After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

Inside the palace, three elegantly dressed women were doing things that seemed out of place: one was chopping wood, the other was fetching water, and the third was boiling water.

Looking at the pile of firewood in front of her, Liu Yufang was on the verge of tears. She never expected that the promised "serving" would turn out like this.

"Hurry up and chop! The Crown Princess is waiting to take a bath!"

The old nanny behind her scolded her for being so slow.

"Granny, I've never done these things before and I don't know how to do them. You're making things too difficult for me!" The woman in white angrily slammed the bucket of water down.

"You have to do it, whether you can or not. It's His Highness's order. Do you want to disobey?"

The woman continued to complain, "But you can't make us do all this rough work! My hands are almost blistered!"

"If you don't want to work here, you can get out of the manor. Nobody will stop you!"

"you……"

The woman in white was speechless. She had been ordered by her father to curry favor with the Crown Prince and solidify his position in the court. If she did not do well, her father would definitely scold her or find a man to marry her off.

Having no other choice, she could only reluctantly continue fetching water.

"What are you looking at? You're the slowest. You're making such a fuss over such a small amount of work. How are you going to serve your master?"

Liu Yufang, who had never lifted a finger since childhood, gritted her teeth. In order to get closer to the Crown Prince, she had no choice but to obey for now. Once she became the Crown Prince's woman, she would definitely teach this old witch a lesson!

One of the girls was also very upset. They were pampered and had never suffered like this before.

After everything was settled, Ye Zhuxi had already curled up in Fu Jingyuan's arms and started to doze off.

Seeing that she was forcing herself to stay awake, Fu Jingyuan gently patted her back and coaxed her softly, "Go to sleep if you're sleepy, you don't have to force yourself to stay awake!"

Ye Zhuxi struggled to open her droopy eyelids, her eyes still blurry. She opened her mouth and mumbled, "No... I haven't showered for two days. I need to shower before I go to sleep!"

Fu Jingyuan hugged her tightly and gently coaxed her, "You're sleepy, go to sleep first. I'll wake you up when you're ready, or... how about I help you wash up!"

Ye Zhuxi was still half asleep when she obediently nodded: "...Okay!"

The man smiled wickedly, pleased with himself, and gently patted her back to coax her.

After everything was ready, the three girls were exhausted.

When they saw His Highness the Crown Prince carefully carrying Ye Zhuxi to take a bath, their jaws nearly dropped.

Liu Yufang glared at Ye Zhuxi with jealousy. As expected of a troublemaker from Daqi, she didn't know any manners and dared to ask the Crown Prince to help her take a bath.

Just thinking about it made her face contort with anger, but in order to let the Crown Prince know that she was gentle and virtuous, she still wore a gentle and sweet smile.

"Your Highness has worked hard. Let me serve the Crown Princess during her bath."

Fu Jingyuan frowned unhappily. He had finally gotten this opportunity, and this woman was trying to steal it from him?

He turned to look at the woman who had spoken, only to see her gaze "gently" falling on the little woman in his arms. He pursed his lips.

Oh no, they're after his wife!

The old nanny had served Fu Jingyuan for many years, and she could see the anger and displeasure on his face, so she quickly pulled the woman who was about to step forward.

"What the Crown Prince intends to do is none of your business. Go outside and wait!"

Liu Yufang hurriedly explained, "No, I just didn't want the Crown Prince to suffer!"

"go out!"

The old nanny dragged the person out without any room for argument.

The other two women swallowed their attempts to appease her when they saw her being scolded.

Unexpectedly, the old nanny didn't ignore the two of them, and turned around to coldly order, "You two get out too!"

Ye Zhuxi opened her eyes, startled by the noise. She blinked her misty eyes and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Fu Jingyuan cursed inwardly: These troublesome women.

He gently coaxed her, "It's alright, you can go back to sleep. The water's ready, your husband will wash you!"

Ye Zhuxi rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned: "No need, put me down, I'll wash myself."

"Didn't we agree that I would help you wash?" the man persisted, holding her tightly.

Ye Zhuxi chuckled, "I'm already awake, no need to trouble you!"

"Don't say it's troublesome, I'd be happy to help!"

Fu Jingyuan strode quickly to the edge of the bathtub, taking two steps at a time, and then reached out to help her take off her clothes.

"No, get out, I'll wash myself!"

Ye Zhuxi hugged her arms tightly and glared at him.

"The duck that was about to be eaten has flown away," Fu Jingyuan said through gritted teeth in anger.

"Hurry up, I need to take a shower!"

Ye Zhuxi forcefully pushed the dejected man away.

Fu Jingyuan glanced back at her a few times reluctantly, then turned and obediently left.

Hearing the door close, Ye Zhuxi felt relieved. She took off all her clothes and stepped into the steaming bath.

"Mmm~~" The fatigue of the past few days was washed away, and she squinted her eyes comfortably.

Just as she was comfortably soaking in the bath, the door was suddenly pushed open. Thinking it was a maid coming in to serve her, she refused without turning around, saying, "I don't need to be served while I'm bathing. You can leave."

The footsteps behind her were still there. She frowned and turned around: "I said you don't need it..."

Upon seeing that it was Fu Jingyuan, Ye Zhuxi quickly covered her chest and shrank into the bathtub, her almond-shaped eyes widening: "Why did you come in? I told you I didn't need you to come!"

Fu Jingyuan tilted his head and looked her over on her fair shoulders, licked his lips, and walked to the edge of the bathtub to splash some water.

Then, under Ye Zhuxi's puzzled gaze, he slowly took off his clothes.

"Since you don't need my help, let's wash together!"

He moved swiftly, quickly stripping off all his clothes and walking in naked. Ye Zhuxi's gaze unconsciously fell on his lower abdomen, and she was immediately blushed, her delicate face turning bright red as if it were about to bleed.

Fu Jingyuan proudly flaunted his assets, beaming with pride like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, as he approached the woman hiding in the pool.

"Don't be embarrassed, I'm all yours, look at me however you want!"

"shameless!"

Ye Zhuxi looked away with difficulty and said angrily.

"I'm not going to do anything to you, I just came in to take a quick shower!"

Fu Jingyuan smiled indulgently, the water reaching his chest. Ye Zhuxi dared not go any deeper, and simply sat on the steps with a blush on her face.

Seeing the man approaching her, she quickly raised her hand to block him.

"What are you trying to do? We agreed you were just going to take a shower!"

The man smiled innocently: "I'll give you a back massage!"

"No, you've never kept your promises to me, I don't trust you!" Ye Zhuxi hugged her arms tightly and glared at him.

Fu Jingyuan tried to appear like a good person, taking a half step back with a sincere and gentle expression, his dark eyes filled with a smile: "Ruoruo, no matter how much I want you, I would never do anything reckless in the bath. If I accidentally made you choke, I would be the one who would feel sorry for you, right?"

"..."

Ye Zhuxi frowned and released her hand with some doubt.

“…Okay, then you wash your own, just don’t come near me!” she said, and slowly swam to the other side.

The man curled his lips into a wicked smile. It was impossible for him to stay away from her; she was his target from the moment he came down here.