Chapter 201: Just That Eager to Watch Me Bathe?

Xiao Youlan walked in from outside and caught sight of Nan Xueyin at a glance.

She had just finished washing up and was not wearing shoes; her bare feet stepped on the floor, her skin as white as fine jade.

She reached her right hand toward the candlestick, her sleeve falling down to reveal a length of smooth, fair arm, the jade bracelet sliding down along with it to rest diagonally against her skin.

The emerald green and tender white set each other off, shimmering in the candlelight.

Xiao Youlan could not look away for a long time.

"You're finished with your work."

Nan Xueyin put down the scissors, turned her head, and was the first to speak.

Xiao Youlan gave a hum and walked forward.

He smelled a faint fragrance on Nan Xueyin, "Did you just bathe?"

"I just rinsed off a little; I feel a bit uncomfortable if I don't wash," Nan Xueyin said.

Because it was just a rinse, although she hadn't washed her hair and had even specifically found a hairpin to tie it up, she had too much hair, and a few strands had inadvertently fallen loose during her movements, naturally getting wet from the water and now sticking to her face and neck.

Xiao Youlan raised his hand, brushed the damp hair by her cheek aside, and said, "I want to rinse off too."

Nan Xueyin nodded, "Sure, go ahead."

Xiao Youlan's fingers brushed against her cheek, "I want you to come with me."

Nan Xueyin's breathing paused slightly.

Reason told her she shouldn't go.

But her brain was not under the control of her reason; she nodded, and her mouth was not under her control either, saying, "Alright."

"Put on some shoes first." Xiao Youlan lowered his eyes to look at her feet.

"It's not cold," Nan Xueyin said.

Xiao Youlan laughed, "Are you that eager to watch me bathe?"

Nan Xueyin pursed her lips; she didn't admit it, but she didn't deny it either, simply letting Xiao Youlan lead her by the hand as she obediently went to put on her shoes.

In the bathing room, much of the hot water prepared by the attendants remained.

Xiao Youlan adjusted the temperature briefly and began to take off his clothes.

Nan Xueyin asked, "Do you want me to help you?"

Xiao Youlan shook his head, "No need."

"Why is that?"

Xiao Youlan looked at her deeply, "I'm worried you'll start touching me before I've even finished undressing."

This was purely a joke.

But Nan Xueyin's face turned bright red instantly, and she couldn't even find a retort.

Because it seemed like something she really might do...

She held her breath and stopped talking; there happened to be a small stool nearby, so she sat down and watched Xiao Youlan, not far away, remove his last undergarment.

When wearing clothes, Xiao Youlan looked handsome and elegant.

With his clothes off, his entire aura was slightly different; his broad shoulders and back and tight waist displayed a sense of power, especially...

Nan Xueyin felt ashamed and didn't want to look, yet her gaze kept drifting uncontrollably toward that spot.

This was the first time she had seen it.

She didn't know if Xiao Youlan's was considered good or bad.

Before, she might have found it a bit disgusting, but perhaps because she liked Xiao Youlan, she found it quite pleasing to the eye.

Xiao Youlan stood sideways to her and began to rinse.

Hot water poured over his body, and beads of water the size of peas rolled and slid continuously along his skin.

Nan Xueyin watched without blinking.

The whole process seemed to be just a brief moment, yet it also seemed to take a long time to end.

Finally, Xiao Youlan moved and walked toward Nan Xueyin.

Nan Xueyin looked at him, then looked at "him"; she had finally calmed down, but her face began to grow hotter and hotter again.

Xiao Youlan wiped the water droplets off his body, picked up the trousers nearby to put them on, and stood before her without his top, laughing, "You can touch now."

Nan Xueyin was slightly stunned, "Isn't that not very good?"

"Are you shy?"

"No... it's mainly that I'm clean, and you're still very wet; I'm afraid of getting my clothes wet."

Xiao Youlan was silent for a moment, "Then will you go to the bed and wait for me?"

Nan Xueyin felt that this sounded truly heart-pounding, as if her relationship with Xiao Youlan had already progressed to some level...

But on the way out of the bathing room toward the bed, Nan Xueyin asked herself, hadn't her relationship with Xiao Youlan already progressed to a very deep level?

Aside from the final step, hadn't they done almost everything they should and could do?

Thinking of it this way, Nan Xueyin felt it was truly incredible.

She had initially been forced to offer herself to Xiao Youlan; she had come to investigate his hidden ailment, never expecting that in the process of investigating, she would end up in his bed.

"What are you thinking about?"

A faint, cool mist of water drifted from behind her.

Nan Xueyin looked to the side and saw Xiao Youlan.

He still didn't have a top on, but the water droplets on his body had been wiped completely dry.

"Why aren't you wearing clothes?" Nan Xueyin asked.

"I'd just have to take them off again; this is more convenient," Xiao Youlan answered very straightforwardly.

Nan Xueyin felt a bit embarrassed again.

Xiao Youlan stepped forward, took Nan Xueyin's hand, and placed it directly onto his own body, his voice low and seemingly bewitching, "There is no water now, so I won't get you wet."

Nan Xueyin's heart hammered like a drum.

Yet the moment her palm touched his abdominal muscles, it seemed to have a consciousness of its own and began to stroke them.

As they stroked, the two of them ended up on the bed.

Her hand rested on Xiao Youlan's waist and abdomen, while her lips were already pressed against his.

Nan Xueyin could not remember how long they had kissed or how long she had touched him, nor did she remember when she had fallen asleep.

In any case, when she woke up the next day, it was almost time for lunch again.

However, the Eastern Palace was very different today compared to the previous few days, and Nan Xueyin sensed it the moment she got out of bed.

She threw on an outer robe, went out, saw Linglang, and asked her, "Has anyone come to the Eastern Palace today?"

Linglang replied, "It seems they said people from the Supervisory Court have come, saying they want to investigate His Highness the Crown Prince to see if he has committed any faults or anything..."

Nan Xueyin frowned slightly.

"They called many people over to ask questions, and I went too, as did Master Nan and Feihong. Oh, that's right," Linglang remembered something, "just a moment ago they also said they had words they wanted to ask you, Miss. His Highness said you were still sleeping, so they didn't come over to wake you."

Nan Xueyin gave a hum and asked, "Where are they?"

Linglang said worriedly, "Miss Nan, are you going over there?"

"Yes."

"But they are very scary; they look so stern."

Nan Xueyin thought to herself, could they be more terrifying than when I was an Assassin?

Seeing her firm attitude, Linglang sighed helplessly, "They are in the great hall to the east."

Nan Xueyin nodded.

Halfway there, she happened to run into Feihong, "Miss Nan, you're awake. That's perfect; His Highness asked me to go over and check on you."

"To see if I'm awake so I can go meet the people from the Supervisory Court?"

"No," Feihong said sincerely, "His Highness said that lunch is almost ready, and since you didn't eat breakfast, you can get up and have lunch. You don't need to worry about the Supervisory Court; it's fine to eat your fill before going to see them."