Chapter 32: Taishan Journey (6) Let me be the one to coax people...
Xie Yun frowned even deeper when he heard this, and shook his head repeatedly in pain: "No, I won't say. Anyway, it's a place without you and without hatred..."
Hearing this, Yan Huinan's chest heaved violently, his heart tearing as if it were being torn apart. He needed to take a deep breath to relieve the exhaustion at the moment. He smiled at Xie Yun faintly, but his smile still revealed fatigue and unwillingness.
After a moment, he rested his chin on his hand and sat beside her bed, his fingertips occasionally playing with Xie Yun's hair. He said stubbornly but proudly, "Is that so? But the world is vast, and I am famous. You can't escape me."
After crying for a while, Xie Yun's breathing gradually stabilized.
The moon flowed like a clear spring among the mountains. Beneath the window, Yan Huinan leaned forward and kissed his wife's pink lips, giving her a passionate kiss.
The deep kiss carried the intoxicating scent of alcohol. Xie Yun's body inevitably felt hot after drinking, and like a child, she tugged at the clothes wrapped around her body, trying to get some coolness.
Because she was moving around, Yan Huinan had to let her go and unsatisfiedly helped her take off her outer clothes, leaving only a thin inner layer.
Yan Huinan's burning gaze fell on Xie Yun's graceful figure. He tried hard to suppress the desire in his heart and stood up to get the sobering soup prepared by the servants.
When he came back, he picked up a folding fan and held Xie Yun in his arms. He fanned her and fed her some cooled hangover soup.
This time, Xie Yun was not unconscious like when she was sick. She still had some consciousness. Someone fed her some cool water, which just quenched her thirst, and she drank it obediently.
"What's the point of remembering my kindness? It's still ungrateful." Yan Huinan's eyes were burning, and his voice was inevitably sad.
Xie Yun didn't hear this.
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Xie Yun could hardly recall anything after drinking too much. The only thing she remembered was the last thing she saw was Yan Huinan's dark and murderous eyes in the campfire.
"You said that Yan Huinan took care of me until dawn last night?"
Han Zhen nodded. "The general took care of you and put you to sleep in the first half of the night. But Madam, you were still recovering from your illness and drank too much. You vomited several times in the second half of the night, and vomited all over the general."
Xie Yun: ...Damn it.
Xie Yun pressed on: "And then? What exactly was going on?"
"Exactly... when I pushed the door open, you, Madam, were lying in front of the general and vomiting. And you..."
"What else?"
"You're still mumbling, about to vomit on the general, it would be best if he were to be suffocated to death or made sick to death..."
What a sin! How could she be so bad at drinking? Although it was a bit disgusting, it was actually quite satisfying when I thought about it carefully!
Han Zhen continued, "Afterwards, the general pulled you aside with disdain and went to take a bath. But after you came back from the bath, it was still the general who took care of you and put you to sleep. He didn't sleep all night and went to work at dawn this morning."
Xie Yun asked, "Did he leave any words?"
Han Zhen: "Tell me not to wake you up. If you wake up, I will go find the imperial physician to see you and take good care of you. That's all I have to say."
Xie Yun thought Yan Huinan would be angry because of her last escape, but since then, he has not been angry with her nor punished her.
Hearing Han Zhen say this, it seems that he is still quite patient with her time and time again. Not bad.
These things happened just like what happened to an ordinary couple: the wife was sick and the husband took good care of her.
But the better Yan Huinan treated her, the more uneasy she felt. Did she really want to live an ordinary life with Yan Huinan? Have children with him?
No, that's impossible! Given Yan Huinan's personality, Xie Qingyun framed his father for treason and destroyed his family. He would definitely kill Xie Qingyun to avenge himself.
She wasn't sure if Yan Huinan had feelings for her. But the affection that slipped through a man's fingers was nothing. In the face of national hatred and family feuds, this little bit of affection was nothing.
Yan Huinan kept her by his side, he must have hoped to use her to restrain someone.
Xie Qingyun? Or Lou Cheng?
Now that Xie Qingyun has teamed up with Lou Cheng, and Yan Huinan has her in his clutches, is he planning to use her to force Lou Cheng into doing something? Or is he hoping to use her to threaten the Xie family? Is it Xie Qingyun or Xie Run?
He specifically sent someone to pass the message to Lou Cheng, perhaps just to motivate Lou Cheng.
Only Xie Yun knew that in the eyes of Lou Cheng and Xie Qingyun, she was not worth mentioning at all compared with their grand ambitions and high positions and generous salaries.
Perhaps, among all the people in the world, only Xie Run, only her brother, would give everything to save her. But Xie Run is still young and immature, so how can Yan Huinan wait?
And she hated Xie Qingyun so much now, but she wasn't sure how she would feel if she actually saw him killed. Even though he was selfish and had done many bad things, he was still her father after all. She could escape from her father, but could she really watch him die? She really didn't know...
This feeling seemed to bring her back to her state of mind a few years ago, when she went to look for Princess Heqing. She was so scared and uncertain, but in the end she still went to find the princess with evidence.
At that time, she didn't know how to choose between justice and her father.
She still doesn't know it now... She knows she's longed for a father's love from the beginning. Fatherly love is incredibly hard to replace in this world; it can only be replaced by someone else who gives her love and security that surpasses, even overflows. Her final decision back then actually proved something.
But later...
After all, they are not the same kind of people.
And now, Xie Yun's mind flashed through Yan Huinan's words, if they had a child...
Alarm bells suddenly rang in her heart! She would never allow herself to have a child with Yan Huinan. The entanglements and right and wrongs between them were already complicated and painful enough. Not to mention that she had never thought about having a child in the future, even if she did, she did not want her child to be born with the deep hatred of their parents.
In this case, it is better not to leave any ties behind.
The contraceptive soup Xie Yun had prepared earlier was left at the General's Mansion, and she hadn't taken it with her when she fled. Now, just in case, she had to make preparations early.
Xie Yun quickly instructed Han Zhen, "Han Zhen, go to the pharmacy and buy some herbs as usual. I need to make some contraceptive soup."
Han Zhen told Xie Yun about the imperial physician's suspicions that day and advised her, "Madam, taking too much of this contraceptive soup will ultimately be detrimental to your health. You've already had symptoms of irregular menstruation for the past few months, and now your healthy body is weakened... It's better not to take it. I see that the general wants to live a good life with you... If you have a child, he will probably treat you better."
Xie Yun knew that Han Zhen still had a child's mentality and didn't understand the interests involved. She might not be able to really treat this matter from her perspective. She didn't blame her.
Children shouldn't thicken their parents' affection, nor can they hold back someone who wants to leave. Instead, they should be tears of happiness overflowing from love.
When love reaches its peak, tears will fall. Tears of happiness, tears of a sense of indebtedness. And children should be the core of those tears, receiving the fullness of love.
Just like Yan Huinan in his childhood.
Just like Xie Yun who was held in the palm of Yan Huinan's hand.
But at this moment, they are not suitable to be father and mother.
"It's me who doesn't want children," Xie Yun said. "I'm not ready to be a mother yet. Children are the flesh and blood of their parents, and they are a lifetime's concern and thought. I need to be responsible for my child's life. But right now, I can't be responsible for his life."
After all, Xie Yun didn't even want to keep the coal briquettes, not wanting them to be implicated by her, let alone her own child.
Han Zhen saw the worry and helplessness in Xie Yun's eyes, but she finally chose to trust her wife. Xie Yun was a doctor, so she knew how to take care of herself.
Xie Yun: "Since the general and the others are already suspicious, it's not appropriate for you to go. I'll ask Yan Yiling to come up with a solution."
"Madam...what if the general finds out?" Han was really worried.
Xie Yun didn't know how Yan Huinan would react. She didn't know what he would do. Would he simply not care? Or would he just give up on the idea?
She lowered her eyes, took a deep breath, and didn't want to think too much: "There will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain, so there is no need to worry too much."
Yan Yiling was a smart girl. After Xie Yun told her about it, she sent someone to do the job secretly and properly that day, and found all the medicinal herbs Xie Yun wanted.
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Yan Huinan came today with Yan Yicheng, the person in charge of the altar construction, to conduct the final inspection and acceptance of the altar.
The Yan family is a prominent family in Fenggao, with generations of distinguished officials. The construction of the altar was done very well.
On the way back home that night, Yan Yiling had caused some trouble by dragging Xie Yun to watch an archery competition the day before. As the older brother, Yan Yicheng specially called his sister to apologize to Yan Huinan.
Yan Yiling was terrible at needlework and her academic performance was a mess, but the person she respected most in the family was her brother, and if he called her, she would always come obediently.
She later realized that she had caused Xie Yun to vomit for most of the night, and she felt extremely guilty. Her apology was particularly sincere.
Yan Huinan would not bother with a little girl. Besides, thanks to Yan Yiling, Xie Yun was in a much better mood these days, so the matter was dropped.
In order to welcome the emperor's arrival, high-rise buildings and stages of various unique styles were built along the main street of Fenggao City, making the whole street prosperous and bustling.
After finishing his official duties, Yan Yicheng invited Yan Huinan to take a stroll along the street. When they passed a perfume shop, Yan Yicheng apologized and told Yan Huinan that he wanted to go into the store to pick out some gifts for his wife.
Yan Huinan: "Please do as you wish."
Yan Yiling was used to seeing her brother and sister-in-law loving and harmonious, so she followed her brother in with a smile and chose together. In fact, Yan Yiling was still afraid of this war god of the Great Zhou.
Every time she saw Yan Huinan, he was always cold and dignified, making him difficult to approach. His wife, on the other hand, was gentle, intelligent, and kind-hearted, making her very easy to get along with. But then again, perhaps only someone with Xie Yun's temperament could complement and accompany someone like General Yan.
"Brother, why don't you ask General Yan if he wants to help pick incense?" Yan Yiling leaned close to her brother and asked in a muttered tone.
Yan Yicheng: "Those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. How could a great general like him care about such a trivial matter? Hurry up and choose, don't dawdle!"
"I know, I know." Yan Yiling pouted dissatisfiedly, "Then I'll help the general's wife pick one. Her room is furnished in the simplest way possible, without any embellishments or decorations. I'll give her some perfume to make her feel better."
Although Xie Yun was gentle and kind, Yan Yiling could always sense a lingering sadness in her eyes when she was around her. As long as she wasn't chattering like a chatterbox, Xie Yun would usually remain silent, remaining quiet and looking sickly.
But she was so energetic on the training ground that day.
"Brother! How about giving this incense to Madam Yan?" Yan Yiling picked out a white sandalwood incense and asked her brother excitedly.
Yan Yicheng's wife prefers white sandalwood, which has a mysterious and Buddhist scent. After smelling it, it feels as if the soul has been cleansed.
Unexpectedly, Yan Yicheng's expression changed slightly.
Yan Yiling turned around and found that Yan Huinan had walked in without her noticing.
He was tall and slender, with a small, white, toy-sized porcelain vase in his bony hands. He said expressionlessly, "She likes the scent of lychees."
Yan Yiling: Ah?
Oh... She walked over obediently and prepared to take a box of litchi fragrance to give to Xie Yun.
Yan Huinan didn't give her a chance. "Miss Yan, leave the job of coaxing people to me." He turned around and asked the boss to pack some lychee incense. In addition to the incense sticks, he also picked up several other scented ointments that Xie Yun liked.
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