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Outside, the sound of the old woman's footsteps grew closer.

Just like before, Cui Lingyi's footsteps were getting closer and closer.

Shen Yinshuang took a deep breath before looking at Xiao Yin with a serious expression.

Xiao Yin remained standing motionless with his hands behind his back, seemingly not taking Shen Yingshuang's words to heart.

"General, the people who came from outside are palace maids. If they see you here, you may be safe, but they will definitely put me in a difficult situation." Shen Yinshuang spoke each word very seriously and clearly.

"It has always been considered natural for men to be philanderers, but I will be branded with the crime of shamelessness. I already have enough crimes to bear, so I beg the general to spare me and not let me fall into this vortex any further."

Shen Yinshuang didn't flinch the whole time, just quietly watching Xiao Yin.

But her hands were already clenched into fists.

Xiao Yin's eyes were too calm, so calm that she couldn't guess his current emotions.

Unlike before at the post station, he suppressed himself.

Xiao Yin now seems like someone who is completely detached from the situation.

Shen Yinshuang lowered her head and sighed silently in her heart.

Regardless of whether a decision had been made, they ultimately did not want Xiao Yin to be involved.

Consider it something I owe Xiao Yin.

"Why are you looking down?" Xiao Yin suddenly asked.

Shen Yinshuang was stunned for a moment by what Xiao Yin said, and then passively looked up at Xiao Yin.

The next moment, Shen Yinshuang almost cried out in surprise.

Without even looking at her slender waist, one could sense a surprisingly strong force.

He pulled her into Xiao Yin's arms in an instant.

Shen Yinshuang bit her lip tightly, refusing to make a sound.

She was afraid the old women outside would hear.

Instead, Xiao Yin just stared at Shen Yinshuang.

His gaze seemed to pierce through Shen Yinshuang, trying to see what she was thinking.

"Shen Yinshuang, are you afraid of implicating you, or are you afraid of implicating me?" Xiao Yin asked, enunciating each word clearly.

Shen Yinshuang remained silent.

She remembered that Xiao Yin had also forced himself in the same way at the post station.

Even though Cui Lingyi was outside, Xiao Yin seemed determined to get an answer.

She subconsciously licked her lips, trying to ease her current disheveled state.

Xiao Yin's calloused hands suddenly began to gently and tenderly caress Shen Yinshuang's delicate skin.

Such tenderness seems like something I haven't seen in years.

Even Shen Yinshuang was stunned and stared blankly at Xiao Yin.

But Xiao Yin didn't say anything; he just watched.

Suddenly, he lowered his body, and his thin lips were already close to Shen Yinshuang's cheek.

Shen Yinshuang was even more tense.

Then she heard Xiao Yin's deep, resonant voice: "I'll ask you one last time, are you afraid of implicating yourself, or are you afraid of implicating me?"

Shen Yinshuang's heart was pounding so fast that her palms were sweating.

Almost instinctively, she grabbed Xiao Yin's sleeve.

But even that couldn't resist the sticky, gooey feel.

Outside, the old woman had almost reached the doorway.

In this tiny space, it won't take long.

Shen Yinshuang saw determination in Xiao Yin's eyes.

This means that Xiao Yin will not leave at all.

Shen Yinshuang panicked even more.

She knew better than anyone what it meant that Xiao Yin wasn't leaving.

She looked into the small house; there was a small window on the east side, giving Xiao Yin a chance to leave at the last moment.

Shen Yinshuang was calculating the distance and the time.

"Answer me." Xiao Yin's voice deepened.

The strength in my waist became increasingly noticeable.

The sound of the door being pushed open could be heard from outside, along with Cui Xi's hurried footsteps.

Shen Yinshuang blurted out almost immediately, "I'm worried you'll get implicated. Ah Yin, please, go, okay?"

Shen Yinshuang's voice also became short and abrupt.

Her hand rested against Xiao Yin's chest, urging him on.

The word "A-Yin" made Xiao Yin tense up instantly.

His gaze deepened as he looked directly at Shen Yingshuang and asked, "What did you call me?"

Shen Yinshuang was stunned.

Thinking back to the time in the western suburbs, she was so moved that she couldn't help but blurt it out.

Xiao Yin's sinister face was a reflection of his own inner conflict between the lines.

She was somewhat annoyed.

I never expected to blurt it out again.

Mingming, this way of addressing someone should be kept to oneself.

In Xiao Yin's eyes, Shen Yinshuang's red lips moved slightly, but she hadn't had a chance to change her words.

The old woman has already come in.

"Where is Shen Yinshuang!" Gui Mama's stern voice rang out.

Cui Xi stood to the side, motionless.

Shen Yinshuang turned around in a panic and immediately broke free from Xiao Yin's embrace.

"I'm here," Shen Yinshuang replied.

Just as Granny Gui was about to say something, she saw Xiao Yin walk out calmly.

Shen Yingshuang dared not speak, and Cuixi watched her nervously, not daring to move.

When Granny Gui saw Xiao Yin, she was taken aback.

Clearly, they hadn't expected to see Xiao Yin in a servant's room.

But Granny Gui was an old servant in the palace, so she immediately knelt down to pay her respects.

"This servant greets General Xiao." Granny Gui's words were very respectful.

"Get up," Xiao Yin said in a calm tone.

Shen Yinshuang stood to the side without saying a word, trying to appear calm.

Cui Xi glanced at Shen Yinshuang unconsciously, also somewhat puzzled.

Granny Gui had already gotten up.

Xiao Yin calmly sat down at the table and looked at Granny Gui unhurriedly.

"Why is Granny Gui here?" he asked casually.

There was no panic.

It even gives people the illusion that Xiao Yin should be here.

Without hesitation, Granny Gui respectfully replied, "Reporting to the General, I am here on the Empress Dowager's orders. Since Miss Shen is already at Kaiyuan Temple and interacting with people from the palace, she naturally needs to understand the palace rules. After all, in the deep palace, one wrong move can cost you your head."

Granny Gui's words were all reasonable.

Xiao Yin nodded, but didn't say anything.

It was Granny Gui who couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "General, what brings you here so late at night?"

Xiao Yin lifted his eyelids, a half-smile playing on his lips: "Are you questioning me?"

"This servant wouldn't dare!" Granny Gui immediately knelt down.

Xiao Yin easily seized the initiative.

But as if casually, he said, "Lingyi is worried about her wedding dress, but she doesn't trust anyone else. That's why I sent the fabric here for her."

This explanation is reasonable.

But there was still a hint of doubt in Granny Gui's eyes.

Given Xiao Yin's status, there's no need for him to personally handle such matters.

But everyone in the capital knew about Xiao Yin and Cui Lingyi's relationship.

It's only natural that they would deliver it in person.

After all, everyone knows that the fabric Xiao Yin found for Cui Lingyi was unique.

If anything goes wrong, it's all over.

Xiao Yin spoke these words frankly, but Shen Yingshuang listened with trepidation.

After all, everyone knows that those who can stay by the Empress Dowager's side for a long time are no pushovers.

How could anyone believe that so easily?

Once this gets out, it will spread like wildfire, and who knows what kind of story it will become.

But just as Xiao Yin finished speaking, footsteps came from outside.