Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard

He tried hard to move closer toward that warmth, struggling greatly to be free of this cold place. A little closer and a little more… Just a little closer and he would be able to see where that warmth was coming from…

Liu Mochen slowly opened his eyes, and what entered his vision was the sight of the sun shining down on a clean face. Her curved eyelashes were like butterfly wings fluttering lightly, and they ever so gently landed right into his heart. This kind of warmth that only sunshine could provide made had melted a lot of the ice on his body.

“You’re awake.” Du Xiaoli noticed Liu Mochen had opened his eyes, so she withdrew her hand.

Liu Mochen’s suddenly empty hand slowly brought him back to full consciousness. Seeing Du Xiaoli sitting by his side, he asked, “Where is this place?”

“Wolf Park. It’s not far from the foot of the mountain.” Du Xiaoli stood up, deciding not to sit beside the bed anymore.

Feeling that his body was drenched, Liu Mochen asked, “You threw me into the water?”

“Eh, I didn’t,” Du Xiaoli said. “Your entire body had frozen over. It’s just that the ice has now melted.”

She took a step back and picked up the mask from the floor. Placing it on the bed beside the pillow, she added, “Since the ice has melted, the poison in your body won’t cause much of a problems for now. I’ll go have someone prepare bath water and some clothes for you.”

Du Xiaoli left once she was done talking.

Liu Mochen sat up and saw the mask on the bed. When he picked it up, he could still feel the bone-piercing cold from it. Then he reached out and touched his face. How long had it been since someone last saw this face of his?

After a while, Da Gang and a servant boy carried a bathtub

into the room. Following that, they carried in several buckets of water and said, “Young Sir, the water is ready. Mistress asked for you to take a bath to warm yourself. These are clothes that Mistress took from Young Master. They’re new. I’ll leave them here for you.”

Liu Mochen had already put the mask back on again, so he faced the boy servant and nodded. Then he asked, “Where’s your mistress?”

“Mistress went to see Silver. She said that once Young Sir is done with your bath, you can go look for her,” the boy servant said and left the room.

Liu Mochen took off his dripping-wet clothes and climbed into the bathtub. His slender fingers gently touched a mole-like bulge under his armpit.

He never imagined that he would ever have such a pitiful day when he was saved by someone twice. Thinking of that warmth he felt after he lost consciousness, his expression became somewhat ambiguous.

Meanwhile, Du Xiaoli arrived at Silver’s room. Upon seeing the still lifeless Silver, she took out that pill she’d made for Silver from her pocket. She placed it on her palm and said, “Silver, here. Eat this up.”

“Wu——” Silver cried out weakly and without strength. However, it still very obediently ate up the pill in Du Xiaoli’s hand.

Du Xiaoli stroked Silver’s back and used her head to rub against Silver’s neck. She said, “You’re in pain now, but you’re not critically injured. You’ll be fine in two days. Hang in there.

“Silver, the person we encountered today seems to be the one who donated a whole lot of money back then. Have a look at this jade pendant. Does it seem familiar to you?

“Today, Father and Older Brother went to propose the marriage. Senior Cabinet Minister Fu has agreed to it. My future sister-in-law is Yalan-jiejie. She’s that gentle and mild-mannered girl. You saw her last time…

“Ai, Silver, should I really get married to Xiao Yi-gege when I reach marriageable age? But I feel like marriage is a matter that’s for far off in the future.

“Silver, I’m sorry. If I hadn’t taken you outside… If it wasn’t because you wanted to protect me, you wouldn’t have gotten injured…”

“Awoo——”

Du Xiaoli sat on the floor and let Silver rest its head on her legs. She gently petted Silver while chatting incessantly with it. From time to time, Silver would let out a soft howl like it was responding to her words.

After a while, there was the sound of knocking at the door. Du Xiaoli looked at the door and said, “Come in.”

Liu Mochen entered the room. His eyes lit up when he saw the girl seated in between two wolves.

“You took off my mask?”

Du Xiaoli raised her head and glanced at him before nodding to admit that she had done it.

Liu Mochen went over to the chair and sat down. He asked, “Did you know that those who saw my face have all died?”

“Oh, really? I truly didn’t know that,” Du Xiaoli replied nonchalantly.

“However, considering you saved me, I’ll give you one more option. Die or become my wife. Only my woman can see my face,” Liu Mochen said.

Du Xiaoli petted Silver gently before lowering her head and asking, “Which one do you think I’ll pick?”

“If it’s as I wish, I hope you’ll pick the second option because I don’t want to kill you. However, from your appearance, it seems like you don’t intend to choose either one of them,” Liu Mochen said.

Du Xiaoli lay Silver back down on its mat. Then she stood up, stepped in front of Liu Mochen, and extended her hand before him.

“This is…?” Liu Mochen did not understand what this gesture meant.

Du Xiaoli opened her fist and revealed the white jade pendant on her palm. She asked, “Is this yours?”

Lowering his head, Liu Mochen took one glance at the jade pendant and retrieved it. He placed it in his chest pocket and said, “It’s not a good habit to take other people’s things without permission. Sometimes, these bad habits might even bring about the misfortune of getting killed.”

Du Xiaoli smiled and said, “I know you won’t just randomly kill someone. Since that’s the case, what do I have to be afraid of?”

Hearing Du Xiaoli’s words, Liu Mochen’s expression darkened, and his body let out an intense murderous aura. It immediately enclosed Du Xiaoli.

“Do you think that someone like me would be a good person? I have the blood of countless people on my hands. Perhaps in the next second, I’ll be adding yours…”

References 1. — This is ancient China, so think more like a barrel, rather than the modern tub. MoonWhisperer, TWIP's Thoughts

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