Chapter 460: Your lordship rather likes wine red (1/2)

Chapter 460: Your lordship rather likes wine red

Once Zhao mama left, Baili Mingxiang retreated back upstairs with a pounding heart. Moreover, she’d climbed the stairs so quickly that she was now left short of breath. She took a long time to calm herself before entering the rooms. She wasn’t worried around esteemed wangfei waking up all of a sudden, since she had strategies in place to counter that if it happened. Right now, she was more nervous about facing His Highness Duke of Qin.

Baili Mingxiang stood vigil by the door as her chest heaved with a mixture of anxiety and fear. It was getting a little hard to breathe. She had never felt so guilty in her life, worried that she wouldn’t be able to maintain her act in front of His Highness.

Alright, she’d forgotten that she’d been playing pretend in front of him this entire time. Even though she really liked him, she feigned indifference beyond respect and reverence. Soon enough, Long Feiye appeared. He walked up with soft steps since Han Yunxi was sleeping and asked, “What’s going on?”

“There’s a spot on esteemed wangfei’s back that was burnt quite seriously. This one is afraid it’ll leave a scar, so I dare not apply the medicine carelessly. But esteemed wangfei is sleeping right now, so I can’t bear to wake her up. I can only leave it in Your Highness’s hands,” Baili Mingxiang murmured with a bow.

Long Feiye stepped into the room without a word, allowing Baili Mingxiang to exhale in relief before following him inside. On the bed, Han Yunxi was dressed as before in nothing but her dudou, her skin exposed to the air. The dark hued silk of her covers shielded her up to her waist, creating the image of a white-skinned beauty amongst the soft layers of the bed and canopy. Her indistinct form behind the bed curtains was nothing if not ambiguous.

When Long Feiye approached her, he noticed that Han Yunxi’s dudou was different this time. The one she wore last time was a pale white, a purer, more innocent shade than today’s sexy wine-red hue. He could even tell that the straps on this dudou were thinner than the other one. After all, he had always had sharp eyes. If he could see through a person’s hidden motives, why couldn’t he tell the difference in dudou straps? Of course, he could tell that her two burns were just about recovered as well.

He stared at them for a long time in silence. Baili Mingxiang stood on the side, observing the entire scene. Although she was an unmarried woman herself, unfamiliar with the affairs of men and women, she could understand the deep, intense look in His Highness’s eyes that was unique to all men. Her heart sank further, and she almost lost her cool. She had never expected to see so much after coming to the Duke of Qin’s estate. All she wanted was to repay her debt of gratitude. Don’t look so much!

But who would’ve known she had to lure His Highness Duke of Qin here under such circumstances!

“Your Highness…” Baili Mingxing finally spoke up.

Long Feiye recovered his senses. He settled down to sit on the edge of the bed while Han Yunxi snoozed on, oblivious. Perhaps she had been too tired as of late, because she was dead asleep.

“Which spot?” Long Feiye said in a low voice.

Baili Mingxiang took a deep breath before she walked over. In front of Long Feiye, she pretended to casually draw the covers aside, exposing Han Yunxi’s lower back at the same time. She didn’t immediately point out the burn issue she had made up, but neatly folded up the covers and set them aside to buy herself more time. This gave Long Feiye a chance to sweep his gaze over Han Yunxi’s entire back. He seemed to be admiring a piece of art as he did so, his eyes tracing a path from her shoulders and the curve of its blade all the way down to the start of her buttocks. It was also here that Long Feiye first saw the spot of red near the base of her spine.

His casual gaze turned serious as he focused on the spot, only to realize it was a birthmark that resembled a phoenix in flight. He had no idea what it represented, but simply touched the mark with curiosity, his movements inexpressibly gentle. In the process, he’d neglected the existence of Baili Mingxiang completely.

His was a hand that had soaked itself in the blood of countless victims at the end of his sword. It was a cruel, callous, and unfeeling hand, but even it could be so soft and warm? Baili Mingxiang felt her heart melt at the sight, wondering if she was dreaming. She finally understood that His Highness Duke of Qin hadn’t known about this birthmark at all. Judging from his current reaction, he probably didn’t know its implications, either. Baili Mingxiang averted her gaze and silently exhaled. The multiple weights crushing against her heart finally disappeared.

Since he doesn’t know, I definitely won’t betray esteemed wangfei and tell him. She didn’t hesitate to make her decision. I’ll keep this secret to myself forever!

As if sensing the activity above her, Han Yunxi suddenly tried to turn over! Long Feiye immediately let go, but it was already too late. Han Yunxi was preparing to lie on her back! Her burns had yet to heal, so that was impermissible! Over the past few days, it had been either Baili Mingxiang or Zhao mama keeping watch while she slept so she wouldn’t sleep on her back by accident. Baili Mingxiang grew alarmed, but Long Feiye quickly pressed a hand against Han Yunxi’s back to hold her still.

Han Yunxi didn’t wake up at all. She wasn’t quite dead asleep, but she’d gotten used to hands straightening her out before she could turn over. Baili Mingxiang and Zhao mama would use pillow to prop her upright, or flip her over to keep lying on her stomach. In the beginning, the action woke her up, but she was able to sleep peacefully once she got used to the help.

Sitting behind Han Yunxi, Long Feiye’s eyes carefully examined her back before moving on to her face. Seeing her sleeping expression only made him reveal a wry smile.

He smiled!

Baili Mingxiang was seeing it for the first time and felt that it changed Long Feiye into a completely different person. So he really does know how to smile.

“Where’s the place you were talking about?” Long Feiye asked.

Baili Mingxiang recovered and walked over before pointing at a tiny scab. “The burns are rather severe here. If we keep using esteemed wangfei’s medicine, it’ll heal, but it might leave faint traces of scars in the future. That’s why this servant darned not use medicine.”

“And then?” Long Feiye asked.