He's shameless; after treating her like that, he can still act as if nothing happened and sleep with her as if nothing had happened. She's not a piece of wood, and she couldn't do that either.
Yinzhen was taken aback, not expecting her to be so agile, breaking free of her restraints in the blink of an eye. He found it unbelievable, but seeing the resentment she was openly displaying, and how she was guarding against her like a thief, he could only helplessly force a bitter smile.
I always bring this upon myself, I can't blame her. I really went too far that day, I wronged her and embarrassed her. Then I angrily collapsed onto the bed.
After a long while, the two sat and lay down. Nan Yi adopted the strategy of "if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move." Yinzhen, annoyed, sat up and noticed a figure in the corner who seemed to be asleep. Just as he was about to get up and approach her, Nan Yi, who was still a little sleepy, heard a noise while dozing off. She opened her eyes and saw Yinzhen trying to lean over.
Yinzhen paused slightly, secretly praising her keen awareness, and said softly, "It's late, go to sleep." He was afraid she wouldn't get away with it tonight, so he decided not to mention it for now and would talk about it tomorrow.
Nan Yi stopped dwelling on the matter and was about to lie down when he suddenly noticed that there was only one quilt on the bed. He abruptly got up, jumped off the bed, opened the closet, grabbed a brocade quilt, threw it into the bed, and without saying a word, unfolded the quilt, wrapped himself in it, and went to sleep.
Yinzhen was dumbfounded. Yi'er didn't even bother to glance at him. His lips twitched slightly. Was she cutting ties with him? Shaking his head at the quiet room, he dragged the blanket down to sleep.
She was right behind Nan Yi, her forehead resting on a soft pillow, covering her faintly fragrant hair. She hummed twice and then fell silent, clearly fast asleep.
Yinzhen's heart stirred slightly. He had been thinking about it for many days, and now that he was so close to her, the burning desire in his heart had subsided. If... He lifted the covers, gently pulled up a corner of her blanket, and snuggled inside, pressing himself against her until she was in his arms, before letting out a satisfied sigh.
The next day, as dawn broke, Nan Yi was fast asleep when she vaguely felt something was wrong in her sweet dream. Her body was inexplicably hot, her chest felt tight, and her legs felt like they were floating in the air. Feeling uneasy, she struggled to wake up and saw a dark shadow looming over her, pressing down on her and ravaging her.
Nan Yi was both shocked and angry. She suddenly pushed him away, nimbly jumped off the bed wearing only her undergarments, completely ignoring the burning gaze behind her, opened the wardrobe, found a robe and changed into it. She left the bedroom without even glancing at Yinzhen.
Yinzhen took a deep breath, looked down at his swollen desire, and helplessly ordered someone to prepare water for a bath.
For three consecutive days, Yinzhen appeared on time and engaged in a battle of wits with Nan Yi in bed, which brought him a lot of fun.
On the third day, at the crack of dawn, Yinzhen woke up on time. The person beside him was still sleeping soundly, her soft breathing long and gentle. He gently pulled Nan Yi into his arms, held her slender wrists above her head with both hands, and pressed her down on her delicate body again.
Nan Yi was having trouble breathing, her beautiful eyes half-open, and she instinctively raised her leg to kick. However, Yinzhen was already prepared and knew that she was very vigilant. He was secretly on guard, and sure enough, the two started tearing at each other again.
Gradually, the atmosphere in the room became ambiguous. In the midst of passion, their breaths intertwined. When she realized that her body was already naked, she thought that she was still angry with him and was unwilling to give in easily. She secretly struggled out of his arms, but Yinzhen's desire rose rapidly during their caresses. He took advantage of her unpreparedness and thrust deep into her body.
"...You, taking advantage of someone in distress, um—"
Yinzhen didn't speak to her, but instead captured her full, red lips in a deep kiss. His body moved wildly, from shallow to deep, relentlessly arousing her desire. Her moans gradually faded, and the two of them sank into the depths of desire.
When Nan woke up, the bed beside her was empty. She pounded the bed in regret, but when she saw the maids laughing and playing around, she pretended nothing had happened and continued to stay in bed.
"Master, Eunuch Su has arrived," the lover announced as she entered, lifting the curtain.
"Oh, let him wait a moment," Nan Yi said, slowly walking out of the bedroom after getting dressed. She sat down in the main seat outside the hall, and her lover quickly handed her a hand warmer.
Su Peisheng presented a sandalwood carved brocade box, saying, "This servant greets Consort, may Consort be blessed."
"Little Su, don't be so polite, sit down. My love, go and tell Qingyun to prepare another bowl of soup."
"Okay, all set."
Su Peisheng hurriedly replied, "Thank you for your kindness, Consort, but I have other duties to attend to and cannot delay any longer."
Nan Yi smiled and said, "It won't take more than the time it takes to make a bowl of soup."
"Then thank you, Consort. I wonder if you could make another bowl?" He ate the soup from the Consort, but his master didn't. He wondered how he would be punished.
Nan Yi said nonchalantly, "Okay, you name how many bowls, that's fine," then asked with some curiosity, "What brings you here?"
Su Peisheng laughed and said, "I almost forgot the important matter." He quickly handed the box in his hand to Nan Yi and said, "This is what Master instructed me to give to you personally."
Nan Yi took it; it was quite heavy in her hand. She lifted the lid to look inside and was immediately dazzled. She thought to herself, "Has Fourth Master changed his ways? He's actually giving me money." There were two exquisite jade bracelets on top—truly fine items.
Knowing what was inside, Su Peisheng saw that the concubine's expression was calm and reminded her, "Concubine, this servant congratulates you. The items inside are the Empress's belongings from back then. There were only two in total, and the master sent them to you. Concubine, you must cherish them."
When the master took it out, he was quite taken aback. It wasn't the green jade bracelet he had seen before. He had thought it was for the Fujin (Prince Consort), but he never expected it to be for Consort Tong. He made a point of it, hoping that Consort Tong would remember the master's kindness and cause him less trouble.
Nan's hand trembled slightly. The Empress's possession, given to her? She felt a slight unease and asked, "Does the Princess Consort know about this?"
If Nara knew this, she would hate her to death.
Su Peisheng was stunned, then thought for a moment and realized that the concubine was hiding something. He explained, "Don't worry, the concubine doesn't know, and not many people know either." The master is very sensible and would not embarrass his wife casually.
Nan Yi nodded without saying a word.
After that, Yinzhen often stayed away from home under the pretext of the cold weather. Because Nan Yi did not like to sleep on the kang (a heated brick bed) and the bed was not warm enough, Yinzhen said he was afraid she would get cold. Occasionally, when he did not come, he would send someone to inform her. Nan Yi tacitly accepted his behavior and gradually got used to it. On the days when he did not come, she would go to the Eighth or Ninth Mansion or Xiao Xi's house for a stroll.
On New Year's Eve that year, Nan Yi still couldn't enter the palace. Without making any excuse, he said that he had caught a cold the night before because he had taken Yinzhen to the roof to enjoy the snow, and he had slipped and sprained his ankle while going down the ladder. He could stay in the courtyard with a legitimate reason.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Yinzhen and his wives and concubines ate glutinous rice balls and left the banquet early, saying that he had official business to attend to. He left the mansion with the thirteenth concubine who had celebrated the festival with him. Nara felt unwell and left first. The others were bored and dispersed.
Nan Yi hurried back to the courtyard. "Qingyun, go and tell Xiaoshunzi to wait for me outside the small gate." Then he said to his lover, "Hurry up and help me get dressed. Choose plain clothes and a veil for my face. Yiren, please tie my hair up."
The lover hurried to the wardrobe, picked out a white cheongsam, and paired it with a matching veil. After taking a look, she said with displeasure, "Girl, you should have chosen a dark one. Did you pick this one just to make me, your master, stand out?"
The lover chuckled and helped Nan Yi dress, saying, "Master, just put this on. It's nighttime anyway, no one will recognize you. Let's make you look like an immortal who can't be found. Even if there's a spoiled brat, Master, your martial arts are superb, so there's nothing to fear."
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