Marrying Gold and Jade

"I cried so hard just now, are you unhappy?"

The young man turned around stiffly and paused, clenching his fists hanging by his legs, but did not turn back.

He only turned half of his face and replied: "Of course not."

"Then why did you leave like this?"

For Yu Linyu, the onset of the poison was embarrassing enough. If the person who relieved her did not comfort her afterwards, she would become uncontrollably suspicious and wonder if she was being looked down upon.

Ming Yuan had been holding back his anger for a long time, and he was in a dilemma when he heard these pitiful words, but he still didn't want anyone to see his embarrassment with their own eyes.

"Because I am a man too."

After saying this, he sat behind the screen without waiting for Lin Yu's reaction.

Lin Yu faintly heard his muffled groan.

But he treated himself differently than he treated Lin Yu, so he didn't need to hold back. After a while, he let out a long sigh of relief, cleaned up briefly, straightened his clothes, and moved to open the door of the hall.

"Put the tub..."

The light in the hall suddenly leaked out and hit Lin Ji's face.

Mingyuan didn't know when he had been standing here. It seemed like he had always been there, but also like he had just arrived. His face was cold and silent and it was hard to tell what he was feeling.

"I'm here to see Ayu."

In the awkward confrontation, Lin Ji spoke first.

Thinking of the girl with a flushed face and disheveled clothes on the couch, Ming Yuan only said: "She is not feeling well now, she needs to take a bath."

Just this one sentence completely tore apart the superficial peace maintained by the two.

Lin Yu had just come back to his senses from his reverie of "What is Yuan doing?" He was sweating and feeling uncomfortable. He wanted to change his bed and even more wanted to take a shower.

When I turned around, I saw his broad body blocking the door of the palace, leaning forward and talking to someone.

"what happened?"

The girl's crisp voice contained a hint of satisfaction that was hard to ignore.

Ming Yuan replied calmly, "The firewood for boiling water has gone out. You have to wait for your bath."

"But I feel so bad now."

"Yeah, I'm urging you."

Lin Ji listened to the conversation between the two and seemed to be experiencing a struggle between himself and himself.

It's not that he has never been close to Lin Yu. Lin Ji knew very well what the man in front of him had done to her. Every inch of his self-esteem was urging him to rush in, snatch the man away, and hide him in his own territory.

But in this palace, where is his territory?

If he barged in rashly like this, how would he face Lin Yu, who was already suffering from the poison? He didn't want to embarrass anyone.

Thinking of this, he silently took a step back.

"Please, Seventh Prince, take good care of her."

After saying this, he didn't stop, just like the day he parted with Lin Yu on the passenger ship. He didn't even look back and walked out of the palace without stopping.

The eunuch who led the way for him was still waiting outside. He shone a lantern and saw a hint of sweat on his forehead.

"Master Lin, what happened?"

Lin Ji shook his head, as if to get rid of all those distracting thoughts, "Nothing, I'll go back to the villa now."

While the palace maid was fiddling with the bathtub, Mingyuan also found Zhulian Qingdai.

When they were in the Lin residence in the past, Qingdai was outspoken and loved to call him "little mute". Tonight, she rashly brought Lin Ji in, and her back straightened, fearing that he would settle old and new grudges with her.

Ming Yuan just said, "No one came tonight, so as not to embarrass your daughter."

This means that they have to keep it a secret from Lin Yu.

Qing Dai finally understood what it meant to be humble under someone's roof. Neither she nor Zhu Lian had the title of a proper palace maid. In the past, she relied on Xu Jinxuan's influence in Chonghua Palace, and now it was the same when she came to Wangyue Pavilion.

They both answered "yes" in unison. Compared to Qingdai, Zhu Lian was not too embarrassed.

In her opinion, as long as Lin Ji knew it clearly, it didn't matter whether Lin Yu knew it tonight.

Lin Yu rested on the couch to recover. Feeling that he had regained some strength, he wanted to get off the couch and take a shower, but Ming Yuan just happened to come back from outside.

"I'll carry you."

Lin Yu put her arms around his neck and fell beside the bathtub. He then called Zhu Lian and Qing Dai to come in and serve her.

Lin Yu has always been very confident in him, not only because of their past interactions, but also because of his behavior when the poison took effect.

In stark contrast to Xu Jinxuan, he never overstepped the line and after the event he kept his distance as if nothing had happened, never making things difficult for Lin Yu.

It was only today that she realized that he was not really free of distractions, but was just enduring it.

Thinking of this, the girl sitting in the bathtub felt guilty and blushed.

Qingdai is usually the most chattering person, but today she was acting out of character and was concentrating on adding hot water, as if she had something on her mind.

"what happened to you?"

"Ah? I don't have any. I belong to the girl."

Lin Yu just asked casually, but he didn't expect her to be so incoherent.

Zhu Lian also secretly raised his eyes and glanced at her face, picked up the fragrant soap and rubbed it on Lin Yu's chest, "I think you are sleepy. You start to dream next to the girl."

Lin Yu laughed and said, "You guys have worked hard. You don't have to guard the gate on days like this. Go back and rest early."

Qingdai could sense Lin Yu's trust in people, so she pursed her lips and scooped another bucket of water into the bathtub.

"No, I have to stay with the girl."

Lin Yu felt sleepy after soaking in the hot water for a while, and soon said, "It's OK."

After changing into pajamas and lying on the bed, Mingyuan came to see her again as usual.

"We've only been doing this for an hour today. Can you suppress it completely?"

When talking to Lin Yu who was lying on the couch, he often squatted beside the bed. It was rare for Lin Yu to look him in the eye. She nodded, sleepiness overcoming her shyness.

Ming Yuan watched her eyelids blink more and more slowly, and said, "Then do it this way from now on."

The girl didn't want to think about it, she just said, "Okay."

Standing up and tucking in the quilt for the man, Mingyuan extinguished the candle as usual and left the main hall.

In Lu's case, the leading officials of the three judicial departments worked day and night and did not have a good New Year. Finally, the case was closed on the seventh day of the first lunar month.

Finally, Mingyuan submitted the files, and the emperor decided to confiscate the property of the Lu family, exile all the male members, and send the female members to the Jiaofangsi.

As for the former Crown Princess, she was specially given a white silk to preserve the reputation of the royal family.

As Lu's accomplices were dismissed or demoted, many important positions in the court became vacant.

Mingyuan reminded him, and Emperor Xianzhen said, "You should discuss with Grand Tutor Shen and fill the vacancy."

"My son, I obey."

Just at this moment, a young eunuch rushed over from outside the Wenhua Palace and almost bumped into Li Quan who was guarding the palace gate.

"You have been in the palace for so many years, what are you doing so rashly?"

The young eunuch was anxious and happy. He grabbed Li Quan's sleeves and said, "Godfather, this is a great joy! This is a great joy..."

When Li Quan heard this, his eyebrows raised and the wrinkles on his face seemed to smooth out.

"May God bless Daxing, and your Majesty is virtuous."

Without caring about the Seventh Prince who was still discussing matters, Li Quan quickened his pace and took advantage of the Emperor's silence to kneel down and said, "Master, great joy! The Tatar general Amohan died suddenly in the tent, and the army is now in chaos. It seems that we can annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop!"

At that time, Mingyuan was just mentioning that the Queen had planted spies in the Qianqing Palace. Upon hearing this news, Emperor Xianzhen immediately shifted his attention.

"Good! Very good! Who killed the enemy leader?"