Xie Yuancheng was causing trouble again, poking my face with the tip of his beautiful hair. I couldn't wake up even if I didn't want to.
"If you poke me again, I'll beat you up!" Xie Yuancheng was all smiles when I opened my eyes.
I rubbed his face: "Yuancheng, I need to rest. You go out and have fun by yourself." I wasn't fully awake yet. He had given me too much to drink. Although I wasn't dizzy, I still felt sleepy.
"Ying'er~ I'll stay with you while you rest. There's nothing to do these next two days."
"You still have children to take care of, have you forgotten about them again?"
"No, there are people at home taking care of us. It's not just the two of us. Xizhi can talk now, so you don't need to worry."
"Okay~" I snuggled into his arms to rest. I was so sleepy. My only worry was that I wouldn't wake up. If he made me drink this much again next time, I definitely wouldn't let him get away with it.
This wine had a strong aftereffect; Xie Yuancheng even took advantage of me, and it took me a whole day and night to recover. As soon as I woke up, I took a hot bath, but the hot spring was a bit too hot, so I didn't go in.
"Yuan Cheng?" I came out dressed as a man and called out twice but didn't see anyone. Bi Zhu ran in and said that she and Li Ruowei had something to talk about.
"The two of them are talking about something? I think they're about to argue."
"Madam, why are you dressed as a man again? Why don't you change into women's clothes? The Marquis doesn't like this outfit."
"Never mind him. He got me drunk last time, and I just woke up around noon. Let's go for a walk."
"You are not allowed to leave the manor. The Marquis specifically instructed that if the Madam sneaks out, I will be punished."
"How did you become so stupid? I meant to go find Xizhi and the others to play, and then go for a stroll around the manor, not to go out of the manor to play."
Bizhu visibly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly nodded, "Madam, would you like to change your clothes?"
"No way, I like this outfit. It's green with a dark undershirt, and it makes me look smart. I don't want to change it. If he dares to say anything bad about it, I'll throw Xie Yuancheng into the water to wake him up."
Bizhu laughed at my joke. I ate some snacks and drank some tea before leaving. If I keep sleeping like this, I'll end up like Xie Yuancheng, needing only dew to stave off hunger.
I had no appetite as soon as I woke up; I'll only feel hungry in an hour, then I can have it as afternoon tea. Just as Bizhu and I went out, Xie Yuancheng came in. I quickly moved aside, but that idiot Bizhu gets scared whenever she sees Xie Yuancheng, and I still got caught.
"Ying'er! You said last time you wouldn't wear men's clothes!" Xie Yuancheng must have lost the argument, that's why he's so angry!
"Hmph!" I turned to the other side, but he followed me. I saw that there was a rock behind me, so I softened my voice: "You're a bad person, but I'm going to wear men's clothes and make you angry!"
"Okay~ Where does Ying'er want to go? I'm free right now."
"Where else can we go? Of course, we'll go play with the kids."
“They’re all taking a nap. Children need to sleep often, so don’t disturb them. Let the nannies take care of them.”
"Then let's go for a stroll in the garden; I haven't really explored it properly yet."
"You're dressed like that to stroll around the garden? Are you trying to see how many new maids have arrived in the manor? If you're in the mood, you might even be able to chat with them for a bit, right?"
"No, I just felt like I hadn't worn men's clothes in a long time, so I wanted to try them on."
"Why did you choose this outfit? Do you want me to get you a mirror so you can see yourself? Are you planning to go on a blind date or try to seduce some clueless girl?"
The way Xie Yuancheng said it made it sound like I was trying to pick up some girl. I thought about it carefully to see if I had offended him, and then I suddenly remembered that we got together around the Mid-Autumn Festival.
I rejected him several times because of that blue outfit. When I took Li Zhaole and the others to fly kites while wearing a dark green outfit, I tapped my head and jumped into Xie Yuancheng's arms.
"I'd like to take you kite flying, but I don't know if there's any space available."
"Don't try to fool me. If I hadn't come over, would you have sneaked out?"
"No, I just wanted to see the children and take a walk around the mansion. Wearing men's clothes occasionally is no problem. You won't mind, right?"
I looked up and touched his face, but Xie Yuancheng still looked unhappy. I was really going to faint. It's just a set of clothes, why is he making such a fuss?
"Ying'er~ We won't go out, we'll just stay in the courtyard." Xie Yuancheng carried me back. I looked at the open courtyard gate. They can't just leave me here, can they? I'm not a pet. I should at least go for a walk around the mansion.
"No!" I clung to his back, struggling to get down, but Xie Yuancheng pressed two acupoints, and I had no strength left.
"Don't blame me for not listening to me!"
I leaned back in my chair, feeling sad, and hugged the small pillow he handed me. He had seen this kind of thing once and really liked it. Hugging it gave me some comfort; the peacock embroidered on it was beautiful.
"Ying'er~ Don't ignore me. I just talked to my sister, and she's angry right now."
"Hmph~ I'll just pretend I don't know anything about what's going on when you two are arguing."
I leaned over to rest, and Xie Yuancheng, seeing that I was ignoring him, brought a stool over to me. Just as I was about to turn away, he spoke.
"Didn't you want to know about the chime bells last time? You even said you'd make one for me, so you can't go back on your word."
"Who went back on their word? I was just going for a walk around the manor, and you even used acupressure on me! It's uncomfortable!"
He went too far. He even brought out a bench with cushions on it, but he still wouldn't release my pressure points.
"This cannot be untied. If it is, Ying'er will run away."
Xie Yuancheng leaned on my shoulder. There was no sun today, and I had no strength left; I couldn't move at all.
"Yuancheng~ please release my pressure points, I'm in pain~ and I can't leave the mansion."
"No, Ying'er, you have to listen to me finish. You were just secretly hiding from me. If I hadn't come back in time, you would have floated away."
"Where would it float?" I could see his black hair even with my head down. How could someone who is so likable have such an annoying personality!
"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng finally spoke after a long pause. I was too weak to even reply: "If I were a girl, would you take care of me?"
What kind of talk is this? Does he want me to experience what it's like to support him in the future? Of course I agree!
"But I don't want you to work so hard. A girl should rest properly, not keep changing her mind like you do."
"Are you trying to trick me into talking, or do you just have too much free time today?"
"Nothing at all!" Xie Yuancheng leaned forward, and through his collar I could smell his faint fragrance. "I was thinking, how come you always want to run away from a man as good as me? If I were a woman and you were a man, wouldn't I be a discarded wife?"
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