Chapter 262.1: Hot Springs, Breaking A Marriage Arrangement
After not seeing the living Enma’s shadow for a while, and also not knowing where he went, gradually, everyone also just had him thoroughly forgotten about, and happily began playing. Even the few years old big and small beansprouts were also running around everywhere. The estate was much much bigger than their home, able to play around however they wanted, with their w.a.n.gfei older sister backing them, and no one to restrain them, practically can’t be too happy.
And Jing Wan, because there were even more people accompanying her now, seemingly also went crazy from playing. Even Sun Yi Jia, this kind of top-notch proper young lady that had been raised with the strictest rules and standards since childhood, also followed her into the waters, and up a tree, madly running around. She was someone that was already a mother, yet just had her daughter thrown to the father, that’s right, father, not wet nurse, and afterwards, just played around like a child herself. Luo Jing Bo, after the initial astonishment and helpless, ultimately could only shrug his shoulders and express his acceptance. In any case, having his little sis’s backing, his wife has already crawled onto his head, and most likely, in his lifetime, he all won’t have a chance to free himself. Forget it, he didn’t plan on doing anything to begin with anyways, and it’s rare for her to be that lively and happy. Moreover, even Jin Qinw.a.n.g was all able to tolerate little sis doing ‘that’.
Luo Jing Bo right now was similarly quite skilled in holding his daughter. Just, right now, he was a bit worried, will his daughter still be able to be raised into a qualifying young lady? However, seeing his daughter tiny like a little lump, forget it, it was too early to think about this.
If even Sun Yi Jia was all this way, then further don’t need to mention the already a bit ‘crazy’ to begin with Yuan Qiao Qiao.
The result of enjoying oneself too much was just getting completely wiped out. Thus, Jing Wan let someone arrange their respective accommodations, and also let someone have the evening meal separately sent over, especially for the younger ones, repeatedly warning their servant girls and wet nurses that after giving them a hot bath, also must drink a dose of cold preventing medicine. She will send someone to have it prepared.
After finis.h.i.+ng up these things, Jing Wan finally realized in hindsight that she seemingly had her own husband completely forgotten about, having not seen the person this whole time. She had that bit of a guilty conscience inside.
Returning to the villa’s main courtyard, she saw Eunuch Mu. Then, in other words, he was in the main courtyard, “Mu An, where’s w.a.n.gye?”
Eunuch Mu somewhat timidly looked to Jing Wan. About that, master’s mood wasn’t that good right now.
“Replying to w.a.n.gfei, master went to the hot spring pond.”
Hot spring pond(汤泉池)? Isn’t that just hot springs(温泉)? This estate actually has hot springs? However, thinking it over, it seemingly wasn’t that strange. However, in the main courtyard, one didn’t see a hot spring. To have actually not been extended in, this seemingly didn’t match with a certain someone’s style. “Where is it?” When asking this, she finally noticed Eunuch Mu being slightly off. “What’s wrong, did something happen?”
(T/N: 汤泉池 is the archaic term for hot springs, while 温泉 is the modern word for it.)
“No, nothing.” Eunuch Mu quivered, “This servant will take you over?”
Jing Wan slightly contemplated for a moment, and then nodded, instructing her servant girls to prepare clothing and other personal items.
Although this was the main courtyard, there wasn’t an actual significant wall, a corridor every five steps, a scenery every ten steps, branching in every direction, going around for a while. Jing Wan finally saw another scenery behind the main courtyard. This place’s position was special, and one can only come here by pa.s.sing through the main courtyard. She’d just arrived yesterday, and still haven’t toured the back area yet, so no wonder she wouldn’t know.
This hot spring pond very much had the same features as the ones in her past life and was built out in the open. Next to it were real mountains, then contrasted with the various craggy odd rocks of a rock garden, as if naturally piled up. This kind of layout complemented the whole very well. Truthfully speaking, compared with the square bath pond drawn indoors, which lacked that aesthetic, this naturally further matched with Jing Wan’s taste.
More importantly, in many places, it was all adorned with gla.s.s lanterns, and at this time, the candle inside was already lit, just like that wall lantern that was embedded into the stone wall, and that garden lantern that was buried into the ground, the light although wasn’t that bright, the ambience it created was ample. Because she’d once experienced a nightless civilization[1] before, this place, at first glance, even appeared somewhat serene. However, this kind of feeling disappeared very quickly, just feeling that it resembled nature itself.
“w.a.n.gfei, master should be behind the rockery, this servant won’t be going over.”
Since Eunuch Mu said this, the servant girls also quite perceptively stopped in their steps, no longer advancing.
“Mu An, did w.a.n.gye let you stay in the front courtyard?” Jing Wan pensively asked.
“Replying to w.a.n.gfei, master didn’t need this servant serving, thus this servant stayed in the front courtyard.” As a good underling, one naturally needed to know how to make out the intentions of one’s master. Although under normal circ.u.mstances, he wasn’t able to make out anything, but since master was already being that obvious, if he still didn’t understand, then he can also just get lost.
Just, Eunuch Mu couldn’t help but complain inside. If you miss w.a.n.gfei, just say it clearly, if you want to let w.a.n.gfei go over, just say it directly, why must you insist on letting us bear your heavy pressure.
Even if your master doesn’t need serving, you can still wait here, and not go to the front.
Jing Wan felt she might have discovered something interesting. Her husband was probably a bit of a ‘tsundere[2]‘.
Jing Wan mysteriously laughed, laughing to the point where it made the others a bit baffled.
Jing Wan proceeded alone, crossing over a small wooden bridge, and going around two layers of rockery, afterwards seeing Li Hong Yuan soaking in the water shrouded by curling mist. The angle where Jing Wan stood was at his side rear. His fine black hair was loosely draped over his shoulders, part of it sticking to the side of his face, following along downwards, brus.h.i.+ng by the shoulder, and hanging in the water. And under the surface of the water, it separated into threads. That scene really was quite enticing.
Perhaps for the sake of convenience, next to his hand, there was a piece of a relatively smooth rock, and placed on it was wine. Although just a palm high small bottle, the amount of them weren’t few, and there were already five six wine bottles knocked over. In other words, he has drank at least five six bottles. Jing Wan furrowed her brow, “Ah Yuan………..”
Li Hong Yuan didn’t react, like as if drunk, his mental state already sluggish. However, his movement in pouring the wine was very smooth. It can be seen, he really wasn’t drunk. Afterwards, Jing Wan strangely sensed a kind of ‘I’m not happy, I’m very angry, quickly come coax me’ air on him. Don’t know if one should call this intuition, but Jing Wan precisely thought this.
She soundlessly laughed, but just when she was preparing to go forward, she stepped on a foreign object. Looking down, it was his clothes. When she saw him, her attention was just on him, so actually didn’t notice. Just, in the next instant, Jing Wan’s pupils suddenly shrunk. On that pure white inner garment was a patch of dark red, making one immediately think of blood. She hurriedly went forward, disregarding her clothes and whatnot, directly stepping into the pond, “Ah Yuan, you’re injured? Where did you get hurt? If you’re injured, how can you still soak in the water?” Asking as she looked him over. And seemingly afraid of accidentally touching his wound, she didn’t dare to use her hands.
Li Hong Yuan, who originally wanted to give her the cold-shoulder, seeing her this anxious, had no way of ignoring, grasping her hand, “I’m fine, it’s not my blood. No matter how reckless, I still wouldn’t soak in the hot springs after sustaining injuries.”
Jing Wan relaxed a breath, thank goodness. She’d also just panicked out of worry. Then again, thinking back to Mu An, one should’ve known. If his master had really gotten injured, dying the clothes red, it was impossible to not have any reactions. Moreover, he definitely would’ve long looked for her.
“What did you go do today? There’s quite a lot of blood on the clothes.”
Prior to last night, Jing Wan would worry about his injury, but won’t ask him what he went to do. Yet these words right now came out rather naturally.
Li Hong Yuan let go of her hand, and coldly glanced at her, “Don’t you just have others in your heart, what are you bothering with me for?”
Aiyaayaya, really did get angry, just because she neglected him for half a day.
Jing Wan giddily moved closer, “Sorry, I know I was wrong.”
Li Hong Yuan still had a cold face, his left cheek stamped with ‘I’m upset’, and his right cheek stamped with ‘quickly coax’. Jing Wan couldn’t hold back, immediately leaning in and kissing him twice, but he was still aloof.
Jing Wan continued coaxing, yet still didn’t see any results.
Afterwards, Jing Wan pulled back and withdrew, directly going ash.o.r.e.
[1] Nightless civilization – referring to the night life of big modern cities
[2] 傲娇 – Literally the chinese word for tsundere, and if you don’t know what that is, just google it.