Chapter 58: Medicated Bath
I didn't know how to face her, and I didn't know how to answer her questions, so I could only swallow the steamed bun choked in my throat with my head down, and for a while, my heart was numb.
"What's wrong with the hand?" She raised her chin and my finger and asked in a deep voice.
Looking along her line of sight, the fingertips were red, which was accidentally burned when Fang was in a hurry, because this skin was extremely delicate, and only a little bit of it left a red mark, which taught her to notice.
Maybe the steamed buns were too uncomfortable, maybe it was just that I was too wronged in my heart, and my eyes were hot, and I almost burst into tears.
Listening to her ask, I don't know where the stubbornness came from, so I immediately put my hands behind my back, twisted my head, and said in a muffled voice: "It's okay." ”
She put down the bowl and knocked on the edge of the table with a muffled sound, I was startled, and turned my face to look at her in a daze, and saw her frowning and pulling my hand over, lowering her eyes and looking carefully, indifferently with a touch of imperceptible complaint: "Hot?" Why so careless? ”
She didn't say it was okay, but as soon as she said this, I couldn't hold back the sourness in my eyes anymore, and the tears rolled down one after another, and I couldn't stop it—I just let it flow enough, but I bit my lip and refused to let out half of my crying.
She was holding my fingers to examine carefully, and when she saw that my arms were trembling lightly when I was sobbing, she hurriedly raised her head to look at me, and in the hazy eyes of tears, she felt a trace of panic flashing in her eyes, and even her tone was a little anxious: "What are you crying about?" But it hurts? ”
- How could she have known how insignificant the burns on my hands were compared to the pain in my heart?
The more nervous she became, the more the grievances in my heart surged, and tears fell in strings, and I just wanted to cry happily and vent all the negative feelings that were pressed in my heart.
She seemed to have a terrible headache, and she wanted to wipe my tears for me, but she didn't know what to do first; Her fair cheeks were slightly red, her thin lips were twitching, and her clear eyes were full of confusion.
After crying for a while, my heart was a little more relaxed, and I felt that I was out of shape, like a naïve little girl; After ignoring her movement for a long time, I quietly raised my eyes and saw her rare embarrassed appearance, and I couldn't help laughing, but I dispersed a lot of grievances.
I forgot to care about her suspicions of me anymore, and she seemed to be unaware of the previous mustard, and took out the ointment from the cupboard and applied it to me—for two days in a row I had been associated with the ointment in the cupboard, and it was so calamitous that I couldn't laugh or cry when I thought about it.
Seeing that she lowered her head and gently medicated me, her eyebrows and eyes were peaceful and focused, and her half-constricted eyelashes were like fluttering butterfly wings, which rarely revealed a trace of tenderness and pettiness.
We tacitly touched the subject, as if it were nothing more than a self-deceptive cover-up, as long as we didn't touch it, and we could always live together in this harmony and warmth—though I knew very well in my heart that it was just a self-deceptive cover-up.
"Wei Shu said, today before the beginning of the day, we will start to remove poison for you." After taking the medicine, she carried her back to the screen, changed into a clean regular dress, and then sat down next to me, arranging her sleeves, and said rather casually.
"So suddenly? Aren't you going to wait until my body is well conditioned before getting rid of the poison? I looked up to look into her eyes, but she stared silently at the tea cup in her hand, as if deliberately avoiding my eyes.
"That's just his excuse to provoke you - this toxin stays in the body for a day longer, and the danger to the body will be a little heavier, so it is better to detoxify it as soon as possible." She explained lightly, but I always felt that she seemed to be hiding something I couldn't guess.
“…… Well. "Silent as we were, we drank tea with her, and no one spoke—in the past, I had racked my brains to find a topic, hoping to hear her more and get closer to her, so that when I was silent, we were surprisingly quiet...... It's not pleasant to be quiet.
Just when I was about to collapse in this suffocating depression and was about to be the first to break the silence, unexpectedly, it was she who opened her mouth before me - although she still lowered her head and looked at the tea cup in her usual indifferent tone, it already made me feel a great surprise: "The White Cloud Valley Poison Immortal is famous, you don't have to be afraid...... Besides, I'm here. ”
I know that it is unprecedented for her to be able to say this, not to mention the concern and maintenance that is implied by it—for me, this heart-warming sentence that borders on promise is more useful than a thousand panaceas; I'm not sure if I can get rid of the poison, but the sour and dull pain in my heart was instantly cured.
After lunch in a good mood, I was taken to Wei Shu's medicine house; This is the first time I have stepped into the medicine house since I came to Baiyun Valley, although I have had the opportunity to pass by before, but seeing that the door is closed, and knowing the importance of the medicine house for a doctor, it inevitably gave Wei Shu an excuse to be picky, and to avoid encountering any traps, I never dared to trespass in.
Now that I have followed him openly, and Jiang Zhuo is by my side, I have no scruples, and I can rest assured that I can look at this medicine house that is not good-looking but has a cave.
I don't know what kind of trick is used, this medicine house looks like an ordinary small room from the outside, but when I was in it, I found that it was at least five rows of medicinal herbs, each of which was more than a zhang high, divided into multiple layers up and down, and each layer was full of all kinds of medicinal herbs; Most of them are names that I can't tell, and there are many varieties that I have never seen before, and the strong smell of medicine instantly occupies all the sense of smell, and even seems a little pungent.
I slowed down the intensity and frequency of my breathing a little, reducing contact with the smell, but I saw Wei Shu take a deep breath like a fish in water, quite enjoying the intoxicated appearance, while picking out the required medicinal materials from the shelf and putting them into the basket in my hand, while pointing to the chest-high bathtub in the corner and saying, "Take off your clothes and sit in." ”
He turned his back to me and said whatever he wanted, but I froze in place, thinking that I had heard something wrong—he said...... Unloading, dressing, dressing?
I saw him walk to the bathtub and throw the medicinal herbs in the basket into the steaming water, and when he saw that I didn't reply, he glanced at me impatiently, and urged in a cold voice: "What are you doing there?" Hurry up and sit inside! I'm not responsible for the drug's effect! ”
Listen to him, do you want me to soak in this tub for a medicinal bath?
I also know that in the eyes of doctors, there is no gender distinction, but reason is one thing, and feelings are another: not to mention that I hate him and I, and I have already had a favorite person, and I also vowed in my heart to clean myself and never follow in the footsteps of Kuang Xihan.
But now, in order to get rid of the poison, is there no other choice?
Oh, if my life is gone, what am I going to do with this bottom line?
Met with his calm and faint disdainful gaze, I gritted my teeth and untied the belt of my robe with my hands.
I took off my brocade coat, white silk shirt and trousers, and some bits and pieces, and by the time I was left with only a close-fitting garment, my face was so hot that it was about to burn, and my eyes were staring straight at the ground, refusing to look up, only feeling that I had never been so embarrassed and humiliated as I was now.
His fingers trembled, and he was about to put on the last layer of clothing, but he heard a faint stop: "Wait." ”
I hurriedly turned my head to look, but Jiang Zhuo was frowning, and looked at Wei Shu with some displeasure: "Men and women don't kiss, Mr. Wei is better to avoid it for the time being." ”
"This medicinal bath needs to be added when it is critical, if I go out, who will add medicine to His Royal Highness King Ling?" He raised his eyebrows and glanced at Jiang Zhuo deeply, his expression inexplicable.
"It's okay, if you need any medicinal materials, just tell me, and I'll add them for Your Highness." Hearing this, Jiang Zhuo replied unhurriedly, his voice was gentle, but there was an unquestionable taste.
Wei Shu's chest rose and fell a few times, but he snorted coldly and brushed his sleeves away.
I was relieved to see him leave the medicine house, but when I turned my face to Jiang Zhuo's indifferent eyebrows, that breath choked on my chest violently - the current situation is that I want to be in front of my sweetheart...... Do you untie your clothes?
This is a hundred times worse than in front of Wei Shu!
"The water is getting cold." Seeing that I didn't move, Jiang Zhuo coughed lightly and reminded.
"Uh-huh......" I took a deep breath, and threw off my close-fitting garment, staring straight at her, without the slightest evasion—and she turned her back before I could be honest.
I slowly sat down in the tub and submerged myself in the water, the heart that had risen high by her gaze finally fell back into my stomach, but it also drifted away, and I landed empty.
If she stares at me loudly, my mind will be blank, and I will not know where to put my hands and feet, but I wish there was a crack in the ground that could be penetrated; But she really turned around without saying a word, and didn't look at me, and the lost but unstoppable poked her head out, stirring her mind and thinking: Could it be that she is not interested in my body?
I lowered my head and looked at the white and smooth skin under the water, delicate as porcelain, and I couldn't help but feel a faint unwillingness in my heart - Kuang Xihan, this person, his character is a little worse, but he can't fault his figure, let alone a man, even if a woman sees it, there are few indifferent.
I don't want Jiang Zhuo to take a fancy to me because of this skin, but I'm more worried about ...... Even this skin is difficult to enter her eyes.
Worried for a while, entangled for a while, I flicked the medicinal herbs floating on the water, and inadvertently turned my head, but I was facing a pair of eyes as deep as the abyss - the ink color that had always been as cold as the moon was now filled with a touch of hot amber streamer, which made people feel suffocated and even forgot to breathe.