Predicament

The next day, when it was not bright, Ye Jiayao was woken up by a knock at the door. The room was still dark. Qiao Xi, sleeping in the outer room, lit a candle to open the door.

Xia Chunyu came in with a cold and humid air.

Ye Jiayao put on her coat and was too late to ask anything. She quickly told Qiao Xi: " Go and prepare hot water and let Xiangtao also stand up and serve."

Qiao Xi immediately went to the office. Ye Jiayao opened the wardrobe, took clean cotton-padded clothes for him, and went to the clean room to fetch cotton handkerchief.

Xia Chunyu took off his wet clothes by the brazier, took the cotton handkerchief and wiped him casually, picked up the clean and soft cotton clothes and put them on.

Hot water was soon brought in and Xia Chunyu washed his face. That was done.