Qiao Zhen replied respectfully, "This servant is Qiao Zhen, a palace maid you promoted a few days ago."
Ye Shangzhou frowned, and the guards, eunuchs, and palace maids surrounding the pavilion couldn't help but hold their breath.
Qiao Zhen keenly sensed the heavy atmosphere, and her heart sank.
Ye Shangzhou then instructed, "Massage your legs."
"Yes." Qiao Zhen bent her neck, lifted her skirt and moved her knees to kneel down next to Ye Shangzhou before straightening up to massage Ye Shangzhou's legs.
The atmosphere around them grew even more somber.
Silence reigned.
Qiao Zhen could barely hear her faint breathing.
Feeling the sensation in his legs, Ye Shangzhou bent down and covered Qiao Zhen's hand with his. "Your hands are very beautiful, very good." As he said this, he roughly brushed Qiao Zhen's arm away, knocking her to the ground along with him.
Qiao Zhen: I'll endure it!
Her smile grew even more radiant. "Your Majesty, was my massage not good enough?" Qiao Zhen was very confident in her massage skills. She had traveled through many worlds and was a master at flattery; if she wanted to, she didn't believe anyone could refuse her advances.
Ye Shangzhou raised his hand and kneaded his temples. His head was throbbing with pain. Just when everyone thought he was about to kill someone, Qiao Zhen boldly stood up and used her rounded fingertips to knead Ye Shangzhou's temples with moderate pressure.
"Your Majesty, are you feeling any better?"
With the pain in his forehead subsiding, Ye Shangzhou swallowed the words that had rolled to the tip of his tongue, his cheeks taut.
After about a quarter of an hour, Qiao Zhen withdrew her hand and stepped back, kneeling back in her original spot.
Ye Shangzhou opened his eyes, his two sword-like eyebrows furrowing together, revealing their sharpness. "Why did you retreat?"
Qiao Zhen crossed her hands, bent over, placed her hands on the ground, and pressed her forehead against the back of her hands. "My hands are sore. If I continue to knead, I will inevitably lose my strength."
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