Chapter 788 No one saw it, don't worry
"No need to thank me, it's just that your clothes are soaked." Xiao Chen said.
"Your servant, your servant..." Xie Ying bit her lip, wanting to say something but stopping herself, not daring to speak it out loud.
A girl, with her clothes wet, in summer, how can she get out from here and find a place to change her clothes?
Xiao Chen certainly understood her hesitation, so he just bent down and picked her up from the ground, "Go to my place first."
"Thank you, Your Highness." The girl's voice was soft and delicate, and her slender, white hands gently grasped the brocade fabric on his shoulders.
Xiao Chen only lowered his eyes slightly to take a look, and saw that the girl's cheeks were blushing and she was biting her red lips lightly, like a porcelain doll. He could not imagine how she had stepped on the two ruffians at that time.
His heart beat violently for a moment, and Xiao Chen dared not look again. He said nothing along the way, and just carried the person to his residence.
He glanced down at her casually, and was just looking at the road ahead, paying attention to whether the girl was feeling unwell.
After entering the room, Xiao Chen called out, "Jian Wu."
No one answered, and no one was seen.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and carried the person directly into his bedroom. There was a screen next to the bedroom and a bathtub behind the screen.
Xie Ying's heart was pounding. She had kept her mouth shut for a while because she was afraid that she would be too nervous and her voice would tremble and be embarrassing.
However, when she saw the bathtub, she became even more nervous. Did Xiao Chen want her to take a bath in his bathtub?
"Wait for me for a moment." Xiao Chen said, and walked out of the room.
Xie Ying waited here for almost an incense stick of time before Xiao Chen came back with two buckets of hot water. He rinsed the tub in front of Xie Ying and then filled it with clean hot water. "I've asked Jian Wu to find your guard and ask him to go back to the Duke's Mansion and get a set of clothes similar to what you're wearing today. I'll go get two more buckets of hot water."
Xie Ying covered his pounding heart.
He actually let her take a bath in his bathtub.
It’s incredible just to think about it. God knows how nervous she was when she fell into the water.
The young man's footsteps were heard outside the house again. In fact, she was not cold, but when she saw him come in, she couldn't help but shiver.
When she looked into his eyes, she lowered her head shyly.
Xiao Chen poured all the hot water into the bathtub and said, "I'll be on guard outside. I looked around just now, but I didn't see your maid."
Xie Ying pursed her lips and nodded, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and said, "If Xie Zheng runs fast, he should be able to come back in half an hour."
But this time was still quite long. Xiao Chen looked at his closet and still couldn't bring himself to ask her to wear his clothes.
If I ask another woman for help, I'm afraid everyone in the academy will know that she fell into the water, was rescued by me, and then bathed and changed clothes here.
If that were the case, Xie Ying's reputation would be completely ruined.
Seeing his embarrassment, Xie Ying said, "I am very grateful to Your Majesty. Can I borrow your clothes?"
Xiao Chen opened his mouth, then walked to the closet, found a snow-white nightgown and coat, and placed them on the horizontal bar, "Call me if you need anything."
Having said that, he walked out of the room.
Xie Ying's heart was pounding and she was speechless. Xiao Chen was truly so nice.
If it was another woman, she also believed that Xiao Chen would be so approachable and caring, because in his eyes there was no distinction between men and women, only kindness and compassion.
The girl walked towards the bathtub.
There was a faint smile on the corner of her lips. This time, she was so brave. I hope that her bravery would not be rewarded with thousands of criticisms, but their only "true love".
Xiao Chen had been guarding outside Gezhizhai. Looking at the hot weather, he found a shady place and meditated while listening to the cicadas' chirping.
About two sticks of incense later, the girl's voice rang out from behind the closed door, "My Lord, I'm fine. It's hot outside, you should go back inside and cool down."
After hearing the voice, Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment, but finally got up and went back to the house.
Xiao Chen pushed the door open and went in.
Then I saw the girl wearing his white clothes, which were obviously wide and long, but when she wore them, they seemed to have a strange kind of beauty.
The pure and white appearance is like a crystal clear lake covered with white poplar flowers.
It is obvious that only lake water with extremely good water quality can produce white flowers, but it is a derogatory term used by people to insult women for being unfaithful.
Xiao Chen came back to his senses and said, "I'm always outside, I'm afraid someone might see me and arouse suspicion."
"I know."
If someone were to see him outside the house, who knows what they would suspect, or what problems might arise.
"You are here with me, and no one can see you, so don't worry."
"I am not afraid," she paused and looked at Xiao Chen, "but I am afraid it will cause inconvenience to His Majesty."
Xiao Chen smiled. He was also not afraid of rumors. "Miss Xie, don't worry. Rumors have never been lethal to me."
The two smiled at each other.
Xiao Chen thought of the day on the island in the middle of the lake, so he stood up, went to find a charcoal stove himself, and started to boil water.
"Your Highness, are you going to make tea?" Xie Ying followed behind him.
Xiao Chen nodded, "Yeah."
She felt awkward just sitting there, and I felt awkward too.
Xie Ying looked at the teacups, kettle and coffee table beside him. They were all clean. The whole room gave people a simple yet clean feeling.
"Does Your Majesty clean the house himself?" Xie Ying asked.
Xiao Chen nodded, "Well, I'm never used to being taken care of by others."
He has been following Master Changkong, Master Ding, Uncle Seventeen and others since he was a child. Everyone is on the road and has a hard time, so everyone takes care of everything for themselves and doesn't cause trouble for others.
He has kept this habit till now.
Like Jianwu, he would only ask him to do some official business, or run errands and deliver messages.
Xie Ying thought that his food, clothing, housing and transportation were all taken care of by others, while Xiao Chen, with such a noble status, still did everything by himself.
If she wants to be with him, shouldn't she do many things herself?
"Your Majesty is different from all the men your servant has ever seen."
"What you said is different. Is it just that I don't have anyone to take care of my daily life?"
Xie Ying opened his mouth, "There's more to it than that."
At this time, the smoke was a bit thick, so Xiao Chen opened the front and rear windows to let the convection wind carry the smoke away.
Looking back at Xie Ying covering his mouth and nose, he said, "This is my life. Even if Jian Wu is with me, I'm not used to it."
Even Jian Wu is not used to it, so how can Xie Ying get used to it?
Xie Ying understood instantly that Xiao Chen was trying to point her out and tell her that they were from two different worlds.
But so what?
Xie Ying only smiled slightly, "When I was a child, I also worked with the kitchen nanny to make medicine for my younger sister. It was a cloudy day and the smoke in the kitchen was scary. The smoke was so thick that it made me cry."