pillow bird spring

Prime Minister Cui is a very suspicious person.

Even the slightest detail would make him suspicious.

Not to mention that this person is Xiao Yin.

After all, he was involved in the Xiao family's troubles back then.

He feared that Xiao Yin might rebel one day, so he was constantly suppressing Xiao Yin's power.

On the surface, she seemed to admire Xiao Yin and married her most beloved daughter to him.

But this is the most obvious constraint and weighing of pros and cons.

Therefore, Xiao Yin's current silence naturally aroused Prime Minister Cui's dissatisfaction and suspicion.

Xiao Yin's tense emotions did not relax because of Prime Minister Cui's words.

Anyone who gets close to Xiao Yin can easily detect it.

"Prime Minister Cui, I am not displeased at all," Xiao Yin said, enunciating each word clearly. "Just as you said, this woman is nothing but a lowly servant girl; you can do whatever you want with her."

"That's more like it." Prime Minister Cui finally laughed.

Upon hearing these words, despair filled Shen Yinshuang's eyes, overshadowing her sorrow.

She stopped resisting.

Xiao Yin didn't even look at Shen Ying Shuang: "Since Prime Minister Cui insists on handling this, I naturally dare not interfere. The Emperor summoned me to the palace earlier, and now that the time is almost up, I will not linger and will enter the palace first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yin clasped his hands in a gesture of respect and turned to leave.

He remained composed, though his slightly hurried pace betrayed his current emotions.

Since he couldn't stop Prime Minister Cui's men at the Prime Minister's residence, he naturally had a way to stop Shen Yingshuang once he left.

No matter how much he hated Shen Yinshuang, he ultimately couldn't turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.

Even if Shen Yinshuang dies, she can only die at his hands, not at the hands of Prime Minister Cui.

But Xiao Yin's resolute decision shattered Shen Yinshuang's last hope.

She smiled sadly.

It was terribly bleak.

"Brother Yin." Just then, Cui Lingyi called out to Xiao Yin.

She grasped Xiao Yin's slender fingers and shook her head at him.

This was an attempt to persuade Xiao Yin to calm down.

Xiao Yin frowned slightly, unable to figure out what Cui Lingyi was up to for the time being.

"I'll handle it," Cui Lingyi said to Xiao Yin using lip reading.

The two of them were together on the frontier, so they naturally developed a tacit understanding.

Xiao Yin couldn't figure out what Cui Lingyi was up to.

However, under these circumstances, he still stopped.

He calmly looked at Cui Lingyi and asked, "Hmm?"

"Wait for me a moment, I need to say a few words to my father. If you're late entering the palace and the Emperor blames you, I'll go and complain to the Empress Dowager." Cui Lingyi's tone was both coquettish and playful.

She held Xiao Yin's hand and shook it.

Her eyebrows and eyes were curved, which made her very sweet.

Xiao Yin looked at Cui Lingyi with a smile, a gaze that appeared exceptionally doting to outsiders.

Shen Yinshuang saw it too.

She saw the tacit understanding between Xiao Yin and Cui Lingyi.

Just like when they were deeply in love.

Xiao Yin would also look at himself like that.

Therefore, everything that is now is a thing of the past.

Cui Lingyi's coquettishness could soothe Xiao Yin.

Her appearance, however, was both a source of disgust and a potential threat to Xiao Yin.

Shen Yinshuang laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Release Miss Shen." To everyone's surprise, Cui Lingyi looked at the servants.

The servant was stunned: "Young Miss, what's wrong...?"

"I told you to loosen your grip." Cui Lingyi's face darkened.

The servant looked passively at Prime Minister Cui, who in turn frowned and looked at Cui Lingyi.

"Relax." Only then did Prime Minister Cui loosen his grip.

Cui Lingyi had already walked up to Prime Minister Cui: "Father, you can't take Shen Yingshuang away. Shen Yingshuang has to stay here."

"Lingyi, what do you mean by that? Do you know what you're saying?" Prime Minister Cui's brows furrowed even more. "A woman like this cannot remain in the Prime Minister's residence. Don't you understand that?"

Prime Minister Cui did not expect that Cui Lingyi would come out to stop him.

His eyes naturally showed dissatisfaction.

Xiao Yin was also taken aback and looked at Cui Lingyi.

Cui Lingyi was still smiling, but she didn't rush to explain. Instead, she bent down and helped Shen Yinshuang up.

Shen Yinshuang stared intently at Cui Lingyi.

Cui Lingyi then spoke: "Miss Shen's mother is from the Liu family of Jiangnan. The Liu family's embroidery was famous throughout the world, but after the Liu family declined, the embroidery was lost. Brother Yin wanted me to have a satisfactory wedding dress, so he found Miss Shen. And I am truly most satisfied with Miss Shen's embroidery."

She spoke calmly and unhurriedly, without any sign of panic.

Every word on the surface was helping Shen Yinshuang.

"Father, I know that today's accident was due to Miss Shen's lack of manners. But even if you want to punish her, please wait until after my wedding." Cui Lingyi then grabbed Prime Minister Cui's arm, pleading, "After all, you surely want me to wear my favorite wedding dress, to have a grand and glorious wedding, without any regrets, right?"

Her sweet, delicate voice was pleading softly with Prime Minister Cui.

And indeed, the one whom Prime Minister Cui favored the most was Cui Lingyi.

He only had one daughter, Cui Lingyi, who was also adept at reading people and maneuvering within the palace.

They are one's right-hand men.

Aside from his dissatisfaction with Xiao Yin's insistence on choosing him,

There's really nothing to criticize.

Since Cui Lingyi had said that, even if Prime Minister Cui was dissatisfied, he couldn't say anything more.

Xiao Yin, on the contrary, looked at Cui Lingyi with some surprise, not expecting Cui Lingyi to bring up this matter on her own initiative.

But soon, Xiao Yin lowered his eyes and concealed his thoughts.

He vaguely guessed that Cui Lingyi probably knew.

It's uncertain how much we know.

After all, how could Pei Shou'an possibly hide anything? He wanted as many people as possible to get involved.

On the surface, Xiao Yin remained calm and composed, showing no emotion.

Because he knew that the only person who could control Prime Minister Cui was Cui Lingyi.

So he is also observing the situation.

Not only Xiao Yin, but even Shen Yinshuang was surprised.

As for Cui Lingyi, it was a woman's intuition that Cui Lingyi didn't like her.

But now Cui Lingyi's words made Shen Yinshuang hesitate and feel uneasy.

Unfortunately, Shen Yinshuang is currently suffering from the effects of the medication and is restless and agitated.

She was unable to think calmly.

"Father..." Cui Lingyi urged playfully.

"You have a point. But I won't let this matter rest! I'll deal with it after your wedding!" Prime Minister Cui said coldly.

"Thank you, Father," Cui Lingyi said with a smile.

Then she quietly walked up to Shen Yinshuang and took off her cloak.

"Miss Shen, you're wearing a cloak. It's autumn now, and the temperature in the capital has dropped; it's quite chilly." Cui Lingyi's voice was gentle, and her words were always polite. "I don't want you to catch a cold, or it will affect the construction schedule."

"I am Xie Anping, a commoner." Shen Yinshuang bit her lip and spoke with difficulty.

She tried to get up, but couldn't stand up at all.

The next second, she went limp.