At night, a strong wind howled, stirring up layers of dust from the ground, plunging the world into chaos.
Listening to the howling wind outside, Yi Shangyun paced back and forth in the tent, feeling extremely uneasy.
"What to do, what to do, there's no time left?"
Just then, I heard footsteps.
Yi Shangyun looked expectantly towards the door.
It turned out that Yan'er had come in carrying a food tray with both hands to deliver the meal: "Miss!"
Yi Shangyun was still angry. When she saw her come in and greet her, she still ignored her and quickly looked away, raising her head to look around.
When Yan'er saw that she was ignoring her, she was slightly embarrassed, but she quickly acted as if nothing had happened.
She smiled as always and introduced the food to her with great interest: "Miss, look! These are all specially prepared for you by His Highness Prince Qin. They are all your favorite dishes."
As Yan'er spoke, she brought out the food from the plates and placed them on the table inside the tent: "For example, this bowl of red date, white fungus, and peanut soup, and this soup dumpling with its rich broth, soft outer skin, and delicious filling, and..."
In an instant, the tent was filled with a fragrant aroma.
Unexpectedly, just as Yan'er mustered up her courage to speak, Yi Shangyun ruthlessly cut her off: "I won't eat it, you can take it back!"
Upon hearing this, Yan'er's smile finally faded, and she walked to Yi Shangyun's side, asking, "Miss, are you still angry with Yan'er?"
Yi Shangyun tilted her body to the side, facing away from her, and said angrily, "Now His Highness Prince Qin is your master. You do whatever he tells you to do, and you do whatever he tells you to do. Even my life is firmly in your hands. How dare I be angry with you?"
Upon hearing this, Yan'er became anxious and immediately knelt down in front of Yi Shangyun, tightly grasping her arm, and said, "Miss, you have really misunderstood Yan'er."
"I wronged you?" Yi Shangyun looked down at her face in disbelief.
He paused, then asked her, "Then let me ask you, if I hadn't personally witnessed and overheard your conversation today, wouldn't you have already served me that abortion soup? And were you planning to trick me into believing it was a prescription to help me recover, making me willingly drink it, right?!"
“I…I…” Just as Yi Shangyun said, Yan’er indeed had no way to refute this.
After thinking for a while, Yan'er said, "I don't know how to explain this to you, Miss, but please believe me. Everything we've done is truly for your best."
Yi Shangyun found her words utterly hilarious and couldn't help but ask her with a laugh, "Is this all the best outcome for me?"
Yan'er nodded.
Yi Shangyun sneered, then suddenly raised her voice and said, "The best outcome you all speak of for me is to repeatedly harm the child in my womb?!"
Yan'er was actually very saddened when she learned that Yi Shangyun would never be able to conceive and give birth normally in her life.
How could she not know how important a child is to a woman?
Even in a small place like the Yi family in the west of the city, the saying "a mother's status rises with her son" was already vividly demonstrated.
Moreover, the man Yi Shangyun married was the King of Qin, a powerful figure in the Western Qin Kingdom, second only to the emperor.
One year, two years, three years.
Perhaps the King of Qin would still dote on her, but the years to come are long and full of too many uncertainties.
When that time comes, who will Yi Shangyun be able to rely on?
Upon realizing this, Yan'er became even more heartbroken and said, "But Master and Physician Le have already determined that even without the abortion potion, as the child grows bigger and bigger in Miss's belly, in the end, Miss will not be able to save it."
At this moment, Yi Shangyun could no longer hold back, and tears instantly blurred her vision. She closed her eyes for a moment, and then quickly opened them again.
Should she blame God for being unfair?
No, she couldn't; clearly, it was of no use.
Since she couldn't blame fate, she could only muster the courage to fight against it.
Perhaps no one can predict the future until the very last moment.
So she rallied her spirits and said angrily, "Why? Why should my child's life and death be decided by others? How do they know I definitely can't protect him..."
Just then, a cold, sharp voice came from outside the tent: "Others may not be able to decide, but I, the king, can..."
Seeing the curtain being lifted, Xuanyuan Han burst through the door.
Yi Shangyun clutched her abdomen with one hand and quickly took two steps back, as if terrified of him. A pleading look appeared in her eyes: "No, please don't, don't hurt my child..."
Seeing her helpless and pitiful appearance at this moment.
Xuanyuan Han then realized that she must have been frightened, so he suddenly became gentler and put his two large, well-defined hands on her shoulders.
He said softly to her, "Yun'er, it's all my fault for not protecting you. Please don't insist anymore, okay? Do you really want to wait until the day when both mother and child perish?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun slapped his hand away and said firmly, "Yes... I will wait until that day. I must see if I and that child are truly not destined to be together in this life."
Instantly, two streams of heartbroken tears rolled down her face. Yi Shangyun wiped them away herself and continued, "When that time comes, if it really is because we are not destined to be together, I have nothing to say. But if my child is determined to come, no one can stop it... and neither can you!"
After saying this, Yi Shangyun looked firmly into Xuan Yuanhan's eyes.
Seeing her unwavering belief, Xuan Yuanhan felt extremely distressed.
But he couldn't bear to see her in even the slightest danger, so as soon as he came to his senses, he said with unwavering determination, "I will absolutely not allow you to take this risk."
Upon hearing the sound, Yi Shangyun suddenly felt a darkness before her eyes and staggered as if she were about to fall.
Upon seeing this, Xuan Yuanhan quickly took two steps closer to her, anxiously reaching out to support her, and called out, "Yun'er..."
But Yi Shangyun quickly stopped in her tracks, extending a hand to block him from approaching: "Don't come any closer..."
At this moment, Yan'er reported, "Miss hasn't eaten or drunk anything all day. If this continues, something bad might happen."
Yi Shangyun stubbornly insisted, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me."
Just when their conversation seemed to have reached a stalemate, for some reason, Yi Shangyun's tone suddenly softened.
But he said with even greater seriousness, "Your Highness, let's have a proper talk!"
Xuanyuan Han knew what she wanted to say, but what she wanted to say might not be what he wanted to hear.
So he said, "If it's still about this child, then there's no need to talk about it anymore. Besides, what bargaining chips do you have to negotiate with me?"
Yi Shangyun thought for a moment, and finally slowly said, "I have..."
As he spoke, he took out the dragon and phoenix short sword that Xuanyuan Han had given him.
He swiftly drew his sword from its sheath and pressed the tip against his own neck.
Upon seeing this, Xuanyuan Han and Yan'er both exclaimed in alarm.
What do you want to do?
"Miss……"
Yi Shangyun said coldly, "I still have this life! This is my last bargaining chip!"
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Han was utterly astonished.
After a moment's thought, he wanted to persuade her, but didn't know where to begin, so he said, "Do you still remember, back in the palace, for Yue'er's marriage? At that time, your life already belonged to me!"
Yi Shangyun shook his head dismissively and said, "No, my life has always been my own. Your Highness, please let me go..."
Seeing that blood was slowly seeping from the neck area covered by Yun'er's clothes, Xuan Yuanhan was terrified and said, "No, Yun'er, put her down quickly..."
However, instead of putting down his sword, Yun Yi tightened his grip even more.
She said to Xuanyuan Han, "I know that as long as I am by your side, this child will always be in danger..."
Xuanyuan Han hurriedly swore, "No, no, I swear, I will never force you again..."
Just then, Yi Shangyun suddenly noticed Xuan Yuanhan's gaze sweep over a black box on the shelf beside her, and she silently thought to herself, "Could it be..."
Without thinking, she swiftly used her other hand to suddenly lift the lid of the black box.
Suddenly, her lost jade-colored porcelain bottle reappeared before her.
"don't want……"
As Xuanyuan Han uttered a pleading sound, Yi Shangyun snatched it from the box, held it tightly in his hand, and said, "It really is you!"
"Miss, quickly put down the sword..." Yan'er, who was standing to the side, had already collapsed to the ground in fright, crying her eyes out.
Meanwhile, Yi Shangyun slowly moved her feet toward the door.
Just as everyone's eyes were focused on the short sword, Yi Shangyun suddenly threw it to the ground and ran away unprepared.
They dared not stop for even a moment.
I don't remember how long or how far I've run.
Only when she felt completely exhausted and could no longer run did Yi Shangyun slowly stop.
Perhaps it was because he had been hungry for too long, but suddenly a wave of dizziness hit him, and he just collapsed.
I woke up in the middle of the night.
Under the warm candlelight, Yi Shangyun lay quietly in a family's house.
Suddenly, she faintly heard the voices of two young maids: "She's awake, Madam! This young lady is awake!"
Seeing that she had finally regained consciousness and slowly opened her eyes, a heavily pregnant woman walked towards her and gently called out, "Young lady, you're finally awake..."
Yi Shangyun felt utterly powerless. As she slowly got up, she carefully looked around and asked, "Where am I?"
The woman, with her hair styled in a high bun and a kind face, introduced her to the family in a friendly manner: "This is the Wang family of Lu County. Just now, when the servant was locking the door in the middle of the night, he found you unconscious in front of my house and brought you back."
"Lu County... Wang Family..."
Yi Shangyun struggled to sit up.
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