"Doesn't look like a good person."
Outside the window, fluffy snowflakes were falling. Gusts of cold wind made the leaves rustle, sending shivers down one's spine.
In the shabby servant's room, a thin quilt wrapped around a little girl's frail body.
In the middle of the room stood a large brazier, with charcoal crackling merrily.
This was a privilege reserved only for young masters and young ladies, yet it was now being used for this little girl.
Gradually, a hint of color returned to her bruised face.
Although her cheeks were scratched by the cold wind and even oozed a little blood, it was still easy to tell that she was a pretty and charming little girl.
The room was so shabby that one could see everything at a glance.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open. A young man, although a bit young, with a handsome and extraordinary appearance, entered the room. He was wearing a bright red fur coat, black boots with gold trim, and a hat with a double - dragon chasing a pearl design.
The cold wind blew in through the opened door, bringing in snowflakes. The charcoal in the stove flickered a few times and didn't regain its warmth until he closed the door again.
This gust of cold wind made the unconscious little girl in the bed shiver and wake up from her dream.
As soon as the girl opened her eyes, she was faced with a face that made her heart flutter.
A handsome face, delicate eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and flawless skin.
Especially his eyes when he stared at her.
She had never seen such bright and piercing eyes. They seemed to carry a sense of open - mindedness that could see through the world, and also a bit of a cynical and naughty charm.
These eyes landed in her clear ones and would appear in many of her days and nights from then on.
In her innocence, she didn't know that the lingering feeling in her heart, the constant thoughts and yearnings, was love and affection.
She just lost herself in that instant, until he stood up and broke the silence in the room.
"I wondered who big sister had picked up. Turns out it's just a little girl. Hey, girl, what's your name?"
Girl?
Was that her name?
Only then did she feel parched and realize she was in a completely strange environment.
No, it wasn't just the room. She even knew nothing about herself.
Who was she? Why was she here?
It seemed that her brain had been frozen. She couldn't remember anything from the past.
She vaguely remembered that someone had brought her back to a grand mansion.
Could the person in front of her be her benefactor?
Unexpectedly, he was not only good - looking but also kind - hearted.
Although the little girl was young, she knew a thing or two about social etiquette. She was about to get out of bed and kneel to thank this man for saving her life.
However, the man was much quicker. He reached out and helped her up.
"Hey, don't be in such a hurry. It wasn't me who saved you. It was my big sister. I'm just purely curious. I want to see what's so special about the person who could arouse big sister's compassion. Girl, just answer my question. Come on, what's your name?"
The girl shook her head. She knew no more about her past than he did.
"Then why did you come here?"
The girl shook her head as usual. This really stumped Zhao Luoming. He had thought that this girl had some connection with Zhao Luoning, which was why his cold - hearted sister had helped her.
But this girl knew nothing when asked.
Not only could he not find out any inside information, but he couldn't even find out where she lived or what her name was.
"Could she be frozen stupid?"
The boy placed his hand on the girl's forehead. The contact between their skins was brief, but it was enough to warm the girl's cold body.
A warm current flowed from her heart and spread throughout her body.
If she hadn't been frozen so badly and still hadn't recovered, she was sure her face would be completely red by now.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
A stern female voice sounded at the door.
The girl looked in that direction and saw a young lady in plain clothes walking in with the wind and snow.
Since her body was covered by a huge cloak, the girl couldn't see the lady's face clearly. But when the young lady took off the cloak on her head and showed her charming face, the girl was stunned.
There was actually such a beautiful person in the world.
Compared with her, the maidservant carrying the tray behind her was like a cloud in the sky and mud on the ground.
She also heard the young man who had been teasing her just now respectfully call the lady big sister. Presumably, they were siblings.
What a blessed family this must be.
The boy was extremely handsome, and the girl was as beautiful as a fairy.
"Thank you, miss, for saving my life."
The little girl was a bit slow - witted. She only came to her senses and wanted to express her gratitude when Zhao Luoning walked up to her. She quickly got out of bed and knelt down to pay her respects.
"Luoming, mother is looking for you everywhere. How do you have time to come to this servant's room?"
Zhao Luoning didn't help the girl on the ground up herself. Instead, her maidservant, named Huaci, put the ginger tea on the table and helped the girl back to bed.
"I saw that big sister had found something new and came to have a look. By the way, this little girl said she didn't know her name or where she came from. Big sister, what do you plan to do with her?"
The little girl carefully sized up the woman who had just entered. She was beautiful but didn't like to smile.
Cold as ice, she seemed a bit out of this world.
This made the girl feel a bit cold inside. Thinking that her future, whether to stay or go, was completely in this woman's hands, cold sweat involuntarily oozed from her palms.
Unexpectedly, the woman just sized her up and showed no sign of suspicion.
"It's good that you have no past. With a past, there are ties. If you really have nowhere to go, just stay by my side. I'm short of a maidservant in Yuzhu Courtyard."
Although the girl didn't know why such a big fortune had fallen from the sky, she was overjoyed.
She quickly thanked the woman several times. During this time, she heard the young man called Luoming by the eldest miss discussing with the eldest miss.
"But we can't just keep calling her 'girl' all the time. She should have a name."
"She came in the snow. Let's call her Caixue."
Zhao Luoming shrank his neck and said, "Tsk tsk, this name sounds so cold."
As soon as the little girl heard this, she was so scared that she didn't know what to do.
Was this name not good?
Did this young master not like it?
But she quite liked this name.
Caixue, Caixue.
How special.
Zhao Luoming murmured the name twice. He took a few steps outside, then suddenly turned back and leaned in front of Caixue, scaring the little girl.
Zhao Luoming reached out and ruffled Caixue's hair.
"Caixue, don't learn from her. She has a bad temper. You're so cute. Don't learn to be bad. Always be a cute girl."
At that time, Caixue was still innocent. Listening to Zhao Luoming's instructions, there were big doubts in her little head.
Should she listen to him?
Although this young master was good - looking, his behavior didn't seem like that of a good person.
Well, he wasn't a good person. She'd better not listen to him.
The miss was so beautiful. It must be right to follow the miss!