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: The Way of Favors Chapter 6\n
: The Way of Favors Chapter 8\n
The sunset was bright and gentle, and the evening wind was cool and comforting, so Fu Rong ordered Lan Xiang to put the dinner under the locust tree and sat by herself.\n
Originally, her older brother had promised to sit with her, but guests had come, and her brother had to do what the host would do.\n
The food was still light. They were a bowl of coix seed porridge, a plate of bamboo shoots with fish soup, the foods that Fu Rong was used to eating after an illness, although she was getting a little tired of them. But seeing the two bouncy little yellow geese, Fu Rong had an irregularly good appetite and ate more than before.\n
A row of roses grew in the corner of the west wall, climbing all over the wall. The red, pink, and white roses that grew in the middle of the dark green leaves bloomed brightly, like a youthful girl.\n
How lucky was she to be able to be thirteen years old in two lives?\n
âLan Xiang, go fetch a pair of scissors. I want to pick a few flowers to put inside the room.â Fu Rong said excitedly, taking advantage of the sun that had not set yet.\n
Lan Xiang went happily and also considerately brought over a bench, âThe roses are blooming well. My lady can point at them from the ground, and I can help Lady cut them.â She hadnât seen Lady being so leisurely, so she of course wanted to make Lady happy.\n
Before Fu Rong could say that it was fine for her to cut them herself, she caught a glimpse of the wet nurse Nanny Sun coming out of a room, then secretly smiled, switching immediately, âSure, be careful, I wonât be able to catch you if you fall.â She had suffered during these days, and Nanny Sun and Lan Xiang werenât well with her. They took turns guarding her during the night, afraid that she would itch at her blisters when she had a dream. The two of them had both gotten much skinnier, and Fu Rong didnât want the wet nurse to worry anymore.\n
She was in charge of choosing, Lan Xiang was up there cutting while Nanny Sun was holding onto her legs. Everyone was laughing and talking happily and seven or eight flowers were cut unconsciously.\n
They took them to the outer room, and Fu Rong picked the best six flowers, then divided them into two flower vases. She put one in her boudoir and had the other one be sent to Fu Chen by a maid. The remaining ones were cut into hairpins and stuck into the hair. She looked back at Nanny Sun, âDoes it look good like this?â\n
The little girl was naive and luxuriant, and Nanny Sun gently tapped her nose, smiling, âIt looks good. So vain, the skyâs already dark but youâre still wearing flowers. Wait, Nanny Sun will find the best flower for you tomorrow morning. My lady can wear it and ask Second Master about it. I guarantee you that heâll become dumb from looking at it.â\n
Fu Rong then looked at herself in the mirror and purposely ignored the messy hair in front of her forehead.\n
Not long after, the hot water in the west room was ready. Fu Rong had Nanny Sun go back to her room to rest, leaving only Lan Xiang to serve her.\n
She could only start taking baths these few days. She had relied on Lan Xiang to wipe herself with a towel, so regaining the right to bathe herself happily was Fu Rongâs happiest time of the day. After she took off her clothes and discovered that a few scabs had disappeared without her knowing, her mood was even better, and she pushed Lan Xiang excitedly, âCome look for me, have the scabs on my back disappeared?â\n
Lan Xiang hurriedly put the clothing onto the screen, took a look, then said honestly, âThere are still two small ones.â\n
The smile on Fu Rongâs face faded. She backed up and stepped into the bathtub.\n
Lan Xiang carefully helped her wipe her body. Knowing that Fu Rongâs mood wasnât very good, said some good words, âMy lady, the Jade Snow Dew that Mr. Ge prescribed is very good. See, the places that previously had scabs were a little pink at first. Now, theyâre almost the same as the normal skin. You wouldnât be able to notice any difference if you donât look closely. I believe that it wonât be long before it will recover to its previous look.â\n
Fu Rong lifted her arm, which was as white as jade and very smooth, and was indeed pretty satisfied.\n
Lan Xiang sighed in relief.\n
After Fu Rongâs hair was dry, Lan Xiang helped Fu Rong rest, closing the curtains and turning off the lights, then walked out quietly, resting on the couch in the outer room.\n
There were only a few small diamond-sized scabs on Fu Rongâs body, so she didnât guard next to her.\n
Night in the village seemed to be quieter. Fu Rong lay there comfortably, missing her family, who were in the capital, in the gentle fragrance of the roses.\n
She fell asleep unwittingly.\n
She was asleep, so she didnât discover the skinny bamboo tube that came through the window paper, sending in a wisp of smoke.\n
The footsteps under the window were quiet. Someone left, someone came again.\n
With a quiet sound, the door of the outer room was pushed open. Soon, a dark figure jumped in, standing next to the bedside, motionless. After about the time needed to pour a cup of tea, the black silhouette lifted the black cloth that covered the lantern, revealing a soft light.\n
Everyone in the back courtyard was unconscious from the fragrance that worked for four hours, so the person wasnât afraid that the light would be seen.\n
Putting the lantern aside, Xu Jin casually analyzed the boudoir.\n
The bedside at the south was set next to the window. In the east, a white porcelain vase was set on a rosewood coffee table with three red and pink roses inside that were very charming.\n
Seeing the flowers, he thought of the person.\n
Withdrawing his gaze, Xu Jin sat sideways on the bedside, staring at the little girl sleeping beside him.\n
The previous life, he didnât want to recall. He only knew that she was his no matter what. He could only have her as of now. Then this life, he needed to be sure that she was his to begin with and wouldnât have any divorcement with an ex-husband, or fancy Prince An. He wanted her to willingly come to his side, to be his woman.\n
As for appearance, he didnât lose against Prince An, Xu Yan. As for status, he won even more, and as long as he had the first opportunityâŠâŠ\n
In the previous life after he had brought her back to the manor, he ordered people to find out everything about her. Besides the things that could not be discovered and some trifle matters, he knew about almost everything that had happened to her, including the fact that she was a smart person who loved beauty and was vain. When she was trapped in Jizhou in the last life, Xu Yan was the best candidate, which was why she married him without hesitation. This time, he took the initiative to come to her. If she was smart, then there wasnât a reason to not choose him, right?\n
But this was just a simple choice about status. He also wanted her heart, the heart in her chest that she had never given any man. He wanted her to like him, have only himself in her eyes, and treat him wholeheartedly. Only in this can he not waste the energy he spent on her, not waste the energy he spent to protect her younger brother and older sister, not waste the energy he spent to reserve the princess consort position for her.\n
Fu Pinyan was educated well and well-known in the government. Fu Chen had extraordinary martial arts skills. He was also a talent. Just with these two people, this innocent her was qualified to be a princess consort.\n
But she was only thirteen years old, so he still had to wait for two more years.\n
Thinking of the little girl who was knocking the dates under the date tree last year with her neck extended, Xu Jin smiled. To be honest, the current her was more innocent than experienced, but was still pretty cute, just like how she looked from the faraway carriage and was holding two little geese. She is still a child, with her childlike innocence.\n
He looked at the roses at the girlâs pillow side, then at her forehead. Xu Jin couldnât help but reach out his hand to touch the blister, his attention wandering.\n
In the previous life, he hated her body that had divorced and didnât like to pay attention to her, never talking to her when he went over. Once, they forgot to turn off the lights and she had kept on using her hand to cover up her forehead. If he looked at her more than what was usual, her whole body would tighten up, which made everything a lot more interesting. After he took her hand off her forehead and held it down, she was so anxious that she almost cried, shaking her head to beg him not to look, so desperate that it almost made him crazy.\n
After that, he said his first sentence to her, asking her where the little pit came from.\n
She was too tired and hearing this, she bit her lip and afraid of being seen by him, turned around and said that it was itched by herself, regret in her words.\n
If it was that he had ordered her to remove the flower ornament just because he hated that she still wanted to dress prettily when she went to bed, he later did it to see her grievances that she was unwilling to but had to do it because of her dignity and obedience. She thought that her acting was so good, but she didnât know that the corners of her mouth were lifted into a flattering and submissive smile and her eyebrows formed a frown, clearly showing that she didnât want to see him.\n
The memories with her were all from in the bed, and his body probably changed. Xu Jin stretched out his hand to untie the little girlâs outer clothing, then shook his head after he started loosening it and fastened it again.\n
No, she was still young. Even if it was just a touch, he still felt uncomfortable.\n
And besides, with this not fully grown body, there was nothing much to touch.\n
With nothing to do, Xu Jin looked at the little girlâs forehead again.\n
Strange, why didnât she itch off the blister this time?\n
If she doesnât itch it, it will fall by itself in a few days.\n
Looking at the little girlâs fine and dense eyelashes, Xu Jin leaned over, one hand on the bedside, the other hand on the little girlâs face. It looked for a good position, tried to pick at the blister with the nail of his index finger that was not particularly long.\n
The edge of the blister had already moved a little bit. He used a little more energy and picked off the entire blister.\n
Xu Jin looked at it and found that the pit was smaller than he had remembered. It was as big as a small bean in the previous life, but this time, it was the size of a grain of rice at best.\n
Itâs fine, itâs good as long as there is a pit. In her eyes, there was no difference in the size of the pit, they were all pockmarks that destroyed her beauty.\n
PockmarkâŠâŠ\n
He put the blister scab into her hand. This way, when she wakes up and sees where the blister is, sheâll think that it was itched off by herself when she was having a dream. After he put it in the right position, Xu Jin gently rubbed the little girlâs pink face. It was as delicate as he remembered it to be and was also smooth and chubby.\n
With this kind of face, who would notice the little pit on her forehead? The white jade is slightly flawed (not everything is perfect). Even if it is flawed, itâs still jade. She loves to be in the center of attention and thinks that everyone would just stare at the little pit on her forehead. When the two of them were on good terms, he mostly just looked at her face that was as bright as a peony because of his love for her, so when did he look at the little pit?\n
So silly.\n
He disliked her stupidity, so he pinched her cheek as punishment. \n
It could be because he didnât control how strong it was. After all, the little girl suddenly let out a sound, unsatisfied, her lip sticking out.\n
Xu Jin looked over there.\n
Her lips, how did they taste?\n
In the previous last, besides the little pit, he had never kissed her, never kissed any other place. It was strange, when he had the opportunity to get close to her, he never wanted to. He could feed her his stuff but didnât want to eat hers. He didnât want to use his mouth to try what Xu Yan had already tried.\n
But now, she was clean and was not touched by anyone.\n
Just like white snow that hadnât been stained by any dust, he was the first person to have discovered her.\n
Should he try it?\n
When the thought suddenly popped up, she had already turned over. Xu Jin stared at the little girlâs slightly open lips and licked them experimentally.\n
There didnât seem to be anything special, right?\n
Then why in the previous life would many of the paintings that Xu Jia brought over show a man and woman kissing?\n
Has not mastered the skill yet?\n
Xu Jin swallowed, looked at the little girlâs closed eyes, and decided to take advantage of this opportunity to practice in advance.\n