Carrying a bucket of hot water that was 80% full of white smoke, Shangguan Lin kept muttering in his heart.
He had disguised himself as a woman and sneaked into the Grand View Garden in order to find the legendary Twelve Golden Hairpins. However, he did not see any of them. Instead, he was picked by a pampered woman. He was ordered around by her all day long and only did some menial work.
Although he was a man, he was dressed in women's clothes now, so he should not be suspected.
Until now, Shangguan Lin still felt that he had acted like a woman perfectly, without any flaws.
Sometimes, he felt that she did it on purpose because whenever he was free, she would order him around as if he had endless strength. He did not expect that he might be killed by her.
Fortunately, he was a man. If he was really a woman, he would have died long ago. How could he have held on until now to help her carry hot water for her to take a hot bath?
Sigh! For the sake of those twelve beauties, he had to endure no matter how hard it was.
Heaven will send a "beauty" to this person, he must first suffer his mind, work his muscles and bones, starve him…
"Lin 'er, the water is getting cold. What are you doing?”A woman's sharp roar came from the room.
"Coming!" Shangguan Lin quickly responded.
Really! He had already gone to fetch water, but she still kept urging him with dissatisfaction. She did not consider that he only had two hands and two legs.
With a bucket of water in each hand, he was too lazy to put it down and kicked the door open.
The loud bang angered the people in the room.
"I asked you to fetch water and you're already unwilling. If you're really that unwilling, then you should leave Grand View Garden. Otherwise, I'll have to face your bad temper every day!”
Ha, it was all thanks to her liking to watch television that she was able to display Miss Evil's mischievous abilities to the fullest in front of him.
It was nice to have someone to play with every day. It more or less made life more interesting and lessened her homesickness.
Who was the one with the bad temper? Shangguan Lin felt that her temper was even worse than his.
"Miss, I was carrying a bucket of water in one hand and didn't have free hands to open the door, so I kicked the door open with my foot. I didn't expect that I would use too much strength, which was why the loud noise scared Miss.”Shangguan Lin explained through gritted teeth.
Sigh! How long would he have to endure this kind of humiliation?
"quibble!" Peng Yingchun did not accept his explanation at all. "Can't you put down a bucket of water first, then push open the door and come in with water?”
" I…" Shangguan Lin was speechless!
If he had thought of that, he wouldn't have kicked the door open.
"You're so stupid! Stupid to the point of being unbearable to look at!" She took the opportunity to scold him.
To be honest, he was really stupid. That was why he didn't realize that she already knew his identity as a man. He was even more stupid to not realize that she was deliberately ordering him around.
"Forget it! Hurry up and bring the water in. The water is getting cold.”
"Yes, sir!"
Shangguan Lin helplessly carried the water and walked behind the butterfly screen. He found a head sticking out of the large bathtub. He looked closely and saw that it was Peng Yingchun.
" You…" He was so frightened by the situation that he could not speak.
Usually, she would wait for him to fill up the water and chase him out before she started bathing. Why did she go into the water first today? He didn't know whether to go forward to fill the water or throw the bucket and leave quickly.
He was feeling extremely conflicted right now…
Having read countless books of sages, he knew that he should " turn a blind eye ". However, as the behind-the-scenes boss of a brothel in Jiangnan, he should have long been numb to women's bodies and practiced the art of turning a blind eye.
Seeing him standing there in a daze, Peng Yingchun couldn't help but snicker in her heart.
She was just taking a bath, and he couldn't stand it anymore. If she wanted him to serve her, he would be so scared that he would run out of the door.
She had thought that he had sneaked into the Grand View Garden with the intention of harassing the women inside, but she did not expect him to be so pure, like a young boy who had never experienced anything before.
"What are you staring at? Hurry up and heat up the water. Do you want me to freeze to death?”Peng Yingchun urged him angrily.
"Oh, yes." After being urged by her, Shangguan Lin finally came back to his senses.
He walked forward with the water in his hands.
"I really don't understand you! We're both women, so you should have what I have. I really don't understand why you're embarrassed.”Peng Yingchun teased him maliciously.
In fact, her body was completely soaked in water from her chest to her chest. She had even used a white towel to cover her important parts. Even if he wanted to peek, he wouldn't be able to see anything.
" I..." Shangguan Lin really had a headache. He really wanted to tell her that he was a man and he didn't have what she had.
The words were already in his throat, but he swallowed them back.
Now was not the time to explain. He could not be thrown into disarray by her blindly stirring things up.
Actually, Shangguan Lin wasn't afraid of seeing a woman's body, he was afraid of seeing her.
He was currently disguised as a woman. He was afraid that after seeing her body, he would be unable to control his desire, which would reveal that he was a man.
Moreover, she was a virgin, not the brothel girl he usually played with. If he saw her body, based on the principle of men and women not touching each other, he would definitely marry her.
Revealing her identity was a small matter, but marrying her was a big deal.
First of all, he could not stand her arrogance when he was her servant. If he really married her, then he would have to be ordered around by her for the rest of his life. There would not be a good day to live in the future.
For the sake of his future happiness, he must not see her body. Otherwise, he would have to live with this nightmare for the rest of his life.
The thing he was most afraid of was marrying her.
Shangguan Lin shifted his gaze upwards, but he did not let it drift towards Peng Yingchun.
She couldn't help but find it funny when she saw his expression as if he was ready to die for justice.
It was just pouring hot water. Was there a need to be so exaggerated?
In order to pour the water into the bathtub accurately, Shangguan Lin had no choice but to look down. Coincidentally, his gaze fell on the protruding part of Peng Yingchun's chest.
Although her chest was soaked in water and covered with a white towel, just looking at her bare shoulders and the slightly bulging round chest…his entire body felt hot and desire quietly grew in his body.
Secretly swallowing his saliva, Shangguan Lin knew that he should look away, but he seemed to have lost consciousness and was unable to control his actions.
Peng Yingchun smiled and shook her head at his blatant visit. She scooped up a handful of water and splashed it at him.
Since he had already fainted, she would splash him with water to wake him up.
His face was suddenly wet, and Shangguan Lin's consciousness was pulled back, restoring his original ability to think.
Oh no! How could he be so obsessed with it?
It was bad enough that he had seen her naked body, but he was still fascinated by it. If she were to pursue it, his future would be bleak.
Shangguan Lin quickly poured the two buckets of water into the bathtub and fled in panic with the empty buckets.
Looking at his continuous movements, Peng Yingchun realized that he was not only an innocent man, but also a timid man.
She had planned to force him to reveal his true colors as soon as possible, but seeing how interesting his expression and actions were, she wanted to continue teasing him. She did not want to end this life too soon.
Therefore, Peng Yingchun decided to continue acting dumb, pretending that she didn't know his unspeakable secret.
"Amitabha, Guanyin Bodhisattva…"
With his back to the door, Shangguan Lin kept chanting Buddhist names, trying to calm his restless heart.
He was a man who had seen great storms and had tasted the fat and thin of a swallow. This was the first time that his desire was so easily aroused like a young man who had never experienced anything.
He couldn't stand it just by seeing her bare body. If she was naked in front of him, wouldn't he have a nosebleed?
Oh! Heavens! Just thinking about that possibility made his body react. This was too abnormal.
No! If he didn't calm down, he would definitely give himself away.
God, Buddha, Guanyin…Please be merciful and help me get through this crisis!
He had thought that he could calm his thoughts by thinking of some pure gods, but things didn't seem to be as simple as he thought. Even if he invited all the gods, Peng Yingchun still appeared in his mind.
Ah! It was useless! He could not help but wail in his heart.
Perhaps he didn't usually worship these gods and wanted to cram at the last minute, so they couldn't hear his plea for help.
After changing his mind, Shangguan Lin decided to pray to the gods who usually burned incense and prayed to them.
Great Marshal Canopy, please make me forget everything I just saw…
After praying in his heart, he realized that the alluring scene still hadn't escaped from his mind. He still couldn't help but fantasize about everything about Peng Yingchun.
Ah! He had prayed to the wrong god!
After praying, he realized that he had worshiped the wrong god.
The Canopy Great Marshal was the god that the women of the brothels worshipped. He was the lecherous Zhu Bajie.
He was now asking Zhu Bajie for help in a muddled manner, so of course it wouldn't have any effect.
Oh no!
He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that no one was around.
Fortunately, there was no one. Otherwise, if anyone found out about his current predicament, he would either be kicked out of the Grand View Garden or sent to the official office for strict punishment.
Although it was risky to disguise as a woman and sneak into the Jia residence, he felt that it should be very easy to pass, but he just had to meet that difficult woman.
People said that one should marry a virtuous person. If a woman like her married someone, it would definitely be bad luck for eight generations. Moreover, her eyes were not bright.
Shangguan Lin's dislike for Peng Yingchun had increased bit by bit since the two of them met.
Forget it! He didn't care about her for the time being. He had to hide and calm his lust first. Otherwise, if he was discovered by someone, his life would be over.
Just as Shangguan Lin was about to leave with a bucket of water, a white-haired, luxuriously dressed old man walked towards him with four maids.
Oh no! Misfortunes never come alone!
The identity of the person who came was definitely either rich or noble. Moreover, the old woman's eyes were shining. Based on his experience of countless people, this person was definitely not to be trifled with. It was best for him not to meet her.
Just as Shangguan Lin wanted to avoid the person who came, he was stopped by someone.
"You are really rude. It's fine if you didn't pay your respects to the old madam, but you still want to turn around and leave!”Old Jia Furen's servant girl reprimanded Shangguan Lin.
"This servant deserves to die!" In order to avoid revealing any flaws, Shangguan Lin quickly bent down and lowered his head to beg for mercy. "This servant had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai, please forgive Old Furen.”
Old Madam Jia was originally smiling kindly, but when she saw him, her smile suddenly froze and she was stunned for a moment.
Old Madam Jia felt that the woman in front of her was strange.
She did not look like a woman, but more like a man. However, it was impossible for a man with a new face to appear in the Grand View Garden. Moreover, she was dressed as a woman.
Even if she was old and her eyes were blurry, her feeling was definitely not wrong.
"You…are you a maid of the Butterfly Dream Garden?”
"Yes."
"Where's Miss Yingchun?"
She originally wanted to look for Peng Yingchun, but she didn't expect to find a suspicious person in the Butterfly Dream Garden, so she had no choice but to ask her face to face.
"Miss is bathing in the room."
The master was taking a bath, and the servant maids should have entered to serve him. Why was she guarding the door? This was too suspicious.
Old Madam Jia glanced at Shangguan Lin again, the doubt in her heart growing deeper and deeper.
"You…"
Mrs. Jia was hesitating whether she should be frank and expose her…But she was not completely sure. If she was wrong, she would become a laughingstock.
"Lin 'er, I'm freezing to death. Hurry up and bring hot water in!”Peng Yingchun's furious voice suddenly came from inside.
Peng Yingchun's voice was like a timely rain that saved his life. Under Old Madam Jia's shrewd gaze, it gave Shangguan Lin a perfect excuse to leave.
He had never been so happy to hear her roar.
Hearing Peng Yingchun's roar, Old Madam Jia was very surprised.
Ever since she entered the Grand View Garden, she had never been so rude. She was clearly a well-behaved young lady. It had only been a few days since they last met, but she actually roared at people. It was really suspicious.
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get the hot water!”Because she didn't have any good feelings for Shangguan Lin, Old Madam Jia didn't have a good tone when she spoke to him. "If Yingchun catches a cold, I'll definitely hold you responsible.”
Not only did this servant girl look suspicious, but her reaction was also so slow. This kind of person could not stay in the Grand View Garden at all. Later, she would definitely make Jia Zhuang fire her.
"Yes, this servant will go now!"
After receiving Old Madam Jia's order, Shangguan Lin ran away as fast as he could.
After dealing with Old Madam Jia, Shangguan Lin had long forgotten about the lust in his body. It seemed that Old Madam Jia was much more useful than those gods and Buddhas.
Looking at Shangguan Lin's back and then at the closed door, Old Lady Jia decided to sound Peng Yingchun out.
She didn't care if the time was right or not. She just wanted to get to the bottom of the matter and see if Peng Yingchun knew about it or was kept in the dark.
She walked to the front of the house and pushed the door open.
Old Madam Jia entered alone. As she approached, she could clearly hear the sound of water.
Peng Yingchun was indeed taking a bath. She wasn't lying to her.
Perhaps she was really too shrewd. Her intuition told her that Peng Yingchun had teamed up with that strange girl to deceive her. The current situation proved that she had misunderstood her.
She casually found a chair and sat down, intending to talk to Peng Yingchun through the screen.
"Yingchun!"
"When did Grandma come?" Peng Yingchun asked despite knowing the answer.
"I just arrived."
"Aiya! I'm taking a shower now. Grandma, please wait for me. I'll come after I get dressed.”She pretended to be surprised.
Old Lady Jia followed her words and mentioned Shangguan Lin.
"Just now, I met your servant girl at the door. She told me that you were washing your body. It's okay for you to take your time.”
After a while, Peng Yingchun came out from behind the screen and sat beside Old Lady Jia with a smile.
"Why would Grandma have the time to look for me?”
" I originally wanted to chat with you. After knowing that you were bathing, I wanted to leave, but..." Old Madam Jia hesitated.
She really wanted to know the identity of that servant girl, but if she was really a man cross-dressing, if this matter was spread, it would definitely ruin Peng Yingchun's reputation.
Although Peng Yingchun was not her biological granddaughter, since she had already taken her in as her adopted granddaughter today, she had already treated her as her biological granddaughter.
"But what?" Peng Yingchun continued to ask Old Madam Jia.
"How did your servant girl come here?”She was very curious about how such a big "girl" was brought into the Grand View Garden.
"Lin 'er? What happened to him? Did he make Grandma unhappy?" Peng Yingchun wasn't surprised that she would mention him.
Anyone who saw him would doubt his identity because his height was too striking.
"She didn't provoke me, it's just…"
She had a bad feeling and was afraid that Old Madam Jia was suspecting him.
Peng Yingchun paused for a moment before pretending to be enlightened.
"Grandma must have been frightened by his height! He was just a little tall, but he was actually very hardworking and obedient.”
"Have you ever suspected that she might…might be a man?”She saw that there was no one around, so if she didn't say it now, when would she?
If her guess was true, he could deal with her secretly.
Oh no, she was really suspicious!
Peng Yingchun thought about how to dispel Old Madam Jia's doubts and make her believe what she said.
"Yingchun, tell me honestly, is she really a man?”
"Grandma, how can Lin 'er be a man? He was sold to the residence as a servant. Hearing the chief wife talk about his background made people feel quite pitiful! Just because he was taller than other women, he suffered so much unfair treatment. It was really pitiful, so I asked the chief wife for him and made him my personal maid.”
She couldn't come up with any other reason. In order to avoid being exposed, she took out the set of words that Jia Zhuang had told her and carefully told her about Shangguan Lin's encounter.
Old Madam Jia did not believe it from the bottom of her heart. She felt that this tragic story was too fake.
"Do you believe me?"
She wanted to know Peng Yingchun's thoughts.
"I didn't believe it at first either! It's just that…it's just that since the chief wife said it so confidently, it can't be fake, so I slowly accepted Lin 'er's identity.”
Although it was a little despicable to push all the responsibility to Jia Zhuang, if she didn't say so, if people found out that he was cross-dressing, it wouldn't prove that she was innocent. She would definitely be dragged into the water.
She was only temporarily staying in the Grand View Garden in the Ming Dynasty. It was not suitable for her to cause too much trouble.
Now that she was too free, she could find someone to play with. When she wanted to go back, she could easily leave.
After listening to Peng Yingchun's answer, Old Madam Jia felt that if Peng Yingchun didn't really know, she was deliberately protecting her.
"It's good that you believe me."
Knowing that she wouldn't get an answer even if she continued asking, Old Madam Jia decided to observe her in secret for a while before making any plans.
Whether she was a man or a woman, most of them knew in their hearts.#
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