The woman, caught in the crowd and unable to move, had her face obscured by the lamplight.
It looks like Su Wanwan!
Yang Zhen's heart was pounding.
It couldn't be her.
She must have had many guards around her.
But what if...
What if it's her?
In a flash, Yang Zhen made a decision. He told the driver to take Wang Shi and Geng Ge'er home first, while he walked against the flow of people toward Su Wanwan.
The scene was extremely chaotic.
Many people were pushed over and stepped on.
Yang Zhen moved against the flow of people, struggling to move forward.
However, he soon discovered that the face had disappeared into the crowd.
Was she trampled down?
Yang Zhen's breath caught in his throat for a moment, and he struggled to rush against the crowd.
He didn't know how many times he was bumped into or stepped on, but he finally managed to help the woman whose leg had been broken off the ground up, and followed the crowd away from this street that was like hell on earth.
Wang never expected that at this critical juncture, her husband would abandon his wife and children to attend to other matters.
The bitterness and resentment that had been building up inside could no longer be contained in that instant.
She watched Yang Zhen's departing figure with resentment, and a part of her heart suddenly shattered.
Even getting into a carriage didn't make us safer.
Some people even tried to climb onto their carriage, but were knocked off by the coachman and the servants accompanying them.
Wang Shi held Geng Ge'er in her arms, huddled in the carriage, tears streaming down her face.
...
Lu Xingjian realized there was a problem on the street and immediately led Su Wanwan and Yan Ge'er into a house on the side of the street.
This is property of the Imperial Household Department, and we have long since followed their instructions not to receive anyone.
However, after Wanwan and the child were settled, the panic and stampedes on the street had not yet ended. Lu Xingjian decisively ordered the lifting of the curfew on the street, allowing people to enter shops to rest and take shelter.
Soon, the first floor of the house was crowded with people watching the lanterns, and the heart-wrenching cries of many children could be heard everywhere.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Five Cities Garrison quickly mobilized to guide the evacuation of other civilians and arrest those who took advantage of the chaos to cause trouble.
However, misfortunes never come singly.
There were too many people seeking refuge on the first floor, some of whom were carrying lanterns. Some of these lanterns somehow ignited the curtains, and flames rose up.
A chill rose in Ye Beihan's eyes on the third floor.
What a coincidence!
He ordered his men to put out the fire quickly and arrested and interrogated all the residents on the first floor.
He led Wanwan and Yan Ge'er away via the staircase reserved for dignitaries.
Su Wanwan was so frightened by the towering flames that she couldn't move and was completely stunned.
Fragmented memories slowly flooded my mind.
The sky was ablaze with fire, filled with terrified screams and shouts, the sounds of wind and rain, and the icy cold river water.
She clutched her head in pain.
My brain feels like it's about to explode.
My chest felt burning, and I could hardly breathe.
It felt as if icy river water was rushing into my mouth and nose.
That terrifying feeling of being near death.
On the rippling water, a pair of hands grabbed her and pulled her out of the river.
She remembered; the man had a resolute and handsome face, and she had seen him before!
Lu Xingjian patted Su Wanwan's cheek anxiously, "Wanwan, what's wrong?"
Su Wanwan's pupils finally focused as she looked at his face.
wrong!
It wasn't him!
She remembered that man!
Su Wanwan shoved Lu Xingjian away abruptly and shrank into a corner in fear.
Lu Xingjian was stunned.
Everything was fine until tonight.
Wanwan did not resist his approach.
She still relies on him to some extent.
Everything is trending in a positive direction.
Why won't you even let him touch you now?
What went wrong?
He took Su Wanwan back to Qingning Palace, but Wanwan quickly closed the door and wouldn't let him in at all.
The look in his eyes was filled with defensiveness and fear.
Lu Xingjian pursed his lips.
It wasn't until he saw the silk rabbit lantern in the palace servant's hand that he suddenly seemed to understand something.
They had a huge argument over this lamp back then.
The estrangement persisted for a long time.
Tonight, Wanwan still took a liking to this lamp at first sight. After hesitating for a moment, he still had someone buy the lamp and give it to her.
Could it be that the light triggered her, reminding her of many unpleasant memories?
"Quick, take this away and destroy it!"
Lu Xingjian swore that he would never see a rabbit-shaped filament lamp again in his life!
Yan Ge'er waited here with a worried expression.
The imperial physician arrived, but Wanwan refused to open the door and remained silent.
Lu Xingjian sighed deeply and patted Yan Ge'er's head: "Go to sleep first."
It wasn't until the next morning that Su Wanwan opened her door, having recovered considerably.
His eyes were calm and distant.
She ignored the imperial physician's request to take her pulse and went straight to the point: "Where is Xiao Bin?"
Lu Xingjian froze.
The Wanwan before me is completely different from the Wanwan before I watched the lanterns last night.
There was no longer a trace of love or dependence in her eyes when she looked at him.
Lu Xingjian dismissed the imperial physician and looked at Su Wanwan with tender eyes, "Do you still remember? Wanwan, I am your husband."
Su Wanwan was very cold.
After a moment of silence, he said, "You are not."
"I want to see Xiao Bin."
She has many fragmented memories in her mind.
There is a scene of her giving birth, and Xiao Bin holding the baby and gently comforting him.
They discussed and came up with a name for the child together.
Xiao Bin was the man who rescued her from the river.
But there was no image of her marrying the man in front of her.
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