In the dark room, moonlight quietly poured in through the window.
Danruo slept soundly. The brocade on the bed was soft cloud satin, which was as comfortable as sleeping on clouds. There were only thirty pieces of this soft cloud satin produced each year. In previous years, the Lin family would pay tribute of twenty pieces to the imperial palace, and the princess's palace had always used this kind of satin.
Lin Hancheng tossed and turned, unable to sleep. The faint scent of flowers in the room and the woman's sweet breath all reminded him.
Hearing the sound of the quilt falling to the ground, he walked barefoot to the bed and covered her with the quilt, as if giving himself an excuse.
Looking at her exposed calves and the scratches left from the past two days, it was like a flaw on a beautiful jade, which made people feel distressed.
He wanted to help apply the medicine, but after thinking about it, he decided to assign a maid to take care of her tomorrow and let the maid apply the medicine for her. She was an orphan now, so it would save him from having to apply the medicine himself. She was overthinking it.
The area of her neck near her clothes turned red. He glanced at the maid's clothes taken off next to her. The Lin family treated their servants very well, and the maid's clothes were not made of bad fabric. It seemed that her skin was too sensitive.
He sighed and said, "She is really a delicate girl. I'll ask the shop to send her some comfortable dresses tomorrow."
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Hancheng finally fell asleep.
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When Danruo woke up, it was already daybreak and Lin Hancheng was nowhere to be seen.
She first darkened her face with dark powder, drew thick eyebrows, and then applied fake moles.
Many daughters of the Lin family would also marry into noble families, for fear that someone might have seen the princess.
When I opened the door, I saw a round-faced little girl waiting outside.
"Hello young lady, I am Biyun, sent by the master to serve you. This is the dress that the master specially sent early this morning."
Danruo saw the head sticking out from the wall and feigned delight, exclaiming, "There are so many beautiful dresses. And even matching pearl hairpins."
Xiuxiu, who was eavesdropping, came over early in the morning to see what was going on. Seeing how angry she was, she twisted her handkerchief and ran away.
If it weren't for this ugly girl interfering, I would have been the one enjoying these today.
After laughing, Danruo took Biyun to change her clothes.
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After finding out that Lin Hancheng was in the study, she volunteered to go there.
Lin Mu didn't understand why she still wanted to hide her appearance, Dan Ruo said frankly:
"I'm so beautiful. If too many people see me and want to marry me, the head of the family will be very troubled."
Lin Mu agreed with her expression, "Sister, you're right. If I were to say, you're prettier than anyone I've ever seen. When I first met you, I thought you looked like a fairy."
Dan Ruo burst out laughing. This little brother with stars in his eyes was so adorable.
Lin Hancheng couldn't concentrate on reading the account book when he heard the woman's cute laughter. "Come in, both of you."
"Lin Mu, please review the account books submitted from various places this month and give me a total."
He wanted to tell Danruo something, but he couldn't bring himself to call out Jiaojiao, so he had to give up.
Seeing that both of them were focused on their business, Dan Ruo first found a storybook, but when she couldn't concentrate on reading it, she stared at Lin Hancheng. It turned out that serious men are the most handsome.
Lin Hancheng frowned, wanting to scold but subconsciously not wanting to do so, and looked at the dried ink.
Dan Ruo noticed where his gaze was and went forward to grind it before he could speak.
But she had never done such work before, so it was not difficult to do it. Recalling the palace maid's previous appearance, the ink stick was very disobedient in her hands, and soon her sleeves and chest were stained with ink.
Lin Hancheng had noticed it a long time ago and just wanted to see when she would give up on her own.
Just looking at her, one's attention is drawn to her wrist. It is so delicate, it should be made of top-grade jadeite or a bright red gemstone.
After Lin Mu finished calculating an account book, he looked up at the scene, fearing that ink would splash onto the account book and the head of the family would blame his sister.
She quickly snatched the work from Danruo's hands and said, "Sister, the master's tea is cold, go and add some hot water."
There is hot tea in the next ear room, so it should not be difficult.
Danruo poured hot tea and waited until the teacup was almost cool enough to no longer be hot before she dared to hold it.
She had just returned to the desk with the teacup and was about to hand it to Lin Hancheng when she heard the servant outside report that the old lady had sent someone to deliver tonic soup.
Lin Hancheng asked someone to come in, and Xiuxiu twisted her waist, "Master, this servant has been ordered by the old lady to bring you some nourishing soup."
The head of the family, Xiuxiu, tried to sound more coquettish by deliberately clamping her throat. Although her name was Xiuxiu and she looked pretty, her voice was much rougher than her name suggested.
Dan Ruo got goose bumps and couldn't hold back her laughter. Her body trembled and the tea spilled onto Lin Hancheng, splashing all over him.
The tea flowed down his chest and Lin Hancheng's face turned dark.
Seeing this, Xiuxiu hurried over and said, "I am very flexible. I will help the master change his clothes."
There is a small lounge in the study, where the master can take a break when he is tired from handling official business. It has a bed and a wardrobe.
Lin Hancheng waved his hand, refusing Xiuxiu's approach, and sent her away. "The tonic soup has been delivered, you should go back quickly."
Xiuxiu insisted on going forward, as such opportunities were rare. She blinked her eyes, trying to attract the owner's attention with her beauty.
"But the old lady told me to make sure the master finishes drinking before leaving."
Lin Hancheng pulled Danruo to change his clothes, "Then you wait outside."
Although it is called a lounge, it actually has no door. It is only blocked by a curtain made of beads, so people outside can see the scene inside.
Lin Hancheng took off his outer robe, revealing his muscular upper body. Fortunately, his inner pants were not wet.
He picked up a new robe from the closet and handed it to Danruo. His mother's men were watching outside, so he had to pretend so that his mother would believe that he had hired the servant in the room.
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