Qie Xieling gritted his teeth as he opened the door for the bathing area. He was instantly enveloped by the warm, fragrant air. A group of maidservants from the Bi clan entered the room and volunteered to help him undress but his eyes widened before he refused their help.
"You can wait for me in the room until I am done," he said and one of the young women carefully laid out the inner garments for him on top of the folding screen. She closed the doors behind her and Qie Xieling finally heaved a sigh. He knew they all knew his identity but it was pretty confusing because being that he was a ger they weren't the same gender.
He took off the red veil after struggling to pull off the pins holding it in place. He stepped behind a beautifully painted folding screen and began to undress, carefully removing the layers of clothing that had weighed him down so much that it felt like he weighed a ton.
