"No need to explain," An Xin said impatiently. "I don't want to hear it."
Yan Zhen said calmly, "Even if I'm right, you won't listen?"
An Xin said coldly, "Your Excellency is joking. In Dayi, you are never wrong no matter what you do." An Xin was already in a mess because of this case, and now she felt that every step she took was so difficult. Was it because of that tangled and complicated emotional bond?
"I won't listen." An Xin felt like she was entangled in a spider web. She wanted to impulsively cut off those messy, clingy things. Perhaps everyone has a moment when they are stubborn and have a bad temper, knowing that being willful might be wrong, but they can't control themselves.
An Xin thought that at times like this, it was better for her to calm down than to see Yan Zhen and get angry.
Thinking this, she did just that: she turned around and walked away.
"Since you won't listen, then I won't say anything more." A figure blocked An Xin's way. An Xin knew he was good at martial arts and that his lightness skill was comparable to the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique), but she was furious and annoyed. She didn't want to watch this person in front of her get angry. Anyone with sense would have left at this time, but this person in front of her was so tactless and really annoying!
"Are you a pig?" Yan Zhen raised his eyelashes and looked at her face with a deep gaze.
An Xin never dreamed that he would say such a thing. Now she was the one who was angry. He not only didn't explain, but also insulted her!
"Yan Zhen, are you ever going to stop?! Can't you see I don't want to talk to you? Get out of my way and stop standing here!?"
"What happened to your temper? Where's your composure?" Yan Zhen's tone remained indifferent, but she stood motionless in front of An Xin, her expression showing that she was determined to argue with her!
"I'm happy! I'm willing! It's none of your business!" An Xin shouted for the first time, losing control. Heaven knows, the mess in her mind was driving her crazy!
“I am not happy, I am not willing, so I will naturally take care of it.”
An Xin felt as if a fireball had exploded in her head. She pushed him away forcefully, but he took the opportunity to pull her into his arms and sighed, "An Xin, can you put my mind at ease?"
"Who are you!?"
"I am……"
"You can do whatever you want!"
She didn't want to care about anything right now. Zhou Xiruo, fiancée, all that nonsense, just go to hell!
"...Don't force me to say the word 'too,' it's too vulgar."
Which three words?
"I love you!"
"Love is an emotion that comes from the heart, and it is most often seen between people, or between people and animals. You are not human, and you are worse than an animal!"
"..."
An Xin couldn't understand why, even in her anger, her heart still trembled when she heard him utter those three words. He was the pig! Was this the time to say those three words? A surge of anger welled up inside her, and An Xin roared, "Yan Zhen, let go of me!"
"I'll give it to you, but I won't let go." He hugged her tightly, and even bit her neck lightly, making An Xin feel numb from head to toe.
An Xin felt a mouthful of blood stuck in her throat. She had seen shameless people, but never anyone as shameless as him! His skill in misinterpreting others' meanings was even thicker than his own skin!
"Yan Zhen, what exactly do you want?!" An Xin's anger flared. How could she have run into such an annoying person? Didn't she know how to read people?! Her expression and words were practically screaming, "Get out of here!" Who's the real idiot here?!
"The imperial seal of Dayi has been stolen, and it's in your father's hands. Xu Chongyan could report him at any time." Yan Zhen sighed and patted her back as if to comfort her, her voice still calm. "Your father would never steal the imperial seal. It's not something you can just steal at will. He was framed, but since he was framed, he was given leverage when he was framed. What crime is stealing the imperial seal?"
An Xin had known for a long time that he might have his reasons, but she never expected that his reasons were because of her father!
His anger was instantly sobered up as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over his head.
“I stopped them because I didn’t want things to get to the point of no return. The Imperial Seal of Dayi was once stolen. The laws of Dayi stipulate that anyone who steals the Imperial Seal shall have their entire family executed, and anyone who interferes shall also have their entire family executed. At that time, what does temporary forbearance matter compared to two hundred lashes?”
The thought of executing nine generations of a family sent a chill down An Xin's spine, and she stared blankly at Yan Zhen.
"Xu Chongyan learned that the Imperial Seal was in your father's hands, so why didn't he report it and instead chose to keep it a secret? It wasn't out of kindness, but because he was looking for a suitable opportunity to wipe out the right wing in one fell swoop. And you and your father were just innocent pawns caught in the storm. Do you understand, Xin'er?"
An Xin's long eyelashes trembled. Although she was intelligent, she only had a superficial understanding of the omnipresent intrigues and machinations in the court. In other words, in the end, the target of this conspiracy was actually Yan Zhen! And she was an innocent pawn because of her connection with Yan Zhen?
“Although Xu Chongyan is shrewd, he is not that shrewd. There is someone behind him who is directing him. How could this person be simple? Once the Duke of the State speaks out, the storm will break out. Who will care about you then, you fool?” He finally smiled slowly, his eyes crinkling with affection. He leaned down and kissed her lips, saying, “So stop fooling around, be good.”
An Xin couldn't express her feelings at this moment. She wasn't the type of person to lose her way because of love, but at this moment, she would rather lose herself with him.
"So, I was wrong, right?" An Xin lowered her eyelashes; she had almost caused a disaster.
"How is it wrong to seek justice for my father?" he said with a smile.
"I'm sorry," An Xin said, resting her forehead against his lapel. "I was so stupid."
"Ignorance is no excuse. Xin'er is indeed a bit slow in some ways at times." He gently sniffed her hair, his voice languid and alluring.
"You came just to say this?" An Xin had a headache and felt tired, but she felt a little at ease leaning against him.
"You left the city without permission; shouldn't I be punished for that?"
"..."
"Are you satisfied with how well you crawled through that dog hole?"
"..."
"besides."
"Um."
I miss you terribly, so I stopped by to see you when I was passing by.
"And you also cleared up the misunderstanding?"
"That's quite convenient."