Falling Dreams of Fang Hua ✔

Chapter 029: Legendary Face-Changing Expert (Part 1)

I covered my face.

A light laugh drifted over, and a hand appeared before me as a shadow fell across my form. I jerked and wanted to run, but there was no way out.

"What are you hiding for...?" Nongyu's elbow was propped up against the door behind me, dashingly posing as he spoke softly. "Carry over the pills to me."

...who does he think he's ordering around?

My eyes darted around the room.

"What are you goggling at? There's just the two of us here, and this medicine has to be secretly delivered to the Noble Consort[1]. Don't tell me you expect me to do it personally?"

I thought he'd seen through me.

So it looked like he just wanted me to deliver some pills.

Say it earlier so I won't get nervous for nothing!

I turned sideways, bending down to duck beneath his arms and respectfully pour the pills into a bowl. It was easier to work while kneeling on the ground, and I held the medicine with both hands as I walked towards him. He didn't say a word, but opened the doors to lead the way.

Sunlight splashed against him, illuminating the tall and graceful form. He half-turned his head to look at me out of the corner of his eye, and it looked as if he was smiling.

Maybe I'm overthinking, but he kept reminding me of a no-good weasel.

He selected a different  with exquisite, complicated turns. Water lapped at us from both sides, and lotuses grew in their depths.

No wonder this was the imperial palace...everywhere looked like something out of a beautiful painting. And no wonder Fang Hua would agree to come, when the flowers here outnumbered the ones outside by multiples. Even if he ate as much as he wanted, he'd still have enough meals to last him seven lifetimes.

"Why haven't I seen you before? Are you a new recruit?" he turned his body towards me with a slow grin.

The imperial physician Nongyu took liberties with ladies of respectable families in the outside world...would he really pay attention to every single servant girl?

But my hands were figuratively tied, so I bowed.

"Yes, sire. This one was brought in a few days ago. Gong gong said that the imperial physicians needed more hands."

He nodded, casually shaking out his robes as he casually asked, "How many people are in your family?"

"My mother, my younger brother, and an elder over 80 years old," I recited back.

In any case...in any case, it was all true.

He raised his eyebrows with a veiled smile, intently focused on me as if he was considering something. It made a person...apprehensive.

A patrol group passed by us, and he took a deep breath. After the armed guards were out of sight, he grabbed my hand. My eyes widened, and I caught a glance of his own smiling ones as he led me around a corner. Immediately afterwards, my body was pressed against a cool stone wall.

"You still like to tell such blatant lies..." his body pressed forwards, and he muttered in a low tone. "Younger Sister Shào..."

Rage!

You stupid pill-purchasing physician, you knew who I was but pretended not to!

I was forced to be the idiot who played along...nnngh...

With an earnest look, he covered my mouth with his hand and murmured, "Don't make sudden noises and I'll let you go. Otherwise, if you attract the attention of the guards, I won't protect you."