Chapter 95: Flowing Light (9) Does the Regent still remember Xie Yan? ...
Wen Yao's words really hit Xie Yun's soft spot. She once thought that she was a person without soft spots. Even when she abandoned Yan Lang, she did not realize that this little life that was separated from her body was destined to become her soft spot from the moment it was conceived.
But people do not become weak because they have weaknesses. Instead, it is precisely because they have weaknesses that they become stronger and braver.
"If I witness an outbreak of an incurable disease and don't find a solution, who among us living on this land can truly assert that there is a piece of pure land that is absolutely safe?" Xie Yun was extremely determined. She did not blame those who fled, but since she studied medicine and had the ability, she could not really abandon those patients.
Wen Yao didn't expect that even if he moved Yan Lang out, he wouldn't be able to change Xie Yun's mind.
He didn't know if it was out of reluctance to give up, or some other motive, but he thought of someone and finally asked tentatively, "What about Yan Huinan? Don't you want to see him again?"
Perhaps it was because after Yan Huinan set out north, Wen Rui told him that Xie Yun had gone to Yan Huinan's house in the middle of the night and stayed there for the night.
Wen Yao's confidence was no longer in his mind, and he couldn't help but recall his previous confrontation with Yan Huinan, where he thought he had the upper hand but still ended up losing. This made him feel uneasy.
Perhaps before Yan Huinan appeared, he could stay with Xie Yun with full confidence, and believe that one day he would impress Xie Yun, or comfort himself that even if he could not impress Xie Yun, he could still stay with Xie Yun.
When he announced to his parents that he was getting married to Xie Yun, he also had selfish motives.
But at this moment, when everyone is on edge, leaving the Wen Mansion tonight might soon reveal corpses strewn across the ground, wailing and howling. The sky is no longer the same as before.
How could he remain steadfast?
Xie Yun seemed to have guessed that he would ask Yan Huinan. She could no longer hide her disdain for Wen Yao and replied sympathetically, "Wen Yao, my heart is as hard as a rock and won't change easily. No need to say more. I'm very tired. Let's talk tomorrow if there's anything."
Wen Yao dropped his hands weakly, nodded, and left reluctantly.
Tomorrow, there is no tomorrow anymore.
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Xie Yun didn't understand Wen Yao's distraught state last night. It wasn't until this morning that she understood why Wen Yao had been so anxious. It turned out that he had said he would take refuge so quickly.
The Wen family was deserted overnight, leaving only some useless large items that could not be taken away.
The maids who used to take care of Xie Yun's daily life also fled upon hearing the news.
Xie Yun could understand, and since she had made the decision to stay in Baixia, she did not expect anyone other than the patients to stay, so there was no sense of loss.
She was just as she said, with a heart as solid as a rock.
Since the people from the Wen Mansion had already left, it was inconvenient for Xie Yun to stay here any longer. She washed up, packed her luggage and medicine box, sorted out the manuscripts she had read last night, and took them to the clinic.
After leaving the Wen Mansion and heading towards South Gate Street, you will find Yunji Hall. However, some people on the street have already heard the rumors and have hurriedly packed their bags to leave the city.
Oxen, mules, donkeys—all available animals were used to pull carts, which were packed with cloth bundles and occupied by the elderly, women, and children. Those who had been treated by Xie Yun before and recognized her would offer kind words of advice: "Doctor Yun, I'm sure you've diagnosed it! This is the plague! Let's go!"
Xie Yun felt mixed emotions; she was powerless to stop such a large-scale escape.
He could only shake his head and continue heading towards the clinic.
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The snowstorm in the north could not be compared with the catkin-like snowflakes in Baixia. Yan Huinan led his men to follow the clues all the way to Bozhou, but learned the news of Lou Cheng's death halfway.
Yan Huinan then went to Daliang to offer condolences as regent.
When we entered the city in the snowstorm, the city was dead silent and the snow covered everyone's heart thickly.
Lou Cheng died, and his only son with Xie Shaohua succeeded him. As the saying goes, when a man is about to die, his words are kind. Even when Lou Cheng was seriously ill, he had already made plans for his youngest son. Not only for his son, but also for the people of Daliang, he sent a letter to the capital, stating that Daliang would henceforth be a vassal state of the Great Zhou, and would pay tribute to the emperor yearly.
From then on, the people in this city will no longer have wars, but only peace and tranquility.
Therefore, Lou Cheng's funeral was also held in accordance with the rituals of the Zhou vassal kings.
Lou Cheng and the generals of Daliang had been his rivals for many years, and were also the people he hated the most. But now all of that was over.
Perhaps it was because Yan Huinan had found a more important person in his life.
Therefore, he had gradually let go of the hatred of the past. At this moment, facing Lou Cheng's death, he no longer felt happy, but only felt pity for a king who had lost his country.
At the funeral, he met Xie Shaohua. As the former Queen of Daliang, Xie Shaohua had lost her former domineering nature over the years and had become a ruthless woman. Because if she fell, who would the baby in her arms rely on in the days to come? How would she manage the overall situation?
Yan Huinan didn't care. He only cared about who sent the killer to kill Xie Yun.
Yan Huinan's soldiers surrounded Xie Shaohua's palace, but Xie Shaohua had a calm attitude and said, "I'm already married to Lou Cheng. I used to be the queen of Daliang, and now I'm also the queen mother of a vassal state. Even if I don't have Lou Cheng's heart, love is the most useless thing. I've already got everything except love, so why would I want to frame Xie Yun? It was the same in the Xie Mansion before. I was the most noble legitimate daughter in the mansion, and I got everything that Xie Yun had never gotten. When I was young, I would compete with her for love or face. But now I'm a mother, and I only consider myself and my child when I act."
Xie Shaohua was worried that the child would be frightened by Yan Huinan's cavalry, so she ordered people to take him to the side hall. When she mentioned the child, she subconsciously glanced at the side hall, and her whole body exuded the radiance of motherhood.
"Prince Yan, I know you. You always put Xie Yun first in everything. If I really harmed Xie Yun, you would never let me go. How could I gamble my future and the future of my child to murder Xie Yun?"
Xie Shaohua's words made sense. Yan Huinan just sat on the high seat and listened to her quietly from beginning to end. He raised his eyes slightly at this moment, and Si Wen understood what he meant.
Ignoring the palace servants' obstruction, he rushed into the side hall and carried out the crying child.
Yan Huinan said coldly: "If you lie, you will never see your child again."
"Yan Huinan! How dare you!" Xie Shaohua stood up suddenly. "Even if he's not the ruler of Daliang, he's still the ruler of a vassal state of the Great Zhou. How can I allow you to do what you want?"
Yan Huinan raised his eyebrows: "I don't care who he is."
His meaning was clear: there was nothing he wouldn't dare do. He had even slain dragons.
As for the emperor, when one dies, another one will be appointed.
He was not afraid of being cursed or being infamous for eternity. He feared nothing except losing the one he loved.
Xie Shaohua's heart was tied to her child, so she naturally didn't care about her dignity. She knew that if she didn't tell Yan Huinan the truth or give him some clues, Yan Huinan would never let her and her child go.
"You said that the woman knew Xie Yun's appearance and past very clearly. Even I didn't know Xie Yun was in Baixia until you told me today. That person must be very concerned about Xie Yun's whereabouts, and she has a northern accent..." Xie Shaohua racked his brains and came up with a bold idea.
"Xie Yan." Xie Shaohua couldn't help but feel a chill when he said this name. "I wonder if the Regent still remembers this person, my second sister."
"Among the three sisters, only Xie Yan was plain-looking. She wasn't a legitimate daughter, nor was she unfavored. When I was a girl, I was indeed mean to Xie Yun, but it was always Xie Yan who came up with the evil ideas." Xie Shaohua's eyes grew filled with hatred as he spoke of this incident. "I used to think she was dead. But a few years ago, I saw a maid in the eldest prince's mansion who looked very similar to her. I didn't think much of it at the time, thinking that such a coincidence was impossible in the world."
Xie Shaohua's tone suddenly changed, and his voice became sad. "It happened five years ago, when I was pregnant with my first child. I was very happy at the time. I thought that no matter how imperfect my life was, it would be complete at that moment. But one day, I was accidentally framed and fell. The three-month-old baby miscarried before it was even settled. I wished I could die. But later, I realized something was wrong, so I sent people to investigate. In the end, I found the real culprit, Xie Yan. She came back for revenge. She wanted to take revenge on everyone in the Xie Mansion!"
"Why do you say that?" Yan Huinan asked.
Through Xie Shaohua's words, Yan Huinan learned about another horrifying past of the Xie family's escape.
It turned out that Xie Qingyun had fled in a hurry and had not made thorough preparations. Not only did Xie Yun's mother fall ill and die on the way, her body was buried carelessly, but Xie Yun and her aunt were also abandoned.
Xie Yan was born with a weak constitution. After days of traveling, he caught a cold along the way and became seriously ill and unable to walk. At the time, the pursuers were hot on their heels, and Xie Qingyun couldn't delay her journey. She couldn't escape with a sickly child as a burden, so they left Xie Yan and her mother at the inn, taking only their legitimate daughter, Xie Shaohua, and their chess piece, Xie Yun.
"So she hates Xie Qingyun, and also those in the Xie family who are better off than she is. I don't know how she approached the First Prince, but while investigating her, I stumbled upon a past event. There were two young Miao people in the First Prince's mansion, whom Xie Yan had found for him. Later, I heard that both brothers were dead. By the time I got to Xie Yan, she was no longer in Daliang. Perhaps after her revenge on me, she went looking for Xie Yun again. Regent, I've told you everything I know."
Xie Shaohua said: "She is no longer in Daliang, and is most likely in Baixia right now."
How could Yan Huinan not think of what Xie Shaohua thought of?
His heart immediately sank into an ice cellar, but fortunately, before he left, he left Xie Yun with the bodyguards who had followed him for many years.
Yan Huinan immediately set out to return to Baixia and heard another story along the way.
Plague breaks out in Baixia, and the imperial court has ordered the city to be closed!
Plague, city lockdown? And what about Xie Yun? Where is she? Xie Yun, Xie Yun…
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