Ye Qingcheng followed Xiao Wangye to the hot spring resort outside the city. Upon arriving at the hot springs, Xiao Wangye dismissed the servants.
"Xiao Wangye, are you going to soak in the hot springs now?" Ye Qingcheng looked at the large hot spring pool before her, marveling. She truly experienced the world of a prince this time, having such a large private hot spring. Seeing the steam rising, she really wanted to soak in it immediately; she had been so tired lately.
"Are you done looking? Come and help this Prince with the acupuncture," Xiao Wangye's cold voice sounded from the side.
Ye Qingcheng turned her head to look at him. "No way, Your Highness, you're already here, won't you soak in the hot springs to relax first?"
"No, this Prince wants to reconfirm if you can truly heal this Prince's leg. Come here."
"Your Highness, you are asking me for a favor, please be polite," Ye Qingcheng said testily. She had never seen such a proud and arrogant person asking for help. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Don't forget, your life is in this Prince's hands. It's not this Prince asking you, it's you saving your own life," Xiao Wangye said, glancing at her lightly.
Ye Qingcheng glared at him and walked over resentfully, taking out her acupuncture needle bag. When they left the prince's manor, Xiao Wangye had reminded her to bring it. So, she was meant to administer acupuncture here.
She rolled up Xiao Wangye's trouser leg. Perhaps learning from the lesson of having her trousers removed last time, Xiao Wangye wore a pair of loose trousers this time, which were easy to roll up. Ye Qingcheng picked up a silver needle, silently muttering, "I'll stab you to death, you perverted prince," and inserted the needle.
Xiao Wangye gasped in pain, his eyes wide, watching the needle Ye Qingcheng had placed on his leg. "It is indeed effective. The pain I feel today is even stronger than yesterday."
Ye Qingcheng thought to herself that it's no wonder it hurt so much when she used so much force. But she still said, "Your Highness, you should see who is treating your leg. If I say I can cure it, then I can cure it."
Xiao Wangye couldn't afford to argue with her anymore and urged her, "Hurry and continue with the acupuncture."
After finishing the acupuncture, Ye Qingcheng felt a bit tired and sat down on the spot. The area around the hot spring was covered with a carpet, making it soft and comfortable to sit on.
"Get up. It's improper for a dignified princess to sit on the ground," Xiao Wangye couldn't help but say when he saw her like that.
"Your Highness, you only remember that I am the princess now? It's too late. I have lived like this for years, and you never cared," Ye Qingcheng said, stretching out her legs and shaking them.
"As long as this Prince has not divorced you, you are still the princess and must abide by the rules of the prince's manor." Xiao Wangye clenched the armrests of his seat tightly, clearly quite angry. This Ye Qingcheng was becoming more and more undisciplined.
"Your Highness, if you can't stand it, please leave. I'd like to soak here," Ye Qingcheng said, standing up and looking at Xiao Wangye.
"Who said you can soak here? This is this Prince's hot spring. You can wait outside," Xiao Wangye said, looking at her as if he hadn't prepared for her to soak.
Ye Qingcheng was exasperated. "I helped you treat your leg, after all. Let me soak in the hot springs as my reward." Saying this, she began to take off her clothes.
"You are not allowed to undress. Come and serve this Prince in the hot springs," Xiao Wangye said, not looking at Ye Qingcheng, his face turned to the side, in a commanding tone.
"Your Highness, I am not your servant. Call for someone to serve you. I am going to soak first," Ye Qingcheng said, continuing to unbutton her clothes.
"If you serve this Prince well, this hot spring estate will be given to you as your reward for treating this Prince's leg," Xiao Wangye said, his tone somewhat urgent without looking at her. If one looked closely, one could see his earlobes turning red.
Ye Qingcheng stopped what she was doing. "Your Highness, you must keep your word. This consort will serve you now."
To serve him once and get a hot spring estate in return, it was truly a great deal. Ye Qingcheng almost burst out laughing as she thought about it.
Since that day of soaking in the hot springs, Xiao Wangye had indeed kept his word and gifted the hot spring estate to Ye Qingcheng. This day, Ye Qingcheng came to her own hot spring estate. After all, this was her first property in this world, so she had to take a good look around.
She walked around the hot spring estate with Bixi. At this moment, she saw a little boy holding a stone and writing something on the ground. Ye Qingcheng walked over and saw two characters written on the ground: "Tang Yuan."
The little boy stared blankly at the words he had written, not noticing Ye Qingcheng and Bixi approaching.
"Your handwriting is quite good," Ye Qingcheng said, looking at the words on the ground. Although they were a bit childish, the strokes were good.
The little boy looked up and saw them, appearing somewhat embarrassed. "I... I can only write these two."
"Have you started school? Your teacher will teach you in the future."
"I haven't started school," the little boy said, lowering his head.
Ye Qingcheng looked at the little boy's clothes, which were full of patches, and instantly understood.
"Do you want to go to school?"
"Yes, I want to. My neighbor Li Mu is going to school, but unfortunately, my family is poor and doesn't have money to send me," the little boy said, lowering his head even further.
"I can help you go to school, but I have a condition."
"What condition?" the little boy asked, looking up at her.
"You must study hard and become a useful person in the future. Can you do that?"
"I can, but why are you helping me?" the little boy asked, a bit confused.
Ye Qingcheng was surprised that this young boy was quite sharp.
"I hope you become a useful person. In the future, if I encounter difficulties, you can help me. That's why I want to help you."
"Okay, I promise," the little boy quickly agreed.
Ye Qingcheng took out a silver ingot. "Here, take this home and go to school."
Ye Qingcheng was about to leave when the little boy called out from behind her, "I still don't know your name. How will I help you in the future?"
"My name is Ye Qingcheng. Remember it," Ye Qingcheng said, walking away with Bixi without looking back. She had just felt like helping this child on a whim.
"Ye Qingcheng, I'll remember it." The little boy clenched the silver ingot in his hand and carefully hid it in his clothes.
Ye Qingcheng returned to the prince's manor with Bixi. As soon as she reached the courtyard where she lived, she saw several servants carrying food boxes, about to set the dishes. Seeing her approach, they quickly bowed. "Greetings, Princess Consort."
Ye Qingcheng didn't know how Lin Xiao had dealt with the servants in the kitchen that day. Regardless, she hadn't seen them since returning. Her meals were delivered on time every day, and sometimes when she passed by the kitchen, they would proactively ask her if there was anything she wanted to eat. Ye Qingcheng didn't bother with what Xiao Wangye had done; she was happy to benefit from it.
Ye Qingcheng dismissed the servants and asked Bixi to sit and eat with her. Bixi refused to sit no matter what. Ye Qingcheng then educated her, "Sit when I tell you to. This Princess Consort will teach you properly so you won't be bullied in the future. It starts with sitting and eating."
Ye Qingcheng was new to this world. Influenced by the original owner, everyone treated her coldly. Only Bixi had saved her life, risking her own. Ye Qingcheng wanted to treat her well.