The soft couch beneath her wasn't very soft, and Nan Zhi's skin was too delicate, so it hurt when it was pressed against her. She only frowned slightly, but he noticed it carefully.

He spread the military cloak she had returned to him underneath her, and she lay there in front of him, her eyes full of affection, as soft as a ball of cotton.

She was peeled away like a flower, layer by layer, and the beautiful body of his fantasy appeared before his eyes. Shen Yunjin's eyes turned red instantly, and his breathing became so heavy that it seemed as if he were on fire, and his breath was hotter than usual.

Even so, he still endured it, coaxing her to lie there obediently, while he got up and closed the window.

After closing the door, I remembered that there was also a door in the attic on the fourth floor, so I quickly went over and closed and locked the door.

After doing all this, he turned and walked towards her.

She seemed to have regained some of her senses, and sat up from the soft couch, staring intently at him.

Thinking he was about to leave, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Young Marshal, please...please don't go." Tears welled up in her eyes again, her face filled with utter grievance. "Do you know, when I realized something was wrong with me, the first person I thought of...was you..."

"The reason I hate it so much when your father touches me is because...because I like...like you..."

She gazed at him with such deep affection, and Shen Yunjin, listening to this confession, couldn't care less about anything else.

"I won't leave." He walked over, lowered his eyes, and kissed her forehead, his tone filled with reverence. "I will never leave again."

Even if Shen Zhencai discovers this, even if it goes against the will of the world, he will not let her go.

Nanzhi was so happy that she leaned in and kissed him again.

Her small hands clutched at his shirt, frantically tugging at the buttons, but because her eyes couldn't focus, she couldn't open them no matter what she did, and she couldn't help but sob in frustration.

Seeing that she was about to cry again, Shen Yunjin sighed softly and unbuttoned his shirt. Before he could take it off, she pressed herself against him.

Feeling his body temperature, she hummed softly in comfort, rubbing her head against his chest. Before long, Shen Yunjin's eyes reddened, and he couldn't help but pinch her waist...

Shen Yunjin had no experience and acted entirely on instinct. He thought that this was just something the men in the army had been talking about in private, like a drunken immortal dying from drunkenness.

Who would have thought that once you touched him, you couldn't move an inch...

The girl beneath him, who had been clinging to him, suddenly began to push him away. Her eyes were watery, glistening with tears, her beautiful brows were furrowed, and her pearly white teeth were biting her lips tightly.

Shen Yunjin was unaware of this, and just as he was about to leave, she hugged him again.

"Don't go, it hurts..." She rubbed against his neck like a cat, her soft moans enough to make him completely lose his mind.

The pitiful sobs were drowned out by the wind outside. All nine plum trees in the garden had bloomed, as if it had rained. The water droplets on the petals and leaves were round and wet, so full that they seemed about to burst open.

Fearing the plan would fail, the sixth concubine left a maidservant to guard outside the courtyard. The maidservant heard loud noises coming from inside, which continued for more than an hour. She hurriedly ran back to tell the sixth concubine.

After hearing this, the sixth concubine laughed so hard that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.

"That little bitch is doomed this time." She covered her mouth and laughed for a while, then, remembering something, asked the maid, "When will the medicine become undetectable?"

"Reporting to Sixth Madam, the doctor who sold the medicine said that it will take at least eight hours for it to be absorbed by the body, and it won't be detected in a hospital examination."

The sixth concubine glanced at the clock in the room; it was still early.

Where is the bodyguard?

The maid laughed and said, "She's so exhausted from defecating that she probably won't be able to get out of the latrine right now."

Ninth Concubine was very satisfied. She told the maid to go back and keep watch, planning to take Shen Zhencai to see the excitement first thing tomorrow morning. At that time, no matter how eloquent Nanzhi was, she wouldn't be able to explain herself clearly.

She didn't know that Nanzhi wasn't in that dilapidated house at all, and that the voice wasn't hers.

Nanzhi placed a recording device in the room, making the sixth concubine believe that the matter was settled.

At this moment, she was entangled with Shen Yunjin at close range.

At first, Nan Zhi was indeed somewhat dazed and confused by the effects of the drug, not knowing what she was doing. But after the effects of the drug wore off, she tried to push Shen Yunjin away, but he kept pestering her.

At first, he was uncomfortable and tried his best to restrain himself from hurting her. But after he succeeded, he went crazy.

bulging veins, cold sweat on the forehead, rough, large hands...

I didn't know; I thought he was the one who needed the antidote.

That night, Namzhi spent her days in a brief period of lucidity and unconsciousness.

My voice is hoarse.

The sixth concubine got up early and went to serve Shen Zhencai.

She attentively helped Shen Zhencai get dressed and took his hand as they went downstairs.

While eating breakfast, she casually remarked, "Seeing this bird's nest porridge reminds me of Ninth Aunt. It snowed again last night. I wonder how she is now, whether she's cold or warm, and whether she's had enough to eat?"

When Nan Zhi was mentioned, Shen Zhencai realized that he hadn't heard from her in the past few days.

Because he was so angry that day, Shen Zhencai later instructed that unless Nanzhi regretted it, no other news about her should be reported.

It's been a week, and she's still being stubborn?

"My lord, I went to see my sister yesterday and saw that she was starving and cold. She was so pitiful." The sixth concubine said with sympathy, "Since she hasn't regretted it after so many days, maybe she's just stubborn by nature. We can only try to be gentle with her. Why don't you condescend to coax her? Maybe she'll be moved."

Shen Zhencai was not completely swayed by the words of the sixth concubine.

I just thought that I hadn't seen her for several days, and what if she got sick again and couldn't have children?

He planned to go see her after breakfast.

Halfway through the meal, they suddenly realized that Shen Yunjin was not there, and asked him a question.

The steward was also unsure, and respectfully replied from the side, "General, the young marshal did return yesterday, but it seems he went to the library and hasn't come out since."

Shen Yunjin used to often stay up late reading and not come home to sleep.

Shen Zhencai didn't think much of it.

After he finished eating, he wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and stood up.

"But look at Ninth Concubine."

When the sixth concubine saw that he was really going, she was so happy that she went up and took his hand.

"General, be careful, the road is slippery."

Shen Zhencai led a group of people to the west courtyard gate, but did not see the bodyguards he had sent to guard Nanzhi. He frowned slightly and stepped inside.

Once inside, the door was tightly shut, and there wasn't a sound.

The butler went up and knocked on the door. "Ninth Concubine, the Marshal has come to see you."

There was no response.

Shen Zhencai assumed she didn't want to see him, and his face instinctively turned cold.

The butler noticed his change in mood and forcefully pushed the door open.

As the sixth concubine watched him go in, anticipating the scene to come, her hands trembled with excitement, and she hurriedly followed.

But when they went inside and saw the scene before them, they were stunned.