CH 93

—How could He Yunxiao not know what Nanzhu’s had in mind?

To put it bluntly, she was embarrassed. She was very conservative in her thinking and could not let go of intimacy in front of others.

From the point of view of Nanzhu’s state of mind at this moment, when Xing’er suddenly appeared, her state of mind was probably similar to that of “going shopping with her boyfriend, but suddenly meeting her parents who were also shopping”.

Subconsciously, she pretends that she doesn’t know her boyfriend well and that she is not close to him.

Taking advantage of the fact that Xing’er hadn’t arrived yet, He Yunxiao used this gap to come closer to Nanzhu’s side.

“Nanzhu, I want to ‘heal’ now.”

Meng Qingrou naturally knew what “healing” meant, it meant that the big hand and the small hand interlocked their fingers and pressed tightly together.

It is obvious that yesterday she was angry with him, but today she was pulled by his, hand, spanked, and kissed on the forehead…….

At the very beginning, Meng Qingrou was planning to never forgive He Yunxiao again, but now, for some reason, it has turned into the pattern of being with him as before. Although now he does not take the initiative to move his hands and feet on himself, Meng Qingrou feels that this way now, it is even a little more intimate than in the old days.

Meng Qingrou pushed He Yunxiao’s arm with her small hand, but of course she couldn’t push it. She just meant it, and then said, “Go back and sit down, Xing’er is here.”

Of course, He Yunxiao knew that it was Xing’er who was coming. If Xing’er didn’t come, he wouldn’t have the heart to tease Nanzhu.

Nanzhu was in the most adorable state of mind, “I don’t want to be laughed at by Xing’er”.

He put his big hand under Nanzhu’s small hand, which was naturally hanging at her side, and rubbed the tips of her fingers with his palm upwards. At the same time, he did not forget to whisper “sneaky words” in Nanzhu’s ear.

“Nanzhu, I want to ‘heal my wounds’, will you let me heal my wounds for a while?”

Meng Qingrou’s fingers tickled and her heart tickled too.

The past came to mind, and the warmth, comfort and solidity of the small hand being wrapped in the big one came together.

Meng Qingrou’s five green and jade fingers, which were still close together, now began to move a little bit one by one, a little bit away from the other fingers.

Seeing Nanzhu’s small hand, already teased by himself with her five fingers separated and ready, He Yunxiao pursed the corners of his upturned mouth, secretly amused in his heart.

He had no doubt that he could get a 100 per cent grip on Nanzhu’s hand if he went to shake it now. At most, he would be met with a little token resistance from her hand, and at most, a few fake unpleasant words of anger from Nanzhu’s mouth.

But the current He Yunxiao would not do that.

After the previous experience of Nanzhu’s favourable level, exploding, He Yunxiao was now much more mature. When dealing with traditional and decent girls like Zirou sister and Nanzhu. As long as they didn’t take the initiative themselves or didn’t allow it themselves, He Yunxiao would never cross the line.

The favorability that could be forcibly created by one’s own initiative was too watery and too risky to gamble on. It is better to take your time and be practical.

Although Nanzhu’s favorability is currently only 50, He Yunxiao feels that the intimacy with Nanzhu now, based on previous favorability, must be at least 90 or more. He knew that he hadn’t even had the chance to use such actions as kissing the forehead and spanking on his sister Jiang and sister Du, who also had a favorability of 90 or more.

He Yunxiao kept rubbing the fingertips of Nanzhu on his hand and continued to whisper, “Nanzhu, just heal for a while, I’ll let go when Xing’er comes, okay? Nanzhu be good, just for a little while.”

Seeing that Nanzhu was so worn out that she was about to nod her head in agreement, Xing’er’s voice suddenly got louder over there.

“Young Master He? Your Highness? Are you here?”

Seeing Xing’er’s figure move faintly behind the rack, Meng Qingrou hurriedly left He Yunxiao behind and touched her red cheeks as she squatted beside the stove where the potions were being made.

She even sat closer to the stove on purpose, pretending that her face was red from the fire.

When Xing’er arrived, she looked at He Yunxiao and her Highness, who were quite far away, and could not help but sigh.

She said to Meng Qingrou first, “Your Highness, the rice is ready.”

Meng Qingrou did not want to be laughed at by her best sister, who had sworn yesterday that she would never believe again. but today, when she saw the real person, she was defeated at the first touch and surrendered completely.

She said in a calm tone, “Take him away. Tomorrow, don’t take it upon yourself to let him in without permission.”

Xing’er looked at He Yunxiao and said somewhat apologetically, “Yes, Xing’er understands.”

Then she said, “Young Master He, come.”

He Yunxiao held back his laughter and did not open his mouth to poke her for the sake of Nanzhu’s little bit of majesty and face as the eldest princess.

After leaving the room, he walked beside Xing’er and opened his mouth to ask, “Xing’er, what does Nanzhu usually do?”

Xing’er smiled and said, “Her Highness stays in Linxuan Palace all day. Only in the afternoon would she go out to get some sunshine. The things Her Highness would do on weekdays were usually tending to the herb garden, studying the prescriptions and sorting out the herbs. but recently Her Highness has been sews sachets for Her Highness Xiaoyue.”

He Yunxiao nodded his head to show that he understood.

He naturally knew about Nanzhu’s sewing sachets for Xiaoyue. It was here that he and Nanzhu first met.

At that time, Nanzhu was “cutting the grass” to prepare the incense. Then she accidentally cut her hand, and this accident became the beginning of the story.

He Yunxiao asked again, “Xing’er, what are Nanzhu’s favourite things or hobbies?”

Xing’er thought for a moment and said, “Her Highness used to love small animals, but then she got injured and …… never touched them. There are also none of those things that can hurt people around Linxuan Palace now.”

He Yunxiao thought about it carefully, and with Nanzhu’s body, it was true that she couldn’t keep cats and dogs or anything like that. Although there was now his own blood to help heal her wounds, it was better to avoid them just to be on the safe side.

“Does she like anything else?”

Apricot thought carefully, “Generally what a young girl would like, Her Highness would like, only, if it’s something in particular, I don’t know.”

He Yunxiao was not surprised by Xing’er’s answer. Just imagine, if one lived in Linxuan Palace all day long, and was exposed to all these things every day, and saw all these familiar faces, how could one have any special, particular hobbies in that case?

He Yunxiao suddenly thought, what would happen if he took Nanzhu out for a walk? Just like how he had taken Chu Chu to the Tingfeng Tower, he could take Nanzhu, who had always lived in the palace, for a walk in the streets of Yinjing.

I think what people who have lived in the palace for a long time like most, is “being loved” and “freedom”.

By taking her out of the palace, to go shopping like a normal person, did, it give her “freedom”?

He Yunxiao suddenly understood.

Why did Nanzhu’s favorability towards him rise so quickly on the day she first met him, and also today?

It was because she was so eager to be loved.

Just like a thirsty person in the desert, she would be willing to accept a little water as long as it was available.

At this moment, He Yunxiao understood even more how much he had hurt Nanzhu in the first place. To snatch away what little love she may have left from the hands of the one who lacks it ……

It was simply an unforgivable sin.

He Yunxiao took a deep breath and said to Xing’er, “Xing’er, if I want to take Nanzhu out of the palace, what should I do?”

Xing’er didn’t know why He Yunxiao suddenly asked this and was surprised, “Usually a princess has to get permission from the empress to leave the palace. Now there is no Empress in our dynasty, the Empress Dowager is in charge of the imperial court, so if Young Master wants to go out, you need the Empress Dowager’s permission to do so.”

When He Yunxiao heard the Empress Dowager, he got a headache.

“Is there another way?”

Xing’er whispered, “Secretly?”

“Mm.”

Xing’er said, “If a palace maid leaves the palace, she has to have a warrant from the Shang Palace Bureau.”

He Yunxiao laughed, “As long as it doesn’t involve the Empress Dowager, everything else is a minor problem.”

Nanzhu, wait for me to take you shopping!