An hour ago.
In the Zhao residence, in the backyard, in a room filled with warm fragrance, a graceful figure lazily leaned against a soft couch, leaning back slightly, a pair of slender, white jade-like legs intertwined and folded on the couch. Her calves were slender and straight, her thighs plump and smooth, the curves of which were extremely beautiful.
Perhaps because the temperature in the room was very high, the woman's dress was extremely thin, and her graceful and proud figure was only barely visible due to the tight hem of her skirt.
He was holding a book lazily, but his eyes were not on the book. He glanced out the window.
The window was closed, and a tightly dressed woman was standing outside, reporting something with her head down.
"Today, the young master of the Zhou family was buried. His Royal Highness the Lin Prince was accompanied by only a maidservant... That maidservant was quite skilled in martial arts and taught Zhou Ruijin a lesson. Zhou Yao, for the first time, agreed to have His Royal Highness the Lin Prince burn incense for Zhou Huiguang..."
What the tight-fitting woman reported was exactly what happened in the Zhou family not long ago.
"The funeral proceeded normally. Gao Wenyang, the son of the Minister of Personnel, secretly left the funeral and was captured by the Prince of Lin's men..."
"Gao Wenyang was frightened into admitting that he had poisoned Zhou Huiguang. Zhou Yao flew into a rage upon learning the truth..."
"Prince Lin went to see the Third Prince and...slapped him twice."
In the room.
Zhao Xi still held the book in her hand as she listened to her subordinates outside the door reporting on what had happened in the Zhou family today. Her beautiful face showed a calm and thoughtful expression without much surprise.
She had already anticipated this.
However, when Zhao Xi heard that Lin Jiangnian had slapped the third prince twice, he, who had always looked calm, was finally a little stunned.
"He, beat the Third Prince?"
"yes."
"Tell me more."
Zhao Xi's beautiful eyes flashed with incredible surprise, and she quickly asked, "How did the fight happen? What exactly happened? Tell me in detail..."
The woman in tight clothes outside the door recounted in detail the entire process of Lin Jiangnian's meeting with the Third Prince today.
Incredibly detailed.
After Zhao Xi finished listening, he stood there for a moment, full of surprise.
That guy actually hit the third prince?
Is it the Third Prince who is being slapped in the face?
this……
Should we say that he is too brave or that he is too optimistic?
but……
A hint of excitement quickly surfaced in Zhao Xi's eyes, and then turned to a look of joy. He muttered to himself, "This guy, I really was right about him..."
As if thinking of something, Zhao Xi asked again: "Where is he? Where is he now?"
"After defeating the Third Prince, Prince Lin returned directly to the Jiang Residence with his maidservants... I was worried about being discovered by Prince Lin, so I didn't send anyone to follow him."
The woman in tight clothes said, "Miss, do you want to see him? I'll send someone to..."
“Not for now!”
Zhao Xi interrupted her first: "You go down first."
"yes."
The tightly dressed woman outside the window stepped back.
Zhao Xi was still lying on the couch, his attention no longer on the book in his hands, and there was a hint of excitement in his slightly bright eyes.
"This guy actually dared to hit Li Yuan. He's braver than I thought. Tsk tsk..."
"Li Yuan is a vindictive man, and his methods are extremely cruel. He will definitely not let this go..."
"I helped him so much this time. How can he thank me?"
Zhao Xi muttered to herself for a few words, put down the book in her hand, sat up, and stood up. Her originally tangled black hair fell to her waist. Her long hair was black and thick, reaching her waist, which made her beautiful face look more charming.
She walked a few steps barefoot in the room, gently pushed the door open, and felt the cold wind coming in from outside. As soon as it touched her, she felt the biting chill on her white arm.
“It’s so cold in winter!”
Zhao Xi sighed and called out to the door, "Xiaoyue."
"Miss? Any instructions?"
Soon the voice of a little maid came from outside the door.
"Help me prepare my clothes, I want to take a bath!"
"yes."
“…”
The inner courtyard of Zhao Mansion.
This is Zhao Xi's private space. No one is allowed to enter without her permission, not even her father.
Prime Minister Zhao had a daughter in his old age. He treated his only precious daughter very dearly and doted on her, trying his best to satisfy her no matter what she wanted.
The inner courtyard where Zhao Xi lived was the best location in the entire Zhao Mansion. Whether it was the landscape of the front yard or the decorative carvings in the rooms, everything was arranged according to the preferences of the young lady of the Zhao family.
There was even a hot spring bath built behind the inner courtyard specifically for Zhao Xi.
At this time, the cold winter wind was blowing outside and the weather was freezing.
The hot spring pool was shrouded in warm mist, and there was no sense of coldness at all.
After Zhao Xi dismissed her maid Xiaoyue, she walked to the bathing pool and began to undress and tie her belt.
As her long skirt undid and fell, her snow-white skin was exposed, and her plumpness, which could no longer be contained by the green embroidered bellyband, trembled. The long skirt fell, revealing a pair of round, slender legs. Zhao Xi reached out her slender and delicate hands to casually gather her hair, untied the last of her bellyband and panties, and slowly approached the edge of the pool.
She first stretched out one of her jade feet to test the water temperature in the bathtub. After making sure that the water temperature was just right, she carefully stepped down the steps and slowly soaked her body in the steaming hot water.
Feeling the slightly scalding hot water slowly enveloping her fair and tender skin, Zhao Xi's face revealed a look of comfort.
She swam several laps in the bathtub. Her snow-white body swam and rolled in the water like a nimble fish, trembling slightly with the amplitude of her movements, rising and falling, which was dazzling.
When she felt a little tired, she swam back to the edge of the pool, then closed her eyes. The hot water soaked her snow-white and tender neck, leaving her head floating on the water. She lay with her body slightly leaning back, quietly feeling the remaining warmth.
Zhao Xi didn't really like winter. She rarely went out, and this freezing cold weather made her even less willing to leave her room. However, the only thing she loved in winter was taking a bath!
Soaking in the scalding hot water, feeling the warmth enveloping her skin, she immersed herself in it, clearing her mind and thinking of nothing. At this moment, she felt a rare sense of tranquility.
Perhaps it was because he was too comfortable, Zhao Xi even hummed an unknown little tune unconsciously. It was extremely pleasant on this freezing cold day outside.
All this was interrupted by a faint cold wind blowing towards them.
Why is there such a cold wind?
Zhao Xi slowly opened his eyes, and saw a familiar figure appear at the door not far away.
Um?
Lin Jiangnian?
Didn’t this guy go back to the Jiang Mansion?
How come you are here?
Zhao Xi was about to speak, but suddenly remembered something and subconsciously lowered his eyes.
The next second, his expression changed drastically!
She was soaking in the bathtub at the moment, but she was still naked.
Then wouldn't he be...
Did you see it all?!
When she saw Lin Jiangnian's equally bewildered and stunned gaze at the door, it fell on her.
At this moment, Zhao Xi's mind went blank.
It was as if his brain had crashed, his vision went dark, and his whole body froze in the water.
I even forgot to cover it!
He stared at Lin Jiangnian like this for a long time...
…
At the door.
Lin Jiangnian also stood there in a daze.
He never imagined that there was actually a bathing pool here. This Miss Zhao had actually built such a large hot spring bath in her backyard.
He had never expected that Miss Zhao was bathing in the bathtub at this moment, and she appeared naked in front of him, revealing everything from head to toe...
"Have you seen enough?!"
After a while, an extremely embarrassing and angry voice was heard. Lin Jiangnian finally came back to his senses. He looked up and saw Miss Zhao in the bathtub with a flushed face. Her eyes were staring at him, full of shame and anger.
However, she did not panic like an ordinary woman. She covered her chest with her bare hands and stared at Lin Jiangnian with gritted teeth.
But how could those slender arms completely block it?
"I'm sorry, I don't know..."
Lin Jiangnian came to his senses, quickly apologized, quickly closed the door, turned around and went back to the yard.
"Ms. Zhao, I didn't know you were showering and changing clothes inside... I wanted to find you to thank you for what happened today, but I didn't expect... Don't worry, it was foggy, I didn't see anything..."
Lin Jiangnian stood in the yard and took a deep breath.
Who could have expected that this young lady from the Zhao family would take a bath in broad daylight?
Still not locking the door?
At one moment, Lin Jiangnian even suspected that this Miss Zhao was deliberately "seducing" him like she did the previous two times?
But he quickly dismissed the idea. For Miss Zhao, "seduction" at such a cost would not be worth it.
Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but recall the "stunning glimpse" just now.
white!
Snow white!
It's white everywhere!
So white and dazzling!
In the bathtub.
As the door of the bathtub was closed, Zhao Xi's pretty face turned red, as if stained with blood, stunningly red and scorching hot.
The skin all over his body was feeling slightly hot and trembling.
Her brain was still in a semi-downtime state, and feelings of shame and anger spread throughout her body. She almost curled up into a ball, as if she wanted to wrap herself up into a ball.
She had never expected that Lin Jiangnian would suddenly appear here.
No one usually came over, and she never had the habit of locking the door. Even though she had already told him not to stop Prince Lin if he came to see her, she had already told Xiaoyue that she was going to take a bath. Where was Xiaoyue?
Why didn't you stop him?!
Just when Zhao Xi was confused, Lin Jiangnian's apologetic explanation came from outside the door.
After hearing this, Zhao Xi's eyes widened. She could no longer control her shame and anger and bit her lower lip tightly.
Didn't see anything?
His eyes almost popped out of his head just now!
Are you still pretending not to see it?
Thinking of this, Zhao Xi felt aggrieved and had an indescribable emotion in his heart, and his anger was rising!
…
backyard.
After realizing that he had accidentally caught Miss Zhao bathing, Lin Jiangnian walked away. As soon as he returned to the front room, he saw the little maid at the door running in in a panic.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Xiaoyue's face was filled with anxiety. Seeing Lin Jiangnian coming from the backyard, she panicked and said, "Your Highness, you, you just saw my young lady?"
Xiaoyue had been so seduced by the beauty of the Prince of Lin that she had momentarily forgotten what her mistress had told her. Only when she finally came to her senses did she realize something was amiss.
The young lady is taking a bath. If His Royal Highness the Prince of Lin accidentally breaks in... it will be the end of us!
Seeing the little maid's flushed face and anxious expression, Lin Jiangnian quickly understood what was going on.
"No, I'm looking for her too."
Lin Jiangnian said calmly.
"Well, that's good..."
Hearing this, Xiaoyue felt relieved, but she also spoke with a guilty conscience: "My lady is busy... Your Highness, please wait a moment."
"Okay."
Lin Jiangnian nodded.
After what happened just now, Miss Zhao must be furious. The best choice is naturally to leave first.
Wait until Miss Zhao calms down, then come and apologize.
However, that behavior is somewhat like a scumbag taking all the money and running away!
Lin Jiangnian thought about it and decided to stay.
What happened just now was indeed a misunderstanding, not intentional on his part. Miss Zhao is a reasonable person, so if he explains and apologizes, she should understand...right?
With this in mind, Lin Jiangnian stayed in the room and waited quietly.
This wait lasted half an hour.
As the sky outside gradually darkened, the young lady from the Zhao family still did not show up.
Could it be that she is too shy to see him after what happened just now?
Lin Jiangnian stood up and was wondering whether he should go to Miss Zhao to apologize again when he suddenly heard a sneer behind him.
"What? You took advantage and now you want to run away?!"
Lin Jiangnian turned around and saw a beautiful figure standing at the door of the backyard not far away, staring at him expressionlessly.
Unlike the Miss Zhao Lin Jiangnian had seen before, the current Miss Zhao was wrapped in thick clothes, completely covering herself, even her neck was tightly wrapped. As for her lower body...
The long snow-white legs were no longer visible, and even the legs that were always barefoot in the previous meetings were now covered with a pair of white stockings, covering them tightly and not revealing any spring light.
The Miss Zhao I had seen before always dressed very boldly, but the Miss Zhao I saw now seemed as if she wanted to cover herself up completely.
But the more this happened, the more Lin Jiangnian's mind would recall the snow-white streak he had seen not long ago...
"Still watching?!"
A cry of shame and anger brought Lin Jiangnian back to his senses. He looked up and saw a blush on the other person's face again, as well as some anger in his eyes. He was staring at him as if he wanted to eat him.
"cough……"
Lin Jiang coughed and quickly looked away: "Miss Zhao, I was indeed abrupt just now... Please forgive me, Miss Zhao!"
"What if I don't forgive?"
Zhao Xi snorted coldly, stepped into the room, and stared at him.
Lin Jiangnian thought for a moment and said, "Then, Miss Zhao, what do you think we should do? Just tell me."
Zhao Xi sneered, "I'm still married, and now you've seen my body. What do you think I should do?"
Lin Jiangnian's eyelids twitched. He was most afraid of this situation.
A young lady from the Zhao family, of noble and distinguished status, and still unmarried, yet he had seen her naked body, this was clearly...
"Miss Zhao means that I should be responsible?"
"What's the problem?"
Zhao Xi's beautiful eyes were filled with shame and anger. She snorted coldly, "You saw my body naked, shouldn't you be responsible?"
Lin Jiangnian asked tentatively, "Then, how does Miss Zhao want me to take responsibility?"
"How else can I be responsible?"
Zhao Xi stared into Lin Jiangnian's eyes and said word by word through gritted teeth: "It's very simple, you..."
"Marry me!"
“…”