Chapter 95: He took revenge on you

Wen Yan glanced at the sky and suggested, "At this hour, we won't be able to enter the city gate even if we rush back. Why don't we rest here for a night and then go to the capital early tomorrow morning?"

Chen Yi also meant this: "Then I'll stay with Chen Wu for the night. We'll set off at dawn tomorrow."

"Okay." Wen Yan agreed.

The weather is getting warmer.

After dinner, Wen Yan went back to the house to wash up.

In the past few days, she renovated the ear room next to the bedroom and turned it into a dedicated bathing room.

There is a copper pot inside for boiling water.

After taking a shower, she came out wearing loose pajamas and twisting her hair with a handkerchief.

The material of the pajamas was thin and soft, outlining her slender figure gracefully and exquisitely.

This was the scene that Ying Zhilin saw when he came in.

He subconsciously wanted to back out.

Wen Yan nodded at him naturally.

If he left again, he would seem guilty.

I had no choice but to lower my eyes and walk in.

The whole room was filled with the rich, humid aroma of soap.

After wringing her hair half dry, Wen Yan rubbed a little bit of hair oil on it and made her long hair as shiny as black silk, then she lay back on the kang.

Ying Zhilin blew out the light and lay down on the other side of the kang.

He talked about going to the capital: "It's about Jinyang, right? Do you want me to go with you? Maybe I can help you with some advice."

"No need." Wen Yan refused without thinking.

After she finished speaking, she felt her tone was too harsh, so she cleared her throat and softened her tone, "The Autumn Examination is coming soon. You should study hard instead of following me around."

"But this concerns the people of Jinyang Prefecture..."

"Don't worry, you will have the chance to contribute when the time comes." Wen Yan said.

This matter involves Concubine Lan and the Lan family.

Once the truth was revealed, the Lan family would not dare to touch the Meng family for a while.

She has Meng Chifei's protection, so she won't be in danger for a moment.

Ying Zhilin was different. He was just an ordinary scholar.

Without any background or support, he would definitely become the target of the Lan family's anger.

His career prospects were completely ruined.

Although it is a contractual relationship, there is no need to lead people into trouble.

Seeing her firm attitude, Ying Zhilin vaguely guessed her intention.

I know rationally that Wen Yan is doing this to protect myself, and I should follow her arrangements.

But for some reason, he felt uncomfortable as if he was excluded by Wen Yan.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Wen Yan turned over and lay on the bed, poking his shoulder with her hand: "Are you angry because I don't let you go?"

When Wen Yan stretched out her hand, her fair forearm was revealed.

"I understand your concerns. I really should study hard." He wanted to suppress her mischievous fingers.

The weather is getting hot and my hands are sweating.

Wen Yan added a layer of gauze inside the paper window.

When you go to bed at night, just close the screen windows. This way, the night breeze will blow into the room, making it cool, and it will also keep out mosquitoes.

The moonlight shone through the gauze window onto the kang, covering them with a thick layer of silver frost.

It also makes the other person's face much clearer.

I saw a black circle on her snow-white forearm, vaguely like a palm print.

Ying Zhilin grabbed her wrist.

"What are you doing..." Wen Yan was startled by his sudden action.

"What happened to your arm? Is it injured?"

Ying Zhilin let go of her, got up from the bed and took out a tinderbox.

Wen Yan stopped him: "You're mistaken, I'm not injured. Don't bother making trouble in the middle of the night, go to sleep."

But she couldn't stop Ying Zhilin.

He walked around the dressing table and had a tinder in his hand.

Wen Yan knew he was going to light a lamp.

Without thinking, she pounced on him.

Ying Zhilin was caught off guard and was forced to take a few steps back by her attack.

Wen Yan lost her support and fell straight forward.

Ying Zhilin was quick-witted and quick-handed, and subconsciously put his arms around her waist.

Wen Yan bumped her head into the crook of his neck.

Ying Zhilin's space was instantly occupied by her.

The fragrance of her body can be smelled in the breath.

In his hands was her slender waist.

"Sorry..." Wen Yan quickly struggled to stand up.

"Sorry for the offense." Ying Zhilin also let go of her as if he had been electrocuted.

Both of them were extremely embarrassed.

"call……"

Yingzhi Lin blows the fire stick and lights the candle.

The dim room suddenly became bright.

Ying Zhilin said nothing.

He took her hand and lifted her sleeves.

Sure enough, there was a purple and black handprint on her forearm.

"Who did this?" Ying Zhilin's voice was filled with anger that he himself was not aware of.

Wen Yan pulled her hand back: "I touched it accidentally. I applied the medicine and it's almost healed. You don't have to worry."

"How do you touch it to leave a palm print? Did you go to see Sun Rulan? Did he get rough with you?"

"No, why should I see him?" Wen Yan knew that Sun Rulan was in the general's mansion.

But I never met him.

"He knew we were the ones who assassinated him, so he took revenge on you, right? Besides your arm, where else did he hurt you?"

"Ying Zhilin, stop your wild thoughts and listen to me!" Wen Yan thought Ying Zhilin was afraid that Sun Rulan would come to take revenge.

He quickly explained, "It wasn't Sun Rulan, it was Brother Xi Yan who found out about us."

She then told the story of Sun Rulan going to the general's mansion to seek help.

“As for this handprint, I destroyed the evidence and recklessly provoked Brother Xi Yan.

He grabbed my arm in a hurry.

You know, their generals are very strong, and this is the result."

"I was careless and left a loophole." Ying Zhilin was annoyed. He was obviously very careful along the way.

Wen Yan comforted him, "You don't have to blame yourself. The one who went to investigate was Brother Chen, a scout in the army. He's very good at this. We won't be embarrassed if he finds us out."

I don’t know if he was comforted.

He held Wen Yan's wrist, looked at it carefully again and again, and then asked softly: "Does it still hurt now?"

Wen Yan shook her head: "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Ying Zhilin responded, "It's getting late. Go to bed early. You have a long journey tomorrow."

As for the person who hurt Wen Yan, he remembered it!

The two of them said nothing more and went to rest.

The next morning.

Wen Yan got up very early.

As soon as the sky began to turn pale, she got up.

As soon as she moved, Ying Zhilin woke up.

He also sat up: "Are we leaving so early?"

Wen Yan sat in front of the mirror combing her hair: "It will be dawn soon, I'll be done after I wash up."

Ying Zhilin remembered to help her pack her things.

Wen Yan pushed him back onto the bed: "Go back to sleep, don't get up."

"No, I should get up and study."

Wen Yan combed her hair, changed her clothes and went out.

Ying Zhilin sent her to the door, and Brother Chen Yi was already waiting outside.

After watching her leave, Ying Zhilin returned to the house and sat in front of the dressing table.

He was holding Wen Yan's comb in a daze.

He didn't put down the comb until the morning sun shone into his eyes.