"Why?"
Having finally calmed down a bit from her sadness and grief, all her previous efforts were instantly destroyed after Yi Shangkun's words.
But once the words are spoken, there is no going back.
Looking at Yi Shangyun's incredulous eyes, Yi Shangkun continued, "Your Highness is actually in more pain than you are. Tell me, who in this world would willingly kill their own child? He was afraid you wouldn't be able to accept the truth that you could never have your own child, afraid you would be sad, so he deliberately hid all of this from you, preferring that you hate him for the rest of your life."
After a pause, Yi Shangkun said with heartache, "Your Highness... he is truly good to you. He never wants you to suffer even the slightest harm. He knew you would not forgive him, so he asked me to take you away from Western Qin. This time, he resolutely decided to bear the crime of disobeying the Empress Dowager's decree for the marriage alone. I don't know how the Emperor will punish the Prince of Qin's mansion."
As he spoke, he suddenly became extremely annoyed: "It's just a pity... your body..."
Then, he swung his fist and slammed it hard into his leg: "Ouch..."
Meanwhile, Nian Shi, who had been sitting silently opposite Yi Shangyun and watching her heartbroken, had already secretly shed tears of heartache. Seeing this, she quickly wiped them away, got up, and moved to sit next to Yi Shangyun.
He gently patted her back and comforted her, saying, "Yun'er, my poor child. If you want to cry, just cry. Don't hold it in, or you'll get sick."
At this moment, Yi Shangyun's eyes were already filled with tears, but she gritted her teeth and tried her best to hold them back.
When Yi Shangkun and his wife saw this, they were heartbroken.
Yi Shangkun was furious and said, "I knew long ago that I should have listened to my benefactor and not let you have any contact with the royal family. Once you got involved, you would definitely be implicated. Sure enough, this day has come."
Yi Shangyun remained silent throughout, still enduring the situation.
Seeing that Yi Shangyun was feeling extremely distressed, Nian Shi cried and begged her, "Child, you just had a miscarriage and your body is very weak. This will really make you sick. Cry it out, cry it out!"
Time passed second by second, but Yi Shangyun remained seated and motionless.
I don't know how much time passed.
Looking out the car window, with the riverbank just ahead, Yi Shangkun took a breath and said, "We're almost at the dock. This trip to Nan'an will likely be your last. It concerns your happiness, and I can't bear to lie to you. Now I only hope that you will have no worries and make your own decision."
Nian Shi also held Yi Shangyun's hand tightly and nodded to her.
"parking"
Encouraged by Yi Shangkun, Yi Shangyun finally made a decision.
Seeing the carriage stop, Young Master Yi quickly turned his horse around and asked, "Girl, what's wrong?"
Yi Shangyun leaned out of the car and slowly got out. Then she curtsied to Young Master Yi and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Young Master Yi, I can't go with you."
"Why?"
Upon hearing this, Young Master Yi suddenly dismounted, grabbed the man's arm forcefully, and asked in surprise.
Yi Shangyun was genuinely startled and replied, "He has done so much for me in silence. I can't just selfishly abandon him and let him bear all of this alone."
"And what about me? Do you know that I've always loved you with my life? Why are you so cruel to me?"
Even so, Young Master Yi suppressed some of his anger and looked into Yi Shangyun's eyes more seriously than ever before.
"I'm sorry..." Yi Shangyun looked into his eyes and could only say helplessly.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I don't want to hear you say those three words to me over and over again."
Finally, Young Master Yi angrily let go of her hand and impatiently raised his voice.
"sorry."
However, it seems that this is the only way to describe it.
Young Master Yi looked helplessly at the sky above, as if he had no way to deal with her anymore.
Just then, taking advantage of Young Master Yi's distraction, Yi Shangyun suddenly flipped over and mounted Young Master Yi's horse.
Immediately, he cracked the whip and rode away: "Giddy up..."
"Girl, come back! You can't do this to me."
When Young Master Yi came to his senses, he could only shout loudly at the figure behind him.
Yi Shangyun, however, only cared about riding away at full speed, and his voice could no longer be heard.
Young Master Yi stood alone and forlorn, feeling that he had completely lost her. Although he was unwilling, he had to admit: "In the end, I still lost."
As the stars faded in the eastern sky until a sliver of white appeared on the horizon, the earth gradually awoke from the darkness.
Xuan Yuanhan, who had been guarding the city gate tower on the south side of the city all night, said in a deep and weak voice, "At this hour, she should have already left Western Qin, right?"
Cheng Liang, who had been silently guarding him, reported: "The guards just came to report that Shoubo and his servant have entered the city. It seems that Miss Yi has left safely."
He paused, then continued, "Today is Your Highness's wedding day; Your Highness should return now."
Xuanyuan Han sighed inwardly, took one last look at the silent world outside the city, took a deep breath, and then turned to leave from the city tower.
At this moment, Cheng Liang suddenly saw a figure gradually appearing in the hazy distance ahead.
Then, he couldn't even believe his eyes, staring blankly at him and saying, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."
"How is it?" Xuan Yuanhan stopped, but did not turn around.
"Your Highness, look! Isn't that... isn't that Miss Yi...?"
Upon hearing the sound, Xuan Yuanhan turned around and approached like a gust of wind, slapping one hand on a brick in the city wall and leaning over to look at him.
How could he not recognize that familiar figure from his past life? "How could this be..."
Immediately, a smile spread across his face, and he perked up, running downstairs like lightning.
"Open the city gates!"
He ordered the city gates to be opened wide and rushed out towards the people coming from outside.
From afar, two figures could be seen embracing tightly, and Xuan Yuanhan sealed their lips with a kiss.
After an unknown amount of time, Yi Shangyun seemed to be breathless from the kisses, and Xuan Yuanhan finally released her, only to embrace her tightly again.
Yi Shangyun stood on tiptoe, resting her head on Xuan Yuanhan's incredibly strong shoulder, and softly said, "I was so close, so very close, that I would have lost Your Highness forever."
Xuanyuan Han remained silent.
At this moment, being able to feel her presence so intensely, and to hold her so tightly, is more powerful than a thousand words.
Although Yi Shangyun was still being held so tightly by him that she could hardly breathe, the joy of having regained what she had lost had already surpassed everything else.
She whispered reproachfully in his ear, "Why...why does Your Highness always make decisions without consulting me? Aren't you afraid..."
Overjoyed, Xuan Yuanhan hugged her even tighter upon hearing her voice.
She was afraid that if she accidentally let go, she would disappear from her world again.
Even now, still feeling lingering fear, he interrupted Yi Shangyun and said, "I am afraid. I have never been afraid in my life. But I am only afraid that you will be sad, afraid of hurting you, and even more afraid that you will leave me. However, if leaving me can keep you from being hurt or sad, and allow you to be well, I am willing to let go."
Hearing this, even though she was already breathless from being hugged, she tightened her grip and tried to hold Xuan Yuanhan's waist tightly, pleading with him, "No... don't let go, Yun'er begs Your Highness never to let go."
Despite her deep reluctance, the reality was that she would find it difficult to bear children for Xuanyuan Han in the future. Thinking of this, a sense of despondency crept into her heart: "Unless, Your Highness despises that Yun'er cannot be for you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xuan Yuanhan felt Yi Shangyun's hand loosen slightly, and he said anxiously, "I will not let go, I will never let go of you again. Even if you ask me to let go, I will never let go. In this life... no... for all eternity, I will be with you."
Hearing such a firm will and warm words, Yi Shangyun felt deeply gratified and softly said, "But Your Highness knows that Yun'er is afraid she cannot do it for you..."
Xuanyuan Han said, "As long as you are here, nothing else matters. You are my whole world. Without you, this world would only be filled with endless, bone-chilling cold and loneliness. I never want to live through those days again."
Yi Shangyun hugged him tightly with heartache, thinking to herself, "It's good that I didn't abandon such a lonely person."
Meanwhile, not far from the two of them, in a secluded corner, two pairs of eyes were watching intently.
Fearing that Xuanyuan Han would notice, they could only watch from a great distance. But based solely on what they saw, one of them concluded, "It seems that this mission has failed again!"
At this moment, another person lowered their voice and said, "It should be. Yi Shangkun has also changed his itinerary and headed west with his family. He should have already returned home. We should return to the palace as soon as possible to report back and let the Emperor decide!"
After saying that, the two of them carefully retreated.
Seeing all this, Cheng Liang, after the two had left, slowly walked towards Xuan Yuanhan's side.
Seeing that his master and Yi Shangyun were still embracing each other like glue after so long, he pretended to cough lightly: "Cough cough cough..."
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun hurriedly released her hand from his waist, pushed against his arm, and tried to break free from Xuan Yuanhan's embrace: "Your Highness, let go..."
Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Han remained silent and motionless.
A blush immediately appeared on Yi Shangyun's face as she continued to struggle, "Let go... Your Highness..."
After a while, Xuan Yuanhan said in a deep voice, "I have said before that I will never let you go again. Even if you ask me to let you go, I will never let you go."
"That's not how it is... Your Highness..." Yi Shangyun was about to explain.
Unexpectedly, Xuan Yuanhan suddenly and unexpectedly picked up Yi Shangyun in his arms.
Turning to Cheng Liang beside him, he instructed, "Quickly send word back to the manor that today is my wedding day..."
"Yes," Cheng Liang replied with a delighted expression, and followed.
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