When s.h.i.+ Qingxue saw that Mo Junyang was taking the wrong route, she didn't struggle. She held Mo Junyang's neck with her hands and asked in a low voice, “Where are we going?”

Mo Junyang kept striding and said simply, “Going home.”

He knew that s.h.i.+ Qingxue didn't understand it, and added, “The house of King Rui.”

When did the house of King Rui become s.h.i.+ Qingxue's home?

s.h.i.+ Qingxue was still confused, but Xia Mang hurriedly followed up and blocked in front of Mo Junyang, “Your Excellency can't just take Sixth Lady away like this.”

Mo Junyang raised his eyes and glanced at Xia Mang, saying indifferently, “Go away!”

Xia Mang shook, but still gritted her teeth and refused to move away, “If Sixth Lady leaves now, it will be like sending the evidence to those people. If it is spread out, the reputation of Sixth Lady will be ruined. Your Excellency, please think twice.”

“Huh!” Mo Junyang sneered, not paying attention to Xia Mang's warning.

Since the s.h.i.+ Family couldn't protect s.h.i.+ Qingxue, it was okay to leave that place!

“Don't make me say it twice.”

Xia Mang grieved in her heart. If Mo Junyang really took s.h.i.+ Qingxue away at this time, no one would know what others would gossip about the relations.h.i.+p between them two!

But she didn't dare to stop him!

She could only turn to s.h.i.+ Qingxue for help, “Sixth Lady, at least you must be sober!”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue leaned softly in Mo Junyang's arms, very dependently, with her big eyes half-closed. No one knew whether she got Xia Mang's hint or not.

Xia Mang was so anxious that she started to sweat, thinking that even if she might die, she should stop Mo Junyang, she heard the soft and weak voice of s.h.i.+ Qingxue, “Mo Junyang, my hand hurts. Could you help me bandage my wound again?”

Mo Junyang was silent for a moment, and his deep eyes were tightly locked on s.h.i.+ Qingxue. At last, he compromised and said coldly, “Clean up the spot. I need to know the origin of that person.”

“Yes!” Wei Zichao responded respectfully and watched Mo Junyang turn back to the room. Then he wiped the sweat on his forehead.

He couldn't help thinking that it was so dangerous. He almost thought that his master would really lock her up at home regardless the warnings. Then the whole n.o.ble circle in the capital city would be messed up. Sixth Lady of the s.h.i.+ Family was capable, she stopped the devil with some soft words.

But he had to hurry up and figure out who exactly dared to put a stick into a dragon. Otherwise, it would be not fun when Mo Junyang's anger was transferred to him.

Wei Zichao s.h.i.+vered with gooseb.u.mps, he called the servant back to her consciousness, and began to work.

s.h.i.+ Qingxue insisted on taking a bath first after returning to the room. She just rolled on the ground and was touched by the wicked man for several times. She felt so disgusted.

But Mo Junyang did not allow her to take a bath, for a good reason, “Your wound mustn't be watered.”

“It's okay. You ask Xia Mang to come in and help me. I promise that my right hand won't touch water.” s.h.i.+ Qingxue asked pitifully.

“She is investigating the ident.i.ty of the man. She has no time.”

“Then it's also okay to call Dong Shuang!”

Mo Junyang immediately vetoed, “Dong Shuang is too reckless. No.”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue pulled her collar uncomfortably, “Then other servants will be fine. Should Qiu Lu be careful enough?”

“No, others can't be trusted.” Mo Junyang refused without hesitation, making s.h.i.+ Qingxue have no choices.

s.h.i.+ Qingxue suddenly was unwilling, “No. I am so uncomfortable. If you don't let me take a shower, I won't let you bandage my wound.”

Mo Junyang almost laughed out, when he saw Qingxue's rogue look. Who was actually injured?

But when Mo Junyang saw s.h.i.+ Qingxue's right hand that was red, swollen and bleeding, his tough heart softened at once. He thought for a while and proposed the conditions, “You can take a shower, but you have to obey my arrangement.”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue nodded hurriedly and promised immediately. She asked Dong Shuang to prepare hot water quickly before Mo Junyang spoke.

At the end, she blinked her big eyes at Mo Junyang, and sincerely promised, “You can rest a.s.sured. My right hand won't get wet.”

Mo Junyang nodded, “Okay.”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue blinked again, reminding him, “”I'm going to take a bath.”

Mo Junyang said in an emotionless tone, “Okay.”

He didn't move.

s.h.i.+ Qingxue thought that her hint was not obvious, and reminded him again, “I need to undress.”

“Need me to help you?”

“Eh-hem!” s.h.i.+ Qingxue was almost choked by her saliva, and drove him away angrily, “You just leave!”

Mo Junyang stood still, and pointed out at the same time, “I am going to be here watching you.”

“Huh?” s.h.i.+ Qingxue opened her eyes wide in surprise, almost thinking that she had heard it wrong. But Mo Junyang's att.i.tude was definitely showing that he was going to stay.

s.h.i.+ Qingxue refused without thinking, “No!”

He must be kidding! Even though there was no defined distance between men and women, there should absolutely be a boundary!

Mo Junyang reminded very calmly, “You have just promised.”

“What have I promised…” s.h.i.+ Qingxue retorted, but was suddenly reminded what Mo Junyang had just said that she should obey his arrangement!

And the so-called arrangement was…

s.h.i.+ Qingxue's face was so hot, as if she could fry eggs on it. She wasn't sure whether it was out of anger or shyness, but she protested awkwardly, “I'm not going to let you see me take a shower!”

How could this happen!

Mo Junyang raised his eyebrows, “Do you want to deny your words?”

“I…” s.h.i.+ Qingxue had no words to argue and she was so upset.

Mo Junyang was teasing her deliberately!

Mo Junyang didn't know what s.h.i.+ Qingxue was thinking, but at a glance, he understood her awkwardness. He didn't explain and pulled her straight to the bathtub.

Wouldn't he want to undress her?

s.h.i.+ Qingxue s.h.i.+vered in shock, but Mo Junyang took out a scarf in his clothes and used one hand to cover his eyes with it. He wasn't willing to move his hand which was holding Qingxue's right wrist at all.

He just spoke coldly, “You take the bath!”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue wanted to drive Mo Junyang away. In fact, the words had already reached her mouth, but she couldn't say anything facing Mo Junyang's calm and honest att.i.tude!

Mo Junyang's actions and att.i.tudes indicated that she could rest a.s.sured that he wouldn't peep at her.

If she still insisted on it, it would seem that she was too cautious and imagined herself as the favorite!

But why did she still feel the indescribable shame?

It was the shower she had asked for. She had to finish it no matter how shameful it was!

s.h.i.+ Qingxue had to hypnotize herself that she was here alone, she was here alone, she was here alone…

She meditated those three times in silence, and then took the shower as quickly as possible!

With Mo Junyang's “guarding”, steam surrounded s.h.i.+ Qingxue's body after her having taken the shower, but her wound wasn't wet at all. Her appearance like a hibiscus coming out of the clear water instantly captivated Mo Junyang's mind.

His throat knot slipped involuntarily, as if he were swallowing. The greed flashed in his eyes, and he lowered his eyes. He silently brought gauze to help Qingxue bandage her wound again.

s.h.i.+ Qingxue didn't notice these actions at all, and also regarded Mo Junyang as a gentleman. She said gratefully, “Thank you!”

Mo Junyang smiled awkwardly in his heart, but still pretended to be calm, “For what?”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue scratched the ends of her hair embarra.s.singly, and said with shyness, “You helped me so much, and you saved me today.”

All these favors were like the debt that she could never pay back!

s.h.i.+ Qingxue wasn't anxious like before. It seemed that she had been carefree when she owed him too much. She said with a smile, “I will pay you back!”

He never asked for her grat.i.tude, let alone her repayment!

Mo Junyang couldn't point out these honestly, so he could only take back those words and feel bitter in his heart.

It happened that Wei Zichao came to report the investigation. The man who intended to insult s.h.i.+ Qingxue was named Li Bie. He was a famous hooligan in this area. He didn't care about his life. He was arranged into the Peace Temple three days ago and it was said that he was asked to complete a task.

As for what this task was, everyone at present was clear.

s.h.i.+ Qingxue still had some doubts, “The letter was sent to me this afternoon, and I didn't show it to anyone else at all. How did Li Bie know that I would go to the locust tree? Why wasn't Baoning there? Did anything happen to her?”

Dong Shuang looked angry. She wanted to say it but she didn't dare to. It was hard for her to tolerate.

s.h.i.+ Qingxue couldn't bear it and asked her, “Have you seen Baoning? What happened to her?”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue still thought that s.h.i.+ Baoning was hiding from her only in order to avoid the blame. She was a little bit upset but was not very sad.

After all… This was human nature.

Dong Shuang finally couldn't hold back, she snorted and scolded, “Sixth Lady, it is not worthwhile that you treat First Lady so well! She… She…”

Dong Shuang was so angry that she couldn't say it anymore.

Mo Junyang continued to say at this time, “Your servant thought that it was not safe for you to go to the Back Mountain alone in the evening, so she secretly went to s.h.i.+ Baoning and asked her to meet you in another place. s.h.i.+ Baoning didn't agree and said that she had never sent a letter to you. And she was unwilling to seek for you at night. She had no other way, so she came to me for help.”

No wonder Mo Junyang could arrive in time!

s.h.i.+ Qingxue thought about it and felt it wrong, “The letter must be from Baoning… Yes, where is the letter?”

She was in a complicated mood at that time and placed the letter on the desk. But at this moment, it was gone.

Dong Shuang suddenly lowered her head down, and looked guilty, “I was lazy before and asked Qiu Lu to clean up. She said that Lan, the servant of First Lady, had taken the letter back, and said that First Lady didn't want her letter to be left to outsiders.”

“Am I outsider, too?” s.h.i.+ Qingxue repeated the word sarcastically. To their surprise, she was not angry at all.

Dong Shuang, however, felt it unfair for her own master, “Sixth Lady, it must be First Lady who has planned this matter to harm you. The subordinate saw that she sent the letter. So she can't get away from this. This time you can't be tender and let her go!”

“Can't get away from this?” s.h.i.+ Qingxue smiled helplessly. Suddenly she came up with an idea and asked quickly, “Who sent the letter at that time? Who accepted the letter?”

“It was Lan who sent the letter, but I didn't see her at that time. The letter was given by Qiu Lu to me.”

A strange smile appeared on s.h.i.+ Qingxue's face, muttering to herself, “It's them again!”

Dong Shuang looked at s.h.i.+ Qingxue confusedly, she didn't understand it. But Mo Junyang suddenly said, “I remember that Lan and Zhu, the first-cla.s.s servant of s.h.i.+ Baojin, are twins.”

“Yeah! They look so alike. I often can't tell the difference. But what's the matter with this?” Dong Shuang was still in puzzle, not knowing what these two people were smiling at.