Tang Nian was so frightened by Xiao Yan's indifference that his legs and feet became weak, as if the whole world had stopped at this moment.
He looked at Xiao Yan's expressionless face, and felt an inexplicable fear in his heart.
Tang Nian's face became paler and his body trembled involuntarily. He tried hard to say something, but something seemed to be blocked in his throat, and no sound came out.
He looked at Xiao Yan's turned back, his heart was pounding and he was at a loss.
"The imperial physician of the Tang Dynasty disobeyed the sage and punished him twenty times with a stick to serve as a warning to others."
Xiao Yan's tone was cold and unquestionable. His words were like an invisible sharp blade, piercing into Tang Nian's heart.
Tang Nian's face was as pale as paper, and his body was shaking more and more. He wanted to defend, to explain, but all he could manage was a weak and weak whimper from his throat.
Xiao Yan turned around, with a sharp chill in his eyes. He slowly approached Tang Nian, and every step seemed to step on Tang Nian's heart, making Tang Nian feel an unprecedented sense of oppression.
"Tang Imperial Physician, I have said that you are my subject. As long as you are in Kangqing, you must listen to my words, Xiao Yan. If anyone dares to plead for mercy, we will punish him together!" Xiao Yan raised a smile at the corner of his mouth. The sneer seemed to be mocking Tang Nian's ignorance and naivety.
"Emperor..." Xie Jincheng was about to plead for mercy, but Tang Nian motioned to avoid him.
"It's none of his business, Your Majesty, I only do my own thing!"
"Ha." Xiao Yan snorted coldly, and the jealousy in his eyes became more and more crazy. Tang Nian actually begged for mercy for someone who didn't want to do it.
Still, the remnants of the Xie family.
He shouldn't have been kind to the Xie family in the first place.
"Drag it down!"
"Master...Master..." Xie Jincheng's voice instantly broke the silence in the palace. He rushed forward and knelt in front of Xiao Yan, hugging Xiao Yan's legs tightly with both hands, and begged: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Master! He didn’t bump into you on purpose!”
However, Xiao Yan acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He glanced at Xie Jincheng coldly, then turned his head and ordered the guard next to him: "Tang Nian charges against me, and he will be punished with eighty sticks immediately!"
Tang Nian was dragged down, and he was pressed hard to the ground. Every blow with the stick seemed to hit his heart.
Xie Jincheng watched this scene painfully, feeling extremely angry and helpless. His hands were shaking from the clenching, and his eyes were full of anger and helplessness.
"Well." Tang Nian knelt on the ground, listening to the sound of the board hitting his flesh, gritting his teeth to prevent himself from screaming.
You can even feel your flesh and blood being separated, but you can't resist what's coming next.
His eyes were blurry, and he could only see Xiao Yan's cold face and Xie Jincheng's anxious eyes.
One board, two boards, three boards...
In the end, Tang Nian lost count.
He could only lie weakly on the ground, and the board fell heavily on his waist. Blood soaked through his clothes and dyed the ground red.
Xiao Yan's expression was still so condescending.
Tang Nian fainted from the pain of the cane. Xie Jincheng watched with helpless eyes, his heart pounding. He wanted to rush forward and hug Tang Nian to hold the remaining boards for him, but was stopped by Xiao Yan indifferently.
"Xie Jincheng, you can't move without my permission." Xiao Yan's tone was unquestionable. He glanced at Tang Nian lying in a pool of blood, and a cruel smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "He, you don't deserve it!"
Xie Jincheng glared at Xiao Yan angrily, clenching his fists tightly and showing blue veins.
But he could only suppress all his thoughts, but his desire to kill Xiao Yan became stronger and stronger.
Xiao Yan slowly stepped forward. He knelt down and gently picked up Tang Nian, as if holding a precious treasure. Tang Nian's body was trembling, his face was as pale as paper, and blood continued to seep from the wound, dyeing Xiao Yan's sleeves red.
"Your Majesty..." Fu Haiquan was a little frightened. He knelt down in front of Xiao Yan tremblingly, not daring to raise his head and look directly into his eyes.
Xiao Yan glanced at Fu Haiquan, his eyes as cold as ice. He hugged Tang Nian and said nothing, but the anxiety and worry in his eyes could not be concealed. He silently hugged Tang Nian and left the palace, leaving behind bloodstains on the ground and Fu Haiquan's horrified face.
Xie Jincheng looked at Xiao Yan's back angrily, his heart filled with endless hatred. He swore that one day, he would make Xiao Yan pay for what he did today.
Inside the palace, there was dead silence.
Only Tang Nian's painful moans and the sound of blood dripping on the ground echoed in the empty hall, making it particularly harsh.
"Tang Nian, why don't you just listen to me!" Xiao Yan rubbed his pale, papery cheek on the bed, while Tang Nian lay on the soft couch with his eyes closed.
The body behind him was already a bloody mess...
"Tang Nian, do you blame me? But I won't let you die."
Tang Nian will naturally not die, but the pain on his body is real.
Xiao Yan held Tang Nian in his arms, his heart filled with endless regret. He regretted what he said.
However, what he wanted to tell Tang Nian was that Liu Qingqing's child was obviously not his.
However, he was entangled by his predecessor, preventing him from leaving to find Tang Nian.
When I first met Tang Nian, I saw him being carried back to the house by Xie Jincheng...
The anger in his heart was boiling, and Xiao Yan didn't know what was wrong with him.
Xiao Yan hugged Tang Nian tightly, feeling his weak breathing and heartbeat.
"Tang Nian, you are not allowed to die. If you die, I will personally kill your parents and bury them with you."
"If you die, I will chop you into three hundred pieces and feed them to the dogs!"
As he spoke, Xiao Yan laughed as if he had lost his mind and gone crazy.
Xiao Yan hugged Tang Nian tightly, as if he wanted to integrate him into his body. His eyes became crazy and twisted, his lips trembled slightly, but he couldn't say a word.
Tang Nian's body was extremely weak, but he still maintained a clear consciousness. He could feel Xiao Yan's body temperature and heartbeat, and could also hear the words he whispered in his ears.
"Tang Nian, why are you disobedient? Why are you always against me?" Xiao Yan's voice was full of pain and helplessness, "I love you so much, why do you want to break into my world?"
"Don't you think I shouldn't be like this? Didn't you say that there should be someone who loves me well?"
"I tell you, that person can only be you, Tang Nian, you are not allowed to leave me, no!" Xiao Yan growled.
"Hehe, hehe." Xiao Yan laughed in a low voice, gently stroking the long hair beside Tang Nian's ear with his fingers, "Niannian, I really regret letting you out. If I had kept you locked up, wouldn't you Will it only be mine? Nian Nian, Nian Nian..."
Xiao Yan grabbed Tang Nian's dry lips and bit his lips tirelessly, murmuring the name that made people's hearts move so passionately.
"Niannian, niannian..."
"Nian Nian."
"I love you, I love you... Nian Nian, we will always, forever, be together!"
