Chapter 115

Three days (Bonus for over 150 monthly votes!)

Coming out of the dungeon, Nie Jinxuan's party returned to the Imperial Study. At this moment, seeing Nie Jinxuan and the others return, Emperor Shuncheng put down the cinnabar brush he was using to review the memorials.

"What is the result?"

Emperor Shuncheng asked straight to the point. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan hurriedly stepped forward and replied in a low voice:

"Reporting to the Emperor, Bi Yao died of... suicide!"

Nie Jinxuan found it difficult to say the word 'suicide'. Hearing this, Emperor Shuncheng raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? Suicide?!"

"Yes!"

Nodding again, Nie Jinxuan briefly recounted the situation of Bi Yao's autopsy. Hearing this, Emperor Shuncheng narrowed his eyes and said:

"So, did Bi Yao commit suicide out of fear of punishment?"

"No! It is true that Bi Yao committed suicide, but I do not believe she committed suicide out of fear of punishment!"

Nie Jinxuan said this with certainty. Hearing this, Emperor Shuncheng laughed, stood up, and walked over to Nie Jinxuan.

"At first you said the palace maid named Bi Yao was not the culprit, and implied she was murdered by the true culprit to silence her! But now you say she committed suicide... Hehe, Nie Jinxuan, isn't this somewhat contradictory!"

Emperor Shuncheng's words were soft, but they were chilling. At this moment, Nie Jinxuan was calm, lowered her head, and said softly:

"Reporting to the Emperor, at first I did think so. But in fact, Bi Yao died by suicide. On this point, I would never lie. However, it is true that Bi Yao committed suicide, but we cannot yet be certain why she committed suicide! Therefore, I implore the Emperor to give me some time to thoroughly investigate this matter!"

Nie Jinxuan replied neither humbly nor arrogantly. As she spoke, she looked up at Emperor Shuncheng... Meeting Nie Jinxuan's gaze, Emperor Shuncheng pursed his lips and remained silent for a long while.

For a time, the vast Imperial Study fell into an eerie silence, and even the sound of the wind outside seemed to hold its breath, not daring to be presumptuous!

Time passed, and after an unknown amount of time, Emperor Shuncheng moved, glanced at Yin Fengzhan, who had been silent, and then turned his gaze back to Nie Jinxuan.

"Nie Jinxuan, in what capacity are you speaking to me now?"

Emperor Shuncheng's voice remained calm, but Nie Jinxuan was shocked, and Yin Fengzhan's eyes flashed.

"Uh... Emperor..."

"What? Am I wrong? You have already handed over the divorce document and said that from that moment on, your marriage with the Fourth Son was over... So, I would like to ask you, in what capacity are you speaking to me?"

Emperor Shuncheng decided to be more explicit and turned to face Nie Jinxuan.

"If you were still the Fourth Son's Princess Consort, I naturally wouldn't say anything. We are all of the Imperial family, and for the sake of the Fourth Son, I wouldn't care about anything. So, let alone investigating the palace maid named Bi Yao, even if you were to investigate Consort Tong's case in the palace, I would agree..."

"But if you are not speaking as the Fourth Son's Princess Consort, then how can you make requests of me?! And as the daughter of the Senior Minister, even if you could enter the palace gates, you wouldn't be able to reach me... So, I want to ask you, in what capacity are you saying these things to me? Or to be more explicit, does that divorce document still count?!"

Looking at Nie Jinxuan quietly, Emperor Shuncheng narrowed his eyes. Nie Jinxuan's heart was pounding like a drum.

Yes, how could she have forgotten?! She had already divorced Yin Fengzhan, and as a daughter of an official, how could she enter a place like the palace? Let alone talk about autopsies and investigating cases?!

But the mystery of Bi Yao's death remained unsolved, and the true culprit behind Consort Tong's murder remained unknown. Should she just give up like this?!

No, she didn't want to! But if she didn't give up, then the divorce she had proposed...

And more importantly, if she said the divorce didn't count now, would Emperor Shuncheng suspect Yin Fengzhan's previous injury again?!

For a moment, various thoughts flooded Nie Jinxuan's mind, leaving her in a difficult position!

Nie Jinxuan couldn't speak, and Yin Fengzhan frowned as well. For a time, the vast Imperial Study became quiet again...

Time passed, and after an unknown amount of time, Emperor Shuncheng, who had been staring at Nie Jinxuan, moved his eyes and turned back to his dragon desk.

"Very well, since that is the case, I will not make things difficult for you..."

Saying this, Emperor Shuncheng took out the divorce document Nie Jinxuan had brought earlier, glanced at Gao Caiyong beside him, and seeing this, Gao Caiyong understood and stepped forward, took the divorce document with both hands, and delivered it to Nie Jinxuan.

"Take this divorce document back for now. Three days, I will give you three days to think carefully about whether you and the Fourth Son still want to divorce. After three days, you must give me an answer! At that time, regardless of whether the Fourth Son is willing or not, if you still insist on the divorce, I will grant it. If you say you don't want to divorce, then I will act as if this never happened, and you and the Fourth Son can go back to living your lives... You should understand what I mean by this!"

"Yes... I understand!"

Three days was both time for Nie Jinxuan to think about whether to divorce and time for her to investigate the case! Therefore, Emperor Shuncheng's words were, on one hand, testing whether Nie Jinxuan's divorce was real or fake, and on the other hand, telling her from the side: I only give you three days!

Therefore, Nie Jinxuan naturally understood Emperor Shuncheng's meaning. She and Yin Fengzhan left the palace and got into the carriage, but Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but frown.

At this moment, seeing Nie Jinxuan's troubled expression, Yin Fengzhan, who had been silent, said in a low voice:

"I will not agree!"

Yin Fengzhan said this out of the blue. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan, sitting opposite him, was stunned, looked up, and frowned in retort.

"Hmm? What did you say?"

It seemed she had been too focused on her thoughts and hadn't noticed what Yin Fengzhan said. Seeing this, Yin Fengzhan pursed his lips and spoke again:

"I do not agree!"

This time, Nie Jinxuan understood, but she was speechless at Yin Fengzhan's words. After glaring at him fiercely, she couldn't help but say in a low voice:

"Yin Fengzhan, can you stop being so childish?! Does it matter whether you agree or not right now?! You..."

Nie Jinxuan was so angry she wanted to bite Yin Fengzhan. But after a moment, she sighed.

"Sigh, forget it, let's put this aside for now, investigating the case is more important..."

Saying this, Nie Jinxuan glanced at Yin Fengzhan and continued:

"You go back to the Wangfu first, I need to go out of the city!"

After speaking, regardless of what Yin Fengzhan said, she had the carriage stop, got off, and took Xiao Xiu toward the outskirts of the city... Watching Nie Jinxuan leave, Yin Fengzhan, sitting in the carriage, raised the curtain and glanced out, saying in a low voice:

"Zhongli, follow her!"

"Yes!"

Rushing back from Zuixiashanzhuang, going straight into the palace, and then heading straight out of the city after leaving... After all this tossing and turning, Nie Jinxuan was truly exhausted! When she returned to the Wangfu from outside the city, it was already dark!

So, as soon as she entered the Wangfu, she had Xiao Xiu prepare dinner, while she headed toward her Ningxiang Yuan... But just as she crossed the moon gate and entered the courtyard, she was surprised to find that the lights were on in her room!

Nie Jinxuan was stunned, but she walked over and pushed the door open.

"Yin Fengzhan, what are you doing?"

Besides Yin Fengzhan, Nie Jinxuan couldn't think of anyone else in the Wangfu who would linger here. But when she pushed the door open, she didn't see Yin Fengzhan himself! Nie Jinxuan frowned, closed the door, and walked into the room...

But the moment she rounded the screen, she was stunned.

It turned out that Yin Fengzhan was taking a bath in a wooden tub! Steam curled from the tub, faintly revealing his firm and alluring bare chest, his long hair hanging down, adding an indescribable charm! Looking up, she saw Yin Fengzhan resting his head on the edge of the tub, his eyes closed... he had actually fallen asleep!

Nie Jinxuan was dumbfounded, but in the blink of an eye, she couldn't help but scream.

"Ah, Yin Fengzhan, you bastard, what are you doing?! Aren't you going to get up?!"

Nie Jinxuan was furious! Hearing her shout, Yin Fengzhan, who had been asleep, opened his eyes. Seeing it was Nie Jinxuan, he frowned.

"What are you doing?"

"What am I doing?! Yin Fengzhan, you ask what I'm doing? Why, why, why are you in my room taking a bath for no reason?!"

Glaring at the calm man before her, Nie Jinxuan felt her anger rising. Hearing this, Yin Fengzhan just pursed his lips and said:

"This is also my room!"

"You..."

Yes, this was their new bridal chamber. So naturally, it wasn't just Nie Jinxuan's. Blocked by Yin Fengzhan, Nie Jinxuan was speechless. But just as she was in the heat of her anger, she remembered something and couldn't help but shout again:

"Oh my, Yin Fengzhan, you bastard, are you looking for death?! Your leg, your leg injury hasn't healed yet, why are you getting in the water?! Are you crazy?"

Saying this, Nie Jinxuan took a big step forward, reached into the tub, and pulled Yin Fengzhan's injured leg out!