"I want oil tea, then I won't be able to eat in a while."

The visitor suddenly said.

Yi Ning looked up and realized it was Luo Shenyuan who had returned. He was still in his official uniform, with a leather belt around his waist, broad shoulders and a long torso. He looked exceptionally tall and handsome in it.

"Third brother...you came back so early today?"

When she was completely off guard, they suddenly had the most intimate moment. Last night, it was definitely done under duress and pressure. Sharing the same room with him now felt strangely ambiguous. He sat down beside her and said, "Today, the governor returned to the capital to report on his work. He said that the harvest was plentiful and there was no famine or disaster, so he had to attend court early."

She didn't know what to say for a moment, so she took the kettle and poured him some tea. "By the way, yesterday you said you wanted to stay and take care of something. Have you finished it?"

Luo Shenyuan suddenly saw her wrist and reached out to grab it before she could dodge.

A thin hand clenched in his, the sleeve pulled up. Bruise and red marks covered her jade-like skin, especially the deep fingerprints around her wrist. Last night, in the dim candlelight, it hadn't seemed serious, but today, the scars were not so severe that he was slightly surprised. He knew Luo Yining's skin was always delicate, and he had lost control and reason last night, so terrifying. Against her fair skin, the marks were shocking.

No wonder when he first came in, Mrs. Lou greeted him in a cold tone.

"I...last night." Luo Shenyuan was silent.

He always acted like a serious and restrained brother in front of Luo Yining, but he was so ferocious and uncontrollable yesterday. Did he scare her?

"It won't be like that anymore." He took Yining's hand, kissed her slender fingertips, and immediately let go. He touched her head and said softly, "I'm still your brother, but I'm also your real husband now. Don't think about divorce, and don't think I'll marry someone else."

Yining actually felt like she was being pampered by him, and her fingertips felt numb.

Wait...you really won't do that again?

Luo Yining didn't like her pampered body, but she was weak, so what could she do? Luckily, despite her lack of strength, she wasn't prone to illness, suffering only a few headaches and fevers throughout the year. At least she wasn't called a "little delicate flower." With his words, Yining no longer had to endure the pain, but she still felt a sense of loss. As expected, a woman's heart is like a needle in the sea. She was actually starting to like her third brother... She took a candied date and sucked it, startled by her own thoughts.

Do you really like him?

He...liked her, didn't he? Yi Ning knew that her third brother always felt a sense of responsibility towards her. Just like when Yi Ning was very little and fell from the beam, Luo Shenyuan instinctively caught her and saved her, injuring his right hand. When she was a child, she was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, and Luo Shenyuan braved the rain to save her. He simply had an innate sense of responsibility to protect her.

How much does he like her? After all, he has to raise her as his sister.

Yi Ning didn't like her own lack of confidence. If only she could grab him by the collar and ask him directly. But she wasn't really a 15 or 16-year-old girl, so she couldn't do such a thing.

"Don't you want to hear about what happened yesterday?" Luo Shenyuan covered her hand and continued, "Yesterday I went to find Zeng Yingkun to get evidence from him of the collusion between Liu Pu and Wang Yuan. Wang Yuan is a very powerful person - powerful in intrigue. Since the emperor successfully ascended the throne, he has become increasingly lazy and uninterested in state affairs. Especially since the last batch of newly selected beauties entered the palace. Wang Yuan controlled the government and ignored state affairs. He even openly sold official positions for a fixed price... Zhejiang is particularly serious. Those incompetent officials relied on this to get promoted, but they were idle and caused endless harm. Teacher has been very angry, but suffered from a lack of evidence."

Wang Yuan was selling his position, and Yi Ning must have known about it. When Luo Shenyuan had Wang Yuan killed and ascended to the position of Prime Minister, he listed over thirty of Wang Yuan's crimes and posted them at the Meridian Gate, where he hung his bloody corpse for all officials to see and learn from.

He probably didn't get it. It's not that easy to bring down Wang Yuan.

Luo Shenyuan thought back to the morning court session today. Xu Wei's face was not looking good because he had not been able to rescue Zeng Yingkun, but he also knew that it was too much to ask. To snatch Zeng Yingkun from Lu Jiaxue was like snatching food from a tiger's mouth, it was too dangerous. Moreover, at the morning court session today, three censors had repeatedly accused Luo Shenyuan of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and the curses were very unpleasant. Even without evidence, these censors would still jump up and down for a while. If there was evidence, they would have overturned the roof of the Taiji Hall. The censors were all petty officials, but they were not afraid of offending people. After all, they had their lives, and they were all people with backbone who had read the books of sages. At worst, they would go in upright and come out horizontally. Anyway, they had to curse, it was tradition.

The emperor appreciated Luo Shenyuan's talent and felt that the accusation of him collaborating with the enemy was absurd. However, he was no match for the energetic censors, and was so annoyed by them that he left early and summoned Luo Shenyuan to the Southern Study to speak alone, suggesting that he should deal with this matter as soon as possible, after all, people's words could be feared.

It's almost time to fight back. Since you've been scolded, you'll have to pay the price for it.

Yi Ning saw him with his eyes closed, a hint of fatigue between his brows. She thought of herself as his legitimate wife. She stood up and rubbed his temples. Why were his eyebrows so thick...? His nose was also very straight, his upper lip was thin, and his lower lip was thick. Such a heartless look.

Luo Shenyuan opened his eyes suddenly and saw her leaning forward like a little girl, her waistline very obvious. It would be nice if he could press her into his arms along her waistline... but it was better not to. He grasped her hand and said, "No, I'm not tired. I'm just thinking."

That little bit of force is not even enough to scratch the itch.

When he said it was not necessary, Yi Ning retreated. Was he thinking about Zeng Yingkun? In fact, Yi Ning was not concerned about Zeng Yingkun. She was more concerned about the influence of Xu Wei on her third brother.

Yi Ning didn't want to disturb him, so after a while she asked, "Third brother, do you respect your teacher, Master Xu?"

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