Su Muxiao was completely stunned.
Bai Zheng was the first to react. She rushed in front of Su Muxiao, grabbed her sleeve, and wiped the water stains on her clothes. "Cousin, are you okay? It's all Zheng'er's fault. Zheng'er is so clumsy. It's all Zheng'er's fault!"
"You!" The apology and uneasiness on Su Muxiao's face were instantly torn apart. She flew into a rage. "You did it on purpose!"
Bai Zheng looked up blankly. "What are you talking about, cousin? A—achoo!"
It was the time of the late spring chill. The north wind blew head - on. Both Bai Zheng, whose skirt was splashed wet, and Su Muxiao felt a sudden chill on their bodies.
Mrs. Lin asked anxiously, "Is Zheng'er cold?"
Bai Di suddenly stood up, a flash of anger in her eyes. She exchanged a glance with Feng Jingyang.
Feng Jingyang took a quick step and rushed in front of Bai Zheng. He held a cup of warm tea in his hand. "Miss San, be careful not to catch a cold. Drink some tea quickly to warm yourself up."
Bai Zheng lowered her eyes and looked at the cup of tea in front of her.
One thing after another had happened today. It was really exciting.
Although she still didn't know what Bai Di and Su Muxiao were up to, it seemed that they must have something to do with this Feng Jingyang.
Bai Zheng curled her lips. Anyway, she still had to thank them for giving her a legitimate opportunity to leave here.
"Thank you, Your Highness the Fourth Prince."
Bai Zheng nodded gratefully. Just as she was about to reach out her hands to take the cup, unexpectedly, she sneezed a big sneeze right at the cup of tea.
"A—achoo!"
The tea splashed straight at Feng Jingyang's face.
Feng Jingyang only felt a warm current brush across his face first. Then, his forehead, chest, and his whole body began to feel cold.
In a daze, he seemed to hear someone shouting anxiously, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince!" and also seemed to hear someone scolding angrily, "Bai Zheng, look what you've done!"
Bai Zheng tried hard to hold back her laughter. Looking at Feng Jingyang, who was stunned by the splashed tea, with a panicked and helpless look on her face, she waved her hands repeatedly. "Cousin... Your Highness the Fourth Prince, Zheng'er didn't... A—achoo! didn't do it on purpose..."
Su Muxiao was furious. "His Highness the Fourth Prince was being kind, but you actually..."
"Sister Xiao." Before Su Muxiao could finish her words, she was interrupted by Bai Di's calm voice. "Zheng'er must not have done it on purpose."
Hearing this, Zheng Yan, who was wiping the water stains on Feng Jingyang's face, stopped her hand.
The previous incident between Feng Jingyang and Bai Zheng had made Zheng Yan lose control once. Just now, Feng Jingyang had rushed up more anxiously than anyone else to care about Bai Zheng. If Bai Zheng hadn't sneezed and splashed Feng Jingyang's face with tea, Zheng Yan might not have let it go.
But now that Bai Di said so, it seemed that there was really something between them.
Bai Di seemed to have just realized that she had said something wrong. She covered her lips with her hand and then said, "Cousin might really catch a cold if he stands in the wind like this. Go and change your clothes quickly."
"Yes, Sister Xiao, you should also be careful not to catch a cold. Go and change your clothes quickly." Bai Zheng said immediately after.
Soon, the steward stepped forward and led Feng Jingyang away first.
Zheng Yan's eyes followed Feng Jingyang's back, with an undisguised look of worry on her face.
Feng Jingye frowned as he looked at Bai Zheng, who was standing there shivering slightly from the cold.
Princess Pingyang quickly stood up and said, "Do the two young ladies have spare dresses with them? Go to the guest rooms in the back yard to change your clothes."
Well - bred young ladies would always bring spare clothes when they went out in case of emergencies.
At this time, Zhuling had fetched a spare dress from the carriage.
Seeing this, Su Muxiao couldn't help glaring at Yunzhu beside her. Yunzhu was so frightened that she quickly said, "This servant will go and fetch it right away." Then she rushed out of the yard in a hurry.
A pretty blue - dressed maid immediately stepped forward, with her head down. "Please follow me, two young ladies."
Bai Zheng nodded gratefully. She turned to Su Muxiao and said, "Cousin, come with me first. Yunzhu will bring the dress soon." Then she reached out her hand to hold her.
Su Muxiao shook off the hand that Bai Zheng had reached out to her and said coldly, "I can walk by myself. I don't need your false kindness." Then she walked out on her own.
Bai Zheng looked at Su Muxiao's back with a half - smile. After looking for a while, she slowly followed.
The back yard of the Marquis Gaochang's Mansion was very large, and every step presented a delicate view.
The back yard was surrounded by green brick walls more than one zhang high, which isolated all the noise from the front yard.
Although it was the end of winter and the beginning of spring, there were lush trees and flourishing flowers and plants in the back yard. There were rockeries and strange stones everywhere, and the winding paths were criss - crossed. If it weren't for the blue - dressed maid leading the way, it would be very easy to get lost.
On the way, although Bai Zheng looked straight ahead, she had silently memorized the layout and route of the yard in her heart. And Su Muxiao had been keeping her head down, not knowing what she was thinking.
The maid led Bai Zheng and Su Muxiao to a guest room.
"Cousin, you go in first. Yunzhu should be here soon." Bai Zheng smiled slightly.
When Su Muxiao looked up, there was no longer the disgust on her face. Instead, there was a gentle smile on her face. "You go in first. My clothes haven't arrived yet. I'll just sit in the next wing - room for a while."
Bai Zheng seemed not to notice anything wrong. Hearing this, she didn't decline but just nodded. "Then Zheng'er will go in first. Cousin, be careful not to catch a cold."
As Bai Zheng stepped into the door, she heard Su Muxiao's voice outside. "I'll go to the wing - room by myself. Go and see if Yunzhu is back. That stupid maid is so slow!"
Zhuling paused as she was about to close the door. She looked back at Bai Zheng. Seeing that Bai Zheng just smiled and ignored it, she closed the bolt and walked to Bai Zheng's side to help her take off the wet dress.
"Miss, is the cousin a bit strange today?"
Zhuling glanced at Bai Zheng several times. Seeing that she had been concentrating on changing her clothes, she couldn't help saying.
"Yes, she is a bit strange." Bai Zheng agreed.
This Zhuling had grown up with the original Bai Zheng since childhood, and they had a very good relationship.
During this period of time, Bai Zheng had found that although this little maid was sometimes rash, she was very smart.
Look, even she had noticed something wrong with Su Muxiao.
"What on earth does the cousin want to do?" Zhuling asked.
Bai Zheng buttoned up the front of her dress and answered casually, "No matter what she wants to do, we have to change our clothes first."
Zhuling nodded and accelerated her movements. She became more and more dexterous.
Fortunately, these clothes had been simplified at the request of Bai Zheng, who hated troubles. Before long, they were dressed.
When Zhuling bent down to pick up the wet dress thrown on the chair, she suddenly felt dizzy. Her vision gradually blurred.
It seemed that she smelled a faint fragrance that she hadn't noticed before.
"Miss..."
She opened her lips. Before she could turn around, she felt as if all her strength had been drained. Her body went limp and she fell down.