After Young Master Yi left in a huff, Tuoba Ze secretly rejoiced.
They even mistakenly thought that their opportunity had come, so they laid the groundwork first.
Then, she said to Yi Shangyun with unprecedented gentleness, "Don't worry, it's very safe here. No one will find out."
As for Yi Shangyun...
Setting aside my own reasons for the fall of the Northern Lie Kingdom, it was not solely due to Tuoba Hong; it was because I did not kill Bo Ren, yet Bo Ren died because of me.
In fact, over a long period of time, Tuoba Ze had indeed given her a lot of help in many matters, big and small.
Yi Shangyun politely and earnestly thanked him for everything he had done in the past: "For the past six months, I have truly been grateful for your help. Thank you, Your Highness."
Tuoba Ze's heart, which had been pounding with excitement, was now restless, and he repeatedly tried to express something in his mind.
"There's no need for such formalities between us. Actually, there are some things I've wanted to tell you for a long time..."
He paused as he spoke.
Clearly, even he himself did not expect that one day he would be so timid in front of a woman, and that even expressing his feelings would become so difficult.
After quickly mustering her courage again, she continued, "I want to say, between us..."
Unexpectedly, his unusual reaction, along with his thoughts, seemed to have been noticed by Yi Shangyun.
To avoid embarrassment, Yi Shangyun had a sudden idea and raised her voice to interrupt him, blocking his way.
"Your Highness, rest assured about our agreement. I will keep my promise. However, please give me some time."
Seeing that she had clearly misunderstood him, Tuoba Ze quickly explained, "No, that's not what I meant."
But Yi Shangyun didn't give him another chance to speak. Looking out at the deep night, she said, "It's getting late. Everyone has been traveling for days, and I'm really not feeling well enough. I want to rest early. Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?"
He suddenly looked exhausted.
Helpless, Tuoba Ze could only say with some disappointment, "Alright then. You should rest early tonight!"
Yi Shangyun smiled slightly, nodded and lowered her eyes, and said, "Yes, Your Highness, you've worked hard too. Get some rest, see you tomorrow!"
At this point, Tuoba Ze turned and left dejectedly.
He muttered to himself, "Are you rejecting me, the prince? But we're getting along so well right now..."
He then made up his mind: "No matter what, I will never give up on the person I have set my sights on."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out, in a dark corner at the corner of the corridor in the courtyard, he suddenly bumped into a familiar figure.
The man was leaning against a pillar with his arms crossed, gazing intently at a red plum tree by the corridor, as if it had been waiting for him there on purpose.
Upon getting closer and seeing the person's face clearly, he said with some surprise, "Crown Prince of Nan'an, didn't you already leave?"
Despite his anger, Young Master Yi was far from being able to leave Yi Shangyun alone here.
Upon seeing him finally appear, he first mocked him, saying, "What? You got rejected after confessing your feelings and were kicked out?"
Tuoba Ze glanced behind him and said angrily, "You... as the dignified Crown Prince of Nan'an, how dare you eavesdrop?"
"cut……"
Young Master Yi glanced at him dismissively.
"Your feelings for that girl are written all over your face. Do you think I, the Crown Prince, need to eavesdrop? You overestimate yourself."
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Ze felt embarrassed for the first time in his life and actually asked him, "Is it that obvious?"
"Hmph..." Young Master Yi only let out a cold snort in response to his questioning.
Then he advised her, "Don't waste your energy, her heart isn't with you."
Tuoba Ze was not about to back down and began to retaliate with provocation: "If it's not here with me, then is it with you?"
Young Master Yi immediately realized what was happening and scolded him, "You...you're trying to provoke me!"
Tuoba Ze ignored him: "Since her heart is neither with you nor with me, let's each rely on our own abilities. You should stop making sarcastic remarks."
Unexpectedly, Young Master Yi's tone suddenly softened, and he said to him, "If it were before, her heart might have been with Prince Qin, Xuan Yuanhan. I also fantasized that if I gave birth to that child, perhaps I could keep her. But now... I'm afraid she only wants to leave..."
Tuoba Ze instinctively felt that these words were completely nonsensical.
"leave?"
You mean she wants to leave?
Where is she going?
What do you mean by that?
Young Master Yi thought for a moment and said, "She's going to a world we know nothing about. Actually, she doesn't belong to our world."
Tuoba Ze was getting more and more confused: "What are you talking about?"
Next, Young Master Yi recounted everything that Yi Shangyun had told him to Tuoba Ze from beginning to end.
Tuoba Ze was clearly stunned when he heard this.
"How could such bizarre and supernatural things exist in this world?"
"A soul from another world has entered the body of this world."
Once he came to his senses, he immediately refused to accept it all.
"You're lying to me?"
"You must be lying to me because you're afraid I'll fight you, right?"
"Such a thing that has never been seen or heard before."
"Do you think that by saying this, I will give up on her?"
"Don't even think about it!"
"No matter what you say, I will not give up on her."
Seeing him like this now, one can't help but think that at some point, Young Master Yi was just as unable to accept this fact as he was.
Having walked with her all the way, sensing the subtle changes in her emotions, Young Master Yi could only let out a helpless laugh: "Heh..."
Then he turned around and left silently by himself.
Seeing him leave, Tuoba Ze suddenly became anxious.
"Don't go!"
"Come back!"
"Explain yourself clearly."
"You're lying to me, aren't you?"
"Hello……"
He glanced in the direction where Young Master Yi had left, then looked back at the pitch-black room where Yi Shangyun was.
His mind was instantly thrown into chaos: "Can anyone tell me what's going on?"
After everyone left, the room fell silent.
Yi Shangyun lay quietly on the bed, tossing and turning, analyzing and planning.
"We clearly agreed on a six-month period, so why did Emperor Jing suddenly break his promise and rush me back to the palace? What exactly happened?"
"That letter... Princess Qin, has he really found out my identity?"
"Or is he merely suspicious and trying to test me?"
"If I were to obediently return to the palace early, wouldn't that be an admission that I am indeed the Princess Consort of Qin?"
"Wouldn't that surely harm Father and the Prince of Qin's mansion?"
"It seems we have to wait a little longer; we can't rush into the palace under any circumstances."
"Never mind, tomorrow I'll go out and explore the city first, to see if anything has happened in the palace recently..."
"Lilac, I'm back. I will definitely save you. Wait for me."
"There's something even more important..."
"How can I leave this space?"
"The only way to end all of this is to leave..."
Speaking of leaving, a face suddenly appeared in her mind, and she murmured, "King Qin... Xuanyuan Han..."
But in just a moment, she shook her head violently, resisting and rejecting her own thoughts.
"How could I think of this person? No, absolutely not! My heart belongs only to Wei Mingxuan. Stop, stop right now..."
The quiet night flows gently.
The thought arose, and she tried so hard to stop remembering King Xuanyuan Han of Qin.
But then, memories began to play out one after another, from the moment they first met on that dark and windy night when they first arrived in this space, like a movie.
The next morning.
Just as dawn was breaking, after what felt like only a short nap, Yi Shangyun, who had barely slept all night, got up early.
As Zhu'er was combing her hair, Yi Shangyun asked, "Why can't I hear the First Prince and the Third Young Master's voices? Where are they?"
Pearl replied, "The First Prince and the Third Young Master both left early this morning. The First Prince said he would return before noon to have lunch with you, Miss. As for the Third Young Master, he didn't say anything!"
These two, who always bickered and were like oil and water, had somehow become so close. Yi Shangyun could hardly believe his ears.
She asked Zhu'er again to confirm, "You said they went out together? Are you sure you didn't see wrong?"
Pearl put a delicate plum blossom hairpin in her hair and said with absolute certainty, "They definitely went out together, and I even saw them chatting in the courtyard for a long time last night, until almost dawn!"
Yi Shangyun repeated, "Last night?"
Recalling everything that happened last night, Yi Shangyun wondered to herself, "Could it be that after the First Prince left, he went to see the Third Young Master? Or did the Third Young Master never really leave at all..."
For a moment, she became more and more curious: "What exactly did they talk about? Two people who usually can't even exchange three sentences could talk until late last night?"
Finally, he let out a deep sigh.
After Zhu'er finished dressing up, Yi Shangyun looked at herself in the mirror on the table and then stood up.
I had planned to take Zhu'er to stroll through the markets of Western Qin and gather some information along the way.
But thinking that Tuoba Ze would be back later, she wanted to give Zhu'er more opportunities to be alone with him.
So he gave up and told Zhu'er, "Alright, watch the house. I should go out now! If I'm not back by the time the First Prince or the Third Young Master return, just tell them to wait for me at home. Don't go out looking for me, and don't worry about me."
"Going out?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu'er remembered Tuoba Ze's instructions before he left, and anxiously advised, "The Crown Prince instructed you not to go out alone!"
Yi Shangyun smiled, finding it hard to believe, and said, "This isn't the grasslands. This is a place I've known since birth. You don't think I'd get lost if I went out for a stroll, do you? Don't worry, haha..."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Yi Shangyun took a step, Zhu'er hurriedly went over and stretched out her arms to block him: "No!"
Yi Shangyun was clearly getting anxious: "Zhu'er..."
Zhu'er said, "If you insist on going out, then I will accompany you; otherwise, you will have to stay at home."
Yi Shangyun had no choice but to give in: "Fine, fine, I gave you a chance but you didn't take it. Since you like following me, then go ahead and follow me."
Upon hearing the sound, Pearl hurriedly followed.
In a teahouse in the imperial city of Western Qin.
Young Master Yi was sipping tea alone, waiting for someone.
At the tea table next to him, several people were whispering and discussing...
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