Chapter 112 The things in the tray drawer are very interesting.
Anhe glanced at the contents of the tray, her eyes darting away.
He had prepared this in a moment of folly, but now, after talking with Zhao Liangxu, he was looking at these jade trinkets again...
He really didn't dare to look any longer.
Fortunately, fortunately she didn't look at the things in the bottom drawer.
Just as Anhe's hand was about to touch the tray, Zhao Liangxu suddenly asked, "By the way, you had a sudden illness in the palace before. The imperial physician said it was caused by a sudden attack of internal heat. Could that sudden attack be related to this matter?"
He was overjoyed when Zhao Liangxu spoke to him.
But Zhao Liangxu always guessed correctly, leaving him embarrassed.
Whether An He admits it or not, Zhao Liangxu's tone already indicates that she is convinced of this matter.
Upon hearing the phrase "anger over the heart," Anhe unconsciously recalled the incident where Zhao Liangxu had put something in the porridge.
Since he had been deceived these past few days, Zhao Liangxu must not have intended to poison him.
However, he also saw the pale yellow powder with his own eyes.
An He picked up the tray, his eyes darting around, and asked, "Zhao Liangxu, I want to ask you something."
Would she be willing to talk about it? At this point, she wouldn't even ask herself to go to bed.
But if I don't ask, what if it turns out to be a misunderstanding, and I'll end up making her angry again later?
Zhao Liangxu had already covered herself with the blanket. When she heard An He's words, she simply said "Hmm?" and turned her back to him.
Do you want to kill me?
“I saw you pour medicine powder into the porridge.”
Normally, Anhe would never ask anyone such a potentially troublesome question.
The scene he saw was enough for him to ponder countless terrifying possibilities, all of which ultimately led to a conclusion that would harm him.
Let alone seeing someone put something unknown in his food, even if he only hears a suspicious lie, he will thoroughly investigate the person's background and thoughts.
An He already felt hesitant when An He simply posed such a question to Zhao Liangxu.
He had barely picked up the tray, and before he could even wait for the answer, he wanted to turn around.
Then, startled by Zhao Liangxu's sudden action of pulling back the covers and sitting up straight, he stumbled backward, lost his balance, and dropped the tray.
Zhao Liangxu thought that An He had already put on a few melodramatic dramas in his mind these past few days, which was funny enough. Today, she was in a bad mood and was already sleepy. She wanted to listen to An He's questions in a lazy manner. As for whether they were important or not, and whether she should answer them, it would depend on her own mood.
As a result, Anhe threw out this sentence at Zhao Liangxu.
He actually thought the powder he put into the porridge was poison!
He's really something!
Zhao Liangxu was also jolted awake by An He's words. She wanted to sit up and say a few words, but the movement of lifting the blanket was too big, causing An He to retreat like a gust of wind. In the end, the heavy object she was carrying fell to the ground.
The tray was not a light object to begin with, and with so many warm jade pieces on it, it was quite heavy.
When it landed on the ground, it made a very crisp sound.
It is jade after all, and it is very easy to break if dropped.
Zhao Liangxu then noticed that some ugly pieces of jade had been smashed by the ground, turning into large pieces of jade fragments that rolled on the ground like mercury.
It rolled around in many places.
But some jade is stubborn and still maintains its original state.
Some jade pieces were not broken into many pieces, and their original round shape was still preserved.
"......"
Zhao Liangxu hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
She forgot everything she was about to say because of the fall, and finally blurted out in a strange tone, "I said I don't like them, but Eunuch An can't just smash them all because of that."
As soon as she said this, Zhao Liangxu felt even more confused.
Before An He could say anything, Zhao Liangxu steered the conversation back on track: "What did you just say? You mean I poisoned you? I noticed that every time I watched Eunuch An, he ate his porridge and vegetables clean, yet you suspected I was poisoning him?"
Although she asked several questions in a row, Zhao Liangxu did not adopt an aggressive attitude.
After all, considering the packaging of the powder and its suspicious color, it's easy for someone who doesn't know the situation to overthink things.
Therefore, she was thinking as she said those words.
Anhe suspected that she was poisoning the food, yet she ate it all.
Even the most cold-hearted person, upon thinking of this, might find their anger strangely and peacefully comforted.
At least that's how she is.
She even inexplicably felt that Anhe might be able to swallow so-called poison simply because it was her.
So Zhao Liangxu asked, "Eunuch An, if you think it's poison, why did you still eat it?"
Anhe simply replied, "Because... I don't want things to get worse."
I don't want to expose these things, to expose what he thought was the thin veil of ulterior motives between the two of them.
If you don't poke a hole, the thin paper will taste sweet.
Zhao Liangxu blinked, her expression showing a hint of speechlessness: "That's the medicine I take! A mild tonic! It's your fault for refusing to eat any medicinal food, so I had to put it in your food like poison."
She always considered herself a calm person, but sometimes when she was with Anhe, he could stir up strange emotions in her.
Anhe got the answer.
It was the answer he had already guessed when he asked the question, but hearing Zhao Liangxu say it herself, the feeling that flowed through his heart was still very different.
It wasn't to kill him.
It was so that he could live a good life.
Anhe bent down, intending to clean up the debris on the ground.
But when his fingers touched the jade, he hesitated.
He pondered for a moment, intending to hastily pick up the broken jade pieces and tidy them up, thus ignoring the tray that had fallen to the side.
They also overlooked the two drawers under the tray, which had been smashed open, allowing Zhao Liangxu to see what was inside.
She got out of bed.
An He assumed Zhao Liangxu also wanted to collect the shards, so he said, "You don't need to come down..." He would take care of it.
Before he could finish speaking, he saw Zhao Liangxu pick up the tray and then touch the pull ring on the drawer.
Anhe thought again, "It's over."
Zhao Liangxu was really curious, so she picked up an item from the drawer with her fingers.
The soft silk cloth was pinched by Zhao Liangxu and hung down obediently.
A piece of silk cloth about three fingers wide.
Zhao Liangxu could guess what this thing was for at a glance.
What else can we do?
For injured people who are blind, strips of cloth will be placed over their eyes.
The size of the silk cloth covering my eyes was just right.
As for the rest...
Zhao Liangxu's suspicious gaze darted around.
It's something she doesn't really like.
She was too lazy to even take it out.
Zhao Liangxu shook the silk ribbon in her hand and said to An He, "What is Eunuch An trying to do? Whose eyes are you trying to blindfold?"
Anhe remained silent.
She chuckled, said nothing more, put the ribbon back, and then neatly restored the drawer.
Anhe thought Zhao Liangxu hadn't seen what was inside, and was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
Then Zhao Liangxu said, "Eunuch An, did you specially select all these things?"
"Does Eunuch An feel that there aren't enough candles in the room, or does he want to get a whip and go horseback riding the next day?"
Anhe then cleaned up the debris on the ground and covered it back with the black silk cloth.
Listening to Zhao Liangxu's pointed description, he said, "The things in here were not prepared by me."
Anhe felt a deep resentment in his heart, wondering what his men had prepared!
It must be Zhang Sheng who lacks discernment, overthinking things and pretending to be clever by preparing all this!
Zhao Liangxu raised her head, looked at An He, and said nothing.
She suddenly raised her hand, gesturing for Anhe to come over.
Anhe moved closer to Zhao Liangxu, thinking that she had let go of the questioning and kindly told him to go back to the soft couch.
As Anhe waited patiently, Zhao Liangxu gently pinched one of his ears, rubbed it against his ear as if tickling his palm, and whispered something.
"Eunuch An, you are truly remarkable."
The ear of Zhao Liangxu's subordinate turned even redder.
Then Zhao Liangxu ruthlessly pushed An He away, climbed onto the soft couch, and left only one sentence: "Eunuch An, you should think about it carefully for one night. You've committed such a serious crime, how are you going to coax people?"
She left Anhe with only a cold curtain and the warm sound of her voice.
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Because she went to bed early the previous day, Zhao Liangxu woke up earlier than usual the next day.
She stood up, momentarily disoriented and unsure of where she was.
After rubbing her eyes and slowly waking up, she realized that she had fallen asleep on the soft couch in the study.
A strange experience.
She got dressed and then realized that Anhe had already woken up and was writing something behind his desk.
Anhe heard the noise, looked up and asked, "Would you like breakfast? It's ready."
Zhao Liangxu shook her head.
Anhe then asked Zhao Liangxu if she wanted to eat the rare fruits that were offered as tribute to the palace, and also asked if she wanted to take advantage of the bustling market to stroll around.
“Our family will stay with you,” Anhe said.
He went back to his usual self, and the way he addressed people changed back to "our family."
Compared to before, today seemed particularly...proactive.
Zhao Liangxu said no to everything.
Seeing that Zhao Liangxu showed no interest for the time being, Anhe asked one last time, "You're awake now. We'll have Zhang Sheng come in and give you some instructions. If you find it interesting, you can stay in the study and rest for a while."
After Zhang Sheng entered the study, he immediately spotted Zhao Liangxu leaning against the side.
Just yesterday, I saw Zhao Liangxu come looking for her godfather with a fierce expression, and her godfather looked like he wanted to eat her alive.
What happened today...?
What interrupted Zhang Sheng's thoughts was An He's series of instructions.
Zhang Sheng didn't have time to think any further. He quickly jotted down the names of those to be investigated and reported some information about the investigation into the civil official and Zhao Chengxin to An He.
After reporting for quite a while, and just as they were about to finish discussing the important matters, Anhe suddenly turned to Zhao Liangxu and asked, "What do you want to eat for lunch today?"
Zhao Liangxu rarely said anything like that, but she did say something like, "Make medicinal cuisine."
Zhang Sheng was taken aback and replied, "Godmother, are you feeling unwell? What kind of medicinal diet do you need...?"
Zhao Liangxu then said, "I don't want to eat, but Eunuch An wants to eat."
But his godfather loathed medicinal cuisine.
He had never eaten the medicinal cuisine served in the manor.
The thought had barely crossed Zhang Sheng's mind when he heard An He say, "Listen to her, make medicinal cuisine today, and also bring over some other good dishes."
Who are these two people today?
Zhang Sheng still didn't understand why An He had become so easy to talk to again.
Zhao Liangxu then smiled and said, "Then I'll poison him in front of Eunuch An, and Eunuch An will have to eat all the medicinal food."
Zhang Sheng stood by, trembling with fear.
Isn't this a provocation against her sugar daddy?
The two didn't seem to be making up; rather, it was as if they had laid everything bare and were stabbing each other in the back.
Or rather, it was the godmother stabbing the godfather all by herself.
Zhang Sheng swallowed hard, and then heard An He say, "Got it? Go and get ready."
The godfather was still patiently enduring it.
"......yes."
Zhang Sheng was puzzled, but he still did as instructed.
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Author's note: I think it can be finished within two weeks (trying to predict again).
However, I must apologize to everyone. I've been incredibly busy these past few days, still working a 9-to-10 internship, and recently received two very difficult interview offers. I even had to take time off from my internship to prepare for them (I can't empathize with my past self who chose their major without considering the consequences; the boomerang will hit my future self [angry]). So, I might not be able to update for a few days. But I usually let everyone know a day in advance, or I'll mention it in an announcement, so don't worry about missing out [pity].
Even if I have to take a break, I'll try my best to update! Normal update tomorrow~
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