Chapter Nine: Temporary Tenderness
"I'm fine." Before she finished speaking, a slightly cool hand had touched her forehead. She shook her whole body suddenly, then looked up, looking at Yu Wen Ao, who was frowning slightly and trying the temperature of her forehead in surprise, his eyes instantly filled with light. This was the first time their skin was close to each other, without the barrier of clothing. She felt the temperature coming from his fingers. It was cool and comfortable, but it slowly penetrated into her whole body like a burst of electric current, making her tremble in tremble.
"Are you cold?" Seeing her trembling in disguise, Yu Wen Ao chuckled. Shen Yuanxi was so nervous that she dared not look at his face. She just lowered her head slightly and shook it. Her right hand quickly went to serve the cup of herbal tea on the table to drink to hide her nervousness. The moment he chuckled just now, she felt that her blood was boiling, like a handful of fire burning on her cheeks and ears, and her skin was so hot.
Maybe she was too nervous. She picked up a cup of tea and had not yet sent it to her lips. She had already splashed a lot of water droplets. She wanted to stretch her left hand to stabilize the trembling right hand, but when she thought of something, she restrained it again. Her left hand was the source of her inferiority, and she didn't want to take it out in front of him.
When Yuwen Ao saw her panicked look, a hint of ridicule and disgust flashed through his eyes. He saw a lot of shy lady like her, but that was the reaction when he saw his appearance at first sight. After knowing his identity, a hint of disappointment would pass through those women's shy faces, and he was disappointed with his identity.
He had seen many expressions, but he didn't expect that the woman in front of him would react as fiercely as she first met him. Should he be proud that he was too charming or ridiculed this woman too unbearable? For such a woman, he didn't even have the desire to conquer her, but he liked to see her like this, watching her stupidly when he was played with and clapped.
Shen Fengchao, aren’t you very proud? The good daughter you raised, the good daughter you hold in your hand and the heart hurts, is now bullied in our mansion. What will happen if you know?
He quickly put away a sneer on his lips. He helped her stabilize the teacup, and then took it casually, gently leaned over to her lips, and said in a warm voice: "Drink, look at your clothes are wet." His voice was like the dewdrops that slipped on the tips of bamboo leaves in the morning in March, refreshing and mellow, and like peach blossoms that have been overwhelmed by years. It was drunk when you smell it, making people fascinated.
Shen Yuanxi's heart was throbbing, and he moved his lips at a loss, but said nothing, and only dared to raise his eyes to look at him secretly. The man's eyes were as bright as stars, and the faint smile on his lips made him look less cold and hard. Her heart suddenly moved like a drum, which made her ears deaf. Her world instantly silent, leaving only his picturesque eyebrows and eyes.
He was smiling at her...
Just for his gentle treatment, she would be willing to let her die.
I don’t know how to drink that sip of tea, but she just thinks it is the best tea she has ever drunk in her life.
"Transfer to the meal, I will have meals here today."
When Shen Yuanxi came to his senses, he heard a voice in his ears giving instructions to the servants outside.
"Your Majesty, you want to be here..." She was undoubtedly happy, but because she was too excited, the words she said were inconsistent, as if she was rejecting.
"What's wrong? Isn't it okay to have a meal with my own woman?" Yu Wen Ao raised his eyebrows slightly, his expression remained unchanged, but he increased the volume intentionally or unintentionally. Somehow, a sentence "my own woman" made Shen Yuanxi suddenly remember what Bishui said wronged her this afternoon. She smiled bitterly: It's confirmed now, but her heart is still warm. No matter whether he really thinks this or to tell the eyes and ears of those who don't know which empress outside the door.
"I don't dare, I'm here... it's great!" Shen Yuanxi leaned over to salute, and the moment he bowed his head, his face was filled with the girl's shy expression.
With him all the time, she would be happy even if she faced the many difficulties made by many women in the future.
"Okay! OK!" Suddenly, a rough voice came, and everyone in the room looked at a bird cage hanging in the room. The little bad guy was flapping his wings inside, jumping around in the cage, learning to talk to Shen Yuanxi. The latter was stunned, and then looked at Yuwen Ao nervously and explained: "It's a parrot I have raised for a long time. It's called a little bad guy. I usually like to learn to talk, but I don't know much."
Yuwen Ao nodded slightly, then picked up the tea made by the maid to drink. For a moment, the two of them were speechless and the atmosphere was inevitably awkward. Shen Yuanxi suddenly remembered that he was wet from the rain this morning. I wonder if it was a serious problem. She was so surprised when she saw him just now that she forgot to ask.
"Prince, I heard that you were wet from the rain today, but I wonder if you are in good health?"
When Yuwen Ao heard this, he held the teacup and paused his hand, his eyes slightly closed. His mind quickly passed through the sweat towel that he swept into the jade bowl and Sima Rou's white body, and he replied lightly, "Okay". How could it be wrong? With Sima Rou, he had already sweated comfortably. Others said he was a sick person, but she really regarded him as a sick person? Then, he had a slight rift in his heart, but he didn't show it after all. Even though he felt that the time to stay with her was really hard, the dinner was delivered soon.
The two of them were speechless and just had a meal silently. Yu Wen Ao seemed to have no appetite and ate very little, while Shen Yuanxi was even more absent-minded. He brought a bowl of rice with chopsticks from time to time and picked two into his mouth. As soon as he saw Yu Wen Ao put down the chopsticks, she immediately put down the bowl and asked nervously: "Master, have you eaten it? I see that you have used very little, so why not..."
"Okay, eat slowly. I still have some things to deal with, so let's go first." Before Shen Yuanxi could finish speaking, Yu Wen Ao had already taken the wet wipes handed over by the maid and wiped his hands carefully, got up and left.
Shen Yuanxi greeted him with a smile on his face. In the dimly lit corridor, her smile undoubtedly seemed lonely.
"Miss, the prince is gone." While Shen Yuanxi was still staring at the direction where he left, a slender hand shook in front of her eyes. Shen Yuanxi turned around, curled her lips and smiled at Yin Shi, turned slowly, and walked into the house reluctantly.
He came and went in a hurry. In fact, she wanted to say that she would make some pastries for him, but he was afraid he didn't need them.
The moment she turned around, she glanced at a white corner among the flowers at the corner of her eyes. She suddenly stopped and walked forward. She picked up a white square scarf from the inconspicuous corner. A small "Ao" character in the lower right corner of the square scarf was actually left by Yuwen Ao.
Chapter completed!