I can't go in like this but I can wash this before I can go in, I looked around and found a short lake-like arrangement, covered with curtains, as I peeped in, there was no one, Hoo...!Finally, after a long-running race, I got some time to take a bath, as I touched the water, surprisingly it was hot, that's amazing, people in this land have so many arrangements, they even have a hot water pool, or lake whatever...!It's going to be awesome...!I took off my clothes, not completely, just those shabby ones, and freed my hair and got into the hot water with my inners on, After washing off all that makeup, I felt my skin alive again, it was so comfortable to take a hot bath now. I closed my eyes and was swimming upside down, facing the water, it's a good thing for mind relaxation. when I heard someone jumping into the pool, I was startled but before I could realize who that was, I was already in someone's hug, "Who...!" that back hug again, I think I know who that was, "Leave me...!"

Shelly's pov...When I reached the Imperial kitchen I saw the servants ignoring me, "Who was the brave one that hit my maid...?" but even when I asked him none of them responded to me, Am I invisible?I tolerated it for a while but that behavior was a little too much to be tolerated."Who is the head here?" I yelled at them but they still ignored me, that was my limit with those tormentors, I strode forward and reversed a big container with boiling oil, they jolted back and then a middle-aged woman marched to me, "It's me... what will you do?" she tilted her head disrespectfully and was talking me that I was nothing there, I wanted to slap her but she held my hand, the maid beside me, jerked forwards, "How dare you stop the queen?" she started yelling at her but was beaten by the other maids working there, I was so shocked by their attitudes, How dare they?"You dare to disrespect me...!" I grunted, but she twisted my hand, "It was enough that I didn't beat you up because of yo

Xicheng's point of view...I held her face just to tell her that she is safe now but she rushed towards the edge jerking me off, her clothes are all wet and there are many palace guards around the palace, She shouldn't go out like this, I grabbed her waist and pulled her back to me but she was so near that I couldn't control myself from kissing her, she was unique, I don't know why I always get uncontrollable whenever I am around her, She hit me in my abdomen I pulled apart my lips, with a scream."Aahh...!" I heard Yifeng approaching here, I didn't call him because I don't want him to know who hit me.It was a rough hit, I couldn't speak out for a while, she was ready to escape, but her dress, I saw her grabbing my dress and draping it up instantly, that was a relief at least no one will see her like that."My Lord...!" he asked my permit to get in, and with just a hmm, he got in, luckily she was gone,"My lord are you fine?" he asked again, I nodded and he helped me out, it was st

Shelly's point of view...He asked me to follow and I followed him as I have no other option besides following him, he took me to the most isolated place in the whole palace.A shabby platform in the dark full of dreadful leaves and vines covered all over it, just one look gives a vibe of a horror movie set.Crazy monster and his creepy arrangements."Sleep here...!" he said filled with sarcasm, but even when he was so serious, by looking at his face I couldn't help but chuckle again, I closed my mouth with my hands to stop.He marched closer gritting his teeth, "You still have the guts to laugh...!" Shit...!I think I stepped on his ego again, I am such a foolish, even an idiot knows that he should bend before the lion if he wants to survive in the forest, but me...!I have been playing around with him, since the morning, I hit him thrice in just one day and even now I didn't learn my lesson."Sorry my lord" I bowed joining my hands, he clutched my hands and pulled me closer, What

Xicheng's point of view...That tricky girl, I thought she is a timid rabbit but turns out she is a wild cat, wild to such an extent that I felt like biting her right there when she hit me, But I let her slide, now that she will be here with the non-edible food she made, I will show her what happens after hitting her husband.I went to check on XiLiang just to confirm that he accepted his mistake, but he refused to come out of the room and instead he closed the store room's door from the side. He might be a great and brave general on the outer side but from inside he is not more than a six-year-old little boy.I remember how frightened he was when he was locked by Empress mother in a dark room like that, it was from then he fears to stay in a dark room, he even sleeps at night with lights on, I still can't forget his frame shivering in fear even when he was unconscious. I know that this punishment is a bit too much for him, as this is his only weakness, but the thing he did would h