Chapter 487 - Dengtu Zi (2/2)
Yingchun nodded her head and gave Wutong an apologetic look. She didn't have the time to properly apologize as she sped off to complete her mission. She was praying that she would be fast enough to bring Older Sister Xichun over to save the day before that Dengtu Zi , Royal Prince Yang, did something that was unthinkable.
The two maidservants thought that they were being quite discreet but they would have never thought that every word and action they said and did had already been heard by Zhu Junyang through his special ability. He glanced at the little lass’s bright red little face, bashful expression, and watery doe-like eyes…he felt a bit regretful. Why did those two meddlesome maidservants have to be so loyal? They ruined his opportunity! However, he also felt gratified and happy that Xiaocao had such loyal maidservants by her side.
The little red mouth in front of him seemed to be crying out ‘kiss me ah’ ‘kiss me ah’! He really wished he could go up and take a nibble but the sounds of hurried footsteps from the farmstead were getting closer and closer. He needed to think of his image in the little lass’s maids. For his future, he resisted the tempting urge and bypassed this chance.
If he had kissed her in front of the maids, then, in the future, it was likely it wouldn't be easy for him to see Xiaocao! Right now, he was able to come and go as he pleased from the Fang and Yu Residences. One reason was because they were giving way for his royal prince title but the other reason was that he had never overstepped the bounds of propriety before. He couldn’t break the trust of other people and become the stumbling block in their relationship now!
Those beautiful looking lips were just about to meet her own when they stopped and then slowly backed away. This made Xiaocao simultaneously feel relieved and a bit at loss.
Zhu Junyang lightly chuckled and said, “You’re still too young. I have enough patience to wait for you to grow up. On the day that you become my fiancée, I will make sure to satisfy your desires——your loyal and anxious maidservants have come over. If I don’t let you go know, then I’m afraid they’ll view me as their enemy! The future is long, so no need to be in a rush!”
‘Just who was in a rush?!’ Yu Xiaocao’s face turned an even brighter shade of red and she leveled a fierce glare at him before she forcefully pushed him away. What a loathsome fellow! Not only did he try to take advantage of her but he also had to say such provoking words! One couldn’t lose one’s guard against men. It was too easy to be taken advantage of by them!
“Young Miss, you are okay, right?!” Yingchun dragged Xichun along as she pelted down the road. She huffed and puffed as she stood in front of her young miss. She first inspected her young miss from head to toe and then puffed up her cheeks to eye Zhu Junyang warily as she inquired after her mistress.
Wutong hurried forward to pull the other girl back as she smiled, “Young Miss, Xichun came across a bit of difficulty when going over the accounts, so she wanted you to help look at them!”
“There’s something off about the accounts?” Xiaocao had personally taught Xichun how to record and balance the account books. In fact, she had taught the maid how to use Arabic numerals and other accounting methods from the modern world, so most people in this era had no idea how to use it. Xiaocao swallowed the maids’ white lie easily and looked at Xichun, “Where are the account books ah? Didn’t you want me to take a look at them?”
“Uh…” Xichun was previously busy going over the account books at the year's end and had been dragged over by Yingchun without even knowing what was going on. She currently had a stupefied look on her face, ‘Was someone going to tell her what was going on? What was she supposed to say now?’
Wutong hurriedly gave her a look and smiled to smooth things over, “Young Miss, it’s cold out and the ground is frozen. You’ve already spent so much time outside. How about you go into the building on the farmstead, warm up next to a brazier, and drink some piping hot tea to thaw yourself? It won’t be too late to look at the account books then.”
Earlier, she had been in Zhu Junyang’s arms and was against his nice, warm chest that felt like a furnace, so she didn't feel cold at all. Now, after hearing Wutong mention it, she finally noticed the winter wind ‘whooshing’ around her. Although her outer cloak was thick, it wasn’t able to block all of the wind from her. Wutong’s proposal made perfect sense to her. She didn’t even look at Zhu Junyang as she headed towards the building on the farmstead.
Zhu Junyang followed closely behind. The paths between the fields were wide enough to allow two people to walk side by side without touching each other. Thus, the two of them had left the other three maidservants inadvertently behind them. He lowered his head to look at the little lass who still looked a bit sulky to quietly say, “Your three maidservants are all pretty good!”
”Hmph, hmph!” Yu Xiaocao wasn’t willing to pay any attention to him but she couldn't help but proudly remark, “Of course, you need to see who their mistress is!” “Yes, yes, yes! You have the best eye for people and you are the greatest. No one else can surpass you, is that right?” Zhu Junyang humored the little lass good naturedly.
Yu Xiaocao wasn’t the type of person to stay arrogant and ignore another person. Furthermore, despite his royal status, the prince never tried to make her feel below him. In fact, he always endured her little tantrums so the anger in her heart subsided considerably. She rolled her eyes at him and used an arrogant tone to say, “As long as you know! In the future, don’t provoke me so much, otherwise, hmph hmph…”