mtl008 Chapter 216 Xiao Nian Comes to Tingyuxuan
Chapter 216 Xiao Nian Comes to Tingyuxuan
Zhai Yun felt something churning in her mind, so much so that she could no longer hear the music or what Chu Xuan was saying next.
Zhai Yun felt that she was about to have another attack. Although she didn't know it was an illness the previous times, the repeated attacks made her realize that her illness originated from her mind.
She gets sick whenever she feels she can't accept something or feels she's about to lose something important.
But how could she have an attack now? Last time she had an attack, she ruined Xia Lanyan's performance. She could have become famous overnight because of that performance.
This enviable scene was exactly what Xia Lanyan had been hoping for. Zhai Yun could no longer be the one to break up the couple; she would be punished for ruining someone like this.
Zhai Yun struggled to control her trembling body. She seemed to hear Feng Chenyi's voice in her ears. He looked at her anxiously, draped his clothes over her shoulders, and asked, "Yun'er, what's wrong?"
Seeing Zhai Yun trembling, Feng Chenyi knew she was having an episode. Just as he was about to pick her up, Xia Lanyan hugged him tightly from behind. "Your Highness, you promised to repay my brother's favor by staying with me tonight. I'm leaving tomorrow. Are you really going to be so cruel? This isn't the first time she's acted like this at a time like this!"
In Xia Lanyan's view, Zhai Yun was doing it on purpose. Every time she was close to happiness, it was the moment she had an episode. She was faking it.
Chu Xuan felt heartbroken looking at Xia Lanyan's humble and pleading appearance. He put his arm around Zhai Yun and said, "Leave Zhai Yun to me."
Feng Chenyi was held tightly by Xia Lanyan. Looking at Zhai Yun, whose eyes were slowly regaining their clarity, he said coldly, "If anything happens to her, I won't hesitate to destroy the Tianjin Kingdom."
Xia Lanyan and Chu Xuan were both terrified by Feng Chenyi's words, but Chu Xuan was the first to come to his senses and carried Zhai Yun away.
Seeing that only the two of them remained in the waterside pavilion, Xia Lanyan, who was behind her, slowly relaxed, and her voice softened from pleading.
Zhai Yun was actually much better, but she didn't want to stay there, so Chu Xuan carried her out. After they left the waterside pavilion, Zhai Yun said, "Put me down!"
Chu Xuan initially thought he was hallucinating, but when he stopped and saw that Zhai Yun in his arms had stopped trembling and her eyes were clear, he slowly put her down.
After regaining her footing, Zhai Yun adjusted the clothes draped over her shoulders, ignoring the look in Chu Xuan's eyes.
Chu Xuan looked at Zhai Yun, who had recovered as soon as she left the waterside pavilion, his eyes shifting from surprise to heartbreak. "So what Lan Yan said was true, you didn't want her to be with Prince Rui? That's why..."
Zhai Yun looked at Chu Xuan, whose feelings at this moment were just like when Xia Lanyan framed him and he left with Xia Lanyan in his arms. His feelings were even worse.
"If I said that Brother Yi has no romantic feelings for her, would you believe me?" Zhai Yun looked at Chu Xuan without feeling the slightest bit of guilt.
Chu Xuan looked at Zhai Yun, his eyes filled with a mixture of surprise and heartbreak. Suddenly, something occurred to him. "You don't want them to be together? Could it be... that you like my sister?"
Zhai Yun gave a wry smile. Yes, Chu Xuan didn't know his true identity. He always thought he was a man, and Xia Lanyan never told him the truth, so he had this misunderstanding.
Zhai Yun looked at Chu Xuan, without explaining, and only said seriously, "If Brother Yi is willing to marry her, I will not stop him. As for my illness, it will get better slowly."
Her illness stemmed from a fear of something.
Chu Xuan nodded in understanding upon hearing Zhai Yun's words. In his opinion, although Zhai Yun liked Xia Lanyan, he would give up if Prince Rui was truly sincere towards Xia Lanyan.
Zhai Yun returned to Tingyu Pavilion on her own. On the way, she encountered Qi Nuo, who had just come out of Tingyu Pavilion. Qi Nuo bowed respectfully to Zhai Yun, who stopped and turned to look at the courtyard where the musician was.
She walked in again without thinking. The guards at the gate did not stop her. As soon as Zhai Yun entered the courtyard, she said to Qi Nuo, who was following her, "Go and get some wine."
Seeing that Zhai Yun was not in a good mood, Qi Nuo respectfully accepted the order. Before he left, Zhai Yun took off the clothes she was wearing and gave them to him.
The musician's courtyard was very dark. Just as Zhai Yun stepped through the door, a row of servants came from outside the courtyard and ran in from both sides of Zhai Yun. In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.
The candles in the courtyard lit up one after another, and the musicians inside were drawn out by the noise. They were overjoyed to see Zhai Yun standing at the courtyard gate.
He first came over to pay his respects, and then went back to his room to change his clothes.
Zhai Yun walked slowly to the waterside pavilion and sat down. The musician, still dressed in white, poured her wine and played the zither for her.
Qi Nuo stood aside, watching Zhai Yun, whose expression was very strange, and dared not relax for a moment.
Zhai Yun was carried away by Feng Chenyi. When he arrived, the musician was terrified, thinking he was going to die. But Feng Chenyi didn't even glance at him and just carried Zhai Yun away.
In her drunken haze, Zhai Yun saw Feng Chenyi and muttered to herself, "What should I do?"
It's one thing if Feng Chenyi doesn't treat her well, but he's very important to her, and she's very important to him, so important that neither of them wants to lose the other.
Hearing the three words Zhai Yun asked, Feng Chenyi tightened his grip on her. Perhaps he shouldn't have let Zhai Yun dress as a man in the first place.
When Xia Lanyan and Chu Xuan left, Zhai Yun went to see them off. At this time, Feng Chenyi was still attending the morning court session.
Xia Lanyan looked back every few steps, very reluctant to leave. Only Chu Xuan and Zhai Yun said goodbye: "I have to go. Once my sister's identity is confirmed, if she wants to come back, I will accompany her."
Zhai Yun smiled and said, "Okay."
After returning to the manor, someone brought her something—a lamp. Zhai Yun looked at the newly restored Xiao Nian, but it was damaged; the portrait of a lady on the lamp was burned and could not be restored.
Zhai Yun carried the lantern back to Tingyu Pavilion. Before she could even close the door, Xiao Nian jumped down from her arms, stretched her body, and exclaimed excitedly, "I was so suffocated! I didn't expect them to be so slow. I didn't dare to move for so many days!"
Just as Zhai Yun closed the door, a commotion broke out outside. Zhai Yun gestured for Xiao Nian to be quiet, and Xiao Nian stopped talking.
With Zhai Yun's permission, he skipped and hopped upstairs to escape.
Seeing that Xiao Nian had disappeared, Zhai Yun slowly opened the door, and Tian Fei's shrill voice came out, "Get out of here! From today onwards, Ting Yu Xuan belongs to me."
Just as Zhai Yun was about to go out to look, the guard at the door stopped him, looking frightened: "Young master, don't worry, the guards at Tingyu Pavilion have been doubled. They won't let Consort Tian in. You should go upstairs and rest!"
They were already scared.
Zhai Yun didn't make things difficult for them. Hearing that they could handle it, she simply closed the door and went upstairs, as she had more important things to do today.