True Heiress Cuts Ties, The Marquis Household Bitterly Regrets-Chapter 282 - 281: Resurrection!

Facing Xie Jiuxiao’s momentarily stunned expression, Yu Nianzhao was also bewildered.

She finally came to her senses, looked around, and found herself lying in the room.

Xie Jiuxiao looked like he hadn’t closed his eyes for several days; his face was somewhat haggard, and his originally handsome face was now scraggly with stubble, looking a bit like a wild man.

"Ziyin?"

Yu Nianzhao shouted woodenly.

"Um, it’s me, you’ve finally woken up."

Xie Jiuxiao’s eyes were red, and he suddenly hugged her tightly, his voice choked with emotion.

"What’s wrong? I’m perfectly fine, aren’t I? But you, has the Taiyin Evil left? Is your body okay?"

Yu Nianzhao looked puzzled. Wasn’t he the one in the most danger at the time? Shouldn’t she be worried about him?

Xie Jiuxiao calmed down, gently pushed her away, and explained helplessly, "Have you truly forgotten what happened that day? You were the one who helped me get rid of the Taiyin Evil, but afterward, you collapsed on the spot and... there was no sign of life. Mr Chen came over and said you... said you were already dead, and that he couldn’t bring you back; the whole situation was chaotic to the extreme!"

"I died?"

Yu Nianzhao blinked her beautiful eyes, not at all finding it frightening.

After all, she’d already died before, and the King Yan in the Underworld was still alive; that was truly terrifying.

"That was indeed the situation — you had no breath at all, your body was almost stiff. My brother was regretful but urged me to look forward. They wanted to put you in the coffin, but I stopped them. I believed that you were surely not dead, so I stayed by your side all along."

Xie Jiuxiao caressed her warm face, his gaze soft and affectionate, "Fortunately, I waited."

"How long did I sleep?"

"Half a month!"

Yu Nianzhao gasped, if she’d been in a dead state for half a month, Xie Jiuxiao’s actions were indeed quite bizarre.

Though Xie Jiuxiao spoke lightly, it was hard to imagine how much mental torment he had endured during this time.

Everyone told him she was dead, yet he repeatedly assured himself she was still alive.

Yu Nianzhao gave him a sympathetic hug and sighed, "Yes, I’m back."

Listening to her words, Xie Jiuxiao’s heart finally settled.

"But... how were you so sure I wasn’t dead?"

Yu Nianzhao’s eyes rolled, indeed, her state of death was truly death, not fake.

"I knew you stayed by my side and even clung to me at night to sleep together, there must have been a reason. So this half month, I slept by your side, never removing my clothes. I thought... my presence surely had some usefulness to you."

Xie Jiuxiao recalled back then, his eyes still filled with fear; if Yu Nianzhao had truly died and couldn’t come back, perhaps... he would have gone to find her.

"Uh, that’s indeed the case."

Yu Nianzhao touched her nose guiltily; she leaned against Xie Jiuxiao again to feel him, finding the Evil Qi on him had lessened significantly, indicating the Taiyin Evil had truly disappeared.

Now, the Evil Qi on Xie Jiuxiao was completely insufficient for her to absorb to restore strength, likely due to the powers brought by the incense and faith of two Yan temples.

However, Yu Nianzhao wasn’t going to tell him, at least letting Xie Jiuxiao think he was still useful.

After sleeping for half a month, Yu Nianzhao didn’t lose weight but remained plump and rosy-cheeked, no wonder Xie Jiuxiao firmly believed she was still alive.

"You’ve been asleep for so long, everyone was very worried about you. Come on, let’s go out and reassure everyone!"

Xie Jiuxiao held her hand, guiding her to stand and head outside.

The long-missed sunlight warmed her whole body comfortably.

As they reached the main hall, they saw Ms Jiang listlessly wiping the table.

"Ms Jiang!"

Yu Nianzhao called out once, causing Ms Jiang to shudder.

She looked around bewilderedly, muttering, "Could it be hallucinations? Clearly, I miss Zhaozhao too much, so my ears are mistaken?"

"Ms Jiang!"

Yu Nianzhao called again, and Ms Jiang finally realized the voice was coming from behind.

She turned to see Yu Nianzhao alive and cheerfully waving at her; her breath slowed, fearing it was a mere illusion.

"Ms Jiang, it’s truly me, I’m fine, I’m doing well."

Yu Nianzhao’s nose tingled with emotion as she walked up to embrace her.

"Uwaaah, Zhaozhao, it’s really you, you didn’t die, right? I knew you always had good fortune watching over you, you definitely wouldn’t die."

Ms Jiang’s emotions broke down, as she burst into tears while embracing Yu Nianzhao.

The commotion alerted the other people in Prince Su Mansion.

They all rushed out to see what happened, and seeing Yu Nianzhao perfectly fine, their expressions mirrored Ms Jiang’s.

Even Mu Hongxuan, with bandages, secretly wiped his tears; everyone was immensely relieved that Yu Nianzhao was alive.

"Boohoo, Princess, aren’t you some kind of monster? Without breath, you came back to life? What an eye-opener, my first encounter with someone like you."

Dongfang Chenyuan said while crying.

Initially, after experiencing the events of that day, Xie Jiuxiao wanted Dongfang Chenyuan to leave.

However, Dongfang Chenyuan, with a thick skin, stubbornly refused to leave, insisting on staying.

Yu Nianzhao said irritably, "Dongfang Chenyuan, are you cursing me?"

Seeing everyone’s eyes turning unfriendly, Dongfang Chenyuan hurriedly waved his hands, "How could I? I pray every day, hoping the Princess would return."

"Ignore him."

Xie Jiuxiao spoke, "The Empress and Dowager have also been worried about you, they nearly cried themselves blind. If they see you’re well, they’d surely be delighted."

"Visiting wouldn’t be impossible, though..."

Yu Nianzhao hesitantly pointed to his face and said, "Can you shave this beard first? It really looks awkward."

Xie Jiuxiao froze, then helplessly shook his head and said, "Okay, I’ll shave it now."

Once Xie Jiuxiao, refreshed, took Yu Nianzhao away, Dongfang Chenyuan happily went to tell others the good news of Yu Nianzhao’s ’resurrection.’

The carriage hadn’t even reached the palace gates when several ladies began tossing sachets at Prince Su Mansion’s carriage.

"What’s going on? When did the Prince become so popular?"

Yu Nianzhao lifted the curtain to find many more bashful girls on both sides of the street.

Previously, they avoided him like the plague, but since Xie Jiuxiao passed the death limit and the Evil Qi on him gradually reduced, the women in Shangjing regarded Xie Jiuxiao as a rare good match.

"Ignore them." Xie Jiuxiao looked straight ahead, completely ignoring them.

Song Ce’s voice came from outside, "The Prince stayed by the Princess’s side, refusing to leave despite anyone’s persuasion. This love story spread, boosting his popularity rapidly."