"I'll have one sent in at once. You can be discreet on the pillows behind the dressing curtains if you'd like." If he could, he'd never have Huaisang hide away like he were a mistress but they'd agreed this would be a secret love affair. That wouldn't work too well if a bunch of servants came into his bedchambers to deliver a bath only to find his lover lounging on his bed. To soften the request, he steals one.. maybe three more kisses before at last he pulls away.
He takes a moment to straighten his appearance. He no longer could tell, but others might notice the faint scent of Huaisang's perfume on him. He goes through one of his travel bags and finds an enchanted box. Opening it, he quickly counts out the amount needed (twice) before putting it in a separate purse.
"Shall I ask the servants for anything else for you, A-Sang?" He asks, rising again.
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Jin Ling gets a bit sulky over the food, thinking it sounds condescending to him but Liling thinks it's a great idea. When she brings the snacks it turns out to be a brilliant plan as it's fairly easy to distract him into continuing to nibble on things almost the whole time he's awake as long as it's slow and no one makes a big deal of it.
While he likes the games, it's almost comical how intrigued Jin Ling gets when Zizhen starts to read to him. He turns out to be one of those listeners who has to make commentary remarks every few minutes too, but he shushes rather easily if Zizhen tells him to. He'll do anything so long as Zizhen keeps reading.
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Jingyi comes over and sits next to his friend. "Zizhen wrote to me! He says things are well! Look. That charm must've worked!" He knows how worried Sizhui had been, well they both were. "He says he's going to come back here after he leaves Lanling to tell us more."
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He takes a moment to straighten his appearance. He no longer could tell, but others might notice the faint scent of Huaisang's perfume on him. He goes through one of his travel bags and finds an enchanted box. Opening it, he quickly counts out the amount needed (twice) before putting it in a separate purse.
"Shall I ask the servants for anything else for you, A-Sang?" He asks, rising again.
~~~
Jin Ling gets a bit sulky over the food, thinking it sounds condescending to him but Liling thinks it's a great idea. When she brings the snacks it turns out to be a brilliant plan as it's fairly easy to distract him into continuing to nibble on things almost the whole time he's awake as long as it's slow and no one makes a big deal of it.
While he likes the games, it's almost comical how intrigued Jin Ling gets when Zizhen starts to read to him. He turns out to be one of those listeners who has to make commentary remarks every few minutes too, but he shushes rather easily if Zizhen tells him to. He'll do anything so long as Zizhen keeps reading.
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Jingyi comes over and sits next to his friend. "Zizhen wrote to me! He says things are well! Look. That charm must've worked!" He knows how worried Sizhui had been, well they both were. "He says he's going to come back here after he leaves Lanling to tell us more."