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Chapter 4: The Young Master Has His Eye on Her.
Although Xiang Wu had acted very proud and cold in front of A-Fu, she had merely been forcing herself to keep up that appearance.
The moment she left the rear garden, all that bravado disappeared.
She drooped her head and walked along dejectedly.
She felt that trying to win over a man was so, so difficult.
And trying to win over a man who was somewhat proactive seemed to be even harder.
But of course, she wasn't going to give up so easily.
She continued counting on her fingers.
Between Ergouzi and Chen Zhong, which one should she make her move on?
Although Ergouzi seemed to have feelings for her, she was afraid that he might also have feelings for other maids.
Perhaps she should choose Chen Zhong.
But Chen Zhong was quite a bit older, after all, and he worked in the stables.
Just imagining herself sleeping beside him at night and smelling the scent of horse manure made her feel utterly miserable.
After thinking it over like this, Xiang Wu naturally decided to try Ergouzi.
Once she had made up her mind, Xiang Wu headed toward the second gate.
As the personal maid serving at Miss's side, she occasionally went to the second gate, either to retrieve something or to give instructions to the people outside.
So even if she went to the second gate now, nobody would suspect anything.
Who would have thought that after only taking two steps, she suddenly felt a strange fullness in her chest.
It was so swollen and painful that she couldn't help touching it.
She couldn't help worrying.
She remembered how hard the Marquis's chest had been just now, as hard as a stone.
Could it have been damaged by the impact?
Xiang Wu suddenly remembered hearing the older women and married maids in the household say that a woman's breasts were the most precious and delicate part of her body.
They absolutely could not be touched by anyone, nor could they be squeezed or pressed.
Otherwise, not only would she suffer greatly in the future, but even a man might not like her anymore.
At this thought, Xiang Wu became filled with worry.
She couldn't possibly let the Marquis injure her body.
What if her future husband didn't like her because of it?
Xiang Wu secretly glanced around.
She was standing beside a pavilion. Beside the pavilion was an artificial rockery and a stream, and beside the rockery were several trees.
There was no one else in sight.
An idea suddenly came to her.
She went over to the rockery and hid behind a tree, letting the dense branches and leaves conceal her.
Then she opened her clothes to take a look.
The fabric of this dress had been given to her by Miss the previous year. It was a fresh, vivid onion green, like dripping jade.
Now, when she loosened the green collar that resembled a patch of emerald jade, she saw a smooth expanse of pale, rosy skin before her.
It was so bright and conspicuous that even Xiang Wu herself immediately flushed from embarrassment.
She lowered her head to look more closely.
Sure enough, it was somewhat swollen.
Her heart immediately ached at the sight, and she sucked in a sharp breath.
Had she really been injured?
Could it be that she wouldn't be able to have children in the future?
And if that were the case, would any man still want her?
At that thought, Xiang Wu's legs suddenly went weak.
She nearly toppled straight into the river.
Who would have thought that at that very moment, she heard a voice.
“Xiang Wu, is that you?”
She was startled badly and hurriedly pulled her clothes back together.
When she turned around, she discovered that it was the Young Master!
Although Marquis of Dingyuan Huo Junqing had no Marchioness, the household still had a young master and a young lady.
The young lady was Xiang Wu's own Miss.
And the young master was the person standing before her now.
She was just about to come out from behind the branches when her foot caught on an old tree root.
Her footing slipped.
She fell straight down.
“Ah!”
She cried out softly as she plunged into the water.
Great mouthfuls of water rushed into her mouth.
The coldness made her entire body shiver, and she couldn't catch her breath.
I'm going to die!
At this instant, scenes from the life in her dream and countless events from this lifetime flashed before her eyes.
She stared blankly at the fallen leaves floating on the surface of the water.
Yet there was only one thought in her mind.
I haven't even gotten married yet...
...
To Xiang Wu, it seemed as though an entire lifetime had passed before she was finally rescued and pulled from the water.
The one who rescued her was the Young Master.
Not only did the Young Master save her, he also took off his own outer robe and wrapped it around her.
Xiang Wu curled up inside it, shivering all over.
Huo Yingfeng looked at the little maid before him, and his heart ached so badly that it seemed to twist itself into a knot.
Huo Yingyun was his twin elder sister.
Since they were such close siblings, they naturally spent a great deal of time together.
Moreover, their father had always been rather cold toward his children and wasn't particularly close to them. Because of this, Huo Yingfeng was naturally even closer to his elder sister.
They had grown up together and had always been close, so he naturally knew the several little maids in his sister's room.
The one he knew best was Xiang Wu, who was standing before him now.
It could be said that he had grown up alongside Xiang Wu.
He had watched her grow from a timid little seven-year-old maid into the delicate and tender-looking young woman she was now.
When they were younger, he hadn't understood such things.
But over the past two years, after he had come to understand matters between men and women, certain thoughts had naturally begun to arise.
He had been thinking that, when the time came, he would speak to his elder sister and ask her to give Xiang Wu to him, so that she could come and serve in his room.
He and his elder sister had always had a good relationship. He thought there was absolutely no reason for his sister to refuse him.
Because of this, whenever he looked at Xiang Wu recently, he had already begun thinking of her as someone who would belong to his room.
It was only that she was still young and naive, and he was afraid of frightening her, so he hadn't dared to say anything improper to her.
Just now, he had vaguely seen a figure behind the tree branches.
Judging from the color of the skirt, he thought it was Xiang Wu.
But he hadn't expected that merely calling out to her would actually frighten her into falling into the water.
He couldn't help feeling terribly guilty.
Looking at Xiang Wu with concern, he asked,
“Xiang Wu, how did you fall into the water just now?”
Wrapped in the Young Master's outer robe, Xiang Wu felt an itch in her nose.
One sneeze.
Two sneezes.
Three, then four sneezes.
After finally letting out a particularly large sneeze, she covered her nose and said in a muffled voice,
“I don't know either. My legs suddenly went weak, and I fell in.” Huo Yingfeng lowered his head and gazed at her. Her jet-black hair clung to her fair little face, making her look as delicate and lovely as snow and jade. His heart stirred at the sight.
He crouched down, moving a little closer, and asked gently, “You were hiding behind that rockery just now. Was there something you needed to do?”
Xiang Wu felt guilty. Of course, she couldn't let him bring that up. She hurriedly said, “Young Master, what are you talking about? I wasn't hiding behind the rockery. I was just passing by…”
Huo Yingfeng heard her voice, and his heart suddenly gave a jolt.
He lowered his head and looked at her, his heart almost stopping.
The little girl's jet-black hair was already completely soaked, clinging to her snow-white face. A flush had spread across her cheeks, making her look as shy and delicate as a piece of pink jade.
She was simply too exquisite, so captivating that it tugged at one's heart.
And yet, she was looking at him with those dark, moist eyes.
At that moment, Huo Yingfeng forgot what he had intended to say. He stared at her blankly, his heartbeat speeding up, his throat dry and tight.
When Xiang Wu saw that Huo Yingfeng really wasn't going to bring it up anymore, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If he really had asked her about it, she genuinely wouldn't have known how to explain herself. She might as well have jumped back into the river.
But when she saw the way Huo Yingfeng was looking at her, she suddenly remembered the Young Master of the Chu family from her dream.
Before Young Master Chu had obtained her body, he had looked at her in exactly the same way.
It was the kind of gaze that seemed to say that if she merely spoke a single word, he would pluck the stars from the sky for her.
Xiang Wu was somewhat frightened by that kind of gaze.
Almost instinctively, she wanted to escape.
She quickly got to her feet.
Who would have thought that just then, a voice came from nearby.
“Young Master? Xiang Wu?”
The two of them turned to look.
It was the maid Yueqing, who served alongside Xiang Wu at his elder sister's side.
Yueqing ran over in a few quick steps. She looked at Huo Yingfeng, then at Xiang Wu, before her sharp eyes immediately caught sight of the robe wrapped around Xiang Wu.
“Xiang Wu, what exactly happened? Don't tell me you were being careless again and disturbed Young Master? Why are you wearing Young Master's clothes? Do you have no sense of propriety?”
Although the four maids all served the young lady together, Yueqing was a few months older than Xiang Wu and had always regarded herself as the eldest among them. Whenever something happened, the other maids generally had to listen to her.
Xiang Wu hadn't even had time to say anything when Huo Yingfeng spoke first.
“Don't blame her. I accidentally bumped into her and caused her to fall into the water. Hurry and take her back to change her clothes. We don't want her catching a chill.”
Hearing this, Yueqing's heart turned even more sour.
But in front of Huo Yingfeng, she restrained herself and nodded.
“Since that's what happened, then Xiang Wu, hurry back with me. We can't let Miss see you like this, or she'll scold you again.”
Huo Yingfeng gave Yueqing a grateful look.
“Right. We can't let my sister know about this. Otherwise, she'll definitely misunderstand.”
That look in his eyes was filled with gratitude.
At another time, Yueqing would have been overjoyed to receive such a look from him.
But now, all she felt was bitterness.
Her heart had long been set on the Young Master. She had been secretly hoping that one day she might be able to serve at his side.
The Young Master was young, only fifteen years old. He was handsome and refined, loved to read, and was an elegant young gentleman.
But there was simply no place for her in his eyes.
And now, the reason he was looking at her with such gratitude was only because she had shown concern for Xiang Wu.
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