pillow bird spring

inside the house.

After a long while, Xiao Yin finally hummed in agreement: "Found it."

"How is Miss Shen now?" Cui Lingyi asked immediately.

"Not good. I had the servants take her to the room on the west side," Xiao Yin said calmly.

The voice was very calm, so calm that Xiao Yin's emotions were undetectable.

This was to inform Cui Lingyi that she could no longer continue to make moves in the west room.

Cui Lingyi isn't stupid either.

It's already this late, and Xiao Yin has unexpectedly appeared.

Even if she wanted to take action, she wouldn't do it now.

"Indeed," Cui Lingyi nodded. "Shall we go see Miss Shen?"

"No need. You should rest well," Xiao Yin stopped him.

"Will Miss Shen be able to continue her journey tomorrow?" Cui Lingyi asked, seemingly out of concern. "If not, I can speak with Her Majesty and have her rest for a couple of days before she goes."

"Just change to a different carriage," Xiao Yin replied without changing his expression.

Cui Lingyi was speechless after being confronted with such a retort.

Xiao Yin's words were watertight, leaving no room for doubt.

She paused for a moment, then smiled again: "Brother Yin, you seem quite worried about Miss Shen?"

"Because I don't want anything to happen to her and delay your wedding preparations, you'll be unhappy, and naturally I'll be unhappy too," Xiao Yin said calmly.

These words seemed to make Cui Lingyi laugh.

She playfully punched Xiao Yin's chest.

Xiao Yin naturally grabbed Cui Lingyi's hand.

"It's getting late, you should get some rest. The assassin hasn't been caught yet, and we need to find out why these eunuchs died tonight, otherwise we won't be able to report back." Xiao Yin finished speaking calmly.

"Okay. Then you need to be careful." Cui Lingyi was also smart enough not to stop Xiao Yin.

If she stopped them any further, she was afraid of getting herself into trouble.

But it doesn't matter, after all, there's plenty of time in the future.

Moreover, we still have about a month to go at Kaiyuan Temple.

Every year, a few people silently disappear from Kaiyuan Temple.

Who would care whether this embroiderer lives or dies?

Cui Lingyi lowered her eyes, hiding her thoughts very well.

She quietly accompanied Xiao Yin outside.

"No need to see me off, just listen to me," Xiao Yin coaxed softly.

"Okay." Cui Lingyi nodded.

Xiao Yin quickly disappeared into the night.

Cui Lingyi stood there, her gaze growing increasingly cold.

Suddenly, a mocking laugh came from outside the door, utterly unceremonious.

Cui Lingyi turned her head: "Who is it!"

Pei Shouan had already emerged from the shadows. When Cui Lingyi saw that it was Pei Shouan, she stood there without changing her expression.

"Lord Pei, what brings you here? I remember you were supposed to come with the Emperor?" Cui Lingyi asked calmly.

Pei Shouan walked towards Cui Lingyi without any hesitation.

Cui Lingyi did not dodge.

"I just heard that Miss Cui made a mistake, so I rushed over to see what happened," Pei Shouan said with ill intent.

Cui Lingyi remained silent, her face grim.

Pei Shou'an didn't mind: "Miss Cui is in a difficult position right now. She's caught in a bind by Xiao Yin. She knows what the outcome will be but can't expose him unless she's willing to go all out with Xiao Yin. And now that Miss Cui has failed, it will be even more difficult for her to take action against Shen Yingshuang later. After all, Xiao Yin is protecting that little slut."

There was a hint of schadenfreude in his tone as he watched Cui Lingyi's face grow increasingly grim.

"It breaks my heart to see Miss Cui in such pain," Pei Shouan added fuel to the fire.

Cui Lingyi looked at Pei Shouan, but she hadn't had a chance to speak yet.

Pei Shou'an had already taken the initiative to say, "Cui Lingyi, you know very well that we can only cooperate. Otherwise, you won't be able to control Xiao Yin, and it might even implicate the Cui family in the end, right? If Xiao Yin really rebels, do you think you can stop him? What will happen to the Cui family when he's ready to throw caution to the wind?"

Pei Shouan took another step closer, now standing right in front of Cui Lingyi.

"Don't you understand the situation of the Cui family? If you didn't understand, you wouldn't have had to wait three years in the border region. On the surface, it was Xiao Yin who wanted the Cui family, but in reality, it was the Cui family who wanted Xiao Yin, wasn't it?" Pei Shou'an sneered, tearing away this layer of pretense without any politeness.

"Do you think Xiao Yin will never realize it?" Pei Shou'an became increasingly direct.

Cui Lingyi's expression changed; she had no way to refute it.

Her gaze fell on Pei Shou'an.

Pei Shouan scoffed, "Cui Lingyi, you're a smart woman, aren't you?"

"What are you going to do?" Cui Lingyi asked calmly.

Pei Shouan lowered his head and whispered a few words in Cui Lingyi's ear, and Cui Lingyi's face grew increasingly grim.

When she looked at Pei Shouan again, her eyes were filled with astonishment.

"Miss Cui, if you've made up your mind, just come find me." Pei Shou'an suppressed his hostility and adopted a half-smile.

Cui Lingyi remained silent.

Pei Shou'an didn't say anything this time, and quickly disappeared silently into the night.

Cui Lingyi stood still, her hands clenched into fists.

The guard appeared silently beside Cui Lingyi without her noticing.

"Miss, General Xiao has gone to the small house on the west side." The guard reported Xiao Yin's whereabouts to Cui Lingyi.

Cui Lingyi nodded, and the guard disappeared without a sound.

Shen Yinshuang was in the small house on the west side.

It was obvious who Xiao Yin was going to see.

But so what?

Cui Lingyi sneered. She was curious to see how Shen Yingshuang would survive the past month.

She walked into the house with a sullen face, but never came out again.

……

Inside the small house on the west side.

Xiao Yin pushed open the door and entered. Cui Xi was startled. When she saw that it was Xiao Yin, she curtsied and went out.

Only Xiao Yin and Shen Yinshuang remained in the room.

Shen Yinshuang fell into a deep sleep and was completely unaware that Xiao Yin had arrived.

Xiao Yin sat down by the bed and saw the medicine on the bedside table.

It contains calming ingredients.

He instructed Physician Cheng separately; otherwise, Shen Yinshuang probably wouldn't have been able to sleep.

Before coming, Xiao Yin went to see Physician Cheng, so he naturally knew about Shen Yinshuang's condition.

He lowered his head and naturally pushed the bedding up.

When Shen Yinshuang curled up and folded her legs, her kneecaps were particularly noticeable.

Xiao Yin stared intently.

Then he took out the ointment from his pocket, which was what Song Jian had told him to give him.

He applied the ointment to his palm, warmed it gradually, and then placed it on Shen Yinshuang's knee.

The medicine was then pushed in.

As the warm touch spread, Shen Yinshuang's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

After a long time, Xiao Yin finally loosened his grip and covered himself with the blankets again.

Throughout the entire process, Shen Yinshuang remained undisturbed.

Xiao Yin did not leave immediately, but continued to watch quietly.

His eyes held a complex light, and his fist gradually clenched.

The night outside grew darker and darker.

He Jiu knocked on the door from outside: "General, it's time for you to leave."

Xiao Yin stood up without hesitation.

It's time to go.

If we don't leave now, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

In the end, it was Shen Yinshuang who suffered the most.

The moment Xiao Yin turned around, he suddenly heard Shen Yinshuang's soft moan: "No...no..."