Mistakenly Connected to the Jade Flower Branch

Would a married, respectable person have a reputation for infidelity? And if so, would it be nothing more than a hollow reputation?

A smile gradually appeared on Yuan Feng's face.

Nanfei broke out in a slight sweat under her gaze: "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."

Yuan Feng turned off the light in the small living room and followed him into the room.

Nanfei took off his coat and hung it on the rack: "You take yours off too..."

Yuan Feng was wearing a middle garment; she hadn't put on an overcoat when she got up.

Nanfei said, "Then... go to sleep."

Yuan Feng remained motionless.

Nan Fei hesitated for a long time, his hand on his lapel, before walking toward the lamp.

Yuan Feng asked, "What are you doing?"

Nanfei naturally replied, "Turn off the lights and go to sleep."

Nanfei suddenly remembered when he was injured:

"If you take it off, it will be visible, and it will affect the romance between husband and wife."

"Don't you know how to turn off the lights?"

Isn't this how couples add spice to their relationship?

Yuan Feng said, "No need to turn off the lights."

Nan Fei turned around in surprise. Luo An had a good medicine; his wounds were invisible, but…

Yuan Feng said, "Come here."

Nanfei, not understanding what was going on, walked back to her.

Yuan Feng stroked his face, and his face grew increasingly red. She tiptoed slightly and kissed him, and his body stiffened.

Yuan Feng said softly, "Really not?"

Nanfei's voice was suppressed: "I just read the book, I should..."

Yuan Feng pressed down with her hand, hooked her foot, and Nan Fei lay down on the bed.

Yuan Feng leaned closer: "I know, I'll teach you..."

Yuan Feng pulled off his clothes, but Nan Fei snapped out of his daze and grabbed her hand: "How could you?"

Yuan Feng didn't hear clearly: "What?"

Nanfei's voice was dangerous: "Who taught you that?"

Yuan Feng seemed to be thinking.

Nan Fei flipped her over and pinned her down, his hand gripping her neck: "General Yuan, I've frequented brothels and am still a virgin, yet you can't stand the loneliness in the army? Tell me, who taught you that?"

So vicious? Yuan Feng couldn't stop laughing.

"Is that funny?" Nan Fei tightened his grip, and Yuan Feng, clinging to his hand, laughed, "I saw it."

Nanfei was slightly taken aback: "You saw it?"

Yuan Feng said, "Mm."

Nan Fei let go: "Where did you see that?"

Yuan Feng said, "Jade Pool."

Yaochi? Nanfei was stunned for a moment: "Who did you see?"

Yuan Feng said, "Young Master and Chief Xue."

Nanfei remained stunned: "What did you see?"

Yuan Feng said, "Everything. I saw everything that was in the book, and I also saw everything that wasn't."

Are you playing this hard? I didn't realize.

"No!" Nanfei said, "How long have you been watching?"

Yuan Feng said, "It... took that long..."

Nanfei said, "General Yuan, you've studied the classics since you were a child, don't you understand the principle of 'do not look at what is improper'?"

Yuan Feng said, "...I don't understand."

Nanfei asked, "Is it good?"

Yuan Feng couldn't bear it and raised her hand to cover her eyes: "It's quite beautiful."

Nanfei removed her hand: "It's been so long since you said that, and you're only now realizing you're embarrassed?"

Yuan Feng turned her face away, and Nan Fei turned her face back to him: "Weren't you going to lecture me? Come on."

Yuan Feng suddenly lost her courage: "...Let's turn off the lights."

Nanfei deliberately twisted his body and pressed down: "Don't turn off the lights."

Yuan Feng immediately lost her composure, her hands trembling as she undressed him. Just as Yuan Feng's hand touched his chest, Nan Fei suddenly snapped his fingers and extinguished the light, pulling the blanket over them both.

Yuan Feng asked, "What's wrong?"

Nanfei said, "I don't want to put on a show for others. After all, there are quite a few perverted people in the world."

Yuan Feng chuckled: "Am I one?"

Nanfei said, "...It really does count. What were you thinking when you were looking at it?"

Yuan Feng said, "I was thinking, waiting for you to come back..."

In the pitch black, the blankets kept the night's passion completely hidden.

Nianyao lay there in a daze, unable to sleep soundly and unwilling to wake up, until Luo An knocked on the door and called her to dinner.

Yam, goji berry, and millet porridge is good for the appetite and kidneys. Nianyao, with her hair disheveled and looking drowsy, ate most of a bowl before her spirits lifted.

Nianyao said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Luo An asked, "Don't you have any questions?"

Nianyao said, "Uncle Liu died peacefully, right? I know you did it to calm people down. I will find out the truth, and I will tear that person to pieces to avenge Uncle Liu."

Luo An gently tucked her hair behind her ear, his movements tender and affectionate.

Nianyao asked, "How did Uncle Liu die?"

Luo An said, "Poisoned."

Nianyao asked, "What kind of poison?"

Luo An said, "Returning at midnight. It is colorless and odorless. If added to wine or water, the poisoning will not be apparent until it occurs during sleep."

Wine? Tribute wine? Nianyao asked, "How come we're alright?"

Luo An said, "I checked, and the tribute wine is not poisonous. The effect only lasts for three hours after midnight. After that, the effect will be lost. If you don't sleep for three hours after being poisoned, the poison will dissipate on its own."

Nianyao asked, "Were we not poisoned? Or did we not sleep for three hours after being poisoned?"

Luo An casually replied, "Anything is possible."

Nianyao put down her spoon and started calculating the time.

Luo An's eyelids twitched: "We're not poisoned."

Nianyao asked, "Why?"

Luo An said, "If the tribute wine is poisoned, it's not just Uncle Liu who will be in trouble. There are tiny specks of pink powder on the wall of the teapot in Uncle Liu's room; I guess it's from Ziye Gui."

Why didn't you say so earlier? Nianyao took the teapot, opened the lid to look inside, and then put it down again.

Nianyao thought for a moment: "There really is such a strange poison in the world?"

Luo An said, "The ancestors of Nan Yue included an empress from the Miao Jiang witch doctor tribe, and there have always been witch doctors in the Imperial Medical Academy. The medicines and poisons they researched were quite strange."

Nianyao asked, "Is Uncle Liu a general of Nanyue? Who in Nanyue would want to harm him?"

Luo An drinks tea.

Nianyao added, "Heaven and Earth is a medical clinic, and you also know about poisons..."

Luo An asked, "You doubt me?"

Nianyao said, "Of course not. I mean, would Heaven and Earth be able to develop such a poison?"

Luo An looked at her, fiddling with the teacup in his hand.

Nianyao said, "You know what? I hate this kind of person who says whatever comes to mind and then pretends to be mute when he doesn't. You start playing with things when you're thinking about something, why don't you just tell me what you're thinking?"

Luo An put down the cup and picked it up again.

Nianyao said, "Fine, don't tell me if you don't want to. I'll investigate myself. I don't believe I can't find out."

Luo An said, "My father did indeed research this in his early years. He probably stopped because he was afraid that his disciples would steal the knowledge and use it to harm people."

Nianyao asked, "Where's the medicine?"

Luo An said, "It's been given to the palace. His Majesty always needs some people to die peacefully without illness."

Nianyao said, "So, only Dongyang and Nanyue have this kind of poison?"

Luo An said, "Money can make the devil turn the millstone. As far as I know, this kind of poison is expensive in the martial arts world, and it is possible that someone is secretly developing and selling it."

You've wasted your breath asking these questions.

Nianyao stood up angrily. She moved too quickly, and her legs went weak, causing her to lean forward.

Luo An reacted quickly, grabbing her waist and lifting her up in his arms.

Nianyao instinctively clung to his neck, but then realized the action was too intimate and quickly let go. Her upper body drooped down, pulling on her waist, and she cried out in pain.

Luo An carried her to the room.

Nianyao quickly struggled, saying, "I'm going back to my room."

Luo An remained unmoved: "Isn't this your room?"

Nianyao said, "I meant going back to my father's room."

Luo An acted as if he hadn't heard her and threw her onto the bed. Nian Yao immediately sat up, looking wary.