She loves him.
The Shen mother and daughter gradually fell silent.
Physician Lu awkwardly came to help Lin Huaiyin.
Lin Huaiyin didn't ask the guards for help, and naturally, she didn't need Physician Lu.
She pulled her fingernail, which was deeply embedded in the wooden door, grabbed the door frame, stood up, and called out "crab claw" in a hoarse voice before slowly walking away.
I should have known better than to stay up so late. Lin Huaiyin's joints were cracking, and her body felt like it was about to fall apart. She was so sleepy and needed to go back to catch up on her sleep. There was still Bai Zhizhi waiting for her to rescue, and she didn't have time to waste.
She left decisively, cursing and swearing, venting all her resentment at not seeing Shen Congyun's disheveled state and vomiting blood yesterday on the Shen mother and daughter before taking off to chase after them.
In the carriage, Lin Huaiyin's eyes were red-rimmed, and she yawned repeatedly as she leaned against the crab claw and closed her eyes for a short rest.
Xie Ao is a year younger than Lin Huaiyin; he's still a child.
Shen Congyun poisoned Lin Huaiyin, which angered her. She beat up the Shen family, but the poisoning resulted in infertility. Xie Ao didn't think it was a big deal and was even secretly happy for Lin Huaiyin.
Two years ago, when the First Madam gave birth, blood was gushing out of her body, and she screamed like a pig being slaughtered. She almost lost her life. At that time, Xie Ao felt that the young lady should not suffer like that. Now that she is infertile, it saves a lot of trouble.
This is a good thing; the crab is in a good mood.
Upon returning to the Lin family home, Lin Huaiyin issued a gag order, then went to her room to rest, sending Xie Ao to keep Yu Li company.
Before long, someone came looking for Xie Ao. When they went out to look, they found three nuns from Shengshui Temple.
Xie Ao was completely bewildered. She remembered that she had never revealed that she came from the Lin family before, so why were her sisters-in-law suddenly coming to her door?
The three nuns, acting mysteriously, pulled her towards the gate of the mansion, and in a moment they arrived at a carriage, inviting her to get on and take a look.
"Just look," the crab claw jumped up and lifted the curtain, and after just one glance, it raised its fist fiercely.
"How is your young lady doing lately?" Xiao Zhian sat stiffly, his thin lips slightly pursed.
"Very good!"
The crab claws made a cracking sound.
What a lucky day! Everyone who wants to beat up has delivered themselves to my doorstep. This cunning fox who betrayed his mistress is perfect for being skinned, dismembered, and hung on the city gate to dry and serve as a target in the training ground!
Crab claws were in a flurry of activity, swinging their fists to punch the fox-faced woman. Suddenly, the carriage lurched, and Du Yu jumped up, grabbing her around the waist and pulling her away.
Beside the carriage, Du Yu led Xie Ao onto another carriage. The three nuns looked at each other in bewilderment and then went to the Lin residence to look for someone.
This time, the invitation was delivered directly to Lin Huaiyin's room. She casually dismissed it, not wanting to pay any attention. The little girl said she was a nun from Shengshui Temple. Lin Huaiyin sat up abruptly, remembering that her jade hairpin was still enshrined there.
Is it because they don't have enough money for incense? Lin Huaiyin remembered that small, dilapidated temple, which was like a haunted house. Without the crabs to take care of them, wouldn't they starve to death?
In a flurry of activity, she quickly dressed, grabbed a few packets of loose silver from the storeroom, and huffed and puffed as she carried them out the door.
Last time it was dark, the three nuns couldn't see Lin Huaiyin's face clearly. Now, with six eyes staring at Lin Huaiyin and glancing at the heavy silver coins, they felt inexplicably guilty.
The nuns were pale and thin, as if they would collapse at the slightest breeze. Lin Huaiyin was exceptionally kind and offered to arrange a carriage for them, while she also went to pay her respects to the Jade Feather Hairpin.
Upon hearing this, you secretly thought that she had come on her own initiative, and immediately waved your hands, saying, "We have a car, we have a car, Miss, come quickly."
"That would be wonderful." Lin Huaiyin carried the silver, waved her hand to indicate that she was going to worship Buddha and it would be inconvenient to bring guards, so she followed the three nuns away.
There were few pedestrians on the road. Lin Huaiyin buried her head in the silver, her eyes only on the tattered cloth shoes that the nun was wearing to bind her legs. After a while, she heard a voice saying "We've arrived." She looked up and saw two horse-drawn carriages.
Where did such a robust horse come from?
Lin Huaiyin sensed something was amiss, threw down the silver, and ran away!
Through the carriage curtain, Xiao Zhian saw her running away and jumped down to chase after her!
Xiao Zhian walked with incredible speed.
Lin Huaiyin had short legs and couldn't run fast. After only a few steps, she was grabbed by the shoulder, turned around, and bumped into a warm chest.
"Yinyin." Xiao Zhian hugged her tightly. "It's me."
"It's you who should run even more." Lin Huaiyin struggled, using both her hands and feet.
Seeing this scene, the three nuns' lips twitched. They suddenly realized that this was not what they had agreed on. Wasn't it said that helping a couple get married was better than building a seven-story pagoda? Why did it look like they had helped human traffickers?
No, no, the three nuns quietly approached, preparing to defect.
“I know you’ve met Physician Lu. Let’s talk.”
When Xiao Zhian revealed his intentions, Lin Huaiyin's heart clenched, and the hand she had been supporting on his chest slowly softened.
Lin Huaiyin wants to talk.
Xiao Zhian knew she was infertile, yet he still kept saying he wanted to marry her and secretly gave her detoxification treatment. What exactly did he mean by this? Lin Huaiyin wanted to know.
Previously at Physician Lu's house, she could have used threats and inducements to silence Physician Lu and prevent Xiao Zhian from knowing that she had been there, but she did not. She chose to leave without saying anything, which was also a way of waiting for Xiao Zhian to come looking for her.
He arrived so quickly.
Lin Huaiyin originally thought this was very difficult, extremely difficult.
Now it's the capital city, with too many people and too many eyes, unlike Heming Mountain. It's inconvenient and impossible for Xiao Zhian to come to the Lin family to find her.
But he came, within the span of one of her dreams.
The person in his arms gradually softened and was willing to be embraced by him. Xiao Zhian breathed a sigh of relief and picked Lin Huaiyin up horizontally.
"Yinyin, don't be afraid, I just want to talk to you."
Xiao Zhian carried Lin Huaiyin into the carriage, and the carriage soon started moving.
Normally, there would be a sweet, intimate moment, and Lin Huaiyin would climb on top of Xiao Zhian, have a good meal, and then leave gracefully.
However, the memory of that night at the inn lingered in Xiao Zhian's mind. He accepted the fact that Lin Huaiyin did not love him and that her body and soul belonged to another man. Now, there was no reason for him to continue holding her.
After setting Lin Huaiyin down, Xiao Zhian sat down to the side.
Lin Huaiyin sensed a coldness and distance from him. He no longer liked to be close to her, and he no longer kissed her. So she leaned against the car wall, lowered her eyelids, and listened to what he had to say.
"It was wrong of me to keep it from you." Xiao Zhian apologized first: "Secretly, I wanted to detoxify you in secret, so let's pretend this never happened."
Lin Huaiyin listened quietly and understood his meaning: So, we still need to detoxify and have offspring. If we can be cured, everything will remain the same.
“Now that you know,” Xiao Zhian leaned down, trying to look directly into Lin Huaiyin’s eyes, “Yinyin, you can tell me what you’re thinking.”
Me? Lin Huaiyin raised her eyelids slightly, unable to believe her ears.
He came all this way, doesn't he have any thoughts of his own? Why is he suddenly asking her what she thinks? Most importantly, isn't this his idea? Asking like this, so distant, what exactly does he want to hear from her?
"It's alright, I'll agree to anything you want." Xiao Zhian met her trembling eyes and forced a smile.
Yinyin seemed dissatisfied with him. Xiao Zhian felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He really had no right to pry into her private affairs. In her previous life, she was pregnant with that man's child before she died. She couldn't forget him and couldn't bear to part with him. She was his Crown Princess. She left all her love in her previous life. Perhaps she didn't want to get pregnant and have children for another man in this life. Perhaps he shouldn't have come here at all.
"You don't need to force yourself to think of it. You're so stupid, tell me when you've figured it out."
Xiao Zhian didn't want to annoy her, so he made a promise and planned to leave. He casually patted Lin Huaiyin's head, thinking that this farewell might be the last time they met.
The hand reached out boldly, with long, slender fingers. There was a dent on the left side of the middle finger, and the thin callus reflected the light. When it touched her skin, it gently scraped, causing a slight pain and a ticklish itch that made her heart tremble.
The past affection surged like an ice-cold tide, and Lin Huaiyin shuddered, her small body trembling.
Xiao Zhian's hand froze in mid-air before reluctantly withdrawing it. He didn't want to force it; since she refused to let him touch her, he couldn't be abrupt. He could restrain himself.
But Lin Huaiyin couldn't help it—he couldn't come to her and then abandon her! He couldn't seduce her and then run away! He couldn't do that to her!
Grabbing Xiao Zhian's right hand, Lin Huaiyin hugged him tightly and dragged him in front of her, yelling, "What's wrong with you? Xiao Zhian, you came to see me today just to say this? I'll do anything you want, but I want Pingyang's life, I want your Eastern Palace, I want you to say sweet things to me, I want you to hug me, kiss me, I want you, will you give me that too???"
"I, I—" Xiao Zhian licked his lips, his face flushed red, his earlobes dripping blood, his mind blank, buzzing... Didn't Yinyin just say she wanted him? She did, didn't she? The prefix is Xiao Zhian, it's definitely Xiao Zhian, right?!
Xiao Zhi'an frantically processed the thoughts in his mind: "Crown Princess, his child..."
That night at the inn gradually faded away...
The future of spending a lifetime with Yinyin is vividly re-emerging in my mind...
Lin Huaiyin had no patience left. She climbed on top of him, placed his hands on her slender waist, and pinched Xiao Zhian's chin: "Stop talking nonsense, just tell me, do you want me or not?"
"want!"
Xiao Zhian blurted out, overjoyed, and accepted the invitation he had longed for.
All things in heaven and earth vanished in an instant, and the only treasure in the world was his Yin Yin. His heart pounded wildly, and he rushed toward Lin Huaiyin, pulling him down to bend over and cover his lips with Lin Huaiyin's.
The meat is finally in my mouth.
Lin Huaiyin had been hungry for a long time and was craving it so much that she tasted it again. She was sure she liked it and wanted this one.
Xiao Zhian was her ultimate love, but she only ever tasted him briefly, never truly satisfied. Now, having confirmed their mutual affection, she finally couldn't resist and reached out to take him.
"hiss--"
Xiao Zhian stiffened and trembled, truly feeling like he was about to die at her hands.
"No." He squeezed Lin Huaiyin's small hand, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down, his whole body turning as red as a cooked crab.
"Why not?" Lin Huaiyin asked, confused. "Don't you want to?"
“I—” Xiao Zhian’s face flushed red, and he was speechless like a child.
He thought to himself that he hadn't come to see her for this reason, and besides, they were in a carriage with a coachman outside, so there was no need to be in such a hurry.
Whether he's in a hurry or not, he's got his own agenda. Lin Huaiyin rubbed her hands together and shook her head: Xiao Zhian has too many ideas and is too serious. He can't be this serious forever; it's no fun.
So she used a bit of skill to completely overpower Xiao Zhian, and her small hand nimbly reached out, causing Xiao Zhian to hiss and lose all ability to resist.
Okay, finally they've shut up.
Lin Huaiyin was trying her hand at it for the first time. She was a bit clumsy, but it should be enough. She half-lay on Xiao Zhian, pushed aside his shyly raised hand covering his face, and watched him blush and dodge while observing the frequency of his gasps and shivering. She practiced her technique on the spot.
The carriage swayed and rocked, but Lin Huaiyin was dressed neatly.
A cool breeze ruffled the carriage curtains, and Xiao Zhian's crown and hair were disheveled.
Lin Huaiyin felt both the cold wind and the scalding palms.
Xiao Zhian lay on his side pretending to be dead. Lin Huaiyin took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped her hands. She felt that she had done her duty to Xiao Zhian. He hesitated and took half a step. She helped him put his foot down, and he stepped firmly into her territory. She welcomed him with the most solemn and profound ceremony. She had put her heart into him. In this way, she could probably say that she loved him.
"Zhi'an." Lin Huaiyin slowly raised the folded handkerchief and said slowly, "You asked me about fairness before, but I lied to you."
My relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince is not that kind of relationship. At that time, I was imprisoned in the Imperial Prison and was facing certain death. Princess Pingyang sent a woman to His Highness the Crown Prince to help him produce an heir. I wanted to live, so I begged His Highness to take me as his Crown Princess. His Highness agreed and gave me a chance to live.
Moments after that, I was able to leave the prison, but I chose to confront Shen Congyun and was burned alive by him. I have always regretted not finding Mu Zhanjuan for His Highness, fearing that I would cause his death.
There is no romantic relationship between me and Your Highness. Your Highness is my savior, the moon and sun in the sky. After my rebirth, whenever I faced difficulties, it was Your Highness's words, "You must live on," that kept me going.
I admit that I initially approached you because I sensed his presence in you, but the moment you helped me reprimand Su Jinggui and defended me, you already had a place in my heart.
The reason I said those things to you at the inn that day was because I was afraid. I was afraid of your status as the crown prince, afraid that you would have many women. I just wanted to anger you to death. I would rather anger you to death than wait until you abandon me.
"Let me be clear with you now, I may not be able to give you an heir, and I will absolutely not allow you to have multiple wives and concubines. I am a ruthless person, so if you mess with me, you should be prepared."
Lin Huaiyin folded the handkerchief, hesitating whether to take it back.
Xiao Zhian's two arms wrapped around her lower back.
He was panting heavily, his body burning hot, every drop of blood in his body was burning and screaming. He felt that he was being taken into a brand new world by Yinyin again and again.
Having traversed two lifetimes and faced life and death, Yin Yin's honesty and love overcame countless fears and doubts. The weight of this affection filled Xiao Zhi'an with trembling, ecstasy, pride, and pity.
"Yinyin." Xiao Zhian turned Lin Huaiyin's face, pulled her into his arms, and looked directly into her eyes, promising, "If you have a child, one is enough. Regardless of gender, they will inherit everything we have. If not, I would like to adopt one from your two older brothers, or perhaps pass the inheritance to the Lin family."
"In this world, no one is indispensable, but I, Xiao Zhi'an, cannot live without you, Yinyin. In this life, I will only love you, and I will only be Lin Huaiyin's husband. If I betray you, your brothers and nephews will grind me to dust, and I will become a wandering ghost, never to have a peaceful day again."
"The only problem," Xiao Zhian's gaze suddenly shifted, and his voice softened, "is that the Xiao and Lin families have an ancestral rule against intermarriage, and what about my father-in-law—"
"What??? Intermarriage is forbidden???"
Lin Huaiyin sprang up with a whoosh.
Xiao Zhian hurriedly explained, "It's mainly to prevent the princes from colluding with the Imperial Guards..."
"Xiao Zhian, you liar! Go and explain yourself to my father!"
Lin Huaiyin was terrified of Lin Zhenlie. Ignoring the speeding carriage, she lifted the curtain, jumped down, and ran home.
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