I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

Fu Yuzheng found out that today was Gao Ni's day off, so she came to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion on purpose. If it were a normal day, she would go to the Jinyiwei Guard Station to look for him.

Led by the guide, Fu Yuzheng walked through the nine-turn corridor and stepped into the garden full of flowers.

As she passed by the rockery, memories of last month's flower-viewing party suddenly came flooding back.

At that time, she was led by Gao Ni into the rockery and pressed against the cold stone wall by him. The nervousness and shyness still make her heart beat.

Fu Yuzheng unconsciously quickened her pace.

Soon, they came to a moon cave gate, and not far away stood a magnificent courtyard.

The old woman who was leading the way stopped and said respectfully with a smile on her face:

"Miss Fu San, that magnificent courtyard is where the eldest young master lives. I am of humble status and cannot go over there. Please go on your own, Miss Fu San."

Fu Yuzheng nodded slightly, noticing that the old woman's steps when she left were obviously more hurried than when she came.

This was not surprising. In her previous life, when she married into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and became the wife of the Crown Prince, she knew that Gao Ni's courtyard was a forbidden area in the mansion. Especially the family of the Duke of Zhenguo's wife Lin and their servants were not allowed to set foot in it.

Anyone who dares to cross the line will pay a heavy price.

She remembered that in her previous life, one of her maids who came with her as a dowry accidentally crossed this moon-shaped door because she had just entered the mansion and did not know the rules. As a result, in a moment, an arrow shot from nowhere hit her heart and killed her on the spot.

Now, standing in front of the Moon Cave Gate again, Fu Yuzheng couldn't help but be extremely cautious, fearing that if she stepped over, she would also be hit by those... ruthless arrows.

"Master?" Qiaomei noticed that Fu Yuzheng had stopped moving forward and reminded her.

Fu Yuzheng came to her senses and bravely stepped through the moon gate.

With every step she took, she felt cold under her feet, as if she was walking on thin ice, which was in danger of breaking and sinking at any time.

Only when she successfully reached the vermilion gate did she relax her tense nerves a little.

Fu Yuzheng motioned Qiaomei to go forward and knock on the door.

Qiaomei gently picked up the copper ring on the red door and knocked three times. The crisp knocking sound echoed in the silent courtyard, seeming particularly loud.

After a while, the small window in the middle of the door "clicked" and the wooden board slowly opened, revealing the face of a servant. He said fiercely:

"Our commander is very busy now, come back another day."

After saying this, he pushed the wooden board roughly and the small window closed again.

Fu Yuzheng: ...

Was this a direct rejection?

Qiaomei bit her lip. If the boy wasn't a high-nickel person, she would have rushed up to him and cursed him. But even if he was a high-nickel person, Qiaomei didn't show any politeness. She slapped the door with her hands and said loudly:

"Listen up everyone inside, the third young lady from the Marquis of Jingyang's residence wants to see Master Gao!"

Before the last word fell, the small window was quickly pushed open, and it was still the servant's face, but his expression was completely different. There was no trace of ferocity in his expression, he just looked like a lackey wagging his tail to beg for mercy.

"Miss Fu San is here? Wait a moment, wait a moment, I will go in and report right away."

Not long after, the servant returned from the room, quickly took down the bolt, and opened the vermilion courtyard door with a creak. With a smile on his face, he said respectfully, "Miss Fu San, please come in."

The servant led Fu Yuzheng to the door of the main hall, then stopped and reached out to stop Qiaomei who was following her.

"Miss Fu San, this is our master's rule. Only you... can enter." The servant smiled ingratiatingly.

Fu Yuzheng nodded, motioned Qiaomei to wait in the yard, then took the long and narrow painting box from Qiaomei's hand and carried it into the house.

There was no one in the main hall, and no one in the east side room either...

“Gao…Brother Nickel, Brother Nickel?”

She came to the west room, saw that the door was ajar, and gently pushed it open to go in. The room was filled with mist, as if it were a fairyland, and from time to time there was the sound of "splashing" water, as if a stream was flowing around the house.

When she passed a floor-to-ceiling screen, she vaguely saw a wooden bathtub emerging from the mist. Gao Ni was soaking in hot water... taking a bath naked.

Fu Yuzheng was stunned for a moment.

Immediately she let out a scream: "Ah——!" She was so shy that she quickly closed her eyes and turned away.

This guy is high nickel!

Really... I have no idea what shame is!

"Brother Ni, you, you wash first...I, I'll go out and wait for you." Fu Yuzheng was so embarrassed that she stuttered. After she finished speaking, she wanted to run out.

Suddenly, there was a loud "snap" sound, and her waist felt tight. Fu Yuzheng looked down and saw that it was a long whip wrapped around her slender waist. Before she could come to her senses...

She had already flown into the air, and after a loud "splash", she fell into the bathtub and straight into Gao Ni's arms.

The warm bath water splashed all over her head and face.

"What are you doing?" Fu Yuzheng wiped the water from her eyes with the back of her hand, with a hint of grievance in her voice.

Gao Ni smiled rudely: "My servant has already told you that I'm very busy now, and it was you who insisted on squeezing in. Do you blame me?"

Fu Yuzheng: ???

So, being teased was her fault?

She couldn't defeat him with an argument, so Fu Yuzheng pushed away his chest that was pressed against her and stood up to climb out of the bathtub.

"Are you sure you want to get up?" Gao Ni's evil smile came from the mist.

"Of course." Fu Yuzheng stood up with her legs straight. After her upper body came out of the water, she realized that Gao Ni's gaze was fixed on... Her clothes were wet and stuck to her body, revealing her bulging chest.

Almost subconsciously, she quickly dived into the steaming water again.

"You are shameless." The girl closed her eyes and accused him. She didn't dare to open them because Gao Ni was still naked. She turned her back to Gao Ni as much as possible.

A happy chuckle spread out, which was made by Gao Ni who deliberately leaned close to her ear.

"Sister Zheng, you really can't resist teasing when you're sober. Or you were so straightforward the day you took the Chinese medicine. You clung to me and couldn't bear to let go, no matter what I did... I did whatever I wanted."

Fu Yuzheng's mind suddenly flashed back to the lips that were eaten clean that day and the bright red finger marks on her chest.

She was so embarrassed that she covered her ears with her hands and dared not even listen to his voice or laughter.

As a result, Gao Ni burst into laughter.

Fortunately, after laughing, the sound of water splashing was heard, followed by the sound of wooden clogs stepping on the floor. Fu Yuzheng breathed a sigh of relief and stepped out of the bathtub.

Gao Ni took the bath towel from the screen, wrapped himself in it, and walked out.

Qingchuan had urgently found a set of clean clothes from the study in the front yard and helped his master put them on.

Hey, clean clothes should be prepared before taking a bath, why do you have to go to the study in the front yard to look for them?

Qingchuan was too embarrassed to speak up when it came to this. His master had no habit of taking a bath during the day. He only added this act temporarily after learning that Miss Fu San was coming.

Don’t you have to find clothes temporarily?

His master's robes were fine, but the key was where to find a woman's dress? !

Uh, I’m afraid I’ll have to go to a shop on the street and buy it.