As soon as the sound of grinding ink stopped, the huge study suddenly fell silent.
Xie Hengwu didn't know how much Xiao Yanzhou had seen, so he forced himself to calm down and said yes.
There was only a few steps between the two of them, but she spent a long time sorting out the non-existent wrinkles in her clothes.
However, Xiao Yanzhou thought her movements were too slow, so he simply stretched out his long arm and pulled her over.
What a coincidence, the place where his knuckles were pressed was exactly where Xie Hengwu hid the note.
Although Xie Hengwu was well-dressed and there was no guarantee that he would be found out if he pinched her like this, her heart still suddenly twitched.
"His Majesty!"
The panic in this voice was not staged at all. Xie Hengwu was really panicked. In the lightning flash, her feet softened and she rushed straight into Xiao Yanzhou's arms.
In fact, she was not prepared in time. When she threw herself in, her waist hit the huanghuali wood handrail hard. Her breath was choked by the impact, her mind was confused, and her tears burst out uncontrollably.
Xiao Yanzhou was also stunned when the warm fragrant nephrite bumped into him.
He subconsciously hugged the person, thinking to himself that he didn't use too much force just now, right?
There was something strangely gentle on his arm, and Xiao Yanzhou couldn't help but lower his eyes.
Xie Hengwu lay on his shoulder, arms around his neck. Cui Dai frowned slightly, her eyes filled with water, which made me feel pity for him.
Yes, those were tears of pain that she had not had time to put away.
Going down the delicate neck, it is as soft as the fluffy snow-capped mountains that are about to melt in spring. Because the two of them were close together, Xiao Yanzhou could still feel the slight rise and fall with her breathing.
...It seemed that the clothes were too thick, but he didn't notice it at all.
After such a torment, Xiao Yanzhou indeed stopped squeezing her forearm.
The crisis was temporarily lifted, and Xie Hengwu was in a hurry to get up.
She could remember what happened to the women who threw themselves into Xiao Yanzhou's arms.
Before he makes an attack, just apologize quickly.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please forgive me, but I couldn't stand firm..." Xie Hengwu said timidly, while hurriedly trying to get up from him.
But it seemed that the impact just now was severe. Before Xie Hengwu could stand firm, he felt a dull pain in his waist and a cold feeling on his back.
If the weak legs were fake before, it is true this time.
She staggered and rushed back.
As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly. Before Xie Hengwu had time to explain, the door of the imperial study room was suddenly opened, and the commander Huo Heng stepped in.
As soon as he finished saying the word "Your Majesty", he paused as if he was stuck.
The beauty was lying in His Majesty's arms, and His Majesty seemed to have no intention of resisting, and was very affectionate.
It seems like...he came at the wrong time?
Xiao Yanzhou raised his eyes, his eyes as sharp as blades: "Get out."
Huo Heng suddenly broke out in cold sweat, and his dark face seemed to have darkened by three points. When he left, his back looked flustered and desolate.
Zhao Quan, who was waiting outside the Imperial Study Room, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Huo Heng coming out with a sullen face.
Didn't you say that there was some clue about the assassination? Why did the commander still have such an expression?
Could it be that there is someone else behind this, and His Majesty cannot move it?
Zhao Quan was thinking a lot outside, but there was silence in the imperial study.
Xiao Yanzhou was speechless and finally closed his eyes.
Xie Hengwu buried his face in front of his clothes, dying of shame and anger.
"Have you lied down enough?" Xiao Yanzhou held her in his arms and placed his other hand on the desk.
Xie Hengwu said nothing, but two blushes spread from his cheeks, gradually turning his ears and neck into pink.
Xiao Yanzhou looked at it coldly, feeling a sense of dryness in his heart for no reason.
He suppressed this inexplicable emotion and gently squeezed the hand on her waist.
Unexpectedly, he pinched the spot where Xie Hengwu had just hit her. She couldn't help but hissed, and tears welled up in her eyes again.
Xiao Yanzhou frowned, but his hand rubbed the injured area mercilessly.
Xie Hengwu wanted to endure it, but a broken cry of pain still escaped from his lips and teeth.
"It hit me, why didn't you tell me?" Xiao Yanzhou stopped compassionately and asked coldly.
She whispered: "It's just a minor injury... Just go back and recover for a few days."
"Small injury?"
Xiao Yanzhou's voice rose in displeasure, and the hand on his waist gently exerted force, as if he was about to press it down again. Xie Hengwu's body trembled involuntarily and moved to the side.
Then I heard Xiao Yanzhou chuckle, with an obvious hint of ridicule.
Xie Hengwu was surprised: "Your Majesty, I'm really fine...just a little bump."
"Envoy Zhou Yuan happens to be here, let him take a look at it for you."
What?
Before Xie Hengwu could react, Xiao Yanzhou picked her up and walked to the compartment behind the imperial study.
When government affairs were busy, Xiao Yanzhou would sleep here directly.
His feet suddenly left the ground, and Xie Hengwu subconsciously grabbed the lapel of his clothes, fearing that he would slip off.
This unconscious dependence undoubtedly pleased Xiao Yanzhou.
The corners of his lips curved in an inconspicuous arc, and then he stood in front of the couch and threw Xie Hengwu in without being too gentle.
Wrapped in soft quilts from all sides, she struggled and raised her head from between them.
She heard Xiao Yanzhou talking to someone outside the tent: "Show her."
An old man's voice came, and it should be the envoy of Zhou Yuan that Xiao Yanzhou mentioned.
"Please give me your hand, little master."
Xie Hengwu extended his hand outside the tent as instructed, and felt someone holding his wrist through the silk handkerchief.
She wondered: "...Can Mr. Zhou see it like this?"
Xiao Yanzhou said coldly outside: "If you don't have this level, what else is he doing as an envoy?"
Xie Hengwu didn't doubt that he was there and let out a dull sigh.
After a while, the envoy from the Zhou Academy retracted his hand and said: "Don't worry, little master, this injury is not serious. Later, I will order someone to send the ointment to the little master's palace. The little master can rub it for two quarters of an hour every day." "
"Thank you, Lord Zhou." Xie Hengwu thanked him softly.
The envoy of Zhou Yuan even said that he didn't dare to take it seriously. After receiving the signal from Xiao Yanzhou's eyes, he quietly withdrew.
When Xie Hengwu heard that there was no sound outside, he pushed himself up and tried to sit up.
Suddenly there was light in the dim tent, her shoulders sank, and her whole body was pressed down again.
"Your Majesty?" Xie Hengwu was confused and turned his head to look at the person next to him in confusion.
Xiao Yanzhou stood with his backlight, his face covered with a layer of darkness: "Let me take a look."
"But Your Majesty, just now the envoy of Zhou Yuan has..."
"What do you have to do with Gu?" Xiao Yanzhou raised his eyebrows, but his beautiful phoenix eyes were cold, "You don't want Gu to take action."
Xie Hengwu lowered his eyes and responded quietly.
There was a light touch on the shoulder, and Xiao Yanzhou moved his hand away.
Xie Hengwu sat up, turned his back on Xiao Yanzhou, put his bare hands on the silk around his waist, and pulled gently.
He is her nominal owner and is indeed qualified to order her to do this.
Xie Hengwu didn't care about it at all.
The clothes faded lightly, stacked like clouds, and hung loosely around the waist. Most of her body was exposed to the air, and she couldn't help but shudder.
Even though her back was turned, Xie Hengwu still felt the scorching eyes staring behind her, making her look hot.
Xiao Yanzhou stared, and his slightly cool fingertips touched the depression in the middle of her back.
The sudden touch made Xie Hengwu flinch.
Xiao Yanzhou's expression remained unchanged as he slid his fingers down her back.
Her skin is delicate, as smooth as jade, and feels like silk. Among the white skin, there was an eye-catching red patch on the lower back, as if it had just been severely ravaged.
Xiao Yanzhou's fingertips paused at the injured area, and then his entire palm covered it.
Internal energy flows in like water, with warmth flowing from the skin to skin. Xie Hengwu tensed up at first, but soon relaxed under the comfortable warmth.
She couldn't help but sigh softly.
Xiao Yanzhou's unexplained chuckle came from behind.
After about a cup of tea, Xiao Yanzhou took back his hand and said softly,
"alright."
Xie Hengwu touched his lower back, and the pain was gone.
She was surprised and happy, and looked back at Xiao Yanzhou: "Your Majesty, is this...?"
The beauty's eyes are as clear as broken stars, and her clothes are half-undressed, making her mind shake. Xiao Yanzhou looked away, coughed and said, "This minor injury is not worth the time and effort. I'll just take care of it for you."
Xie Hengwu smiled, put on his coat piece by piece, lowered his eyes and said softly: "Your Majesty is so kind."
Xiao Yanzhou sneered: "You'd better not think about being alone so much."
Xie Hengwu chuckled: "How can your Majesty control what I think?"
"Are you going to disobey Nigu?"
Xie Hengwu turned around and knelt down on the bed, looking up to Xiao Yanzhou with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. I am thinking of your Majesty's kindness, how can I be disobedient?"
Xiao Yanzhou's eyes darkened slightly, he held the side of her face in his palm and rubbed it gently.
In the small and dark couch, the temperature gradually rose. Xie Hengwu's eyelashes trembled slightly and his breathing became heavier.
As the fragrance circulated, Xiao Yanzhou suddenly said: "Your eyes... are very beautiful."
Xie Hengwu curled his lips and his fox eyes curved into crescent moons: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
If it were an ordinary man, he would definitely be attracted by her appearance.
It's a pity that the good show was played by a blind man.
"I heard that you are the most beautiful woman in Nanliang in Beijing?"
The male voice was low-pitched and gorgeous, but it made Xie Hengwu's hair stand on end.
Such rumors were just spread among Nanliang people. With Xiao Yanzhou's status, his subordinates would never report such a trivial matter to him.
Unless he asked himself.
Xiao Yanzhou investigated her.
Then her identity...is he also...
Seeing the beauty's eyes widened with fear in her eyes, Xiao Yanzhou leaned over with satisfaction and lowered his voice like a ghost whispering: "If I could dig it out and put it in the crown, I think it would be even more beautiful."
The smile on Xie Hengwu's lips froze for a moment, and then he lowered his eyelashes to block Xiao Yanzhou's scrutinizing gaze.
"...If Your Majesty has this intention, I dare not disobey you."
Xie Hengwu spoke calmly, but if you listened carefully, you could notice that her voice was trembling slightly.
A sarcastic chuckle escaped from Xiao Yanzhou's lips, and he pressed his fingertips at the end of her eyes, as if he was thinking of how to gouge them out.
It was a gentle movement, but it made Xie Hengwu's hair stand on end, and cold air could not help but pour into the back of his neck.
She lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling uncontrollably, like a dying butterfly fluttering its wings, beautiful and fragile.
Suddenly, his eyes felt warm, soft and numb.
Xie Hengwu's breath was suffocated, and his whole body was as stiff as a wooden sculpture.
Xiao Yanzhou kissed her eyes, straightened up again, raised the corners of his lips, and said with a lustful look in his eyes: "...that's all, eyes like this are the best on a beauty. Ah Heng, do you think so?"
The affectionate name did not make Xie Hengwu relax at all. She forced a smile: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true."
"It's not a good thing to be liked by Gu, do you understand?"
He regained his cold face, and his warning was obvious. Xie Hengwu didn't dare to take a breath, so he responded in a hurry.
...It’s really hard to fathom the tyrant’s thoughts.
Even such a simple compliment would make him feel unhappy... Xie Hengwu silently recorded in his heart "Don't flatter Xiao Yanzhou if you have nothing to do".
"Go back, you have nothing to do with me here."
Xie Hengwu, as if he had received an amnesty, pretended to be calm and exited the compartment. After making sure that Xiao Yanzhou could no longer be seen, he slipped out as if he had greased the soles of his feet.
Zhao Quan looked at Xie Hengwu with confusion as he exited the imperial study room in a panic. A moment later, Xiao Yanzhou also came out, and he quickly bowed and saluted.
"Go and call Zhou Qilai."
Zhou Qi is the name of Zhou Yuanshi.
