"Yes, the medicine will wash off with water, so how can the swelling go down?"

Ye Haoxuan frowned slightly, "Then how am I supposed to wash up?" He raised his hand, but his eyes looked at Li Luru.

Li Luru pointed behind him, "There’s an attendant, what are you afraid of?"

Ye Haoxuan glanced at the attendant, who quickly lowered his head.

"Are you just here to be looked at? Aren’t you my servant girl? Is there a problem with serving me as I wash up? It was your fault my hand got hurt, so you should serve me as an apology, got it?"

"Me?" Li Luru pointed at her own nose, "Aren’t you the one who said that men and women shouldn’t touch each other? You said it yourself."

"Hmph, Li Luru, do you even understand how to conduct yourself in the world?" Ye Haoxuan was displeased, his face darkening, "Harming a prince of the current dynasty is a serious offense, you know? I, being kind-hearted, didn’t hold it against you, and that’s a great favor! Kindness as small as a drop of water should be repaid as an overflowing spring, the grace I show you is beyond measure, making you work like a horse or ox wouldn’t be too much."

"Moreover, I haven’t even asked you to work like a horse or ox, just to serve me, which is your duty as a servant girl, and you dare to shirk it? That’s simply too..."

"Stop!" Li Luru hurriedly raised her hand, "I’ll do it!" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Ye Haoxuan’s lips curled into a satisfied smile, but he said, "Look at how unwilling you still are, it just shows you don’t recognize kindness when it’s shown to you, waste of my good heart..."

"Stop, can you please not say anything more?" Li Luru quickly moved forward to support him, "I am willing, I accidentally burned you, I’m sorry, I’ll serve you!"

"You said it yourself, I didn’t force you."

"Yes, I’m the one who’s willing, prince, you’re the most reasonable and righteous."

"That’s more like it!" He shook off Li Luru and walked ahead with his hands behind his back.

Li Luru wiped her sweat, thinking to herself how his demands were becoming more and more excessive.

"Why are you still standing there?" Ye Haoxuan had taken a few steps, then turned back to see her still standing there, and frowned.

"Coming!"

Ye Haoxuan resided in the main room, with the adjoining small room used as a washroom.

Soon, someone from the attendant side brought several buckets of hot water.

"Go get my clothes ready."

"Yes!"

When Li Luru returned, the door was ajar.

"Come in!" Seeing no movement at the door, Ye Haoxuan’s voice sounded again, "How are you supposed to serve me in washing when you’re standing outside? I knew it, you’re just thoughtless..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Luru entered.

By then, Ye Haoxuan had already shed his shirt, sitting in the tub, with his medicated hand hanging outside.

"Ah!" Even though Li Luru had mentally prepared herself, she still felt a touch shy facing this.

Seeing her turn away, Ye Haoxuan grinned, "Someone who frequents brothels actually knows how to feel shy? Besides, I’m the one being looked at, not you. I haven’t even bothered to hide, so what are you hiding from?"

Li Luru inwardly gritted her teeth, as if it’s the same! Her visits to brothels weren’t for the girls inside.

"Some people just don’t have any sense, in this world, no good deed goes unpunished." Ye Haoxuan continued speaking coolly, "I should just take the plaque and lock someone up in a big prison."

While holding a towel, he continued, "This attendant even dares to defy the master, I’m unable to reach behind, and he doesn’t even offer a hand... Being kind-hearted is really a no-go..."

"Shut up!" Li Luru couldn’t stand it any longer, turned around, grabbed the towel from him, and applied more pressure than necessary, thinking to herself that she’d scrub him to death.

"Ow... Li Luru, why are you so ruthless? You didn’t scald me to death earlier, now you’re trying to scrub me to death, huh?"