“Did you volunteer for this?”
“I didn’t volunteer!” Xi Fuhong protested sharply.
How could she have volunteered? Being beaten, scolded, and mistreated was all due to slander.
She had never lied to Luo Qingcheng, but no one believed the truth.
“What a pity for this body, it could have been used to help me with medicine,” Xue Baihua lamented.
Xi Fuhong, dissatisfied, tried to sit up.
“Divine Doctor, please let me go.” If Cao Er saw her disheveled appearance, she would surely be skinned alive.
She never intended to be inappropriate with Divine Doctor Xue, but the doctor was always being handsy, which gave Xi Fuhong a headache.
What could she do? She had refused and protested, but the Divine Doctor wouldn’t stop.
“Taking off your clothes would be warmer, Ah Fu… come over here yourself,” Xue Baihua indeed got up and let go of Xi Fuhong, but the words sounded very strange.
Let her strip and lie down herself? “Divine Doctor Xue, shall I add water to the heater for you?” Xi Fuhong timidly tightened her belt and said, looking up at Xue Baihua.
She saw her lazily lying on the soft couch, her eyes like autumn waves, a faint smile on her lips, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
The silent pressure almost suffocated Xi Fuhong.
She knew Xue Baihua wouldn’t let her go, even making warming up difficult…
Just as she was caught in a dilemma, Cao Er’s crisp voice came through.
She bent down and entered the gauze tent, holding fresh herbs she had bought, followed by Mu Er carrying dry food into the carriage.
Xi Fuhong felt relieved, never having been so grateful to the Caomu Sisters.
“Master, why did you let this medicine person in? She’s dirty, don’t let her soil your bed,” Cao Er continued her habit of mocking Xi Fuhong, but this time it sounded quite pleasant to her, making her want to agree.
“I let her warm me up, there’s nothing wrong with that,” Xue Baihua smiled at Cao Er.
“Master, if you’re cold, you can find Mu Er or me, why hold a medicine person?” Cao Er said discontentedly.
Yes, the Caomu Sisters were both personally trained by Divine Doctor Xue, so why not hold them?
“Cao Er, are you jealous?” Xue Baihua covered her mouth and laughed, reaching out to embrace the silent Mu Er beside her.
“You two are my treasures, but you know the situation when the cold poison acts up.
How can I let you warm me?”
“As long as it’s for Master, it’s fine,” Mu Er said seriously, looking up.
“No,” Xue Baihua put away her smile and released Mu Er.
“Don’t bring this up again.”
Seeing her master unhappy, Cao Er quickly stopped Mu Er from speaking further and stepped forward.
“Master, there’s an inn in this village.
Shall we stay for a night?”
Xi Fuhong didn’t understand what they were arguing about earlier, but she was happy to hear there was an inn.
She thought about how she hadn’t eaten or slept well for several days, only able to wash with cold water, feeling quite downcast.
Now that there was an inn to stay in, she was naturally in a good mood, and Xue Baihua didn’t disappoint her.
“Alright, let’s stay for a night.”
With Xue Baihua’s approval, Cao Er drove the carriage to a low shed, then went into the inn with the others.
The inn in the small village was indeed not as luxurious as those in the city, at most slightly larger than a regular house with more rooms. But Xi Fuhong was still overjoyed.
As long as there was food and a bed, no matter how simple, it was fine.
The Caomu Sisters chose a seat by the window.
As soon as Xi Fuhong sat down, Xue Baihua said, “You all eat, I’ll go rest in my room.
Ah Fu, after dinner, have the waiter bring hot water to my room, and you come too.” With that, Xue Baihua turned and leisurely went upstairs.
Cao Er kicked Xi Fuhong hard, full of resentment.
“What did you do to Master?”
Xi Fuhong was speechless.
What did she mean by “what did you do to Master”? She hadn’t done anything…
“I didn’t do anything… don’t wrong me…” Xi Fuhong shook her head to explain.
Mu Er pulled Cao Er down and said, “Eat.”
The waiter brought three plates of vegetarian dishes, a plate of meat, and a large pot of fish soup to the table.
Only then did Cao Er pick up her chopsticks and sit down.
Xi Fuhong felt innocent and helpless.
She just wanted to have a good meal, but the little girl wouldn’t let her go.
To avoid more disputes, she quickly finished the rice in her bowl, drank a few sips of soup, and hurriedly ran upstairs.
Seeing her rush like that, Cao Er was so angry she almost broke the chopsticks in her hand.
“That shameless woman must have improper thoughts about Master!”
Mu Er frowned and said, “Cao Er, don’t talk nonsense.”
“I’m not talking nonsense! Didn’t you see how happy Master was when she let her into the room?”
That was probably because of the meal, Mu Er thought.
“And she undressed in Master’s carriage!”
That was because Master told her to, Mu Er thought again.
“She even hugged Master and slept all night!”
That was because Master pressed her, Mu Er thought helplessly.
“And you say she doesn’t have improper thoughts?!”
Cao Er really broke the chopsticks.
Mu Er replaced them with a new pair, pondered for a moment, and said, “Eat.”
On the other side, escaping Cao Er’s baseless accusations, Xi Fuhong hesitated in front of Xue Baihua’s room.
Only after the man delivering water brought the bath barrel upstairs did she follow him in.
The bed was covered by a gauze curtain, obscuring the view inside.
Xi Fuhong had the man place the water by the table, and after he left, she approached the bed.
“Divine Doctor, the water is here,” she called softly.
“Hmm…” The gauze curtain lifted, and Xue Baihua’s lazy beauty came into view.
She sat on the edge of the bed without any intention of getting up, beckoning Xi Fuhong over.
“Come help me undress.”
Xi Fuhong almost doubted her ears.
She looked at Xue Baihua incredulously, but the doctor didn’t rush her.
After a while, the room was filled with warm steam.
Xi Fuhong sniffed, finding Xue Baihua’s request absurd.
Why don’t you undress yourself? she thought but didn’t dare say.
“Shy?” Xue Baihua smiled, seeing her hesitation.
Xi Fuhong nodded slowly.
Seeing her honesty, Xue Baihua felt a warmth in her chest, a strange emotion surging through her heart.
She smiled even more charmingly, gracefully stood up, and walked over to Xi Fuhong at the table.
Leaning in, she whispered, “It’s just you and me here, no need to be shy.”
She lowered her head, not daring to look at Xue Baihua, feeling her whole body heat up.
When she smelled the faint medicinal scent on the other, her ears burned.
In contrast, Xue Baihua calmly raised her hand to guide Xi Fuhong’s smaller hand to untie the outer garment’s ties.
Originally, she just wanted Xi Fuhong to help her change clothes…
But it turned into something else, not that it mattered.
“Do you think I’m beautiful?” Xue Baihua lowered her eyes seductively, leaning close to Xi Fuhong.
By now, her outer garment was off, leaving only a thin inner layer.
Her clothes were always made of expensive materials, and this silk gauze barely covered her exposed skin, revealing a faintly visible light blue embroidered corset underneath.
Pulling back to create some distance, Xi Fuhong met Xue Baihua’s eyes and said seriously, “Divine Doctor Xue is very beautiful.”
Sister Cui is also beautiful, as is Xiao Qiyu… even the terrifying Luo Qingcheng…
Fortunately, Divine Doctor Xue couldn’t hear her mental additions, or she would be furious.
Flirting was something she had done many times, but no one had ever thought of others while she was flirting, except Xi Fuhong.
At this moment, Divine Doctor Xue smiled like a cat that had stolen cream.
She was confident in her looks, having been praised as a celestial being since childhood.
In the face of people’s admiration and infatuation, she usually just smiled, but she never expected…
