Yi Shangyun had no intention of listening to him and continued, "I have already investigated thoroughly. The red dots marked on the city defense map that Yan'er mentioned that night were merely the explosion points originally arranged by the Emperor, which His Highness had secretly verified. That night, you first sneaked into the courtyard and had someone deliberately expose the city defense map to Yan'er, causing her to panic and pass on the wrong information to me. This was to lure me out, draw His Highness out, and then have someone bring out the intercepted real gunpowder to frame His Highness, right?"
During this sleepless day and night, Yi Shangyun closed the door and thought about many, many things.
During those blissful days by Qin King Xuanyuan Han's side, she had never so completely let go of herself, caring about nothing, relying entirely on him, being pampered by him without any limits, and living a life of unparalleled comfort and ease.
But the saying "He who does not plan for the future will have trouble in the present" is indeed absolutely true. In the end, I was taken advantage of. Now, as I carefully reflect on and examine these events, I realize that it was all due to my carelessness, but it is too late to regret it.
"I..." Faced with Yi Shangyun's relentless questioning, Young Master Yi was stunned. At this moment, he clearly did not expect that Yi Shangyun had already figured out the whole story so quickly.
But upon further reflection, he still refused to admit it, clinging to a sliver of hope, and feigned ignorance, asking, "What evidence do you have for this?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun stood there stunned for a moment, then stepped forward, approached him, stared intently into his eyes, and said, word by word, "Young Master Yi, look into my eyes."
Young Master Yi, not understanding why, obediently lowered his head slightly and met his gaze.
It seemed that neither of them had ever looked into each other's eyes so intently before. At this moment, Yi Sanshao only had eyes for her, but did Yi Shangyun only have eyes for Yi Sanshao?
All of this is unknown.
A moment later, Yi Shangyun's eyes softened, and he said sincerely, "Third Young Master, you really shouldn't have done this! Originally, I respected you a bit and felt I owed you a lot in this life. But after hearing what Father said yesterday, I realized that the reason my illness was cured was not because of any miracle doctor, but because of you!"
Yi Shangyun was genuinely surprised, while Young Master Yi just stared blankly at the endless tenderness in her eyes, as if he had already fallen deeply in love.
Yi Shangyun paused briefly, then looked directly into his eyes and said, "So, it really was you who risked everything to personally seek out the medicine for me in the Cold Wasteland Mountain. I've always thought you were a smart man, Third Young Master, but why have you been so foolish today? Don't you realize that by doing this, you've personally destroyed all the affection between us?!"
"I...girl, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. It's all my fault, I was out of my mind. Please forgive me, please forgive me?"
As expected, Yi Shangyun repeatedly pressed him, eventually creating the illusion that he was confiding in him. Under this relentless questioning, Yi Sanshao finally blurted out the truth in a daze.
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun was extremely disappointed in him. He slowly took two steps back to the distance between them, and coldly laughed for a while, saying, "Just as I thought!"
"Girl, you..." Young Master Yi realized he had been tricked when he saw her moving away from him.
At this moment, although he tried his best to keep his expression normal, he found that his hands were gradually getting cold, and his whole body was starting to tremble.
Now that he had admitted it himself, he decided to stop hiding it and continued loudly, "That's right, I did all of this. But so what? This was a bitter pill to swallow from the start. Does the King of Qin dare to admit that Mei Zhixuan secretly ordered that batch of gunpowder from Western Qin for use in a rebellion? That's right, I want the King of Qin dead. Only when he's dead will he stop misleading you, and only then will you see me!"
Looking at Yi Junhao, whose face had become contorted and who seemed like a completely different person, Yi Shangyun said incredulously, "Young Master Yi, you've gone mad!"
Young Master Yi continued, "Yes, I've gone mad, but you've forced me to. You know I love you, I can't live without you, but why do you always ignore me? But it doesn't matter, this time, the King of Qin is definitely going to die! And you, in this life, can only belong to me."
Seeing that Young Master Yi had lost his mind, Yi Shangyun didn't want to get entangled with him any longer, so he said indifferently, "Is that so?"
After saying that, he walked towards the door, leaving Young Master Yi standing there dumbfounded.
Just as Yi Shangyun was about to step over the threshold, Young Master Yi suddenly asked again, "Where are you going?"
Yi Shangyun stopped abruptly, his gaze fixed firmly ahead as he declared, "The Heavenly Prison!"
Even though Young Master Yi knew the answer in his heart, he still couldn't help but ask, "What are you going to the Heavenly Prison for?"
Yi Shangyun sneered and said, "What? We're not married yet, and we're both still free. Do you think you can control me now?"
After thinking for a while, Young Master Yi thought that since they had known each other for a time, perhaps everything should be put to rest. Before he died, he should let them say goodbye and make things clear in person, so as not to worry about it in the future. He figured that Xuan Yuanhan was powerless to change anything.
Having already made up her mind, she slowly explained to him, "I'm not trying to control you. Even if we get married in the future, you'll still be free. But can you promise me that this is the last time you two will see each other, okay?"
Yi Shangyun smiled upon hearing this, then said with a hint of sadness on her face, "The last time we'll meet? Does Your Highness think that Prince Qin and I have a future?"
Upon hearing that Young Master Yi had stopped speaking, Yi Shangyun simply lifted her foot and left.
As Yi Shangyun's figure gradually disappeared, Young Master Yi turned around and glanced at the spot where Yi Shangyun had just sat down. He inadvertently noticed a few things that looked like herbs on the table, so he moved over and picked them up curiously. He muttered to himself, "It's Angelica pubescens!"
Suddenly, a bad feeling rose in his heart: "Could it be that the girl..."
With this thought in mind, he quickened his pace and left Yi Shangyun's palace, disappearing into the night as the lanterns were lit.
In the cold and gloomy prison, the candlelight was dim.
In the silence, suddenly a large group of prison guards knelt down in unison, bowing respectfully and saying, "Greetings, Your Highness Princess Yongning, may you live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years!"
Inside the iron bars, Xuan Yuanhan, dressed in a thin blue robe, sat alone at a table, his feet shackled with heavy chains, looking like a statue, completely motionless.
Since entering the prison, Xuan Yuanhan seemed to have long anticipated this outcome, and there was not a trace of resentment in his heart.
Seeing Yi Shangyun slowly enter in a brocade robe, she blinked her gentle eyes, her lips curving into a faint smile, but she did not speak.
Yi Shangyun stood by the door and stared at him for a while. The once supreme King of Western Qin, the God of War of Lingkong, such an incomparably noble person, had unexpectedly fallen to such a state. As he thought about it, he couldn't help but frown deeply.
After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly came to her senses and angrily shifted her gaze to the door lock, shouting urgently, "Open the door for this princess and remove his shackles!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Upon hearing this, a jailer hurriedly ran forward to comply. In his haste, the key slipped from his hand, and he quickly bent down to pick it up while repeatedly apologizing, "Your Highness, please forgive me, Your Highness, please forgive me..."
After removing the heavy instruments of torture, Yi Shangyun immediately gave another order: "Get out of here, all of you."
The jailers all obeyed the order and lined up to leave.
The room was silent.
Yi Shangyun remained silent, simply gazing at him with heartache mixed with deep resentment. She couldn't understand why he could be so warm to everyone else, yet treat her with such indifference.
If he were to willingly be captured and seek death in order to protect others, what would be the point of leaving her alone in the world, on a single stem, unmoved by the wind?
For a moment, I was filled with thoughts but didn't know where to begin.
After a long pause, Xuan Yuanhan finally sighed silently in his heart and spoke first: "You finally came?"
After thinking about it day and night for so long, finally hearing the voice that had haunted his dreams and filled his heart, Yi Shangyun snapped out of his reverie, took a deep breath, and said, "If I hadn't come, were you planning to never explain anything to me for the rest of your life?"
Hearing Yi Shangyun's voice, which sounded almost like she was about to cry, Xuan Yuanhan's heart melted instantly. He looked at her face anxiously and said, "This king..."
But as soon as he opened his mouth, he swallowed the words back: "I have nothing to say to Princess Yongning!"
Seeing that she had already disregarded her heartfelt expectations, she withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, and tears instantly streamed down her face. Yet she smiled, as if mocking herself, and said, "Princess Yongning? This princess is truly meant to protect Changning forever!"
After saying that, he sniffed and said, "It seems that Your Highness is determined to rather I hate you for the rest of my life than explain anything to me, is that right? In that case, Your Highness is truly heartless towards Yun'er!"
Seeing that Xuan Yuanhan had made up his mind, Yi Shangyun said quite seriously, "Since that's the case, since all of this started because of Yun'er, then let Yun'er end it all!"
Upon hearing this and seeing how serious she was, Xuan Yuanhan suddenly felt that he couldn't figure her out and was even a little scared. He stared blankly into her eyes and asked, "Yun'er, what do you want to do?"
Yi Shangyun secretly made a decision in her heart: "Since Your Highness is determined not to want Yun'er anymore, then whatever Yun'er does from now on is none of Your Highness's business."
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