Bamboo fragrance looked at her and scolded in a low voice, "Keep reading. The emperor didn't say to stop."
Yu Yao glanced at Bamboo Fragrance, but didn't argue back. Instead, she lowered her head and continued reading.
The night was deep and heavy, the red candle flickered, and in the quiet and tranquil Imperial Study, only Yu Yao's clear and pleasant reading voice and Ye Beichen's light, shallow breathing remained.
For a long time, Fu Gongfu walked in from outside, looked at Yu Yao who was reading, and thought about that Lin Cai Niu was still waiting on the dragon bed in the side hall.
In her heart, she hesitated for a moment, then walked lightly to Ye Beichen's side and bent down to whisper in his ear: "Your Majesty, wake up!"
Ye Beichen instantly awoke and opened his eyes to glance at Fu Gonggong, lazily asking, "What is it?"
Fu Gonggong smiled slightly and said hurriedly, "Lin Cai Niu is here, she is waiting on the dragon bed!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Beichen remembered that he had turned Lin Cai Niu's plaque tonight.
Just as he was about to get up to go, he glanced at Yu Yao who was standing by reading, and his mouth twitched slightly. He thought to himself: This woman is so honest, she's still reading even though he's asleep.
"Stop reading, serve me in the bath!"
He left this sentence casually and walked away!
Yu Yao put down the book in her hand and hurried after him.
Bamboo Fragrance also hurriedly followed.
However, as soon as her step lifted, she heard Ye Beichen in front say: "She can serve alone."
The implication was for Bamboo Fragrance not to follow.
Bamboo Fragrance instantly stopped her steps and did not continue to follow. But her eyes, were fixed on Yu Yao's departure, they were so jealous.
Originally, serving the emperor in the bath was the duty of the court eunuch, but the emperor felt that too eunuchs were not men nor women, and he didn't like them to be close, so it was done by them these maids in service.
This is an opportunity for them, as who among the palace maids doesn't have the desire to rise up and become a phoenix?
Bamboo Fragrance is also the same.
But the emperor did not want her to serve, which also meant cutting off her opportunity.
She dare not blame the emperor, so she can only blame Yu Yao instead.
Yu Yao felt the coldness behind her, and she also understood that Bamboo Fragrance was jealous of herself.
But there was no way out, she could only be careful in the future to prevent falling into the other's trap.
Yu Yao quickly arrived at the back of the Taihe Hall, which was the emperor's bedroom. It was naturally arranged according to the highest specifications, and could be said to be extremely luxurious.
At this time, Ye Beichen had already entered and the sound of water could be heard.
Realizing that Ye Beichen had already started to take a bath, she didn't dare to look at him again and hurriedly entered the inner hall.
The inner chamber had a purple sandalwood nine-dragon screen about two meters high. The frame was made of purple sandalwood, and it was intricately carved with the image of nine dragons, lifelike and vivid.
Behind the screen, there were clouds of smoke, and faintly, one could still see a tall and strong back.
Since it's not the first time Yu Yao has seen Ye Beichen's body, she's not that nervous, and walks in carefully.
Inside was a huge hot spring pool, large enough to hold five or six people. Ye Bechen was sitting in the pool, his back to her.
The last time, it was Ye Beichen who bathed himself. She went up to help him dry off.
This time, Ye Beichen hasn't started to wash yet, she's not sure whether she should stand by the side and wait like last time, or go up to help him wash.
Perhaps because Yu Yao hadn't moved for a while, Ye Bechen suddenly spoke, "What are you standing there staring at?"
The low-pitched tone was slightly impatient.
Yu Yao instantly knew what to do, she bent down and picked up a soft towel next to the pool, but looking at his smooth back, she didn't know where to start.
After hesitating for a moment, afraid of being prompted again, she decided to start washing from his shoulders.
"Wash harder, like this, can you clean it better?"
Ye Beichen suddenly spoke out loud, startling Yu Yao.
Looking at the man in front of her, Yu Yao pursed her lips and couldn't help but grumble to herself in her heart: You're the emperor; how dare I use force when bathing you? If I hurt you, they'll have to behead me, won't they?
Of course, she dared not say it out loud.
But she washed with more strength than before, starting to rub and scrub.
Not long after, she had rubbed Ye Bechen's back until it was a bright red.
"The force is too big, are you trying to peel off the skin of the emperor? Let me take over."
Ye Beichen suddenly spoke again, full of dissatisfaction.
Yu Yao's heart was also angry, saying that the one with small force is you, saying that the one with strong force is you. If the person in front of her weren't the emperor, she would have thrown the towel in his face.
Thinking of the man as the emperor and also her task object, she swallowed her anger and said, "The maid will change to a new place to wash, please turn around, Your Majesty."
After washing the back, it was time to wash the front.
She couldn't wash his front if he didn't turn around.
Fortunately, Ye Beichen didn't make things difficult for her this time. He naturally turned around, looked at her, and then continued to close his eyes and rest.
Yu Yao dipped the towel in the warm water from the pool and wiped his chest with it.
Because of what had just happened, she dared not apply too much force, but she also dared not apply too little force. She could only wash with an appropriate amount of force.
Suddenly, a faint but unique fragrance, like blooming Osmanthus after rain, quietly wafted into Ye Beichen's nostrils.
He opened his eyes and looked down at the woman in front of him, unable to help but ask, "What incense are you burning?"
It's like Osmanthus, but not exactly the same. It has a fresh and not too sweet fragrance. It's very nice, at least he likes it.
Maids are not allowed to burn incense, but the maids who serve in the Taihe Hall are allowed to, so she thought she had burned some incense.
Yu Yao paused in her actions, raised her eyes to look at him, and instantly knew what Ye Beichen had smelled.
The fragrance of the body pillar was emitting from the inside out. Because they were not close to each other before, Ye Beichen did not smell it.
This time, she was giving Ye Beichen a bath, and they were very close to each other, so naturally he smelled it.
"The maid did not burn any incense."
Seeing Ye Beichen's gaze on herself, she said again: "The maid was born with a natural fragrance. It must be the fragrance of the maid that Your Majesty smelled."
"Natural fragrance?" Ye Beichen raised an eyebrow, full of surprise in his eyes.
Yu Yao blushed slightly and nodded, "The maid has had it since birth, but the fragrance is very faint, and most people can't smell it."
What she didn't say is that the fragrance of the body pillar would become more and more intense with her movement, and it might even produce an aphrodisiac effect.
But because it was produced by the system, others couldn't feel it.
Ye Bechen looked at her, but said nothing.
It's not that there are no women born with natural fragrances, but they are rare. I never expected it to appear on the body of a small maid.
His gaze couldn't help but fall on her face again. He glanced at the scar on her left cheek and thought: If there wasn't this scar, the woman in front of him would be very beautiful, too bad.
He wasn't sure if it was a mistake or if it was the steam from the hot spring, but he felt that her skin quality had improved a lot compared to when he saw her twice before.
Compared to the concubines, she is also not inferior. Her skin is fair, delicate, and her small face is slightly red. She has a unique taste.
Of course, he would have to ignore the scar on her left cheek.
"What happened to the scar on your face?"
Ye Beichen couldn't help but ask.
Although it's not good to expose a woman's scars like this, as an emperor, he naturally wouldn't care about others' feelings.
Yu Yao unconsciously touched her left cheek, her eyes darkening slightly. She didn't hide it and said, "This scar was deliberately made by the maid herself."
"Intentionally made? Why?"
Ye Beichen was really surprised this time. He still knew how important looks were to women, and he couldn't imagine a woman would be willing to destroy her own appearance.
