THE FLOWER PALACE'S SECRET

Chapter 7: Small Quarrels in the Morning

The morning when the servants were busy cleaning the residence, Lin Zian had just walked out of his study room with a tangled face like a thread scroll.

Seeing his master come out tired, Xu Chi immediately walked up to him with an anxious face. How could this master of his possibly seem like an executioner overnight?

Lin Zian, after receiving the morning greeting in the form of a question from his loyal servant, immediately rushed towards the bathtub. Lin Zian had to refresh his body. The bridal clothes he wore from here started to give off an unpleasant smell.

The smell was mixed between the smell of sweat, the smell of wine, and the smell of the fragrance of his wife's clothes that stuck when he carried and pierced her. Recalling the events of last night, Lin Zian suddenly became annoyed. But a moment later he smiled.

Meanwhile, Shen Yanzhia, who was still feeling dizzy in her head due to her disrupted sleeping hours had just gotten all over her senses. His eyes looked around. The bed-covering cloth was still covered and a thick blanket still covered his body.

For a moment he thought about what happened last night. He suddenly became angry when he remembered Lin Zian kissing him and making him fall asleep like a submissive baby. Shen Yanzhia touched her lips, feeling a slight pain from the small lump on the tip of her mouth.

Damnit damnit! Lin Zian made it thrush!

He immediately got up and observed his body. Her clothes are complete. That meant her husband did nothing further to her. Shen Yanzhia felt a sense of relief in her heart.

Lin Zian was indeed annoying, but he was apparently unwilling to treat Shen Yanzhia contemptuously. The man still respected him a lot. He did not even dare to undrope his clothes in the slightest.

Shen Yanzhia did not expect, Lin Zian who was known to be hard-hearted turned out to be able to be a little gentle on women, even though it was very annoying. Shen Yanzhia had yet to forget her frustration because Lin Zian kissed her without permission.

He swore to pay it back next time.

Yep. Next time only.

Shen Yanzhia greeted some of the servants she happened to meet. With a cheerful face, she ran towards the bathtub to refresh her body. Showering in the morning is a routine. For him, keeping the body clean is very important. Especially she's a woman.

In this age, the female body is the most precious. Just a little scratched, his future will be pseudo. Yes, all the nobles and men here so crave for perfection. Women should be perfect and flawless. However, to Shen Yanzhia, it was not the only one that mattered. If women have perfect bodies without defects but are not good at cleaning themselves, it is worth the same as women who have defects in their bodies.

Shen Yanzhia started to undress her clothes. White skin as white as her soft milk began to look. Her red wedding dress was on the floor.

Shen Yanzhia was only clad in a thin dress. He then moved his feet towards the bathtub. However, his steps stopped when he heard the sound of splashing water. Could there be someone in there?

Shen Yanzhia started to worry. However, it comes later than someone in there. The sound of water splashing was heard again. Shen Yanzhia turned around, walking quietly towards the exit.

Given his current appearance, he stopped taking another step. It would be better for him to find a place to hide. That way, he wouldn't feel embarrassed twice. After that someone left, Shen Yanzhia could immediately clean herself up.

“Are you very impatient, my wife?”

Shen Yanzhia stared at the place where she stood. Wretch! That person turned out to be Lin Zian. Shen Yanzhia turned around and found her husband's body covered only in a knee-length towel, while the upper part of her body was left naked.

For a moment Shen Yanzhia lost consciousness and looked at the beautiful body in front of her. The chest of the field was perfectly formed. Although Lin Zian fought many wars, there was not a single scar on his body. It seems like he is good at taking care of himself.

Shen Yanzhia immediately realized the situation.

“What are you doing? Wear your clothes!” he covered his face with both hands.

“See, right? You enjoyed it.”

“What? Nah! I'm just surprised! Put your clothes on first!”

Lin Zian walked over. Shen Yanzia stepped back. But her husband continued to advance his steps until his back touched the wooden wall. Lin Zian locked it with both hands. He then brought his face closer to Shen Yanzhia's.

“Did you admire my body so much that you didn't realize your clothes were thinner than before? I think even the towel wrapped around my body is still better than your clothes now.”

Shen Yanzhia. She was wearing a thin dress for a bath. Her entire curves would be visible because the dress was translucent. Lin Zian smiled cunningly. He wanted to play for a while with his small and beautiful wife.

“Do not see!”

“Why? Will I be punished for seeing my wife's own body?”

“Please close your eyes and turn around!”

“What if I don't want to do it?”

“Zian, please.”

“It would be great if you showed me your beautiful body now, my beloved wife,” said Lin Zian ignorantly.

“You!”

Lin Zian kissed his wife's lips before she said useless things. It was still early morning and he did not want to provoke a commotion here. Lin Zian had already played around enough. Now, he's gonna let go of his wife. He was very sorry because his wife seemed to be getting upset with him.

“Mandilah. I'm done.”

Lin Zian then rushed out of the room. Shen Yanzhia was finally able to breathe with relief. Suddenly he was angry and embarrassed. This morning he lost again. Lin Zian had kissed him twice.

After the shadow of her husband disappeared behind the door, she immediately rushed over. There is no time to relax. The Wangfu belonging to Prince Qin was huge, even bigger than his father's house.

This residence was only filled by Lin Zian and thirteen servants. One personal servant, and twelve ordinary servants. Based on the information he got from Tan’er, they had been working and serving Lin Zian ever since the man was at the border for the first time, a dozen years ago.

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Shen Yanzhia stepped on her feet, walking down every corner of her new residence. This spacious residence consists of five main buildings.

The first building was used as a meeting room, located in front of the gate. The streets are decorated with pebbles and garden lights on the right and left.

The second building is a pavilion, consisting of East and West rooms used as rooms for the Prince of Qin and his legitimate wife. The second building is located behind the first building, and is separated by a beautiful round-shaped garden.

The third building is a study room, located next to the pavilion. It was twice as small as the pavilion. The fourth building is the harem hall, where the guest rooms and concubines, are located behind the study hall, a little further away from the pavilion.

The pillars of this building are made of wood that is carved beautifully, so it looks like a living ornament. These five main buildings are each separated by a large garden.

The most beautiful garden is the garden in front of the pavilion, as it is directly opposite the meeting room. Beside this park there is a fish pond that extends to the study room, with a small bridge curved on it. This pool is overgrown with beautiful lotus flowers. In each park, there are one to two pendopos to relax and talk.

In addition, there were two other large pools located in front of the harem hall and behind the pavilion.

Shen Yanzhia found her husband talking to a man in front of the East Pavilion.

Both seem very familiar. Xu Chi, Lin Zian's servant appeared from behind, carrying a tray filled with cups and teapots. After putting down the tray, he sat down between the two.

“Wangye, according to your estimates, the person I investigated a while ago did have a relationship with the Prime Minister. It's just that he would rather kill himself during the interrogation than tell him everything,” said the man in front of Lin Zian.

Shen Yanzhia felt this voice was very familiar. He then walked toward the three.

“You!”

Shen Yanzhia's facial features turned irritated when she found out the face of the man earlier. The same reaction happened to the man. The man stood up and pointed at Shen Yanzhia's face.

“You!”

“Why should I see you again?” shen Yanzhia said annoyedly.

“I should have said so. Unexpectedly, I met again with a crazy princess like you!”

Lin Zian, just confused. If he was currently holding a sword, he would definitely use it to stop the small commotion in front of him. Just this morning he managed to prank his wife, now his wife even disrupted the important meeting.

Xu Chi tried to tear the two apart, but what he got was a water of tea that he delivered himself.

“Wangye, why is this woman here?” asked the man to Lin Zian.

“She is wangfei-ku.”

The crazy man was a little surprised.

“Wangfei?”

Tan’er happened to be following Shen Yanzhia in the back. He became angry to see the crazy man who had made his nonanya called to the palace many times. Now, unexpectedly, they were reunited. This crazy guy doesn't seem to stop looking for anything.

“Can't you be a little more polite? Now Nonaku is wangfei, he is as tall as wangye!”

Shen Yanzhia was a little proud. The loyal servant who grew up with him was indeed a little reliable. He stared down at the crazy man who had once sentenced him to prison. If only the Queen Mother were in the palace, Shen Yanzhia would definitely not be punished.

“Wangye, why can you marry a less sane woman like this?”

“Who do you call insane? Don't think you're a detective appointed directly by the Emperor, you can do anything you want. Who do you think you are? Just being a detective you have dared to insult the princess, how would it be if you were already the head? Would you also dare to insult the Queen Mother and the Emperor?”

Shen Yanzhia growled. The mouth of this crazy man was completely unguarded. Who does he think he is? Was his position higher than Shen Yanzhia so that he could act and say as he pleased?

Shen Yanzhia did not like anyone insulting her. Let alone anyone else, his own brother could never tolerate. If he can't do anything, he'll die.

“Enough!”

Lin Zian kicked the table hard. The sound of the buzz sounded so loud that some servants who happened to pass by shuddered in fear. Lin Zian already couldn't bear listening to the rants from the quarrel of his wife and Tang Yin. He could understand that the two had a bad past relationship.

Can't both of them remain silent?

“Wangfei, can you go back inside? I'm trying to talk to her about something important,” she asked Shen Yanzhia.

No, it wasn't a request, the words felt more like an order.

“Something that matters? What is it?” Shen Yanzhia asked.

“I can't tell you. Go inside, I'll talk to you later.”

“Who wants to talk to you? I'm pissed off at you today. I went.”

Lin Zian looked at his wife's departure with an annoyed look. Throbbing head. Why isn't there a single person keeping her calm today? Lin Zian was wanting to speak seriously right now.

The case he was investigating secretly with Tang Yin had a close relationship with the lack of military funds he received while he was in a military camp at the border. The funds contained salaries and allowances for the soldiers. If the funds are lacking, how can soldiers carry out their duties well?

Unfortunately, the case is too difficult to solve. Ever since his arrival to the capital back, Lin Zian had not gotten a clue. The only clue we have now is dead.

“What else do you know?”

“I tried to investigate the man down to his roots. I also went to his family. They said the dead man was working with his friend. Unfortunately, we lost track.”

“You have a sketch of his face?”

“Yes. I asked that to the family of the dead man.”

Tang Yin thrust out a face sketch. Lin Zian immediately accepted it, then opened it. Sketch that face and then he rolls it back. Lin Zian took a sip of the tea that Xu Chi had just brought after the small quarrel earlier.

“Tell me if there are any other leads you find.”

“Good, wangye.”***