Beigong Tengxiao pulled Chu Jiaoli back without looking back, frowning and said: "My lord, what's wrong?"
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoli immediately gave up her struggle and bit her lip nervously, saying: "Not really..."
Concubine Ling looked at the girl dressed as a maid pulled by Beigong Tengxiao and left. She was not attracted by Sun Wanwan's embarrassed cry, and she was immediately unhappy.
But just now, she only saw Beigong Tengxiao, and there was no maid beside him. Why now...
She looked at the rockery next to her again, and her face instantly darkened.
Was that maid just eavesdropping?
"Go and find out the origin of that maid, and eavesdrop on what I want to do."
Hongying raised her eyes and looked at Chu Jiaoli's back, immediately lowered her head and replied: "Yes, I will go check it out right away."
Beigong Tengxiao said in a slightly gloomy voice: "I asked you to go back to the palace, why are you hiding here and eavesdropping?"
He held her wrist with such force that it hurt a little, and his pace was so fast that she couldn't keep up.
She frowned in displeasure. She had never been treated so rudely by him in the past!
She was so angry that she immediately pushed her anger towards Sun Wanwan: "Miss Sun spoke ill of me for no reason, and I want to hear it."
Hearing this, Beigong Tengxiao stopped, turned his head and said, "What did she say about you?"
Chu Jiaoli also stopped, and with a slight gasp, she slowly clenched her hands and said: "For Your Highness, it is not a big deal, and it is not worth mentioning."
Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Beigong Tengxiao didn't press her. He sighed softly, let go of her wrist, and said, "If you see Concubine Ling in the future, stay away."
Chu Jiaoli gently rubbed the wrist that he had grabbed, and replied in a low voice: "Yes."
Beigong Tengxiao didn't say a word along the way. He didn't pay attention to the servants who were saluting him, and quickly walked back to Muyang Palace.
Chu Jiaoli was a little confused. Could it be that this little thing made him feel so bad?
Or... what did Bei Gonglie say to him?
No, they must be discussing his marriage to Xiang Yini. He is very satisfied with this marriage.
In his daze, Beigong Tengxiao turned around and walked towards the dormitory, saying loudly: "Take a bath."
"Yes." All the maids immediately followed closely.
Chu Jiaoli also reacted quickly, followed Zi Lin, and whispered: "What do you want to do?"
"Of course I'm carrying water, picking fresh flower petals, and preparing new clothes." Zi Lin whispered.
Chu Jiaoli frowned slightly. She had been pampered and pampered for a long time, so she would not be assigned to fetch water...
Just as he was worried, he arrived at the dormitory. Beigong Tengxiao was sitting on the throne. Everyone went to the bathroom to busy themselves. He glanced at Chu Jiaoli, who was a little overwhelmed, and said: "You girl is really
Not clever."
Chu Jiaoli choked on her words and bit her lip gently, a trace of embarrassment and anger flashed across her eyes.
Okay, I treated her as a treasure in my last life, but now I am talking about her like this...
She suppressed her anger, said nothing, turned around and followed the crowd.
"They are second-class maids, this is not your job." Beigong Tengxiao raised his hand to support the side of his face, with a hint of tiredness in his eyes, and said, "While waiting, you should make tea for me.
.”
"Yes." Chu Jiaoli responded in a low voice. She was looking for the tea set when a maid brought up the tea tray.
She was stunned for a moment, then picked up the teapot and poured a cup of scalding tea into the teacup.
Her work... doesn't seem to be as cumbersome as imagined.
Looking at the steaming tea soup, Chu Jiaoli recalled the days she spent in the prince's residence.
In his memory, Beigong Tengxiao made tea for Chu Jiaoli countless times. Every time he made tea, he would blow it on his lips for a while. When he no longer burned his lips, he put the cup in front of her with confidence.
She carefully picked up the tea cup, put it to her lips and blew it gently a few times. When she saw that the tea was no longer emitting hot smoke, she handed it to him.
This move surprised Bei Gong Tengxiao. Those servants had never done this before.
He looked at Chu Jiaoli's lips with a hint of delicate cinnabar, and recalled her gentle actions just now, and his heart palpitated.
He picked up the tea cup and drank it with a smile. The bitter tea soup actually had a hint of sweetness.
Chu Jiaoli raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Why are you smiling, Your Highness?"
Did she...do something wrong?
"If you are in a good mood, you will naturally laugh." Beigong Tengxiao swept away the gloominess just now and raised the teacup to her.
Chu Jiaoli understood and continued to pour him a glass.
Strange, he looked so angry just now...
After drinking three cups in a row, Chu Jiaoli handed him the fourth cup of tea and said with some confusion: "Your Highness...are you so thirsty?"
Beigong Tengxiao paused for a moment, put the teacup in front of her, smiled lightly and said, "I'll reward you."
Chu Jiaoli's eyes froze for a moment, then she raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Is this slave disturbing His Highness's pleasure?"
"of course not."
"Yes." Chu Jiaoli responded softly, then picked up the cup and drank the tea in one gulp.
Although they had just met, she did not shy away from him at all. Even if they drank from the same cup, she did not show any rejection.
This calm and natural gesture was not deliberately flattering, but seemed to truly value him from the bottom of my heart, with unconditional trust and loyalty, as if... they had known each other for a long time.
His eyes slowly softened, and he did not feel any discomfort towards her actions.
Zi Lin walked out of the bathhouse, looked towards Beigong Tengxiao and said, "Your Highness, the water has been put away."
"Yeah." Beigong Tengxiao slowly stood up and walked towards the bathroom.
Walking around the screen, Chu Jiaoli looked at the huge bathing pool, filled with smoke and the fragrance of roses floating on the water, as if in a dream.
Beigong Tengxiao once built a larger and more gorgeous bath for her in Weiyang Palace. One person could bathe and eight people could serve her. There was also gurgling hot spring water with floral fragrance flowing down from it. It was even more luxurious than the current one.
only……
Chu Jiaoli lowered her head slowly, her eyes dimmed. In order to protect her supreme position as queen, Beigong Tengxiao tried hard to seek power, but in the end, she was killed.
Now that I think about it, it seems that even he has never had those ridiculous days of ecstasy and extravagance...
All along, she was the only one who was greedy.
"undress."
Those two words brought Chu Jiaoli back to reality. She looked at Beigong Tengxiao who raised his hand in front of her, walked up to him, reached out and untied his belt.
The skillful and fearless movements surprised Bei Gong Tengxiao until she untied the belt of his inner garment and slowly stretched her hand towards the collar. He immediately grabbed her wrist to stop her.
Chu Jiaoli raised her head, her clear peach blossom eyes full of confusion.
Bei Gong Tengxiao felt a chill in his chest, and his inner clothes slowly opened and fell. He grabbed Chu Jiaoli's wrist, turned her around half a circle and turned away from him, raised his hand to cover her eyes, and covered her with thin lips.
In her ear, he whispered: "Girl, don't look at men's bodies casually."