Give Him the Handle

Chapter 11 Remember

The sky is getting darker, and the cold wind outside is getting more and more biting.
It was very warm in Hanning Palace, not only warm, but even a little hot, so hot that it made people sweat.
Pei Qing stood beside the steamy bathtub, feeling a little uneasy. She had never served Xiao Jing like this before. When she came to the palace, she only played chess with him, talked, and served him wine and food during meals. (Though the fl is willing,this is really unfair to her..letting her enter the palace just so he could be assured that him and his beloved son would not be mistreated)
He has always had a gentle temper. Although he has the majesty of an emperor and holds the world in his hands, he would never use this to violate her rules in private.
But the man in front of her was different. He was mocking, disdainful, and even more impatient.
"How long are you going to stand like this, not knowing how to undress?"
He urged with a frown, and then Pei Qing took action. A slender hand touched Xiao Yuan's waist, and his eyes suddenly darkened. But Pei Qing still lowered her  head and didn't notice.
The belt was easy to untie, but the buttons from the collar to the chest were a bit difficult for her to do. It looked like there was no difference, but she couldn't untie it after untying it left and right. Pei Qing couldn't help but get closer and take a closer look, trying to understand what was so strange about the clothes.
The woman's fragrance suddenly came closer, and Xiao Yuan could even hear her gentle breathing. The edge of her long sleeves touched his fingertips, causing it to itch all the way to his heart.
The next moment, Xiao Yuan held Pei Qing's hand.
Her hands were still so small and always cold, and she had to use his hands to warm them up.
Pei Qing was stunned and looked up at him.
The moment their eyes met, Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, but he reacted immediately. The disgust in his eyes could not be concealed, and he held Pei Qing's hand until it hurt, and roughly taught her to undress.
"Have you learned how to do this?"
When he let go, there were several finger marks on the back of the woman's originally white hand. Pei nodded lightly and continued to take off his clothes in silence. Xiao Yuan stopped talking and the palace was extremely quiet.
It wasn't until the man unbuttoned and took off his undergarments and Pei Qing blushed so hard that she could bleed, that King Nanchuan spoke again.
"Your Majesty is really good at pretending."
It must be this soft and shy look that made Xiao Jing stop going to other concubines' palaces after marrying her. The eldest son is given to her to raise, and she can choose from thousands of rewards. If another bastard comes out, that sick young man will probably sacrifice the whole world.
The man soaked in the warm water, closed his eyes and said nothing, but Pei Qing inexplicably felt that there was anger around him.
She thought for a while, maybe she was not serving her well? After deciding, she slowly approached and stretched out her hand tentatively.
Xiao Yuan opened his eyes at this moment. But he didn't move, didn't show anything strange, just turned his back to her.
The cold hands fell on his shoulders, not very strong, but they squeezed them again and again.
A soft voice came from behind, "I heard that today, the prince came out of the palace and strangled the remnants of King Yu's faction. He swung the knife several times, I think he will be a little tired."
She slowly moved her hand to his strong arm, and said seriously Then he massaged carefully: "I remember... taking a bath with hot water, and then using finger massage to relieve the pain on the body the next day."
This method is the same as the one that used to go up and down every day . The boy who kept fighting told her. It's just that at that time, Pei Qing didn't know that he was also of royal blood and had a noble status, which he had gained from struggling in the military camp since he was a child.
So she said those words as she left him behind.
"He is the emperor, the most noble man in the world. If I marry him, I will be the queen, and I will have all the treasures in the world. But with you, I only have simple food, and it is not as good as my life at home. You are a common man with no power, Why do you ask me to suffer with you?"
Pei Qing still remembered his disbelief at that time.
Just like when she accidentally learned later that the King of Nanchuan who dominated the Southern Territory was not an old man at all, but a handsome young man named Xiao Yuan, she was just as unbelievable.
There was endless silence again.
Was her words of "I remember" intentional or unintentional... was she trying to exchange old love for his pity?
Xiao Yuan raised the corners of his lips arrogantly and pushed her hand away. Pei Qing looked at him puzzled.
Under the candlelight, his profile was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes away, and his voice was as seductive as a charm: "Go, ask Chu Li to bring the wine in."