Chapter 30 (1/2)
Chapter 30: A Clingy Servant
The ere open with the pear blosso in the air A few had landed on Fang Hua’s shoulder, releasing their sweet fragrance into the room
“Lord Fang Hua” Nongyu nudged my shoulder as he called out to him
He nodded back, soh 1,000 years of tiyu exhale It wasn’t just hi rapidly as well
His plain white face made the h only a few days had passed since I’d seen hihtly…I couldn’t say what it was, but the eyebrows and hair on his te eyes, see He was no less delicate and pretty, but there was a hint of anxiety between his brows This feeling see mist…
It seemed that he could disappear at a moment’s notice
While I wasn’t paying attention, he’d already resulance at Nongyu, who stared blankly for a while before he recovered to point at the group of tre people with a s outside, why not let the?”
“I want to drink water”
“They didn’t give you water?”
“They did,” Before that merciless, level voice could settle down, a frosty sentence followed “But I don’t like co in contact with others”
So he drove them rather unskillfully outdoors
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I could coe to syu’s facial expression was stuck in place, his smile blatantly forced
“Lord Fang isn’t to blaht you sorabbed lance but turned away, lifting the teapot on the table to pour himself a cup of tea He pinched it between his hands and raised it closer…before his brow furrowed
He replaced the cup in its original spot, as if disgusted “You came here…for what reason, exactly?”
Nongyu didn’t seem to understand his dis to set a chair by his table andeunuch hurriedly ran inside, his robes covered in sweat and his face exceptionally anxious He didn’t even have ti…
My ears pricked, but I couldn’t hear clearly
Nongyu suddenly stood up and clasped his hands towards Fang Hua “There’s a matter in the court, so I’ll take lanced over atHua”
Nice guy…
He’s probably really leaving
The rooms suddenly became absolutely deserted Court ladies and eunuchs clustered outside with their heads bowed all properly, yet afraid to coht at the table, a face filled with solemnity
Actually…
It was just an empty front
His inner thoughts were very simple He was taciturn and expressed little with his face But for the servants of the palace, ere used to acting according to the situation and cues…this attitude really was a bit frightening
Tsk, tsk, see how many days he can last in the palace
I plopped my butt to sit down directly across him Each of the people outside were jolted into stupefaction, but not one made a sound to stop me
Fang Hua only lifted an eyelid to give ers fiddled with the wood patterns…then stared at the table until he started blanking out
See?
He was really easy to bully
He had no concept that lords and servants couldn’t sit at the saraceful carriage, his heart was in a mess…
I recalled hi that he wanted to drink some water
Rolling upthe lid to look inside…anda cup, there was only a mouthful left I stood up and raised my hand towards an eunuch whose face was filled with fear and trepidation “You, come here”
Fang Hua looked at asted
Such revolting behavior…
I ignored him
I smiled and restedthe teapot in his hands as I spoke below my voice “In the future, prepare two teapots for this house Leave tea leaves out of one but put the hot at all times”
He was obviously surprised I gave hilance “Understood?”
“Y…y-yes, Little Li will do it right away”
Fang Hua’s habits were a bit different fro water as well One cold, one hot You had to boil spring water or ater and wait for it to cool before he drank it
As for the water with tea leaves, it had to be poured while it was scalding hot…even on a warm day, he’d hold it and drink it slowly… As soon as the water turned lukewarm and acceptable for hu
The people in the palace really did their jobs fast It took aa cup, I carried it over to him
His eyelashes shook slightly as he stared atupwards to rest on aze of countless eyes, he actually drank it The court ladies and eunuchs by the door were all shocked
Afterwards, when I beca Hua had come to the palace for many days, he rarely drank the water handed over by other people Don’t ask me why, but I think it was probably because the water didn’t meet his standards…
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“Don’t block et lost” a delicate, paet lost’ part was especially forceful Light, quick footsteps came from outdoors, followed by the sound of silver bells With a shuaa, the people outside all grew fearful and fell to their knees as a light yellow silhouette charged inside, filling the roorance
“Lord Hua, your servant picked soain”
A pair of vivid eyes stared atthe clothes of a court lady and looked extremely cute Within the folds of soeous bloo Hua, then at me “…huh? This is…”
Lady…
That’s what I wanted to ask, too
Don’t you know a girl can’t just charge into a grownHua’s rooms
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Fang Hua pointed at the girl “Little Huang[1]” In the end…he pointed atme”
What a terse introduction to each other Little Huang…does he think he’s keeping a dog[2]?
Though I orse off, seeing as I didn’t even have a name
I knitted my eyebrows and looked at her,Hua tended to avoid trouble whenever possible, but he was being very benevolent today by speaking so much
The hostility froirl became clearer
Although her expression was resentful, that bright red face was like a tender flower, and she really was a saze on the vast variety of flowers…pear blossoms, Chinese peonies, tree peonies…
This was…?
Fang Hua’s eyes and mine both focused on one point
Sweet-scented oleander
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This girl, was she here to deliver edibles…or poison so poisons was singlehandedly brilliant, the imperial palace differed fro to the seasons, so who kne many times more poisonous the sweet-scented oleander could be?
Fang Hua was absolutely still Heart sinking, I squeezed rabbed an armful from the pile of florapped up in the satin I bent down, …seeing you carry all these, they must be heavy, so allow me”
Her eyebrows narrowed “You’re calling ’ as well?!”
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