Yin Jiuniang was slightly taken aback.
What does it matter if she's dead or alive? She's living a perfectly good life now; it's just that this person's appearance has disturbed her peace.
"open."
After her parents died, Yin Jiuniang only showed tenderness to two people: Ye Jinghong and Ye Zhen.
Even when she was by Huo Zhan's side, she was either aloof or feigned obedience in order to gather information.
He saved her life, but he was her enemy.
Jinghong died in battle back then, and the enemy general was Huo Zhan. It was Huo Zhan's army that trapped them in the swamp.
She wanted to avenge Jinghong and complete what Jinghong had not finished.
Therefore, after she miraculously survived the swamp, she deliberately approached him despite her serious injuries, with ulterior motives.
But he also hurt her.
They weren't entirely even, but it was also impossible to determine who was right and who was wrong in those grudges and grievances.
If it weren't for Ye Zhen and the others saving her, she would be nothing but a skeleton by now, and all the grudges would have been extinguished with death.
He shouldn't have bothered her again, especially since he approached someone she cherished. Naturally, Yin Jiuniang didn't give him a friendly look.
Her aloof and indifferent demeanor caused Huo Zhan another pang of pain and anger in his heart.
"You'd rather die than accept my kindness, wouldn't you?"
Huo Zhan forcefully pulled the person in front of him, his eyes bloodshot. "Come back with me, and I'll find you the best doctor in the world."
His voice, though suppressing anger, also contained a hint of tenderness and pleading that was hard to conceal.
Yin Jiuniang was surprised.
When has this man ever been kind to her?
Immediately, she remembered the servant's report that Huo Zhan had sought out Xie Bang for drinks and conversation. It seemed that Xie Bang had said something to him that made him misunderstand that he was going to die.
Does he even care whether she lives or dies?
Perhaps he cared; if she died, he would have no way to get revenge. He had always been petty.
She stole his military intelligence, causing Dongwu to be defeated. He must hate her terribly and probably think of countless ways to get revenge on her.
If she dies, how will he carry out his methods?
But since Yin Jiuniang had already done that, she wasn't afraid of his revenge.
"I'm in good health, I don't need to see a doctor..."
"Yin Jiu Niang!"
Huo Zhan interrupted her.
To Huo Zhan, Yin Jiuniang's words meant that she didn't want Ye Zhen to worry, so she was hiding her physical condition.
She always cared about this disciple, saying that nothing in this world was as important as her disciple, and that "anything" naturally included Huo Zhan.
Therefore, as soon as he arrived in the capital, he stopped Ye Zhen. He wanted to see what kind of precious child Yin Jiuniang had that was worth her giving up everything, even his position as a princess.
Seeing that Ye Zhen protected Yin Jiu Niang despite his status, he was still jealous, but also relieved for her.
This little brat wasn't spoiled for nothing.
But now, seeing that Yin Jiuniang was risking her own life so as not to worry Ye Zhen, his anger surged to the top of his head.
He said in a somber voice, "Yin Jiuniang, if you don't come with me, I can't guarantee what I might say, such as about you and Ye Jinghong..."
Yin Jiuniang guessed what he was going to say, hurriedly covered his mouth, and glared at him coldly, "Huo Zhan, if you do anything reckless, I will fight you to the death."
"Being a ghost couple doesn't seem so bad, but I haven't had enough of being human yet, so I'll have to trouble you to live with me."
The long-lost touch eased the crimson in the man's eyes somewhat, and his deep voice carried a hint of cold laughter, "Your precious darling is watching right behind you, so what, do you want me to say it here?"
Yin Jiuniang closed her eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, her expression had returned to its kind and gentle state. She turned to look at Ye Zhen and said, "Master has something to say to him, so I'll take him back to Master's courtyard. You don't need to come along."
In fact, she would prefer to take people away from the Marquis's mansion, either to the outskirts of the city or to her own residence.
But if that were the case, Ye Zhen would definitely be worried and would follow along.
Ye Zhen, who had been at the door the whole time, heard the conversation between the two clearly. She realized that Huo Zhan must have been misled by the Marquis of Zhongyong.
Huo Zhan seemed to care a lot about his master, but this still didn't put Ye Zhen at ease.
She nodded, but after Yin Jiuniang left with Huo Zhan, she also quietly followed with her men to the outside of Yin Jiuniang's courtyard.
Caring doesn't mean loving. Even if he truly loves his master, it depends on whether his master is willing.
Huo Zhan was also a highly skilled martial artist, so he naturally noticed that the courtyard was surrounded, but he didn't care about that.
He looked at Yin Jiuniang's abdomen, "I didn't mean to hurt you, I just wanted the Shadow Guards to take you back."
But Yin Jiuniang was stubborn and refused to go back with the shadow guard.
After receiving repeated rejections from her, he became angry and said that as long as she was alive, that was enough.
At that time, I thought that since she was so stubborn, the Shadow Guards would not be able to bring her back without her getting injured.
He regretted giving the order as soon as he did, but he had been arrogant for most of his life and couldn't bring himself to change his mind.
In addition, during that period, he also had to deal with the emperor, so he didn't have time to regret it.
The next message she received from the Shadow Guard was that, with Xie Shizi's help, the Shadow Guard who had seriously injured him had returned to the capital of Dayuan.
Her resolute decision stung him, and what followed was a rebellion in order to survive; that pain remained hidden deep within his heart.
It wasn't until he ascended the throne and his family was safe that he had the mind to think about her. When he learned that she was doing very well in the capital of Dayuan, resentment welled up in his heart.
On his way here, he had thought of countless ways to get revenge on her, but when the Marquis of Zhongyong said that she was about to die, all his wicked thoughts vanished.
He didn't even dare to ask her if it was his bodyguard who hurt his child; he just wanted to explain.
Yin Jiuniang also lowered her eyes to look at her abdomen, where there had once been a small life.
She's five months pregnant and has felt the baby move. It's amazing how each time it makes her heart melt.
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