Chapter 45 Is Princess Zhao really that trusting of our family when she's applying medicine?
"I?!"
“…If Princess Zhao doesn’t feel ashamed, we can certainly help her apply it.” An He was stunned from head to toe when he heard Zhao Liangxu’s suggestion; his fingertips trembled slightly.
Ke Anhe was absolutely unwilling to admit defeat and stubbornly retorted.
She was probably just joking. It's one thing for her to do some inappropriate things through clothes in everyday life; he knows she's very bold and she doesn't feel shy at all.
But if she were to actually touch her skin, Anhe could imagine that she would have to suppress her disgust.
How could she possibly want me to apply it for her?
What kind of woman would accept a eunuch touching her skin?
Zhao Liangxu is probably not a good fit either!
Anhe felt that Zhao Liangxu was just joking, and if he continued to say that, Zhao Liangxu would find a reason to refuse.
But Zhao Liangxu's lips curled up slightly. Instead of refusing as An He had hoped, she patted the seat next to her and said, "Then, Eunuch An, come over?"
Zhao Liangxu also gestured to Zhu Mu to leave.
Bamboo and wood quietly left.
What is she doing!
Anhe was surprised that Zhao Liangxu readily agreed.
Look at Zhao Liangxu's movements!
Did she even know she was in her bedroom? And why did she make room for him to sit on the bed?
Anhe slammed the ointment on the table and said, "Are you even thinking straight? Did the fever from the other day make you stupid?"
He really didn't know if Zhao Liangxu was only communicating with him like this, or if she did it with everyone.
"Didn't Eunuch An say he would help me apply it? Why are you scolding me again?" Zhao Liangxu pretended to be aggrieved and frowned at him.
They're putting on this act again.
Anhe knew that Zhao Liangxu usually had a calm and indifferent expression, so why did she suddenly become so engrossed in this drama?
"You really want us to apply it for you? You have quite a few injuries, not just on your arms. We're the kind of people who see things through to the end, so we won't just apply it to your arms."
You should refuse immediately.
“Okay, I understand, Eunuch An.”
Why can't she understand?
He'd given such ambiguous hints, how could she not understand? She was bound to pick up on the unspoken meaning behind his words.
If she insists on doing this...
An He stood up and approached Zhao Liangxu with extremely slow steps, displaying his usual cold and gloomy expression, as if to scare Zhao Liangxu.
"Alright, since Princess Zhao understands so clearly, we can't be coy, can we?"
"Where's the pine resin?" An He sat down next to Zhao Liangxu.
Aren't you going to refuse?
Zhao Liangxu took out the exquisite little box carved with pine and cypress leaves from beside her pillow and said, "Look, I put Eunuch An's things very close to me."
Anhe grabbed the pine resin.
"Zhao Liangxu, I'm asking you one more time, are you serious?"
"That's absolutely true."
She took off her outermost padded jacket and then unbuttoned a thicker but slightly thinner outer garment. She had been bundled up tightly these past few days, wearing layer upon layer of clothing.
Now that I've unbuttoned the two tightest outer garments, even rolling up my sleeves is much easier.
"Should I apply the ointment to my arm first, Eunuch An?"
Thank goodness, Anhe almost thought Zhao Liangxu was going to strip off all her clothes in a flash, in which case he really wouldn't know whether to stay or leave.
"Do you know who I am? How dare you give me such orders? Even His Majesty has never given such orders."
An He never lost a verbal battle, but he opened the cap of the pine resin, smeared a little bit of the light blue ointment with his index finger, and gently applied it to Zhao Liangxu's arm.
The pine resin felt cool and refreshing as it was rubbed onto the scars on Zhao Liangxu's arm.
Anhe placed the box of Songyu gel aside, supported Zhao Liangxu's arm with one hand, and used his other hand to slowly rub the gel with his fingertips, spreading the light green Songyu gel evenly and then kneading it into Zhao Liangxu's skin.
Zhao Liangxu felt that the area where the pine resin had melted was moist and cool, which was very comfortable.
"The other arm." An He didn't say much. He silently applied a small amount of ointment, while keeping an eye on Zhao Liangxu's face out of the corner of his eye.
She didn't flinch, but obediently handed it to Anhe, and there was no hint of evasion on her face.
Fine, he'll assume Zhao Liangxu doesn't mind his touch.
For Anhe, this was an ordinary job, just a matter of wiping and cleaning. The scar was just a mark and wouldn't cause Zhao Liangxu any pain.
Can......
"Why are there so many small cuts on your arm? I remember you... It was already autumn then, how could you have gotten so many small cuts?" Anhe couldn't help but ask.
"My clothes weren't very thick at the time, and they got torn."
Zhao Liangxu said somewhat nonchalantly, "Anyway, I've already made sure to kill both of them with my own hands..."
The hand supporting Zhao Liangxu's arm squeezed it tightly.
Um?
Anhe seems unaware that those two people are old acquaintances of hers.
"Eunuch An, do you know who those two people who died in Zhao Chengxin's merchant's house were?"
"Xia has already told us that it was an old grudge of yours, a grudge you made in Northern Zhou? How can you be so kind-hearted as to still feel sorry for that Zhao Liangxu from before?"
An He rarely mentioned Zhao Liangxu's so-called time travel, feeling that it would seem foolish of him to believe it so readily.
Now that they're so close, he casually starts a conversation.
"That's right, those two were two of the three thugs I encountered back then."
An He's deep breath made Zhao Liangxu turn her head.
"So that's why you were so quick to kill your enemy back then." An He's voice was calm, but Zhao Liangxu sensed that he was emotionally unstable.
Zhao Liangxu smiled faintly. She hadn't expected Anhe to be a little angry about this. She tried to distract Anhe by saying, "The arm is finished. Eunuch An said that we should finish what we started."
An He watched as Zhao Liangxu was about to pull her clothes down, and his pent-up anger was suppressed by Zhao Liangxu. He just wanted to stop her.
What are you trying to do?!
Zhao Liangxu stopped after only exposing her shoulders and neck: "There are still some here, that's all."
Actually, that's not the case. It's just that whatever Zhao Liangxu says goes. She can't really strip herself naked and let An He touch her all over.
I just teased Anhe and that was it.
But the pain in his shoulders and neck left Anhe completely at a loss. He reached for the box of pine resin next to him, but couldn't find it after a few touches. He then realized that he had just put it on the other side. He was so anxious that he was confused.
He wasn't unfamiliar with women's shoulders and backs; those were the concubines of the late emperor's harem. When he was still an unknown eunuch, he was young and had been castrated. Those concubines would never have treated him as a man. He would just wait at the door from afar. He wasn't even considered a person. Who would deliberately avoid him?
But now, seeing Zhao Liangxu so unguardedly exposing her shoulder to him, he felt at a loss, and a twisted and evil thought rose uncontrollably within him.
She so easily undressed herself. Did she think that since Anhe was a eunuch, she didn't need to care so much?
Is it that she felt the eunuch wouldn't do anything to her if he didn't have that thing?
Anhe held the pine resin in his hand, scooped out some green ointment, and moved a little closer to Zhao Liangxu.
Zhao Liangxu stood with her back to him, waiting with such trust.
She heard a faint rustling sound as Anhe's clothes rubbed against the bed, and Anhe moved a little closer to her.
Then she felt a cool sensation on her shoulder.
Unable to see Anhe's face or where Anhe's fingers would land next, the unknown sensation made Zhao Liangxu a little nervous.
At first, Anhe applied the ointment to her back obediently, and she was able to finish the small patch of skin that was exposed in no time.
As An He applied the ointment, he gradually drew closer to Zhao Liangxu, until his hand holding the pine resin box slipped under Zhao Liangxu's arm and he suddenly pulled her close to him.
"Princess Zhao." An He's hand, coated with pine resin, slid from Zhao Liangxu's back to the front and gently placed on Zhao Liangxu's neck; it was slightly cool.
His voice was very soft, as if it contained an almost imperceptible sigh.
"You shouldn't be so trusting."
Anhe pressed his thumb against Zhao Liangxu's chin, slowly stroking it, as if threatening or warning her.
"You're letting Zhumu go out just because you think our family is a eunuch?"
Now his hand is on Zhao Liangxu's neck again, just like when he threatened her before.
But now, he would never exert himself again.
"Even if my family were a eunuch, we still have ways of doing things, you understand?"
Zhao Liangxu leaned back. The caress was so slight that it felt like a feather was brushing against her. She raised her head slightly to avoid it.
This movement caused Zhao Liangxu's hair to gently brush against Anhe's chin.
She...she's avoiding me?
Did you feel disgusted after hearing what he said?
He said it on purpose, driven by some unfounded malice in his heart, uttering these highly suggestive words.
But when he actually saw Zhao Liangxu dodging, he felt pain again.
He spoke in a deep, displeased voice: "So now you're thinking of hiding?"
Zhao Liangxu was helpless; she hadn't expected An He to be thinking such random thoughts again.
She then said, "I know, I know that Grandpa An has a way."
An He's intention was to scare Zhao Liangxu, to tell her to stop going too far. It was fine if she acted like this towards him, but if she continued to do the same to others as if nothing had happened...
Just thinking about it made him want to kill that unknown person.
But Zhao Liangxu actually said that she knew?
What method? What method does she know?
Does she know what she means? Does she know what she's saying?
"You! What do you know!" An He hated Zhao Liangxu for not thinking and just blindly agreeing with him. How could she possibly know?
"Zhao Liangxu, do you even have a brain? What do you know!" An He spat out these words through gritted teeth.
“I know…Eunuch An no longer dislikes me and is even willing to have physical contact with me? In the past, Eunuch An would throw away several handkerchiefs.” Zhao Liangxu said some nonsensical things.
"you……"
"Eunuch An has finished applying the pine resin, and his hands are still moist. Hurry up and wipe them dry." Zhao Liangxu could feel the dampness on his fingertips.
Zhao Liangxu half-closed her eyes, looking very relaxed: "I'm very happy that Eunuch An doesn't avoid me."
Ke Anhe pushed Zhao Liangxu out of his arms again.
Yes, Zhao Liangxu is probably the only person he is willing to hug and hold like this.
But he also knew that Zhao Liangxu was not sincere.
He was now filled with fear again. Zhao Liangxu's words meant that she knew he had changed his attitude towards her. Would she still treat him the same way in the future?
Just like before, she was willing to take his hand.
But she had just shown signs of disliking herself.
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