Upstairs in Yunshui Pavilion, Xuanyuan Han diligently guarded Yi Shangyun's bedside day and night.
It was said that Zhang Mama would take good care of him, but in reality, apart from changing his underwear and washing him, he was the only one in the attic who stayed by his side every step of the way.
Sometimes, for some unknown reason, Yi Shangyun would refuse to eat, so he would personally help her up and feed her mouth-to-mouth until she slowly swallowed the food before he felt at ease.
Three days have passed in the blink of an eye, and it is another quiet midnight with the moon hanging high in the trees.
A gentle evening breeze wafts through the window, like the intimate whispers of lovers.
Inside the room, illuminated by the dim candlelight, Xuan Yuanhan gazed tenderly at the face of the person on the bed.
Yi Shangyun's complexion has become noticeably rosier, and Physician Yue has personally taken her pulse several times, diagnosing that her body has fully recovered thanks to excellent care. However, for some reason, she still hasn't opened her eyes or regained consciousness.
Looking at the face before him, a face he both loved and hated, familiar yet unfamiliar, Xuan Yuanhan felt a mix of emotions.
"I command you to wake up now! I will not allow you to lie here asleep and ignore me. How long do you intend to sleep this time?"
"In the days since we parted, do you know how much I resent you, how much I hate you... yet how much I miss you, how much I long for you..."
"I'm wondering if you're eating well, sleeping well, and taking good care of yourself every day. Don't always think about standing up for others and making decisions for them, while neglecting yourself, and even..."
"I even wondered, how well has the Crown Prince of Nan'an treated you? Has he made things difficult for you?"
"I still have so much to say to you. Do you know that my life has been completely disrupted because of your appearance... Now, what am I supposed to do with you?"
"In your heart, is there really not even the slightest place for me?"
"If that's the case, then why did you..." when I was imprisoned in Dongning?
"You have repeatedly manipulated and toyed with me, treating me with alternating hot and cold attitudes, making me feel constantly estranged from you. Why do you treat me so cruelly?"
"Do you know that in this world, no one has ever made me so hesitant?"
"Who exactly are you? The legitimate daughter of the Yi family, Princess Yongning of Dongning Kingdom, and a descendant of the long-lost guardian of my Western Qin Kingdom... But inexplicably, ever since I first met you, I have often dreamt of a strange world, where there is also a face identical to yours, and a blurry man's face. I always feel that there should be something more to the person I know about you?"
...
Just as Xuanyuan Han sat by the couch, muttering to himself intermittently, a voice from Yi Shangyun, sounding like a nightmare, suddenly rang out.
"Wei Mingxuan, don't leave me! Where have you gone? Come back, come back quickly! If you don't come back soon, it will really be too late, too late..."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan snapped out of his daze, his heart skipped a beat, and he stared blankly at Yi Shangyun's face, silently repeating, "Wei Mingxuan..."
As he spoke, as if recalling something, he couldn't help but clench his two large, well-defined hands, which were resting on his knees, into fists and said through gritted teeth, "Who exactly is this Wei Mingxuan? He makes you so concerned about him, even when your life is in danger, he still thinks about you so much."
After taking a deep breath, he said, "I will definitely find this person and tear him to pieces."
After saying that, he got up and left angrily.
At that moment, the groggy voice echoed again from inside the house: "Your Highness, save me, save me, save our child, that's...that's our child...our child..."
The clouds drift and disperse, and another sunny day has arrived.
As the first rays of sunlight streamed through the window and into the room, the cloud-like figure on the couch rolled its eyes twice before finally opening them slowly.
As her vision gradually cleared, she saw that everything around her was so familiar, and she couldn't help but sit up and get off the bed in surprise.
Her fingertips gently traced the familiar surroundings, and tears welled up in her eyes with emotion: "Your Highness! Yun'er has finally returned."
Standing by the window, I watched the crabapple blossoms outside, fluttering in the morning breeze, their delicate pink petals shimmering in the sunlight.
It turns out that life can be so peaceful and warm. Is this what "living in peace and tranquility" means?
In this situation, she slowly closed her eyes, then slightly raised her head, and took a deep breath of the familiar, fresh air through her nose. As if receiving some new information, she suddenly opened her eyes and muttered to herself, "The scent mixed in this air, could it be..."
Before he could finish speaking, he hurriedly ran downstairs.
In the Prince's Garden, a gentle spring breeze blows, willows sway green, and mist hangs in the air; everything in spring is so tender.
In a corner of the courtyard, peonies seem to weep, and roses lie quietly, both evoking tenderness. Peach blossoms peek over the fence, their stamens half-open, like a young girl's radiant smile, pulsating with emotion.
Following a bluestone path through the garden, passing through several round archways, a hillside finally appeared, covered with a dense bamboo forest.
Springtime beauty fades with the rain; after a heavy downpour, the green hills are intoxicated and the flowers bloom. As spring draws to a close, let us not waste this precious time.
Following the familiar scent, Yi Shangyun wandered through the bamboo forest.
Everywhere I went, the streams were tinged with new green after the rain, with green water and yellow willows, and white gulls flying in pairs. This moving spring scene was as beautiful as a painting. The distant buildings were faintly visible, seemingly there and not there, which added a unique charm.
As the scent they were chasing grew stronger, they unknowingly passed through the entire bamboo forest.
Just then, she suddenly felt a warm breeze coming towards her, and she stopped and stood on the hillside looking ahead. She was so shocked that she stood still and couldn't move for a long time.
Before her appeared a clear, emerald-green lake with a small island in the center.
As far as the eye can see, there is an endless field of flowers.
When Yi Shangyun saw a small boat on the lakeside below the hillside, he couldn't wait to run towards it, get on the boat, and start rowing, slowly gliding towards the center of the lake.
As soon as they reached the shore, they jumped off the boat and ran to the edge of the flower field with a face full of joy, saying, "It really is a peony."
In the vast flower field before me, peonies of all colors bloomed in the warm breeze by the lake, swaying gently and appearing exceptionally vibrant and beautiful against the backdrop of clumps of green leaves.
Afraid of accidentally trampling on the flowers, I carefully lifted my skirt and tiptoed into the vast peony garden, strolling through the sea of peonies.
Upon closer inspection, the flowers are dense and vibrant, each peony blooming freely in the sunlight. Their fragrance permeates the air for miles, and the blossoms sway gently in the warm breeze.
Spring is in the air, the greenery is lush, and the fiery red peonies are in full bloom, attracting countless bees and butterflies to flit, dance, and play among the flowers, creating a scene of vibrant beauty everywhere.
Looking out from afar, the endless expanse of peony blossoms swayed in the wind, layer upon layer, resembling a vibrant sea of flowers, a truly magnificent sight.
Pink, white, emerald green... all sorts of colors intertwine and stretch as far as the eye can see, seemingly connecting with the sky, like a dream.
Just as she was marveling at this, something else suddenly appeared before her, seemingly hidden by flowers of various colors, swaying gently in the wind.
Yi Shangyun's eyes lit up again, and she murmured, "That's... a swing?"
She could hardly believe her eyes, so she hurried forward, reached out and parted the flowers to take a closer look, and exclaimed loudly, "It really is a swing!"
Holding onto the dreamlike swing with one hand, she looked back at everything before her, and suddenly wondered, "Why have I never heard anyone mention this place before when I was in the Prince's mansion?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but sit on the swing like a child and gently sway back and forth.
Little did she know that from the moment she stepped out of the gate of Yunshui Pavilion, Xuanyuan Han followed her from afar, watching her every move.
At this moment, looking at her innocent and carefree face, like a child, sitting gracefully on the swing in her flowing white dress, surrounded by blue sky and white clouds, above the green water and flower fields, she seemed to be thoroughly enjoying this hard-won tranquility. A faint smile, unseen for a long time, involuntarily appeared on my lips.
Xuanyuan Han murmured softly, "The flowers are in full bloom, and you have finally returned to my side."
It was by chance that I learned from Physician Yue that the peony is also known as "Jiang Li" and has been praised as the flower of love since ancient times.
Ever since Yi Shangyun disappeared in the south of the city, he fell seriously ill after returning. When he woke up, he frantically sent people everywhere to search for various peony seeds, and personally planted this huge peony field here.
He believed that one day, when the peonies bloomed, she would definitely come back.
Sure enough, she returned as promised.
Memories flooded back to me.
After a while, even Cheng Liang, who had been silent and only focused on staying close to him, was stunned by the sight of her, who looked like a fairy in a flowing white dress.
With a hint of reproach in her tone, she said, "It's really quite a coincidence! Your Highness deliberately hid this place so well. Miss Lu followed Your Highness many times when she was staying at the manor, but she couldn't find it. Now she found it so easily. It's no wonder that Your Highness's efforts were not in vain."
Xuanyuan Han listened without speaking, only a slight smile on his face, his eyes full of tenderness as he greedily gazed at the figure before him...
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