The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 2 (Light Novel)

you only ask, you might be surprised how accommodating he may turn out to be.”

And this man, he had the potential to transcend gender entirely.

The rapid change in the eunuch’s expression from annoyance to amusement reminded her how immature he could seem. But then again, she found him easier to talk to that way, she thought, as she rocked in his arms

Besides—” He lifted her slightly and adjusted his grip so she wouldn’t fall. “—this is the second time I’ve held you like this.”

The second time? she thought. Oh!

It must have been the day she’d injured her leg. She’d been unconscious; someone had carried her away from the scene. It would make a lot of sense if it had been Jinshi. Which would mean he had picked her up in front of an entire ceremony’s worth of people..

There were a great many people in this world who shared Lakan’s predilections.

Now, there are those that like that kind of treatment, and they went mad for her. I mean, listen to me—takes one to know ’em, eh? Ah, the very thought sends a shiver down my spine!”

I’ll bet that wasn’t very appealing. Slowly, uncomfortably, she looked up, to discover Jinshi was suddenly beating his head against a pillar. It made a clacking sound like a woodpecker.

You were certainly hanging on every word Gaoshun said,” Jinshi remarked. He didn’t sound amused.

but Jinshi had ordered her to keep them (though she didn’t understand why), and if her master commanded, she had to obey.

Jinshi was watching her intently. Practically glaring at her, in fact.