Shen Qiyin showed no sign of struggling at all.
They even cooperated by backing up and following the man into the room.
With her back to the other person, it was difficult for her to make a move.
As the other person let go and closed the door, she turned around and reached for the ghost needle ball at her waist.
But the person seemed to have anticipated this, and covered her with his calloused hand, preventing her from activating the mechanism.
Shen Qiyin had already pulled a packet of powder from her waist sash with her other hand. Just as she was about to throw it out, she saw who was standing in front of her and silently put the packet of sleeping pills back untouched.
Xiao Yan noticed her subtle movements, and his dark eyes lit up slightly.
He knew it...
Even though she accepted the hidden weapon he gave her as if it were a priceless treasure, she wouldn't rely on it entirely.
Because if the person who attacks her is him, or someone close to him, they will know in advance to guard against the hidden weapon, and she will have no chance of winning.
She must have considered this, which is why she kept a backup plan.
The things she hid back were probably prepared to keep him away.
However, Xiao Yan did not point this out.
Shen Qiyin didn't ask him why he was there, but instead said, "Why does my lord always appear and disappear so mysteriously..."
Xiao Yan, however, gave an irrelevant answer: "I'm here to handle the case."
“…Oh.” She didn’t ask.
The two fell silent for a moment.
Shen Qiyin had been looking at Xiao Yan the whole time, but for some reason, she suddenly lowered her head. That posture... gave people an inexplicable urge to reach out and pat her head.
Xiao Yan's fingertips, which were behind his back, twitched slightly, but he suddenly clenched them tightly, also banishing any thoughts that shouldn't have crossed his mind.
But when he followed Shen Qiyin's gaze and looked down, the small flame in his heart that had just been extinguished suddenly flared up several feet high, almost consuming him completely.
His hand was still holding Shen Qiyin's!
The hand was much smaller than his, and was so completely enveloped by his palm that it was almost invisible.
But he could sense it.
It was a different kind of delicate touch from his; it was soft, warm, and boneless.
I don't want to let go...
Xiao Yan was shocked by his own thoughts!
He abruptly withdrew his hand, turned around and faced away from Shen Qiyin, his entire body, from the tips of his ears to his neck, was bright red.
Shen Qiyin stared blankly at his almost stiff back, then quietly leaned over to peek at him. When she saw his flushed earlobes, she belatedly realized that this person... was shy.
No way?!
He was a powerful and treacherous minister in his past life, who even dared to kill princes, yet he was too embarrassed to touch a girl's hand?
Are you really that thin-skinned?
Although it was hard to believe, Shen Qiyin did not dare to probe rashly. She even changed the subject with great tact, saying, "Sir, did you bring me in for some important matter?"
"...I'm afraid you'll get a sty."
Knowing he was referring to her peeping at Shen Yaozu being stripped naked outside, Shen Qiyin chuckled softly, "No, I looked away."
"Hmm." She didn't turn around.
Chen Qiyin fiddled with her fingers, her hands hanging in front of her, and then, remembering something, continued, "I saw two baskets of charcoal in the yard before I went out. Were they a gift from the adults?"
"Hmm." Still didn't turn around.
"Thank you, sir."
"No need." He still wouldn't turn around.
Miss Shen frowned slightly, pursed her lips, and finally said, "If there is nothing else, sir, I will take my leave now?"
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yan turned around in a flash!
The blush on his face hadn't faded, only slightly better than before, but it still shone with a rosy glow, reflecting on his jade-like face, making Shen Qiyin stare in a daze.
She didn't consider herself a lecherous person, and she thought that her momentary infatuation with Xiao Yan's appearance was mostly because she knew that he had done many crazy things in his previous life.
That feeling is like...
Everyone likes to look at a good-looking person.
Everyone is afraid of a dangerous person.
A person like Xiao Yan, who is both beautiful and dangerous, evokes both fear and a desire to see.
Seeing her staring intently at his face, Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at?"
Shen Qiyin snapped out of her daze and immediately exclaimed, "Your Excellency is so handsome!"
Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat!
He changed the subject before his face flushed again: "...Have you finished your business?"
She nodded: "It's done." But the excitement wasn't over yet.
However, since he had already dragged her here, she was too lazy to go back and check. She had already poisoned Shen Yaozu, so she should go back. If she stayed any longer, Ren Dong might get worried.
After saying goodbye to Xiao Yan, Shen Qiyin turned and left to change back into her original clothes.
He stared at her retreating figure in her red dress, his face ashen.
From the first time he saw her on the back mountain of Jing'an Temple until today, this is the first time he has seen her wearing such a gorgeous dress.
He knew it belonged to someone else.
However, according to Lu Shan, she had always preferred that dazzling red.
But ever since Shen Cang was imprisoned, she has thrown away all those old clothes, just as she severed her ties with the Shen family, without a trace of lingering attachment.
Shen Qiyin changed her clothes and came out, but to her surprise, Xiao Yan was waiting outside the door!
But he didn't say why he was waiting for her, and the two walked out in silence.
As she walked out of the back door of Xunxiang Pavilion and into the dimly lit alley, she unexpectedly encountered another person!
"As night falls, let me take you back..." Feng Heng jumped down from the carriage. When he saw Xiao Yan following behind Shen Qiyin, a fleeting look of surprise crossed his face, but he quickly bowed to him as if nothing had happened and said, "Greetings, Lord Xiao."
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