“Puff—”
They heard suppressed laughter from behind, and they both looked over and saw Sanfu biting his lips tightly, his fat face flushed red.
"Are you free?" Jiang Xuanyan said coldly.
Sanfu quickly buried his head in his chest and said, "I know I was wrong."
"It's good that you admit your mistake. Go down and receive ten military sticks."
Sanfu's handsome face fell, as if he had lost his parents. "Yes, I will take my leave."
Seeing that Chen Ningzhu understood, Jiang Xuanyan's expression gradually eased, and he really forgave her punishment, but he did not mention letting her leave. He just told her to rest assured and go back to have a good rest, and he would give her an explanation.
Shen Ningzhu was dumbfounded.
What was she so relieved about? An explanation? She didn't need his explanation, really, not at all.
But before he could finish his words, Jiang Xuanyan had already walked out of the archway, and Shen Ningzhu felt a headache.
The other person spoke in an unquestionable tone and walked without hesitation, as if he was certain that she would agree. If she continued to refute him at this time, it would probably backfire.
For now, we can only take one step at a time.
Chen Ningzhu shook her head in annoyance and was about to carry the water back to the house when two little maids appeared from nowhere, one of them hugged her arms, and said with a smile that showed her teeth:
"Miss, please don't move. I won't let you do such vulgar things. Leave it to this servant."
The visitors were two servants from the villa, Zhiyi and Zhiyuan. One was twelve, the other thirteen, both of them had been sold into slavery from impoverished families, their contracts sealed with death. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they would likely never leave the villa. It was Zhiyi who had just spoken.
Shen Ningzhu put down the bucket and put a smile on her face.
"Why are you here?"
After spending these few days together, the three of them have become familiar with each other and have become more casual in their conversations, but why are they calling themselves slaves again now?
Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Nothing much, I just came to see you after finishing my work."
Zhi Yi said, "We originally thought that you were weak and tired after a long day, and now that you've finished your work, we came over to lend a hand and help you with something. But... Miss, don't misunderstand, we didn't mean to peek."
“…”
Zhiyuan looked at Zhiyi, pursed her lips, and looked at Shen Ningzhu cautiously.
She was a bit older than Zhiyi, so naturally she knew more. Zhiyi hadn't planned what happened today. But she had noticed the prince coming this way early in the morning, so she had deliberately found an excuse and dragged Zhiyi along.
The purpose is to have an explanation if someone finds out.
After observing this scene just now, Zhiyuan had already made up her mind. She was certain that the prince treated Chen Ningzhu differently. This was good. In this case, she only needed to win over Chen Ningzhu and try to please her. That way, she wouldn't have to worry about not being able to see His Highness in the future.
Chen Ningzhu didn't know that she had so many thoughts at such a young age, so she just smiled embarrassedly and said:
"What's the big deal? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was just passing by and said a few words to me. It's not like he can't see the light. You saw it, so you saw it."
When they heard this, they smiled instantly and spoke at the same time.
"That's good, that's good."
Zhiyi chattered that thanks to Chen Ningzhu, she was able to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in her lifetime. Although she never spoke to him, it was worth it even if she died in this life.
So she patted her chest with her big hand and solemnly told her that she would take care of small things like preparing bath water for Shen Ningzhu in the future.
Zhiyuan didn't say anything, but looked at Chen Ningzhu with a smile, which made Chen Ningzhu feel a little amused and helpless.
Is this the ancient version of star chasing?
In that case, these two people are definitely the prince's fanatical fans, brain-dead fans, and feverish fans.
Shen Ningzhu couldn't understand this emotion, but she didn't care much.
The two of them enthusiastically helped Shen Ningzhu to draw water, cleaned the bathtub for her, and added hot water into it. Only after everything was ready did they return to their room.
Chen Ningzhu loves taking baths, and each bath would take quite a while. She also doesn't like anyone to serve her. They knew this, so they left after preparing everything for her.
Chen Ningzhu slowly took off her dress and stepped into the bathtub. The moment she sat down, she felt as if all the pores in her body were stretched out. She closed her eyes and moaned in comfort.
“It’s so comfortable~”
I have been wearing this dynasty for so long, and the most comfortable moment of the day is now. I enjoy the feeling of my skin being wrapped in hot water, and my whole body relaxes.
Just when she was about to fall asleep in the bath, the door was suddenly opened. Before she could react, a slender figure came in quickly like a ghost.
Chen Ningzhu was so frightened that her face turned pale and she subconsciously wanted to scream loudly, but before she could make a sound, a rough big hand covered her mouth and nose tightly.
“…”
This guy must be an idiot. Just cover her mouth and leave her nose free to breathe!
Fortunately, the other party reacted quickly and moved his palm downwards. With this simple action, the calluses on his hands rubbed against her delicate skin, causing her face to hurt.
Looking at the red mark on the edge, the man subconsciously frowned, "How delicate."
“…”
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