Wen Nongnong's eyes widened. "Sleep...you're going to sleep already?"
Gu Linchao was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "What else do you want to do?"
Wen Nong Nong swallowed hard. He was being too direct. Was he about to get straight to the point?
Can she refuse?
She gave a dry laugh and rubbed her stomach. "Your Majesty... I feel like I've eaten too much. I want to take a walk to digest. Yes, I need to digest. Your Majesty, please go to sleep."
Gu Linchao frowned. "Why is your appetite so small?" He hadn't seen her eat much that evening, just a bowl of wontons and a bowl of noodles. Was she already full?
"Women are different from men; women generally have smaller appetites," Wen Nongnong explained. Heaven knows, before he bought her wontons, she had already had dinner at Baihualou and ate quite a few pastries afterwards.
Upon hearing this, Gu Linchao said nothing more.
Before they entered, the servants of the Prince Tun's Mansion had already prepared hot water and placed it next to the basin stand.
Gu Linchao poured water into the copper basin, wrung out a towel, and handed it to her, saying, "Wipe your face."
Wen Nongnong took it, wiped it haphazardly, and was about to take it to wash when Gu Linchao took it from her hand, saying, "I will do it."
"Oh." Wen Nongnong let go of his hand, stood beside him, and looked at him.
He rolled up his sleeves, revealing a section of his fair but muscular forearm.
He's very tall; he has to bend down to wash his hands.
Even when washing a hand towel, he washes it with exceptional care and attention.
His dark eyes were slightly lowered, and his thick, long eyelashes covered his eyelids, casting a shadow.
Although he was a regent of noble status, he was very quick and efficient when washing his hands.
After washing the towel, he intended to hang it back up, but paused when he noticed the empty space on top.
He hesitated for a moment, then finally put the towel in the hot water bucket on the ground, washed it, and then slowly wrung it out before wiping his face.
Upon seeing this, Wen Nongnong finally understood what was going on.
She strolled over and squatted down beside him. "Does Your Highness find this handkerchief too offensive, since I used it?"
Gu Linchao paused, took off the towel, looked at her face which looked even clearer and cleaner after washing it, and shook his head, "No." He paused again, then added, "I'm just not used to it."
"Your Highness, please rest assured, my face is very clean. You see, I haven't applied any rouge or powder; it's all natural." Wen Nongnong knew that some men disliked the smell of cosmetics, so she emphasized it again. Moreover, to prove that she was telling the truth, she couldn't help but move closer so that he could see her face.
Gu Linchao couldn't help but look at her small face.
Her face was fair, clean, and very pink; under the light, you could even see fine downy hairs.
It was an extremely beautiful and radiant face. Although it was unadorned, it possessed a radiance that surpassed even the most rouge. One glance was enough to make one fall in love...
Indeed, as she said, she did not wear any makeup, but she had a natural body fragrance that became more pronounced the closer you got.
Gu Linchao's gaze slid down to her rosy lips, and he suddenly felt a little thirsty.
"I understand," he said in a low, hoarse voice, then stood up, hung the towel back on the basin stand, walked to the table, poured himself a glass of cold tea, and drank it down.
Wen Nong Nong glanced at him, then hesitated before saying, "Your Highness, I... I'll go to Mu Chui now."
"Okay," Gu Linchao replied in a low voice, without turning around.
Huh?
Wen Nongnong found his reaction somewhat strange.
Didn't he want to share a bed with me?
She walked toward the bed, glancing back every few steps, then took off her shoes and lay down.
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