SWNOVELXO Chapter 718 - 718: In the Snow, the Red Skirt
Chapter 718: Chapter 718: In the Snow, the Red Skirt
Li Hongyuan’s footsteps paused, he coldly cast a glance at him: “What did you say?”
A chill stricken Li Quan quickly lowered his head: “This servant was too talkative.”
Although Li Hongyuan did not truly visit Jin Liangyuan at the Plum Blossom Cottage, he did indeed see her.
As the master and servant walked not too far from the Crystal Clear Manor, a red figure appeared in their sight amidst a flurry of heavy snow.
The red dress danced with the wind, standing out like a vivid splash of blood in the white snow.
Liu Quan was completely stunned on the spot, murmuring in low voices: “Am I seeing things? How come there’s a ghost in broad daylight.”
Li Hongyuan’s phoenix eyes slightly squinted, but he didn’t stop walking.
A nervous Liu Quan followed him.
However, as the captivating figure slowly approached, he became certain that he wasn’t hallucinating: “Ah, it is Jin Liangyuan.”
Jin Man was wearing a thin red dress, exposing her fair neck and ankles.
A golden bell was strapped around her ankle, creating a delicate sound with every movement.
She was barefoot.
Her delicate feet stepping on the thin snow, formed a different kind of breathtaking beauty.
Liu Quan secretly marveled, quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any further.
Are you kidding me? She is the woman of the Crown Prince, how dare a servant like him stare. Does he have a death wish?
“Concubine Ms. Jin, pays respect to Your Highness the Crown Prince,” said Jin Man, gently curtsying, her voice melodious and charming.
In the midst of such snow, a barefoot beauty in a red dress, even the most stoic of men would be moved and would immediately lift her up to prevent her delicate feet from touching the cold snow.
But Li Hongyuan didn’t.
His heart was even harder than stone.
Even when confronting the woman he liked, he could be sarcastic and mocking, much less Jin Liangyuan?
His hands behind his back, he looked at her and asked, “Aren’t you cold?”
Jin Man’s ears and the tip of her nose were tinged with red.
Obviously, she was very cold.
But Jin Man’s voice didn’t tremble, she softly responded: “A woman dresses to please her lover, as long as you’re happy, this concubine is willing.”
“When did I ever say that I like it?” answered Li Hongyuan coldly, “You dress like this in the snowy weather, it doesn’t look beautiful, instead, it appears somewhat deranged.”
This response from him left Jin Man stunned on the spot.
Li Hongyuan added: “In winter when it snows, I like seeing people dressed warmly, it makes me feel warm. You, you’re making me feel cold!”
Jin Man was staggered, half-kneeling in the snow, not moving for a while.
The quick-minded Li Quan promptly stepped forward and said: “Jin Liangyuan, don’t just stand there, immediately go back.”
A maid from afar quickly ran over to assist Jin Man back on her feet.
Li Hongyuan left without looking back.
This news quickly spread throughout the East Palace.
Dressing like that in such cold weather just to seduce the Crown Prince, she was indeed quite desperate.
Having said that, if she can endure it, she has the capability.
Others can’t even try.
The problem is, not only did she fail to seduce the Crown Prince, she was also mocked right on the spot.
This was amusing.
For a time, Jin Liangyuan became the laughingstock.
In the Crystal Clear Manor, several maids are whispering.
Huang Ying scolded them.
Xiachu chuckled and said: “Everybody is talking about it, it’s not just us.”
Jiang Ning was covered with a thick blanket, reclining on a chair reading a book, she looked up and asked: “Jin Liangyuan didn’t catch a cold, did she? Xiachu, you should deliver some ginger soup and clothes over there. Didn’t she bring any thick clothes when she came here?”