Chapter 91: Threads of Affection

Threads of Affection

The voice was very familiar; it was Gao Caiyong, the chief eunuch beside Emperor Shuncheng. So, at this moment, hearing the voice outside the room, Yin Fengzhan and Nie Jinxuan were stunned at the same time. Nie Jinxuan looked at Yin Fengzhan and then responded loudly,

"Not yet? What is it? Does Eunuch Gao have something to do?"

Nie Jinxuan's words were gentle, but her expression changed rapidly. As soon as Nie Jinxuan finished speaking, she heard Gao Caiyong at the door respond with a smile,

"Oh, heh heh~, not resting yet, that's good... I thought I had disturbed Prince Chen and the Consort... It's like this, just now when I passed the front courtyard, I heard some servants say that the Consort had been to the kitchen to get wine these past few nights, I thought you and the Prince were drinking together..."

"Heh heh, but speaking of which, what good wine can there be in the kitchen? So after hearing what those two servants said, I specially went to Yuzhenfang to get a pot of Daughter Red, I hope the Consort and the Prince won't mind..."

Gao Caiyong was well-intentioned. But upon hearing this, Nie Jinxuan was startled and just wanted to get up and open the door, but then she was grabbed by Yin Fengzhan, who handed her the wine pot beside him.

"Drink it!"

Yin Fengzhan spoke in a low voice, his words carrying a command. Looking at the wine pot handed to her, Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but frown, but then she took the wine pot and took a sip.

Then Nie Jinxuan put the wine pot aside, took a deep breath, and got up to open the door... At this moment, seeing Nie Jinxuan open the door, Gao Caiyong smiled and handed over the Daughter Red in his hand.

"Consort, I have disturbed the Prince and the Consort's interest."

Gao Caiyong was easygoing, but while speaking, he couldn't help but glance into the room. Seeing him like this, Nie Jinxuan's brows moved, and she also smiled,

"Heh heh~, Eunuch Gao is too polite. Eunuch Gao, you are usually by the Emperor's side, working hard and suffering a lot, and now it's so late, and you can still think of the Prince and me, and specially send Daughter Red, it really makes Jinxuan feel warm in her heart!"

Nie Jinxuan's words were very pleasant, but while speaking, she didn't deliberately cover Gao Caiyong's line of sight. At this moment, Gao Caiyong, who had glanced into the room, also immediately withdrew his gaze and continued,

"Not at all, not at all, the Consort's words make me feel flattered, this is what I should do, there's nothing warm or not warm about it... Alright, since the Daughter Red has been delivered, I won't disturb the Prince and the Consort's interest, I will take my leave."

After finishing, Gao Caiyong bowed slightly to Nie Jinxuan, and then turned and left. Once Gao Caiyong had gone far, Nie Jinxuan slowly closed the door...

……

After sending Gao Caiyong away, Nie Jinxuan returned to the long bench, put the Daughter Red she was holding aside, breathed a sigh of relief, and then reached out to roll up Yin Fengzhan's pants again.

Afterward, Nie Jinxuan re-confirmed that the wound she bandaged last night was fine, and then helped Yin Fengzhan put down his pants...

Nie Jinxuan didn't speak, the room fell into silence again. After helping Yin Fengzhan tidy everything up, Nie Jinxuan pursed her lips and said,

"You knew the purpose of this early spring festival from the beginning."

Actually, from the very beginning, Nie Jinxuan felt that this spring festival was a bit strange. It was just that Nie Jinxuan hadn't thought about what was going on, but Gao Caiyong's unexpected arrival today instantly made Nie Jinxuan realize.

It turned out that the only purpose of Emperor Shuncheng's early spring festival was to find the person who broke into the Imperial Palace that night!

And Yin Fengzhan should have discovered it long ago, so he followed them to Zi Feng Lin every day, just to not let Emperor Shuncheng see any flaws!

It was just that Nie Jinxuan didn't expect that Emperor Shuncheng would even keep an eye on such a small matter as her going to the kitchen to get wine in the middle of the night, and even let Gao Caiyong come over personally... Well, it had to be said that this time she was negligent!

So, thinking of this, Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but frown, but then she couldn't help but look up at Yin Fengzhan in front of her,

"By the way, Yin Fengzhan, since Eunuch Gao came to send wine tonight, does that mean the Emperor has started to suspect you?"

Nie Jinxuan was a bit worried, but at this moment, listening to Nie Jinxuan's words, Yin Fengzhan just looked at her and then lowered his eyes to take the Daughter Red beside him,

"Not clear."

"Hey, what do you mean by not clear?! I say you..."

Listening to Yin Fengzhan's vague words, Nie Jinxuan was a bit annoyed, but then Nie Jinxuan inadvertently saw Yin Fengzhan take the Daughter Red and pour a cup.

Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan was stunned, but then reached out and snatched the cup of wine.

"Yin Fengzhan, I say, do you not have a memory?! Didn't I tell you that you can't drink alcohol now?"

Staring at the man in front of her, Nie Jinxuan felt that she had become Yin Fengzhan's mother. But then, before Nie Jinxuan could say anything else, Yin Fengzhan snatched the cup of wine back with one hand. Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan was furious,

"Hey, you... Yin Fengzhan, did you hear what I just said to you clearly? You can't drink alcohol now! You drink this pot of wine, it would be better to keep it, saving me from having to go out and get it tomorrow night! You..."

"Do you think it's over just because Gao Caiyong sent wine tonight?"

"You, what do you mean by that..."

Nie Jinxuan was furious at Yin Fengzhan, but then before she could finish, she was interrupted by Yin Fengzhan. At this moment, hearing Yin Fengzhan say this, Nie Jinxuan was a bit confused, but then instantly understood.

Yes, Gao Caiyong sent wine, and if this pot of wine wasn't used up tonight, it would naturally arouse Emperor Shuncheng's suspicion again.

But now, the wound had already been bandaged, so it couldn't be used again! Or should she pour the wine away?! But in that case, if Emperor Shuncheng really investigated, he would definitely find an excuse to search the room tomorrow during the day...

No! Pouring it away definitely wouldn't work, and it couldn't be used, and now Yin Fengzhan couldn't drink alcohol...

So thinking of this, Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but frown, but then she snatched the cup of wine from Yin Fengzhan's hand again without saying a word.

"If it's to be drunk, I'll drink it, you are not allowed to touch it!"

Saying this, Nie Jinxuan didn't care what Yin Fengzhan said, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp. Afterward, she went all the way and drank the whole pot of Daughter Red that Gao Caiyong had sent.

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Yuzhenfang was a place specially for the Emperor to store wine. So, in short, any wine from Yuzhenfang must be a treasure that has been aged for over a hundred years.

Mellow and soft, with endless fragrance. And such wine also had a characteristic, that is, it was okay when it entered the mouth, but the aftereffect was very strong.

So after Nie Jinxuan drank this pot of wine, she suddenly felt a bit drunk!

The sky was shaking, the ground was swaying, but at this moment Nie Jinxuan's heart was very clear, so, after shaking her head hard, Nie Jinxuan put the wine cup she was holding shakily on the table beside her, and turned to walk toward the bed... But just as she turned, she fell onto Yin Fengzhan beside her.

"Uh... hiccup! No, don't help me, I, I'm fine..."

Hiccuping. Nie Jinxuan forced herself to wake up, and after finishing, she pushed Yin Fengzhan away and tried to get up... but then she fell down again.

Nie Jinxuan was really dizzy. At this moment, seeing her like this, Yin Fengzhan, who had been expressionless, couldn't help but frown, but then he held her in his arms.

The posture was comfortable, Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but rub her face in Yin Fengzhan's arms, and then actually tried to struggle to get up, but at this time, Yin Fengzhan trapped her in his arms and reached out to lift her chin,

"Tell me, who are you?"

"Ah? Who am I... I, I am Nie, Nie Jinxuan..."

Nie Jinxuan was too drunk to speak clearly. But she still stuttered it out. Hearing this, Yin Fengzhan narrowed his eyes and asked again,

"You are not Nie Jinxuan, I know, so tell me, who exactly are you?"

"En... who am I... I am Nie, Nie Jinxuan..."

"Then tell me, why do you know how to examine corpses?"

Yin Fengzhan continued to ask, but at this moment, Nie Jinxuan closed her eyes directly and murmured in response,

"Examine corpses... learned it..."

"Learned it from whom?"

"Yin Fengzhan said it was from... from Meng Xian..."

"Then who did you really learn it from?"

"En... at school..."

Nie Jinxuan was really drunk, and at this moment, listening to the word "school" from her mouth, Yin Fengzhan's eyes flashed,

"School... what is that?"

"..."

Yin Fengzhan spoke in a low voice, but this time, after a long while, he didn't hear Nie Jinxuan speak. Afterward, Yin Fengzhan lowered his eyes, and then discovered that Nie Jinxuan had actually fallen asleep!

At this moment, looking at her peaceful face sleeping in his arms, feeling her breath that was filled with the mellow and alluring fragrance of wine, Yin Fengzhan pursed his lips, then stood up and carried Nie Jinxuan to the bed.

Yin Fengzhan's movements were not gentle, but they looked surprisingly light. Afterward, after putting Nie Jinxuan on the bed, Yin Fengzhan reached out and pulled the quilt, and then covered Nie Jinxuan.

Suddenly, Nie Jinxuan turned over, just facing Yin Fengzhan, who was lowering his head. At this moment, looking straight at the face that was close at hand, Yin Fengzhan couldn't help but reach out and touch her cheek...

"Nie Jinxuan... can I believe you?" ===== CHAPTER 92 =====