Chapter 86 The proactive Eunuch An has both hands and a mouth.
"Yes, actually I didn't hurt myself much when I fell," Zhao Liangxu readily admitted.
"If I don't feel pain, will Eunuch An stop massaging me?"
Anhe waved his hand and said, "Why would I massage you if you're not in pain? You think it's fun to tease me?"
"Although my back doesn't hurt, I feel that Eunuch An has very skillful hands, so I still like to have him massage it for me."
Anhe felt that Zhao Liangxu was hinting at something, and her mind became a mess after a little thought.
He patted Zhao Liangxu and said, "Come inside, we need to lie down."
Anhe, remembering that Zhao Liangxu had accidentally fallen off the couch earlier, added, "From now on, you're not allowed to sleep on the outside. You're not careful even when you're not asleep, and you're even more restless when you are. If you fall down again next time, you'll be the one who gets hurt."
Zhao Liangxu was naturally happy to make room for Anhe.
“Eunuch An only slept with me for one night, how do you know I’m a restless sleeper? I never slept off the bed in my own room. It was just an accident just now, don’t slander me.”
After An He lay down, Zhao Liangxu leaned closer and said, "Does this mean that Eunuch An won't refuse me anymore?"
Anhe's gaze fell on Zhao Liangxu's mouth; she always seemed to chatter on and on when talking to him.
Anhe tried to hug her naturally, but it always felt forced.
“If you want to come and sleep here in the future, just let me know in advance,” he said softly. “But I don’t go back to my residence every day. If I stay in the palace, I will let someone know. And you don’t need to come often. Once you buy the house, it’s yours. It’s not right for the owner to come here all the time but not sleep in his own house.”
Anhe has now changed his ways, and Zhao Liangxu felt extremely comfortable hearing Anhe's words.
"That's easy. Eunuch An can sleep at my place whenever he has time. That way, we can even things out."
An He chuckled softly, his hoarse voice carrying a unique charm that made Zhao Liangxu's heart itch with desire.
"Wouldn't your servants be terrified to death if they saw us?"
Zhao Liangxu didn't pay attention to what An He said next; her eyes were fixed on An He's mouth.
At this moment, the two of them keenly noticed each other's gaze, a rare display of tacit understanding.
An He was exceptionally compliant with Zhao Liangxu. He told Zhao Liangxu that he wanted to change, so he changed.
He finally listened to his heart this time and stopped lying to himself.
Anhe kissed Zhao Liangxu again, their noses touching, their breaths mingling together.
Zhao Liangxu's lips were cool and smooth like silk.
Sensing Anhe's initiative, Zhao Liangxu closed her eyes to feel the same soft touch, but secretly opened one eye to peek at Anhe.
An He kept his eyes open the whole time, his dark eyes softened, and the coldness in his eyes that was usually there did not flicker when he looked at Zhao Liangxu. All that remained was a captivating depth.
He pulled away from Zhao Liangxu's lips, his hand caressing the spot where they had just been kissed.
"Zhao Liangxu, I'm asking you why you're asking for something more. You know how I treat you now, and you know I'm a eunuch. Some things are just different."
He started asking questions again, and although he had taken some initiative, Anhe was still hesitant.
She neither has to nor should she fully bear everything that a eunuch has to do.
"You should know that's not a good thing, it's definitely not something to look forward to. Aren't you afraid our family will hurt you? Actually, things are already pretty good as they are now, you don't need to..."
Zhao Liangxu gently pinched Anhe, causing Anhe to purse her lips and look at her.
"It hasn't been long, and Eunuch An is saying these things again. Aren't you afraid I'll really get angry?"
I'm even more afraid that you'll see my filth.
Anhe thought to himself.
Zhao Liangxu didn't answer directly, but started fiddling with Anhe's hand. She pinched Anhe's knuckles one by one, sliding her fingers through his fingers, and then put his hand down, only gently raising her own hand and bending her fingers to indicate to him.
An He had no choice but to slip his fingers through Zhao Liangxu's, their ten fingers clasped tightly together.
“Eunuch An’s hands are still a bit bigger than mine, and his fingers are longer too,” Zhao Liangxu commented.
"Does Eunuch An usually apply ointment to his hands? Otherwise, how could they be so smooth?"
As Anhe listened to Zhao Liangxu's words, she felt that she had misunderstood, and her ears began to heat up.
"Go back to our home and don't say these things."
Zhao Liangxu's hands were still tightly clasped with An He's as she said, "I knew from the beginning that Eunuch An was a eunuch."
The heat in his ears subsided, and he listened to Zhao Liangxu's words, which were all true, yet spoken so bluntly and clearly, that they still bothered him.
“Eunuch An is indeed not like an ordinary man; there are some things about him that are different.”
She knows everything.
Anhe thought to herself, she knew all this in her heart, so she was laying the groundwork like this. What was she going to say to him?
Is the next sentence going to say he no longer has that thing, or that he's useless?
He would kill anyone who dared to speak out, but even if Zhao Liangxu spoke to him blatantly, he would have no choice but to endure it.
After all, Zhao Liangxu was telling the truth.
He felt somewhat saddened. If Zhao Liangxu said this, then he could only conclude that Zhao Liangxu was being exceptionally honest when she spoke of these things.
It seems he was truly bewitched by Zhao Liangxu.
Zhao Liangxu spoke, but her words were not as An He had imagined: "It's just that compared to others, I particularly like Eunuch An. Even though Eunuch An is a eunuch, he still has hands."
She shook the hand she was holding.
She... she just touched her own hand and said those things, it was really on purpose.
"Furthermore..." Zhao Liangxu's light-colored eyes darted around, landing on An He's lips, making An He carefully breathe.
"I spoke to Eunuch An very kindly today, and he humbly corrected his mistakes. Eunuch An... not only has hands, but also a mouth."
Anhe immediately understood what Zhao Liangxu was talking about.
she......
"I think Eunuch An must be very good at serving people."
This time, Anhe felt heat not only in his ears, but also in his neck.
"Where did you learn all this nonsense? You, you..." Anhe didn't know what to say.
Zhao Liangxu has already made it very clear.
Anhe only then belatedly realized that the two of them were in bed, covered by the same blanket, and discussing these things in such a setting made him feel even more dizzy.
But if one were a real man, he would have done so at this moment...
Aside from feeling a little itchy and restless inside, he didn't experience much physical discomfort.
Perhaps it exists, but so what?
Having little desire in his body, he transferred it all to the depths of his heart, from which a terrifying aura emanated.
At this moment, Zhao Liangxu said, "If Eunuch An really wants to do something, that's fine with me. Perhaps it would make me feel more comfortable?"
These words made Anhe feel even more ashamed.
He was a twisted eunuch, and a faint trace of violence emanated from the emptiness in his heart because of Zhao Liangxu's words.
He deserves to die.
When it came to this matter, his cherishing of Zhao Liangxu was unexpectedly mixed with a destructive urge that shouldn't have existed.
He deserves to die for having such emotions.
Zhao Liangxu, however, was unaware of this and continued to wholeheartedly express her trust in him.
But there was nothing he could do; he had promised Zhao Liangxu that he would gradually change.
Anhe carefully concealed her emotions and said slowly, "Let's take it slow. You let us learn how to treat you well, okay?"
Zhao Liangxu couldn't see what An He was deliberately hiding. He dared not reveal his conflicted emotions to Zhao Liangxu again, otherwise he would worry that Zhao Liangxu would be disappointed, just as she herself said.
Therefore, Zhao Liangxu said with a smile, "Of course, I was just mentioning it casually. Please don't take me for someone who is desperate for sex, Eunuch An. Otherwise, I will really be in tears."
Anhe gently stroked Zhao Liangxu's hair and said, "How could that be? Alright, it's so late. You'll have plenty of time to talk about it later. Go to sleep."
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The next morning, Zhao Liangxu slept so soundly that she didn't even notice An He getting up and leaving, and slept until she naturally woke up.
There was some food on the table in the outer room, which was clearly left by Anhe for Zhao Liangxu.
Zhao Liangxu woke up late, and the food got cold.
She had no appetite when she woke up, so she didn't eat.
As soon as Zhao Liangxu stepped out of the room, a servant came up to her and said, "Princess Zhao, you must not have eaten yet? His Highness instructed that if he saw you leave the room at noon, he would tell you not to eat the food on the table anymore, as the kitchen has prepared a hot meal for you."
Anhe knew Zhao Liangxu quite well; she knew that Zhao Liangxu didn't like to eat breakfast and that she probably slept until noon.
"Then I'll trouble you."
The servant quickly waved his hand and said, "Princess Zhao, please don't flatter me. It's just His Highness's order, and I will do my best."
"There's one more thing. His Highness said he'll be busy these next two days and won't be returning to the palace. If Princess Zhao has urgent business with His Highness, she can come directly to the palace to find him."
Zhao Liangxu nodded.
By the time the food was finally served, Zhao Liangxu was quite hungry. She ate a little and then went back to her room.
"Princess, why did it take you so long to come back? I was so worried that something had happened to you."
When Zhao Liangxu returned to her courtyard, she heard Zhu Mu's voice. Only then did she realize that she had forgotten to tell Zhu Mu that she had stayed at An He's place last night.
Taking this opportunity, Zhao Liangxu told Zhu Mu about the arrangements.
"You mean you'll be living with Chitose a lot from now on! And Chitose will even come here sometimes?"
Zhu Mu said incredulously, and Zhao Liangxu patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, Anhe is only here to see me, he won't do anything to you."
"I'm not worried about myself, I'm worried about you! You..."
Zhu Mu suddenly said earnestly, "It just so happens that the weather is getting warmer and early spring has passed. Princess, you should go to see Lady Qiu for a follow-up examination. If Lady Qiu diagnoses that your body is still weak, His Highness will not force you to do anything!"
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Author's note: I slept in well today during my day off, and managed to catch up with writing in a rush.
The second night we slept together, nothing happened again.
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