Part 1 - Yu Nu Jiao / Jade Slave / Enslaved By Love

Chapter 103 Seems to be Coaxing Her

Xie Yun returned to the side hall, raised her head and breathed a sigh of relief. Yin Ji was a little strange today. She couldn't tell the reason, but she could only feel that his attitude was not as bad as before.

In particular, he took out an old thing.

The moment she saw the handkerchief, a somewhat absurd thought popped up in her mind. Would Yin Ji want to reconcile with her?

She actually wanted to ask at that time, but the simple words turned around her mouth for a long time, but she still couldn't say it. She didn't remember when she was so timid that she didn't even dare to say a word. People really change...

She sighed and didn't think about it anymore. Anyway, if Yin Ji really had other intentions, he would say it. If he couldn't say it, how could he talk about sincerity?

"Aunt, what are you thinking about? You haven't moved for a long time."

Xiuxiu's voice suddenly sounded, and Xie Yun was forced to come back to her senses. When she turned her head, she saw Xiuxiu grinning and preparing to get off the ground.

She hurriedly stepped forward and pushed her back to the bed: "Your wounds haven't healed yet, why are you moving around?"

After coming out of the Gongzhengsi that day, she left her in the side hall, both for the convenience of taking care of her and for fear that she would be targeted again.

When cleaning Xiuxiu's wounds at night, she was very glad of her decision, because Xiuxiu had a fever and it took her a whole night to get better. The marks on her neck were dark purple, which showed how dangerous it was.

Dechun didn't tell her this. Before seeing the marks, she only thought that Xiuxiu would suffer some physical pain in the Gongzhengsi, but she didn't think that she would almost die.

Fortunately, she never thought of showing mercy to those two people. Even if she would be scolded viciously, she would cut the grass and root it out.

"I'm almost well. I've been lying down for so many days, and my body is going to be stiff."

Xiuxiu smiled awkwardly. Although she was arguing, she still lay back on the bed obediently: "Aunt, when can I go out for a walk?"

"Don't worry, the imperial decree for the disposal should come down soon. You can go out after the people are dealt with."

Xiuxiu shrank back into the quilt. When Xie Yun mentioned human life, her tone was too light, and the coldness in it made people a little scared.

But for Xiuxiu at this time, it gave her a great sense of security. She reached out from the quilt and quietly grabbed the corner of Xie Yun's clothes. Recently, she often dreamed of the torture that day, Zhou Fu's hideous face and the bloody whip.

She was awakened countless times, and she fell asleep again only when she was close to Xie Yun.

Every time at that time, she felt that she was too useless, and even a little disgusted with herself for being so useless.

What should I do to become a person like my aunt?

Before Xiuxiu fell asleep, this question came to her mind.

Her breathing gradually became stable, and Xie Yun sat quietly beside the bed to accompany her until someone called her name outside, then she gently opened Xiuxiu's hand and walked out.

"Dechun? Is there anything?"

Dechun greeted him as a junior: "The emperor went to pay respects to the empress dowager today and was kept for dinner. During the meal, a pot of plum blossom wine was served. The emperor liked it very much and drank a few more cups. It seemed that he was a little drunk. Eunuch Cai arrange it, don't look back and make the emperor uncomfortable."

Plum blossom wine?

These three words evoked some long-lost memories of Xie Yun. The Xie family also had a large plum forest at the beginning. She and Yin Ji first met in that plum forest.

"I know, you take a few people to wait in Changxin Palace. Eunuch Cai is old. If the emperor is really drunk, he may not be able to do it."

Dechun responded, turned around and walked away quickly.

Xie Yun didn't dare to recall the past, and quickly asked the kitchen to prepare sobering soup, and asked someone to boil hot water, and the ambergris in the main hall was replaced with calming benzoin.

Just as everything was ready, footsteps were heard outside, and Cai Tianxi called from a distance: "Miss Xie Yun, come and help, the emperor is a little drunk."

Xie Yun froze, standing at the door hesitating and unwilling to go out.

Cai Tianxi seemed to have forgotten the embarrassment of her situation, and was still nagging: "Your Majesty, please look at your feet, please be careful of the road...Miss Xie Yun? Hurry up, I can't hold him up."

Seeing that Yin Ji was really about to fall, Xie Yun still raised her foot and walked over. She couldn't argue with a drunkard. Besides, since the other party was drunk, he probably wouldn't remember what happened today. Tomorrow morning, he could pretend that nothing had happened.

She reached out to help Yin Ji, but the next moment, Yin Ji fell towards her, and the weight of his whole body was on her.

She was almost knocked down by this, and Dechun helped her to stand firm.

She didn't have time to think about why Cai Tianxi called her when Dechun was there. She just breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously and carried Yin Ji into the main hall with difficulty.

But when she helped him to the bed and planned to help him wash, she found that neither Cai Tianxi nor Dechun followed.

She opened her mouth and called a few times, and it was Cai Tianxi who responded to her. He said that he had twisted his waist and had to go back to rest, so he could only entrust this place to her.

The other party was indeed not young, and it was not easy for Xie Yun to refuse at this point, but someone had to bring hot water.

She stood up and planned to go out to see who was still there, but as soon as she moved her wrist was grabbed by someone.

She subconsciously wanted to pull it out, but the other party held it tightly.

Considering that Yin Ji was drunk now, she didn't fight anymore and let Yin Ji hold it like this, but soon that hand became dishonest and began to rub the back of her hand again and again, with gentle and ambiguous movements, as if he couldn't let it go.

But Xie Yun knew it was an illusion. When she woke up tomorrow, everything would be different.

"Your Majesty, please let me go."

Yin Ji seemed to be awakened. He opened his eyes in a daze. He looked at his hand and then at Xie Yun's wrist. Not only did he not let go, but he held it tighter.

"Don't go."

Xie Yun's heart trembled. For a moment, she really couldn't move anymore, but she came back to her senses soon. She was really crazy. She knew how much Yin Ji disliked her in his heart, but she would still lose her mind when she heard his slightly gentle words.

She tilted her head and said in a cold tone: "I will go get some hot water and help His Majesty wash up."

Yin Ji seemed not to understand and stared at her blankly. Xie Yun pulled her hand again-

"If you don't like serving people, then don't serve."

Yin Ji suddenly said this, and Xie Yun paused. She realized what Yin Ji said, and her heart suddenly felt bitter. 

Was Yin Ji trying to coax her?

*If you like the translation, please vote and share it with your friends. Thanks for your support!*