Night!
Bi Zhu poured hot water for Xia Chen, then stood by the wooden tub.
"Young Master, let this servant wash you!"
A hint of expectation gleamed in Bi Zhu's lively eyes. Xia Chen pondered for just a second before nodding.
Bi Zhu was now his personal maid, and he was, in essence, a native of this world. There was no need to bring modern thinking here, nor to pretend to be a gentleman.
Unless a person's power is strong enough to change the world, they should not try to resist it or be unconventional.
Bi Zhu's face flushed crimson as she moved close to Xia Chen, untied his belt, and then helped him remove all his clothes.
Immediately, a perfect physique, like a work of art, was revealed before Bi Zhu's eyes.
Bi Zhu's height only reached Xia Chen's chest. They were extremely close, and she felt the strong Yang Qi emanating from Xia Chen's body, her eyes glazed over. She remained rooted to the spot until she heard the splash of water, realizing Xia Chen had already entered the wooden tub.
Only then did she come back to her senses, then quickly walked to the tub's edge, dipped her soft, delicate hands into the water, and began to scrub Xia Chen's back.
But as she scrubbed, her mind wandered.
"Young Master... is truly big!"
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Late night!
Xia Chen turned off the light and had just gotten into bed when he saw a small figure tiptoeing towards him from the small side room connected to his master bedroom, visible in the darkness.
Even in the dark, Xia Chen's eyes were as clear as day. He saw Bi Zhu dressed lightly, with only a small purple-patterned belly wrap covering her...
"Bi Zhu!"
Xia Chen called softly, and Bi Zhu in the darkness was startled.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
There was silence in the darkness. After a long while, Bi Zhu's small voice came through.
"The Mistress said to take care of Young Master's daily needs, and at night, to help Young Master... warm the bed!"
Bi Zhu's voice was like that of a mosquito, barely audible. In the darkness, her face was so red it looked like it could drip blood.
Xia Chen was silent. He knew this was a custom of large Families. The reason he hadn't before was that he hadn't yet achieved the Eighth-Grade Breakthrough and couldn't break his virginity.
"I don't need the bed warmed. You can sleep in the side room tonight!"
Xia Chen sighed. Although he wasn't a true gentleman or a hypocrite, and he didn't intend to bring modern thinking into this era, he also wasn't someone in a hurry.
Bi Zhu would be his eventually, and she was still young, so there was no rush.
"Does Young Master dislike me?"
There was silence in the darkness. After a long while, Bi Zhu's voice, tinged with a sob, rang out. Her voice choked.
"That's not what I meant." Xia Chen looked at Bi Zhu, who was crying like a pear blossom in the rain in the darkness, and felt a headache.
"Forget it, come up first, but it's really just for warming the bed!"
Xia Chen lifted the quilt, and immediately, a soft body like a kitten burrowed into his embrace...
Xia Chen, in this feudal era, since he couldn't change it, he would comply.
A person with great martial power can destroy someone physically, but cannot forcibly change a person's thoughts...
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Morning!
Xia Chen woke up and continued practicing martial arts. He had already asked Xia Qian to request leave from the Lantern Bearers.
He planned to attend his fiancée's poetry gathering tomorrow, and then he would go contend with those people, show them some real colors, and let them know what it means to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
The battle of wits that day was just an appetizer.
Bi Zhu also got up from the bed, her face beaming with a happy smile, her eyes dazed. Although Young Master truly didn't do anything to her last night, their relationship and feelings had undergone a qualitative change after that night.
Bit by bit, they went from "strangers to familiar," and the two began to truly "know each other inside and out."
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The third day!
Xia Chen's biological clock woke him up on time, and Bi Zhu, who was sleeping like a kitten in his arms, was also startled awake.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes, crawled out of the covers, her fair and delicate skin exposed to the air, wearing a light undergarment.
"Is Young Master going to see the Princess today?"
"Not exactly, just going to attend the literary gathering!"
Xia Chen shook his head, then smiled and ruffled Bi Zhu's small head.
"You can sleep a bit longer. I can get up by myself!"
"No, I must serve Young Master in dressing. The literary gathering is held at the Princess Manor. Young Master will definitely see the Princess today, so you must be dressed exceptionally handsome so the Princess won't look down on you!"
Bi Zhu said as she quickly crawled out of the covers and began to serve Xia Chen in changing his clothes.
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At a small lamb soup shop along Central Avenue!
"Young Master, are we really not in a hurry?"
"The Princess Manor is only a few hundred meters ahead. Let's finish breakfast first. What's the rush? Haven't you heard that VIPs always make the last appearance?"
Xia Chen drank his lamb soup without lifting his head, saying to Xia Qian, who was looking around anxiously.
Hmm, this lamb soup tastes very good, very authentic. He likes it very much!
Xia Qian sighed, looking at the steady Xia Chen, then also started drinking the soup.
For some reason, Xia Qian always felt that his Young Master was a bit indifferent to the famous Second Imperial Princess, not looking forward to it at all.
But his Young Master was clearly polite and gentle to everyone, even the beggars in the city, without a single flaw.
Xia Qian couldn't understand.
"Let's go!"
After slowly finishing the lamb soup, Xia Chen finally got up and motioned for Xia Qian to leave.
"Boss, how much?"
"Young Master, it's free!"
The boss cautiously came forward, bowing his head, a smile on his face.
Although he didn't know Xia Chen, Xia Chen's appearance and temperament were too outstanding. He looked like a Young Master from a prominent Family. His small business had no background, so how dare he charge money?
"Hmm, here you go. My Young Master always pays when he eats!"
Xia Qian, following behind Xia Chen, said nothing, pulled a piece of silver from his pocket, placed it on the table, and left the shopkeeper with a tall, imposing back!
"Whose Young Master is this? To be so particular, I've never seen anything like it..."
Old Man Li muttered to himself, his gaze lost. At this moment, he never imagined that this person was Consort Xia Chen, who had recently been the talk of the town and the number one trending topic in the capital...
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Princess Yaoguang's!
Various carriages and palanquins were parked, the entrance bustling with activity.
Scholars in Confucian robes and noble Young Masters in luxurious clothes handed in their invitations at the gate, then entered the Princess Manor with smiles.
"Look, that woman is so beautiful! I've never seen such a stunning beauty before."
"Which Family's Young Miss is that, with such an outstanding temperament!"
"That purple-clad woman has quite a background; she is Princess Yaoguang's personal maid!"
"No? She's just a maid? This maid is even more beautiful and elegant than the Young Misses from other Mansions. As expected of someone close to Princess Yaoguang!"
...
As everyone waited in front of the Princess Manor, they saw a beautiful, elegant woman in purple on the other side of the gate, and everyone immediately started discussing.
Some bolder Young Masters even wanted to go up and chat her up.
But they were all coldly rejected by Zi Yue.
"Is this Zi Yue waiting for someone?"
"Who could make Zi Yue wait at the entrance for so long with such importance?"
"Could it be that Princess Pingyang is coming today? Or the Third Prince? Only these few could make Princess Yaoguang attach such importance, sending her personal maid to wait at the entrance."
...
Everyone whispered, and then Zi Yue's eyes, which had been calm, suddenly lit up.
Everyone followed Zi Yue's gaze and immediately saw a man approaching.
This man's eyebrows were like ink paintings, slanting into his temples, his eyes long and deep, with starlight in their dark depths, as if hiding endless emotions and wisdom.
His skin was as fair as snow, and his face was like a jade crown. Dressed in a green robe, his posture was as straight as a pine, and every gesture exuded a gentle, jade-like quality, as if an Immortal had descended into the mortal world, making it impossible for people to look away.
Zi Yue's eyes lit up when she saw Xia Chen, so meticulously dressed. For a moment, she couldn't tear her gaze away.
Everyone looked at Xia Chen with some jealousy. No, brother, if you're this handsome, how are we supposed to live?
Everyone exchanged glances, instantly feeling immense pressure. The literary gathering hadn't even started, and they had already lost a round.
They had also dressed meticulously, but why was there such a big difference between people?
Everyone felt like crying, and what made them even sadder was that Zi Yue, whom they had been longing for, actually walked towards this man on her own initiative!
"Greetings, Consort!"
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PS: Brothers, I'll continue updating during the day! ٩(๛˘ ³˘)۶♦
