Mu Ci saw through Ye An. He just wanted to take a hot spring bath, so was it necessary to make such a big fuss?
But I have to say that Ye An's nonsense does make some sense. Even with such thorough precautions, something still happened. Maybe he should change his thinking. Could it be that it was someone they would not suspect at all?
If this is true, living a well-behaved life under the other party's nose will make you more likely to be plotted against.
In just a short moment, Mu Ci had figured it out and said calmly, "Okay, let's go today."
Ye An: “…………Ah?”
Ye An had not yet listed the many benefits of taking a hot spring bath, but he did not expect Mu Ci to agree directly without even a word of objection. This, this is too decisive!
And it’s today, is there still time?
Ye An hesitated and said, "I haven't notified the secret guards to prepare yet, and there's also the Queen Mother..."
"Xiao An, this time it's just the two of us, maybe this is the safest way."
It is not difficult for Mu Ci to take Ye An out of the palace alone. As for the little prince, the queen dowager can take care of him. According to the rules, princes were raised in their biological father's palace before entering the prince's residence at the age of five. However, since Doudou was the eldest prince, the empress dowager loved him very much and had to fight with Ye An and Mu Ci for the cub every day. As a result, Doudou spent more time in Changle Palace than in Zhaoyang Palace. They didn't have to do anything intentional. They could just wait for Changle Palace to send someone to pick up the little prince and take him there.
Moreover, with the little prince "dragging" them, the empress dowager would not think of looking for them, killing two birds with one stone.
"What do you think?" Mu Ci said, "Since you want to go out, why not choose a day now?"
Looking at Mu Ci's confident black eyes, Ye An was emotional. He hadn't been out for more than a year. The yearning for freedom in his bones ran out like a horse that had broken free from its reins. He said excitedly, "Okay!"
Mu Ci guessed that he would agree, and smiled, "Then you have to listen to me, okay?"
Ye An nodded repeatedly: "Okay!"
Mu Ci said that today was right away, and there was no need to ask anyone to serve them. The two of them changed into light cloth clothes by themselves. Ye An thought Mu Ci was going to take him flying directly, but Mu Ci smiled mysteriously and pulled him into the secret passage leading to Ruixuexuan.
Because it was daytime, it was not easy to avoid people in the palace, but there was no need to worry about passing through the secret passage. Moreover, after the "death" of Concubine De, there were no idle people in Ruixuexuan. Ye An had withdrawn all the secret guards who had been guarding this secret passage, and it seemed that they would never use it again. No one would have thought that he and Mu Ci would use this almost abandoned secret passage to leave the palace. As long as they reached Ruixuexuan, which was located in a remote location in the palace, it would be much more convenient to go out.
Mu Ci used his martial arts skills in the tunnel and ran quickly with Ye An. It took less than a cup of tea from the time they entered the tunnel to the time they left the palace. After leaving the palace, Mu Ci put a white gauze scarf on Ye An, covering most of Ye An's face to avoid meeting acquaintances on the way. Then, Mu Ci hired an inconspicuous carriage nearby and got in with Ye An. Ye An thought they were going directly to the bathhouse, but Mu Ci only ordered the carriage to run to the outside of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. After getting off the carriage, he stopped and blew a loud whistle.
Not long after, a white horse rushed out. Mu Ci jumped on the horse and reached out to pull Ye An. Ye An stood on tiptoe and handed his hand over. Mu Ci exerted force and Ye An sat steadily in front of him.
Ye An had never ridden a horse before, especially with Mu Ci, and he looked around excitedly.
"Brother Aci, where did this horse come from?"
Mu Ci smiled and said, "This is my horse, specially trained to be like this. Xiao An, hold on tight."
Ye An subconsciously grabbed the horse's mane. Mu Ci whipped the horse, and the horse under him let out a long neigh and galloped away. Ye An could even see the dust raised by the horse's hooves. He quickly freed one hand to grab the veil covering his face, for fear that the veil would fly away if he was not careful.
From the palace to the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and then to the bathhouse, it was actually on the way. Mu Cijing took a small path where there were no people, and the horse ran very fast. It would be time to dismount soon. Ye An was surprised to find that the saddle was not even warm enough for him.
If he went to discuss with the secret guards and then decide on a route, the travel time probably wouldn't have been decided yet.
Mu Ci rubbed Ye An’s head and carried Ye An off the horse. Ye An's bathhouse is called Tianshang Renjian. It has been built and is open for business. There is an endless stream of common people coming to bathe, but there are almost no noble children wearing fancy clothes.
Mu Ci and Ye An were both wearing ordinary cloth, and they did not look out of place among the common people. However, Mu Ci was tall and handsome, and Ye An was holding his arm. Although he had a veil on his face and head, his eyes, which were exposed, were full of sparkle, which made people unable to help but take a second look. It was easy to imagine that there must be an outstanding appearance under the veil.
A few enthusiastic neighborhood ladies asked curiously, and Ye An shyly said that it was the first time for him to take a bath with his husband. Although he was not very old, his voice was still as clear and crisp as that of a teenager. The ladies were all surprised because Ye An had a scarf covering most of his head. They all thought that he was so beautiful and fair-skinned, so he must be a girl, but he was actually a boy. After being surprised, they felt that the young man and his husband were a perfect match, so they generously gave them many words of blessing.
Ye An smiled with his eyes curved. Mu Ci, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard the title "husband".
The bathhouse is very different from when it was not open. There are many more guests and many more receptionists. Ye An and Mu Ci chose a private room to rest and asked to see the steward. This bathhouse is under the name of the Ye Mansion, and the manager is actually hired by the secret guards in the name of the Ye Mansion. Although the hot spring in the bathhouse has been built, it cannot be opened to the public without the order of the owner Ye Xiaoan. Ye An cannot go to the hot spring directly to soak in it. He must first let the manager know that the boss is coming and open a back door for him.
The steward entered the private room without knowing why, and suddenly saw a man wearing a scarf holding an identity document and waving at him with a smile. The steward was very excited after reading it. Since he was in charge of the bathhouse, he had never seen the legendary boss Ye Xiaoan. The person who hired him told him that the young master had many other things to deal with every day, as long as he took care of the bathhouse carefully, so the steward did not ask much. He was used to the elusiveness of Young Master Ye, but who knew that one day Young Master Ye would come to the door in person...
The steward immediately bowed and addressed him as Young Master.
Ye An briefly expressed the purpose of his trip and asked the manager to keep it confidential. The manager wanted to take Ye An to the hot spring pool personally, but Ye An disagreed. The manager had no choice but to write a note, use his private seal, and ask Ye An to hold it in his hand. A waiter would lead them out of the private room.
Ye An received the note and smiled in a pretentious manner: "It turns out that my bathhouse can be entered through the back door, young master."
"Master!" The steward broke out in cold sweat on his forehead and said hurriedly, "I have never abused my power for personal gain. I just wanted to prevent others from stopping you..."
Ye An chuckled, patted the steward on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, Master, I was just teasing you. Even if you really invited relatives and friends, so what? Hot springs are for people to use. I don't mind."
Ye Xiaoan was too mean, and the manager was frightened from time to time. Mu Ci couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he said softly, "Xiaoan, stop messing around."
Ye An stuck out his tongue, stopped teasing the steward, and happily took Mu Ci's hand and went out together.
The steward breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Mu Ci's back with gratitude, but he didn't know who the person next to Young Master Ye was.
Ye An had already walked a distance when he suddenly remembered something and turned back. He pointed at Mu Ci and said to the steward excitedly, "I forgot to introduce him just now. This is my husband, the young master!"
Steward, Mu Ci: "..."
Ye Xiaoan, is your husband something to show off?
"There's more." Ye An took advantage of Mu Ci's inattention and quietly asked the steward, "Um, um, are you prepared?"
The steward's body was shaken. Uh, uh, is this what he meant?
The steward nodded with difficulty and said with gritted teeth: "Master, that... is very powerful, please use it with caution."
"It doesn't matter, Master, I'm not an ordinary person."
Ye An just needed to confirm that it was there, and he took Mu Ci and strode forward. With the note from the steward, a waiter came to lead them out of the private room, and they arrived smoothly at the hot spring pool which was a little far away from the main hall of the bathhouse and in a different world.
After receiving a warning from the steward, the waiter led the man away and left. Because it was a blueprint drawn by Ye An, the actual hot spring pool was the same as Ye An imagined, except that it was a little bigger. Mu Ci was dumbfounded when he saw the hot spring pool covering an area of one acre and emitting steam. He had rarely taken a hot spring bath, and the only person who could own such a large pool in the imperial city was probably Ye Xiaoan.
"Brother Aci, let's go take a shower and change clothes first..."
Ye An still remembered the rules he had set, and it was not difficult to follow them. However, when he wanted to separate from Mu Ci and take a shower and change clothes, Mu Ci refused and would not let him leave alone.
Mu Ci said in a deep voice: "Xiao An, you promised me."
Ye An has always been unprincipled towards Mu Ci. Anyway, it was for his safety, so he just did whatever Mu Ci said. So they took a shower together and then changed clothes.
When they came out a quarter of an hour later, Mu Ci's face was calm while Ye An's face was flushed. Don't get me wrong, nothing unspeakable happened. Although there were only two of them in the hot spring pool and they didn't have much time, Ye An would not seek excitement in an unfamiliar environment. It was just that brother A Ci insisted on helping him personally, which was really embarrassing!
Ye An hid in the pool silently, waiting for Mu Ci to come down. Suddenly, his calf was bitten lightly by something.
Ye An thought there was a bug under the water and was shocked. He flapped his wings a few times to try to drive it away, but the moment he moved, the bug disappeared. When he rested, he felt something biting his toes again. He could feel that there were more than one bites and his body was bitten in many places.
Ye An was ticklish and almost jumped up. He put his face under the water and saw a group of small fish about an inch long swimming happily around him.
Ye An: “…”
I remembered what he had talked about with the manager.
The hot spring pool was given to Cui Jingjian by Ye An, and the small hot spring fish that can bite people were also what Ye An repeatedly asked Cui Jing to find. Cui Jing lived up to everyone's expectations and found it. Ye An originally wanted to let Mu Ci experience fish therapy, but the hot spring fish in Dawei were really ferocious!
Ye An was surrounded by small fishes, which bit him so much that he lost all his mind and let out a long string of terrifying laughter.
“Hahahahahahahahahahaha, Brother Aci, please save me, there’s a fish biting me…”
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