Soft and crispy waist

Back in the back room, Chunzhi was still lying on the bed, looking like she was still asleep, but when Xia Zheng pushed open the door, she clearly saw the bedding shake.

Pretending not to see him, she walked into the small bathroom.

There was a bamboo pipe connecting it to the water room, and the water was warm at that time, so she didn't have to go out to fetch water.

After taking off the clothes she had hurriedly put on and immersing herself in the warm water, Xia Zheng relaxed and could clearly see the traces of pleasure left on her body.

Especially on the collarbone and neck, there are dozens of red marks of varying sizes.

How can this be hidden?

"Xia...Xia Zheng...are you okay?" Chunzhi's trembling voice came from outside.

Xia Zheng was puzzled, "I'm fine."

"Um... Madam Zhao came and told us...to go see the young mistress immediately."

Xia Zheng immediately turned her head to look at the clepsydra in the corner. It was still more than half an hour before noon, so why was he urging her so soon?

Although she felt strange, Xia Zheng did not dare to delay. She immediately got up and put on her clothes. Looking at the glaring red mark on her neck, she picked up a coat with a stand-up collar and put it on before taking Chunzhi to Fanghuayuan.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she felt that the expressions of the maids around her were not right, and they all focused on Xia Zheng.

As she stepped over the threshold of the main room, before she could even pull her back foot in, Xia Zheng felt a murderous gaze shooting at her.

Turning around, he walked around the gauze screen and entered the outer room. He saw that in addition to the young lady sitting at the top, there were two other people sitting on the right.

Sitting on the right is a woman wearing a fiery red short-sleeved silk dress with gold thread embroidered with flowers and butterflies, a headpiece covered with gold beads and kingfisher feathers, and a half-exposed full gold bracelet inlaid with rubies on her fair wrist that sparkles brightly. The whole person is extremely noble.

But at this moment, just like her fiery red clothes, her eyes were burning with fire, and the murderous gaze also came from her eyes, and now it was like a spear pointing directly at Xia Zheng's throat.

The person sitting below was a little older, about twenty-six or twenty-seven, wearing a light, plain, lotus-white cotton cross-collared shirt and a silk skirt of the same color. There were only two bare silver hairpins on her head. She only glanced at Xia Zheng, then lowered her head and didn't look at anything else.

The two people should be Wei Qingqing, the concubine in Gu Yizi's courtyard, and Huan Yi Niang.

"Your servant greets the young lady." After bowing to Tao Yurong, Xia Zheng turned and bowed to Wei Qingqing and Concubine Huan: "Greetings to the side lady, Concubine Huan."

Chunzhi followed Xia Zheng in paying her respects, but everything seemed hurried.

But no one paid any attention to her. Looking at Xia Zheng, who had bowed to her but had not yet stood up, Tao Yurong was about to ask someone to stand up. Wei Qingqing spoke first, "Young Madam is really smart in choosing people. She recognized me even though she had never seen me before."

"There are only a few of us in this mansion. If we can't even tell them apart, what's the point of being a good officer?" Tao Yurong smiled faintly and raised her hand. "Stand up..."

"That's not the case. There are always smart people. Maybe she is so smart that she only went to Soseki Residence yesterday. She is the only one who can serve the young master at night. Even the young lady can't be so quick."

Wei Qingqing interrupted again, and put Tao Yurong and Xia Zheng on the same level, even implying that Tao Yurong was not as good as Xia Zheng.

The atmosphere suddenly dropped.

"I am a lowly servant. The young master only used me last night because he was drunk." Xia Zheng said with her head down.

"Use?" Wei Qingqing snorted, her lips twitching as she looked at Tao Yurong, who was still sitting firmly at the head of the table. "Yeah, a fire-making maid is just a toy, isn't that the right word?"

Xia Zheng lowered her head and did not respond, looking obedient.

But his head tilted slightly to the side silently, and the collar that was originally close to his neck opened a little, facing Wei Qingqing so that she could see the red marks inside.

It was extremely eye-catching, and it was as if another bucket of oil was poured on the already boiling fire, causing it to ignite with a loud bang. He grabbed the teacup on the square table beside him and smashed it towards Xia Zheng's forehead.

Wei Qingqing's family was a family of military generals. Even though they didn't deliberately let their daughter learn martial arts, she was influenced by them since she was a child and liked to wield swords and guns. Naturally, she was much stronger than other girls in the boudoir. Now, she used all her strength in anger.

The teacup hit Xia Zheng's forehead and exploded instantly, fragments flying everywhere, and tea splashed all over her face. The blood mixed with the tea flowed faster, and in an instant half of Xia Zheng's face was dyed red.

Chunzhi screamed in fear, her face turned pale and she was about to faint, but she hurriedly pulled up her sleeves and pressed her trembling hands on Xia Zheng's forehead to stop the bleeding.

"Wei! What are you doing?" Tao Yurong shouted angrily.

"It was this slut who deliberately showed off the red marks on her neck. How dare she show off in front of me!" The more she spoke, the angrier she became. Wei Qingqing stood up and wanted to kick her again.

"Wei!" Tao Yurong shouted angrily. "Since she's been taken in, she's the young master's woman. How can you beat and scold her like this for no reason? Are you going to beat and kill anyone who serves the young master in the future?"

"I..." Wei Qingqing was about to say something, but the nanny following behind her hurriedly grabbed her hand and whispered something in a low voice.

Wei Qingqing fell silent unwillingly. She glanced at Tao Yurong, then at Xia Zheng, who was still keeping her brows lowered and obedient, and said through gritted teeth, "Young Madam is so generous. She not only welcomes a concubine for the young master, but also thoughtfully sends a maid. I can't compare to her. But I also want to kindly remind you, Young Madam, not to just think about raising an eagle to peck at others, only to have it peck your own eyes out."

After saying that, Wei Qingqing turned around and left.

Without saying a word, Aunt Huan also stood up and bowed to take her leave.

After everyone had left, Tao Yurong said to Caiwei, "Quickly send someone to call the court doctor, so as not to leave any scars."

The court doctor arrived quickly, cleaned Xia Zheng's wound, and stopped the bleeding. He looked at the half-finger-long wound and sighed, "This wound is so big, it's very difficult not to leave a scar."

"Is there no ointment to remove scars?" Tao Yurong asked.

"Ordinary ones are useless. Useful ones are only available in the palace." The court doctor looked at Xia Zheng helplessly and with pity. As a concubine, it was impossible for the Duke's Mansion to go to the palace to ask for medicine for her. It would be a pity for her face.

Tao Yurong sighed, asked the court doctor to leave, and then asked Caiwei to take out a box from the inner room.

"Wei is General Wei's youngest daughter, and she's a bit spoiled. You've suffered a lot, so you should rest for the next two days. This headband is my dowry, so it won't be visible even if it's obscured."

"I am not worthy of the young lady's dowry. I am used to rough work and have scars all over my body since I was a child. One more will not be a problem."

"But..." Tao Yurong wanted to say something, but finally swallowed it back. "Go back and rest."

Xia Zheng and Chun Zhi said goodbye and left one after the other just as they came.

After leaving the Chuihua Gate, Chunzhi quickly caught up with him and asked in a worried voice, "Are you... in pain?"