"Use the best medicine from the palace, and make sure she is cured, otherwise..." Xuan Yuan Yue didn't dare to even think about what Xuan Yuan Han would think if he found out. At this moment, she frowned deeply, clenched her fists, and spoke to the imperial physician before falling into deep thought.
Just then, someone rushed in from outside and overheard every word the imperial physician said...
Xuanyuan Han hurriedly finished the morning court session and returned to Fenghua Palace. He was already outside the door preparing to enter. Because he was afraid of disturbing Yi Shangyun's recuperation, he gestured to the servants that they did not need to bow. However, he happened to hear every word the imperial physician said.
He then strode over the threshold and roared, "Useless trash, get out of here!" The imperial physician was so startled by the extremely cold and stern reprimand that he immediately bowed his head and withdrew.
"Uncle Qin, Yue'er was wrong. It's all because of Yue'er that Yun'er has become like this." Xuan Yuan Yue really didn't know what to do to calm Xuan Yuan Han's anger. She could only keep admitting her mistakes and apologizing. She really didn't expect that Xuan Yuan Han would care so much about Yi Shang Yun.
Xuan Yuanhan didn't speak or even glance at Xuan Yuanyue. He simply walked over to Yi Shangyun's couch, lifted his brocade robe, and sat down.
After a long pause, he finally spoke coldly, "What exactly happened?"
In her haste, the young palace maid only told Xuan Yuanhan that he was being punished by kneeling in the snow for twelve hours because Xuan Yuanyue had angered Emperor Jing, but she did not explain the details.
At this moment, Xuan Yuan Yue glanced at the quiet Mei Xi Yuan beside her. Xuan Yuan Han glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and said to Mei Xi Yuan, "You go and pay your respects to the Empress Dowager by yourself first. Tell her that I have important matters to attend to and will be there shortly."
Seeing this, Mei Xiyuan knew that the uncle and nephew were deliberately trying to get rid of her, so she had no choice but to get up, bow, and say, "Then I will take my leave first." She then headed towards Yong'an Palace alone.
As soon as Mei Xiyuan stepped out, Xuan Yuan Yue burst into tears, full of grievances, "Uncle Qin, please save Yue'er! Yue'er doesn't want to go to Bei Lie for a political marriage. Yue'er is not anyone's tool. Yue'er is a person, a person with flesh and blood and feelings!"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan's eyes widened in surprise. He thought to himself, "So that's how it is. That's why this foolish woman angered the Emperor." He then fell into a long period of deep thought.
After a long while, he finally came to his senses and turned to Xuan Yuan Yue, saying, "Alright, I understand. You may leave now." Xuan Yuan Yue then fell silent, wiping away her tears as she got up and walked out of the side hall.
The room was silent. Xuan Yuanhan reached out his right hand and gently stroked the bangs on her hair, his eyes filled with extreme tenderness and heartache. Then his fingers slid down her pale, thin face, as if to wipe away and soothe all the pain and fright she had suffered that day.
A pair of warm and reassuring large hands, with an incredibly comfortable temperature, are captivating, enchanting, heart-wrenching, and irresistible.
At this moment, I only wish that Heaven would have mercy on these two people and that their best years would forever remain in this moment.
You warm my cold body, and I accompany your lonely soul for many years.
......
"Your Highness Prince Qin," Yi Shangyun finally opened her still beautiful phoenix eyes again. To her surprise, the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was him. When Xuan Yuanhan saw that she had woken up, he hurriedly withdrew his hand.
She tried to sit up, but found that she had no feeling in her legs and couldn't use any strength at all.
"My leg..." Yi Shangyun exclaimed.
"Don't be afraid, it's just frostbite and you're temporarily numb. You'll recover slowly," Xuan Yuanhan said to her with a worried expression, blaming her for being willful and for not knowing how to protect herself.
"Why is Your Highness here? Where is Princess Yue? Is she alright? Has the Emperor stopped making things difficult for her?" Yi Shangyun asked anxiously. Seeing that Xuan Yuanhan remained silent, she hurriedly looked around for Xuan Yuanyue.
Xuan Yuanhan was furious when he saw her like this. "Mind your own business first. Don't you know who you are? You always stick your neck out for others. Are you so nosy?"
Upon hearing the sudden reprimand, Yi Shangyun immediately fell silent and turned to look at the inside of the bed. Seeing her disappointed reaction, Xuan Yuanhan said helplessly, "Yue'er is fine, don't worry about her." Yi Shangyun felt much relieved.
The room was silent, and the two faced each other without saying a word, as if being together was the best thing, even if they did nothing.
After a long while, Yi Shangyun broke the awkward atmosphere by speaking first, "Your Highness, please help Princess Yue." Only then did Xuan Yuanhan turn to look at her.
Yi Shangyun continued, "Your Highness, the princess already has someone she loves, which is why she contradicted the Emperor."
Xuan Yuanhan then suddenly realized, "Who is she interested in?"
The cloud on the garment replied, "It is Mei Zhixuan, the third prince of Dongning Kingdom."
“It’s him,” Xuan Yuanhan said, somewhat surprised to see Yi Shangyun. Yi Shangyun nodded in affirmation.
"Then how do you want me to help her?" Xuan Yuanhan turned his eyes to the side and asked thoughtfully.
Yi Shangyun frowned and said earnestly, "Your Highness, could you help the princess fulfill her wish?"
"My wish has been fulfilled," Xuan Yuanhan repeated after Yi Shangyun, but with a profound and indescribable expression.
Yi Shangyun, thinking that Xuanyuan Han wanted to make a deal, hurriedly said, "As long as Your Highness can help the princess achieve her wish and the lovers can be together, this servant is willing to serve Your Highness like a slave to repay Your Highness. This servant knows that her status is lowly, but this servant is willing to pay any price, as long as the princess is happy and at peace."
"Why do you always value your own life so lightly? Is your life not a life, something you can just use to shield others from harm?" Xuan Yuanhan roared, his anger rising as he heard her say such things and remembered all the things she had willingly done for others.
"Your Highness, please calm your anger. It's not that I don't know that everyone's life is precious. It's just that I'm a useless, ugly girl who has never been loved or cared for since childhood. To have the princess treat me with such sincerity in this life, I'm willing to die for her without regret. Besides, I have nothing left to hold me back in this world, so I doubt anyone would care about my life or death."
Yi Shangyun spoke these words with a heart full of grievances. Indeed, whether in the 21st century or in the Western Qin Kingdom a thousand years ago, he had always been lonely and unloved. As he spoke, he fell into boundless thoughts.
"Your Highness, please, help the princess. I know that only Your Highness has the ability to help the princess in the entire Western Qin Kingdom. The princess is still just a child. She cannot bear unbearable pain in her life. If you push her any further, she will go crazy," Yi Shangyun said desperately once again, her eyes filled with tears.
Upon seeing this, Xuanyuan Han let out a deep breath and said, "I can agree to your request, but I want you to remember what you said today. From now on, your life is mine."
Then he turned his gaze to Yi Shangyun on the bed, and solemnly declared, "Yi Shangyun, from this day forward, I am your only one. Your body and your heart will belong solely to me."
Yi Shangyun was terrified. Looking at Xuan Yuanhan's firm and serious tone and gaze, she didn't know why she didn't dare to blink. She stared straight into Xuan Yuanhan's eyes, their eyes meeting.
After resting for a while, Xuan Yuan Yue finally felt much better and suddenly burst in.
Upon seeing that Yi Shangyun was awake, she rushed to the bedside and excitedly said, "Yun'er, you're finally awake! I was so scared of you..."
Yi Shangyun smiled and said to her, "Princess, Yun'er said I can do it."
“But you don’t know that some people almost took my life,” Xuan Yuan Yue said, glancing at Xuan Yuan Han beside her and stammering.
Xuan Yuanhan glanced at Xuan Yuanyue with his eyes lowered, and Xuan Yuanyue dared not look up or utter a sound.
Yi Shangyun then hurriedly said to Xuan Yuan Yue, "Princess, His Highness the King of Qin has already agreed to help you."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuan Yue quickly looked up and asked, "Help me? Help me with what?"
"Don't cause trouble. If you're sick, just rest properly," Xuan Yuanhan suddenly said angrily to the agitated Yi Shangyun on the bed. Then, he turned his gaze to Xuan Yuanyue beside her and asked, "Do you like Mei Zhixuan, the third prince of Dongning Kingdom?"
"Yue'er is... what? Where did you hear such a ridiculous rumor from, Imperial Uncle?" Xuan Yuan Yue was initially delighted, but due to her ladylike modesty, she changed her words midway.
"In that case, I will leave it at that." With that, Xuan Yuanhan made a move to get up and leave.
Xuanyuan Yue quickly reached out and pressed him down, pouting and acting coquettishly, "Royal Uncle..."
"I am now asking you this seriously. You should think carefully before you answer. This matter concerns your entire life, and even..." Xuan Yuanhan said, then hesitated.
Xuanyuan Yue's face immediately lit up with joy as she said, "Uncle Qin, please ask. Yue'er will answer to the best of her knowledge."
Xuanyuan Han glared at her and said, "Do you really like Mei Zhixuan, the third prince of Dongning Kingdom?"
Xuan Yuan Yue said with conviction, "Yes, Yue'er will marry no one but you in this life."
Xuanyuan Han: "But do you know if he also insists on marrying no one but you?"
Xuanyuan Yue: "As long as Yue'er can see him every day and stay by his side, she will be content."
Xuan Yuanhan was completely unaware that the little girl he saw was so deeply infatuated with that foreign prince. "One last question: The Lingkong Continent is currently in turmoil, with heroes vying for power and constant warfare. If one day the Western Qin and Eastern Ning kingdoms were to clash, what would you choose?"
Xuanyuan Han, a member of the imperial court, knew that the day when the four kingdoms of Lingkong Continent would be unified would come sooner or later. And now, this girl was so deeply in love with the prince of the enemy kingdom, yet he still clung to a last glimmer of hope, hoping to keep her. After all, this princess was nothing like the ruthless and tyrannical Emperor Jing.
Seeing that Xuan Yuan Yue was in a dilemma and remained silent for a long time, Xuan Yuan Han said, "What, are you going to give up?"
"No, Uncle Qin, there's a saying among the people: 'A woman follows her husband wherever he goes,' as the saying goes. My heart is as clear as the sun and moon, and will never waver until death. If Dongning falls, I will fall too," Xuan Yuan Yue replied solemnly. Even Yi Shang Yun, who had been listening quietly, was shocked. She had thought Xuan Yuan Yue was just a child, but she had grown up so much that she was already a princess of Western Qin with her own opinions and sense of responsibility.
Xuanyuan Han was also taken aback, and then said, "I am confirming with you for the last time that everything is as you just said. No matter what happens in the future, I will never regret it in this life."
Xuanyuan Yue looked at Yi Shangyun, who had a worried expression on her face.
Both Xi Qin and Dong Ning... at this moment, they both hoped that what Xuan Yuan Han was worried about would never happen, and that it was just Xuan Yuan Han's overthinking. However, in the end, Xuan Yuan Yue blinked and nodded to Xuan Yuan Han to confirm.
"I understand now," Xuan Yuanhan said upon seeing her reply, and then stood up.
But as he reached the entrance of the side hall and was about to cross the threshold, he suddenly turned to the two of them and said sternly, "I will fulfill whatever you two have asked of me today. However, I will absolutely not allow you to break a single word of the promises you made to me today."
After saying that, he disappeared from their sight.
Meanwhile, someone in the palace was doing something that would astonish everyone...
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