Chapter 81: I Will Not Do It For You

I Will Not Do It For You

Lying on the bed, Nie Jinxuan looked straight into the deep, charming, yet cold eyes above her, spoke softly, and then smiled lightly again.

However, that smile was not charming; it was filled with sarcasm. So, upon hearing this, and looking at that stinging smile, Yin Fengzhan's face darkened instantly.

"What do you mean by that?"

"What do I mean? Don't you know what I mean?"

She asked loudly, then Nie Jinxuan raised her hand to prop herself up and sat up.

"Yin Fengzhan, don't think that what you did was truly seamless. If you wanted it to be truly seamless, you should have just poisoned me to death, instead of letting me wake up now!"

Yes, Nie Jinxuan knew, but even though she knew in her heart, she still couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness that was hard to describe.

Actually, when the Prince of Yun, Yin Fengjin, walked over yesterday, Nie Jinxuan hadn't intended to speak. After all, in her memory, although she had had a few contacts with him, the impression wasn't very good.

However, Nie Jinxuan later discovered that Yin Fengjin's intention wasn't just to find trouble with Yin Fengzhan, but to find trouble with her. So, Nie Jinxuan immediately took the lead, retorted sarcastically, and repeated the excuse Yin Fengzhan had prepared for her regarding the key issue!

And the matter was considered over at that point. But at the very end, Yin Fengjin had to bring up the toast!

Of course, for the toast, it wasn't really anything. But although others didn't know, Nie Jinxuan knew clearly that Yin Fengzhan's leg injury wouldn't heal in a day or two. During the banquet, he hadn't touched a drop of wine, which was enough to explain the problem! So, at that moment, without thinking, Nie Jinxuan had blocked that cup of wine for him.

But later, what Nie Jinxuan hadn't expected was that she had acted out of kindness to prevent him from drinking and irritating the wound, but she never expected that just as she finished drinking and elegantly turned the wine cup upside down, intending to dismiss Yin Fengjin, she suddenly felt a numbness somewhere behind her, and then instantly lost consciousness.

She had been hit by an acupoint strike!

Then, although she was weak all over and nearly lost consciousness, she felt Yin Fengzhan pick her up, bring her to the room, feed her something, and then Nie Jinxuan felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, and then she fainted completely.

So, she was poisoned.

But the person who poisoned her wasn't Yin Fengjin, nor was it some mastermind, but her husband—Yin Fengzhan!

This was the most eerie trap, because no one would have thought that the moment Nie Jinxuan fainted, it wasn't because of poisoning, but because she had been hit by an acupoint strike, and the poisoning happened after she fainted!

Of course, no one would have thought that the director of this trap was Yin Fengzhan, who had hurriedly picked up Nie Jinxuan at the time.

Nie Jinxuan felt inexplicably sad. At this moment, perhaps because the toxins in her body hadn't been completely removed, Nie Jinxuan suddenly felt dizzy, and her body couldn't help but fall backward... But just as she was about to fall onto the bed, Yin Fengzhan grabbed her.

But this time Yin Fengzhan didn't speak, just looked down at her quietly. But at this moment, meeting his deep eyes, Nie Jinxuan instinctively raised her hand to push him away.

"Don't touch me!"

Pushing Yin Fengzhan away, Nie Jinxuan's weak body swayed backward due to momentum, and she collapsed onto the quilt that had been propped up behind her.

For a time, the small bed was extremely quiet. Nie Jinxuan panted slightly, while Yin Fengzhan just looked at her quietly and pursed his lips without speaking.

Then, after a long while, Nie Jinxuan finally recovered, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked up at the man before her.

"Yin Fengzhan, I don't want to know what you want to do, nor do I want to know your purpose, but I just want to tell you: from today on, I, Nie Jinxuan, will not do anything for you! So, please don't disturb me again, don't sneak into my room in the middle of the night like last time, otherwise, if there is a next time, I will not hesitate to expose you!"

Speaking in a low voice with an expressionless face, Nie Jinxuan didn't care what Yin Fengzhan said and lay back on the bed directly.

"So now I am tired, you go out!"

After speaking, Nie Jinxuan slowly closed her eyes. At this moment, looking at her calm appearance, Yin Fengzhan didn't speak for a long time, and finally, after an unknown amount of time, Yin Fengzhan suddenly raised his hand to help Nie Jinxuan cover herself with the quilt, and then walked out silently.

But the moment Yin Fengzhan walked out of the room, Nie Jinxuan, who had already closed her eyes, slowly opened them, glanced at the closed door, and couldn't help but feel a glimmer of crystal in her eyes...

After being unconscious for a day and a night, Nie Jinxuan finally woke up. Upon hearing the news, Noble Consort Zhang and the others came to visit, and Nie Jinxuan recovered quickly. With the nourishment of some precious supplements sent by the Emperor, Nie Jinxuan was able to get out of bed and move around that evening.

Nie Jinxuan recovered quickly. But after all, she had just recovered, so that evening, Nie Jinxuan used the excuse of letting Nie Jinhui take care of her to keep her in her room, while Yin Fengzhan was sent to the room Nie Jinhui had previously occupied.

Noble Consort Zhang and the others thought this was a good idea, but only Nie Jinxuan and Yin Fengzhan knew that this was just Nie Jinxuan's excuse to avoid sharing a room with Yin Fengzhan!

Meanwhile, because Nie Jinxuan was poisoned, the Spring Sacrifice was slightly delayed from the plan. So, by the third day, they officially started hunting in the mountains.

So, on the third morning, all the royal men in the villa went out, and even the Emperor himself personally took the field. Some of the concubines and royal women also followed, leaving only those who were slightly older, such as Empress Duan and Noble Consort Zhang, behind.

Of course, Nie Jinxuan was among them. After all, her body had just recovered, and because she had fallen out with Yin Fengzhan, Yin Fengzhan naturally wouldn't take her into the mountains, so Nie Jinxuan stayed behind.

But Nie Jinxuan had been in a bad mood for the past two days, and she wanted to relax. Since it was hard to participate in the Spring Sacrifice once, even though her body was still a bit weak, she still asked Xiao Xiu to help her pack. Seeing this, Nie Jinhui, who was staying behind to accompany Nie Jinxuan, disapproved, but she couldn't overcome Nie Jinxuan's stubbornness, so in the end, Nie Jinxuan, Nie Jinhui, and Xiao Xiu went out of the villa and into the mountains together.

Behind the Zuixiashanzhuang was the Zi Feng Lin.

And the Zi Feng Lin was named after the purple maple trees. However, it was early spring, and the purple maple trees had just sprouted tender buds. Although they didn't have the dazzling purple of autumn, the tender green color in the sun was still pleasing to the eye.

At the same time, in addition to the purple maple trees covering the mountains and plains, the winding paths, the flowers on the roadside, and the occasional gurgling spring water and small streams made Nie Jinxuan, who had been feeling somewhat stifled, feel much better.

Even Xiao Xiu, who was usually timid, recovered her youthful vitality and couldn't help but chat with Nie Jinxuan and Nie Jinhui as they walked. As they talked, Xiao Xiu couldn't help but laugh.

"Haha~, it's so good here, it was right to come out with the Princess Consort... oh, right, speaking of which, I think the Princess Consort is really amazing. You only learned from that Master Meng for a short time, and you are so capable. I didn't even know~!"

Xiao Xiu's words were filled with obvious pride and envy. But hearing this, Nie Jinxuan, who was walking in front, was stunned and turned to look at Xiao Xiu. At this moment, Xiao Xiu was curiously playing with the flowers on the roadside. Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan pursed her lips and said with a smile,

"It's nothing, the Prince didn't let me say it, so I couldn't help it."

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as the Princess Consort is happy. But I think, maybe the Prince is the most frustrated. I think at the beginning, the Prince just wanted to scare the Princess Consort, but who would have thought that the Princess Consort is so smart and capable, and not only was she not scared, but she learned a whole set of skills... Haha, I guess the Prince was so angry. But that's good, who told the Prince to be ill-intentioned, haha~"

Xiao Xiu was truly lively today. In the past, she wouldn't have dared to say such things even if she wanted to. At this moment, after speaking, she ran to play in a small stream on the other side without any fear or terror. However, hearing Xiao Xiu say this, Nie Jinhui, who was following behind, couldn't help but scold her,

"You little girl, your courage has grown. You actually said the Prince is ill-intentioned?! You really deserve a beating!"

Nie Jinhui said she deserved a beating, but her face was full of smiles.

"However, I have to say, Xiao Xiu is right about one thing. Jinxuan, you are really bold enough. You even dared to examine corpses... Haha, but if I have to say, I am really curious, Jinxuan, you say, the person is already dead, how can you find clues? It feels really magical!"

"Yes, yes, Princess Consort, tell us, why can you find so many clues when people are already dead? I really want to know too! Tell us~!"

At this moment, Nie Jinhui and Xiao Xiu were clearly aroused by curiosity. After speaking, they pulled Nie Jinxuan to sit on a blue stone nearby. Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan knew she couldn't refuse, and since she was in a good mood, she smiled softly.

"Haha~ there's nothing much to say. It's just that many people think that only the dead keep secrets, but that's not true. Because if you really want to say it, as long as the event has actually happened, it will definitely leave traces."

"So, whether it's a living person or a dead person, there's actually no difference. Sometimes, you can get more information from a dead person than from a living person... because living people lie, but dead people don't lie!"

Sitting on the large blue stone, Nie Jinxuan spoke leisurely about her views on the forensic profession. Hearing this, Xiao Xiu and Nie Jinhui widened their eyes in surprise almost simultaneously.

"Really? Is it that magical?"

"That's right, Princess Consort, do dead people really not lie?"

"Haha, of course they don't! Even if they lie, it's just a smokescreen added by living people to the dead, but such things, as long as you can distinguish them carefully, it's not impossible to distinguish!"

"Oh... so that's how it is, the Princess Consort is really amazing."

"I also think it's very magical, but Jinxuan, you say, if the corpse is already rotten, isn't it very terrifying? You'd be scared to death, how can you investigate?"

"Haha, what's so scary about that, of course you can investigate..."

"Really? But thinking about it, it feels so scary!"

"That's right, that's right, I wouldn't dare to look!"

"Haha, you cowards..."

In the leisurely forest, the three of them chatted like this, and this chat lasted until noon. Without realizing it, all three were a bit hungry. At this moment, Xiao Xiu first suggested going back.

But hearing Xiao Xiu say this, Nie Jinhui still wanted to walk around. Seeing this, Nie Jinhui had a flash of inspiration and said with a smile,

"Alright, don't argue anymore. We came out specially today, it would be too boring to go back so early. Why don't we find something to eat in the forest! Wouldn't that be better?!"

Nie Jinxuan made an interesting suggestion, which immediately won the approval of Nie Jinhui and Xiao Xiu. Afterward, the three divided the work: Nie Jinhui picked up firewood to start a fire, Xiao Xiu looked for wild fruits, and Nie Jinxuan looked to see if she could catch a few fish in the stream.

After the work was divided, the three acted separately. Compared to Xiao Xiu and Nie Jinhui, who went into the forest to pick up firewood or look for wild fruits, Nie Jinxuan first looked for the mountain spring stream, and not long after, she found an excellent place to catch fish nearby.

It was a winding stream with clear water, where you could clearly see the fish swimming leisurely underwater. Instantly, seeing everything before her, Nie Jinxuan's eyes lit up. She rolled up her sleeves, lifted her skirt, and jumped directly into the stream.

But Nie Jinxuan forgot that it was early spring, and the stream water was still a bit cold. So after jumping down, the cold stream water made her run to the shore reflexively.

"Ah—so cold, so cold!"

At this moment, Nie Jinxuan's usual calmness and steadiness were instantly covered by a touch of childishness. While screaming, she couldn't help but stomp her feet on the ground... But just as Nie Jinxuan was jumping around somewhat awkwardly on the shore alone, she heard a man's light laugh coming from not far away.

"Haha..."

The laughter was melodious and pleasant, but at this moment, it startled Nie Jinxuan! Instantly, Nie Jinxuan frowned, turned her head to look in the direction of the sound, but the moment she saw the person laughing, she was stunned.