Chapter 50: Secrets
Although Xu Huaijing was accustomed to a cold face, Princess Xu Huai still vaguely sensed that he was unhappy.
She thought that this was caused by her "poor sleep, disturbing people's sleep", and she was cautious in her words and deeds when changing her dressing every day.
I was even more embarrassed to ask about the Wangfu Workshop immediately, and planned to wait for Xu Huaijing to get up and get angry this time.
For the next few days, there were only scattered grains of rice and snow, and by April 19, the snow had completely stopped.
But the wind was blowing.
Princess Xu Huai took a nap for half an hour, and her whole body was simmered warmly, but as soon as she left the room, she was swept away by the wind tail covered in ice and snow.
It's cold like this, it's not suitable to go to Xiangxue Garden to see the Queen Mother.
Princess Xu Huai had nothing to do for a while, so she asked people to cook hawthorn black plum tea and hid in the study.
Of course, Xu Huaijing, the guy who was "grounded by the Holy Decree", was also in the study.
Now the two have formed a tacit understanding of coexistence in the study.
Usually Xu Huaijing sits behind the desk, while Princess Xu Huai sits on the couch by the window and sets a small square table.
Sometimes Princess Xu Huai would ask him some things about the Qi Kingdom, and in addition, the well water would not interfere with the river water.
The two of them were used to being in the same room like this, so when Princess Xu Huai went in, Xu Huaijing, who was reading a book, didn't even raise her eyelids.
Princess Xu Huai sat cross-legged in front of Xiao Fangji, sipped fruit tea and moistened her throat, and began to look through the list of Yongjing City ladies who had been sorted out by Ziyu.
It was too cold outside, and it was too warm in the study, so she began to be lazy after sitting for a while, and she was always a little distracted.
So she put down the list for the time being, held the tea in her hand, and tilted her head to look at Xu Huaijing.
This man is really good-looking.
If you want to say what it is good to see, Princess Xu Huai once secretly joked with Amber: Aside from the side, Xu Huaijing's appearance is the kind of good-looking that "can refresh your mind when you have nothing to do, and look like you can have an extra bowl of rice when you eat".
It's a pity that she can also take a look.
I think Xu Huaijing noticed her gaze, and when he raised his head and moved his neck, he lifted his eyes and slapped her.
"I said, His Royal Highness King Huai, your breath is long enough to get up." Princess Xu Huai coughed lightly twice and pretended to be nothing.
"I don't sleep well to disturb your dreams, and that was on the night of April 15th. After so many days, why is it still a sullen face that hasn't slept well? ”
Before the words fell, she couldn't help but cover her lips and yawn.
Xu Huaijing didn't answer her words, only glanced at her sleepy eyes: "I want to go back to the bedroom to sleep." ”
"What are these words? I didn't come in to sleep," Princess Xu Huai shifted her sitting posture and faced him, "Hey, seriously, I haven't crossed the line these nights, right?" ”
Xu Huaijing's eyes were faint and cold: "Hmm." ”
This made Princess Xu Huai puzzled: "If I wasn't arguing with you, why can't you sleep well?" ”
Xu Huaijing lowered his eyes silently, avoiding her gaze.
For several nights, he was like a great enemy, focusing on guarding against this woman, for fear that she would suddenly turn over and stick to her in the middle of the night. It's strange to sleep well.
Princess Xu Huai was used to his coldness, but she didn't think it was wrong.
She lowered her head and took a sip of fruit tea, and was immediately squinted and wrinkled by the sour taste, and tears filled the corners of her eyes.
didn't wait for her to speak again for a long time, Xu Huaijing raised his eyes quietly, just in time to see her like this.
Somehow, he felt like he had been scratched twice by a cat's paw on his chest, and a secret tingling sensation rippled around his body.
Just when he was at a loss, Princess Xu Huai spoke again.
"I guess you've been so busy these days that you can't sleep well. Why don't I try to replace the incense in the tent with a soothing one tonight? ”
She paused, then added, "Don't worry, you won't get your clothes dirty." It's the kind you used on the night of your wedding, do you remember the smell? ”
The wedding was half a year ago, and Xu Huaijing couldn't remember the smell she said.
He frowned vigilantly: "The smell of oranges? ”
"It's not an orange, it's a ......" Princess Xu Huai was short of words for a while, and she didn't know how to describe the smell of incense in words.
After staying for a moment, she simply got down from her seat and walked to the desk with the fruit tea in her hand.
She held the cup in both hands and held it close to the end of his nose: "Well, it's a bit like this smell." Sour, but mixed with sweetness...... Xu Huaijing?! ”
No wonder she was so surprised that she called her by her name, but Xu Huaijing's behavior was too weird.
He actually took her hand and lowered his head to take a sip!
In private, Princess Xu Huai had a small action when she drank water, and she was reminded by Ziyu many times that she couldn't change it-
She spun her cup in her palm as she spoke.
She had only drunk this cup before.
She didn't wear fat powder today, and she didn't order lipstick, so it was impossible to tell whether the rim of the cup where Xu Huaijing's lips touched was ......
Princess Xu Huai felt that the study seemed to heat up instantly, and it was even hotter than just now.
"I handed the cup just to you to smell it," she said, her face blank and her voice blank, "I didn't want to feed you." ”
"Oh," Xu Huaijing lowered his head slightly, "Don't get so close to me." ”
God knows why he took a sip of it. He couldn't taste it.
For that sip of tea, the two of them were embarrassed and embarrassed all afternoon, and barely spoke.
But Princess Xu Huai did what she said, and asked Ziyu to replace the incense in the tent with the kind that calmed the nerves.
At night, Xu Huaijing lay in the tent, closing and opening his eyes repeatedly, unable to tell whether he was irritable or ...... Something else.
Although he couldn't distinguish the five flavors in his mouth because of some encounters when he was a child, his sense of smell was still sensitive.
At this moment, there is a faint fruity fragrance lingering on the nose, like a cherry fruit hanging on the branches, sweet with a little sour, and also stained with morning dew and sweetness.
This smell is similar to the cup of hawthorn black plum tea in the afternoon study, but it is not very similar.
Xu Huaijing turned over slightly, facing outward and changing to a side-lying position.
But the smell of soothing incense floated everywhere in the tent, and he couldn't avoid it wherever he slept towards.
He stared at the curtain in the dark, and an inexplicable thought flashed in his mind: Perhaps, the smell of the cup of hawthorn black plum tea in the day was better than the fragrance in the tent.
As for what's good, he turned over several times and didn't figure it out.
"It's a bed, not a frying pan." Princess Xu Huai, who was half-awake from the noise, muttered angrily.
Xu Huaijing was slightly startled and did not move again.
Princess Xu Huai, who was behind her, was sleepy and hateful, and made up the warning inarticulately.
"Tossing and turning like a fried fish, believe it or not, I have a hundred ways to make you fall asleep? Hum. ”
After leaving this warning with unknown meaning, Princess Xu Huai's breath gradually became stable and sweet again.
Xu Huaijing closed his eyes, but he couldn't sleep anymore.
Humph what? Who hasn't learned something before their wedding? Think you have a hundred ways to make people unable to sleep?
In the early morning of the second day, the wind and snow that had been going on for several days finally had a hint of stagnation.
When Xu Huaijing came out of the study, he was stunned when he raised his eyes.
Princess Xu Huai was dressed in an apricot red Suluo skirt, and her long hair was only half tied with a hairband, draped behind her willfully.
The golden sunset stars touched the hem of her clothes, and the warm breeze gently lifted the end of her long belt, making the whole person look bright, vivid and elegant.
At this time, most of the peonies in the courtyard will not bloom, she stands in front of the flowers, Huayan is extremely prosperous, and there are no flowers to compete with her.
Xu Huaijing retracted his gaze suddenly, and at the same time moved to block the door of the study.
Over there, Princess Xu Huai saw him, so she walked slowly: "Excuse Your Highness." I'll just ask, is there a pharmaceutical workshop under the name of Huaiwangfu? ”
Xu Huaijing was stunned: "There is a small pharmaceutical workshop. ”
"How many craftsmen are there?" Princess Xu Huai's eyes lit up.
Xu Huaijing staggered his eyes: "About twenty or thirty." You have to ask Uncle Jiang for details. He doesn't ask too much about the chores in the house.
Princess Xu Huai nodded happily: "Can I borrow the workshop for medicine?" ”
What answered her was Xu Huaijing's eyes that seemed to be looking at a fool.
"You have the treasury key and my seal, you can take whatever you want."
Princess Xu Huai remembered that on the night of the wedding, Xu Huaijing gave her the key and seal, and indeed said that "you can use whatever you want".
So Princess Xu Huai's heart was full of joy, and her mouth overflowed with beauty: "I like a beautiful man like you!" ”
Xu Huaijing's heart rang, and his ears suddenly became hot: "Speak well." "Who are you teasing for?!
"Okay, okay, what do you say," Princess Xu Huai smiled and said perfunctorily, "Then I won't delay your conversation, and you can rest early when you're busy early." ”
Xu Huaijing still couldn't hold back in the end, and asked more: "Is it Xu Nankui and your little secret again?" ”
Princess Xu Huai waved her hand and said, "Secret! ”