Chapter 58 Autumn Wind Mistake (7) Green Pine Found
The days in the prince's palace were more leisurely and a little faster than those in the general's palace.
Perhaps out of love for her, the princess treated Xie Yun with extra care. First, she set aside a secluded courtyard for her, guarded by Yan Huinan's personal guards. Then, the princess visited Xie Yun daily, chatting with her. She even made clothes for her unborn child.
The princess possessed a skilled handicraft. She explained that she had once sewn for her own children, but never used them. As she spoke of her former children, her eyes shone like a pool of autumn mist, a shimmering autumn morning mist lingering on the surface of a pond. The water shimmered, the leaves withered and desolate desolation, a regret tinged with infinite tenderness.
One can imagine how much she had hoped for this child, and how sad she was when she lost him.
It's just that Xie Yun couldn't sympathize with her very much. But as a woman, Xie Yun felt sorry for her.
Xie Yun didn't tell the princess what she was thinking. She simply felt that the princess was a pitiful person. They were both people who hadn't gotten what they wanted. She hadn't been able to keep the one she wanted, and the same was true for Xie Yun.
It seemed that just as Yan Huinan said, God wanted her to keep the child.
Apart from the morning sickness last month, Xie Yun no longer suffers from morning sickness.
The child was unexpectedly well-behaved, and seemed to be sending a signal to Xie Yun: Mother, I am very good, please don't abandon me.
And Xie Yun also felt the connection between himself and it more and more, becoming stronger and stronger.
After the autumn hunt, Xie Yun had never had the chance to touch medicinal herbs again, and there was no other way to abort the child. In Xie Yun's heart, the princess took care of her again, ultimately for Yan Huinan.
-
Beginning of winter.
Winter had already arrived in the capital, and the princess had already ordered a batch of new clothes to be made for Xie Yun. That day, the princess made dumplings herself, having sent someone to inquire about Xie Yun's tastes beforehand. She then made a large batch according to her preferences.
On their way back, the night sky was covered with heavy snow. The princess and Prince Yu stayed in the dining room, warming themselves by the fire and making tea. Xie Yun excused herself first and returned to her own small courtyard.
The servants in the house had lit a charcoal fire early in the morning, making the whole room warm. There was a ball of orange-red light inside, bright and warm.
In a short while, a thick layer of snow had piled up on the eaves. In the shade of the corridor, a man was waiting outside.
Xie Yun knew this person. He had come here three times in the past month.
The man in black handed over a letter with both hands: "Madam, this is a letter from the general."
When he came for the first time, he said that Yan Huinan had instructed that the letter must be delivered to Xie Yun personally.
Xie Yun raised her hand and took the letter. "Okay, go back and report. I don't have any letter for him."
The man in black was stunned for a moment, but then he respectfully retreated. Before leaving, he added, "Madam, the winter weather in central and southern Taiwan is cold and damp. The Northern Army has not adapted to the weather since entering Wushan, and many have fallen ill. The battle situation is not good, General... I await your letter day and night, even a verbal message will do."
Xie Yun glanced over coldly.
The man finally left tactfully.
After receiving the letter, she did not open it to read it, but put it in a wooden box. Inside the box was a pair of jade bracelets, which were very watery. This was what Yan Huinan had placed on her bedside before leaving.
Xie Yun had seen this pair of jade bracelets, which belonged to Princess Heqing.
The next day, Xie Yun woke up to find a thick pile of snow outside the yard. Xie Yun sat idly inside, gazing out the door. The wind and snow blew inward, a refreshing wakefulness.
With the sound of snow crunching underfoot, a group of people in dark clothes appeared in the snow, with the princess walking in the lead.
Calculating the time, the princess would come here at this time every day, bring some things for Xie Yun, and sit with her for a while.
Today, the princess arrived empty-handed, looking grave. It was unclear what had happened. As soon as she entered, she grabbed Xie Yun's hand and asked, "I'm planning to go back to my parents' home. I'm worried about you, so I'd like to take you with me. What do you think?"
Although the princess asked her, it sounded like she would not allow her to refuse.
Xie Yun: "Why are you leaving in such a hurry?"
The princess was a daughter of the Wang clan of Langya, the foremost of the aristocratic families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a faction to which even the imperial family had to give respect. Prince Yu, despite his disability, had been able to stand out among the other princes and gain the emperor's favor, not only because of his courage and wisdom, but also because he had married a daughter of the Wang clan of Langya.
It doesn't matter where Xie Yun goes now, but if she can go to the princess's family home, it would actually be the best for her, because it's not far from Jiangnan.
In the future, after she gives birth, she may be able to go directly from Langya to Jiangnan.
The princess avoided his gaze and didn't explain too much. She held Xie Yun's hand, which was cold but strong. "I haven't been home for many years. Now that my father has received a letter, I miss him so much that I decided on the spur of the moment. We will set off today. If the weather is good and there is little snow, we will arrive in half a month. We can arrive before the end of the year."
Xie Yun nodded, turned around and told Han Zhen to pack his bags.
After saying this, the princess also had to go back to pack and prepare.
At first, Xie Yun saw the redness in the corners of the princess' eyes and thought it was due to the cold weather. But the moment the princess turned her head, Xie Yun discovered a red mark on her neck.
"Aunt, please wait a moment." Xie Yun asked, "What happened?"
The princess asked, "What?"
Xie Yun raised her delicate jade finger and pointed at the princess's neck, "Here." The princess's expression suddenly changed, and she quickly covered it with her hand. She smiled and said, "Oh, it's nothing. I don't know if there was a little bug on my pillow last night. It bit me and I scratched it."
Xie Yun's scratches didn't look like they were caused by fingernails. The princess' fingers were as slender as jade bones, and her nails were curved like crescent moons, so the scratches wouldn't be that rough.
But Xie Yun had only seen a small piece just now, and couldn't be sure that it was not scratched by fingernails.
But the princess must have had her reasons for not saying anything, and since she didn't say anything, Xie Yun couldn't ask. Out of concern, she handed the princess a bottle of her own beauty cream. "I made this myself, and I always keep it with me. It's very effective in healing skin damage. If you don't mind, please give it to me."
The princess took it and smiled gently, "You are so thoughtful. After you pack, I will send someone to pick you up, and then we will set off for Langya."
"good."
The only thing that worried Xie Yun the most was that she had to send someone to inform Xie Run of the news that she was going to Langya. Otherwise, if there was any result in the investigation that she asked Xie Run to do, it would not be passed on to her.
She asked Fei Jing to go and if Xie Run already had clues about what happened that year when Fei Jing met him, Fei Jing would bring the news to her directly.
-
Five months later.
The Battle of Wushan lasted from late autumn to late spring of the following year. Xie Yun had been following the princess to Langya for five months. Her health was getting worse and worse, and she was about to give birth soon.
During her time in Langya, Xie Yun lived a relatively secluded life. Years ago, when she first arrived in Langya, Xie Yun stopped receiving letters from Yan Huinan. Perhaps Yan Huinan didn't know the princess had brought her there, so the address was wrong.
But by early spring, letters began to arrive again, sporadically, and several letters that had not been delivered to Xie Yun before also piled up.
Xie Yun still put all of them into the wooden box intact.
In fact, as long as Yan Huinan keeps sending her messages, there is nothing to see.
These letters proved that he was still alive.
As long as she is alive, Xie Yun doesn’t really care whether she sees him or not, or whether she thinks of him or not.
It was just that she was about to give birth, and she was thinking about going to Jiangnan after giving birth. Since Yan Huinan wanted the child, it would be better for her to leave the child with him.
After that, she decided not to think about it or care about it.
She was completely disgusted with this kind of life.
The princess found a midwife early on. During the period before Xie Yun gave birth, the midwife lived in the mansion every day just in case.
In the Wang family mansion of Langya, May is the time when peach blossoms are in full bloom.
In the days surrounding Xie Yun's birth, Langya experienced several days of continuous spring rain. The spring breeze wet the crabapple and peach blossoms in the garden, and their pink petals fell all over the ground. The mountains were covered in mist, and clouds and fog gathered. The rain actually brought a cooler and fresher air.
Despite the princess's meticulous care, Xie Yun was a first-time mother, and her body was already weak. By the end of her pregnancy, her hands and feet were swollen, making her feel unwieldy. Not only was walking difficult, but lying down or sleeping was also extremely uncomfortable. She often woke in the middle of the night to the movements of her unborn child, or had nightmares. The nightmares and lack of sleep left her feeling emaciated.
Perhaps it was because she didn't like the child very much, so every time the child made Xie Yun uncomfortable, she hated this place a little more.
Xie Yun could roughly predict the date of her birth, but it still came quite suddenly. She woke up in the afternoon and suddenly felt a wetness beneath her, followed by waves of intense pain. She knew she was about to give birth.
Then seven or eight midwives came quickly to deliver the baby.
Giving birth was the most painful thing Xie Yun had ever experienced. Every moment of her labor was filled with pain, and she felt like giving up. However, the intense tearing pain in her body was so excruciating that she wanted to die but could not.
She clutched the quilt tightly, trying with all her strength to deliver the baby. The midwife also advised her not to use her strength on screaming, otherwise if she fainted from exhaustion, the baby would not be able to come out, and there was a high possibility of both deaths.
Xie Yun's heart was filled with fear, and her tears and sweat flowed down. Her whole body felt like it was soaked in water, and the midwife kept wiping her body with hot water.
Her blood seemed to be draining out.
She had never hated Yan Huinan so much before.
She hated him for forcing her to keep the child, hated him for not being by her side at this moment, leaving her to face this brink of death alone. She hated him so much that she wished she could drag Yan Huinan to the brink of death as well, letting him go first.
at the same time.
In Qingzhou, it rains continuously.
Yan Huinan's arm was pierced by an arrow. The doctor was pulling out the arrow for him, and dark red blood was flowing all over the ground.
Si Wu came to the outside of the tent with a woman, and the soldiers went in to announce: "General, Si Wu is back."
"Let him in."
Following Si Wu in was a pretty girl who looked relatively young.
"General, we have found the green pine."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
