Chapter 21 Revlon (3) Is this your attitude of trying to please others? ...
In the banquet hall, all the guests gathered together. The emperor sat on the dragon throne above the hall, and the queen sat next to him.
The queen was dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked graceful and elegant, but her slightly smiling face and bright eyes made her look very wise.
There was singing and dancing in the hall, and the banquet had begun.
"Where is Xie Yun?" Yan Huinan frowned and asked Si Wu who was standing beside him.
Si Wudao said, "General, we have sent people to look for her. I think this is the first time the lady has entered the palace and she doesn't know the way around, so she got lost. General, you know, the lady often got lost before."
"Nonsense, what I mean is why haven't you found it yet?" Yan Huinan glared at him, scaring Si Wu so much that he stammered for a long time and couldn't say a word.
The Imperial Palace is right at the foot of the Emperor, and it's so huge, so it's certainly not easy to find someone. Furthermore, if the Lady wanted to hide, how could she be found in any palace?
Of course, Si Wu didn't dare to retort. He only dared to express his own speculation, and said it with great caution: "Is it possible that Madam... is waiting for an opportunity to escape?"
Si Wen kicked Si Wu, the outspoken guy, from behind.
Yan Huinan's expression turned ugly, because he knew that Xie Yun must be thinking about escaping from him at this moment, but he quickly recovered his composure and said, "She won't."
Xie Yun has a selfish side in her, and she might reveal it in many situations, but she won't do that when it comes to major issues.
Because she still had a chivalrous heart. As long as the flying mirror was in his hands, Xie Yun would not escape easily.
"If she dares to run away, I will make her regret the decision she made today for the rest of her life." Yan Huinan slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip.
At the same time, the eunuch beside the emperor came over holding an exquisite red sandalwood tray, "Please give me the treasure, General."
The purpose of taking the things was to prepare for the eldest prince's one-year-old birthday celebration.
Without even looking up, Yan Huinan casually took off a bone ring from his left index finger and added calmly, "This is made from the ribs of the Daliang Emperor's nephew's heart. Hold it steady, eunuch."
After all, she served the emperor and had seen many big events. She was inevitably shocked by Yan Huinan's words, but she still maintained her composure. "Yes, I understand."
After the eunuch left, a charming female voice could be heard from a distance, seemingly oblivious to the bloodshed and cruelty behind the bone ring. "How do you make a bone ring from ribs? Brother Ziyou, can you tell me?"
"Princess Changheng is here!"
"Princess Changheng!"
"The princess sat directly next to the general. I heard that the general had just married a new wife. What's wrong? Was my information wrong?" An unknown family member was whispering in the audience.
"You don't know, our general behaves very erratically. Do you know who he married?"
"Xie Qingyun's daughter, Xie Yun!"
"What?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, those officials and their families who were unaware of the situation all looked at Yan Huinantou with strange eyes, which were filled with a complex emotion of resentment, disgust, confusion, and fear.
Chang Heng couldn't help but feel secretly delighted. She just wanted to see the disgust these people would express after they found out who Yan Huinan married.
Xie Yun, the Xie family is the sinner of the entire Great Zhou. How can you be worthy of being Yan Huinan's wife? You deserve to be despised by millions of people.
Chang Heng didn't understand why Yan Huinan was so obsessed with Xie Yun. Even after so many years, even though there were thousands of mountains and millions of hatreds between them, he still wanted to marry her.
Under everyone's gaze, she calmly sat down in the seat that was supposed to belong to Xie Yun.
Yan Huinan's displeasure was evident, and he had no intention of explaining the bone ring making method to an outsider: "The princess doesn't want to know."
Chang Heng, however, refused to give in, acting like a spoiled little girl, not caring at all that Yan Huinan was a married man. She still acted coquettishly towards Yan Huinan just like she had acted coquettishly towards the people who doted on her when she was a child.
Yan Huinan did not spoil Chang Heng when he was young. He only did what she wanted occasionally, but it was only because Yan Huinan wanted to gain some benefits in front of his uncle, the emperor. So he behaved well a few times and followed Chang Heng's temperament.
He never takes offense.
Si Wengang got the hint from Yan Huinan's eyes and wanted to stop the princess, but suddenly he heard a voice:
"Of course, after killing the person, when they're almost dead, they pull out their ribs. While the blood is still warm, the bones soften from the soaking of blood. Then, using a bone file, they drill holes into them bit by bit, grinding through them and carving patterns on the outer wall. This is how the bone ring is made, beautiful. The bones are soaked in blood, and red silk-like lines can be seen through the matte white bone ring."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Xie Yun entered the hall with graceful demeanor and answered Chang Heng's question with a smile. Yan Huinan's gaze followed Xie Yun's calm response. It seemed as if such words would be surprising from any woman, but only Xie Yun could make him feel a strange sense of pride.
When Chang Heng saw Xie Yun, his eyes almost popped out of his head in surprise. "Why are you here?"
How could Xie Yun show up here in one piece?! She clearly sent someone...
How did she escape from being surrounded by poisonous snakes with her bare hands?
Chang Heng angrily questioned the maid beside him with his eyes. The maid seemed to be unable to imagine how Xie Yun, a mere woman, could do it.
Xie Yun tilted her head in confusion and asked in a harmless manner, "Why shouldn't I be here? Does the princess know something?"
"You!" Chang Heng was furious and confused. She suppressed her anger and said, "What do I know? I'm just surprised that you have the courage to stand here."
Xie Yun didn't answer her, but knelt in the hall and saluted, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty and Your Majesty. This is my first time entering the palace, and I don't know the way around. I got lost and wasted time. It was truly unintentional."
The emperor was filled with hatred for Xie Yun, but when he thought of the "reason why he had to marry Xie Yun" that Yan Huinan had just said, he had to suppress his hatred for her and the Xie family.
This was the first time the Queen had seen this legendary woman. She truly possessed a beauty so captivating that even as a woman, she couldn't help but marvel at Xie Yun's beauty. And what shocked the Queen most was that even amidst such a beleaguered situation, Xie Yun possessed a calm and composed demeanor, a commanding presence without anger.
Sure enough, only such a person standing beside Yan Huinan would not look out of place, and even seem to be a particularly good match.
The queen even had a feeling in her heart that Xie Yun was not meant to be a match for Yan Huinan, but rather that Yan Huinan could only be a match for her after he became the Yan Huinan he is today.
"In that case, please take a seat first." The emperor raised his hand to signal, but did not ask anyone to lead the way for her, nor did he stop Changheng from occupying her position.
Xie Yun said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xie Yun's gesture of saluting revealed the wound on the back of her hand that had just been bandaged. Her expression remained unchanged as she glanced indifferently at Yan Huinan and Chang Heng who was standing next to Yan Huinan.
He smiled and said, "Princess, are you going to keep occupying my seat?"
Everyone present was Zhang Heng's support, and she showed no sign of weakness: "What do you mean by your seat? This is my Song family's world, how can there be any mention of your place?"
Seeing that the emperor had no intention of stopping him, Chang Heng became more and more unscrupulous.
Even those sitting down, seeing that Yan Huinan didn't speak up to defend him, began to act recklessly, speculating about what Xie Yun had done to threaten Yan Huinan, or what underhanded tactics she had used to force Yan Huinan to marry her.
Or maybe Yan Huinan married her just to use her and punish her.
Even the fact that Xie Yun was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall every day was told in this hall. It was not surprising that this matter spread out, as there were so many servants in the mansion, and many people were gossipy.
Xie Yun instantly became the target of everyone's criticism. She seemed to be standing on an isolated island, with countless voices around her hitting her like stones from a well. This group of people could not cause any substantial harm to Xie Yun face to face, so they would find a way to tear off a layer of skin from her body no matter what.
"Then Princess, please sit here." Xie Yun remained calm and did not argue with her.
In reality, she hadn't really considered living in the capital, so the verbal attacks from this group of people couldn't really hurt her. Xie Yun had her own dream paradise in her heart, so everything before her was insignificant.
She looked for a place closest to the corner, asked the eunuch if there was no one there, and was about to walk over.
Yan Huinan suddenly said, "Xie Yun, come here."
Chang Heng said angrily: "Brother Ziyou, why did you ask her to come here?"
Yan Huinan's expression was particularly grim. "I'm calling my wife to sit with me. Didn't you hear me? Is this where you should sit?"
Xie Yun looked at Yan Huinan in bewilderment. She was the one being humiliated, and Yan Huinan had just been acting like a bystander, unconcerned. Why was he so angry now? She had been humiliated and driven away. Wasn't that exactly why he had brought her to the party?
Before Xie Yun even reached the table, Yan Huinan had already stood up, pulled her into his arms, and sat down with her. Even after they sat down, Yan Huinan still held her hand, interlocking their fingers and holding it tightly.
Xie Yun's hand had just been medicated, but the residual poison in the wound made her hand swollen and painful. She couldn't help but frown: "Yan Huinan, please let me go. You really make me sick."
Yan Huinan, however, did not let go, but pulled tighter and tighter.
"Why didn't you ask me to save you just now? I can shut them up with just one word." He maliciously hoped that Xie Yun would suffer the same feeling as he did back then, feeling the taste of being spitted on and hated by others. But after seeing Xie Yun being treated like this, Yan Huinan's most urgent wish in his heart was that Xie Yun would bow to him.
Moreover, protecting Xie Yun and standing by her without hesitation seemed to have become Yan Huinan's instinct.
How could you bear to see a treasure you have cared for for many years fall into the mud and be trampled upon?
As long as Xie Yun said a word, he would... solve her current troubles.
But Xie Yun hated him and wanted to stay away from him.
Xie Yun was puzzled. "You were enjoying watching me being humiliated while you were being praised to a high position. You clearly forced me to marry you, but everyone said that I was the one who forced and threatened you. You must be very happy in your heart. My begging you will only make you happier. Why should I do this?"
Yan Huinan: "You said it yourself, you were trying to please me. You forgot so quickly. Is this your attitude to please others?"
"You're such a lunatic." Xie Yun thought Yan Huinan was being unreasonable. She fiercely pulled her hand back, but couldn't break free. She could only say, "General, I was just bitten by a snake. Could you please spare my life? Please."
Yan Huinan frowned and kept looking at Xie Yun's hand. After a while, he let go of her ravaged hand.
The author has something to say:
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Xie Yun: If the child dies, you will know the milk...
Yan Huinan: You said you would please me, why don't you keep your word? Please, beg me.
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