So what if she's my sister-in-law? You seduced me first.

In the garden, misty raindrops pattered down, splashing into layers of raindrops on the ground.

Xie Xun looked at the soft, white hand tugging at his clothes, a half-smile playing on his lips. "What does this mean, sister-in-law?"

Ning Yu glanced around guiltily. She hadn't originally wanted to stop him here, but she was afraid of being left out in the rain like last time, so she had no choice but to wait here.

She felt a chill and walked further inside, whispering, "I've thought it through what you said the other day."

Xie Xun seemed determined to go against her, saying, "What did I say to you?"

"---" Her hand tightened around his clothes. "It's not over yet."

"What?"

A flicker of emotion crossed Ning Yu's lowered eyes. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have tried to withdraw on my own initiative. Please, Commander, show mercy."

Xie Xun looked down at her, the expression on his face slowly cracking to reveal his true colors.

"They come to me when they want something, but change their tune when they don't."

He bent down slightly and whispered in her ear, his voice clearly cold and indifferent, almost drowning her out.

"Ning Yu, do you think I'm someone you can manipulate at will, or a dog you can call upon and dismiss at will?"

Ning Yu's heart tightened, and when she looked up, she met his sinister and sharp black eyes, and was instantly startled.

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from outside, accompanied by whispers.

Fearing being discovered, Ning Yu quickly grabbed his arm and pushed him inside.

But he stood there like a mountain, unmoved, watching her embarrassment with his eyes lowered. As she watched someone pass by in the garden, she grabbed his neck in a moment of panic and kissed him on the lips.

"I will never dare to do it again. Please, Governor, have mercy on me and spare me this time."

The woman in his arms was delicate and soft, her voice gentle and soft, with a pleading tone.

Xie Xun clearly felt the changes in his body, grabbed her waist and pushed her into the shadows in the corner.

Ning Yu knew this dog was very lecherous, and sure enough, he couldn't resist when his body touched hers. He kissed her fiercely and roughly, and her chin was rubbed sorely by him.

Her back was pressed against the cold, hard wall. Before she could even catch her breath, he reached out and rubbed against it, silencing her soft gasps.

She heard the voices of the maids around her, and she tried her best to hold back and not make a sound, standing on tiptoe to respond to him.

After a few days of abstinence, Xie Xun felt as if he were on fire whenever he touched her body. When he heard people walking outside, he picked her up in his arms.

Ning Yu was startled by the sudden lift into the air. She quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs tightly around his waist, her eyes filled with a ripple of tears.

"Commander---"

Xie Xun looked at her with bloodshot eyes. Ning Yu's eyes were also red, and she leaned on his shoulder, panting, "Someone's coming."

The head maid was reprimanding the dozen or so maids following behind her, each carrying a tray, as they respectfully entered the courtyard of Rong'an Hall.

This place is great. Unless you come here specifically, you won't see that there are two people standing inside. Xie Xun glanced at the departing person out of the corner of his eye, then lowered his head and kissed him again.

Ning Yu's mind was a bit muddled. He vaguely heard the well-trained footsteps fading into the distance, and finally couldn't help but gasp for breath. His disordered breathing rose and fell incessantly in his ears.

The damp wind, mixed with raindrops, kept pouring down from the eaves. After some time, the rain outside stopped. He looked at her lips, which were red from being kissed, and put her down.

Ning Yu's chest trembled, and she quickly gathered her clothes together and tidied her messy hair.

"Have you figured it out?"

Ning Yu dared not say anything more. She had only rejected him once, yet she had been threatened and her family's lives had been lost. He arrogantly told her to go back and think about it, but in the end, he made her family apologize for her choice.

"I was confused the other day, please forgive me, Governor."

He thought that Ning Yu wasn't too naive and knew that what he was giving her wasn't a choice.

Xie Xun's expression softened slightly as he lifted her chin, saying, "Come over tonight."

"Then my father---"

Before she could finish speaking, he released her hand. His voice was calm and peaceful, but Ning Yu could hear the hostility in it.

"Don't try to negotiate now."

That dog is just trying to scare people.

Qinghe was not released, so Ningyu gave Qin Mama another fifty taels of silver to bribe the jailers guarding the dungeon.

"Princess Consort, the Third Madam is most afraid of the Third Master, and the Third Master dotes on Concubine Wen. The two of them often quarrel."

Aunt Wen?! Ning Yu came out after taking a bath and changing her clothes. When she heard Qin Mama's words, she went through the name in her mind but couldn't remember who it was.

Normally, the people who go to the old lady's room are the main wife, as well as young masters and misses. She has never seen this concubine, Wen.

"I heard she has a fondness for certain utensils and doesn't get along with the Third Madam. If she were willing to whisper in the Third Master's ear, Qinghe might just get released."

"However, Aunt Wen is not easy to talk to, so the Crown Princess really has no choice but to go to her again to avoid being mistreated."

No wonder Qin's mother didn't give her this advice at first. It seems that Aunt Wen is not an easy person to get along with, and Ning Yu didn't want to bother dealing with such a relationship.

"Thank you for your trouble, Madam Qin. Please go and make the arrangements. Tonight, please keep watch and make sure no one enters my room."

Ning Yu usually speaks to them in a very friendly manner. Qin Mama has served her for a long time and knows that she is good to the servants and generous. Now she is very willing to do things for her.

"Princess Consort, please rest. This old servant will take his leave now."

After the others left through the door, Ning Yu put on her clothes, turned off the lights, and quietly went out.

It rained during the day, and the breeze was cool at night. Ning Yu often walked this path, and with the light from the eaves, she didn't need to carry her own lantern.

Just as she passed the artificial hill, she suddenly heard a rustling sound.

"No, not here---" A suppressed female voice suddenly entered Ning Yu's ears. She immediately understood what was happening. She quickly held her breath and leaned against the artificial hill without moving, wanting to wait for the two absurd people outside to leave before coming out.

"My little darling, don't be afraid. It's late at night and this place is secluded and deserted. Here's a kiss for you."

The spring night was warm, and Ning Yu and the others only poked their heads out after they finished.

The man, dressed in a guard's uniform, was embracing and hugging the woman beneath him. After they had finished, they secretly got up and left.

Ning Yu couldn't see the woman's face clearly, but she could make out her general outline. She wasn't tall, and she smelled strongly of perfume. He didn't recognize her, nor did he recognize the man in the guard's uniform.

They're probably some kind of illicit lovers.

Ning Yu glanced at the sky. It hadn't even been an incense stick's time yet, so why did that bastard Xie Xun always have to keep her up for most of the night?