Chapter 34 What's going on with Bitao?

Chapter 34 What's going on with Bitao?

These maids all seemed restless; they didn't behave properly when they saw him.

Her eyes darted around, looking at him as if he were prey to be fought over, which annoyed him to no end.

Furthermore, knowing he prefers quiet, why feed the birds? And why feed two of them?

And the flowers and plants she tends—doesn't she know that he's sensitive to some flowers and easily sneezes?

And her bodyguard?

Xie Yan decided to stop thinking about it and would give her a hint next time she came to see him.

Xie Yan returned to his courtyard.

Wuying and Shitou both stared at him with strange, incredulous looks.

"What is it?" he asked the two men, frowning.

Both of them looked toward his bedroom, hesitant to speak.

Finally, Wuying spoke up, "Your Highness, please go in and take a look!"

Xie Yan entered the room full of doubts. There was nothing unusual in the outer room, but the inner room made him frown.

The curtains that were usually decorated were lowered, and the heavy brocade fabric isolated everything inside.

Xie Yan pursed his thin lips, walked over, and lifted the lid without hesitation.

The next moment, he dropped the curtain, turned his body, and faced away from the inside.

His expression hardened for a moment, then turned to anger.

What did he see?

A woman lay on his bed, her shoulders bare. Even though she was covered with a brocade quilt, one could imagine that she was completely naked underneath.

"Who are you? Why are you in my bed?"

A woman inside spoke in a trembling voice, filled with fear, nervousness, and shyness, "Young master, I am Bitao."

Xie Yan was filled with shock, recalling Shen Nanzi's words earlier, "She has already been killed by me!"

Given her extreme personality, she could really do it when she's extremely angry.

He kept searching for evidence, but Shen Nanzi was a master and did it flawlessly, to the point that he thought Bitao had met with misfortune.

Judging from the voice inside, it was undoubtedly Bitao; she was still alive!

"Are you alright?" After the initial surprise, he remained suspicious of Shen Nanzi, fearing that she might make another mistake.

“Young master, I am fine!” Bitao replied softly.

After confirming that she was alright, Xie Yan cleared his throat before speaking again, "Why are you in my...bed?"

"Your Highness...it was the Princess who arranged for me to serve you!" Bitao's voice was filled with nervousness and shyness.

Xie Yan's eyes darkened, and her fingers tightened beneath her wide sleeves. "Put your clothes on properly, and we'll talk when you come out."

Inside, Bitao's expression changed. She clutched the brocade quilt with both hands and sobbed softly, "Your Highness, let Bitao serve you!"

“Bitao’s body is clean. The princess did not arrange for me to get married. She just sent me to a separate courtyard.”

"Your Highness, if you hear any rumors, they are all false. I am just doing some odd jobs in the villa."

"Please, let Bitao serve you!"

"Did the princess allow you to enter my room?" Xie Yan asked.

Bitao tiptoed out of bed. "Yes, yesterday the Princess sent someone to the villa to ask if I was willing to serve Your Highness. I couldn't have been happier, and today I was arranged to serve you."

Xie Yan's forehead veins bulged. What trick was she playing this time? Wasn't she the one who hated having someone around him the most?

The rumors outside are not an exaggeration; she is even wary of a female mosquito in this mansion.

Why has this been so unusual lately?

“Your Highness,” Bitao stretched out a slender arm from deep within the curtain, tugged at Xie Yan’s sleeve, and tried to lead him into the inner room.

Xie Yan felt himself being pulled, and a hint of impatience appeared in his eyes. "Bitao, let go!"

"Your Highness, do you despise me?" she asked pitifully, her hand still refusing to loosen its grip.

Xie Yan's handsome brows furrowed. "Bitao, do you know why I saved you before?"

How could Bitao not remember that day when she was singing a little tune on stage, she was spotted by a drunken customer.

The madam wanted to pay a high price to deflower her, but she refused. However, the madam, greedy for money, insisted that she, a virgin, take on the role of a prostitute.

She refused to yield even unto death, but the madam surprisingly agreed, and the customer carried her upstairs.

She cried out for help in a heart-wrenching manner, but despite the many customers coming and going in the brothel at the time, no one came to her aid.

Just when she was in despair, someone rescued her and gave the madam a considerable sum of money, specifying that she would only entertain him from now on.

At that time, all she knew about him was that he was called Young Master Xie.

His handsome appearance made her afraid to look at him for long.

Recalling the danger of that day, Bitao quickly put down Xie Yan's sleeve and knelt behind the curtain: "Your Highness's great kindness will never be forgotten by Bitao."

Xie Yan parted his thin lips slightly: "You are someone close to Xiao Wan. Now that I have met you, I cannot let you fall into that filthy quagmire."

"For me, that place was just a place to relax, and rescuing a poor child was just something I did on a whim."

"I'm only protecting you because you served Xiao Wan."

Child? ?

Bitao's face turned pale, and she spoke with difficulty, "I understand Your Highness's meaning. Sister Xiaowan in heaven must also know."

"However, Bitao is all alone and has long regarded Your Highness as her master. Please, I beg you, let Bitao stay by your side to serve you!"

"Get up, get dressed, I'll take care of you." Xie Yan frowned, looking outside.

Bitao was overjoyed and quickly got up to put on her clothes. "Thank you, Your Highness."

Xie Yan immediately went out of the house and said to Wu Ying, "Send her away, arrange for her to have the identity of a law-abiding citizen, find her a man she likes to marry, and leave her some silver to rely on."

"Tell her that she must never come to the Prince Jing's residence again."

"Yes." Wuying glanced inside, then bowed and accepted the order.

Xie Yan walked into the night, his brows furrowed with coldness. He was going to ask her what she intended to do.

Walking between the two courtyards, for the first time, he felt that his courtyard and her courtyard were actually so far apart.

This was something he deliberately chose; it seems that when you're angry, it's best to have your enemy right beside you.

When they arrived at her courtyard, they found a maidservant guarding it.

This really made him even angrier; she actually copied him?

"Your Highness Prince Jing, the Princess Consort is currently taking a bath and is not available to see you."

Judging from their attitude, they weren't going to let him in.

This is the first time in all these years that Shen Nanzi has refused to let him in.

This is his residence; there is no place he cannot set foot in. "Get out of the way!"

"The princess instructed that after bathing, she should rest and not see anyone."

An unfamiliar maidservant, oblivious to his own limitations, tried to stop him, completely unaware of his anger.

Who is the true master of Prince Jing's mansion?

Another maid stared straight at him, completely disregarding etiquette.

"Get out of the way!" Xie Yan's patience had reached its limit, and his voice was firm and unquestionable.

The two maids stood like gatekeepers, showing no intention of backing down.

Only Shen Nanzi could have trained such a clueless servant.

"Who's making a fuss?" Her door was pulled open from the inside.

She was still wearing the same clothes as before and had not taken a bath at all.

“Shen Nanzi,” Xie Yan pointed at the two maids, “how did you train such unruly servants? Sell them off tomorrow.”

The two maids immediately knelt down, not to Xie Yan, but to Chen Nanzi.

"Your Highness, we servants have only followed your instructions and have not made any mistakes."

Shen Nanzi nodded in understanding, "I understand. You may all leave now! In the future, when Prince Jing comes to my courtyard, please inform him first, so as not to anger him..."

She looked at Xie Yan and gently curled the corners of her lips. "Someone I shouldn't have messed with!"