Fu Dong cautiously carried the water; its temperature had been tested and was just right, with hot water on standby to be added as needed. At this shichen, the Commandery Princess should have been awake, but there was no movement at all from the bed. Fu Dong could not help but glance again at the bothersome man lying on the footstool.
He slept like a dead pig. She had deliberately made so much noise, yet he didn't wake?
Nanny Yun had awakened early in the morning. She had inspected the flowers and plants in the courtyard, scolded the house servants for their lack of care, and then went to check on Xing Yu, who had caught a cold after being imprudent in the cool weather. Nian Xia had replaced her for several nights, and now that she was better, she naturally received a tongue-lashing about behaving like the mistress herself and not rising early.
