Chapter 89 A Different Kind of Kiss
Is that all?
Anhe asked in a low voice.
He hoped that Zhao Liangxu could tell the truth. Even if she had deliberately concealed something earlier, as long as she told him the truth and the reasons, he would not pursue the matter further.
"That's all, Eunuch An."
Zhao Liangxu leaned against An He, her hands still trying to pinch An He's face.
She deliberately replied to Anhe like that.
An He grabbed Zhao Liangxu's hand, took two deep breaths, and his eyes were filled with barely suppressed anger.
She didn't even bother to explain further. Does she really think she's such a good-tempered person?
"Zhao Liangxu, do you think we're so easily fooled? Since we've asked you, we must know something. Why are you hiding it from us?"
He couldn't help but use some force with his hands, which annoyed Anhe.
"Didn't you say you liked our family? Why did you hide it from me? Who exactly did you meet? We'll give you another chance."
Zhao Liangxu could feel An He's breath on her neck. He held Zhao Liangxu tightly in his arms and tried to calm down to speak to her, suppressing his anger as much as possible.
But you can't hide your gritted teeth.
"How can this be called keeping it from Eunuch An? Eunuch An asked me if I had met any interesting people. The people I didn't tell Eunuch An were naturally the ones I found uninteresting and didn't need to tell him. I'm very careful with my words. Is Eunuch An angry?"
An He said coldly, "Don't play these little tricks on me. You saw Chen Qinglie, didn't you? What did he say to you, and what did you say to him? What are some things you can't tell us, and why did you deliberately hide them from us?"
Anhe's mind was in complete chaos.
Upon hearing Chun and Xia's report, alarm bells rang in his mind.
However, he still believed that Zhao Liangxu liked him, and that Chen Qinglie was just a one-sided buffoon. He could see Zhao Liangxu's intentions. Even if Zhao Liangxu had pleaded for Chen Qinglie back then, it was only out of consideration for their colleague relationship.
She couldn't bear to see others suffer such severe punishment; she was a good person, which is why she pleaded for Chen Qinglie.
Zhao Liangxu definitely doesn't have any other feelings for Chen Qinglie.
How could that reckless and cowardly person be worthy of Zhao Liangxu's favor?
She only likes herself.
Anhe managed to steady himself with this thought and returned to the study, where he saw Zhao Liangxu looking lazy again.
He was even more certain that Zhao Liangxu was absolutely not interested in that person.
Only Zhao Liangxu herself could see this side of her.
But he still wanted to hear Zhao Liangxu explain to him personally; only words spoken by her own mouth could put his mind at ease.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Liangxu deliberately concealed her interaction with that person! What was she planning? What did she mean by this?
Anhe's voice trembled: "Tell me, you're not interested in that person, are you?"
Could it be that she actually developed some feelings for Chen Qinglie because of his entanglement?
Although I felt that Chen Qinglie was not a respectable person, but...
If an ordinary person were to look at him, he might have some merits.
Even if a student of the Imperial Academy is an ordinary scholar, once he enters the Imperial Academy, it means he has some ability, and he can eventually get a government position in the capital.
He also worked as a translator at the Four Barbarian Institute, and he did a pretty good job as one.
As An He was in the imperial court, he naturally kept an eye on what those old men in the court did all day long, and Chen Qinglie inevitably fell into his surveillance circle as well.
This person actually managed to find a way out by dealing with those old fogies and stubborn conservatives...
In some respects, this person is indeed quite capable.
Could it be that Zhao Liangxu really became interested in Chen Qinglie because of these things, thinking he was a promising person?
Moreover, Chen Qinglie is a real man.
This is something he can never match.
An He was angry, angry that Zhao Liangxu had kept this a secret for some unknown reason, but he was even more afraid.
He couldn't hold onto Zhao Liangxu.
An He cupped Zhao Liangxu's face in one hand, making her look up at him. His eyes were fixed on Zhao Liangxu's expression, desperately hoping to gain a sense of reassurance from her expression and response.
He had expected Zhao Liangxu to be alarmed by his questioning, or even to be somewhat evasive, but she was not.
She was still smiling.
Is this the time to laugh? Is she really that unafraid of herself?
"Is Eunuch An jealous?"
Zhao Liangxu asked.
Anhe remained silent, staring at her with displeasure in her eyes.
"Yes, I did see Chen Qinglie and even exchanged a few words with him. Does Eunuch An think I'm interested in him?"
Anhe felt a ridiculous sense of relief; she had indeed told herself that.
"How dare you question me like that? Aren't you afraid I'll get angry?"
Zhao Liangxu said, "Isn't Eunuch An angry now? But I can tell from his expression that he can't bear to scold me or hit me. When he's angry, he just sulks."
Anhe chuckled inwardly, realizing that it was because she had been too lenient with her, to the point that she felt that even when she was angry, she was weak and insignificant.
She's really spoiled and arrogant.
"If you really have any improper thoughts, do you think our family will let you off the hook?"
Was it all a lie when she said she liked herself?
Could it be that he's just talking the talk, only to gain some benefit for himself?
Anhe's voice was cold and slippery; he was no harmless snake, but a venomous snake that had hidden its fangs.
Zhao Liangxu then asked, "Does Eunuch An want to hear my explanation?"
"You still want to explain? What's there to explain? Spring and summer have told us everything. We know what we should and shouldn't know. What can you explain? Are you still trying to hide something?"
Anhe had only heard a few words from Chun and Xia, but he was so angry that he made his words sound more serious.
Zhao Liangxu rolled her eyes and glanced down at An He's arms, which were holding her even tighter, his palms pressed even closer to her body. She said, "Eunuch An said he wouldn't let me go, but I see you're holding me so tightly, you're definitely not going to let me go."
"If Eunuch An were to kiss me, I would explain things to him properly, and I know it's not what he thinks."
She even made a deal with him, so what kind of bargaining chip is kissing her?
Anhe was so angry she wanted to laugh.
He was so angry he felt dizzy, and hearing Zhao Liangxu's dishonest words only made him more agitated.
Anhe simply did as Zhao Liangxu wished, cupped Zhao Liangxu's face, and lowered his head to bite her.
Anhe had intended to bite her hard, with a hint of punishment in his voice, but he didn't use force when they made contact, though his mouth was slightly open.
Therefore, when T held Zhao Liangxu's lips in his mouth, his tongue inadvertently brushed against the not-quite-closed gap between the soft lips.
Anhe was stunned.
On his previous occasions, he had only touched the corners of his lips, showing great restraint and modesty.
But now, by accident... I've licked her lips.
He wanted to leave, but the dampness held him back.
It was Zhao Liangxu's tongue that swept over his lips.
It was Zhao Liangxu who deepened the kiss; it wasn't him who profaned her.
As Anhe thought this, he instantly cast aside his previous emotions and had no time to think about anything else.
Zhao Liangxu was all I could think about.
An He was only jolted awake from his reverie when Zhao Liangxu let out a dissatisfied "humph."
Zhao Liangxu said, "I almost suffocated."
She pursed her lips and said to An He, "Eunuch An is truly a man of great talent."
Anhe was momentarily at a loss, and in her confused state, she added, "Me too, I almost couldn't catch my breath."
There's no question of who's stronger or weaker; they're both practically intoxicated by each other's breath.
But as soon as she said those words, Anhe suddenly realized what was happening, and her eyes welled up with tears.
But Zhao Liangxu's eyes were curved, showing no sign of anger.
"Since Eunuch An has fulfilled my request so perfectly, then I must explain myself. Eunuch An, are you willing to listen to me for a moment now?"
An He's earlier anger had dissipated with the heat from the breath on her ears, but now that Zhao Liangxu had brought it up again, she calmed down a little.
He simply replied, "Go ahead."
As Zhao Liangxu wiped the corner of her mouth with her fingertips, she said, "Actually, I knew you were angry as soon as Eunuch An entered the room, but I didn't know what you were angry about. But then you asked me who I had seen these past two days, and that's when I knew what Eunuch An was angry about."
It turns out she had already figured it out.
In other words, her deliberate omission of Chen Qinglie's name was also intentional.
Zhao Liangxu smiled and said, "So Eunuch An is jealous, isn't he?"
"Why did you bring up our house when you asked me to explain?"
Zhao Liangxu persisted, "So that's it?"
"......yes."
Having heard the satisfactory answer, Zhao Liangxu continued, "Actually, I have no interest in him at all. We only exchanged a few polite words. After telling him to be careful with his words in the future, I didn't say anything more. In the end, I just wanted to see how much Eunuch An liked me and how much he indulged me."
"It's that simple?"
Zhao Liangxu nodded: "It's that simple."
Anhe asked, "Aren't you afraid that if you lie to us like this, we'll actually believe you and think you're having an affair with him... and then we'll kill you because of it?"
Zhao Liangxu poked An He's lips again: "But even though Eunuch An was so angry just now, he didn't scold or hit me, did he? I knew Eunuch An treated me very well."
Looking at Zhao Liangxu's somewhat swollen lips, Anhe knew that her own lips weren't much better.
He covered Zhao Liangxu's mouth and pushed her away, wanting to avoid seeing her.
Zhao Liangxu stood up, smiling.
She suddenly remembered something and said to An He, "By the way, I heard that Chen Yisheng seems to be quite capable in officialdom. Will Eunuch An try to trip him up later?"
Anhe looked up at her: "What? You actually still care about him? Didn't you have absolutely no interest in him?"
As for Zhao Liangxu's accusation of "tripping him up," he acquiesced, since he wasn't exactly a good person himself.
"No, I'm thinking long-term. The talent he showed at the Siyi Pavilion is quite good. Perhaps he can become a talent for diplomacy in the Ministry of Rites. Although Eunuch An doesn't intend to recruit him, it's good to have one less enemy. We can't let your adversaries turn him into a knife to stab you."
Hearing Zhao Liangxu's words, An He pondered for a moment and then glanced at her again: "Why don't you just say it's to help our family accumulate some good karma?"
Zhao Liangxu smiled and said, "It's acceptable for Eunuch An to think that way."
Anhe tapped Zhao Liangxu's arm a few times with his finger and said helplessly, "We really spoil you."
That's the end of the matter, although nothing major was written about it just now.
Zhao Liangxu pulled An He up again and said, "Eunuch An is so kind to me. Do you have something to do now? Come with me to lie down and read a book for a while."
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Author's Note: Minor conflict resolved +1, but a bigger one is still waiting for Eunuch An [angry]
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