"Your Highness, give it back to me..."
Yi Shangyun hurriedly reached out and grabbed Xuan Yuanhan's arm, trying to snatch it back, but unexpectedly only bumped into his solid chest.
Xuanyuan Han proudly lifted her high above his head, full of curiosity, wanting to know why she was so mysterious, and said, "What book is the princess secretly reading here all by herself, that she doesn't even let me know?"
But when he unfolded it, he was instantly stunned, his eyes widening in disbelief: "Isn't this Father's... 'Summary of Desertification Control'...?"
At this moment, Xuanyuan Han finally understood.
It turned out that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had talked about desertification control in Northwest China during their meeting at Zihexuan during the day.
"Not only did Mother not help me stop her from having this idea, but she also gave her the 'Summary of Desertification Control' that Father had kept sealed away. Doesn't Mother know that Yi Shangyun is just a weak woman? The desert conditions are harsh and extremely dangerous. It is a wish that even Father could not fulfill before his death, a thing that many men in this world would not even dare to do. How can we let her risk her life now?"
In an instant, Xuanyuan Han was furious and extremely annoyed with Consort Chun.
Clutching the summary tightly in his hand, he said fiercely to Yi Shangyun, "So, you were secretly planning to go to the Northwest to combat desertification behind my back?"
They were finally discovered. Since the trip was already set in stone, Yi Shangyun decided to explain things properly, as a farewell before leaving. So she slowly said, "Your Highness... please listen to me..."
Unexpectedly, Xuan Yuanhan did not give her a chance to explain, interrupting her and angrily saying, "If I hadn't discovered it, when did you plan to let me know? Or... did you never intend to tell me at all?"
The thought of how she had repeatedly failed to consult her husband beforehand when faced with problems fueled his anger: "Do you know that you are now my queen, no longer the sheltered young lady waiting to be married? You have repeatedly disregarded your husband. What do you take me for?"
Xuanyuan Han pondered for himself and instantly understood. He reached out and grabbed her shoulder tightly, staring into her eyes, finding it utterly unbelievable.
"I understand now. Have you already planned to secretly leave with those disaster victims tomorrow... to leave me? You didn't, you didn't..."
As he spoke, Xuan Yuanhan excitedly shook her frail body twice.
"Your Highness..." Yi Shangyun was truly frightened by his actions and couldn't help but call out.
Xuanyuan Han then released her hand, staring at her with wide eyes, but gave her no chance to speak, only feeling utterly astonished.
"Oh, and Mother Consort too. Now, even my mother is joining you in keeping this from me. I'll go to Zihe Pavilion right now and find out how long you intend to keep this from me."
Xuan Yuanhan was as if possessed, not wanting to hear anything more. He glared at her fiercely one last time, then turned and left Yunshui Pavilion with a resolute expression.
"Your Highness...Your Highness...please listen to me..."
No matter how much Yi Shangyun tried to persuade him to stay, he never looked back at her again and went downstairs on his own.
Soon, they disappeared completely into the deep night outside the Yunshui Pavilion.
Yi Shangyun had never seen Xuan Yuanhan so emotionally out of control, lashing out at her with such fury. She froze for a moment, her mind blank. When she finally came to her senses, she hurriedly chased after him downstairs, calling out, "Your Highness!"
"Your Highness, come back!"
"Your Highness, come back quickly!"
"This has nothing to do with Mother Consort. It was all Yun'er's idea. Mother Consort just wanted to help Yun'er because she saw that Yun'er was determined to go west."
"Your Highness, you mustn't go."
"It's late at night, don't disturb Mother any further."
"temple……"
Just as he was about to catch up with Zi Hexuan, he suddenly lost his footing and tripped and fell to the ground.
There was a loud "thump".
Immediately afterwards, a heavy cry rang out, as if she were in extreme pain: "Ah!"
Even so, after she fell to the ground, she still tried to call out to Xuanyuan Han: "Your Highness... Your Highness..."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan finally stopped his aggressive pace, turned around helplessly, walked over to him, squatted down, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Seeing that he had finally stopped, Yi Shangyun pretended to be pitiful and said, "I was chasing after Your Highness too fast just now, and I may have twisted my ankle."
Xuanyuan Han glanced at him, but still reached out to carefully examine his injuries.
But because the surrounding lights were dim at night, he simply picked her up and carried her in his arms.
As he took a step, he thought to himself, "This woman, whenever I hold her in my arms, is so gentle and tender. Light as a feather, soft as if boneless, yet her heart is as vast as the sea, capable of holding all living beings and protecting all things in the world. Perhaps, no one can stop her from making a decision..."
Recalling their journey together, he soon carried her back to Lin Yuexuan's own bedroom.
He examined her ankle again carefully by the bright candlelight, then stood up and said, "I have examined it. The injury is not serious. You can rest here for a while. I will be right back."
Yi Shangyun thought he still wouldn't give up and was going to confront Consort Chun alone again. As he turned around, she hurriedly reached out and grabbed his arm, shaking her head at him.
Xuanyuan Han turned around and looked at her pleading eyes, even though she was already injured, and was completely defeated by them.
So he said, "Don't worry, I'm not going to find your mother. Although your injury isn't very serious, you should still apply some ointment so that it won't affect your journey tomorrow. I'll go get my best wound medicine for you."
Upon hearing this, and realizing that Xuanyuan Han had finally stopped being angry and had even agreed to his journey to the west, Yi Shangyun was instantly filled with gratitude. She sincerely thanked him, saying, "Your Highness... thank you!"
However, Xuanyuan Han suppressed the deepest pain in his heart, turned around and silently walked out.
It was just a very minor injury, but I was only at ease after I personally and carefully applied the medicine to it: "Alright, get a good night's sleep, and you should be fine when you wake up tomorrow morning. I'll have Yan'er take you back to Yunshui Pavilion to rest."
After saying that, Xuanyuan Han was about to get up and go outside the hall to call Yan'er in, but Yi Shangyun grabbed him and refused, saying, "Your Highness, don't."
Xuanyuan Han stood up and turned back to him, then looked puzzled: "No... what do you mean no..."
The words had barely left her mouth when she clearly regretted them. Yi Shangyun blushed instantly, lowered her head, and said shyly, "Tonight, Yun'er doesn't want to stay at Yunshui Pavilion."
Xuanyuan Han then realized what was happening, and sat back down beside him, a strange look rising in his eyes as he said, "Then in Lin Yuexuan, aren't you afraid that I, the king, will lose control of my emotions and treat you the same way I did last night..."
"Your Highness..." Yi Shangyun said, extremely embarrassed, as she recalled their passion last night.
"Knock knock knock"
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Xuanyuan Han strolled over and looked, then said to the person with some surprise, "Granny Zhang, it's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"
The old nanny Zhang outside the door said with a smile, "The Dowager Consort ordered this old servant to bring the Princess Consort a bowl of nourishing medicinal soup. Please make sure Your Highness drinks it."
As he took it, Xuanyuan Han said, "Alright, just give it to me. You should go and rest now!"
"Yes... Your Highness and the Princess should also get some rest!" Zhang Mama said as a final instruction before leaving.
When Yi Shangyun saw Xuan Yuanhan return with a bowl of soup, she asked, "What is this...?"
Xuanyuan Han said, "This was sent by Zhang Mama on my mother's orders. She said it's to help you recover."
Yi Shangyun immediately realized that it was about the things Consort Chun had instructed her about in Zihexuan during the day, and she suddenly blushed again.
"Since it is Mother's wish, Yun'er will not fail her." With that, she took the bowl of medicine and drank it down.
Xuanyuan Han was captivated by the exceptionally beautiful color on her face.
The atmosphere was clearly off, but how should we deal with it?
As she was pondering, suddenly, Yi Shangyun seemed to smell a familiar scent: "What is it? It smells so familiar!"
So he got up and went to look for him.
Finally, on the tea table in the hall, he saw a very familiar packet of tea, and pointing to it, he said to Xuan Yuanhan, "Indeed, it is the jasmine tea that His Highness sent Dingxiang to deliver, isn't it?"
Xuanyuan Han stood up and went over, smiled, and said, "How do you know that this top-grade jasmine tea from Hengzhou was delivered to you by Dingxiang on my behalf, and not by Young Master Yi?"
Yi Shangyun thought for a moment and said, "Hmph... Young Master Yi is not as stingy as His Highness. If he wanted to give something, he would not ask someone else to do it. He would definitely come and give it to you in person."
"Your Highness... are you underestimating me? I'll teach you a lesson."
As he spoke, Xuan Yuanhan stepped forward and hugged her tightly from behind.
He gently bit her ear and said tenderly, "Don't say things like 'divorce' so casually anymore. Do you know how long I've been waiting for you to turn around in the cycle of reincarnation?"
In the dead of night, a full moon hangs high in the night sky.
In this situation, the sweet words exchanged between lovers are most captivating.
Unbeknownst to her, Yi Shangyun had no idea when or how she had been brought to the bedside by Xuan Yuanhan.
Until he was tackled, the person leaned over him and pressed down on him.
She finally came to her senses, her face flushed, and said, "Then, Your Highness, could you please let Yun'er get some rest tonight...?"
By the time she finished stammering out those words, her cheeks were already flushed with embarrassment.
But how could Xuanyuan Han let her off so easily?
"Of course! I'll be lenient with tonight's punishment. I'll do my utmost to ensure the Queen gets a good rest..."
As he spoke, he reached out and flung open the bed curtains, then pulled the blankets beside him and wrapped them both up.
The candlelight flickered inside the hall, suggesting that another intense lovemaking session was about to begin.
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