Sweet Beauty

There was steam in the bathroom, and the two hugged together for a while.

Ah Shu was already exhausted. She put on her clothes and squinted at Liu Xiu. He took a towel that had been twisted with hot water, and put it on his stubble-covered chin. He covered his beard until it was hot, and then reached out and wiped it. He took a sharp, curved copper knife and trimmed his beard in front of the bronze mirror.

After washing up together, Ashu thought she would be embarrassed, but only then did she realize that she was too tired to care about being decent and shy, and she was too lazy to lean on the side.

In the bronze mirror, due to the stubble of his beard, he added a bit of a gloomy and tired handsome face, and he is gradually returning to his former genial and handsome.

She couldn't help but chuckle, but it was very interesting to see a man dressing up in the mirror so earnestly.

Hearing her laughter, Liu Xiu stopped his hand holding the knife, feeling a little annoyed. He couldn't help but pull her closer, put the sharp knife into her hand, raised his chin and ordered, "Come here."

Ah Shu was in a state of drowsiness, but when he suddenly pulled him like this, most of her sleepiness disappeared. She subconsciously held the blade close to the remaining stubble, but when she was still half an inch away, she couldn't do anything.

That knife is so sharp, and human flesh is so soft and fragile, what if one accidentally cuts his skin? Besides, how could she dare to have her jaw so close to her neck?

Seeing that she was timid, Liu Xiu smiled faintly, holding her with one hand and holding her small hand holding the knife with the other, with her movements little by little.

The blade scraped through the skin, bringing out a rough touch, and the stubble either remained on the blade, or fell on the towel he spread over the collar.

A Shu's mind was a little dazed.

A woman shaving her husband's face was originally an intimate affair between ordinary loving couples. When she was younger, she occasionally saw her sister-in-law grooming her elder brother's beard, and her elder brother also thrushing her sister-in-law's eyebrows.

But she and Liu Yu were not a loving couple anyway.

This kind of intimacy at this moment really made her feel a little strange.

Liu Xiu stroked his chin from side to side and looked carefully in the mirror. Fang refreshingly took the copper knife from her hand, threw it back into the makeup, and rubbed her face twice, proudly saying, "How, I still feel that way. rough?"

Just now, she thought that his beard was hurting, but at the moment it was smooth and it was a little itchy. She turned her head to dodge, smiled and said, "No, no, it's more slippery than silk."

The two returned to the bedroom, and within a moment, Ah Shu fell into a deep sleep.

Liu Xiu lay on his back for a long time, then suddenly turned over, put on his robe, opened the door softly, and walked outside the house in a flash, calling the night-watching maid to him.

That maidservant belonged to the Zhao family, and was the one who saw the two of them intimacy in the early morning. She had never been to Chang'an and Xindu with Ah Shu before. She was hiding in the windless place with a hand stove to take a nap to keep warm. Now, when she saw Liu Yu calling her, she couldn't help but feel nervous, for fear that she would be blamed for taking a nap.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu had a gentle face, smiled at her and whispered: "It's cold, I have nothing to do outside and stay in a warmer place."

The maid looked over cautiously, but seeing that he had no sullenness and was genial, Fang heaved a sigh of relief, nodded and bowed to thank him. Originally, the maid was always outside the house when she was watching at night. Today, because King Xiao was here, she was deliberately cautious, for fear of being summoned suddenly.

She was about to retreat, but Liu Xiu called her back and asked with a smile, "Where is the real Prince staying?"

The maid was stunned for a while, thinking that he had something to look for Liu An, he stretched his finger to the west, and said, "The Prince's residence is in the west courtyard, which is some distance away from here. The door between the walls is unlocked."

Liu Xiu waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need to, but he knew it in his heart. The two places were far apart, and the Zhao brothers and sisters still understood the sense of proportion.

"There is only one thing, I want you to do it. Don't tell anyone else about it, and don't tell it in front of the queen." With a smile on his face, there was a bit of indescribable expression on his face, and he whispered, "In the daytime, you Look for me, whether the queen has contact with Prince Zhending."

The maid showed a look of astonishment.

He was busy pretending to be embarrassed to explain: "The queen is cold today, so she shouldn't be close to the prince who has caught the cold." If she goes to the west courtyard, you can cook a bowl of **** soup and send it to me when I come back, so I know that I have to remember to cover her with a quilt at night, and don’t teach her to catch a cold.”

This look is really an ordinary man who spoils his wife excessively!

The maid's astonishment faded away, turning into infinite reverence and envy. She vaguely remembered that after Ah Shu returned home, she seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with King Xiao, and it was no wonder that King Xiao was so careful.

She nodded and said solemnly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the maid will definitely not teach others to know."

Only then did Liu Xiu feel satisfied, and quietly went back to his room to sleep with brisk steps.

…

In the early morning of the second day, most of the snow melted, and it was the coldest time, so Liu Yu got up to wash up again.

A Shu was helpless, so she had to support her sore body and get up from the warm quilt, put on for him in a daze, and sat next to him to eat with him.

Liu Xiu had already negotiated with Zhao You yesterday, and the two of them were going to visit and lobby among the powerful clans in Handan together in the next two days, so they left after sunrise.

Ah Shu fell asleep in the room, and didn't get up again until three poles in the sun.

Not long after, a servant girl from the western courtyard came to say that the prince was ill and had difficulty breathing, and wanted to invite her over to take a look.

Ashu recalled seeing Liu An's weak appearance last night, and she couldn't help frowning and said: "The prince is ill, and the medical officer should go to the doctor. What's the use of me?"

The servant girl naturally knew the truth, so why would she say, "If it wasn't really impossible, the servant girl would never dare to disturb the queen. It's really... The prince said, if the queen doesn't want to visit, she doesn't want to take medicine."

This is said like a willful and rude child, and it makes no sense.

Ah Shu frowned, and she felt a moment of anger in her heart. She took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and said, "If that's the case, I'll go visit."

In the bedroom of the west courtyard, Liu An's face was flushed and strange, his lips were chapped, and he was half leaning on the side of the couch, panting with difficulty and coughing lightly, "Zhao Ji—are you here?"

The servant on the side shook his head and persuaded bitterly: "Prince, it is best not to delay the disease. Cough and asthma is a chronic disease. You must take care of it. Please drink medicine!"

Liu Anzhi shook his head, and was about to send someone to take a look again, but heard a clear voice from outside the door: "Yes, Prince, the body is yours, you should take good care of it."

Ah Shu looked slightly cold, stepped in from the outside, stopped a few feet away from him, waved his hand to the maid to present the boiled medicine to him, and said, "I heard that the prince insisted that I come to visit, I have come, Is the prince willing to drink medicine?"

Liu An's flushed cheeks were slightly stagnant, and he smiled shyly again in a flash: "I know, you were a soft-hearted person when you were young, and you would never have the heart to leave me here alone." He didn't shirk, and took the medicine on his own initiative. Bowl, drink in one go.

Ah Shu's eyebrows tightened, and her heart was even more unhappy. He acted like this, and he was simply pinching her weakness and blackmailing her.

She didn't want to approach either, so she only persuaded politely: "Prince, you and I are no longer Huangkou children. I came here today, not because of soft-heartedness, but because I don't want the prince's condition to worsen and affect my brother. I hope that the prince will also help me and my brother. Think about it for a second, and don't do it again."

After all, he turned to leave.

Liu An was still stunned, her face was blue and white, and when she saw that she was leaving, she quickly called her: "Ashu, I-I didn't mean to implicate Junshan, you misunderstood."

She didn't stop.

In a hurry, he fell down on the couch, coughed and said, "I just want to hear you call me again!"

During those days in Handan as a child, few people knew his identity and condition, and would not keep him away because of this. But a few days were the happy days he had rarely seen so far.

When Ah Shu heard the sound behind her, her footsteps finally stopped, but she didn't dare to look back.

No matter how slow she is, she should understand Liu An's mind.

But not to mention that she has long forgotten the friendship that was only a few times in the past, even if she is still obsessed with it, and now she is married as a wife, what else can it be?

"Prince, I am Queen Xiao now, call me Abe, and I am still the queen."

After all, don't stop, just leave.

Liu An fell to the ground in a daze, and was in a trance for a long time before being supported by his servants and sat back on the couch.

The servant had been by his side all the year round. Seeing his sad expression, he couldn't bear it, so he sent everyone else away and persuaded in a low voice, "The queen is right, the prince should not think about it anymore... Now, even the king If you want to look up to King Xiao's breath and still survive, why is the prince so troubled?"

After Liu An drank the medicine, his breathing gradually calmed down a lot. Hearing the words, a haze appeared on his face, his fists gradually clenched, and he murmured, "It's just an expedient measure to lean on him now. Liu Yu can only hold the imperial edict. Mediation in Jizhou. Who does not know that the Queen Mother and the Great Sima are always afraid of him, and once they are used up, he will be in great trouble..."

What is there to fear for those who will be overthrown sooner or later?

…

In the evening, when Liu Xiu returned, and before returning to the hospital, he saw the maid he secretly instructed last night, his eyelids jumped, and he had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, when he stepped into the house and took off his cloak, the maid entered with two bowls of **** soup.

Ashu brushed the wind and frost between his men's eyebrows for him, turned his head to see Jiang Tang, and two pear vortices curved the corners of his lips: "When did you cook the **** soup? Just in time to clear the cold for the king."

The maid lowered her head and didn't know how to answer, but luckily Liu Yu coughed lightly, took a bowl and drank it, then handed another bowl to Ah Shu, and replied, "I told you, you were cold yesterday. , you should be more careful."

Ah Shu was stunned for a moment, not knowing when he became so attentive, so he took the drink with a smile and said, "Your Majesty bothered, I've already gotten better."

After a while, the servants put food on the small table.

The two sat together, Liu Yu absentmindedly ate two bowls of rice, and finally couldn't hold back, and asked casually, "Yesterday the prince was so ill, I don't know what to do today."

Ah Shu's face froze for a moment, and then she said lightly, "Brother, I have asked the medical workers to take a look. I heard that the prince also carries medicines with him, so he should be fine."

"Really?" Liu Xiu raised his eyes and quietly observed her, "Have you visited today?"

Ah Shu's heart trembled and struggled slightly.

She vaguely knew that he didn't like her involvement with Liu An. It seems inconvenient to teach him what happened when she went to visit today, so as not to misunderstand again.

After a while, she shook her head in denial: "It hasn't passed, if the king is worried, you can visit in person later."

She didn't tell the truth.

Liu Xiu became angry almost immediately, put down the chopstick coldly, and looked at her blankly: "What's the use of me going? I think he just wants you to see it?"

The author has something to say: In addition, men in the Han Dynasty should not be able to shave, and only use scissors to trim. This meal is made up by me. Of course, there are already a lot of parts I made up that are not enough to testify. Haha thank you for the little angel who voted for me or irrigated nutrient solution during the period of 2019-11-2023:22:51~2019-11-2123:45:13~

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