Chapter 65 - Good Talk (1/2)

The Empress dowager frowned deeply. Her eyes went from the Emperor to Lei Xing, and then back to the Emperor. Then she suddenly burst into laughter.

The Emperor frowned, while Lei Xing knit her brows.

{...She's laughing. Why is she laughing?... I don't like it when she laughs T_T)...}

The Empress dowager continued laughing, seemingly amused by something which escaped the others in the room.

Then she sighed and narrowed her eyes at Lei Xing with a smile and said, ”I will be expecting good news soon.” Then she glanced at the Emperor, snorted and walked out of the room.

Lei Xing stared at the Empress dowager departing back and frowned.

{...Good news? I don't think you'd want that...My idea of good news involves you disappearing -_-)...}

”Are you feeling better?” The Emperor asked turning to Lei Xing. Lei Xing looked at him and gave a half-smile, ”Much better...thank you.”

{...I'd feel better if you just didn't provoke the mad hatter but...yeah. I'm great...}

Lei Xing then tried to pull her arm away, and the Emperor held on tighter, she looked down and frowned, then looked up with a smile, ”You can let go now.”

The Emperor blinked, ”You should sit.” And then pulled her to the table setting on the side.

{...Rather not...but okay...}

Lei Xing knit her brows as she was pulled along, inwardly sighing.

The two sat down in silence with the awkward level increasing the longer the silence stretched. The Emperor was sitting down staring directly at Lei Xing with his eyebrows knit, seemingly in thought. While Lei Xing was looking off to the side trying to pretend she was unaware.

{...What? Why? What do you want? This is very, very awkward...Stop it!...}

After a while, the Emperor finally asked, ”Have you eaten?”

Lei Xing cast him a quick glance with a half-smile, ”I'm good.”

Then the silence stretched out again for another long while, then the Emperor asked, ”Has the Imperial doctor come to check on you?”

Lei Xing cast him another quick glance with another half-smile, ”I'll see to that later.”

Another long stretch of silence.

Then the Emperor spoke up again, ”It's better if it's done now...”, then he looked towards Ah Jin and Xiao Ruo on the side, and Xiao Ruo smiled and quickly bowed, ”Yes, your majesty.” and flew out of the doors to go summon an Imperial doctor.

Lei Xing narrowed her eyes at her departing back.

{...You're always so quick, aren't you? -_-)...}

Then the room returned to its silent state.

After a while, Lei Xing randomly glanced at the Emperor, he then blinked and seemed to jump a bit, so Lei Xing raised her eyebrows at him, and he gave a weird awkward frowning smile. Lei Xing returned an equally awkward smile and looked away.

{...What the hell is wrong with you? Don't tell me your crazy is starting to kick in? -_-)...}

The two sat in silence until the Imperial doctor arrived to check on her. When he said he would bring her medication over, Lei Xing said, ”Oh, just have it sent to my own palace.”

The Imperial doctor glanced at the Emperor and flinched, Lei Xing followed his line of sight to see the Emperor with a deep frown on his face.