At this thought, she couldn't help but turn around and gaze at Xuan Yuanhan's sleeping face from afar.
He muttered to himself, "Everyone says that the God of War, Lingkong, has killed countless enemies and regards human life as worthless, and is the most cold-blooded and ruthless. But only I know that his heart is the softest. All his tenderness is reserved for one person."
A myriad of thoughts.
She paused, a complex sorrow welling up inside her: "But this person is precisely the least likely in this world to be loyal to you for long. Perhaps, a short, sharp pain is truly better than a long, drawn-out one..."
Looking at his sharply defined face, Yi Shangyun finally made up her mind and silently apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have entered your world and disrupted your marriage..."
Meanwhile, Lu Tianjiao, who had been outside and had not retreated, was already furious and eager to try again. He was thinking that the maid had given him such a strong aphrodisiac last night that even a god descending to earth could not cure him.
The solution can only be found if a woman has sexual intercourse with him.
So, who was it that replaced her last night and became his antidote?
This person must still be in Yunshui Pavilion.
Recalling the crucial moment of last night, Lu Tianjiao never expected that even though he had been drugged, he could still escape from his grasp.
What angered her even more was that he would rather cut himself than touch her!
Once I started thinking about wanting it, I couldn't hold back any longer!
So he continued to step forward and forcefully pushed aside the maid's obstruction.
She said indignantly, "Get out of my way! I, the princess, want to see who is so bold as to dare to seduce His Highness!"
Even so, the maidservant remained kneeling on the ground, still pleading with her: "Princess Consort, you must not disturb His Highness..."
At this moment, Xuanyuan Han seemed to have been awakened by the noise outside.
His brows furrowed, and an extremely displeased expression appeared on his face.
Before even opening his eyes, he spoke first, demanding, "Don't you know where you are? The Princess prefers peace and quiet. Who dares to make such a racket so early in the morning?"
In a daze, he propped himself up on the couch with one hand and held his forehead, which still felt a little uncomfortable, with the other, and slowly sat up from the couch.
Hearing that he always thought of himself, Yi Shangyun was moved once again.
However, as soon as he realized that she was waking up, he was so frightened that he hurriedly fled from the side hall.
Xuanyuan Han got up and saw that his side was now empty.
Suddenly, the intense scene between the two of them last night flashed through his mind, and he muttered to himself, puzzled, "Last night, I clearly felt as if I saw Yun'er return! The feeling was so real. Could it all have been just a dream?"
So he hurriedly looked around and searched carefully every corner of the bed and the palace.
I want to find even the slightest trace that proves Yun on my clothes really did come back last night.
But in the end, they clearly gained nothing.
Here, just like every day since she left, all that remains is endless loneliness and sorrow.
Just as Xuanyuan Han was about to accept that last night was just another hallucination, his gaze suddenly fell on his left hand, which was propped up on the edge of the bed.
For a moment, he was so excited that he could hardly speak. He could only raise the hand in disbelief in front of him and speak intermittently.
"This is……"
"Yun'er's silk handkerchief!"
"It was she who personally re-bandaged my wound!"
"Yun'er, she..."
"last night……"
"It really is her!"
"It really is her who's back!"
"Very good!"
"Thank goodness it was her!"
Everything before his eyes proved that what happened last night was not just his hallucination.
For a moment, Xuanyuan Han was so happy that he was like a child, and almost jumped off the bed.
Even my steps have become lighter than ever before.
Just in time.
This scene was witnessed by Lu Tianjiao, who had just barged into the hall.
This was the first time Lu Tianjiao had ever seen the usually calm and reserved Xuan Yuanhan reveal such an unknown side of himself.
She was instantly stunned by his actions: "Brother Han... what's wrong with you?"
Upon catching a glimpse of her face, Xuan Yuanhan immediately dropped his joy and began to question Lu Tianjiao repeatedly.
Why are you here?
"Who gave you permission to come here?"
"go out!"
"You are not allowed to set foot in Yunshui Pavilion from now on, or you will bear the consequences!"
In just a moment, they showed two completely different faces.
Lu Tianjiao was surprised that Xuan Yuanhan would lose his temper so badly, so she quickly tried to apologize: "Brother Han, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Unexpectedly, Xuan Yuanhan didn't give her the slightest chance, not even wanting to look at her, and once again raised his voice to shout and drive her away: "Get out of here now!"
Seeing that the other party was so determined to expel him, leaving no room for negotiation, Lu Tianjiao could only swallow his anger and leave Yunshui Pavilion in a huff.
Only after watching Lu Tianjiao with his own eyes until he was sure that Lu Tianjiao had completely left Yunshui Pavilion did Xuanyuan Han suddenly come back to his senses.
"Yun'er!"
So, as if possessed, he began searching everywhere, inside and out, for Yi Shangyun's figure.
Xuanyuan Han was clearly disregarding everything else, grabbing everyone he met and asking, "Have you seen the Princess Consort return?"
However, everyone looked at him with astonishment and shook their heads in denial.
Xuanyuan Han was utterly incredulous.
"How could there not be?"
"It's impossible that it's not there?"
"Last night, it was definitely her!"
Why does everyone say she never came back?
Finally, he returned to Yunshui Pavilion, dejected and heartbroken.
I stared intently at my left hand, feeling flustered and unsure of what to do.
Just then, Cheng Liang returned home from his night shift and stepped through the door.
Then they saw that there were always two or three people gathered together in the mansion, whispering to each other.
So he raised one hand and beckoned a guard: "Come here!"
A guard approached, and Cheng Liang asked him, "Has something happened in the manor?"
The guard looked around, then clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and cautiously reported, "Reporting to General Cheng, this morning His Highness pulled everyone in the manor aside and asked if they had seen the Princess Consort return. Wasn't the Princess Consort deceased half a year ago?"
The guard's words became increasingly mysterious: "His Highness usually spends most of his nights at Yunshui Pavilion. Could it be that he saw something and suffered some kind of shock, causing him to lose his mind?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Liang immediately reprimanded the guard sternly: "How dare you!"
The guard hurriedly begged for mercy: "General, spare my life! I misspoke!"
Fearing that someone might take advantage of the situation, only a very few people in the manor knew about Yi Shangyun's faked death.
But upon hearing why his master had suddenly done something so impulsive, he thought to himself, "It seems that what happened last night must have greatly affected His Highness."
So he first explained to the guard, "His Highness and the Princess Consort were deeply in love, and he still cannot accept the fact that the Princess Consort has passed away. In addition, the arrival of the Consort yesterday inevitably stirred up his emotions in His Highness. He is simply missing the Princess Consort too much! From now on, tell the people in the mansion not to talk about this anymore. If it gets to the ears of some people with ulterior motives, it may bring disaster to the mansion. Do you understand?!"
Upon hearing that the situation was so serious, the guard hurriedly replied, "General, you are right. I know what to do!"
He then quickly turned around and ordered the two people on the side to stop whispering: "You lot, stop talking, or you'll be dealt with according to military law."
The Prince's Palace was known for its strict and clear system of rewards and punishments, and the two quickly dispersed upon hearing the sound.
The guard then addressed the two men in the corridor, saying, "And you too..."
After dealing with this part...
Upon hearing the news, Cheng Liang rushed over and saw Xuan Yuanhan slumped on the cold stone steps in front of Yunshui Pavilion, looking utterly dejected.
At this moment, Xuanyuan Han was still staring blankly at his left hand.
Upon noticing the injury to his left hand, Cheng Liang rushed forward and anxiously asked, "What happened to Your Highness's hand?"
Xuan Yuanhan was filled with rage when he thought of the critical moment last night: "How dare they try to drug me!"
"Drugned?" Cheng Liang exclaimed in surprise.
He originally thought that Lu Tianjiao was just like his name suggested, a spoiled and arrogant person. He never expected that he would do such a shameless thing.
Cheng Liang was utterly incredulous and asked again to confirm, "The concubine would actually resort to such methods to win over His Highness?"
Xuan Yuanhan said, "Lu Tianjiao certainly doesn't have the guts. This was done by someone from the palace, but she didn't refuse!"
Cheng Liang quickly looked him over and asked urgently, "Is His Highness alright?"
Xuanyuan Han shook his head, feeling quite fortunate, and said, "Fortunately, Yun'er was there last night. If she hadn't returned just in time, with such a heavy dose of medicine, I'm afraid I would have had a hard time getting away! I also wonder if I frightened her?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Liang's eyes widened in surprise. "Your Highness just said that the Princess Consort returned last night. Is that true? Where is she now?"
Xuanyuan Han shook his head helplessly, feeling extremely guilty: "It's all my fault for being too deeply affected by the medicine. When I woke up this morning, she was already gone."
After analyzing the whole story, Cheng Liang still felt somewhat puzzled: "In that case, how can Your Highness be so sure that the person who gave you the antidote last night was none other than the Princess Consort?"
Xuanyuan Han slightly raised his injured left hand: "Last night at Xingyue Pavilion, I discovered that I had been poisoned. In order not to lose my mind, I cut myself. Take a close look at this bandage!"
Cheng Liang then looked closely and saw the silk handkerchief and the familiar bandaging method. He exclaimed in surprise, "It really is the Princess Consort!"
Only now did Cheng Liang finally pat his chest and breathe a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, thank goodness. I thought Your Highness was really going to consummate the marriage with the concubine last night!"
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Han glared at him fiercely.
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