Chapter 185: Help her Take A Bath (1/2)

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

”But I'm so tired that I don't feel like moving...” Murong Xue whispered with a furrowed brow.

Suddenly, Ouyang Shaochen picked her up and strode towards the folding screen.

Murong Xue opened her eyes, looked up at him in some perplexity and asked, ”What are you trying to do?”

Ouyang Shaochen answered, ”To bath you, change your clothes, and take you to the banquet.” While saying that, he carried her behind the folding screen.

Behind the screen was a large bathing pool, with a layer of brightly colored petals on the surface of the water. Steam was rising from the bathing pool, wafting the sweet scent of flowers past her.

Ouyang Shaochen put her down and held her in his arms. Then he reached out and unbuttoned the top button on her long dress.

Feeling a slight chill creep over her skin, Murong Xue shivered a bit and all thoughts of sleep left her. She hurriedly grabbed his hand and asked, ”Wait, what are you doing?”

”We travelled more than 30 miles by carriage this morning. Now your clothes are dusty. So, you have to take a bath before going to the banquet. There's not much time left. You must hurry up...” Ouyang Shaochen said, as he raised his hand and was about to continue unbuttoning her dress.

”Stop! I can do it myself...” Murong Xue quickly grasped his hand, her eyes burning with anger. He was a man and she was a woman. How could he unbutton her dress? He even wanted to bath her and change her clothes...

”Aren't you tired? I can help you.” Ouyang Shaochen skillfully wriggled his hand free from her grasp and unfastened the second button of her long dress.

Murong Xue said quickly, ”I'm not a bit tired now...” She grasped his hands firmly to stop him from doing something improper, her eyes blazed with rage.

A faint smile flickered across his lips. Ouyang Shaochen looked down at her and asked, ”Really?”

”Yes, yes! I'm not tired at all. I can take a bath myself.” Murong Xue nodded her head repeatedly and looked at him expectantly with puppy dog eyes, ”Can you go outside and wait for me?”

A smile couldn't help but form onto his lips, as he answered, ”Okay. I will go out. But you've got to be quick...”

”Okay, I got it!” Murong Xue kept nodding and pushed Ouyang Shaochen out of the bathroom. When she was the only one left in the bathroom, she breathed a long sigh of relief. 'I finally drove him away. It's not an easy job,' she thought.

On the arched little table, fine sand in the hourglass kept trickling down. Murong Xue walked slowly to the edge of the bathing pool, took off her clothes and went into the pool. Then she began to wash her body.

'It's just a banquet. Why do I have to bath and change clothes before going to the banquet? Alas, it's rather troublesome to stay in Mountain Resort with His Majesty,' she murmured in her heart.

Her body was clean because she took a bath every day when she was in Marquis Mansion. So, there was no need for her to clean her body with the toilet soap. She just needed to sluice the dust off her skin...

”I forgot to tell you that you will have half an hour to bath yourself and get dressed up for the banquet. So, you don't need to be in a hurry.” A melodious voice rang in her ears. She looked up and saw Ouyang Shaochen, who had walked in and stood in front of the folding screen. He stared at her quietly, showing no evil intention in his clear black eyes.

However, Murong Xue burned with anger. She picked up a white cotton towel on the edge of the bathing pool and threw at him with all her strength. ”I see. Now get out of here!”

”Okay.” Ouyang Shaochen nodded, slowly turned around and was about to walk out. The towel was flying towards his face but he remained calm. Suddenly, he raised his hand and gave a flick to the flying towel which immediately changed direction and flew back towards Murong Xue like an arrow. The next second, it knocked her on the head.