Knowing that he was itching badly, although he knew in his heart that scratching would only make it worse, he couldn't help it...
He can't let this go on, he scratches when he itches, he got angry when he scratches too much and it's not on himself, it's on the person serving him... Especially Wei Yingluo.
“Don't be angry, Your Majesty, this lowly servant has a way to relieve Your Majesty's worries.” Wei Yingluo presented the object in her hand and said, “Please turn your back, Your Majesty.”
She thought it would take a lot of talking but Hongli looked at her hand and then at her and without a word he turned his back and a rustling sound, he slowly shed his clothes, exposing to her the spacious and strong back of a man.
Wei Yingluo lowered her eyes, until now, she is still a little uncomfortable with the sight of a man's body.
But she quickly brushed aside her embarrassment at the thought of who she was and applied the fresh aloe vera juice to his back.
“Zhang Yuanzhen said, the sulphur ointment had been used for a long time, the skin would be slightly dry, this lowly servant picked fresh aloe vera, pounded the juice and applied it, it would not eradicate it but it would make the Emperor feel better.” She said, the dark green reed juice ran down her fingers, onto Hongli's back and slowly down his spine, into the clothes wrapped around his waist.
Hongli was silent for a moment, suddenly turning his back to her, he said: “That's how you please the Empress to make her love and care for you so much!”
Wei Yingluo said: “The Empress treats this lowly servant with sincerity, this lowly servant naturally returned the favour.”
Hongli laughed coldly and said: “Zhen has treated you so badly, don't you hate Zhen?”
Naturally, such words could not be spoken from the heart, Wei Yingluo only smiled and replied: “How dare this lowly servant?”
Hongli grunted coldly, as if he did not believe her.
Whether he believed her or not, Wei Yingluo did not care, instead of discussing herself with him, she continued to discuss the Empress: “Your Majesty, the Empress Niangniang was at her bedside last night, fanning herself, this lowly servant asked her to rest but she insisted on not allowing it, when I saw it this morning, I couldn't move my wrists.”
Hongli remains silent, with his back to her, Wei Yingluo cannot see his face at the moment.
“This lowly servant knows, there are many beautiful women in the Forbidden City but only the Empress Niangniang, would serve the Emperor in spite of knowing that she was infected.” Wei Yingluo continues to speak well of the Empress, “Such true love, it will never be found again...”
“That's enough!” Hongli suddenly shouted.
The hand that was applying the aloe vera to him gave a start, Wei Yingluo looked at him suspiciously and spoke with some bafflement which of his words had offended him.
“Your Majesty...” she called out tentatively.
Hongli turned to her, ignoring the aloe vera on her hands and took her hands in his, the aloe vera was like glue, they were stuck together.
Wei Yingluo was shocked, she withdrew her hand but whether the aloe vera juice was too sticky, or Hongli was too reluctant, she could not withdraw it...
“Your Majesty!” She had to shout again.
Hongli woke up as if from a dream and let go of her hand, then lowered her head and stared at her hand for a moment, before glaring at her with a furious look on her face and saying: “Zhen's business, when is it the turn of this lowly servant to have a say, go away! Get out!”
To be with an emperor is akin to be riding with a tiger, not to mention that the emperor is unpredictable more than a tiger, unpredictable.
“... Yes.” Wei Yingluo hated it when he said that, hastily collected the rest of the aloe vera juice and withdrew, then leaned her back against the door and let out a long breath.
But behind the door, Hongli was still staring in the direction he had left, frozen in thought.
Knowing that he was itching badly, although he knew in his heart that scratching would only make it worse, he couldn't help it...
He can't let this go on, he scratches when he itches, he got angry when he scratches too much and it's not on himself, it's on the person serving him... Especially Wei Yingluo.
“Don't be angry, Your Majesty, this lowly servant has a way to relieve Your Majesty's worries.” Wei Yingluo presented the object in her hand and said, “Please turn your back, Your Majesty.”
She thought it would take a lot of talking but Hongli looked at her hand and then at her and without a word he turned his back and a rustling sound, he slowly shed his clothes, exposing to her the spacious and strong back of a man.
Wei Yingluo lowered her eyes, until now, she is still a little uncomfortable with the sight of a man's body.
But she quickly brushed aside her embarrassment at the thought of who she was and applied the fresh aloe vera juice to his back.
“Zhang Yuanzhen said, the sulphur ointment had been used for a long time, the skin would be slightly dry, this lowly servant picked fresh aloe vera, pounded the juice and applied it, it would not eradicate it but it would make the Emperor feel better.” She said, the dark green reed juice ran down her fingers, onto Hongli's back and slowly down his spine, into the clothes wrapped around his waist.
Hongli was silent for a moment, suddenly turning his back to her, he said: “That's how you please the Empress to make her love and care for you so much!”
Wei Yingluo said: “The Empress treats this lowly servant with sincerity, this lowly servant naturally returned the favour.”
Hongli laughed coldly and said: “Zhen has treated you so badly, don't you hate Zhen?”
Naturally, such words could not be spoken from the heart, Wei Yingluo only smiled and replied: “How dare this lowly servant?”
Hongli grunted coldly, as if he did not believe her.
Whether he believed her or not, Wei Yingluo did not care, instead of discussing herself with him, she continued to discuss the Empress: “Your Majesty, the Empress Niangniang was at her bedside last night, fanning herself, this lowly servant asked her to rest but she insisted on not allowing it, when I saw it this morning, I couldn't move my wrists.”
Hongli remains silent, with his back to her, Wei Yingluo cannot see his face at the moment.
“This lowly servant knows, there are many beautiful women in the Forbidden City but only the Empress Niangniang, would serve the Emperor in spite of knowing that she was infected.” Wei Yingluo continues to speak well of the Empress, “Such true love, it will never be found again...”
“That's enough!” Hongli suddenly shouted.
The hand that was applying the aloe vera to him gave a start, Wei Yingluo looked at him suspiciously and spoke with some bafflement which of his words had offended him.
“Your Majesty...” she called out tentatively.
Hongli turned to her, ignoring the aloe vera on her hands and took her hands in his, the aloe vera was like glue, they were stuck together.
Wei Yingluo was shocked, she withdrew her hand but whether the aloe vera juice was too sticky, or Hongli was too reluctant, she could not withdraw it...
“Your Majesty!” She had to shout again.
Hongli woke up as if from a dream and let go of her hand, then lowered her head and stared at her hand for a moment, before glaring at her with a furious look on her face and saying: “Zhen's business, when is it the turn of this lowly servant to have a say, go away! Get out!”
To be with an emperor is akin to be riding with a tiger, not to mention that the emperor is unpredictable more than a tiger, unpredictable.
“... Yes.” Wei Yingluo hated it when he said that, hastily collected the rest of the aloe vera juice and withdrew, then leaned her back against the door and let out a long breath.
But behind the door, Hongli was still staring in the direction he had left, frozen in thought.
