It was getting late, and lights were lit everywhere in the Prince's Mansion.
In the Biluo Hall, Beigong Tengxiao was sitting on the throne, tapping his fingers on the table regularly, watching a figure dressed in cyan coming in and out of the bathroom. Half an hour had passed.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, and when he thought that she would become Bei Gong Lie's woman next month, he felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.
"Your Highness...the water...has been poured." Chu Jiaoli walked up to Beigong Tengxiao, panting uncontrollably, and a thin layer of sweat formed on her forehead.
Beigong Tengxiao glanced at her, who was a little unable to stand, then stood up and walked into the bathroom.
Looking at the huge bathing pool, he knelt down on one knee, stretched out his hand to test the water temperature, then slowly stood up, walked to her, showed a faint smile, and said, "It's already cold, so I fell down again."
Chu Jiaoli, who had not yet finished breathing, froze on the spot like a bolt from the blue. With a "pop", the empty bucket she was holding fell to the ground.
A sense of grievance and hatred welled up in her heart. She clenched the fist in her sleeve tightly, gritted her teeth, and her body couldn't stop shaking.
The water she had worked so hard to carry for so long actually caused her to fall over...
Suddenly, she raised her red eyes, reached out and pushed hard towards his chest.
As Bei Gong Tengxiao's eyes filled with surprise, she fell into the water with a loud "plop", and the edge of the pool and her dress were splashed with water.
Immediately afterwards, Chu Jiaoli broke down and roared: "Why do you make things difficult for me! What did I do wrong that you want to punish me like this! Do I owe you anything in my previous life?!"
She slowly squatted down, holding her knees and crying bitterly. What she felt aggrieved was that the person who made things difficult for her was none other than Beigong Tengxiao, who once held her in his hands and loved her.
She could no longer find that man with tender eyes, the man who doted on her to the core.
The cool and indifferent person in front of me was like a stranger.
She clearly thought and did for him wholeheartedly, but even if she didn't ask for anything in return, she was still heartbroken by this act of repaying kindness with revenge!
"Yes, I owed you something in my previous life..." She choked in pain and could only comfort herself by thinking that she was repaying a debt.
Hearing this cry, Beigong Tengxiao's heart "thumped". He had never seen her act so hysterically, and it made him feel heartbreaking pain.
His expression quickly changed from teasing to loving and caring, and he raised his hand to comfort her.
Chu Jiaoli frowned in disgust, stood up, and said coldly: "I'm on strike."
Beigong Tengxiao was stunned for a moment and said, "What did you say?"
Chu Jiaoli looked at him indifferently, her crystal tears still hanging on her eyelashes, and the splashed marks on her dress were extremely embarrassing. She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth and said: "Kill or cut into pieces as you wish.
I don’t want to serve you anymore.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she was about to turn around and leave. But just as she was about to turn around, her foot slipped, and with her unsteady figure, she fell into the water with a "plop".
Beigong Tengxiao looked at her in horror after falling into the water, and immediately reached out to hold her up.
Chu Jiaoli, who has always been afraid of water, became afraid of the feeling of falling into the water.
"Your Highness!" She subconsciously hugged him tightly, trembling in his arms with grievance and tears.
She has become so dependent on his existence that whenever she encounters danger, she will not hesitate to throw herself into his arms for protection.
Beigong Tengxiao looked at the weak and helpless girl in front of him in surprise, and couldn't help but feel some affection in his heart.
She, who had always been cold and cold, turned out to be so pitiful sometimes.
So pitiful that...he couldn't bear to say a single ridiculing or angry word.
Feeling safe, Chu Jiaoli slowly felt relieved, then frowned and pushed him away awkwardly.
Soon, the cold water temperature quickly eroded her skin.
It turns out that the water is really cold for the most part...
She couldn't help but shiver, folding her arms tightly, and as the chill hit her one after another, she couldn't help but sneeze.
Beigong Tengxiao gathered his thoughts, immediately picked her up, stood up and left the bath.
He quickly walked to the shelf, picked up the handkerchief, and carefully wiped her face, and then wiped her dripping hair.
Chu Jiaoli raised her eyes and looked at him, not caring that she was also drowned. He frowned worriedly, as if he was afraid that she would catch a cold. With such a serious and focused look, he still cared about himself as much as before.
Chu Jiaoli was a little dazed, she really wanted... this moment to go on like this.
"Zilin." Beigong Tengxiao shouted outside.
"Yes, what are your orders, Your Highness?" Zi Lin walked over quickly and answered through the screen.
"Bring Jiaoli's new clothes."
"yes."
Beigong Tengxiao took off the bath towel on the screen and said, "You will catch a cold if you wear wet clothes. Take them off first and dry them off."
"Yes." Chu Jiaoli responded in a low voice, and before Beigong Tengxiao walked out, she untied her clothes.
"I'll wait outside the screen first..." Beigong Tengxiao turned around and was stunned when he saw her appearance. He immediately frowned displeased, walked quickly to her, and put the bath towel on her
On the body, he said, "Are you just unabashedly undressing in front of men? Is it possible for you to do this to anyone?"
When Chu Jiaoli heard his raised voice, the unhappiness of recent days suddenly appeared in her mind.
Why...she always has to be scolded by him in such a daze...
She lowered her eyes, her eyes dimmed, grabbed the bath towel around her body, turned her back to him, crossed her hands and wrapped the bath towel up, and whispered: "You are mean to me again..."
Her voice was low and lonely, with a hint of frustration, without any coquettishness or complaints.
Bei Gong Tengxiao didn't understand why she could be so calm, as if her hysteria just now was just his illusion.
Chu Jiaoli sighed slowly and said: "Since Your Highness feels it is an eyesore, I will go back to your room and change my clothes."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Beigong Tengxiao took her hand, stretched her body, raised his hand to pinch her face, forced her to look at him, and said: "Don't you know why I am so cruel to you?"
Chu Jiaoli slowly raised her eyes and looked into his eyes calmly. Every time she felt his tough attitude, her mind was filled with past unpleasantness. She frowned in dissatisfaction and said:
"I have no idea."
Beigong Tengxiao raised his hand and pressed the back of her head, kissing her lips roughly.
Chu Jiaoli was startled and frowned. She raised her hand and pressed it against his chest, but she couldn't push it away.
The air gradually became thicker, and Zi Lin's voice came from outside the screen: "Your Highness, the clothes have been brought."
Beigong Tengxiao slowly left her lips and said coldly: "Get out!"
"Yes!" Hearing this displeased tone, Zi Lin was suddenly startled. Before he could think about it carefully, he put down his clothes and ran out.
Beigong Tengxiao kept his eyes on Chu Jiaoli and reached out to touch her delicate cheek.
Chu Jiaoli slowly moved her eyes away and said, "Your Highness, Zi Lin did nothing wrong. You shouldn't be like this."