Only then did he realize how crazy Xuanyuan Han had been towards him.
Looking at the deep kiss marks he left on her neck and collarbone, and then gently prying open her collar with his fingers, she could vaguely see even more shocking kiss marks hidden on her chest.
Even just looking at her now made her ears turn red, her face burn, and her heart race even faster.
Thinking back to Wei Ning's surprised look just now, Yi Shangyun was so ashamed that she just wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
So she quickly picked up the face powder from the dressing table and carefully covered it up.
At this moment, Xuan Yuanhan's seemingly conflicted expression reappeared before her eyes.
Wanting to know yet afraid to know, Yi Shangyun said angrily, "I really don't understand what you're suspecting? What's wrong with you? What are you really thinking?"
But once she calmed down, she found herself lost in thought: "Wei...Ming...Xuan..."
But even after racking his brains, he still couldn't remember anything: "How did Your Highness learn about this person named Wei Mingxuan, and why do I have absolutely no memory of him? Memory..."
Speaking of memories, she suddenly thought of those inexplicable, fragmented pieces of memory that usually lingered in her mind.
So he said with some doubt, "Could it be that this Wei Mingxuan... is also related to the memory I lost? If so, does that mean that as long as I recover that memory, I can find out who Wei Mingxuan is, and I can also prove my innocence to His Highness and remove his concerns?"
"A Rejuvenation Pill..."
At that moment, she suddenly thought of something, and at the same time, she thought of a person.
But he quickly found himself in a dilemma: "Ever since the fall of the Northern Lie Kingdom, the Second Prince has been homeless. Where can I possibly find him?"
The thought of Tuoba Honglai now fills me with a heavy sense of guilt.
When I first saw him, he was dressed in flowing white robes, holding a long sword, exuding confidence, heroic spirit, and elegant demeanor.
If she hadn't reappeared on the grasslands, perhaps the old king of Beilie would still be alive, and even if Tuoba Ze were utterly wicked, he would still be intimidated.
Given time and a few more years to mature, Tuoba Hong might also be a very good successor.
But when I met her, everything changed...
In an instant, boundless thoughts, like a deep sea, gradually engulfed her inch by inch.
Suddenly, a gust of wind howled past.
An urgent voice came from outside the door: "Quickly, someone come and strengthen the defenses!"
This brought Yun Dun back to reality.
After calming herself down, Yi Shangyun carefully examined herself in the mirror. Seeing that she was mostly covered up, she said, "Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it anymore. I'd better think about what I can do to bring the water from the divine spring here!"
"Someone come here...someone come here...someone come quickly..."
Hearing another commotion outside, Yi Shangyun's thoughts were finally interrupted, and she asked in confusion, "What exactly is happening outside?"
So she quickly put down the cosmetics in her hand, got up and went out.
When I went outside, I was surprised to find that the sky above me, which had been perfectly clear just moments before, was now gradually darkening in the distance.
The wind around her grew stronger and stronger, carrying the sound of sand and dust colliding, as if it were about to uproot the tent or blow her thin body over. The sand and dust hit her face, stinging painfully.
Looking around the military camp, one can see people everywhere reinforcing tents and other facilities.
She reached up and tidied her wind-blown hair, a vague, ominous premonition creeping into her heart: "Look at the sky, could it really be coming..."
Yi Shangyun could no longer contain her anxiety: "No, I have to do something more. I can't just sit here and wait to die."
Forgetting that her clothes had already been completely changed from head to toe, she hurriedly started groping herself haphazardly.
But clearly, after searching for a long time, she couldn't find what she wanted: her only remaining small jade-colored porcelain bottle containing water from the divine spring.
He wondered to himself, "How could it not be on me? Did Yan'er take it and put it away when she was changing my clothes?"
She grew even more anxious and said angrily, "What's wrong with Yan'er today? Where did she go? Why hasn't she come back yet?"
Seeing that a massive sandstorm of unpredictable power was about to arrive, Yi Shangyun was extremely nervous and worried: "The sandstorm can be destroyed if any one of the factors that cause it is blocked. The power of the divine spring water should not be underestimated, but I definitely cannot do it alone without Your Highness's help. I wonder if he has calmed down yet. Perhaps I should try again."
At this thought, she didn't have time to think about anything else. As she headed towards Xuan Yuanhan's military tent, she recklessly declared, "I don't care anymore, I might as well die!"
Meanwhile, in Xuanyuan Han's military tent.
Yan'er cautiously peered out for a long time, until she saw no one else entering or leaving the tent, before she timidly walked over to them.
He lowered his voice and said to the guards outside the tent, "Please inform the prince that the princess's maid, Yan'er, has urgent business to discuss with him!"
Soon, the guards brought him before Xuanyuan Han.
After he left, Yan'er bowed to him and said, "Yan'er greets Your Highness, the King of Qin!"
Xuanyuan Han did not look at her. At this moment, he was trying to suppress his emotions and pretended to be calm and focused his gaze on a map of Lu County and the surrounding desert on the table in front of him.
Upon seeing him enter the tent, he asked, "What important matter brings you to see me?"
Even now, Yan'er still harbored a sliver of hesitation: "Your Highness, my young lady...my young lady...she...she..."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw her clutching the hem of her clothes tightly, stammering. Xuan Yuanhan raised his voice, sounding somewhat impatient, and asked, "What's wrong with her now?"
Perhaps because she was too timid, or perhaps because the situation was serious, Yan'er was so frightened that she finally blurted out, "Miss seems to be pregnant?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan finally raised his head abruptly, looked at her face, and was stunned as if struck by lightning: "What did you say?"
Yan'er recalled, "Miss has been nauseous frequently lately, and she hasn't had her period for two months. Miss is afraid... afraid... that she's pregnant again!"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan seemed to remember something and quickly got up and walked out of the tent.
Yan'er quickly followed.
As soon as Xuanyuan Han stepped out, he stormed into the tent where the military doctor was located.
The military doctor, who was taking the pulse in place of the bodyguard, immediately put down the herbs he was holding and knelt down respectfully before the prince upon his arrival, saying, "Your Highness, I pay my respects!"
"You really are a quack doctor, unable to even detect that the princess is pregnant?" Xuan Yuanhan leaned down, grabbed his collar, and coldly questioned him.
Unexpectedly, the military doctor seemed to suddenly understand something and exclaimed happily, "What? Her Highness the Princess is really pregnant?"
Upon seeing this, Xuan Yuanhan asked in confusion, "What? Did you already know all along?"
The military doctor said, "When I took the Princess's pulse while she was unconscious, I did find that her pulse seemed slightly off. However, it was because the fetus was still very small and the Princess was unconscious, so I couldn't ask her directly. It was precisely because I was afraid that she was really pregnant that I didn't dare to administer many of the special medicines, which is why the Princess woke up relatively slowly."
For a moment, Xuan Yuanhan stood there, seemingly unable to react. He regretted everything he had done to Yi Shangyun and then threw the military doctor aside.
He then turned and blamed both of them, saying, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Not knowing what had happened or why he said that, Yan'er and the military doctor looked at each other in confusion.
Xuanyuan Han waved his hand, and the military doctor withdrew, leaving Yan'er alone inside.
After a long silence, Xuan Yuanhan began to blame her, asking, "Didn't I order you to give her the medicine every time? How could this be..."
Yan'er thought for a long time but still couldn't figure it out. She had a slight doubt and said, "Yan'er did indeed deliver the medicine to Miss every time according to His Highness's instructions, and watched her take it before leaving."
Xuan Yuanhan was also puzzled: "Then how could she get pregnant again..."
Yan'er's memories drifted back to the night Yi Shangyun left the Qin Prince's Mansion for Lu County, and she said, "Could it be... that time..."
Xuanyuan Han asked, "Which time?"
Yan'er said, "Could it be the night before Miss came to Lu County..."
Xuan Yuanhan exclaimed in surprise, "Why didn't you give her the medicine that time?"
Yan'er shook her head and said, "That's not how it is. I served the medicine to Miss as usual that time, but... only that time, I didn't see Miss drink the medicine with my own eyes."
Despite all the precautions, he still failed at the last hurdle, leaving Xuan Yuanhan furious.
Yan'er, feeling extremely guilty, asked, "Then what should we do now?"
After much deliberation, Xuanyuan Han finally said in a deep voice, "Prepare another bowl of 'fertility soup' using the same recipe as last time, then come find me..."
Upon hearing this, Yan'er was greatly alarmed and refused, saying, "No... Physician Le said before that Miss is already weak, and she caught a severe cold after her miscarriage last time. If she takes this medicine again, she may never be able to conceive again!"
Xuan Yuanhan knew everything Yan'er had said.
His heart was bleeding. Who could accept killing their own two children with their own hands? But what could he do? For him, nothing was more important than Yi Shangyun's life.
After a while, Yan'er suggested, "Shouldn't we also ask Miss's opinion?"
"No need!" After a painful struggle, Xuan Yuanhan finally made up his mind and started to walk out.
But as soon as the tent flap was lifted, what was seen was...
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