Yi Shangyun hurriedly explained, "Your Highness, you mustn't kill someone because of me. She was blinded by jealousy, she didn't mean to hurt me, Your Highness, please let her go!"
Without leaving any room for negotiation, Xuan Yuanhan refused her decisively without even thinking: "No, I've already let him off easy by not personally tearing him to pieces."
Yi Shangyun hadn't expected Xuan Yuanhan to be so angry about what had happened today. In her anxiety, she suddenly coughed heavily, "Your Highness... cough cough cough... cough cough cough..."
Upon seeing this, Yan'er immediately looked at the wound on Yi Shangyun's clothes, fearing that the violent coughing would reopen the wound that had just been bandaged.
So he quickly put one hand on her back and gently stroked it, anxiously comforting her: "Miss, don't get agitated, you mustn't get agitated, or the wound that was just bandaged will reopen."
Yan'er was so nervous and flustered that she looked like she was about to cry. She quickly turned to Xuan Yuanhan beside her for help: "Your Highness Prince Qin, please persuade my young lady!"
Yi Shangyun clutched one hand tightly to her heart, while the other gripped Xuan Yuanhan's arm. Shaking her head, she continued to plead desperately, "Your Highness, no, Yun'er begs you..."
Xuanyuan Han could no longer swallow his anger, but he was clearly helpless against Yi Shangyun at this moment.
Her kindness and persistence have always been her most lethal weapons, leaving him with absolutely no resistance to her.
“You…” Clearly, he was completely helpless with her and could only stare blankly into her eyes.
Yi Shangyun never gave up, her attitude was extremely firm.
Seeing that her persistence seemed to have an effect, she said again as soon as her breathing had calmed down a bit, "Your Highness, please release her. Aren't I standing right in front of you now?"
At this point, Xuanyuan Han suddenly became indignant again and said, "Do you call this 'good'? Do you know that if her knife had been even slightly less powerful today, you would have... you would have... what would I have done then?"
Seeing that Xuan Yuanhan was indignant, but that it was all because he was worried about his own safety and wanted to stand up for him.
Yi Shangyun's eyes suddenly softened, and she slowly reached out and took his two large hands, sincerely apologizing, "Your Highness, I'm sorry."
Perhaps because of his sudden initiative to interlock their fingers, Xuan Yuanhan's eyes seemed to gradually change from being filled only with anger.
He then looked deeply into her eyes and questioned her, "Don't you know that I can't live without you?"
Seeing the affection in the eyes of the two people in front of her, and their emotions and tone of voice gradually calming down, Yan'er finally felt at ease and quietly retreated.
After Yan'er left, the room fell silent, leaving only the two of them in the hall.
Yi Shangyun slowly released her grip, but then gently wrapped her arms around his waist, pressing her face against his firm chest, listening to his heartbeat.
She murmured softly in his arms, "I'm sorry, it was Yun'er's fault today. Yun'er made Your Highness worry. From now on, Yun'er will definitely protect herself and never make Your Highness worry again."
The soft body and gentle whispers brushed against his ear, and Xuan Yuanhan felt his heart melting.
He slowly raised one hand and pulled her into his arms, asking skeptically, "Are you really sure you know how? Do you really know how to protect yourself?"
Yi Shangyun nodded and said, "Yes, for Your Highness, Yun'er will definitely protect herself."
Just then, Xuanyuan Han suddenly picked her up in his arms and said with a face full of affection, "You've been standing barefoot on the ground for most of the day, and you don't even feel cold. You've been busy pleading for others. How can I believe you can protect yourself?"
Suddenly being picked up like this, Yi Shangyun simply wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, and pressed her face against his chest with a shy expression, hiding her face.
Xuanyuan Han gently carried her over and laid her down on his large couch.
Yi Shangyun then remembered that she had come to the palace today to meet the Empress Dowager and pay her respects.
So she asked anxiously, "But Your Highness... Yun'er hasn't gone to Yong'an Palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager today!"
Seeing that she was only now realizing what was happening, Xuan Yuanhan gave her a helpless glance, and while personally covering her with his own brocade quilt, he said, "I will handle this myself. You should take care of yourself first!"
Only then did Yi Shangyun obediently hide under the covers, but she playfully covered half of her face, leaving only her bright, clear, and beautiful eyes, sparkling like stars, lingering on Xuan Yuanhan's heartwarming every move.
Only then did they realize that Xuan Yuanhan's faint body fragrance still lingered in the quilt.
What's even more amazing is that this faint fragrance suddenly and inexplicably made her feel at ease.
Xuanyuan Han carefully tucked the corner of the quilt around her head, and then personally tidied a stray strand of hair that was messy on her forehead.
Yi Shangyun gazed greedily at the silhouette before him, which seemed to have been sculpted by the heavens. At this moment, he was so gentle.
The world called him cold and heartless, but only she knew that this man was warmer and more affectionate than anyone else in the world.
As she watched, she suddenly let out a soft, reproachful voice and called out, "Your Highness."
Xuanyuan Han pondered for a moment, then frowned anxiously and said, "Is there any discomfort in the wound? Quickly, let me take a look!"
Just as Xuanyuan Han bent down to check his wound, Yi Shangyun suddenly raised her body slightly and placed a gentle kiss on Xuanyuan Han's cheek.
Xuanyuan Han froze completely.
Heavenly thunder ignites earthly fire...
Once he came to his senses, Xuan Yuanhan suddenly leaned down again and sealed his lips with a kiss.
As their emotions intensified, their senses became blurred and indistinct, and their breathing gradually became faster and heavier.
Xuanyuan Han nestled close to her pillow, whispering, "Yun'er, I can't wait any longer. I want you, right now!"
The candlelight flickered, and the curtains fluttered gently.
He gently and slowly removed the gauze covering her body, revealing a flawless, curvaceous, and graceful figure.
Xuanyuan Han gently kissed her from her forehead to the tip of her nose, then to her cheek, lightly biting her earlobe, moving down her slender neck, and then gently pecking at her soft lips to her shoulder.
Yi Shangyun felt waves of tingling sensations wash over her body, and instinctively responded to him gently and softly.
Suddenly, Xuan Yuanhan stopped at the wound on her shoulder and could no longer continue.
He paused for a moment, staring at the phoenix mark beside him that seemed rather glaring at the moment, before trying to kiss it again.
At that moment, he desperately wished that the mark could be erased by his kiss.
However, not long after, his actions came to an abrupt halt once again.
At the same time, reason also told him that he shouldn't act impulsively at this time, because in the end, it would always be the person he loved most who would get hurt.
Thus, Xuanyuan Han had no choice but to gradually step down.
Yi Shangyun had already noticed his unusual behavior today, so she nestled in his broad embrace, still fully clothed, and softly asked in his ear, "What's wrong with Your Highness today? Did the Emperor say something? Or did the Empress say something? You've seemed preoccupied ever since you returned to the palace."
Xuanyuan Han hesitated for a moment, then finally hugged her tightly and said, "Yun'er, I'm sorry."
Upon hearing this, a blush immediately spread across Yi Shangyun's face. Thinking that he was apologizing for the earlier misunderstanding, she said guiltily, "It is Yun'er who should apologize. It is Yun'er's body that is so weak, and I have wronged Your Highness."
"No, no, that's not what I meant..."
But Xuanyuan Han could only silently cry out in his heart, for he really didn't know how to tell her about all these things.
After struggling to the very end, Xuanyuan Han could only solemnly declare, "I will definitely protect you."
"Mmm." Despite finding their conversation somewhat nonsensical, Yi Shangyun obediently responded in the end.
The two embraced tightly, their love tender and affectionate.
After an unknown amount of time, Xuanyuan Han recalled what he had heard in the Imperial Pharmacy earlier that day.
Suddenly, he spoke up and asked Yi Shangyun, "By the way, in today's third round of the competition, was the question you posed based on the scene of your first meeting with me?"
Yi Shangyun said in surprise, "So, Your Highness, you've already heard everything."
Xuanyuan Han explained, "After I met with my elder brother, I went to find you. At that time, I happened to run into Zhang Zhiyuan, who asked you to give me the last question."
Yi Shangyun was about to explain that she hadn't intentionally interfered in the Imperial Pharmacy's affairs: "Your Highness, Yun'er originally..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xuan Yuanhan cut him off again: "If you were to choose again now, would you choose to save me or kill me?"
Yi Shangyun stared intently at Xuan Yuanhan's face, but Xuan Yuanhan did not look at her, waiting only for her answer.
Yi Shangyun paused for a moment, then said firmly, "If I had to choose again now, I would still choose to save you without hesitation!"
Hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan was truly moved. He looked into her eyes and asked, "Why? Aren't you afraid..."
Yi Shangyun then reached out and covered his mouth with her hand, her eyes filled with deep love, and said, "Yun'er knows what Your Highness wants to say... Yun'er is not afraid of anything. Because... Yun'er truly loves Your Highness, loves you very, very much..."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan looked satisfied and hugged the person in his arms even tighter.
The moon in the night sky
Mountains climbed
The stream crossed
The medicine note I longed for
Ultimately, it becomes eternal life.
Suddenly, the image of Yi Shangyun earnestly saying those words in the Imperial Pharmacy earlier that day flashed into my mind.
At this moment, he saw her lips slightly parted in his arms, her head lowered and her eyes lowered, her long eyelashes fluttering like feather fans, so gentle. The more he looked at her, the more he seemed to be mesmerized, and he silently murmured in his heart, "I will never fail you in this life!"
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