A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 333: In the hot spring pool, Bi'er annoys Mu Liang

Mu Liang woke up from his drowsiness half an hour after taking the medicine. The effect of the medicine made him sweat and he suddenly felt not as heavy as before. When he was thirsty and wanted to get up, Li Yunye walked in with a bowl of porridge.

"Awake?" Li Yunye hurriedly put down the porridge, poured him a glass of warm water, came to the bedside, and continued to ask: "Are you feeling better?"

Mu Liang drank the warm water first, then nodded slowly and said with a smile, "Much better."

"Doctor Sun said that you'll be fine once you sweat." Li Yunye put the empty cup aside and helped Mu Liang sit up. He took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the sweat off his face. He then said with a stern face, "Look at you. You were sitting in the study and didn't even ask someone to light the stove or close the windows. Why are you trying to be so strong in this cold spring?"

Mu Liang lowered his eyes and smiled weakly without saying anything.

"Are you hungry?" Seeing his pale lips, Li Yunye remembered the porridge on the table and immediately stood up and asked again.

"Well, what time is it?"

"It's past noon." Li Yunye sat back next to Mu Liang with the porridge, scooped half a spoonful of porridge to his mouth, and continued softly: "I specially asked Fu Ma to add some stomach-nourishing ingredients in it. Doctor Sun said that when you recovered from your illness, your spleen and stomach were still weak, so you should drink some porridge."

"Hmm, delicious." Mu Liang opened his mouth slightly and drank half a spoonful of porridge, then nodded and smiled.

It was just a minor cold, but he received such meticulous care from his brother-in-law. Mu Liang felt a surge of warmth in his heart, creating ripples. He could have finished the bowl of porridge by himself, but he inexplicably became greedy and wanted to continue enjoying the care of his brother Yunye.

"You must feel uncomfortable all over after sweating. Let Aqun accompany you to soak in the hot spring pool later." Li Yunye spoke again while feeding Mu Liang porridge.

The two were very close to each other, but he didn't dare to look into his brother's bright and gentle eyes. He was afraid that one glance would make all his previous forbearance and restraint go to waste.

"Yeah." Mu Liang responded immediately.

At dusk, Mu Liang was sitting comfortably beside the steaming hot spring pool. An hour ago, Li Yunye had people add calamus and other herbs to the hot spring. The aroma was already filling the entire hot spring, refreshing the heart. The warm spring made Mu Liang feel comfortable physically and mentally, and the fatigue and exhaustion caused by the illness were also relieved by the fragrance of the bath.

"Oh, I seem to have forgotten one piece..." The servant Ah Qun was packing clothes by the pool and suddenly started talking to himself. Then he turned around and said to Mu Liang with a guilty smile: "Master Mu Liang, I was careless and forgot one piece..."

"I'm not in a hurry, you go back and get it first." Mu Liang smiled helplessly, but did not bury him. Instead, he spoke in a gentle voice to comfort him.

"Thank you, Mr. Mu Liang, for your forgiveness. I...I won't do it again next time." After Ah Qun bowed to Mu Liang gratefully, he ran out in a hurry.

Looking at Ah Qun's hurriedly leaving back, Mu Liang still shook his head and laughed, and when the greenhouse became quiet, he simply sat by the pool and closed his eyes to rest.

Ah Qun has been serving him for more than half a month, and Mu Liang has long been accustomed to his forgetfulness, so usually he only needs Ah Qun to do some cleaning and tidying up, and he still does his own things. Today he only asked this child to do it because he was sick.

Although Li Yunye asked Ange to pick an honest and hardworking man, he was worried that the old man who had been in the mansion for a long time would take advantage of his brother's unwillingness to trouble others and be lazy, so he wanted to find another newcomer. After looking around, Ange felt that Ah Qun was suitable. Ah Qun was also a child from a poor family. He was diligent but unfortunately clumsy. Mu Liang saw that he was young but honest, so he kept him.

As soon as Ah Qun left the hot spring pool, he ran into Bi'er in the garden, who was in a state of worry. Without thinking much, he hurriedly greeted her and was about to continue to Liangyuan, but Bi'er stopped him and asked:

"Why are you rushing off like that? Did something happen to Master Muliang again?"

"Oh, sister Bier, can't you hope for the best for Master Mu Liang? He is just soaking in the hot spring pool, what could happen? I just went back to get some clothes." Bier's words made Ah Qun want to cry, so he smiled bitterly and pointed at the hot spring pool not far away. He then ignored her and turned away.

Ah Qun was still young and had always been a thick-skinned person, so he naturally did not notice that Bi'er had developed restless feelings towards Mu Liang. What he did not expect was that when he learned that Mu Liang was taking a hot spring bath, he disregarded her reputation as a girl and directly broke into the hot spring pool.

Mu Liang fell asleep again while soaking in the warm water. He didn't wake up until he heard footsteps. He thought it was Ah Qun coming back, so he didn't raise his eyes and continued to lean against the pool, smiling lazily, "You're pretty quick today."

"Master Muliang..."

Seeing Master Mu Liang leaning against the warm pool with his upper body naked, although the rising hot steam and the fragrant herbs floating on the water covered most of his upper body, his broad and strong chest was still faintly visible. Bier was a girl after all, so her face turned red with shame, but she did not stop approaching him.

She was bought by Li Xingyuan to serve Aunt Xin when she was young, and she has been with Aunt Xin for more than ten years. Aunt Xin also raised her as a half-daughter, which led to her being a little maid with lofty ambitions.

It was thought that Concubine Xin and Master Li would love and stay together in the Li Mansion for the rest of their lives, and Bi'er, as Concubine Xin's personal maid, could also rely on the favor of her master to find a good place for herself. But things are unpredictable, and now Master Li and Concubine Xin are gone. She is helpless in the mansion and has no control over her life. In the future, she will probably either marry a servant in the mansion or be assigned to a family outside by her master at will.

Seeing that she had reached the age of marriage, Bier was unwilling to marry a mediocre man and spend her whole life with him. Bier had already been attracted to Mu Liang a few years ago. When Aunt Xin was still alive, she dared to ask Aunt Xin to let Master Li decide to marry her to him, even though she knew that although Mu Liang was the adopted son of the Li family, the master treated him like his own son.

But she was not yet of marriageable age at that time, and she did not dare and was too ashamed to tell Aunt Xin. Now Aunt Xin had gone with Master Li, and she could only rely on herself to climb up the big tree of Mu Liang, even if it would be good to be his concubine.

"Bi'er? What are you doing here?" Hearing Bi'er's voice, Mu Liang's face changed drastically with fright, and he quickly hid his entire body in the water.

"Mu...Mr. Muliang, let Bier help you rub your back?" Bier had already come in front of Muliang, holding a bath towel in her hand. She lowered her blushing face and said nervously.

"Nonsense! How dare you, a girl, trample on your own reputation so casually?" Mu Liang had already hidden in the middle of the pool and shouted at her with a cold face.

"Master Muliang, Bi'er loves you, please keep Bi'er by your side. Even if, even if I have to be your maid for the rest of my life, I am willing to do that!" Seeing that the usually gentle Master Muliang suddenly got furious and yelled at her, Bi'er was frightened, but this was her last chance, so she immediately knelt down by the pool and cried tenderly.

"I don't need you by my side, get out!" But her delicate crying did not arouse Mu Liang's sympathy, but instead made him disgusted, and his tone became even colder.

"Master Mu Liang..." Mu Liang's words were like a knife cutting into her heart. She looked at him with tears in her eyes and was interrupted by Ah Qun's voice when she opened her mouth.

"I got it, Master Muliang..." Ah Qun hurried in again with a piece of clothing, and was surprised to see Bi'er kneeling and crying by the pool. He asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Master Muliang, what happened? Sister Bi'er..."

Before Ah Qun could finish his words, Bi'er had already run out wiping her tears. He was about to continue asking but seeing Mu Liang's sullen expression, he had no choice but to shut up.

"Don't spread what happened today." Mu Liang didn't say much, just sighed lightly and instructed A Qun.

"Oh." Ah Qun nodded, not quite understanding.