Chapter Twelve: The Man by the Hot Spring

  The princess had been soaking for nearly half a day, and as it was getting dark, she ordered them to return.

  Mei and several others skillfully helped the princess get dressed, then the princess suddenly said to Lan: "Don't think I don't know, every time after I take a bath in the hot spring, you all take turns sneaking over."

  Several people who heard this changed their faces and quickly knelt down, not daring to speak.

  The princess said: "Are you guys afraid too? I spoil you all day long and you can't even behave yourselves."

  Mei'er is the eldest of the four sisters and can only force herself to speak: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

  "Get up, all of you." It seemed the princess did not want to blame them: "Considering that you also know how to take turns and haven't delayed anything, I won't scold you. The hot spring is now something the prince doesn't come to either, it's indeed a waste for me to soak alone. You can't spread this matter around, if others find out, they'll say I don't know how to teach my subordinates."

  It seems that Wang Fei not only didn't blame her, but also tacitly approved. Mei Lan Zhu Ju laughed happily: "Thank you, Your Highness, for understanding."

  "I understand you, and you should also understand me." The princess said: "Today I'm a bit physically sore, go back and massage me. Lan'er, Leng Yu just entered the mansion, it must not be easy for her today either, tonight just stay here with her to soak in a bath, relax a bit."

  "Yes, Princess." Xue Lengyu hadn't even had time to say anything before Lan'er responded crisply.

  See off the queen, Lan Er again fell into a lock. When she came in again, she had an extremely relaxed expression.

  "Isn't this a bit off?" Xue Lengyu still felt that something was amiss: "We're doing it like this, and the princess really won't get angry?"

  "Of course, I'm not angry." Lan'er smiled and said: "It's all been said that the princess is the most magnanimous, and she understands us servants the most. Hey, what are you staring at? Hurry up and come down!"

  As they spoke, Lan'er had already undressed and splashed into the water. She called out to Xue Lengyu from within.

  Xue Lengyu had deep doubts in her heart, but seeing Lan'er doing it as if it was a usual thing and taking action herself. Looking at the warm lake water again and thinking about the pain of bathing for the past few days, she couldn't care about much anymore.

  Xue Lengyu also casually threw herself into the water, letting out a comfortable sigh. Hot springs, even in modern times, she had never really taken a bath in one before.

  After entering the water, Xue Lengyu submerged her entire body in the water and let out a comfortable sigh. Her mood completely relaxed, she opened her mouth and said: "Lan'er, are all the masters in the mansion as easy to talk to as the princess?"

  "How could it be?" Lan'er splashed water randomly: "The master of the mansion is none better than our mistress."

  "En." Xue Lengyu didn't have much to refute either, at least in her opinion, the princess was indeed a pretty down-to-earth leader.

  Just after soaking for a while, Lan suddenly let out a "yah".

  "What's wrong?" Xue Lengyu also became tense.

  "It's nothing," Lan said: "I asked a horseman outside to buy some private things for me, and we agreed to meet at the back garden gate tonight. I just had a comfortable bath and forgot about it."

  "Oh, then let's go quickly. Don't keep them waiting." Xue Lengyu heard this and also stood up.

  "It's okay, I'll go myself." Lan Er said to Xue Leng Yu while getting up and wiping herself: "Recently, the opportunity to soak in hot springs has become less and less, you can take your time and soak for a while, just don't go back too late."

  "It's okay." Xue Lengyu thought that it wouldn't be good for her to stay alone after all: "I'll go with you instead."

  "It really doesn't matter." Lan Er smiled and said: "You know the way from here to Wang Fei's room, right?"

  "I know." Xue Lengyu said.

  "That's all right." Lan'er said: "This king's mansion is very safe, there are people patrolling everywhere. You don't have to worry, rest assured that you can stay here for an hour and then go back, we will leave the door open for you."

  Xue Lengyu also knew it wasn't good, but the feeling in the water was just too comfortable. Although it's still summer now, it's getting a bit hot, and not having bathed for two days was already unbearable for Xue Lengyu. And hearing Lan'er say that the opportunity to soak in the hot spring wasn't often available, she didn't want to get out so soon either.

  Seeing Xue Lengyu's reluctant look, Lan'er smiled and said: "Don't struggle, if I go, I'll take the thing and come back in a while. If not, you can wait for me."

  With that said, Xue Lengyu felt relieved: "Then I'll wait for you, go quickly."

  "En." Lan Er quickly got dressed and ran out, it's unclear what she was carrying that made her so anxious.

  Lan'er left, Xue Lengyu finally relaxed completely, swam a few laps in the water, rubbed his hands on the smooth stones by the shore, put a towel over his head, and hummed a tune with his eyes closed.

  No matter in which era, rich people's lives are always comfortable.

  Just as Xue Lengyu was about to fall asleep in a daze, a soft sound of the door opening came from outside.

  "Really? Lan'er is back?" Xue Lengyu didn't pay much attention. He casually asked, "Lan'er, you're back?"

  The man who walked to the door was stunned and slowed down his pace. How could there be someone in the hot spring?

  A soft sound, the young man beside him had already drawn his sword, and in a very low voice said: "Your Highness?"

  The man known as Wang Ye waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to pause their actions. He silently turned around the artificial screen with his feet and gazed at the lake surface with a gloomy expression. The young man holding the sword beside him quickly turned around.

  Some things, even if the prince sees them, he just lets them go; you can't have that kind of nerve.

  In the misty hot spring lake, a woman who looks comfortable at first glance and doesn't want to move, squints her eyes. Her white shoulders exposed outside show that she is not wearing anything. There is also a towel on her head, covering half of her face, making it impossible to see what she looks like.

  At this time, in this place, how could there be someone. Still a woman? Li Mu's eyebrows were knotted together.

  Xue Lengyu didn't know what was happening outside, thinking that Lan'er had brought something back and wasn't quite willing to open her eyes. She merely said: "What time is it? Shouldn't we be heading back?"

  Li Mu didn't make a sound and took a few more steps closer, already standing very close to Xue Lengyu, looking down at her from above.

  This place is great, you can see many different scenery. Li Mu couldn't help but narrow his eyes, although the fog was hazy, he could still vaguely see that this woman's figure was really good.

  Xue Lengyu called out twice, but seeing that Jian Lan was ignoring her, she reluctantly opened her eyes.

  What entered his eyes was a pair of shoes belonging to an unfamiliar man and the edge of a long purple embroidered robe.

  Xue Lengyu's mind suddenly exploded like thunder, and she reflexively raised her head to look up, only to see a clear face with no expression looking down at her.

  A man's face.