Chapter 59 Chapter 59
"No fire wall?" Xiao Jingzhao saw all of Jiang Huai's actions, felt the temperature in the room, and frowned.
Seeing that Xiao Jingzhao was about to give orders to his servants to light the fire wall, Jiang Huai hurriedly stopped him.
"No, I just felt a little cold. I'm wearing warm enough. There's no need to light a fire wall." It was cold before and I had to light a fire wall, but now the weather is warmer. It's warmer when the sun comes out during the day. It's cold now because it's almost night, but I can't sit for long before I have to lie down. It's warmer in the quilt.
Burning a fire wall will raise the temperature a bit, but it is not worth it to make the house hot just to raise the temperature a little bit.
In order to block Xiao Jingzhao, Jiang Huai reached out and held Xiao Jingzhao's hand. Perhaps because he had just walked in the wind, Xiao Jingzhao's hand was a little cold, and this coldness made Jiang Huai's palm even warmer.
"Is it warm?" Jiang Huai thought without giving it much thought. "I'm sure I haven't caught a cold, so there's no need to light the fire wall."
Jiang Huai waved his hand as he spoke, but Xiao Jingzhao did not respond. Instead, he looked at their intertwined fingers.
Could it be that this action was too intimate and scared Xiao Jingzhao a little?
An idea flashed through Jiang Huai's mind, but before he could think about it, he subconsciously wanted to pull his hand away.
Realizing that the warmth between his fingers was about to be taken away, Xiao Jingzhao subconsciously clenched his fingers. The warmth he felt made Xiao Jingzhao reluctant to let go.
Doesn't it seem annoying?
Feeling the strength from the other hand, and realizing that Xiao Jingzhao's thoughts might be different from what he had guessed, Jiang Huai's heart beat faster, and he suddenly thought of the subtle relationship between them.
If they like each other, then this should be normal.
After realizing this, Jiang Huai's palm seemed to become more sensitive. He felt Xiao Jingzhao's fingers being covered by him, gradually turning from cold to warm, and seemed to be getting hotter and hotter, so hot that it was a little scalding.
There was a thick layer of calluses on his other hand, which made it itchy when he held it. Jiang Huai rubbed it unconsciously.
Jiang Huai actually also had a layer of calluses on his hands, but his calluses were much thinner. After all, they were just caused by writing and holding the reins when riding a horse. However, they were different from the calluses caused by practicing martial arts like Xiao Jingzhao's.
Jiang Huai suddenly felt a little curious. He held Xiao Jingzhao's hand and prepared to take a closer look. After all, when they returned to Kyoto, they might be together. Before that, wouldn't it be better to get to know each other a little better?
To be honest, this was the first time Jiang Huai did this to someone. He was not so curious about everyone. If he had been curious before, there would have been many people who would have taken the initiative to satisfy his curiosity. The object of his curiosity was Xiao Jingzhao.
“Hey!”
Just when Jiang Huai wanted to see, Xiao Jingzhao had already hurriedly pulled his hand back and hid it behind his back. There was a hint of panic in his expression, very subtle, but Jiang Huai had been paying attention to his expression at this time, so how could he not see it.
"I... still have some things to do in the army. I'll go back and take a look." Xiao Jingzhao lowered his eyes to avoid Jiang Huai's sight. He finished his words quickly and turned away hurriedly without waiting for Jiang Huai to speak. Only a hint of redness on the tip of his ear flashed across Jiang Huai's eyes.
Is it too funny?
Jiang Huai wanted to chase after Xiao Jingzhao to see what was going on, but when he thought of Xiao Jingzhao's reaction just now, he felt that if he chased after him, Xiao Jingzhao would become even more shy. So, why not let him take it easy first.
Although Jiang Huai felt that his behavior was not too ambiguous, but thinking about it carefully, even if he and Xiao Jingzhao had held hands and had physical contact in the past, that kind of contact could only be regarded as getting along casually. There was no special thoughts in each other's hearts, and naturally there was no feeling. But now...
Jiang Huai looked at his left hand, the intimacy of their intertwined fingers was no less than a hug.
Forget it, let Xiao Jingzhao calm down, and he should calm down too.
Jiang Huai took a deep breath and looked into the void. When he calmed down, he found that his heartbeat had unexpectedly quickened.
…
Xiao Jingzhao felt as if there was a ferocious beast chasing him. He ran in the night wind for a long time. When he found that there was no footsteps chasing him, he gradually slowed down. He didn't know whether the emotion in his heart was relief or regret.
The excuse he had just made was still there. Even though he knew that this excuse was very poor, Xiao Jingzhao still decided to go to the army to take a look. He needed to calm down for a while.
Climbing onto the horse, Xiao Jingzhao gripped the reins tightly in his hands. Because he had been clenching his fists tightly, the night wind did not blow away the warmth in his palms. As soon as he gripped the reins, the softness and warmth from before seemed to remain in his palms.
But as time passed, this bit of warmth was carried away by the night wind. Even if Xiao Jingzhao clenched his fists tightly, he could not keep this bit of warmth.
"General?" The personal guards waited for a long time, and seeing Xiao Jingzhao staring at his palm without moving, asked in a low voice.
"Go!" Xiao Jingzhao lowered his eyes and gripped the reins tightly.
After inspecting the military camp, the generals who accompanied him thought that Xiao Jingzhao was paying too much attention to the military camp and did not think about going elsewhere. However, when Wei Xuan heard the news, he felt something was wrong.
Does Xiao Jingzhao care about the army?
Of course he cared about this, but Wei Xuan also knew that Xiao Jingzhao cared about Jiang Huai too. All the military affairs had been dealt with, and he hadn't seen Jiang Huai all day. How could Xiao Jingzhao be willing to use the time he spent with Jiang Huai to inspect the military camp?
After inspecting the military camp, Xiao Jingzhao did not leave immediately, but stayed to talk with other generals. During the conversation, Xiao Jingzhao's eyes swept across the hands of several people.
As a military commander, his hands have to hold weapons tightly, so they are naturally covered with thick calluses, with thick joints and a strong sense of strength. They are also exposed to wind and sun, and there are always some small wounds when practicing martial arts, leaving some scars. They are not particularly ugly, but obviously not good-looking.
In the past, Xiao Jingzhao had never paid attention to these things. After all, a military general does not need a pair of beautiful hands. Being able to hold the weapon tightly and kill the enemy is enough.
But, when I thought of Jiang Huai's well-proportioned, slender and white hands, I looked at my own hands.
In fact, Xiao Jingzhao's hands were not ugly. After all, although he had practiced martial arts for a long time, it was still shorter than those of these generals. What's more, he was still the prince when he was learning martial arts.
As a prince, even if he likes to practice martial arts, the people around him will not let too many traces of martial arts training remain on his hands. They apply maintenance ointment for a long time. Even though Xiao Jingzhao practices martial arts and takes less care of his hands after coming to Anyuan Mansion, his hands are at most rougher than those of scholars, which is just a little bit not in line with the aesthetics of the people of Da Zhou.
But when Jiang Huai wanted to take a closer look at his hands, Xiao Jingzhao subconsciously felt that these hands were not suitable for Jiang Huai to see.
Because it doesn't look good.
Xiao Jingzhao's aura became a little gloomy, but the generals surrounding him were not so attentive and did not notice this.
Wei Xuan hesitated for a long time, but decided to come and take a look. As soon as he entered the tent, he saw Xiao Jingzhao with his hands on the table with a very cold look.
Do you have anything on hand?
Wei Xuan looked carefully for a while and found no suspicious injuries.
"How soon can I get the Jade Face Cream from the palace?" Xiao Jingzhao looked at it for a long time. There was no way to cure the calluses on the palms of his hands. After all, unless he didn't practice martial arts and didn't touch weapons, he would always get calluses on his hands. But the backs of his hands could still be saved.
Xiao Jingzhao remembered that there was an ointment in the palace that was the favorite of the concubines in the harem. Originally, this Jade Face Ointment was made to remove scars, but someone discovered that it could make the skin white and clean after applying it, and the Jade Face Ointment immediately became very popular.
Previously, the use of Yuyan Cream increased significantly because it could remove scars. However, after it was discovered that it could improve skin, the supply of Yuyan Cream in the Imperial Hospital was directly stopped. Only the Queen and extremely favored concubines could get some and use them on their bodies. Other concubines had basically no chance to get it.
Xiao Jingzhao felt relieved when he thought of this ointment. If he didn't have the Jade Face Ointment, he didn't know what to do.
"..." Wei Xuan's mind was confused and he almost thought he was hallucinating. Is there any connection between this hand and the Jade Face Cream?
Not getting a response, Xiao Jingzhao raised his eyes, and Wei Xuan found that Xiao Jingzhao's eyes were actually very serious and concerned, as if the Jade Face Cream was really useful.
"Jade Face Cream is used a lot in the palace, especially now, when the emperor has several favorite concubines, and the supply is even greater than the demand." Wei Xuan talked about the current situation in the palace, and before Xiao Jingzhao got impatient, he said, "If you really need it urgently, we can buy some for you. It's only about three bottles, and it can be delivered in about half a month."
These three bottles are just the amount squeezed out. If there are more, I'm afraid I'll have to go to the concubines to buy them. But these concubines are reluctant to sell them. After all, this Jade Face Cream is really rare, and they want to maintain the emperor's favor and dare not let their beauty be damaged in any way.
More than half a month is enough.
Xiao Jingzhao felt relaxed in his heart, and his face revealed a little bit of it. Wei Xuan realized that perhaps this was the reason why Xiao Jingzhao came to the military camp.
But is there something wrong with your hands?
Wei Xuan thought about it and couldn't help but raise his hand to take a look, trying to find some inspiration, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't figure out the reason.
Since the problem had been solved, Xiao Jingzhao didn't want to stay in the barracks anymore and immediately rode back to Jiang Mansion.
The sound of horse hooves was a little loud in the night. When they were almost near Jiang Mansion, Xiao Jingzhao slowed down and the sound of horse hooves became lighter. The personal guards following behind him didn't understand why, but they also lowered their horse hooves' sound.
After entering the mansion, Xiao Jingzhao went to the study first. As soon as he entered the study, he saw that Jiang Huai had placed the novel he had read earlier on the desk. It seemed that he had not finished reading it, and there was a bookmark on it.
Xiao Jingzhao flipped through the books. He wasn't really interested in these stories, but he knew that Jiang Huai liked to discuss stories with others, and he didn't want Jiang Huai to discuss them with others.
What's more, he has been busy these days, and if he doesn't watch it, Jiang Huai will need to cooperate with him in the chat.
Xiao Jingzhao had an excellent memory. After quickly flipping through the book, he almost understood the development of the story. Then he saw the page with the bookmark. If he remembered correctly, this was the page that Jiang Huai was reading when he came back.
It seems that after he left, Jiang Huai did not take the opportunity to watch secretly. Xiao Jingzhao knew that if he didn't pay attention to the interesting content, Jiang Huai would easily continue watching it. It seems that this time, Jiang Huai was more honest.
Or maybe something attracted Jiang Huai's attention.
Thinking of what happened before, Xiao Jingzhao's eyes flashed, and he suddenly felt an urge to go see Jiang Huai.
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