Zheng Xiao Mistake: The Mistake of Rebirth Provoked the Cold Master

Zhu Zheng slept well for three or five days, ate and drank with her sister, got used to the days of listening to Xiao Yuan, and gradually felt relieved.

There were a lot of things going on and the situation was very confusing. Zhu Zheng thought for a long time and finally came up with a simple solution.

She was out of control of other things at the moment, so she could only simplify things and focus on the two most important things.

One is to coax her sister to be happy and give birth to the child.

Second, try to please the adults and don’t drive her out.

Then she could ensure that the two happy people didn't see each other, and she would have accomplished her mission.

My sister's happiness is simple. She just acts coquettishly and plays funny. When she smiles with her eyebrows curved, it is obvious that she is happy.

As for a certain adult, Zhu Zheng was a little worried. He was usually indifferent and his signals of happiness were not very obvious.

Worried Zhu Zheng thought a lot. She recalled over and over again the details of Cheng Xushan's experiences and drew up a detailed plan of eating, drinking and having fun to please the adults.

She doesn't need to express gratitude for a great favor, and she doesn't need to rely on words to flatter people. She is full of expectations and is ready to get down to work.

But Rong Yan disappeared.

Ever since he told her about his work schedule that day, Zhu Zheng had been waiting eagerly for him at noon, but she didn't expect that she hadn't seen him for several days.

Liu Feng said that the master has been very busy these days and has no time to listen to Xiao Yuan.

If that was the case then that would be fine, but there was another strange thing. The calming incense in her room had been burning very slowly recently, and it hadn't gone out until early morning, as if someone had replaced the incense with a new one midway.

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.

So that night, Zhu Zheng deliberately did not light any calming incense, but hid a can of peppermint ointment in her quilt. Whenever she felt sleepy, she would smell it and stay awake.

As the night deepened, Zhu Zheng was yawning while waiting, when suddenly she heard footsteps outside the door.

She nervously closed her eyes and lay down, pricked up her ears and pretended to be asleep.

The door was opened quietly, and the footsteps stopped near her bed. Then the bed sank slightly, and the man sat down beside her bed.

And then there was no movement.

Time passed slowly. Zhu Zheng closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep until she almost fell asleep. She pinched her hands under the quilt and was about to open her eyes to confront him when she suddenly felt someone touching her face.

The gentle force is like the brush of a feather, and it feels slightly itchy.

Zhu Zheng couldn't hold back and suddenly laughed.

Then the scene became a little awkward.

Her original plan was to catch this lecher who broke into her boudoir at night on the spot with a harsh voice, but this smile ruined her plan and she lost the good opportunity to occupy the high ground.

Fortunately, there was another person standing alone in the low ground, who could slightly show Zhu Zheng's height.

Rong Yan's hand was still on Zhu Zheng's face, but Zhu Zheng grabbed it. She blinked, cleared her throat, and said sternly, "Sir."

Why are you here? Why did you come? There was no need to say any nonsense like that. She knew it was him who broke in at night, and he must have understood that she was pretending to sleep, so it was better to get straight to the point.

Rong Yan, whose hand was grabbed, was indeed panicked for a moment, but he spoke first, "Why haven't you fallen asleep yet?"

Isn't the way he spoke a little too natural? He didn't have the awareness of being a caught scoundrel at all.

Zhu Zheng wanted to take the words back, so she said teasingly, "Didn't the master also stay awake in the middle of the night?"

It doesn't seem right. Why does it seem like she cares about him?

Especially since they were holding hands, it was just like two insomniac friends chatting in the middle of the night.

"I'll go light the calming incense."

The insomniac friend let her go, stood up suddenly, turned around and prepared to light incense.

Zhu Zheng reacted very quickly, pulling his sleeve to save the situation, and asked, "Did you also refill the incense a few days ago?"

Rong Yan stopped moving, but did not turn around to look at her.

Zhu Zheng sensed his guilty conscience and pressed the issue, "Your Excellency, don't come to my room every night to watch me sleep?"

"No." Rong Yan whispered.

He actually refused to admit it.

Fortunately, she has not relaxed in the past few days and did not dare to take off her fake belly when sleeping. If she has to be on guard against him suddenly showing up every day in the future, she will never be able to sleep peacefully in the future.

Zhu Zheng realized the seriousness of the situation and urgently needed to resolve this hidden danger.

She sat up and said seriously, "Sir, could you please turn around first? I have something to say."

Rong Yan turned around obediently.

Under the hazy moonlight, Zhu Zheng was wearing only a thin nightgown, with her long black hair hanging down on her shoulders, and she sat upright like a jade bodhisattva.

The little jade Bodhisattva held a white jade ring with a dragon in its hand and raised her eyebrows to ask inquiringly, "Is this for an adult?"

Now that he's caught red-handed, let's see what he has to say.

Rong Yan's eyes swept over her hand, his expression slightly darkened, "... Yeah."

"So, you just lied, sir?" Zhu Zheng couldn't hide her confusion. "Why?"

In her eyes, Rong Yan's lie was even more shocking than breaking in at night. She secretly felt that the noble character of the master had slipped since he climbed over the wall that day.

Rong Yan remained silent for a long time, then said, "Sorry, I won't do it again."

After he apologized, he actually raised his foot to leave. Zhu Zheng anxiously called out again, "Sir!"

It has been said since ancient times that it is easy to do good and difficult to do evil. In order to prevent a gentleman with a good reputation from collapsing further, it is necessary to correct the signs of him turning bad in time.

Zhu Zheng first found an excuse for him, "I heard from Liu Feng that the adults are used to staying here for a while in the summer. They are not used to having one more person here all of a sudden, so it is inevitable that they went the wrong way..."

Who would have thought that Rong Yan didn't buy it, "I didn't go wrong."

Zhu Zheng got stuck.

Rong Yan looked at her for a long time, "Because I want to see you."

Zhu Zheng was even more stuck, but at this moment she suddenly got the point, "Since you want to see me, why not meet me during the day?"

Rong Yan didn't answer, but asked, "What about you? Do you want to see me?"

Zhu Zheng didn't understand where his question came from, and asked in confusion, "Why wouldn't I want to see you, sir?"

Rong Yan looked at her deeply, his face showing persistence, "Zhu Zheng, give me your answer."

Zhu Zheng bit her lip. The word "want" actually burned her mouth. She hesitated for a while and muttered, "Actually, these few days, I've been waiting for you to come back and have dinner together..."

He added in a low voice, "But I never got to wait even once..."

If she hadn't been caught today, she would have suspected earlier that Rong Yan was deliberately avoiding her. Zhu Zheng touched her belly helplessly and understood his response. After all, in his eyes, she was probably a fool who would "lose everything for the rest of his life"...

Thinking of this, Zhu Zheng no longer understood Rong Yan's contradictory behavior. After thinking for a while, she decided to ask directly, "Or, the adults don't really want to see me, because I am now..."

Rong Yan seemed to have anticipated what she was going to say and interrupted her, "I mentioned getting married, but you didn't agree."

...Why are we talking about getting married again?

Zhu Zheng was a little confused about the topic of this night talk, and had already forgotten what they were struggling with. "Since the adults don't want to see me, and I don't want to see the adults, then we will... just..."

Zhu Zheng talked for a long time, but no one came out.

Fortunately, the considerate Grand Tutor saved her in time and said to her, "I will stay next door from now on. I will come to accompany you after the court session."

Zhu Zheng pursed her lips and said "hmm" softly.

At this time, Zhu Zheng had completely forgotten the reason why she wanted to catch Lecher in the first place, and it seemed that this was not the result she was aiming for. But now that she had made this agreement, she felt that the result was not bad, and she felt a little happy in her heart.

Although it would be more troublesome for her to eat with her sister and the adults separately in the future, Zhu Zheng felt it was a great deal as she could make two people happy at the same time while eating.

Outside the window, the evening breeze blows gently, blowing through the treetops with lush branches and leaves, making a rustling sound.

Rong Yan was still standing in front of her couch, looking down at her. He had no intention of leaving, but he also didn't seem ready to say anything.

Zhu Zheng felt a little embarrassed when he looked at her. She looked down and saw that she was still holding his personal jade ring. She reached out her hand and returned it to him, "Sir, please stop losing things."

Rong Yan glanced at the jade ring but didn't take it. His eyes were fixed on Zhu Zheng's face again. "Help me tie it on."

Zhu Zheng hesitated for a while holding the jade ring. It was not a difficult task, just a piece of cake.

So she knelt down on the couch and sat up straight. Rong Yan was too tall, so she could only hold his belt and gently pull him over.

No one lit a lamp, and the bright light from the half moon cast a layer of hazy silver light on the two people facing each other.

Zhu Zheng lowered her head and concentrated on studying the knot, while Rong Yan watched her concentrate on studying.

The knot of the gray ribbon had already come undone. Zhu Zheng thought about it and prepared to tie a beautiful double coin knot.

This knot was quite complicated to tie, and Zhu Zheng had never taught anyone else to tie it before. After a short while, she felt unfamiliar with it and failed to find the right place when wrapping the rope several times.

Rong Yan saw this and took a hand, pinched one end of the jade rope, and whispered, "Take your time."

He seemed to be more familiar with it, but he was unwilling to finish tying it himself. He taught Zhu Zheng how to tie it with great interest and patience. He lifted her wrist to pull the string, and occasionally led her fingers through the jade ring. The backs of their fingers rubbed against each other, and their fingertips intertwined.

Zhu Zheng couldn't see the movements clearly, she just felt the touch was a little cold, like jade, but slightly warmer and softer than the jade ring. More importantly, there was a faint itch, which climbed up the back of her hand and up her spine, making her feel a little unbearable, and she wanted to just hold the hand.

But Rong Yan did not understand her thoughts. After putting on the jade ring, he withdrew his hand and said only, "Thank you."

"You're welcome..." Zhu Zhengyi quickly pulled her hand back, feeling a little guilty for no reason. Seeing that Rong Yan was still looking down at her, she was afraid that her wandering thoughts would be seen through, so she simply turned her back and lay down, wrapping her head in the thin quilt.

"Hey, I'm suddenly sleepy. I have to go to bed right now. My Lord, please go to bed too..."