Chapter 107 Poison is Sweet
What is she doing?!
Anhe was shocked and furious.
Isn't Zhao Liangxu being a little too blatant?
Even if you wanted to drug him and poison him, why would you do it in front of him?
The pale yellow powder, just a tiny bit, was wrapped in a strange paper packet and then added to his plain porridge...
If they weren't drugging him, what were they doing?
He had even been thinking that Zhao Liangxu might still have some feelings for him.
Now it's clear that Zhao Liangxu has no feelings for him at all; she even wishes she could kill him or poison him!
Anhe braced his hands on the table, his heart aching again.
His fingers were pressed against his forehead, as if he wanted to nail them into his head.
"Zhao Liangxu!"
He forced himself to shout, barely containing his anger.
The sudden shout made Zhao Liangxu's hand tremble, and she sprinkled all the remaining powder into the container.
She hissed, wondering if the three-qian amount would make the porridge too bitter.
Zhao Liangxu stirred the porridge a few times with a spoon, then served the meal to Anhe.
"Why is Eunuch An calling me so loudly? Are you too hungry?"
Zhao Liangxu sat down opposite An He and said to him somewhat guiltily, "Eat quickly, Eunuch An. I heard you were sick in the palace and didn't eat much. This lightly flavored food is easier to swallow."
She kindly handed the porridge to Anhe and said, "Here, have some more porridge."
Anhe pursed her lips, looking at the bowl of porridge in front of her.
It turns out that she not only sought out other men, but she also wished for her own death.
Did they hear that they were sick and weak, and then take advantage of their weakness to poison themselves to death?
She even proactively handed him the porridge, as if afraid he wouldn't eat it?
An He's voice was low and hoarse, and he said slowly with an inexplicable emotion, "Zhao Liangxu, do you want our family to eat this bowl of porridge?"
Anhe didn't even realize that he could still ask this question so calmly now.
Zhao Liangxu didn't understand, but nodded: "It would be best if Eunuch An ate it all."
If you eat it all up, and eat a lot, your body will recover quickly, and you'll also absorb all the tonics inside.
Anhe's hand, hidden in his sleeve, gradually tightened.
He continued, asking an unrelated question: "What will you do after we finish this bowl of porridge?"
Zhao Liangxu tilted her head to look at him, somewhat confused.
"Me? What should I do?"
She said, "Should I stay here with Eunuch An? Eunuch An shouldn't be returning to the palace today, so I'll sleep here with him."
Anhe looked at the porridge in front of her and inexplicably wanted to laugh.
She was in too much of a hurry; some of the powder was still floating on the thick soup, not yet dissolved.
Is Zhao Liangxu really not afraid of him finding out at all?
Anhe chuckled softly and stirred the porridge with a spoon until all the pale yellow powder disappeared and dissolved perfectly into the porridge.
"You mean you want to sleep with us?" he asked again.
Zhao Liangxu touched An He's forehead and said, "Eunuch An isn't delirious with fever, so why is he talking nonsense? His memory is also bad; he forgot what he just said. Of course, I'm here with Eunuch An."
Before Anhe could dodge, Zhao Liangxu's palm gently covered his forehead.
An He wanted to break ties with Zhao Liangxu right now, angrily rebuke her actions, curse her for betraying him, and hate her for daring to poison him.
But she hid it so well.
Her eyes even revealed worry, but not disgust or aversion.
If only Zhao Liangxu had been more careful, if only she hadn't been in such a hurry to look for other people, if only... I hadn't discovered it.
After the anger subsides, there is only powerlessness.
It felt like he was sinking into water, the continuous river water seeping into his mouth and nose, leaving him feeling utterly powerless.
She said she would stay with him after he finished eating, which meant that even if she had poisoned him, it would be a slow-acting poison.
At least it's not an instant poison; I won't die suddenly after taking it.
Slow-acting poisons require years of accumulation to destroy the body.
He'll only eat it this once; it won't cause any major harm.
Anhe felt like she was going crazy.
But looking into Zhao Liangxu's expectant eyes, he seemed unable to say "no."
Anhe scooped up a spoonful of porridge and put it in her mouth.
The smooth, warm rice, mixed with the thick broth, slid down his throat. He tasted the aroma of the rice, and upon closer inspection, there was a faint astringent taste.
He remained silent for a while, then asked, "Do you know that this porridge is a little bitter?"
Zhao Liangxu exclaimed "Ah!" to herself.
Three qian of medicinal powder is still too much.
Zhao Liangxu served An He some side dishes and said, "Perhaps the cook made the medicinal cuisine first and then the porridge, so the porridge has taken on some medicinal flavor while cooking. Then please have some more side dishes, Eunuch An."
Anhe held the bowl and silently watched Zhao Liangxu's actions.
Then he looked at the porridge and vegetables in the bowl.
He said, "I understand."
Anhe ate the porridge spoonful by spoonful.
As Zhao Liangxu looked at the bowl of porridge, she said, "Eunuch An, this bowl of porridge isn't much. Even if you eat it all, it won't be much for your size. Please eat more for my sake, Eunuch An."
Anhe paused in his movements.
He did not answer.
But Anhe silently swallowed the bitter porridge until he finished the bowl.
He wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said coldly, "Are you satisfied now?"
Zhao Liangxu smiled and said, "Satisfied."
Anhe felt another lump in his throat, and he didn't know what to say.
Anhe didn't want to say much, so she casually rinsed her mouth and went back to rest on the soft couch.
Zhao Liangxu naturally followed suit and climbed onto the soft couch.
Feeling the soft couch being pressed down, a fragrant person lay beside him, yet this person was secretly plotting some wicked scheme.
Anhe felt inexplicably irritable.
He grabbed Zhao Liangxu and held her tightly, then went to smell her hair.
Regardless, everyone knows that Zhao Liangxu is his person.
It can only be his.
Having spent a long time in Tong'an, Zhao Liangxu seemed to have a very faint sandalwood scent on her body, even without deliberately applying perfume.
That was dyed by him for her; it wasn't some fantasy anymore, it was something he truly dyed for Zhao Liangxu.
An He gently smelled Zhao Liangxu's hair, then slowly moved downwards from the hair.
Nestled against Zhao Liangxu's neck, it deeply absorbed the scent emanating from her.
Zhao Liangxu felt that An He was being a bit... forceful today?
The strength also increased.
But Anhe didn't do anything more; he just held her tightly and buried his head in the crook of her neck.
Zhao Liangxu wanted to raise her hand to stroke Anhe's hair, but Anhe noticed her movement the moment she did and pressed her hand down.
Anhe did not allow Zhao Liangxu to move even slightly.
Helpless, Zhao Liangxu could only try to find a comfortable position to lie down.
From this perspective, Anhe does indeed seem a bit off.
"Eunuch An?"
Zhao Liangxu asked.
Anhe did not respond to her.
After a long while, Zhao Liangxu felt the restraints on her body loosen a bit, and she heard regular breathing sounds in her ears. Only then did she realize that Anhe had fallen asleep.
That's really strange.
Zhao Liangxu thought to herself, but she also felt a little sleepy, so she went to sleep first.
Both of them woke up after only a short while. Anhe still held Zhao Liangxu tightly and wouldn't let go, but he didn't look up to see Zhao Liangxu's expression.
“Eunuch An, if you sleep too much during the day, you won’t be able to sleep at night,” Zhao Liangxu said.
She then joked, "Does Eunuch An have something else to do with me tonight, so you slept in during the day first?"
Anhe raised his head after hearing this.
Those eyes seemed to suck Zhao Liangxu in.
He was unusually quiet today, but he simply pulled open Zhao Liangxu's collar a little to take a closer look.
Zhao Liangxu shrank back: "Is Eunuch An really going to commit adultery in broad daylight?"
An He ignored it and looked closely, finding no marks on Zhao Liangxu's neck and shoulders.
Only one piece is smooth and flawless.
That's true, so many days have passed, even the heaviest and most obvious marks should have faded by now.
At least, he didn't see those glaring marks left by others on Zhao Liangxu.
However, he heard very clearly that Zhao Liangxu had tacitly agreed at that time.
She assumed he couldn't satisfy her.
Is that why she went to see other people?
Thinking about it, Zhou Feng's nonsense actually made some sense. Zhao Liangxu knew what a real man was like, so how could he, a eunuch, easily satisfy her?
In addition, she always clings to me and likes physical contact with me.
Her blood and energy are now very abundant.
Doesn't this also mean that the only two things about him that are still somewhat useful are far from enough to make her happy?
The more Anhe thought about it, the colder her body felt.
But he was a eunuch.
Even if he's angry, it's because of him.
Was it because he, a eunuch, was utterly useless that Zhao Liangxu...
But she shouldn't have either.
She said she only liked him, but now she's causing him immense pain.
I deceived him so badly.
Anhe recalled the reports from the people who had been monitoring him over the past few days.
Zhao Liangxu stayed in the mansion the whole time, only going to Zhilan Hall a few times, and her trips were always clean and innocent.
Anhe's hand gently traced every inch of Zhao Liangxu's face, making Zhao Liangxu feel ticklish.
He thought that once he returned to the manor, he would vent all the hatred and pain that was overflowing in his heart on Zhao Liangxu.
She ruined herself like this; she didn't tell anyone, but secretly did those things...
Zhao Liangxu has trampled her self-respect into the ground.
He shamelessly drank a whole bowl of bitter porridge, just so as not to lose Zhao Liangxu's feigned enthusiasm in front of him.
He was completely ruined by Zhao Liangxu.
If she doesn't look for other people for the time being.
Anhe thought sadly, "Then I'll just turn a blind eye."
It must have been that vile woman who coveted and seduced Zhao Liangxu.
An investigation is absolutely necessary; that person has already been sentenced to death.
As for Zhao Liangxu...
His hand covered half of Zhao Liangxu's neck, conveying the warmth of his palm: "Zhao Liangxu, you can't leave our family, you know that? You can't even if you die."
He made those harsh words, thinking that Zhao Liangxu should be able to understand them.
Anhe only received a puzzled "Hmm?" from Zhao Liangxu, followed by a brief affirmation.
"Okay, sure." She nodded.
An He's heart, shattered like porcelain, seemed to have been picked up by Zhao Liangxu and pieced back together in a simple and perfunctory manner.
She was really perfunctory, yet she was willing to be perfunctory with herself.
There's a saying in the palace that's quite true: someone like him, someone who's used to being a servant, even if he becomes a high-ranking official, he'll still fawn over him.
They really had no bottom line from beginning to end.
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Author's Note: An Gonggong's Interpretation of Bitter Literature ( )
They'll be fine soon, trust me.
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