"But what about the mistress's reputation?"

Chunlan felt uneasy after hearing Qingyi's words; she only wanted what was best for her new master.

"She doesn't care. She's already been married once. You don't need to mind. As her maids, we should follow her will and not have any other thoughts."

Qingyi understood the thoughts of these maids from respectable backgrounds, but she didn't agree with their self-righteous airs. Perhaps neither of them was wrong, but they stood on different grounds, and their ways of looking at things were naturally different. However, since they were serving their mistress, whatever their thoughts were, they couldn't imply anything about her in front of her.

"I…"

Chunlan felt embarrassed when Qingyi bluntly stated that she had ulterior motives, but Qingyi was right; she seemed to be just a maid.

"You two are fighting amongst yourselves? Actually, you don't need to worry. Even now, our young master hasn't completely won your partner's heart yet. So you can both relax. In the end, it's our young master who will get hurt, after all, he's given his all. As for your partner, anyone can tell she's only slightly moved. What are you worried about!"

"You should be worried about when my young master will be dumped?"

Fengqin recalled the last time at the villa, when she caused such a big mess, yet the young master had let it go so easily, but what about that person? He still managed to run away.

"Kid, do you know about the Su Nu Men? I heard you like to visit brothels. The girls at Yi Chun Ge are pretty good. Want to give it a try sometime?"

Qingyi looked Fengqin up and down, then stopped arguing with Chunlan and directly offered her advice.

"Hehe, grandma, I only went to the brothel and found one girl. She's definitely not the heartless kind of person. Don't you dare set your sights on me, or I'll be scared!"

Feng Qin certainly knew what the Su Nu Sect was, and his grandmother's every move had been secretly observed by the young master's people. How could he not know what Yi Chun Pavilion was like now? Wouldn't he be like a lamb entering a tiger's den if he went there?

And everyone knows the rules of the Pure Maiden Sect in the martial arts world—their rule to slaughter unfaithful men. This maid was definitely warning him; he was terrified and ran away as fast as he could.

That's what he thought in his mind, and that's what his legs did; so he ran away in a flash.

“Let’s go, Chunlan. Whatever you’re thinking, you’re following our master now. Let go of all those inner turmoil. Please remember the significance of your former master in sending you to our master’s side. Madam Yuan certainly doesn’t want you to judge her actions, does she?”

After giving her a warning, Qingyi also prepared to leave.

"Yes! Sister Qingyi is right. I was overthinking things. From now on, I will be careful to fulfill my duties as a maid and will not speak ill of my master."

Chunlan's eyes were a little red. In truth, she had only done it for the sake of her new master's reputation. Prime Minister Shen had clearly schemed against her, but her master…

Forget it, she's just a maid, why think so much? She'll just get scolded for no reason.

...

Cen Xi stayed in that room at Wenchi for three days before realizing that what looked like a small house from the outside was actually quite large. It had a bedroom, a study, and a small kitchen. It was practically a perfect place to hang out.

For the past three days, she hadn't thought about anything, completely enveloped in the sweetness of love. After they soaked in the hot springs that day, and after Shen Jinchen's passionate treatment, she realized that his injuries had almost completely healed. She immediately wanted to have a big fight with him, but was instantly pulled back to bed and coaxed gently.

She eventually gave in. There was no way around it; the place Shen Jinchen had arranged for him was simply too beautiful, easily triggering a surge of hormones. Besides, they were a newly dating couple, and Shen Jinchen's attraction to her was incredibly strong, especially his completely naked appearance, making it hard for her not to have impure thoughts. So she just went with the flow.

Because of the hot spring, their little building is quite warm.

After getting up in the morning, the two had a romantic dream. After breakfast, Shen Jinchen personally set up a brazier in the study and invited Cen Xi to the study so that he could paint a portrait of her.

Cen Xi readily agreed. At that moment, she also thought Shen Jinchen was extremely handsome, and she wanted to paint this man with such fatal allure so that she could cherish it in the future.

In the study, Shen Jinchen saw Cen Xi sitting opposite him, fully dressed. He suddenly remembered her alluring appearance in bed, and immediately smiled at her, saying:

"I'm not the kind of woman who's conventional to begin with, why are you dressed so formally? It's not cold in this room, can't you show a little skin? I love the way you are, Meng Lang."

"You look so well-dressed, but you're just a primitive human being."

Cen Xi winked at him, and then, as this scoundrel demanded, tugged at her clothes.

"No, it's not gentle enough, not alluring enough. Let me help you, Qingqing."

Shen Jinchen paused, seeing that her actions were not what he wanted, so he stepped forward and tried to pull down Cen Xi's clothes. However, as he pulled, his restlessness surged up again, and his hand unconsciously slipped inside Cen Xi's clothes.

As he caressed her inch by inch, he whispered in Cen Xi's ear in a low voice:

"I think you look better without clothes on."

After saying that, he couldn't help but kiss Cen Xi's lips again, and with his big hands, he stripped Cen Xi naked.

Over the past three days, the two of them have been gazing at each other with such tenderness without realizing it. Accidents are likely to happen in the hot spring, bedroom, study, and even the small kitchen.

"Qingqing, I think you look even more beautiful like this. Have you fallen even more in love with me?"

After some time, the two moved to the chair in the study. Shen Jinchen supported Cen Xi, moving around her neck as he asked in a low voice.

"Yes, you're so beautiful, just like those European football stars I admire, so alluring. How could I not love you even a little more?"

Cen Xi wrapped her arms around his waist, pulling him closer to her. She never imagined that one day she would become infatuated and fall for him.

In the past, all she saw of couples in her parents' eyes were arguments and endless arguments, and expressions of mutual disgust between them.

Ms. Li and her second husband, although they were closer than her biological father, always maintained a polite distance and lacked any real intimacy.

She had doubted herself, thinking she would never love and could never do this kind of thing with a man.

But right now she was really attracted to him. She liked that he could do whatever he wanted to her, even though he had used tricks on her in the past and had recently used his injuries to numb her and gain her sympathy.

"So, am I the most handsome man in your heart?"

Shen Jinchen's Adam's apple bobbed. His inherent gentlemanly demeanor had long been forgotten. At this moment, all he wanted was to become more entangled with this woman. Perhaps this was a man's obsession with possessing the woman he loved.