Chapter 23 Revlon (5) “I hope you are completely desperate”…
After changing the medicine, Yan Huinan and Xie Yun took a carriage back home. At that time, the setting sun was like ripe fruit, and the red and hot afterglow shone into the carriage.
Yan Huinan had always been a good drinker. As a teenager, he dared to compete with Mongolian warriors in drinking contests, and even managed to ride a horse and shoot arrows afterward. Today's palace banquet featured top-quality wine, but those few glasses weren't enough to intoxicate Yan Huinan.
He only drank a few glasses, and when he leaned over to approach Xie Yun in silence, he could smell the faint aroma of alcohol.
Xie Yun quickly turned her head, brushing against Yan Huinan's lips to avoid his kiss. She had always disliked Yan Huinan forcing himself on her, but she had to admit that when Yan Huinan kissed her deeply before, she couldn't help but sink into it.
But today, she was publicly humiliated in the hall, and Yan Huinan remained silent. This made her inevitably angry and frustrated. She didn't want him to take advantage of her at this time.
"The General said it himself... the poison may have entered his face..." Her meaning was self-evident. "General, it's better not to do this."
This was clearly nonsense, a pretext to block someone else's words. Yan Huinan had been outmaneuvered, and felt a little embarrassed.
Yan Huinan paused, the dazzling light shining on his face. He chuckled softly, then raised his hand to pull the curtain of the carriage to block out the sunlight, and the two of them fell into shadows together.
He was really intoxicated. How could a young boy who had never seen a woman lose control over himself in front of the daughter of his enemy?
Even though he had done everything he should have done, it was undoubtedly like a monk who had to break the strict precepts, causing him to suffer and sink into depravity.
He lowered his eyes and bit Xie Yun's neck fiercely, leaving a deep tooth mark. He didn't let her go. "Does it hurt? Are you feeling ashamed and miserable in the hall today?"
Xie Yun endured the pain, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. "General, what do you want to hear from me? Pain, shame, suffering, resentment, regret... I wish I could kill everyone present. Is this answer satisfactory, General?"
Yan Huinan looked directly into the pain in her eyes. That stubborn, even fierce look was somewhat similar to his old one. But it wasn't enough, still not enough. She wasn't in despair yet. She didn't whine or cry. "I'm not satisfied. I want you to suffer forever. I want you to be completely hopeless."
Just like he was then. And just like he is now, living a painful, twisted and torn life.
"Xie Yun, you owe me this. You'll never be able to repay me in your lifetime."
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During the days Yan Huinan wasn't staying at the barracks, Xie Yun inevitably had to sleep in the same bed with him. The next morning, before dawn, Yan Huinan woke up to find Xie Yun fast asleep beside him.
He lifted his back indifferently. Under the cold moonlight, Xie Yun's hand unconsciously wrapped around Yan Huinan's waist. That hand was still wrapped in gauze.
With the soft fragrance of Wen Yu in his arms, Yan Huinan laughed at himself, it turned out to be Xie Yun.
Xie Yun was a deep sleeper. Even if thunder struck her, she wouldn't wake up until her time was right. Yan Huinan remained calm. He pinched Xie Yun's cheek with a playful urge before removing her arms from around him and getting out of bed.
Huaixiu brought people to wait outside the door early, waiting for Yan Huinan to wash up.
"General, why are you doing this? Kneeling in the ancestral hall is a punishment for your wife, but your wife kneels in the afternoon and you kneel in the morning, while she sleeps well in the house. Is this a punishment for your wife or for yourself?" Huai Xiu wanted to say that Yan Huinan punished Xie Yun well, but he didn't expect that he would have to kneel every day and not let Xie Yun know!
Yan Huinan: "All will be punished."
He violated filial piety by marrying the daughter of his enemy, so naturally he had to apologize to his father and mother.
After kneeling for a full hour, Yan Huinan hurriedly ate breakfast and went to court. Si Wen led the horse from the stable. Before leaving, Yan Huinan turned back and told Huaixiu, "Mammy, don't remove the mat again."
Although the words were ordinary, Huaixiu heard a warning in them.
Huaixiu would always have someone remove the cushion when Xie Yun knelt, simply because she didn't want her to get too comfortable. But she also didn't want Yan Huinan to suffer, so every time Xie Yun finished kneeling, she would order someone to put the cushion back exactly where it was.
Yan Huinan had never said anything before, and Huaixiu thought he didn't know, so it remained like this.
Huaixiu looked embarrassed. She was so old that she was caught doing such a little trick, but she was doing it for Yan Huinan's own good. "General, you kneel to show your filial piety to the princess and the marquis, but she kneels to atone for her sins. How can she show her sincerity with such a nice cushion? But after such a short time, she can't help but whisper in your ear to complain. General, such a woman..."
Before she could finish her words, Yan Huinan hurried away, saying only, "No one has complained to me. Madam, there's no need to speculate on my intentions in the future, and there's no need to do this unnecessary work."
After saying this, he rode away.
On the way to the palace, Si Wen reported to Yan Huinan, "I have sent people to investigate. The snakes that bit Madam in the palace yesterday were from the Imperial Serpent Court. They were Fire Refined Snakes and Bamboo Green Snakes that the snake master had just caught from the wild. These snakes are still untamed and their fangs are still there. The Imperial Serpent Court lost these snakes a while ago and they were stolen by Princess Changheng's men."
Yan Huinan's eyes darkened, and he nodded to indicate that he understood. "After so many years and so many things, she still hasn't grown up."
Si Wen fell silent. He remembered how, when Yan Huinan led his army to break through the siege of the capital and rescue the emperor, they had encountered Chang Heng at Zihua Gate, having crawled out of a dog hole. Dressed as a palace maid, she ran tearfully toward Yan Huinan, urging him to rescue her brother. It was Song Hongxuan who had ordered her to be escorted out of the palace, simply to save her life. She had been a pampered princess, raised in the care of countless pampered children. Even as the nation transformed, she remained aloof and unimproving.
There is always someone standing behind her, and it's as if she never has to grow up.
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The emperor set the date for the Mount Tai expedition for early summer, when all things were thriving. Yan Huinan and Yu Xian were to escort them throughout the trip. At that time, they would all depart the capital, and Prince Yu would take charge of the regent.
This is a good opportunity for Xie Yun to escape. At the same time, she will forge Yan Huinan's handwriting and rescue Fei Jing from the Dali Temple.
Xie Yun sent someone to pass the message to Wei Hong under the pretext of buying medicine. When he came out of the clinic, Si Wu was waiting at the door.
This place is neither far nor near from the general's mansion, so it's not uncommon to come here to buy medicinal herbs. Si Wu didn't think much about it.
Moreover, Xie Yun handed him a few bottles of medicine and said, "This is the medicinal wine I ordered the doctor to make a few days ago. The general is a soldier, so bruises are inevitable. You keep it for him."
Si Wu, still holding a grudge against the Xie family, was not in a good mood towards Xie Yun at this moment. "Since Madam is concerned about the General, why don't you give it to him in person?"
Hearing the word "concerned," Xie Yun suddenly felt lost. She'd just made up a random excuse to come here and deliver a message. If she felt any concern, it was probably out of a doctor's compassion. But was there truly no sincerity at all? Xie Yun couldn't tell. That night, when she felt the scars on Yan Huinan's body, she guessed that he hadn't had a easy time these past few years.
She and Yan Huinan were both...people who were teased and abandoned by fate.
"If I give it to him personally, wouldn't it sound like seduction? You all don't want him to be bewitched by me, right?" Xie Yun said calmly, "Why don't you keep it for him and say you bought it."
Si Wu was shocked. She knew all the bad things the people below said about Xie Yun.
He couldn't help but admire Xie Yun's courage and determination as she could still speak so calmly at this moment.
Until Xie Yun got on the carriage, she urged him with a smile: "Aren't you going, Si Wu?"
Si Wu finally realized that he had almost been bribed by this woman! ?
For a moment, he actually thought she was a good person?! No, she was always playing tricks on people. They had all been fooled by her innocent appearance and kind actions before.
He almost forgot that this was a dangerous woman who could make both fireworks and gunpowder! She could use medicine and poison, too. How dangerous!
Si Wu shook off the distracted thoughts that had been bewitched by her and jumped on his horse.
When the carriage was halfway there, Xie Yun suddenly heard a commotion in the street, mixed with the sounds of fierce fighting.
"Si Wu, what's going on up ahead?"
"Someone's fighting." Si Wu replied in a deep voice, "Let's change our route."
Xie Yun stretched out her delicate hand, lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside. There was a crowd of people gathered in front of the Fulai Restaurant, and the two people fighting were a man and a woman.
One of them was dressed in Miao clothing, and the silver jewelry he wore clattered as he fought. The other, Xie Yun, looked somewhat familiar.
"Wait." Xie Yun stopped Si Wu.
She remembered who that person was.
Lu Lingyu's younger brother, Lu Jihan. Back then, the little crybaby with a runny nose, about the same age as Xie Run, now stood gracefully in a moon-white robe. However, Lu Jihan had been frail since childhood, and the Lu family, a family of scholars, had few martial artists.
Now, for some unknown reason, he had come into conflict with this Miao girl, and Lu Jihan was clearly at a disadvantage. And looking at his expression... it seemed...
Poisoned!
This idiot didn't even know that someone was plotting against him.
"Si Wu, send someone to Prince Yu's residence to call for someone." After saying this, Xie Yun ignored Si Wu's obstruction and struggled through the crowd of onlookers, "Lu Jihan!"
Si Wu was completely bewildered. While the person in trouble was the son of the Lu family, and the Lu family had always had a good relationship with Prince Yu's residence, sending someone to the palace made sense. But Si Wu could handle such a small matter alone; there was no need to go to Prince Yu's residence to fetch help. Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? But he still followed Xie Yun's advice and sent someone.
He didn't know that what Xie Yun wanted was for Prince Yu to know, especially for Yu Xian to know that she had helped Lu Jihan once. No matter how big or small the matter was, Xie Yun was determined to do Yu Xian a favor!
Lu Jihan, who was fighting, suddenly heard someone calling him. He was distracted and was hit in the chest by a punch from the Miao girl. He took several steps back and finally fell to the ground.
Xie Yun hurried over and checked his injuries. "Are you okay?"
Lu Jihan obviously didn't remember her, and because she had suddenly appeared and disrupted his moves, causing him to get beaten, he was very angry, "Who are you? Get out of here!"
Xie Yun wasn't angry at all. She simply said to the Miao girl, "Hey! Let's have a duel. Playing dirty tricks doesn't count as much! Hand over the antidote now!"
Lu Jihan finally reacted and looked down at his fingers. His fingertips were already turning purple and he felt a little dizzy. "Who are you? How did you know he poisoned me?"
"I'm Xie Yun. Little crybaby, have you forgotten your sister after not seeing her for a few years?" Xie Yun rolled her eyes at him, then acted like an older sister, protecting Lu Jihan behind her and staring at the Miao boy cautiously.
The woman looked about fifteen or sixteen, with fair skin and an exotic, alluring aura, yet still retaining the youthful youthfulness of a young girl. She lowered her eyes to look at Xie Yun and Lu Jihan, and when she opened them, her pupils were a lighter shade of wood than the others, a striking sight.
It was only when he spoke that Xie Yun realized something was wrong. Why was the voice a young man's?! It was actually a man!
"He asked for it." He said with disgust in his eyes, "Who told him to tease me?"
Xie Yun blinked and looked at Lu Jihan:?
ah? ?
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