"You rascal, you've already started flirting with my personal maid the moment you arrived," Pei Mianman said irritably, though she wasn't truly angry. Hongzao was her maidservant, so how could she be jealous of her? "A hairpin is something a young lady should not be given away so easily."
“I couldn’t think of any other gifts right now,” Zuan explained. “I scared her just now, and I did this just to get closer to her so as not to leave a bad impression.”
“She and I are like sisters, why would you need to send her gifts to win her over?” Pei Mianman snorted.
"You don't understand. It's true that you two are close, but she didn't know me before. What if I offended her and she started talking badly about me every day? Words can destroy a person."
Zu An thought about how many of his buddies in his previous life were pursuing girls. If a girl had a few close friends who disliked him and talked badly about him behind his back every day, even if the two of them had feelings for each other, it would most likely end up being a disaster. With so many examples of his predecessors, he naturally didn't want to make the same mistake.
"You're overthinking it. If she dares to say bad things about you, I'll beat her up." Pei Mianman raised her fist and said grumbling.
Zuan laughed and reached out to hug her: "My Manman is still the best."
Pei Mianman nestled obediently in his arms; lovers in the throes of passion wished they could be inseparable every moment.
“Miss…” Hongzao’s timid voice came from then on. She looked at Zuan but didn’t know how to address her.
Pei Mianman said with a smile, "From now on, you can just call him son-in-law."
"Yes, aunt...son-in-law~" Hongzao secretly clicked her tongue, thinking that the master and mistress probably didn't know yet. Miss was really bold. Judging from their appearance, it seemed that they had secretly made a marriage agreement.
"The hot water is ready. Let me help you take a bath, Miss."
"No need, just prepare your clothes and go to rest," Pei Mianman said, blushing.
"Huh? Oh..." Hongzao gave the two of them a strange look. Were they planning to wash together?
After she left, Zu An chuckled and said, "Your maid seems a bit dim-witted."
“She’s naturally timid and a bit weak-willed, otherwise she wouldn’t have been assigned to my place in the first place.” Pei Mianman’s eyes showed a hint of pity. “You’re not allowed to bully her in the future.”
Am I the kind of guy who likes to bully others?
"Don't touch me, go wash up first."
"???"
“You just went to the cemetery and dug up a grave. You’re not allowed to touch me until you’ve washed.”
"But I washed in the river before."
"I haven't washed myself yet."
"..."
Upon seeing Pei Mianman come downstairs first, Zu An suddenly realized that a bath together would be much better, so why was he making such a fuss about refusing?
Soon the water rippled and the mist rose, like a spring breeze caressing willows, or like smoke burying its head in the waves...
Hongzao didn't go to rest, but stood guard by the door. As the young lady's personal maid, she naturally had to consider everything for her.
If someone from the manor were to come and see this, the young lady would be finished.
So she put herself on high alert, keeping her eyes and ears open.
However, with heavy snow falling and it being nighttime, it's unlikely that anyone from the manor would come over at this time.
It was so quiet that you could even hear the snow falling.
However, what she heard most at this moment was the laughter and chatter coming from behind the screen, the waves of tenderness making her blush.
"Miss... Miss, why are you like this..." She instinctively wanted to cover her ears, but worried that she wouldn't hear the sound of people approaching from outside, so she could only grit her teeth and endure it.
"I'm still a child~"
Hongzao muttered to herself. Although she was of marriageable age, her mindset had not completely changed.
Silently, she took out the gold hairpin that Zu'an had just given her. Her pretty face gradually turned redder and redder, and she felt as if she had been drenched by a gentle spring rain.
She didn't know how much time had passed when she suddenly remembered something, hurriedly ran to her room, and took out a large food box.
During this period, the Prince of Qi would send the young lady pastries almost every day in different ways, but the young lady would not even glance at them and would just give them to her.
She naturally enjoyed the meal very much; she rarely had the chance to eat so many expensive pastries.
Over the past few days, she has felt that she has gained a lot of weight, and her clothes are now a bit tight in the front.
However, the young lady just confirmed her future son-in-law, and he even gave her such a precious gift. He's handsome and has great stamina...
Pshaw, what am I thinking?
Now that the son-in-law has been confirmed, any gifts from other men should not be accepted.
Looking at the dazzling array of pastries inside, she couldn't help but swallow hard, her eyes filled with reluctance. But in the end, she bit her lip and dumped all the pastries out of the food box.
Back in the room, looking at the screen behind her, she pouted, thinking, "Is this not over yet?"
I really want to take a shower too...
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