Marrying Gold and Jade

The ambiguous and charming moment was interrupted. The girl's waist was tense, and she hid under the quilt and asked, "Who?"

No one outside the hall answered.

The room was not bright enough, and it was impossible to judge the identity of the visitor by the figure on the door.

But the silence only lasted for a moment, and a familiar crisp sound was faintly heard.

Bell.

"It's A Yuan." She murmured, struggling to turn over under the man, and hurriedly pushed his chest away, "Hurry up, A Yuan is here to find me."

The difference in attitude before and after was too great. The person who had just been softened immediately returned to his original attitude of keeping people at a distance when he heard the noise outside the door.

He was fully clothed and simply sat up on the couch, not caring about the residual heat in his body, and glanced coldly at the girl beside him.

Then he said nonchalantly, "Let him in."

Lin Yu pulled the quilt over herself tightly. It was still dark under the bed and she couldn't see where her pajamas were thrown.

Then I thought, it’s so late, what can A Yuan do?

Xu Jinxuan's whereabouts must have been exposed.

"You...you have to leave now, or you'll be caught trespassing in Moon Viewing Pavilion at night, which will be a living proof of your identity."

There was no response from the inside, and the door was knocked twice more, the sounds were more urgent than the previous time, showing the urgency of the person knocking.

Xu Jinxuan remained motionless, as he did not like being threatened by others.

She even thought without caring about it, shouldn't she come? Everyone in the palace knew that Lin Yu was hers.

Why not take advantage of today to make things clear? There's no point in being afraid of a falling out.

"I said, let him in."

He seemed determined to embarrass her, and Lin Yu was truly thrown into disarray. Hearing two more knocks on the door, he hesitated this time.

There was no doubt that if he didn't answer, A Yuan might come in out of worry.

She suddenly put on an angry but pleading look, staring at him for a long time before saying, "Can't you just listen to me for once?"

He has done what he wanted to do, so there is nothing wrong with leaving now, right?

Somehow, Xu Jinxuan read a bit of disappointment in her eyes.

She thought back to the rules and regulations that Xuan Ye had handed to her. The first one said that she liked obedient people.

"You are the Lord?"

Lin Yu was so anxious that he almost died, but he still spoke slowly, "Yes, listen to me once, and go quickly, okay?"

Xu Jinxuan turned his head away and seemed to sigh softly.

"Remember, if you want me to be obedient, you have to give me benefits."

Then, regardless of whether Lin Yu agreed or not, he got off the bed and put on his boots. He then casually pulled down the clothes hanging beside the bed, not caring about the inner garment or the outer garment, and threw them all at Lin Yu.

"Get dressed."

Seeing Lin Yu frantically putting on her clothes, at least covering her exposed shoulders, neck and arms, Xu Jinxuan slowly walked to the window sill, pushed himself up and jumped, and his figure disappeared into the night.

At the same time, the palace door opened with a "creaking" sound, as if it was pushed by someone, or simply blown open by the night wind.

Pushing the door was a test. The girl inside did not say anything to stop him, so Mingyuan stepped in and turned back to close the door.

The bed curtains concealed the young man's expression. Lin Yu wrapped himself in his outer shirt hastily, pinching the collar to try to cover his neck, his heart pounding in his chest.

She couldn't help but wonder how long he had been outside the door, whether he had heard any movement inside, and whether he knew that Xu Jinxuan had just been on her bed.

"Is...is something wrong?"

Although there was obviously no one else around, the young man remained silent and suddenly stopped halfway.

He leaned over and picked up her pajamas that were thrown in the corner.

boom--

Lin Yu stopped struggling.

The stiff back relaxed and the heart felt hopeless again.

Ming Yuan then said the first sentence after entering the room: "It's dirty, change it."

Her ears burned when she heard these words. She didn't even want to know what he heard. She just evasively replied, "Oh."

The young man held a soft, pure white dress in his hands and stood five steps away from the bed. From the dim candlelight burning at the head of the bed, he could see the figure hidden in the curtains.

He lowered his head and thought for a moment, but couldn't help but said, "I was afraid that you would be embarrassed, so I waited outside for a while."

He had heard a lot.

Lin Yu's cheeks were burning hot, and his heart, which had just tried to calm down, began beating heavily again and again.

She sat on the couch and replied through the curtains in front of her: "Thank you."

"So..." But he heard the man's breathing become heavier, and he hesitated to ask, "So just now, you would rather coax him away by yourself than let me catch you, right?"

The question was so roundabout that Lin Yu was unable to react for a moment.

Until Mingyuan asked again: "You don't hate him, you even like him a little, right?"

Lin Yu was completely speechless.

She had lived in Wangyue Pavilion for many days and talked to him a lot almost every day, but they kept it to themselves. The only thing she didn't tell him was what happened with Xu Jinxuan, and Mingyuan wouldn't ask.

I wonder if he was a little upset tonight, but he asked directly like that.

The girl on the couch didn't say a word. Ming Yuan tried hard to suppress his heavy breathing. He walked to the bed step by step, then slowly raised his hand and lifted the curtain between the two of them.

"Ayu, he is not a good person. I didn't lie to you."

As soon as Lin Yu met his eyes and saw the deep pain in them, her heart felt as if it was severely burned.

"I know……"

"You can find a way to deal with the love poison, but he is not worthy of your lifelong trust."

"I……"

Before she could respond this time, Lin Yu saw her pitiful pajamas being thrown away, and the tall boy leaned over and hugged her.

His voice was tight as he spoke, "If you need anything, you can come to me."

Need, what could she need? She had everything she needed in Wangyue Pavilion.

"Don't be afraid of being embarrassed. In my heart, you will always be the best."

The arms around her tightened again, and Lin Yu realized that he had been eavesdropping outside for a long time. Later, she didn't have the strength to refuse anymore.

"No, no." She struggled to get out of his arms and held his cheek facing her.

Sure enough, I saw grievance and depression in his eyes, and even an unwillingness that was hard to ignore.

"Except when the poison takes effect, I..." When the words came to her lips, she felt that she had to be cautious about everything. She felt guilty for a while and didn't say anything.

After racking his brains to think of how to explain it to others, Lin Yu finally came up with the simplest explanation.

"You can't blame me," she tried to suppress the weakness in her heart, "It was Xu Jinxuan, he seduced me..."

Yes, that’s right, it’s not your fault if you say that.

In the past, when I heard ladies chatting at gatherings, they often mentioned which maid or concubine "seduced" the man, but when it came to themselves, it was just the opposite.

And what he said was not wrong, wasn't Xu Jinxuan seducing me?

The more Lin Yu thought about it, the more determined he became. Seeing Ming Yuan's confused expression, he whispered, "He seduced you?"