Chapter 318 What I See

This evil thought was just swirling in Yuan Xi's mind. He was just lustful, not a sex maniac.

Even though the moment he heard Hou's voice just now, Yuan Xi couldn't help but recall the ambiguous scene in the wooden house last time, but today he had just said that the two sides would become relatives, so why would he want to create more trouble?

Thinking of this, he stopped and said, "In that case, I'll go down first. Madam, please do as you please." After that, he climbed down.

After Yuan Xi left Beixin City, the mansion became increasingly deserted. During these days, when Hou was free, she developed the habit of climbing up the wooden building and looking into the distance.

Although sitting high up and looking far away would always remind her of the days in the watchtower in Yijing City from time to time, the memory was so clear and cruel that it tortured her all the time, but when she gradually immersed herself in this guilty and painful memory, she was able to temporarily forget the reality and even her troubles.

So she often put her children to sleep and went up to the small building to escape reality. At that time, apart from her, there were only Ma's family and a dozen maids in the mansion, and no one interfered with her, so she developed a habit.

Today, when Yuan Xi returned home, he suddenly mentioned the matter of marriage between the two families, which made Hou Shi quite uneasy for some reason. She ran upstairs to the small building again, but she didn't expect to meet Yuan Xi again!

She was thinking about what happened last time and was feeling very nervous. When she saw Yuan Xi being so polite, she was unable to react for a moment. Then she heard Yuan Xi stomping on the wooden ladder and going down again.

She leaned her head out from the wooden ladder and saw Yuan Xi bowing to her, then turned back. Only then did she realize that the other party was serious.

Seeing Yuan Xi being so decisive, Hou bit her lip and quickly climbed down the wooden ladder, fearing that Yuan Xi would change his mind again.

When she was halfway down, she stepped on a loose floor board. With a crack, the floor board, which was not solid to begin with, broke, and Hou's foot sank into it.

She screamed and hurriedly grabbed the ladders on both sides, trying to pull her feet out. After trying several times, she failed. She was anxious and simply stepped down. She heard a series of "crackling" sounds, and the horizontal plank of the wooden ladder broke into two sections and fell to the ground.

Hou felt that she had stepped on empty air and was about to fall. She was so frightened that her face turned pale. She quickly grabbed the wooden ladder with both hands and finally managed to steady herself.

She tentatively put her foot down, trying to get it over the broken part and onto the floor below, but it was too far away and she couldn't reach it.

She was so anxious that she was sweating all over and her arms began to tremble slightly. She had to pull her feet back and secure her body on the ladder. But after a while, she felt her hands sore. Now she had no strength to climb up and could not reach the floor. She was in a dilemma.

She turned her head and looked at the ground which was several people high. She thought to herself, I might as well die from the fall. I might as well just jump down!

At this moment, footsteps were heard and Yuan Xi's voice rang out: "Madam, do you need help?"

Yuan Xi had already walked far away, but when he heard the noise from the wooden building, he turned back. When he saw Hou hanging in the air with the floor broken under his feet, he understood what had happened.

Yuan Xi felt a little guilty because the broken spot in the floor was exactly where he had stepped hard before.

This wooden building was originally crudely built and should have been repaired and maintained long ago, but after Yuan Xi left, no one cared about it and it was left to be exposed to the wind and rain, and the wooden stairs gradually decayed.

If it were someone of Yuan Xi's weight, he would have broken the ladder from going up and down so many times, but Hou was petite, so nothing had happened after just half a year of seeing each other.

However, Yuan Xi's action of climbing the ladder just now made the already breaking floor even worse. He stepped back, but the stairs had reached the critical point, and Hou's last step when he came down directly caused the floor to break.

Yuan Xi figured out the key points and felt quite embarrassed. Seeing Hou hanging on the ladder with her dress fluttering in the wind, he said, "Madam, do you need any help?"

Hou was conflicted. What do you want me to say?

How can you help me down?

She was torn between her conscience and her desires, but she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Don't worry, sir. I can come down."

Hou made up her mind, grabbed both sides of the ladder with her arms, straightened her body, sank her feet, and landed on the floor below. Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she heard another click and the floor broke again. She screamed and her body hung on the ladder, swaying in the wind.

Her mind went blank. She was really going to fall to death!

Hou felt her hands go weak and she was about to give up. Then she heard a stomping sound under her feet. Then her feet were held up by someone. Yuan Xi said from below, "Madam, let go of your hands slowly. I'll hold you down."

At this time, Yuan Xi held the ladder with one hand and lifted Hou's body up with the other. He raised his head with great effort, but saw what was under the skirt. His nose felt hot and he quickly lowered his head again.

Hou saw this out of the corner of her eye, feeling embarrassed and anxious. She wanted to refuse out loud, but her hands had no strength left. She had to grab the ladder with both hands in turn and let her body slowly move down.

After an unknown amount of time, she felt her vest was soaked. She had only moved less than a foot down when even Yuan Xi's hand, which was supporting her from below, began to tremble slightly.

Yuan Xi put his arm on the wooden ladder below to use as a fulcrum to support Hou's weight. He knew that Hou was afraid, so he had to wait patiently.

Hou slowly came to her senses and hurriedly stretched her body and stepped down, wanting to end this ugly scene as soon as possible. However, the more hurried she was, the more mistakes she made. Her foot slipped and she left Yuan Xi's palm. Her body suddenly plummeted and she fell straight down!

She was so horrified that she waved her hands around and her body fell down. With a snap, she fell onto Yuan Xi's arms.

Yuan Xi was also startled. He did not expect Hou to fall down, so he quickly grabbed the wooden ladder and exerted force with his feet to support himself and Hou's body.

Hou was panic-stricken and frantically grabbed hold of the ladder with both hands, finally stopping herself.

After both of them stabilized their bodies, Yuan Xi realized that the position of his arm was extremely awkward and his body was stiff. Not to mention Hou, who felt her face burning and her brain dizzy.

The two were speechless for a moment, as if time had stopped.

After a while, Hou finally woke up from her dream and bit her lip and said, "Please let go, sir. I will get down by myself."

Yuan Xi quickly said "oh" and pulled back his arm. Seeing that Hou had been able to stabilize her body, he went down the ladder first. When he saw Hou moving down slowly, he quickly turned his head away to avoid suspicion.

Yuan Xi couldn't help but twitch his nose. Hou, who was climbing down, heard it and her body softened, and she almost fell off the ladder.

Hou felt like she had walked a year to climb the dozen or so wooden steps. When she finally landed on the ground, she hurriedly bowed her head to Yuan Xi, then turned around and ran away.

Yuan Xi watched Hou stumble away, tripping and almost falling, and finally disappearing into the corner of the house in a panic.

Looking at Hou's slender back, Yuan Xi subconsciously lifted his sleeves again, put them next to his nose and sniffed them. He was suddenly dazed and quickly turned back to the house.

As soon as he returned to the room, he found Cao Xian staring at him and smiling.

Yuan Xi was completely confused and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

Cao Xian covered her mouth and laughed, "Just now I thought the wooden building was going to collapse."

Yuan Xi just realized that Cao Xian liked to peek. There was such a big noise in the wooden building just now, how could she not go over to take a look!

Yuan Xi was already feeling guilty, and felt like she was being caught. She raised her hand and threatened her fiercely, "You are still young and don't learn your lesson. If you don't change your habit of peeking, you should be spanked!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Xian straightened his chest and said confidently, "Sir, you are going too far."

"At my age, if I were another noblewoman, I would have been married and even had children long ago!"

"I'm afraid the young master only likes women of the same age as the two Madam Cai!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi laughed angrily: "You are slandering someone's innocence out of thin air!"

"Mrs. Zhen is not much older than you. How could I only like older women?"

Cao Xian snorted, "I don't care. Young Master says one thing, but thinks another!"

She lowered her voice and said, "It's the same for the Marquis's wife. Could it be that the young master is only interested in widows?"

Yuan Xi was speechless because of the pressure. He had just had a fight with Hou Shi and his body was already quite hot. Now he felt evil and said, "Okay, don't regret it!"

He stood up and blew out all the oil lamps in the room, then pulled Cao Xian onto the couch.

Cao Xian lay obediently in Yuan Xi's arms and said softly, "Sir, I have been waiting for two years."

Yuan Xi calmed down a little at this time, "I will go to Black Mountain to fight tomorrow. Aren't you afraid of being a widow?"

Cao Xian turned around and hugged Yuan Xi's waist, rubbing against his chest, smelling his body scent, and whispered: "Sir, do you know why I always like to peek?"

"You are a man who will accomplish great things. You will see countless things and scenery in the future, and you will definitely see the whole world in the end."

"As a woman, I can only stay in the deep courtyard and watch the joys and sorrows of life in this small space."

"I cannot see your world, but I can see you."

"I can only see you, Master."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi was touched, and wondered if Kong Rong's daughter had the same idea as Cao Xian that day?

He said slowly: "I understand."

"Since you're looking at me, I won't let you out of my eyes either."

After hearing this, Cao Xian was moved. She stood up slightly, untied the ribbon around her waist, and the whole gown slipped off.

There is still a hint of chill outside the window, but inside the room it is already spring.