One wild night...
When Bai Yang opened his eyes the next morning, he found that Xiao Lan had already gotten up. Fully dressed, she stood beside the bed holding a basin of warm water. Her posture was a little strange, and her brows were knitted as if she were suppressing pain.
Bai Yang didn't know when Xiao Lan had gotten up. It wasn't that he had slept so deeply; he'd simply sensed no danger and instinctively ignored the sounds around him.
"Master-in-law, you're awake. Xiao Lan will help you wash up." The moment she saw Bai Yang open his eyes, Xiao Lan stepped forward and smiled sweetly, though her voice trembled a little.
As he got up, Bai Yang said tenderly, "Xiao Lan, how could you be so careless with your health? You should get plenty of rest. It's your first time, and now you're still serving me. Do you think I'm such a cruel young master?"
Xiao Lan shook her head gently. "Master-in-law, Xiao Lan is a maid. It's only right that I serve you."
Did maids have no rights?
Bai Yang sighed to himself. In this world, that was probably how things really were. A maid always thought about serving her master well, no matter when or where. In many cases, sleeping with her master wouldn't make her feel superior. If she really did, she'd deserve to be beaten to death.
Bai Yang stood up, took the basin from her hands, and set it aside. Then, with no room for argument, he picked her up and laid her on the bed. He tucked her in and said, "Be good and get some rest. You don't have to do anything today."
"But, Master-in-law, I'm just a maid. How can I do that?" Xiao Lan said anxiously.
"You won't even