Knock, knock.
At this moment, a knock came from outside.
"Eldest Young Master, the hot water is ready."
"Then come in!"
Cheng Dong immediately took out a handkerchief and wrapped it around his fingertips, then turned away without looking at Li Niang again.
Li Niang also quickly pulled the quilt over herself and wrapped herself up tightly.
The door opened, and two maids carried in a bucket of water.
Cheng Dong then instructed them, "From now on, she will serve me. Let her take a bath first, change her clothes, and then give her a task."
After giving his instructions, he strode away.
From beginning to end, his tone and actions exuded a sense of nobility and elegance, as if he were not the one who had just smeared semen between Li Niang's legs.
The maids beside Cheng Dong were also beautiful women.
They quickly responded to Cheng Dong's instructions in sweet voices and brought the hot water to the washroom. Someone brought a garment to Li Niang, saying, "Sister Li Niang, while the water's still warm, hurry and wash up!"
Li Niang smiled gratefully at the person, quickly grabbed the garment, wrapped it around herself, and rushed to the washroom.
Immersing herself in the wooden tub filled with hot water, the soreness all over her body was gently soothed. The hot sweat and the semen between her legs were also washed away by the warm water.
Li Niang finished her comfortable soak and changed into clean clothes. When she returned to her room, she found that the quilt stained with Cheng Xuan's semen had been removed. The room was also scented with incense, the pleasant fragrance masking the slight bitterness from the semen.
Knowing that someone had cleaned her room while she bathed, Li Niang felt grateful but also a little shy.
The two maids, however, remained completely composed.
Seeing Li Niang come out, they smiled at her amicably, "Sister Li Niang, you must be tired. It's getting late, so you should rest now! You can go and thank the eldest young master tomorrow morning after you've had a good rest."
Thank Cheng Dong? Why? Li Niang was slightly taken aback, but she immediately realised—when she left Cheng Xuan's residence earlier, she didn't seem to have seen Madam Cheng? That must mean Cheng Dong had pleaded with Madam Cheng to finally persuade her to let her go. And Madam Cheng's condition was naturally given to Cheng Dong.
In that case, Cheng Dong was indeed her saviour.
Understanding the situation, Li Niang quickly nodded, "Okay, I'll follow your arrangements, sisters."
Seeing how cooperative she was, the two maids also showed genuine smiles.
Knowing that she was safe, Li Niang naturally felt much more at ease. Therefore, after seeing the two maids off, she lay back on her bed, closed her eyes, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Unbeknownst to her, in Cheng Dong's room, separated by only a wall, the man had bathed and changed, donned a snow-white nightgown, and lay down behind the heavy bed curtains. Instead of closing his eyes, he raised the finger that had pricked Li Niang's petals, sniffed it a few times, then smiled faintly before slowly closing his eyes.
He slept soundly through the night.
The next morning, although her body was still a little sore, Li Niang's long-standing habit of waking early meant she opened her eyes just as dawn broke.
Now that she was with Cheng Dong, the drab, coarse clothes she had worn in the servants' quarters were no longer suitable. Fortunately, Green Willow and Green Willow—the two maids who had carried her water for bathing—had each given her a set of clothes the night before. Li Niang chose one, put it on, tied her hair up, and left the room.
Cheng Dong had a habit of waking up early to read and write. When Li Niang was led to him, he had already finished writing a large character.
"Young Master," Li Niang said, bowing slightly.
"Get up!" Cheng Dong waved his hand casually. "Since my mother gave you to me, you're mine now. My library needs a maid to organise the bookshelves, so this job is yours." "
Yes, I understand," Li Niang nodded quickly.
Having finished his instructions, Cheng Dong waved his hand again: "Alright, go get to work!"
Li Niang obediently bowed and was about to start her work.
But as soon as she turned around, she suddenly heard someone calling her name outside. Upon closer inspection, she realised it was Cheng Xuan!
Immediately, Cheng Dong's servant, Xiao Sizi, rushed in from outside: "Young Master, the Second Young Master has indeed arrived. However, he couldn't beat up Cheng Da and Cheng Er; instead, they threw him out. The Second Young Master tried several times without success, saying he would come again tomorrow, and then he left."
"Oh, I see," Cheng Dong nodded, his brush moving with practised ease.
Hearing this, Li Niang's heart skipped a beat, but she dared not show her feelings and quickly turned and left.
Organising the bookshelves was no easy task, but fortunately, Li Niang had worked in the servants' quarters for three months, enduring even dirtier and more tiring work, so this little hardship was nothing to her.
However, it still took her three full days to organise and categorise all the books in Cheng Dong's library.
During this time, Cheng Xuan came every day, each time fighting with the two tall, burly men Cheng Dong had stationed at the courtyard gate, only to be defeated each time, then slinking away with the words, "I'll be back tomorrow!"
Five or six days passed in a flash.
It was fortunate that Cheng Dong had set up this barrier; otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble Cheng Xuan would have stirred up if he had rushed over? Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Niang also took good care of her health, barely managing to recover the energy that Cheng Xuan had drained her of that day.
While she recovered, Cheng Xuan ate more at every meal and exercised every morning and evening in hopes of regaining his strength as quickly as possible.
Then, on the morning of the sixth day, he finally took down the two door gods and successfully broke into Cheng Dong's courtyard!
"Li Niang, Li Niang!"
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he shouted at the top of his lungs, searching everywhere for Li Niang's figure.
Cheng Dong helplessly rubbed his forehead.
"Your Li Niang is here with me. Do you think anyone would lay a finger on her?" He grumbled unhappily but still ordered the maid, "Go and call Li Niang over."
Li Niang was just about to go to the library to work when she was summoned here in a daze.
Then, before she could react, Cheng Xuan cheered and rushed over to hug her tightly.
"Li Niang, you've made me miss you so much!"
"If you want to do something with her, then go ahead!" Cheng Dong said immediately, his refined and handsome face still stern, like an old scholar.
"However, you can only meet here. Nowhere else is allowed. Understand?"
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