THE FLOWER PALACE'S SECRET

Chapter 44: Not Wanting to Be Injured

The man who was blind to his own feelings was chasing after Shen Yanzhia. The painful little pinch in his heart felt as it spread throughout his body. Woe, Shen Yanzhia was already really angry. He even mentioned Lin Zian's real name with great pressure. If it had been like this, Lin Zian would have had trouble calming him back down.

The woman walked into the backyard towards a building smaller than her residence. Shen Yanzhia knocked on the door of Consort Yu's residence loudly until the occupants were aghast. When the door opened, Shen Yanzhia saw that Consort Yu was wearing only white underwear.

“Wangfei?”

“Go! Entertain your prince now!”

After saying that, Shen Yanzhia left behind Consort Yu who was still fixated. The concubine's brain was still trying to process the incident that came as fast as lightning earlier. The arrival of Shen Yanzhia who was so sudden that it disappeared like the wind had caused a small commotion that caused the other two concubines to wake up. They tried to peek through the crack of the door, but it was a pity, there was no scene whatsoever because the incident had passed so quickly.

A short while after Shen Yanzhia left, Lin Zian came to the backyard. Shen Yanzhia was no longer there. The man growled in annoyance. Facing Shen Yanzhia was tantamount to facing a lactating lioness.

“Wangye, what happened?”

“You saw wangfei?”

“He just left.”

Lin Zian went following Shen Yanzhia to the Western Pavilion. The few servants who were still awake witnessed the intense quarrel of their master secretly. Even though they had been sworn not to see or hear anything, they could not help but feel curiosity in their minds. Some of the servants were choosing to silence and watch in silence, some noisily because they were throwing opinions with other servants.

The sound of the door being forcefully knocked down did not make Shen Yanzhia tremble at all. He stood his back to the entrance. As soon as Lin Zian was right behind him, Shen Yanzhia pulled out a dagger tucked inside her shirt. The sharp blade of the dagger was pointing right at his neck.

"Go! Your concubine's waiting!"

"Wangfei, I never even touched you. How could I possibly hug another woman?"

“If you step again, I will die!”

“Zhi’er, don't act rashly! We're talking about it!”

“Don't talk about anything anymore! Xiao Qin, I don't trust you!”

Lin Zian stepped forward. His hand was trying to grab the sharp dagger that Shen Yanzhia was holding. The woman was still staring at him sharply and vigilantly. The atmosphere within the Western Pavilion became tense in an instant. Dark aura enveloped Shen Yanzhia from all sides.

“Zhi’er, if you don't trust me, who else will you trust? Don't you want to know the secret of the phoenix jade and your true identity?”

“I'm guilty because I'm too naive. Zhi’er, as long as you lower your splint, I promise I will let you separate them.”

Lin Zian was stifled when he said his last sentence.

“You never kept your promise!”

“Zhi’er, calm yourself! Can you see Prince Yun disappointed and sad?”

Shen Yanzhia was still in a state of alert.

Shen Yanzhia was not at all daunted by Lin Zian's question.

“How about the late Crown Prince and Queen Mother?”

Shen Yanzhia's vigilance decreased when the man mentioned the name of the Crown Prince and Queen Mother. His brightly lit eyes filled with anger slowly dimmed then turned into a grievous gaze full of wounds. Without him noticing, the grip of his hand on the dagger leading to his neck loosened. Shen Yanzhia was dumbfounded. His whole leg suddenly went limp. The woman sat on the floor crying.

Shen Yanzhia's fury that was beginning to dim was used by Lin Zian to throw a dagger in his wife's hand. Lin Zian immediately snatched the sharp dagger and threw it backwards with all his might until its sharp tip was perched on the support pole.

“I... I just don't want you to fight anymore. If Princess Duanmu fails to marry your sister, Xiaxi will naturally laugh at us and feel that she has been played with,” sheen Yanzhia shrieked amidst her cries.

Lin Zian was fixated for a moment. The man had just realized the reason behind Shen Yanzhia's unpleasant behavior to Tang Yin and Princess Duanmu. Apparently, he did it because he was afraid of another war. If the peace marriage did not take place, Xiaxi would definitely demand an explanation. If the war flag was raised again, then Lin Zian would be the first to stand at the very front of the line.

Lin Zian grabbed onto his little wife's body gently. How painful it was to see that woman crying because of her. It was cruel when he thought this woman was selfish, whereas what she was doing was for the good of her and the good of the Ling land.

The man was so touched by Shen Yanzhia's sincerity. He was stupid for not knowing anything about love. Lin Zian was blind because her heart had never occupied a woman other than her foster mother. Over the years, he locked his heart and filled that empty part with war ambitions and strength.

Ever since Shen Yanzhia came, the key to Lin Zian's heart that had been petrified for so many years slowly loosened. Shen Yanzhia was like an object that corroded the key to shreds. Shen Yanzhia's presence became a small candle that illuminated Lin Zian's dark heart space.

The man did not respond to her because it was something new first felt by her. Therefore, he had always regarded Shen Yanzhia as a friend.

But, just as the woman was far from the reach of her eyes, Lin Zian could never close her eyes. He could not stop thinking about the woman. Even for her sake, Lin Zian was willing to go on a dangerous and exhausting lightning journey to keep his promise to the woman.

The moment Shen Yanzhia fell from the city tower, Lin Zian was so worried. Shen Yanzhia made the strong Lin Zian have something to fear. Shen Yanzhia made Lin Zian realize that he had a weakness.

The man grabbed Shen Yanzhia's face so he could stare at the girl's pretty face freely. Tears on his cheeks he wiped with his thumb. Lin Zian lowered his head to the position of his face parallel to Shen Yanzhia's face.

Lin Zian kissed Shen Yanzhia gently. Feelings spilled. Her tears fused together with Shen Yanzhia's tears. This was the first time she had cried again after a dozen years had passed. The entire burden that had accumulated on his shoulders seemed to disappear instantly. He was lost in his own feelings.

"Is love this hard?" asked Lin Zian after he let go of his kiss.

Shen Yanzhia did not have the manpower to answer Lin Zian's question. The whole feeling in his heart exploded. He did not know whether he was still in his current sanity or not. His only desire right now was Lin Zian. Shen Yanzhia wanted to grab Lin Zian and have her whole heart.

Shen Yanzhia closed her eyes as soon as Lin Zian kissed her again. Shen Yanzhia's hand hit Lin Zian's chest softly, but was held back by the man. Regardless of what had happened, Shen Yanzhia suddenly had the courage to avenge Lin Zian.

The two blue-blooded pigeons dissolved in an unfamiliar atmosphere. They did not realize that someone had closed the doors of the Western Pavilion with a flowery heart. Shen Yanzhia and Lin Zian only focused on their respective feelings.

The spring breeze that blew from the window slit touched the mosquito net strap to make the bed cover close.

What a beautiful spring. Yes, the most beautiful spring came that night.

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