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

East Garden.

When Xie Xun returned from the yamen, he heard Qingfeng say that the Crown Princess was requesting an audience.

He suddenly laughed, threw the robe onto the rack, and ignored the noise outside.

Ning Yu now realized that this bastard did it on purpose, and that the Ning family's affairs might have really offended the higher-ups, leading to this investigation.

Ignoring Qingfeng's attempts to stop her, she pushed him aside and entered the waterside pavilion, leaving him outside.

Qingfeng was turned away and rubbed his nose in pain.

Xie Xun came out of the restroom after washing up and saw the person standing there confidently. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Who let you in?"

"Didn't the Governor miss me?"

"Vulgar," he cursed at her, but his expression seemed to show he enjoyed it.

Ning Yu cursed him inwardly for being a repressed pervert, walked over, stood on tiptoe, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Xie Xun remained motionless, looking at her with his eyes lowered.

Ning Yu has been with him for so long, and he's always the one to take the initiative. To be honest, she's not really good at it.

She tentatively kissed his Adam's apple, and seeing the urge in his eyes, she boldly climbed up and kissed his lips.

Her waist was suddenly lifted up, and before she could even kiss him twice, he took the initiative and probed into her mouth, kissing her until her face instantly turned rosy.

After kissing each other breathlessly for a while, Ning Yu was pulled down onto the small couch by him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and said, "I was the one who bumped into you that day. My face was swollen, so I was too ashamed to see the governor."

Xie Xun's voice was hoarse as he pinched her face and lifted it up, "Do you ever tell the truth?"

If she really did as he wished, he might get tired of her long ago. She was a shameless person at heart who liked to do things against his will, Ning Yu thought to herself.

Yes, shouldn't she just go along with everything he says? Maybe then he'll get bored.

Just as her mind was wandering freely, Xie Xun's face darkened. "Looks like you're not very sincere either."

Ning Yu was startled, then quickly tightened her grip around his waist, hooked her arms around his neck, and clung to him.

Xie Xun looked down at her. "How long are you going to hang there?"

After holding it in for a while, she said, "If you're not angry anymore, I'll come down."

"How many times has this happened?"

Ning Yu immediately understood the meaning behind his words and pursed her lips.

The first time she turned against him, he locked her father in the palace. The second time, she pretended to be sick to distance herself from him, but he humiliated her all night by holding her neck. This was the third time she disobeyed him, simply because she didn't go to see him that night.

She was like a plaything he could summon and dismiss at will; he would punish her whenever she disobeyed.

A surge of intense emotions welled up inside Ning Yu, causing her heart to ache and leaving her speechless for a moment.

Xie Xun had no time to think about what she was thinking. He broke off her arms and legs and threw them onto the couch.

Ning Yu was dazed and quickly straightened up, grabbing his sleeve. "I need the Governor's help with my third brother's matter."

"Your third brother?" He suddenly seemed to remember something, looking at her with a disdainful smile, "Accepting bribes, he should go to jail."

"Did you do this?"

"His greed is none of my business."

Such things happen all the time in officialdom. Ning Yu wasn't sure if Xie Xun was behind it, but she had no choice but to ask him for help.

"My third brother is foolish and may have been tricked by someone. Could the governor please help me take me to the Dali Temple?"

If he really did accept bribes, then she would pretend nothing happened; but if she was implicated, she had to save him.

She leaned back in her chair, her eyes welling up with tears, a gesture of weakness, a plea for his mercy.

Xie Xun looked at her, looking down at her from his superior position.

The surrounding air became quiet, and neither of them moved, as if the air and time in the room had stood still.

Xie Xun glanced at the soft, white hand gripping his sleeve, his gaze sweeping lightly across her face.

He reached out, his cool fingertips gently rubbing her chin, his dark eyes sweeping over her eyes, nose, and mouth, like a wolf king surveying his territory.

He didn't have time to play with her repeatedly. This was the only time he wanted to do it, so that she wouldn't dare to have any other thoughts or give him the cold shoulder. From now on, she would have to listen to him obediently.

Xie Xun was determined to teach her a lesson this time, so he didn't soften his heart at all and made it clear to her.

"Your third brother accepted bribes and was set up, so what?" He looked at her. "You can sue him, go to court and face him. Look around the whole capital, who dares to take your case?"

Taking someone to court and suing the Grand Commander of the current dynasty is simply a huge joke.

Ning Yu's face immediately turned pale. He was telling her so clearly that he wouldn't help her and wanted her to see with her own eyes what would happen if she dared to disobey him.

Just because she didn't listen to him and go to see him at night, she had to suffer so much. Ning Yu's hands, which were gripping his sleeve, were wrinkled.

Her eyes welled up with tears, and she wanted to say something, but he impatiently interrupted her, "That's enough."

He pulled away, not wanting to look at her again.

Ning Yu knew he was determined to torture her. She leaned stiffly against the soft couch for a while, then gave up the idea of ​​pleading for mercy. She got up, straightened her clothes, and left without saying another word, without even glancing at him.

Xie Xun knew she was tough, but seeing her so defiantly put on her clothes and leave, his expression still turned sour.

"Give the order that no one is allowed to handle the Ning family's case."

"Yes."

Ning Yu left swiftly, but upon returning to the Mo Courtyard, she felt utterly powerless. Lying on the soft couch, she was overwhelmed by a tidal wave of emotions.

The Xie family has connections everywhere and is the actual controller of the Elders' Council. If the Xie family were in control of the matter of Third Brother being framed, only the Emperor would dare to accept such a lawsuit. But why would the Emperor care about such a trivial matter?

Xie Xun, Xie Xun!

She chewed on the two words over and over again in her mouth, wishing she could eat his flesh and drink his blood.

Ning San's case has been delayed for more than a month without being tried, and is still under investigation. Ning Yu sent someone back to inquire and found out that her third brother has been imprisoned in Dali Temple. Her father tried many connections but could not get in, as if someone had spoken to him.

She knew Xie Xun was behind it, but she was powerless to do anything about it. For a whole month, Xie Xun showed no sign of backing down, leaving her with no way out.

She stubbornly refused to beg for mercy, so her own brother suffered in prison in her place.

Ning Yu hadn't had a decent meal or a good night's sleep in a month. She couldn't take it anymore and felt so overwhelmed that she wanted to beg him for help, but he avoided her.

She knew it was because she had dragged it out for too long, which had angered him even more, and the two of them had been at an impasse for many days.

The manor is currently preparing for his wedding, and it's been very lively every day. Ning Yu is so exhausted that she hasn't been able to go and see it.

Princess Huayang even came to see her once, but she was in no mood to deal with her and refused to see her, which caused Princess Huayang to say many bad things about her in front of the old lady.

Ning Yu didn't care about any of that. That night, she changed into a dress he liked and planned to go to the East Garden again.

She lost. Power is like a mountain, arbitrarily pressing down on everyone's heads, telling them they should kneel down and listen. Yes, she should kneel down and listen, obediently following his orders.

"Princess Consort, wonderful news! The Prince is back!!"