Chapter 18: Drugging

Ning Yuan became increasingly angry, and wiped her lips fiercely with the back of her hand, trying to erase the touch of Shen Yan that remained in her memory.

She pushed the door open and returned to her room, and hurriedly took off the coarse cloth clothes she had borrowed. Looking at the clothes stained with grass dust, she couldn't help but think of the time when Shen Yan had hurt her arm in order to save her.

She pulled her underwear down to her shoulders, and saw that the delicate skin was already covered with red finger marks, with the edges slightly cyan.

...Why did he use so much force?

She tried to rub the red marks with her fingertips, but found it was in vain.

Now she dragged her legs, which were already a little sore from following Shen Yan for a long time, and the blue veins on her forehead were throbbing with annoyance.

The fear of narrowly escaping under the tree of death before still follows her like a shadow, and the things she wanted to investigate have yielded no results.

There are traces of Shen Yan everywhere around her, which reminds her of him all the time.

Ning Yuan feels that she has been stained with bad luck.

She is not clean anymore.

But why does it feel like... Shen Yan seems to have returned with a full load! He

showed off his power, got the advantage, and took all the benefits!

No, she will never allow her enemy to be so happy.

Thinking of Pei Zixing's instructions to bring a pot of tea to Shen Yan, she suddenly came up with a plan.

Otherwise, she might as well put some rat poison in him.

...Forget it.

With Shen Yan's cautious nature, let's not talk about whether he will drink it or not. If he finds out, he will definitely not let it go.

If her revenge implicated innocent people, she would be so guilty that she would die.

Moreover, he was just a little annoying, not to the point where she had to kill him.

So how could she take revenge on him?

Ning Yuan changed her dress and called Zhuxing to do her makeup. She saw in the bronze mirror that her messy hair quickly turned into a smart bun.

She swallowed her saliva and said, "Chuxing, get me a pot of tea, I'll take it to Lord Shen."

Chuxing was overjoyed: "Miss, you finally changed your mind and plan to reconcile with Lord Shen..."

Before she finished speaking, Ning Yuan interrupted her and said, "Put some laxatives in the tea."

Chuxing's joy was immediately replaced by surprise: "...Ah?"

"He is such a face-conscious person, it's enough for him to be embarrassed a little, what do you think?"

Her voice was a little light, and no emotion could be heard.

Chuxing said timidly: "Miss, Lord Shen's matter...even you heard about it?"

"Huh? What did you hear?"

In order to avoid trouble, Ning Yuan did not tell anyone about today's plan, and only found an excuse to say that she was not feeling well and slept in the room.

But the fact is that Shen Yan had been with her the whole day.

What else could have happened except that he had offended her?

Suo Xing said in one breath: "Lord Shen was recklessly flirting with others outside the guest inn before. He really didn't take your fiancée seriously at all! It is reasonable for the young lady to want to teach him a lesson! I will go to prepare laxatives for the young lady!"

After saying that, she put down the wooden comb and ran out in a hurry.

Ning Yuan was stunned in front of the dressing table.

No, reckless? Flirting?

How could the rumor be so outrageous?

A moment later, Ning Yuan walked into the corridor leading to Shen Yan's room with a tray and a gloomy face.

Inside the room, Pei Zixing was sharing the recent results with Shen Yan.

"Zhiyu, our people have been tracing for a while and finally found some clues. There is a village behind the mountains here. The villagers said that there is a hunter named Wu who is quite good at taming animals."

"Some time ago, someone brought a big dog to him for training, saying that he would use it to find people. Unfortunately, when I arrived today, he had already gone into the mountains to hunt. I will go tomorrow..."

"Well."

Shen Yan perfunctorily answered, his mind was completely focused on Ning Yuan's thoughts. Before Pei Zixing finished speaking, he heard a knock on the door.

"Come in." He said lightly, with a smile in his eyes.

As he thought, she was a little cat that looked weak and pitiful, but actually had sharp claws.

It's a pity that the cat's claws can only scratch the flesh, and will not take a person's life. She

is still too innocent.

He was inexplicably looking forward to how she would perform.

With the sound of the door creaking open, the eyes of the two people fell on Ning Yuan at the same time.

The graceful girl forced a faint smile on her face with some difficulty. If you look closely, you will find that her eyes are red, as if she had just cried.

Pei Zixing thought to himself that it was not good.

Didn't he ask the waiter to serve tea?

He originally wanted to wait for the boy to come, so as to secretly remind him that Shen Yan was not a person who would cling to him casually, so that he would retreat when he saw the difficulty.

How come the person serving tea... turned out to be Miss Ning?

Seeing her like this, she must have known about the kiss on Shen Yan, and she was so sad, but she had to put on a forced smile.

He felt a little regretful about this marriage that could not be dissolved at will because of the pressure from his father.

Shen Yan was a good man, and Miss Ning was also a good man.

It was just fate that had to tie two people who had no feelings for each other together.

Thinking of this, he looked at Ning Yuan with a little pity, and was the first to speak: "Why is Miss Ning here?"

What does he want?

Shen Yan was a little dissatisfied, and frowned slightly.

Ning Yuan was already feeling guilty, and Pei Zixing suddenly asked, and the tension that she had suppressed with great difficulty bubbled out.

She stammered, "I, I just found a new tea, and thought, I'd bring it here to try."

The door was not closed, and a little evening breeze blew in, dispelling the burning sensation behind her ears.

She calmed herself down and placed the tray on the round table in front of them.

Very poor acting skills,

Shen Yan judged in his heart.

If Pei Zixing wasn't here, he would still be interested in giving her some pointers, but he just sat in his room and talked a lot, so he lost interest.

Since Ning Yuan was already his definite fiancée, he didn't want to see them flirting with each other.

"Since you've sent it off, just go back."

Shen Yan lowered her eyes, hiding her emotions.

She wasn't leaving, she hadn't even seen him drink it yet.

Ning Yuan stayed where she was, bending over to pour tea into the teacup.

"This tea is warm. If it gets cold, it won't taste good. Both of you are people who work day and night. If I leave now, you will definitely forget to drink it."

She rolled up her sleeves, revealing a thin, white wrist with the bracelet chosen by Shen Yan on it.

Her already snow-white skin was made even more delicate by the jade color, and a sweet fragrance emanated from her cuffs as she moved.

Shen Yan's eyes were fixed on her wrist without moving, and she secretly sighed that his vision was really good.

...Why is he always staring at the teapot?

Did he discover her intention?

Ning Yuan noticed Shen Yan's gaze, and felt even more guilty. She was uneasy and overturned a cup of tea that had just been filled.

All the tea in the cup spilled onto the ground, and the empty teacup rolled to Shen Yan's feet.

This laxative tea, spilling a cup means one less cup, and she would be really sad if she couldn't see Shen Yan drink the whole pot himself.

Shen Yan was about to bend over to pick it up, but Ning Yuan was just as quick, squatting down in front of him first and reaching out to hold the teacup.

...Why is it a little itchy in front of me?

Ning Yuan looked down and saw a lock of Shen Yan's black hair falling into the snow-white ravine.

His eyes explored the depths of the bend of the black hair without hesitation, his thin lips pursed tightly, his brows furrowed in thought.

...

What a pervert! He took advantage of her again!

Ning Yuan stood up with a "squeeze", and her head hit his jaw hard.

It hurts.

She staggered a few steps, covering her head, her eyes suddenly filled with mist, and her whole face turned red like smoke.

Because her revenge plan was not yet completed, she could not bear it, she could not lose her temper.

"Miss Ning, are you okay?" Pei Zixing asked concernedly.

"No, I'm fine."

She lifted the hem of her skirt calmly, pretending nothing happened, and continued to pour tea.

Shen Yan's jaw was also aching slightly, and he looked at her inquiringly.

It was just a laxative, not a poison, so how could she be so humiliated. She

neither scolded him for being excessive, nor cried that he hurt her.

Could it be... that she had a purpose hidden deep in her heart that she had never revealed? It was not

until she pulled the hem of her skirt in front of her as if hinting that he suddenly realized.

It was called revenge, but it was actually seduction.

It is said that people have three urgent needs, and no matter how powerful the masters in the world are, they are particularly vulnerable when facing this matter.

He once heard a secret of the palace of another country.

The most skilled warrior in the palace was knocked unconscious by a young eunuch who had only a little martial arts experience when he was using the restroom.

It seemed that Ning Yuan felt that kissing him was not enough, and she wanted to drug him so that she could do something more outrageous while he was weak.

Shen Yan still couldn't forget the throbbing of the kiss just now.

But he knew very well that he was not indulging, but just curious.

Curious.

He was even more curious about what she wanted to do to him after drugging him.

Besides, he had made her cry before, and now he was just kind enough to coax her to vent her anger.

Ning Yuan finally poured the tea and stood on the other side with a sense of relief.

"Please enjoy, my two lords."

I'm sorry, General Pei. It was an accident that she implicated you, and she didn't mean to do that.

If you want to blame someone, blame Shen Yan, but don't blame her.

Shen Yan picked up the teacup calmly.

Seeing Pei Zixing picking it up, he kindly reminded, "Is this for you?"

"Why are you so stingy?" Pei Zixing paused, turned around and asked Ning Yuan, "Miss Ning, can I drink this tea?"

"Ah...? I think... if the general doesn't want it very much, it's better not to drink it."

She winked at Pei Zixing, trying to make him understand her good intentions.

"Yes, she said so, so don't drink it."

Shen Yan added indifferently, then covered his face with his sleeves, raised his head to drink, and when he put it down again, the teacup was empty.

He showed Pei Zixing the empty teacup: "You might as well give it to me."

Ning Yuan, this woman, always had her mind on him, and she would have no time to care about Pei Zixing later.

Shen Yan's eyes were filled with pity for his friend.

Ning Yuan didn't expect Shen Yan to drink so happily, and when he looked at Pei Zixing again, he just hoped that he would never drink it.

Who would have thought that Pei Zixing drank it all in one gulp.

It was really unbearable to watch...

Ning Yuan stood aside and quickly closed his eyes.

All the political affairs had been arranged. Shen Yan was looking forward to it, or rather, curious about what Ning Yuan would do to him next. He found an excuse and said to his friend, "I still have the court report to read. You can go back first."

Pei Zixing understood, and his eyes moved between the two of them. He stood up and said, "Okay, then you two can chat."

Unexpectedly, Ning Yuan blinked and saluted him.

"Then I won't bother you, sir."

After saying that, she followed Pei Zixing and left his room.

She closed the door casually, and the sweet fragrance of her body remained in the room, mixed with the intermittent conversations of the two, floating through the corridor together.

"General Pei, are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm fine. Why is Miss Ning so concerned about me?"

...

How come the development of things is different from what he thought? Did

she really just come to feed him laxatives and have no other thoughts?

...What about her tricks to seduce him?

Shen Yan sat quietly at the table, staring at the tea that had just been poured on his wide sleeves, thinking for a while.