Emperor And I ✔️

The Grand General And I

Chapter 40

Wei Li Lian
Princess Le-anne
Military Grounds Camp

When the impertinent eunuch that had disqualified Dao laid his eyes on Le-anne, he was more than happy to have her as a replacement. Hurriedly, he opened another door Le-anne had not realized existed, and ushered the ablution maids down the corridors where they saw a few other maids scurrying in and out of another massive room. There, they waited behind the eunuch before being asked to enter.

Le-anne did not expect to see someone lounging inside the bathtub, his eyes closed and aloof about whatever that was going on around him. Both his arms rested on the edge of the bathtub while his head was tilted to the back, easing on the headrest. How could someone be so calm and at such peace when there were people scampering around his naked body that was barely covered by rose red clear water?

She squinted her eyes a little bit, realizing that he looked familiar. What puzzled her was that it was like they had met before.

When the the eunuch waved his hands, so that they could draw a little closer to the grand pool that glazed magnet red, two and two came together. Le-anne recognized him as the man from the forest that afternoon, one who had shamelessly hit on her like a starved maniac.

That man was the Grand General? Not surprising, any bit.

And what was scary is how her body had a slight reaction apropos to him, something she did not want to admit. But how could she not? His looks were dazzling; in simple words he was strikingly handsome. He had a strong and defined face, his features a work of art as if moulded from granite. Dark arched eyebrows and thick lustrous eyelashes graced his almost symmetrical face. His dark brown thick hair was pulled up into a knot which was neatly held in place by a gold cuff and locked by a sharp pin.

He also had beautifully etched side bangs, enticing lips, sharp nose...

Being stuck under the dark cloud earlier, she had not noticed all this although he had stood in front of her.

"Would you like me to call someone to help you wash?" the eunuch asked him.

Le-anne got sure confirmation that he was her most wanted thief the moment he locked eyes with her. She expected him to act like they did not know each other but he did the opposite. He brazenly looked at her with a grin on his face which made her stomach quiver with heebie-jeebies.

"Don't worry about that Eunuch Nam," the Grand General responded, then dropped his tone, "my lover will do that for me."

Le-anne looked around expecting to see the said lover only to be met by interrogative glares directed at her. Back at him, he was pointing at her. She snorted, something Mistress Kei would have chastised as being unlady like.

'What is he doing?'

Without further ado the room emptied and she grew anxious. She had no conversant in this because no training had been received for it. What she knew how, was being the emperor's woman―the tone she would use with him, how she would address him and be his seductress. Persuading a common man to give her what belonged to her was something that was not among her skills. Anyway, she had failed dismally when she tried to be clever with him the other day.

Then again. What if he seduced her and took away her virtue? Did she have the power to say no?

His eyes narrowed. "Are you going to stand there all day or help me out?"

"Ah, yeh..." She picked a sponge by the table stand then reluctantly hunkered down behind his back. He rose to a proper position, stepping forward to make space so she could wash his back. She almost heaved in horror at the sight of his back.