Chapter 309: Confession

"Eldest Miss, my room is very messy..."

Luo Zijun tried his best to remain calm, but his heart could not help but thump rapidly.

If it were discovered that his sister-in-law was currently fast asleep in his bed...

"And, my room smells terrible... I peed in the chamber pot last night and haven't emptied it yet..."

He hoped this Eldest Miss was just joking.

But clearly, she was not joking.

"It doesn't matter, just let Fenfen go over and empty it."

Bai Meixue went straight through the small gate, walked past him, then turned her head to look at him and said, "What, you don't want me to go in?"

Luo Zijun immediately broke into a cold sweat and said, "No... it's not that, it's just..."

"Then let's go."

Bai Meixue didn't say anything more and walked straight toward the room.

Luo Zijun hurriedly chased after her and said, "Eldest Miss, the room really smells, we can just talk in the courtyard, or go to your place."

Bai Meixue ignored him and stepped onto the corridor.

Luo Zijun really wanted to grab her, perform a shoulder throw, and toss her away, but such things could obviously only be imagined and could never be put into action.

He had no choice but to quickly follow into the room, immediately step forward to block the doorway, and say loudly, "Eldest Miss!"

He hoped his voice would wake the sister-in-law inside, so she could quickly climb out the window and leave, or hide.

Climbing out the window was clearly not an option; Bai Bai and Qingqing had also come out of the kitchen and were standing in the small courtyard watching.

"What?"

Bai Meixue was blocked by him at the room entrance and narrowed her eyes.

Luo Zijun stammered, "The room is very smelly, I can't let Eldest Miss go in..."

"Move aside."

Bai Daxiaojie's expression turned cold, her tone carrying an irresistible command.

"Eldest Miss..."

Just as Luo Zijun was wondering what to do, the door behind him creaked open.

This fright was truly no small matter!

Luo Zijun's soul nearly scared itself out of his body.

But from behind came Ziyuan's lazy voice: "Young Master, why are you up so early..."

Luo Zijun was stunned and turned to look.

Ziyuan was only wearing a small bodice, revealing her snow-white skin, her hair disheveled, with a sleepy look on her face as if she had just woken up; she was rubbing her eyes while opening them to look outside.

"Ah, Eldest Miss, why have you come?"

She seemed to have just seen Bai Daxiaojie and was instantly flustered; she hurriedly bent her knees, knelt on the ground, and said with a trembling voice, "Eldest Miss, please forgive me, last night... last night the maid and Young Master..."

At this moment, Xiaohuan also suddenly appeared at the door wearing a bodice; seeing the situation outside, she also hurriedly knelt down together.

The two Young Maids were disheveled, kneeling in the doorway with long hair hanging down, fearfully admitting their fault.

At this time, Fenfen, who had followed in, suddenly sneered and said, "The son-in-law really knows how to play, handling two women in one night; no wonder he felt guilty and didn't dare let my Miss in."

Luo Zijun: "..."

Bai Daxiaojie glanced at the two of them with a faint gaze; that beautiful, fairy-like face remained calm and waveless, without any ripples, as she only said, "So this is the fun thing."

Then she looked at him again and said, "Is it really that fun?"

Luo Zijun's mouth twitched, his face full of embarrassment; not knowing how to answer, he could only say, "It's... it's passable..."

"Heh, 'passable,' it seems two people aren't enough."

Fenfen mocked from behind.

Bai Daxiaojie glanced at her and said, "That's why he just wanted to invite you to join."

"Ah..."

Fenfen was stunned, instantly blushing, both shy and angry: "Bad son-in-law! Don't you even think about it! Don't you even think about it!"

"You all go out."

Bai Meixue gave a faint order.

Fenfen blushed, glared fiercely at someone, and turned to go out.

Ziyuan and Xiaohuan knelt in the doorway, heads lowered, looking at each other.

The reason they appeared here was naturally because they had heard the noise outside just now; in a panic, they decided to sacrifice themselves to help the Young Master and the Third Miss hide. They had thought that when the Eldest Miss saw this situation, she would turn and leave; who knew the Eldest Miss would actually tell them to leave.

"What, do you only listen to your Young Master?"

Bai Daxiaojie's tone began to turn cold.

The two Young Maids were already feeling guilty and afraid; hearing this, how could they dare to linger? They hurriedly stood up and, not even daring to put on their clothes, went out the door.

"Go in."

Bai Daxiaojie's gaze looked toward the person standing at the door.

Although Luo Zijun was terrified, he still tried his best to remain calm on the surface; his sister-in-law should have heard the commotion by now and hidden.

Things having reached this point, he could only bite the bullet, turn around, and enter the room.

His gaze immediately looked toward the bed.

The curtains were drawn, and the quilt inside looked hazy and quite messy, clearly something Xiaohuan and Ziyuan had done on purpose.

Under the edge of the bed lay two pairs of dainty embroidered shoes and two pairs of messy silk stockings. The two young maids' dresses and undergarments were also scattered on the floor.

Looking at the situation, the three of them did indeed seem to have experienced a quite spectacular game last night.

There was no one on the bed.

But with Luo Zijun's perception, he could clearly feel that his sister-in-law was already hiding under the bed.

The light in the room was dim, but the morning sun had already shone some light in through the window, so things could still be seen clearly.

Bai Meixue's gaze swept over the messy clothes and socks on the floor and the bed, but she did not speak; instead, she walked to the window and pushed it open.

The golden morning light spilled in.

The entire room immediately became bright.

Luo Zijun's heart skipped a beat, and his gaze darted to the underside of the bed; fortunately, the light could only shine in a little, and his sister-in-law was hiding in the corner against the wall, which remained in darkness.

But he suddenly saw his sister-in-law's embroidered shoes clearly exposed in that sliver of light under the bed.

As long as Bai Daxiaojie's gaze looked under the bed, she would definitely be able to see them!

Luo Zijun immediately moved his body to block Bai Daxiaojie's line of sight and said with feigned calmness, "The weather is really nice today."

Bai Meixue withdrew her gaze from outside the window, turned around to look at him, and asked, "You said just now that you had something to tell me?"

The words that Luo Zijun had been brewing in his heart for a long time were already a bit chaotic from the recent scare.

At this moment, with his sister-in-law hiding under the bed, he suddenly became a bit hesitant.

But after a moment of thought, he felt that this matter must be resolved quickly, otherwise he feared that long delays would lead to trouble and some unforeseen changes might occur midway.

After a moment of contemplation, he looked at the stunningly beautiful young lady bathed in the golden morning light and asked with a cupped-hand salute, "Daxiaojie, how do you feel about our relationship now?"

Bai Meixue looked at him with a calm gaze and said, "Do we have a relationship?"

Very good!

Luo Zijun secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but said aloud, "Of course we do. Although we may not have the affection of a husband and wife, we have been together for so long after all, so at least we have some other feelings."

Bai Meixue was noncommittal.

Luo Zijun asked again, "Then how does Daxiaojie feel about me?"

Bai Meixue stared at him for a while and said, "Hypocritical, lecherous, and having peculiar hobbies."

The corner of Luo Zijun's mouth twitched, and he said, "Anything else?"

Bai Meixue did not speak again.

Luo Zijun sighed and said, "So in Daxiaojie's heart, I am actually so unbearable."

Bai Meixue said, "It's not that unbearable; at least you have some guts, being the first Matrilocal Son-in-law to dare to have designs on your sister-in-law."

Luo Zijun: "..."

Fine, there was no need to explain at this time anyway; explaining was useless.

"Young Lady really knows how to compliment people."

Luo Zijun mocked himself, then looked at her and said, "Since that is the case, Daxiaojie must really dislike me, right?"

Bai Meixue seemed to think for a moment and said, "It's alright, I wouldn't call it dislike, just contempt."

Luo Zijun: "..."

Very good! This girl is even better at roasting people than Lin Duidui and Qing Duidui!

Luo Zijun decided to get to the point: "Then, does Daxiaojie think our marriage still has any meaning?"

Bai Meixue looked at him calmly and said, "What do you mean?"

Luo Zijun took a deep breath, met her gaze, and said, "When Daxiaojie married me, it was out of necessity, for the safety of the Bai Family. Now that the danger has been lifted, what does Daxiaojie think?"

Bai Meixue said indifferently, "What do you think?"

Seeing that the conversation had reached this point, Luo Zijun knew that being wishy-washy would only waste time and be even more hypocritical, so he said directly, "I think that since this marriage of ours was not willing, not a mutual desire, and now that the danger has been lifted, there is no need for us to continue pretending and maintaining this uncomfortably; what does Daxiaojie think?"

After saying this, for some reason, his heart suddenly tightened.

Although a stone had fallen to the ground, strangely there was no sense of relief, but rather an indescribable sense of melancholy.

Bai Meixue looked at him with a calm gaze, her flawless and beautiful face still showing no emotional change. Upon hearing this, she pondered for a moment, looked at him, and said, "Do you mean to say that you want to divorce me?"

"Of course not."

Luo Zijun hurriedly denied it and corrected her, "I am merely a lowly Matrilocal Son-in-law, how would I have the qualifications to divorce Daxiaojie? Moreover, Daxiaojie is as beautiful as a celestial being, a noble Young Lady, with a gentle personality, loved by everyone and everything. What I meant just now was actually for Daxiaojie's sake. Since Daxiaojie despises me and does not want this marriage, I propose that Daxiaojie can... can divorce me..."

He then hurriedly promised, "Daxiaojie, rest assured, even if you divorce me, I will never have the slightest resentment. The Bai Family has been kind to me, and Daxiaojie has been kind to me. Even if Daxiaojie and I are no longer husband and wife in the future, I will still treat the Bai Family as my own home and treat Daxiaojie and the Bai Family as my own kin."

He was afraid that Bai Daxiaojie would have reservations because he was now favored by the Queen, which is why he spoke this way.

After these words were spoken, the room fell into a brief silence.

Luo Zijun cautiously watched the expression on Bai Daxiaojie's face, but could not discern anything. After waiting for a long time, just as he was about to continue persuading her, Bai Daxiaojie finally spoke, her tone indifferent: "However, I do not want to divorce you."

Luo Zijun paused and said, "Why? Daxiaojie does not like me, despises me, and was unwilling to marry me. Now that everything is calm, Daxiaojie can completely divorce me and regain your freedom."

Bai Meixue looked at him with her beautiful, pitch-black eyes and said, "I just don't want to."

Luo Zijun's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Could it be that this girl knows?

But he heard her say indifferently again, "If I divorce you, you could then bring your sister-in-law to your room without any scruples and play fun games with those two Young Maids of yours, right?"

Luo Zijun: "..."

"Don't even think about it."

Bai Daxiaojie said coldly.

(End of this chapter)