The next afternoon, a visitor came to Prince Rong's residence, surprising Xiyan.
"Mother, why are you here?" Xi Yan was indescribably happy to see Prince Yi's sudden visit.
"Because you haven't returned to your mother's house, I, as your mother, have to come and see you myself!”
Although there were many complaints in his words, the Fujin was still smiling.
"Child, why did you lose so much weight?”The Fujin asked as she touched her daughter's face and arm. "Didn't you eat properly? What's going on?" Her heart ached.
"I…I ate it!" Xi Yan smiled guiltily. Mother, don't make a fuss. You must have thought that I lost weight because you haven't seen me for a long time. Actually…"
"You know that you've really lost weight, right?”The Fujin shook his head. "Xiyan, who am I? I'm your mother, what are you trying to hide from me? Do you really think that I, your mother, don't know anything?”
"Mother, what do you know?" Xi Yan's voice trembled.
The Fujin looked at her daughter with a reluctant expression. "Xiyan, leave him! Mother is here to bring you back.”
"Mother…"
"Your Amma and I know everything.”The Fujin touched her daughter's face with heartache. "Haoyun isn't worth you waiting for him. If he really loved you, how could he bear to let you stay alone in the boudoir and spend the whole day drinking outside? Give up on him! Return to Ama and Mother's side, you are still so young, you have plenty of opportunities to start over.”
Xi Yan's face was pale. She lowered her head and asked after a while,""Mother, did you and Ma find someone to investigate Brother Hao Yun?”
"There's no other way, because we really can't rest assured about you!”The Fujin tried to persuade her silly daughter. "Xiyan, don't let yourself suffer anymore. You don't owe him anything. Come back. Your Amma and I can't bear to see you stay here and ruin your own happiness!”
" Mother, I..." Before Xiyan could finish her sentence, Hao Yun, who rarely returned early, actually strode over.
"Mother, what a rare guest! Why didn't you send someone over to inform me so that I, your son-in-law, could pick you up?”Hao Yun had a rare smile on his face. Although she knew that he was dealing with her mother, Xi Yan still smiled.
Her Brother Haoyun was indeed the most beautiful when he smiled. Unfortunately, she was useless and could not make him smile.
Haoyun's enthusiasm was not appreciated in the eyes of Prince Yi Fujin. "Forget it, let's skip the formalities. Haoyun, let's get straight to the point! His Highness and I hope that Xi Yan will come back. It would be best if you are willing to let her go. If you don't agree, we will think of a way to persuade Xi Yan to leave you.”
The Fujin did not want to say a word of reproach. The loss of Chaoyan had already dealt a heavy blow to the couple. They only hoped that their only daughter would live a good and happy life. Other than that, they had no other wishes.
" Mother..." Xi Yan did not expect the Fujin to be so direct. She pulled the Fujin's sleeve.
"Xiyan, don't say anything. Mother will help you!”The Fujin did not give Xiyan a chance to speak. She asked Haoyun,
"Haoyun, I've made myself clear. What do you mean?”
Hearing this, Hao Yun's black eyes suddenly turned cold. He looked at the Fujin and sneered,""Mother, do you really want to hear my opinion?”
"Of course, go ahead!"
Hao Yun shrugged helplessly." Actually, you shouldn't have talked to me. The main person in this whole matter isn't me. It's your precious daughter!”
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean, even if I agree, Xiyan won't agree. If you don't believe me, you can ask Xiyan now. If she agrees, I'll let her go immediately.”
"Is that true?"
"Of course!" Hao Yun smiled confidently because he believed that Xi Yan would never leave him.
With Hao Yun's assurance, the Fujin quickly held his daughter's hand. "Xiyan, you heard him too. Tell him you're going back with Mother!”
"Mother, I…"
"Hurry up and tell me!"
Xiyan looked at the Fujin and then at Haoyun. She shook her head at the Fujin without thinking.
"Mother, please forgive me. I want to stay by brother Haoyun's side.”
"Xiyan!" The Fujin couldn't believe that Xiyan would say that. She raised her voice and said,""Why are you so stupid to stay by the side of someone who doesn't know how to cherish you? What good does this do for you?”
"This isn't a question of whether there are any benefits, it's that I love him.”Xi Yan looked at her beloved man gently. Hao Yun passively accepted her gentle gaze. Looking at the smile on her face, he knew it was a happy smile.
How could she smile at someone who didn't love her at all?
Under his confused and slightly angry gaze, Xiyan still smiled and said to him,""Brother Haoyun, I love you! I want to stay by your side. This is what I want to do most at the moment.”
Hao Yun gave her a faint smile. "I'm sorry. No matter how much you love me, I don't love you at all!”
Haoyun could not have said that, but he just had to say it. Not only because he wanted to strike her down, but also because he was afraid that he would be moved by her stupid words.
Only he himself knew that under his indifferent smile, his heart had rippled because of her words. Not only was he touched, but he was also shocked.
Xi Yan smiled weakly. Hao Yun saying this was within her expectations. These words that would hurt her already made her heart numb.
However, the Fujin was different. She was unwilling to let her daughter be ruined for no reason and said angrily to Hao Yun,"Don't go too far! What did Xiyan do wrong? Why are you treating her like this?”
"She knows what she did.”Hao Yun left without looking back.
" Xiyan..." The Fujin looked at her daughter sadly. "You heard what he said, you…"
"I want to stay by his side! Mother." Xi Yan's tone was firm.
" But he…" The Fujin whispered sadly. "He's still blaming you for Chaoyan, right? It looks like he won't forgive you. Why do you have to stay here and let him ruin you?”
Xi Yan smiled without saying anything. It wasn't that she didn't want to say it, but she couldn't find a reason to convince Mother.
Perhaps, there was no need for a reason to love someone! She only knew that she still loved Haoyun deeply, and that was enough!
Ten days later, the royal family's annual hunting event began again.
In the largest hunting field in the suburbs of Beijing, no matter old or young, as long as they were confident in their hunting skills, as long as they were a member of the royal family, they could come here to participate in the grand event.
Hao Yun was no exception. Since he was fourteen years old, he had not been absent every year. This was the first time he had not come alone. He had brought his newlywed wife to participate in this event.
It was not that Haoyun wanted to bring Xiyan here, but the emperor had a sudden impulse and said that people with families must bring their families to the scene, wanting them to see how powerful their husbands were.
Therefore, Haoyun had no choice but to bring Xiyan along.
Xi Yan sat with the other Fujin madams, but because she did not recognize anyone, she spent most of her time walking around. Other than daydreaming, she would look at the enclosure, hoping to see Haoyun hunting.
I miss this place! She had been here once, the first time she and Chaoyan came here to see Haoyun show off his skills.
There were too many memories in this place.
She still remembered that she was the one who pestered Ma to bring her here to find her Brother Haoyun. She and Chaoyan had come together, but Haoyun's gaze was always on Chaoyan, making her feel bored and bored, so she could only chat with Yuan Heng, who she had just met.
"Xiyan, you're here too!" Just as Xi Yan thought of Yuan Heng, he appeared beside her with a bow and arrow on his back.
"Yuanheng Bei Zi." When she finally saw someone she was familiar with, Xi Yan could not help but smile brightly.
"Didn't you say that you can just call me Yuan Heng?”Yuan Heng was also smiling. His face and neck were sweating profusely, as if he had just finished a tough battle.
"Yuan Heng, are your results good?" Xi Yan still remembered that Yuan Heng's hunting results were average and barely satisfactory. She wondered if his archery skills had improved over the years.
"Not bad, there are some in the top ten!" Yuan Heng said it casually, but there was a smugness that could not be concealed on his lips.
Xi Yan was happy for him. "That's great. I'm going to look at you in a new light!”
"Where, where. I'm not worthy of you looking at me in a new light. I think there's someone who's even more impressive than me!”
"Oh, who is it? Do I know him?"
Yuan Heng glanced at her. "It's Haoyun."
"Haoyun?" Xi Yan did not understand what Yuan Heng meant.
"This is a fact that everyone can see. I don't have to lie to you.”Yuan Heng shook his head and said. "I don't know what's wrong with him today. He kept making mistakes. He could have easily gotten his hands on the prey, but Hao Yun had failed. It was said that even the emperor shook his head when he saw it. He did not believe that Hao Yun would be so abnormal.”
Even the Emperor shook his head? Xi Yan believed that Yuan Heng would not lie to her, but she still could not believe what he said.
Hao Yun's performance every year was obvious to all. His performance in this event had always been among the best. Almost everyone knew that Hao Yun's archery skills were outstanding. He could be said to be the best among men of his age. There was no opponent. Why would such an outstanding Haoyun…
Right, could it be…
Xi Yan thought of the reason why Hao Yun was acting strangely. She thought that this must have something to do with Chaoyan and Haoyun's fall recently. In short, it had something to do with her because she was the culprit who caused Haoyun to give up on himself!
Yuan Heng looked at her apologetically. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told you these things.”Haoyun was Xiyan's husband. No wife would like to hear others say things that were not good for her husband.
"No, you're not wrong." " It's my fault," Xi Yan lowered her eyes and whispered." I'm the one who caused Haoyun to be like this."”
" Xiyan..." Yuan Heng did not understand what she was saying. He saw that Xiyan seemed to be very sad, so he naturally reached out and put his hand on her shoulder.
He just wanted to comfort her, and had no other intentions. Xi Yan did not think too much about it either. She was immersed in her own sadness.
However, there was one person who completely misinterpreted their actions. This person was Hao Yun, who happened to pass by.
"Xiyan!"
Xi Yan raised her head and met Hao Yun's sharp gaze.
"Brother Haoyun." Xi Yan looked at Hao Yun timidly. She could feel that Hao Yun was unhappy, but she did not know why.
When she realized that Yuan Heng's hand had moved away from her shoulder, she thought she had found the reason.
Haoyun was probably unhappy because she was with Yuanheng!
The corners of her lips curled up, revealing the joy in her heart. By doing this, did Haoyun mean that he still cared about her?
Feeling Haoyun's fierce gaze on him, Yuan Heng did not feel guilty. He did not want to embarrass Xiyan, so he chose to leave.
"You two, I'll take my leave first.”Yuan Heng nodded politely at Hao Yun, then glanced at Xi Yan before leaving.
"Looks like you two are really fated, aren't you?”Hao Yun looked at Xiyan expressionlessly.
"I don't understand what you mean." Xi Yan shook her head.
"Stop pretending in front of me!”Hao Yun grabbed her wrist as fast as lightning. He was so strong that Xiyan felt like her hand was going to break.
"Do you really think I don't know anything? Haoxue told me that you and Yuan Heng were very intimate at my house that day. Don't think that you can do whatever you want outside. Let me tell you, you're still my wife in name. You'd better behave yourself. If I hear any more gossip, I won't let you off. Do you hear me?”
Xi Yan silently listened to Haoyun's accusation. She felt that there was no need to explain too much about Haoyun misunderstanding her. If Haoyun believed her because of her explanation, then her relationship with Haoyun wouldn't have developed to this point.
"What's wrong? What do you mean by not saying anything?" Haoyun was angry at himself for being anxious. Xiyan should be the one who was anxious!
Xi Yan looked straight at him and said in a calm tone,""I'm only your wife by name. Do I have the right to say anything?”
Hao Yun's eyes turned cold. "When did you start beating around the bush? If you have something in your heart, say it out loud! I'm listening."
Xi Yan shook her head with a bitter smile. "You don't want to hear it. Brother Haoyun, don't deceive yourself. If you were willing to listen to what I said, we wouldn't have to suffer so much, right?”
Haoyun had to look at Xiyan with a new gaze. In his heart, Xi Yan had always been a little girl who would never grow up, but now, he had to change his mind. The Xi Yan standing in front of him now seemed to have grown up overnight and matured.
However, he also knew that Xiyan had changed because of him. Because of his pain and the pain he had inflicted on her, she had to grow up.
"Just because you're in pain, you deliberately got together with another man to take revenge on me?”he asked.
Xi Yan shook her head again. "You are wrong, Brother Haoyun." Her gentle gaze was fixed on his face as she said gently,""I've never thought of taking revenge on you. You should be the one who wants revenge.”
Hao Yun was stunned for a moment, then he nodded and sneered,""You're right. It's good that you have this understanding. "You have to know that as long as you can't find Chaoyan, I won't forgive you, and the torture between us won't stop.”
Hao Yun turned around and left after saying that.
Xi Yan looked at his long back with her heart clenched. The tears that she had been holding back finally rolled down her cheeks.
In order not to let others see her cry, she hurriedly fled the scene and hid in an empty forest.
Behind a big tree, she covered her face and sobbed softly.
It was only when she heard footsteps coming in her direction that she stopped crying, afraid that someone would know that she was hiding here crying.
The footsteps stopped not far from her. She didn't know how many people there were, but she heard more than one person's voice.
"Boss, is it really okay for us to do this?”
"Nonsense, we've already decided to do it. What's the use of saying this now?”
"But, we are still very worried that the truth might be exposed. If anything happens and it is traced back to us, he is the noble Baylor. I think our heads will fall to the ground!”
"Why are you so gutless! Pfft, why don't you open your eyes a little brighter? There are people everywhere, and the sky is filled with arrows flying around. If we shoot an arrow at him, he will only think that someone accidentally shot the wrong arrow. Who would think that we are deliberately taking revenge on him?”
"I think the boss is right. Moreover, that Baylor Haoyun is too arrogant and arrogant. He has countless enemies. If we really investigate, we will not be investigated.”
What was that? They were talking about Hao Yun! Xi Yan almost cried out when she heard that. She carefully did not let the other party discover her and quietly stuck her head out to see who they were.
She immediately recognized the three of them. She had seen them before. They were Yuan Heng's subordinates. Last time, they were the ones who wanted to find trouble with Hao Yun and caused her to get injured.
"Hehe, who would know that we were hiding in the dark and shooting arrows? This kind of person needs to be taught a lesson. It's not easy to get this opportunity. If we don't do it, won't we have to keep the anger we suffered last time in our stomachs for the rest of our lives?”
"Boss is right. We are not going to take his dog life anyway. We are just scaring him and making him lose face in front of everyone. No one will care about such a small matter!”
"So, we'll stick to our original plan and hide near the stables?”
"Why are you so talkative? He had to rest, didn't he? When he leads the horse to the stable, we'll release the arrow and leave immediately. This plan will definitely succeed!”
"There's no time to lose. Let's act immediately!”
"Yes, Boss."
Those people left immediately after their discussion. They did not know that their conversation had been overheard by Xi Yan.
Xi Yan didn't have time to think about it. When they were far away, she immediately took action.
She first went to Hao Yun's subordinates 'resting place to tell them the news and asked them to help her find Hao Yun and tell him that someone wanted to hurt him.
Thus, the dozen people split up to search for Hao Yun's whereabouts in this vast enclosure, while she herself asked as she searched.
She searched for a while and asked many people, but no one could tell her where Hao Yun was.
Seeing that a long time had passed, she gave up looking for Hao Yun and ran straight to the stable.
Those people were waiting for Haoyun to arrive at the stable before they made their move. If she waited here, she would definitely be able to wait for Haoyun. It was just that she did not know if she could inform Haoyun that he was in danger before they made their move.
No matter what, this was the only way. She had to give it a try.
There was really such a coincidence in this world. When Xi Yan arrived at the stable, Hao Yun was riding his beloved horse towards her.
"Brother Haoyun, come down quickly and listen to me…"
It was too late. Xi Yan had only said a few words when she heard a whooshing sound behind her.
It was an arrow. Someone had shot an arrow from behind her!
She didn't know if she could make it in time, but she had to protect the person she loved no matter what.
" Brother Haoyun--" She shouted and rushed towards Haoyun who had just dismounted, pouncing on him with all her might.
"Xiyan?" Hao Yun looked at this scene with his mouth agape.
Everything happened too suddenly. When he noticed it, it was when Xi Yan was charging at him desperately. In the blink of an eye, the arrow that should have been aimed at him was blocked by Xi Yan's body!
Although Xi Yan was petite, she still managed to block the arrow.
Haoyun saw with his own eyes that if Xiyan had not jumped up in time, the arrow would have shot straight at him.
However, Xi Yan jumped up at the critical moment and the arrow hit her back.
"Xiyan!" Hao Yun shouted and rushed towards Xi Yan, who had been shot by an arrow, and caught her limp body.
Xi Yan stared at Hao Yun and said with difficulty,""Brother Haoyun, it's good that you're fine!”
" Xiyan, you..." Hao Yun's throat tightened and he could not squeeze out a word.
" Brother Haoyun..." Xiyan tried hard to see Haoyun clearly, but the more she tried to open her eyes, the heavier her eyelids became. Finally, she closed her eyes weakly...
In Hao Yun's arms, she completely lost consciousness.
The doctor who treated Xiyan said that Xiyan was blessed by the heavens. Although her arrow wound looked rather serious, it did not hurt any vital parts. Coupled with the fact that she had been rescued properly, just as the doctor had predicted, in just half a month, Xiyan's injury had recovered by 70 - 80%.
This could already be considered a great blessing in misfortune, wasn't it? In the eyes of others, Xi Yan was considered very lucky that her life was not in danger and there were no side effects.
That's right, Xi Yan also thought that she was lucky, but at the same time, she also thought that she was unlucky.
While she was lying on the bed and unable to move due to her injuries, her parents-in-law, her mother, and even Haoxue, who disliked her, came to see her. However, the person she wanted to see the most never appeared.
Hao Yun had never appeared in front of her. His wife was lying on the bed because of him, but he had never appeared once.
Haoyun's ruthlessness and coldness broke Xiyan's heart. She was really sad. She did not expect Haoyun to ignore her to this extent.
She knew that Hao Yun would not respond to her feelings. She had already realized this. However, her request was not too much. She really just wanted to see him and hear him say a few words to comfort her.
However, Hao Yun could not even do this. He didn't give her the love she wanted. He didn't even give her a little sympathy.
She began to wonder if she should continue living like this. She was only sixteen years old. How long would this life last? One year, ten years, or fifty years? Could she really continue to endure it?
Her heart began to waver. It was not that she did not love Haoyun anymore. Her love for Haoyun was still the same. It did not decrease because of his ruthlessness. She wavered because she was in too much pain. She didn't know how long she could hold on.
She had a premonition that the day she would leave Haoyun was coming, but she didn't expect it to be so soon.
That afternoon, she walked alone in the beautiful garden of Prince Rong's residence. She walked very slowly, afraid that walking too fast would worsen her wound that was almost healed.
When she walked past a beautiful rockery, the sound of conversation coming from the front made her stop.
"Big brother, I really didn't expect this!”
"What didn't you think of?"
It was the voices of Hao Yun and Hao Xue. Hearing Hao Yun's voice made her want to rush out immediately, but with Hao Xue around, she didn't want to be mocked by Hao Xue, so she could only wait for Hao Xue to leave.
"I didn't expect you to hate Xiyan so much.”Hao Xue's voice was filled with mockery. "She took an arrow for no reason because of you. Even if you don't treat her as your wife, she's still your savior, right? Why don't you care about her?”
Xi Yan held her breath. She wanted to hear what Hao Yun had to say.
"Did I ask her to take this arrow for me? She asked for it. What does it have to do with me?”
Xi Yan felt so uncomfortable that she was about to cry. At the same time, her heart began to break.
Haoxue giggled." Bro, you're right. It's Xiyan who's meddlesome. Otherwise, with your skills, you wouldn't have missed this arrow!" But to be honest, even though I really hate Xiyan, I still feel sorry for her this time. She definitely wouldn't have thought that you wouldn't appreciate her kindness at all.”
"What she thinks is her family's business. I can't be bothered with her.”
Xi Yan's heart ached again. She bit her finger. It hurt! However, this was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.
"Big Brother, since you have no feelings for her at all, why don't you just divorce her? It's not good for you to continue wasting time like this!”
Xiyan did not hear Haoyun's voice again. Perhaps he was considering whether Haoxue wanted to divorce her!
The conversation between the two came to an end. Xi Yan listened for a long time and did not hear any more sounds. She mustered up the courage to look up, but she realized that the two had already walked far away.
And it was time for her to leave! Xi Yan was surprised that she could still walk. She thought that she could not walk anymore.
The tears in her eyes stopped flowing, and the pain in her heart seemed to have disappeared with their departure. It was no longer so painful that she wanted to bite her fingers.
It was so painful just now, but now, everything seemed to have turned for the better.
Did she think it through at this moment, or was it really time?
No matter what, it was indeed time for her to leave. Instead of being chased away, she should be sensible and leave on her own.#
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