Having resolved Wei Ning's current predicament of being punished because of him, Xuan Yuanhan was also able to vent his anger on him.
Yi Shangyun had just broken free from Xuan Yuanhan's embrace. As she got up to change her clothes, she looked at the marks covering her body.
However, no matter how much she thought about it, she still couldn't understand why Xuan Yuanhan was acting so strangely towards her today.
Finally, unable to hold back any longer, she turned her back to him and asked, "Your Highness, can you tell Yun'er what she did wrong? Why does Your Highness punish her like this?"
Upon hearing her untimely and jarring question, Xuan Yuanhan's gentle gaze, which had been fixed on her, instantly turned cold and stern once more.
He then looked away, seemingly processing his thoughts in solitude, and said, "I don't want to talk about this right now!"
Unexpectedly, Yi Shangyun suddenly turned around and said dismissively, "Why doesn't Your Highness talk about this? What is the reason for all this? Even if Yun'er really did something wrong, Your Highness should at least give me a chance to explain, right? Even if it's murder, it's just a matter of the head falling to the ground. Why is Your Highness torturing me like this?"
Seeing Yi Shangyun's resolute attitude, Xuan Yuanhan thought it over and over again, finally steeled his heart, made up his mind, and sat up.
Looking into her eyes, he said, "Very well, since that's the case, I'll give you one last chance. You must answer my questions truthfully. If your answers satisfy me, I will let bygones be bygones and pretend nothing happened..."
After saying that, he hesitated for a moment, then continued, "But if your answer does not satisfy me... then..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yi Shangyun, without even thinking, calmly interrupted, "Yun'er will accept Your Highness's punishment without complaint!"
Upon hearing this, the two immediately locked eyes.
Seeing her so open and honest, Xuan Yuanhan suddenly began to have some doubts: had he really misunderstood her?
But since things have come to this, rather than repeating the mistakes of the past, where I could only speculate wildly whenever I heard that name from her own lips, it's better to completely dispel the barriers today, to confirm and face everything.
After a moment's thought, he immediately agreed and said very seriously, "Okay, it's a deal!"
Then, he composed himself slightly and said, "I ask you... who is Wei Mingxuan?... What is his relationship with you? Now that you are my queen, as long as you tell me the truth, I can pretend nothing happened!"
Xuan Yuanhan had countless imaginings about this person who made him insanely jealous whenever he thought of him.
Regardless of which one it was, in the end he felt that this person must be extremely important to Yi Shangyun. Only in this way could she be so unforgettable.
The room was silent.
It seemed that even the air around the two of them began to tense up and gradually stopped flowing.
As time ticked by, Xuan Yuanhan nervously clenched his fists, quietly awaiting her answer.
There stood there, graceful and still, dressed in a white dress as white as snow.
He seemed completely unmoved by that name, his face showing no emotion whatsoever.
After a long silence, he was finally about to speak again: "The person Your Highness mentioned is named Wei..."
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Xuanyuan Han seemed to have changed his mind again.
He suddenly felt he couldn't listen anymore and hurriedly reached out a hand to stop her: "Wait..."
Some people and some things from the past.
He exists in the darkness, lying there.
But does knowing someone exists mean you can simply pretend they don't exist if no one mentions it?
Seeing that Xuan Yuanhan was already hesitant, Yi Shangyun seemed to gradually guess something.
Ignoring their attempts to stop him, he continued tentatively, "Could it be that Your Highness suspects that Yun'er and that Wei Mingxuan you mentioned... have something going on..."
Xuanyuan Han shouted at him repeatedly, "Stop talking! I forbid you to say another word..."
What is he afraid of at this moment?
Are you afraid that if the truth is revealed, you might lose her forever?
Of course, he couldn't tolerate the woman he loved deeply having another man in her heart.
But how could he bear the fact that he had lost her!
It has been incredibly difficult for him to get to where he is today.
At this point, Yi Shangyun finally understood.
But upon closer reflection, and even more careful consideration...
Clearly, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find even the slightest clue about Wei Mingxuan in her mind.
So she answered frankly, "I have never met this Wei Mingxuan that Your Highness is talking about..."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Han immediately turned his gaze to Yi Shangyun's face.
At this moment, he was actually willing to listen to her say that she knew this person.
In this way, the doubts that had been in my heart for so long were finally put to rest.
But what I see before me, no matter how I look at it, is a face that has never lied to me.
"Sure enough, even now, he still insists on protecting that person. From the very beginning until now, she has been hiding and protecting him, hiding him so deeply that even his own people can't find any information about him." Xuan Yuanhan still didn't believe it.
Upon realizing this, Xuan Yuanhan felt extremely conflicted.
Having exhausted all other options, after much deliberation, he finally uttered a deep voice: "Get out... leave my tent immediately!"
"Your Highness, what's wrong? I have something important to discuss with you..." Yi Shangyun seemed to want to say something more.
Unexpectedly, Xuan Yuanhan coldly uttered only two words to her: "Get out!"
After saying that, he fell silent and didn't look at her again.
Left with no other choice, Yi Shangyun saw that he was in a bad mood and did not know how to comfort him, so she could only step back and say, "Alright, I'll go out... Your Highness has had a hard night, please get some rest."
After saying that, he turned around and tried to leave.
Just then, Xuan Yuanhan seemed to remember something and called out to her again, "Wait..."
"Is there anything else, Your Highness?" Yi Shangyun asked, clearly somewhat displeased.
Xuan Yuanhan coldly reminded her, "Remember to go find Yan'er and drink your medicine."
When this medicine was mentioned, everyone told her it was to help her recover from the damage caused by her previous miscarriage, but she always had a vague feeling that something was wrong...
Without time to think it over, Yi Shangyun simply replied, "Okay, Yun'er understands."
After saying that, he stepped out of the tent where Xuanyuan Han was.
As soon as I stepped outside, I felt another wave of nausea and vomiting. I couldn't help but rush to the side and vomit for a while before I finally felt better.
Finally, she gently touched her chest, recalling the feeling, and said, "This feeling... it's so familiar, it's like..."
Before he could finish speaking, he interrupted his thoughts and shook his head, asking, "What am I thinking about?"
So they continued walking forward.
Just then, a familiar voice came from behind: "Your Highness!"
The cloud on the clothes stopped and turned around, looking in the direction of the sound.
As the person drew closer, Yi Shangyun said, "General Wei...it's you..."
Wei Ning stepped forward and respectfully clasped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness, for interceding on my behalf. Only then did Your Highness forgive me!"
Looking up, I saw several very noticeable hickeys on Yun's neck.
Yi Shangyun quickly noticed his gaze lingering on her, so she hurriedly reached out to cover herself, a blush immediately appearing on her face.
Then, composing himself up, he said apologetically, "General Wei, please don't say that. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have left without a word that day, causing everyone to suffer because of me. I feel the most guilty."
"His Highness has always been extremely self-disciplined and has treated Her Majesty very well. Her Majesty is still ill, how could he bear to do such a brutal thing to her?"
Wei Ning snapped out of his disbelief and said, "Protecting Your Highness is my duty, Your Highness need not blame yourself!"
Yi Shangyun smiled slightly and then asked him, "By the way, General Wei, do you know where Yan'er is now?"
Wei Ning looked around and said, "Yan'er... I just saw her wandering around here. Is she going to His Highness's tent to look for you, Your Highness? Or should I escort you back?"
Yi Shangyun glanced at the military tent not far away and said, "No need, I can go find her myself. You go about your business!"
"Yes, Your Highness, please take good care of yourself..." Wei Ning said with concern.
Just as he was about to lift his foot, Yi Shangyun reminded him one last time: "General Wei, it's a foregone conclusion that this massive sandstorm has arrived ahead of schedule. We've done what we could; the rest is up to fate."
Yi Shangyun had been thinking that Xuan Yuanhan's arrival would be the perfect opportunity to help him send people to retrieve the divine spring water from the desert to reinforce the site.
But now, he doesn't even give himself a chance to speak, all because of a mysterious person named Wei Mingxuan.
Who exactly is he? How come I have absolutely no memory of this person?
At this thought, she felt utterly saddened, disappointed, and helpless. She instructed him, "You must remember this: before the sandstorm arrives, make sure everyone is moved to a shelter without exception. No matter what, as long as we're alive, we can always fight another day. Human life is the most important thing!"
However, Wei Ning couldn't understand the meaning behind Yi Shangyun's words at all, and only said, "With Her Majesty and His Highness here, I believe Lu County can definitely be defended!"
Yi Shangyun could only smile helplessly at him before turning and leaving.
Soon, they returned to Xuanyuan Han's camp.
"Yan'er..."
"Yan'er..."
"Where on earth did this girl go...?"
However, they could not find Yan'er anywhere.
Only then did she feel waves of pain surging through her body. She slowly sat down and, using a bronze mirror, carefully examined the various wounds on her body.
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