Do you really think you can find the happiness you desire by marrying a man like this? Perhaps, your relationship was already destined to end badly?
On the way back to Yunshui Pavilion from the dark room, Yi Shangyun was lost in deep thought, the words of the Great Medicine Girl when she left echoing in his ears.
She sighed inwardly, "Yes, a man like him, having spent over a decade in the military, naturally possesses profound wisdom and ambition. He's merely biding his time, honing his skills, waiting for the day he unleashes his full potential to turn the tide. But can someone so destined for an ordinary life truly offer me a simple, ordinary happiness, and grow old together with me...?"
As I pondered this, I unconsciously slowed my pace.
Unlike the clouds on the clothes, Yan'er walked ahead, angrily tearing at a bunch of leaves she had casually plucked from somewhere.
Muttering to herself, she blamed Yi Shangyun: "I never expected that this great medicine girl would be so stubborn even when she's about to die. She's truly despicable! We should seize the opportunity to teach her a lesson. But why did you stop Yan'er, Miss? I don't understand why you let her go so easily?"
He muttered to himself for a long time, but he still couldn't hear a single response from Yi Shangyun.
So Yan'er stopped in surprise and looked down. She realized that the cloud on her clothes had slowed down and was falling down, getting further and further away from her.
Yan'er stomped her feet in anger, but then turned back helplessly to help Yi Shangyun up. She whispered in her ear with a reluctant expression, "Miss, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so lost and disoriented as soon as you step out of the dark room? Don't worry, I've already made arrangements. She'll go out through the back door, and no one will stop her. She'll be fine."
Yi Shangyun then came to her senses and said, "I'm fine, maybe I'm just a little tired?"
"Miss, you just got up, why are you tired again?" Yan'er asked with concern.
After a moment's thought, she said anxiously, "Was the wound very painful last night, which is why you didn't get enough rest? In that case, let's hurry back to Yunshui Pavilion. Miss's things have all been moved there and are almost all put away."
"Hmm," Yi Shangyun nodded in agreement.
So Yan'er happily tightened her grip on her arm and continued walking with her.
After thinking for a moment, Yan'er couldn't help but ask again, "Why didn't you let Yan'er stand up for you today, Miss?"
Yi Shangyun thought for a moment, recalling the first time he saw Da Yao Nu in the dark room, and said, "Let's be lenient when we can. It's clear that Da Yao Nu was also restless and exhausted that night. She must have been caught off guard in the heat of the moment and was quite frightened. She will surely remember the lesson we've taught her. Why should we push her any further?"
However, thinking about how dangerous Yi Shangyun's injuries were, Yan'er was still a little scared and scolded her, "Miss, you really are something. Why do you take the knife for everyone? Is that Dingxiang really more important than your life?"
Yi Shangyun looked at Yan'er's face, recalled the past, and said, "Aren't we all the same? If the person that Da Yao Nu stabbed that day was you, I would have done the same. Just like you did for Lanxiang back then in the Xiaolong Society, didn't you?"
Even so, Yan'er was still very angry: "I... Yan'er just can't stand it! Look what she's done to Miss! Yan'er really wants to stab her in the heart and let her feel the pain Miss is suffering!"
Yi Shangyun looked at her profile and found her puffed-out cheeks and indignant expression quite adorable. He reached out and pinched her cheek, laughing as he said, "My Yan'er has always been kind-hearted. I never knew I'd become so cruel. But silly Yan'er, if you were to stab her in the heart, could she possibly survive?"
"But she..."
Yan'er seemed to want to argue with her, but Yi Shangyun grabbed her arm and stopped her, saying, "Alright, Yan'er, let's leave it at that and forget about it."
Yan'er's eyes widened, and she abruptly shook off Yi Shangyun's hand, saying, "No, Yan'er can't do it!"
Unexpectedly, the wound on Yi Shangyun's body was torn open, and Yi Shangyun cried out in pain, "Hiss!"
Upon seeing this, Yan'er quickly reached out to check her injuries and said with great concern, "I'm sorry, Miss, I didn't mean to. Does it hurt a lot?"
"Don't be afraid, it's alright! Yan'er, listen to me, forget about it!" Yi Shangyun smiled at her and said.
Yan'er stared at him for a long time, and finally nodded helplessly, agreeing.
The two then stopped mentioning the matter and continued their journey back towards Yunshui Pavilion.
However, as they walked, Yi Shangyun suddenly felt that something was amiss, so she said as she walked, "By the way, Yan'er, don't you think we succeeded too easily today?"
Upon hearing this, Yan'er looked at Yi Shangyun's face with a puzzled expression.
Yi Shangyun raised his head, looked around for a moment, and said, "This huge Qin Prince's mansion is guarded by secret guards everywhere, not to mention the secret room that should be heavily guarded. How come we found the Great Medicine Girl so easily and let her go without anyone noticing!"
Yan'er was seriously considering what Yi Shangyun had said when Yi Shangyun suddenly asked her, "Who told you where the secret room was, and where the mechanism to open the dungeon was?"
Yan'er thought for a moment and said, "Yan'er overheard General Cheng talking about this when the guards changed shifts this morning."
"Did General Cheng say that himself?" Yi Shangyun asked in surprise.
Yan'er nodded.
Yi Shangyun seemed to have suddenly realized what was going on, muttering to himself, "General Cheng is always meticulous in his work, how could he be so careless as to leak secrets? Could it be... that His Highness intentionally had someone lead us astray..."
Seeing that Yi Shangyun had fallen into deep thought again, Yan'er called out to her repeatedly, "Miss, Miss, Miss, what's wrong?"
Yi Shangyun snapped out of her daze and said, "I'm fine, alright, let's go back quickly!"
Just as Yi Shangyun and Yan'er carefully returned to Yunshui Pavilion, they saw that the courtyard was filled with several large and small boxes, each tied with a festive and dazzling red ribbon.
Yi Shangyun paused slowly in astonishment, gazing at everything before her.
Yan'er said blankly, "Miss, this is..."
As he spoke, he stepped past Yi Shangyun and went forward to examine the boxes more closely.
Yi Shangyun opened one of the boxes, and Yan'er exclaimed in surprise, "This...this is jewelry from the Zhenbaofang jewelry store in the capital. Only ladies from noble families are worthy of owning each piece..."
Yi Shangyun picked up a small wooden box from inside and opened it. Inside was a jade bracelet, its surface round and its interior square, exuding an elegant and gentle emerald green color.
On the other side, Yan'er opened a gold-inlaid jade petal tassel hairpin with a moist, lustrous, clear and bright appearance.
As Yi Shangyun personally opened each of the boxes, the master and servant were immediately stunned.
"And there are also the new candies and pastries that Tianxiangzhai just released. Even wealthy people might have to queue up to buy them..."
As a true foodie, I watched Yan'er stare longingly, my mouth practically watering.
Not only that, Yan'er was constantly amazed.
"And ready-to-wear clothing..."
"Fine wine..."
"antique……"
"Calligraphy and paintings..."
...
Each of these items was incredibly valuable and exquisitely beautiful, much to Yan'er's delight.
Finally, she gently stroked the soft fabric in a box with great delight and said, "These are all the most fashionable materials in the city right now. They are light, breathable and comfortable. But there are so many, and they are all in double. Did Your Highness move the entire shop back to the manor for Miss?"
Just then, Xuan Yuanhan's familiar voice came from the doorway: "Where has the Princess Consort been so early in the morning? Has she even forgotten about today's homecoming?"
"Returning to one's parents' home?"
"Returning to one's parents' home?"
The master and servant then realized what had happened. Yi Shangyun looked at Yan'er's face and suddenly understood. They looked at each other and said in unison.
"Could it be that you've already gotten so used to my palace so quickly that the princess has forgotten to go home as soon as she arrives?"
Xuan Yuanhan, dressed in a black brocade robe, approached Yi Shangyun with his hands behind his back. His gaze met her gentle eyes, and he teased her playfully.
However, a blush suddenly appeared on Yun Dun's slightly lowered cheeks.
On the carriage where the two were traveling together to the Yi Mansion in the west of the city.
Yi Shangyun frowned slightly, lowered her eyes, and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "Your Highness, thank you!"
Because of the cloud on his clothes, Xuanyuan Han really didn't get a good rest that night.
He seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but upon hearing the voice, he opened his deep eyes and asked, "Why do you thank me?"
Yi Shangyun pursed her lips and said, "Yun'er knows that Your Highness intentionally had General Cheng leak the information about the secret room to Yan'er, so that we could successfully release the Great Medicine Maiden. Your Highness, I'm sorry..."
Xuanyuan Han stared straight ahead and said, "Your Highness is probably overthinking things. I just can't bear to see my Princess tossing and turning in the middle of the night, unable to sleep, because of someone unrelated to me, ruining my good mood. From now on, Your Highness is not allowed to do this for anyone but me. Do you all remember that?"
"Hmm..." Upon hearing these words, Yi Shangyun raised her bright eyes and looked at him again, a charming smile on her face. She sat obediently and docilely beside him, her heart and eyes filled with happiness.
After a moment of silence, Xuan Yuanhan suddenly spoke again: "Yun'er, this is the only time. You must take good care of yourself in the future. I can't bear to hurt you, so how can I tolerate others hurting you?"
Gazing at his strikingly handsome profile, Yi Shangyun was deeply moved. She silently thought to herself, "That's right. Since I've already made up my mind to choose this man, no matter what the ending may be, at least for now, this man and I are happy, and that's enough!"
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