After a long day of running around, Ye Jingchen slumped into a chair in his room, unwilling to move.

Xie Chang'an fetched hot water for him and urged him to take a bath.

In the military camp, hot water was only available for a limited time. After that time, you could only take a shower with cold water.

However, in this weather, it shouldn't be called cold water; it should be called ice water.

Xie Chang'an could take a bath with ice water himself, but it was definitely not an option for Ye Jingchen. Ye Jingchen couldn't bear the pain, and he couldn't bear to do it for him.

After Ye Jingchen finished showering, Xie Chang'an had prepared hot water for him to soak his feet.

Ye Jingchen asked Xie Chang'an to prepare a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and he soaked his feet while writing the contract.

Xie Chang'an wrote down all his concerns in the contract, making two copies, which were then signed and sealed by both parties.

After the ink on the contract dried, Xie Chang'an carefully examined it, then put it away with great care, finally feeling relieved.

After soaking his feet, Ye Jingchen crawled into bed, while Xie Chang'an took a shower with ice water and then took both of their dirty clothes out to wash.

Seeing Xie Chang'an take the dirty clothes out, Ye Jingchen remembered that there was such a thing as washing clothes.

There was nothing he could do; he hadn't washed his own clothes in ten years, and he simply couldn't remember how.

The dirty clothes he took off a couple of days ago were probably washed by Xie Chang'an.

He imagined Xie Chang'an washing his clothes with a stern face; it would be quite amusing. It's a pity he didn't see it!

"Wait a minute, I'll go shower with you." Ye Jingchen threw back the covers and got out of bed.

I let it go the other day since I didn't see it, but now that I have, I definitely can't let Xie Chang'an wash my clothes anymore.

But as soon as he got up, Xie Chang'an put down his dirty clothes, quickly stepped forward, and pressed him back into bed.

"I'll wash them. The water's cold, so your hands don't get frostbite again," Xie Chang'an said, tucking the blanket around his neck.

"Then you don't need to wash, let the eunuchs wash you tomorrow." Ye Jingchen grabbed Xie Chang'an's hand.

On this trip, in addition to the Eastern Palace Guards, he also brought several skilled eunuchs at his father's request.

His father originally intended for these eunuchs to take care of his daily life, but he hardly needed them along the way, and Ye Jingchen almost forgot about them.

"Why are your hands so cold? Did you take a cold shower?" Ye Jingchen hadn't noticed before, but now that he was in direct contact with Xie Chang'an, he realized that not only were Xie Chang'an's hands cold, but his whole body was also radiating coldness.

Xie Chang'an nodded.

"Using cold water on such a cold day?" Ye Jingchen asked incredulously.

Xie Chang'an nodded.

That's too ruthless!

He silently wrapped himself tightly in the blanket.

"I'll feel warm after I finish washing the clothes," Xie Chang'an said, taking the dirty clothes outside.

Ye Jingchen thought for a moment, then wrapped himself in the blanket and rolled to the empty outer side.

This was originally the seat he reserved for Xie Chang'an.

Since Xie Chang'an washed his clothes, he should warm up Xie Chang'an's bed in return; that's fair.

However, when we go to Tianji Pass tomorrow, we still need to bring those eunuchs with us.

Although other tasks do not require the eunuchs to do, tasks such as fetching hot water, emptying foot bath water, and washing clothes can still be entrusted to them.

It would save Xie Chang'an, the young master of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, from having to do these things for him. What would it look like if outsiders saw this?

By the time he warmed the cold bed with his body heat, Xie Chang'an had also finished washing clothes and returned.

He glanced at the wooden couch he had slept on for two nights and tentatively walked toward the bed where Ye Jingchen was sleeping.

The contract clearly states that Ye Jingchen only requested that they keep their distance from him in public, but not in private.

He checked it several times.

Last night, Ye Jingchen seemed to have said something about keeping a distance in public, but he was too excited at the time and overlooked those two words.

When Xie Chang'an walked to the bedside, Ye Jingchen naturally moved aside to make room for one person.

Xie Chang'an lay on the warm mattress, feeling as if he were in a dream.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Jingchen even shared half of his blanket with him.

Wrapped in a blanket that smelled of Ye Jingchen, Xie Chang'an felt his heart beating faster and faster, as if it were about to jump out of his chest.

They had slept together before, but for some reason, he felt that today was particularly different.

It was as if the distance between him and Ye Jingchen had suddenly been shortened; the physical distance was the distance between their hearts.

The feeling was subtle; his heart was warm, and his body was also starting to feel warm. Suddenly, he really wanted to do something.

"Xie Chang'an, your heartbeat is too loud. Control it, you're disturbing my sleep," Ye Jingchen said as soon as he moved slightly.

Xie Chang'an: ......

Very well, the enthusiasm is gone.

"Did you do this on purpose?" Xie Chang'an turned to look at Ye Jingchen, asking through gritted teeth.

Ye Jingchen put a finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture, "Shh—we're not together yet, so we can't do anything that crosses the line."

"What do you mean by crossing the line?" Xie Chang'an pressed.

"Can you lie down? It's drafty under the covers like this, I'm cold." Ye Jingchen pushed him.

Xie Chang'an reached out and hugged Ye Jingchen tightly, saying, "If I hold you while you sleep, you won't be cold."

“You’re crossing the line right now!” Ye Jingchen said.

"I was just holding you, how is that crossing the line? No, our contract isn't clear enough, we should add that clause tomorrow!" Xie Chang'an said indignantly.

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