Soon, the guards brought Yi Shangyun to Mei Xiyuan.
He shoved her forward roughly and ordered, "Why aren't you kneeling before the princess?"
At this moment, Yi Shangyun was cold and hungry, and even felt dizzy and lightheaded when walking. She felt drowsy all over.
Yet, with the last ounce of strength he had left, he remained standing and weakly retorted, "Why should I kneel?"
At this moment, Mei Xiyuan's expression showed a slight displeasure.
A maid standing beside him slowly moved over and slapped a loud slap hard across Yun Guangjie's face.
He cursed loudly, "What a shameless slut! It's all because of you that the princess has fallen to this state. Even now, she still shows no remorse."
Yi Shangyun clearly didn't even have the strength to dodge or cover her face. Even as five clear finger marks quickly appeared on her face, she could only turn her face slightly to the side.
Mei Xiyuan clearly saw her weakness, but still asked, "How is that bitch?"
The guard reported, "This wretched woman is incredibly stubborn. She's been locked up in the woodshed ever since she returned. As per the princess's orders, we only sent her one meal and a bowl of water, just enough to keep her alive. But she hasn't cried, made a fuss, or begged for mercy!"
Mei Xiyuan was utterly disgusted: "You really have the life of a rather ambitious bug. You are indeed both smelly and stubborn. Let's see how long you can keep it up..."
At this moment, a guard stammered, "But, in the moments when she drifted into a daze, it seemed like she was calling out the same person's name?"
Mei Xiyuan paused for a moment upon hearing this, and asked, "Whose name is she calling? Could it be that, having fallen into the hands of this princess, she actually expects someone to come and rescue her?"
The guard scratched his head, thought for a moment, and said, "What she called out sounded like... Wei Mingxuan..."
Mei Xiyuan repeated each word carefully: "Wei...Ming...Xuan..."
He quickly searched through all his memories, but he clearly knew nothing about it.
What puzzled her was why the person she subconsciously called out to wasn't Qin King Xuanyuan Han, with whom she shared mutual affection.
He is not that sycophant, but the Third Young Master Yi, the Crown Prince of Nan'an.
It's definitely not that lowly scoundrel, Tuoba Ze!
Could it be that this woman has someone else in her heart?
Curious, he looked at Yi Shangyun's face and asked, "Who is Wei Mingxuan?"
Yi Shangyun said with obvious difficulty, "How dare you call Wei Mingxuan that? Who is he, and what does it have to do with you?"
Seeing that she was still so stubborn even after all this, a maidservant suggested, "Princess, this wretched woman is a menace if we keep her alive. To avoid any unforeseen complications, why don't we kill her tonight?"
Mei Xiyuan, however, remained unfazed and said, "Kill her? Wouldn't that be letting her off too easily? How boring!"
The maid pressed, "So, what does the princess mean?"
Mei Xiyuan thought for a moment and said, "There is no greater sorrow than a broken heart, and physical death is secondary. This princess has a better way to completely destroy her!"
With this thought in mind, he turned to the maid beside him to confirm: "By the way, in two days it will be Miss Lu's big day at Xiqin Academy, right?"
After a moment's thought, the maid replied, "Yes!"
Mei Xiyuan suddenly smiled and said, "It's been a while since we returned to Western Qin. It's time to go and properly greet our concubine!"
He then instructed the maid, "Oh, and don't forget to change that wretched woman's clothes. How can such an important day be complete without her!"
The maidservant replied, "Yes!"
At this moment, Mei Xiyuan spoke to Yi Shangyun again: "Don't blame me! I gave you a chance before, but why did you come back? If I had known the ending would be like this, I really shouldn't have saved you back then. I should have just let Lu Tianjiao take your life directly, and then none of this would have happened."
Recalling the grievances and threats she had just suffered, Mei Xiyuan became even angrier: "I never thought that even someone as ruthless and cruel as Tuoba Ze from such a barbarian land would treat you differently. This princess truly regrets it!"
"You're actually a descendant of the legendary guardians of Western Qin!"
"Since you are so important to everyone, then this princess will destroy you with her own hands. This princess will watch them suffer a thousand times, ten thousand times more than I did back then."
Yi Shangyun reiterated her stance: "I've said it before, I don't care about anything you've said. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do!"
Mei Xiyuan, of course, didn't believe her words. In the end, she simply raised her voice and ordered everyone, "Take her away. Make sure she's kept a close watch on me for the next two days. After two days, I'm taking her to a nice place!"
Walking through the thick night fog.
Following Tuoba Ze and his servant from a distance, Young Master Yi also arrived at the place where Mei Xiyuan was hiding.
He watched as Tuoba Ze stormed off, wondering what had happened.
Looking up at the tall plaque above the gate, he muttered to himself in confusion, "Plum Garden..."
He then pondered to himself: "Those who live in the eastern part of the city of Western Qin are all either rich or noble. Most of them are royal relatives, important officials of the court, and a very small number are from prominent families. But among these people, the surname Mei... is really rarely heard of."
Then, recalling Tuoba Ze's appearance when he came out, I thought, "What is Tuoba Ze doing here? Judging from his humiliated look, someone must have given him a hard time. Just who lives here that could make him so angry..."
"Look at this door, there's no one guarding it..."
He then looked at the house again: "This house doesn't look very big. It couldn't possibly have been used by some high-ranking official to grow plum trees, could it?"
"Even Tuoba Ze wouldn't have the leisure to come here in the middle of the night to admire the plum blossoms!"
At this thought, a sudden inspiration struck him, as if he had already made up his mind. He then lifted his foot and slowly walked up the stone steps.
Reach out a hand and gently scratch the door.
Who is it?
As the sound rang out, a servant quickly opened the door a crack and peeked out half his head.
Seeing that the person in front of him was unfamiliar, he asked, "May I ask who you are?"
Young Master Yi smiled slightly and said, "Hello, I'm here to see my eldest prince. On the way here, he asked me to do some other things and told me to come here to find him. I wonder if he's still inside?"
Upon hearing this, the servant became furious and angrily chased the person away.
"Get out! Get out! Get out!"
"Get out of here!"
"Your eldest prince dared to anger my princess tonight; he is forbidden from ever coming here again!"
"If you dare to come again, I will beat you every time I see you!"
As he spoke, he was about to close the door again.
Young Master Yi slammed the door shut with lightning speed, quickly processing the servant's words: "Princess? What princess?"
Then he quickly probed, "What did you say? Our eldest prince just angered Princess Yongning?"
The servant argued with him, shouting angrily, "What Princess Yongning? Our princess is Yongle, Princess Yongle! You dog of a servant, how can you not even recognize a person! Get out, get out now! If you don't get out, I'll beat you with a stick!"
Upon hearing this, Young Master Yi was stunned and repeated, "Princess Yongle?"
Taking advantage of his distraction, the door slammed shut.
Young Master Yi was truly astonished.
“Mei Xiyuan…”
"It was her!"
"Why is she back again?"
"She met with Tuoba Ze..."
"Could it be..."
"Is she back this time for revenge?"
"In that case, if that girl falls into her hands, wouldn't she only have one way out: death!"
"No, I have to find a way. I must find the girl before she does!"
Thinking it over, Young Master Yi quickly descended the stone steps and once again plunged into a vast expanse of night fog.
Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Another heavy snow suddenly fell on the land of Western Qin.
A cold wind arose, and soon, a thick layer of snow covered the ground.
On this day, at the Prince of Qin's residence.
The place was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, all because Lu Tianjiao had finally entered the sect.
However, not a single person in the entire Prince's mansion showed any joy.
When a concubine enters the household, there is no need for a wedding ceremony.
Even if it is a marriage arranged by the Empress Dowager, the rules of etiquette must not be violated.
Consort Chun was still ill and confined to her sickbed.
He only sent Huan'er to deliver a message, saying that there was no need to come over to see them these few days, in order to avoid passing on his illness to the two newlyweds. He only sent some gifts according to custom.
However, the ritual of serving tea to the legal wife must still be performed.
Even if Lu Tianjiao was unwilling, he had to obediently do as he was told, even if it was just in front of Yi Shangyun's memorial tablet.
Because she had obtained all of this at any cost, she had no choice but to accept whatever she was about to face.
The bridal chamber was set up in the Star and Moon Pavilion of the Prince's Mansion, which was right next to the Shaohua Pavilion.
Inside the Star and Moon Pavilion.
A maidservant whispered aggrievedly, "Today is supposed to be the young lady's special day, but why is everyone in the entire manor looking so grim? The atmosphere is so somber, there's not a trace of joy. This is only the young lady's first day in the household, and they dare to be so disrespectful. If the Empress Dowager..."
"Shh..."
At this point, another maid couldn't stand it anymore and quickly shushed him, saying, "Alright, that's enough! The young lady is already upset, so don't add to her distress! His Highness the Prince of Qin will be coming to the bridal chamber after dark! Don't spoil the newlyweds' mood!"
Even though Lu Tianjiao had overheard their conversation, she was still overjoyed and eagerly awaited Xuan Yuanhan's arrival.
Because she believed that she had waited so many years. Tonight, she would serve him with all her heart, letting him know how wonderful she was!
Listening to the soft sound of snowflakes falling outside the window, Lu Tianjiao was overjoyed: "Thankfully, everything has arrived as expected."
However, at this moment, in Lin Yuexuan...
Xuanyuan Han was sitting at his desk, staring blankly at the handkerchief he had received from a woman on the street.
These days, it seems he has no other choice.
Everyone could only start their search again from the restaurant where he discovered Yi Shangyun, hoping to find some new clues.
Clearly, Yi Shangyun had once again vanished without a trace from his world.
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