as if she had finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, Yi Shangyun suddenly came to her senses and seemed to finally understand everything. She and Lu Tianjiao were clearly in cahoots.
Two people came in one after the other, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.
From the moment Mei Xiyuan entered the room, she began to flaunt her dominant position, while Lu Tianjiao, who loved her but could not have her, remained resentful and threatened to kill her.
Mei Xiyuan also said that she would give Lu Tianjiao a satisfactory answer. But what exactly would be a satisfactory answer?
At this thought, Yi Shangyun suddenly raised his head and looked into her eyes, then said directly:
"It seems that, no matter what, the Princess Consort of Qin will not tolerate me. Now that you have something to say, let's speak frankly. What do you want me to do?"
Mei Xiyuan was suddenly taken aback by her small stature when she saw her become so calm and composed, neither humble nor arrogant.
But when she thought of the hatred in her heart, she gritted her teeth and said, "Since that's the case, let's speak frankly."
He glanced at Tuoba Ze, who was pacing back and forth at the door of the inner room, and said, "To be honest, I specifically asked that young master Tuoba to go to Peach Blossom Village to find you and bring you back."
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun looked at her in shock. Mei Xiyuan said quietly, "He is a merchant from the Northern Lie Kingdom. If you follow him in the future, he will certainly not mistreat you. As long as you never set foot in Western Qin again and completely sever His Highness's thoughts, this princess is willing to agree to all your conditions. You can have whatever you want."
Yi Shangyun sneered and said, "So it was you who orchestrated all of this. But do you think everyone is as profit-driven as you? And what makes you think I would actually do what you say?"
“You have no choice but to do it,” Mei Xiyuan said firmly.
Yi Shangyun asked coldly, "Why?"
Mei Xiyuan paused, took a deep breath, and said, "Because you truly love His Highness. To love someone is to fulfill them, to give, even to give your own life, not to become a burden or a hindrance to them. You should be well aware of His Highness's current situation. If you can't bring down Emperor Jing, His Highness's life will be in constant danger. Emperor Jing is such a suspicious person, how could he tolerate the existence of someone whose voice is louder than his own? He must have a purpose in keeping His Highness alive until now. Therefore, His Highness can only completely replace him before he makes the first move."
Yi Shangyun was well aware of this. She had originally planned to find another opportunity to enter the palace to investigate the truth, but unexpectedly, this happened first.
Unexpectedly, Mei Xiyuan couldn't tolerate her to this extent, forbidding her from staying in the Western Qin Kingdom any longer. Thinking of this, she suddenly asked, somewhat confused:
"Since you can't tolerate me, why didn't you just kill me? If you hadn't intervened, I would be dead by now. Why did you leave me alive? Aren't you afraid that one day I will break our agreement?"
"That's because...that's because...because I, the princess, am pregnant and don't want to see innocent people being killed indiscriminately, so I spared your life...So? What is your decision? Will you agree to go with him, or will you continue to stay here and hinder His Highness's future or even his life?"
The words that were almost out of her mouth, Mei Xiyuan ultimately couldn't bring herself to say, and choked back her words.
Since she has lost her memory, perhaps this is for the best. The more she knows, the more things she will have to let go of.
Isn't it the greatest happiness for a person to be able to live freely and unrestrainedly, far removed from the hustle and bustle of the world?
Facing Mei Xiyuan's expectant face, Yi Shangyun glanced at her indifferently, gritted his teeth, as if he had finally made up his mind, and then said with a slight smile, "Do I still have a choice?!"
Mei Xiyuan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said confidently, "Don't worry, I will take good care of the Yi family in the west of the city. After all, they have put in a lot of effort to raise you. Also, if you need anything, just let me know."
Yi Shangyun stared blankly for a while, then unconsciously clenched her fists tightly. Her voice, trembling with suppressed sobs, seemed to betray a hidden choke: "Take good care of His Highness and his child. Otherwise, even if we are at opposite ends of the earth, I will never forgive you."
Suppressing the immense grief in her heart, and after her emotions had calmed down somewhat, Yi Shangyun slowly took out the dragon and phoenix short sword, carefully stroked it one last time, and handed it to Mei Xiyuan, saying:
"Please return this dragon and phoenix short sword to His Highness. Tell him that Yun'er tragically died on her way back to Western Qin... In this life, Yun'er thanks him for his affection!"
"I, the princess, agree." Mei Xiyuan was startled for a moment, then looked relieved.
Exhaling a breath of stale air, Mei Xiyuan took the short sword with both hands, examined it for a while, and then slowly drew it out. Suddenly, she lifted her sleeve and tried to stab it straight into her own arm.
"What are you doing?" Yi Shangyun asked, both shocked and confused.
"You saw Lu Tianjiao's determination just now. How can you hide the truth from her eyes if the sword is not stained with blood?" Mei Xiyuan said helplessly.
Just as Mei Xiyuan finished speaking and was about to swing her sword at him, Yi Shangyun suddenly stood up and stretched out an arm to block his way.
With a gasp, bright red blood dripped from Yi Shangyun's arm, which was hanging motionless in mid-air, and dripped onto the ginger-yellow silk tablecloth between the two of them, instantly revealing a crimson stain.
"Clang...you..." Immediately, the dragon and phoenix short sword slipped from Mei Xiyuan's hand and fell to the ground.
"Are you crazy? What are you doing? Are you out of your mind?" Mei Xiyuan exclaimed in shock as soon as she came to her senses, staring wide-eyed at her wound.
Unexpectedly, Yi Shangyun, clutching his aching wound, stood opposite her, looking down at her with fierce eyes, and said, "I said, take good care of His Highness and his child. Aren't you afraid of hurting the child by doing this? I can do this kind of thing."
“The child…he…but he’s still so young, he…” Mei Xiyuan frowned, so excited that she didn’t know how to answer her.
Before Mei Xiyuan could finish speaking, Yi Shangyun stared intently into her eyes and shouted, "Shut up! Even a small child can sense things. I will not allow anyone to harm them, father and son, in the slightest."
Upon hearing this, Mei Xiyuan felt a pang of sorrow in her heart and dared not continue to meet her gaze. The vibrant spirit had long since faded, leaving only shadowy figures in her eyes, conveying coldness, disappointment, and pain.
She suddenly felt even more guilty; she hadn't expected that Yi Shangyun's love for Xuan Yuanhan had reached this level.
If it weren't for all these contradictions, perhaps she would have really liked this younger sister. But reality always plays such cruel tricks.
"You must live well!" After saying this, Mei Xiyuan stood up and walked out.
Hearing the sound of doors opening and closing again, Yi Shangyun silently turned around, two lines of tears streaming down her cheeks: "Your Highness, I'm sorry!"
Once outside, Mei Xiyuan seemed unwilling to linger any longer. Without turning her head, she walked towards the front courtyard, asking Tuoba Ze beside her, "That kind of medicine, won't it harm my health?"
"Your Highness, please rest assured, this medicine will only make you show signs of pregnancy within one hour. Once the time is up, the effects will wear off and you will recover completely without any harm," Tuoba Ze said smugly.
"You've gotten everything you wanted. When do you plan to head back to Beilie?" Mei Xiyuan asked.
"Everything here is almost done, it should be either tomorrow or the day after! What? Does Princess Qin want to see me off?" Tuoba Ze joked.
Mei Xiyuan snorted dismissively, never glancing at him once, and kept her head down as she walked, saying, "I hope I never see you again in this life. However, you must take the matters I entrusted to you to heart and not neglect them!"
"The princess is truly kind-hearted! If this girl were left to be dealt with by that Miss Lu, she would probably skin her alive, pull out her tendons, and drink her blood!"
As the two were talking, Lu Tianjiao saw Mei Xiyuan leading her entourage out from afar and rushed towards her: "Sister, how is it? Has that girl already...?"
Before she could finish speaking, Mei Xiyuan took out the dragon and phoenix short sword that she had prepared beforehand, still stained with dripping blood: "I said I would give you a satisfactory answer. How about it, are you satisfied?"
Lu Tianjiao stared at the bloodstains and was instantly stunned: "That bitch, she...she's finally dead!"
No sooner had Mei Xiyuan and Lu Tianjiao left than Xuan Yuanhan and Cheng Liang arrived at Sihai Tea House.
As soon as he dismounted at the gate, Xuan Yuanhan put one hand on his chest and let out a muffled groan: "Hmm!"
Cheng Liang helped him up and asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
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