Chapter 181 The Reunion of the Emperor and Empress
When Madam Yi saw Shui Xian's wide-open eyes, she knew that this wretched maid must have played some trick!
She immediately roared and, with her sleeves rolled up, lunged at the narcissus in the firelight.
Ignoring the burning fire, Narcissus grabbed a handful of dry grass from beneath her and threw it at Madam Yi and the assassins who were a beat behind her.
Despite the burning hay, Narcissus, perhaps due to extreme tension, felt no pain whatsoever.
The burning hay was thrown, startling Madam Yi so much that she instinctively ducked to avoid it.
She was, after all, born into a prestigious family and married into one. Her anger alone could not dispel the inherent gentleness in her bones.
Behind Madam Yi were three assassins.
When Narcissus saw them, she roughly counted the heads.
She understood that Yi Xingyao didn't have many assassins left, and with Emperor Zhaoheng's men seemingly closing in, Yi Xingyao was now taking almost 90% of his current team with him whenever he went out.
He said he loved her, but he still valued his own safety far more than hers.
Narcissus hoped for a miracle, but she had already taken down two well-trained assassins and heaven had taken pity on her.
She had almost no ability to resist and was easily pinned to the ground by the three assassins.
Madam Yi approached breathlessly, shouting, "You wretch, I'm going to kill you!"
As she spoke, she reached for the sword tucked at the assassin's waist.
He tried to pull hard, but couldn't get it out.
Upon closer inspection, Madam Yi noticed that the assassin whose sword she had drawn was tightly gripping the sword with one hand.
"Madam... the general said he's waiting for him to return!"
The assassin only knew how to obey orders, even though two of his comrades were lying on the ground at his feet.
But the assassin whose sword was drawn knew that if Narcissus was killed by Madam Yi with her own sword, he would be the next to die.
He wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid of his master's punishment.
He became a suicide squad member, and his family was in Yi Xingyao's hands.
He can guarantee them extraordinary wealth, but he can also make them fall from the sky to the ground in an instant.
When the time comes, the damage will be far more gruesome and mangled than what happened to these two lying on the ground, their fates unknown.
Madam Yi's eyes turned red with anger. Helpless, she went up to try and swat at the narcissus.
But just as his fingers touched Narcissus's clothes, the assassin in charge pulled him far away.
"You didn't have an abortion, did you?!"
Madam Yi stared intently at Shui Xian's round belly, recalling her earlier pain, and guessed that most of it was an act by Shui Xian!
She was, after all, a woman who had given birth, and knew all too well that even a miscarriage at an early stage of pregnancy could severely damage a woman's vitality, let alone childbirth.
Narcissus is already quite far along in her pregnancy; if she were truly going to miscarry, how could she be perfectly fine like this?
Aside from being pale, he could stand and sit freely.
When Narcissus was captured by the assassins, she felt a sense of peace.
Now, looking closely at the anger in Madam Yi's eyes, she suddenly thought of Madam Yi from the depths of her memory.
When she was a child, she thought that Madam Yi was the most noble woman in the world.
Unlike her mother, who always had to serve others, Madam Yi, who never had to serve anyone, wore the most luxurious dresses that Narcissus had ever seen when she was a child, and wore exquisite jewelry that Narcissus could never have imagined.
Narcissus's mother would occasionally scold or reprimand her, but whenever Narcissus spoke a little louder or took a few more steps, she would stop.
Her mother would always personally lead her to Madam Yi to apologize for a long time. At that time, her mother would always be inexplicably nervous, while Madam Yi, who sat high above, was always elegant and gentle.
At that time, Narcissus did not know why this was happening.
However, children are naturally drawn to gentle people, and she always felt that Madam Yi treated her very well, and she liked Madam Yi from the bottom of her heart.
However.
Narcissus remembered those bowls of sweet soup that were personally delivered to her by the maids of Madam Yi.
She was overjoyed at the time, and even her parents were happy for her, feeling that this was a precious gift from Madam Yi because she valued her.
Little did anyone know, those were bowls of medicinal soup that would change her constitution!
Was she five or six years old at the time?
It turns out that Madam Yi's gentleness was built upon her suffering!
It turns out that Madam Yi's composure stemmed from the sacrifices of her subordinates!
In her previous life, Yi Guichun tortured her to death, making him her number one enemy from beginning to end.
But what about Madam Yi...? If she hadn't changed her constitution, Narcissus's life would have been completely different.
She... ruined her life!
"Why!"
Narcissus gritted her teeth, only then realizing that she had already uttered the question.
Even though she hadn't explained any background, in an instant, Madam Yi seemed to know what she wanted to ask.
Madam Yi was held back by the assassins and couldn't harm Narcissus, but even the most well-trained assassins couldn't stop Madam Yi from saying those words.
"Simply because I can."
Madam Yi scoffed lightly, her gaze towards Narcissus filled with utter mockery.
She seemed to be laughing at the narcissus's naivety, or perhaps at something else entirely.
"Even if Yi Xingyao is still bewitched by you, you're destined not to live much longer!"
Mrs. Yi glanced gleefully at Shui Xian's pregnant belly, and Shui Xian knew it, just as she did.
Narcissus's pregnancy is doomed, whether she gives birth or not!
Madam Yi's only regret was that she couldn't kill the vile maid in front of her who had killed Chun'er!
At this moment, the assassin standing closest to the cave entrance seemed to have heard something and gave his colleague a warning gesture.
Of course, Narcissus couldn't understand it; all she could see was that the last three assassins all showed cautious expressions.
The next second, something was thrown into the cave from outside.
It was a burning object, and it went out suddenly not long after it was thrown into the cave.
White smoke billowed out from the thing.
"Be careful, it might be poisonous!"
The assassin shouted something and then covered the mouths and noses of Narcissus and Madam Yi.
Taking advantage of this sudden event, and the moment when the assassins' attention was drawn to what was at the cave entrance, Narcissus seemed to suddenly gain boundless strength, broke free from the assassins beside her, and ran into the white smoke that filled the cave entrance.
Upon seeing this, Madam Yi exclaimed, "Damn it!"
She immediately followed Narcissus, and with incredible speed, she grabbed Narcissus's sleeve without saying a word.
I'm going to kill you!
Madam Yi had only one thought left in her mind. The death of her daughter and the destruction of her family had left her with no will to live.
Now, all that sustains her is the obsession with killing Narcissus!
However, she was destined to be disappointed.
A man of average height, with layers of light veils covering his head as if filtering the white smoke, immediately engaged in combat with Madam Yi.
Before even a single round was needed, Madam Yi was pushed to the ground.
Immediately afterward, the assassins rushed into the white smoke. Fortunately, several other people, also wearing light veils, rushed into the white smoke from the direction of the cave entrance. One of them, a slender man, grabbed Shui Xian's wrist through her sleeve and dragged her towards the cave entrance without saying a word.
The white smoke was choking, and Narcissus felt like she could barely breathe. It was purely instinctive that made her chest rise and fall as she struggled to breathe.
It wasn't until she encountered fresh air that Narcissus gasped for breath, tears streaming down her face, a testament to the choking fumes of the white smoke.
The man who pulled her out by the wrist lifted his mask, revealing a face that was all too familiar to Narcissus.
"Xiao Lizi!"
When Narcissus saw Riko, she almost burst into tears.
No, she was already crying, but it was hard to tell whether it was from being choked by the white smoke or from the relief of suddenly seeing someone she knew after days of fear and anxiety.
"Your Highness, this is not the place to talk. Please come with me!"
Surrounded by mountains and forests, Xiao Lizi, though worried about Shui Xian's health, forced herself to suppress her worries and carefully led her through the mountains and forests.
Xiao Lizi was accompanied by the emperor's secret guards, and there were more than ten of them surrounding Shui Xian.
This doesn't even include those who were keeping watch from a distance...
Narcissus also noticed that occasionally, several men dressed in the uniforms of a security escort agency would dart out from the mountains and forests.
They seemed to be more familiar with the mountains than the royal guards, and occasionally one of them would appear to point out the way down the mountain to Riko.
Throughout the entire process, Xiao Lizi was extremely nervous, fearing that Yi Xingyao's men would attack again.
He wasn't afraid of his own safety; what he feared was failing to safely escort the Imperial Concubine back.
Fortunately, what Riko feared did not happen.
With Xiao Lizi's help, Shui Xian descended the mountain at a rapid pace. When they reached a flat open space, Shui Xian saw a carriage that looked unremarkable parked there.
"Your Highness, this servant will help you up."
Shui Xian didn't think much of it, assuming it was either Xiao Lizi or a carriage arranged by the Chang'an Escort Agency.
After all, she is currently pregnant with twins and is even close to giving birth, so it is quite normal to arrange a carriage for her.
But when Shui Xian, supported by Xiao Li Zi, boarded the carriage, and lifted the curtain to meet the man's gaze inside, Shui Xian burst into tears once again.
"Your Majesty...this concubine..."
The person who arrived was none other than Emperor Zhaoheng.
The moment Shui Xian saw him, she was utterly shaken. She threw herself into Emperor Zhaoheng's arms, unable to utter a word, only able to shed tears.
finally.
She is safe.
Narcissus knew that the power to protect a king was absolute.
Seeing Emperor Zhaoheng meant that she had truly escaped Yi Xingyao's clutches!
Emperor Zhaoheng was deeply moved when he saw Narcissus dressed in the clothes of an ordinary commoner.
She had suffered countless hardships; not only was she covered in dust and dirt, but her skirt, clothes, hands, and even her cheeks were stained with blood from who-knows-who, which had dried there, making her face appear even paler.
"Xian'er..."
Emperor Zhaoheng embraced her tightly.
Finally, his heart was at peace, and the joy of regaining what he had lost filled the heart of this emperor who never showed his emotions.
Just as the emperor and empress were finally reunited after many days, an arrow flew out from the mountains and forests and struck the crossbeam outside the carriage with a clang.
The arrow fletching trembled incessantly, and a single character could be vaguely seen engraved on the arrow shaft.
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