I became a concubine in the palace and cured my master's hidden disease.

Zhao Yuan let go of his hand, feeling a little regretful.

Since Xiangling was out for something, Lin Yan had to go to the kitchen herself and ask the servants to bring in water.

Zhao Yuan looked at the handkerchief in his hand. It was square and simple. It didn't look like Lin Yan's, nor did it belong to him. There was no embroidery or pattern on it. He smelled it and it had a strange odor. He calmly put the handkerchief into his pocket.

The water temperature is just right.

Lin Yan squatted down and said gently: "My Lord, let me help you take off your boots!"

"You don't need to serve me anymore." Zhao Yuan said coldly, reaching out to pull Lin Yan up.

Lin Yan looked at Zhao Yuan, with a flash of surprise and confusion in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and explained softly, "Xiang Ling has gone out for something. Although I am not very good at serving people, you just have to bear with it for a while."

Zhao Yuan still held Lin Yan's hand tightly, staring at her, with a bitter smile on his face, as if trying to control his emotions. He had just experienced a long and tiring journey, exhausted both physically and mentally. At this moment, he just wanted to have a good rest. However, seeing Lin Yan's indifferent expression, he couldn't help feeling a sense of loss. He couldn't help wondering, why was Lin Yan so cold to him? Did she really not care about him?

He sighed and said in a low voice, "No need." He couldn't help but think of the scene he had just seen - Lin Yan was holding a man's handkerchief in a daze. This scene made him feel extremely depressed. He really couldn't understand why Lin Yan would do this. Could it be that she really had another man in her heart? Thinking of this, his mood became heavier.

However, when he realized that Lin Yan reminded him to check if there was any silver in the carriage, he felt a little relieved. It was because of Lin Yan's reminder that they found that the carriage was full of stones, and the real silver had been stolen long ago. This made him feel a little grateful for Lin Yan's carefulness and cleverness. It is impossible to let go, and perhaps, they need to give each other more time and opportunities to understand each other.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed Lin Yan, pulled her up from the bed, and gently pushed her aside to sit down. Then, he bent down, quickly took off his shoes and socks, and soaked his feet in a basin of warm water.

The emotions in his heart became more and more complicated, with depression, frustration, and an inexplicable anger. He endured for a long time, and finally couldn't help but take the initiative to say: "We will set off tomorrow, and we need to travel day and night, and we must return to the capital before the end of December."

Lin Yan took over the conversation and asked softly, "Will all this delay your wedding?" Zhao Yuan had never told her the specific wedding date, and everyone kept it a secret from her. Anyway, it had nothing to do with her, so Lin Yan was too lazy to ask.

He chuckled, with a hint of helplessness and sarcasm in his tone, and replied: "It doesn't matter. Have you forgotten? Even without me, they can still use a rooster to replace me and marry Mu Shirley into the family!" There was another sentence after that, but he didn't say it. The procedure for marrying a concubine was even simpler. If it wasn't for the imperial edict, she would have just been carried into the mansion in a sedan chair and been done with it.

Suddenly mentioning the rooster, Lin Yan really wanted to laugh. She remembered that when Zhao Yuan came back, the rooster was stewed into soup and drunk by Mu Xueli herself.

"I'm warning you, stay put when you return to Beijing, don't do anything weird, just do what I tell you to do." Zhao Yuan said to Lin Yan with a serious face.

Lin Yan blinked, showing a well-behaved expression, and responded in a sweet voice: "Look at what the prince said, I have always been well-behaved. If the prince can give me an accurate time to leave the house, it will be even more perfect~"

After hearing this, Zhao Yuan's face darkened and he said firmly, "Forget about it in your life!" He turned around and left without saying anything more. He couldn't help but think to himself, was he too greedy? If he had gotten her, he shouldn't have expected to get her heart...

At this moment, a sentence Zhao Lei once said to him suddenly popped up in his mind: "All women are the same. Once they have children, they can never leave them." He subconsciously looked at Lin Yan's still flat belly, and began to think in his heart...

Lin Yan was thinking about how to push Xiang Ling into Zhao Yuan's arms, so that with the new one, she could quickly forget the old one, and she would be able to be quiet on the way back to Beijing. Who knows, Xiang Ling might do well and get pregnant with a baby, and then Mu Xueli would no longer be so against her.

As a qualified concubine, she must seek benefits for Zhao Yuan and save herself from trouble.

Zhao Yuan came in and saw her still sitting by the bed, so he said, "Go to bed and go to sleep early. You have to get up early tomorrow."

Just sleep, why bother explaining to her? Is Zhao Yuan addicted to handling cases?

Lin Yan nodded, pulled back the quilt, and said, "Master, go up first. I'll sleep outside."

As soon as she got into the bed, a hand reached out and grabbed Lin Yan's. Lin Yan's hand froze slightly, then immediately softened, allowing Zhao Yuan's hand to wander over her body.

After playing like this for quite a while, Lin Yan fell asleep quickly.

Zhao Yuan opened his eyes and looked at the sleeping Lin Yan. What a annoying little demon. He had given so much to her, but still couldn't get her heart. He didn't know whether she was indifferent to him or not interested in him, or both.

Maybe she has never really liked me, but I can no longer let her go.

In the dark night, Zhao Yuan turned over gently, carefully hugged Lin Yan tightly in his arms, and then slowly released his hands.

That night, Lin Yan slept very soundly, and the quilt seemed unusually warm.

The next morning, when Lin Yan opened her eyes, Zhao Yuan had already left the room. Xiang Ling came over to help her wash up, and after a simple meal, Lin Yan got on the carriage.

In order to carry out the plan smoothly, Lin Yan deliberately brought Xiang Ling with her. She asked Xiang Ling to pour her some water, asked her to help peel melon seeds, complained that she was wearing too many clothes and asked her to take off her coat. She felt that her skirt was too long and was in the way, so she asked Xiang Ling to roll up her skirt shyly, and it was about to roll up to her thighs. She also disliked her neckline being too high and asked her to unbutton two buttons. Lin Yan tried every way to torment Xiang Ling, but Zhao Yuan was only interested in the book in his hand and ignored her completely.

Lin Yan said coquettishly, "Your Highness, did you see that? It turns out that Xiangling's legs are not only slender, but her skin is also white and delicate. Feel it and it feels good." As she spoke, she tried to pull Zhao Yuan's hand over, but failed after several attempts. She was a little tired, so she motioned for Xiangling to stretch out her legs.