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Chu Yin had a headache.

Everything was going smoothly. Lu Jingrui had given up on Sun Luqiu and just wanted to see if she was willing to help. But who would have thought that Lu Jingzhuo would intervene.

If she had known earlier, she should have avoided Lu Jingrui when she was talking to him just now.

But Sun Luqiu could never be her sister-in-law. She could already control Lu Jingrui and had almost no worries. But if there was another Duke Wei's Mansion, there would be more people who would be annoying. The thought of it made her upset.

Chu Yin bit her lip and said softly, "Your Majesty..."

Lu Jingzhuo didn't look at her, his face was as gloomy as water.

She had no choice but to swallow her words back.

The pleasure boat was moored at the shore, and the imperial guards went down to do something. Lu Jingzhuo suddenly said, "You guys go down too."

This "you guys" of course refers to Lu Jingrui and Jiang Lin.

The latter did not want to cause trouble and had no objection, but Lu Jingrui said: "Brother, this matter was caused by me. I shouldn't have asked my sister-in-law to help me check. I hope you don't blame my sister-in-law."

Lu Jingzhuo said nothing.

Dong Ling advised: "Third Prince, please get off the boat quickly."

The master's face clearly shows that "a storm is about to come". If you don't leave, you will be scolded.

Of course, the master might not say much to this younger brother, so it might not be a reprimand, but a more severe punishment.

Receiving the reminder in Dong Ling's eyes, Lu Jingrui's heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly lowered his head and walked down from the pleasure boat.

The boatmen then pushed the pleasure boat to the center of the river.

The water was rushing, and some river lanterns could not withstand the impact. They flipped over one after another, and the flames were extinguished in an instant.

Chu Yin followed Lu Jingzhuo to the cabin.

The man wore a dark autumn robe tonight, like a black wall. The faint moonlight fell on it, as if frost was sprinkled on the wall, making it extremely cold.

Chu Yin felt inexplicably uneasy, not knowing what he would ask.

Two windows in the cabin were opened, and when wind blew in occasionally, the lights flickered.

After Chu Yin entered, she pushed the door shut.

Unexpectedly, before his fingers left her hand and before she could turn around, the man pressed her against the door.

"It was you who suggested accompanying my third brother to choose a wife today." His voice rang in my ears.

"Yeah," she admitted.

"You said before that Third Brother was shy and you were afraid that he couldn't pick the right one. But he clearly took the initiative to ask about that girl just now. Why did you object? You don't know that girl, so how do you know her character and talent?"

Lu Jingzhuo was too familiar with her, and he also noticed the coldness she deliberately showed towards Lu Jingrui.

Chu Yin's heart suddenly started beating faster.

"Don't you want him to get married?"

He could understand that she had secrets that she couldn't tell, but when it came to choosing a wife for his third brother, she shouldn't have secrets too, right?

Why did she stop this?

Facing the man's questioning, Chu Yin couldn't help but curl her fingers and said with a stiff head, "That girl is not as good as the two I like..."

"Did you choose the wife or did my third brother choose the wife?"

"...But after I marry her, she will be my brother's wife, I don't want to have a..." Chu Yin's nails were about to dig into her palms. She regretted inviting Lu Jingzhuo so much that she couldn't explain it now. "I didn't think it through at the time, but I just had a hunch that the girl was not a good match for my third brother."

"Why not? Appearance? You can only see the appearance," he pinched Chu Yin's chin, "I told you not to come before because I was afraid you would be tired. Now it seems that you clearly want to interfere in the life of my third brother."

Looking back, she had always cared too much about her third brother.

So the third brother also began to obey her.

Chu Yin didn't know how to explain herself, and managed to utter half a sentence: "I was just worrying for my mother. My mother loves my third brother and wants him to marry a virtuous wife so that they can live happily together in the future. That's why I put in a lot of thought."

"Isn't it that the most important thing is that they are in love? If my mother were here, she would definitely send someone to investigate the girl like I did."

"...Then what do you want to do?" Chu Yin was forced into a corner and simply closed her eyes. "Then your Majesty, please punish me. I didn't act as a good sister-in-law, and I didn't handle this matter well. It's all my fault!"

In fact, it was not a big deal, but it was just a bit weird, and it made him feel inexplicably angry.

Perhaps he had been indulging her, allowing her to have her own secrets, allowing her to not trust him, but this was always a thorn between them. He could not care less, but when he was occasionally pricked, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Like now.

He turned Chu Yin over and reached out to pull her down.

It was already autumn, and Chu Yin suddenly felt a chill.

Let him be punished, is this how he is punished?

Her face flushed, but she didn't stop. It was better than continuing to question her.

She really didn't know how to start the conversation, how to tell him that she was born again.

This is not easy for anyone to accept.

The man rushed in and pressed her against the door frame.

Her profile and upper body were pressed tightly against it, unable to move.

Although I couldn't see his face, I could sense a certain hostility invading me like the wind on this autumn night.

In the following time, Chu Yin felt like a fish on the chopping board, being held down and beaten continuously, almost to the point of being torn between life and death. Once, when she wanted to beg for mercy, she just opened her mouth and was kissed fiercely by him, causing damage to her lips and tongue.

I don't know how long it was before he stopped.

As soon as the hand that had been controlling her waist loosened, Chu Yin slid down and sat paralyzed on the deck.

There were pearl hairpins scattered around her feet that had fallen out of her hair.

She didn't have the energy to pick it up.

Lu Jingzhuo half squatted down, looked at her, and then reached out to hug her.

Chu Yin screamed: "No..."

She really couldn't bear it if it happened again.

With tears still on his face and red eyes, Lu Jingzhuo sneered: "Are you scared now?"

Who let her keep so many secrets!

Chu Yin pursed her lips and stopped talking.

He carried her to the chair.

She pressed her legs together tightly, fearing that he would force them apart.

It's not like he doesn't understand her body, otherwise he wouldn't have stopped.

He took out a handkerchief and wiped her carefully, from her calves to her knees, and said, "Open it."

Chu Yin blushed, closed her eyes and said, "No need."

"You can't wash here. You'll need to get dressed later."

She was silent, and would ask, "Are you not angry anymore?"

He didn't answer, but suddenly squeezed his hand between her legs, forced them apart, and wiped them with his lips pursed.

She shuddered and leaned down, first lightly touching his bent back. Seeing that he did not avoid her, she laid her whole body on his broad back, then put her arms around his waist and did not move.

His hand paused and his heart softened slightly.

She acted as if she was apologizing.

The pleasure boat was pushed back to the shore.

Lu Jingzhuo waited for her to finish packing and then carried her off the boat.

Because of the darkness and the guards standing by to block the crowd, no one noticed him for a while. However, he was not wearing a veil and was holding a woman, so after a while he began to attract attention from everyone around him.

With a fair and handsome face and a tall and straight figure, an official not far away recognized him, stared with wide eyes, and stammered, "Your Majesty..."

The officer accompanying him was shocked: "What? Where?"

Looking in the direction he pointed, I saw the emperor walking towards the carriage parked in the east.

They were in a panic for a moment, not knowing whether they should go to pay their respects.

While he was hesitating, the emperor had disappeared from his sight.

This news quickly spread secretly among the officials who came to Yuhe tonight.

They all knew that the emperor had just brought a woman incognito to admire the moon.

Some people speculated whether she was not the empress, after all, their face was not seen.

Some people also speculated that this should be the empress, but she fell ill and could not walk, so the emperor carried her back for treatment.

Of course, there are some other ideas...

However, Chu Yin didn't know that they had been discovered. She was so tired that she soon fell asleep on Lu Jingzhuo's legs.

Their carriage went ahead, followed closely by the carriages of Lu Jingrui and Jiang Lin, who had disembarked earlier and had been waiting on the shore for a long time.

Just now, through the car and boat, Lu Jingrui also saw that Chu Yin was carried by her brother.

At that moment, he thought Chu Yin was injured, and it was her brother who hurt her, but then he thought that no matter how cold his brother was, he would not hit his wife, so he didn't quite understand what had happened.

He was worried.

After entering the palace, Lu Jingzhuo sent Chu Yin directly to Kunning Palace, and then went to Cining Palace to pick up the three children.

Queen Mother Jiang was asking Lu Jingrui and Jiang Lin about choosing a wife.

When she saw Lu Jingzhuo, she asked, "Where's Ayin? Has Jingrui really not met a girl that suits his taste?"

"She was a little tired, so I let her rest."

Lu Zhen was right next to Grandmother, puffing out her lips and saying, "Dad and Mom actually left secretly without taking us with them."

"I have something else important to do this time. I will definitely take you to watch the moon next year." Lu Jingzhuo promised.

Lu Zhen was a smart kid, and he immediately laughed, "You're choosing a wife for your third uncle, your cousin, right?"

"Um."

Seeing that her son did not answer, Queen Mother Jiang asked again: "Jing Zhuo, did Jing Rui lie to me? Is he really not interested in anyone?"

The imperial guards have just found out the identity of that girl. She is Sun Luqiu, the daughter of Sun Guang, Duke of Wei.

Lu Jingzhuo glanced at Lu Jingrui and said, "How do I know whether Third Brother likes me or not? You have to ask him."

Lu Jingrui pursed his lips and said, "Indeed not, mother, there is no need for me to lie to you. I will find another opportunity to take a look next time."

"There are so many girls, are you two really not interested in any of them?" Princess Baocheng was also disappointed. "Your standards are too high, aren't they? Next time? Next time will have to wait until next year. Which lady from a wealthy family would go out in winter? You two really are..."

Jiang Lin was afraid that his mother would talk too much, so he winked at her and said, "I will definitely get married as soon as possible, don't worry."

The emperor is unhappy, so they'd better stay away from him.

"Mother, it's getting late. Let's go back so that my aunt and cousin can rest."

Her son seemed to have something to say in private, so Princess Baocheng said goodbye to Queen Mother Jiang, Lu Jingzhuo and others.

Seeing this, Lu Jingchen and his wife also left with Princess Baocheng.

After returning to the Princess's Mansion, Princess Baocheng asked her eldest son, "What happened to you in Yuhe?"

Jiang Lin told his mother what he had just seen.

"My son didn't even have time to take a good look at her, but my eldest cousin started scolding my third cousin. But my son also felt that my third cousin was a little strange. He didn't seem to be choosing a wife. I felt that he spent more time looking at those girls than at my eldest cousin's wife."

Princess Baocheng was shocked, her eyes widened as she asked, "You mean, he covets Ayin?"

"It's not necessarily covetousness. My son can't explain it clearly. He seems to be somewhat interested in a girl, but it all depends on the eldest cousin's wife. If the eldest cousin's wife doesn't like it, he doesn't want it."

Jiang Lin asked, "Mother, what do you think this is?"

Princess Baocheng put one hand on her waist and touched the hairpin on her head with the other hand, frowning and saying, "It's not a good thing."

"The son felt the same way, so he asked his mother to stay away."

"Well," Princess Baocheng murmured, "I hope there is no brother Ni Qiang, otherwise it will be difficult for her to be your sister-in-law. She still loves your three cousins ​​very much."

She decided to go to the palace again to check the situation before returning to Qingfeng Town.

After the mother and son finished talking, they went back to rest.

At this moment, Lu Jingzhuo also returned to Kunning Palace with his three children.

Chu Yin had already fallen asleep after cleaning.

He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her for a long time.

When he lay down, he made some noise, but Chu Yin noticed it and moved closer to him.

Her body had a unique fragrance after bathing, a bit like the scent of osmanthus, lightly sweet, and her whole body was soft, like cotton, able to stick to him without any gap, as if they were born to be together.

He loved her clinginess and the way she acted coquettishly. He loved her so much that he held her in his hands for fear of dropping her, and held her in his mouth for fear of melting her. He wished that the pain would penetrate his bones.

This feeling became clearer day by day, and he knew he was in deep trouble.

The feeling of being unable to extricate oneself is not pleasant, so he sometimes gets angry.

Just like on the painting boat just now...

But the anger came and went quickly, and now that she was touching him like this, it was as if nothing had happened.

Stroking her soft hair, he whispered, "Ayin, do you know that I really like you?"

I like it very much.

Chu Yin, who was sleeping, seemed to be disturbed. She pursed her lips slightly, moved her head, and buried herself deeper in his arms.

He smiled helplessly and hugged her tightly.

Chu Yin: Say it again when I wake up!

Lu Jingzhuo: What are you talking about? I don't understand.

Chu Yin: ...Disgusting!