Chapter 158 - Pep talk (1/2)

As soon as the carriage stopped, Lei Xing immediately got up and jumped down. The Emperor opened his eyes, sighed and then slowly followed. He came out to find Lei Xing surrounded by some Imperial guards. The Imperial guards immediately noticed his presence and bowed towards as he came down beside Lei Xing.

The squad leader then stepped forward and explained, ”Your majesty, I apologize. We were not aware you were together...The Empress dowager ordered that Noble consort Lei be arrested as soon as she returned.”

”For what crime?” The Emperor calmly asked.

The squad leader knit his brows and said, ”...The Empress dowager did not say...”

The Emperor then sighed and then turned to Lei Xing and smiled, ”Ah, it seems my mother is overreacting due to your absence...I did not intend for us to stay out all night and so neglected to inform her. We should go see her...” The Emperor finished as he held Lei Xing's hand.

Lei Xing blinked at him, a bit lost. The Emperor slightly narrowed his eyes at her, still with the smile on his face. She blinked again and then caught on. Lei Xing put on a strained smile and went, ”Oh, I see...She must be so worried. We should go...”

{...Oh, so we're pretending she's a sane individual I would actually want to see? Great -_-)...And of course, she's bloody worried. Worried about how many possible ways she could chop off my head to satisfy her crazy! >_

The Emperor nodded and then turned to leave pulling Lei Xing along, with the guards following behind. Lei Xing covertly glanced behind them and then closed her eyes as she sighed in lamentation. Then she felt a gentle squeeze on her hand and opened her eyes and glanced at the Emperor, who was looking straight ahead, unperturbed.

Lei Xing faced forward and then took a deep breath.

{...It'll be fine...He's the Emperor and he seems to be fine with everything so...what's the plan? I don't freaking know!... Should I ask? Now is not the time or place...So we're going in blind? Apparently... He has a plan, I think...I hope. I don't know. I'm going to die O_O)...}

Lei Xing internally screamed as she walked along with a calm expression on her face.

{...It'll be okay, we can explain I was drugged and if she asks for proof, I can show the spots...And if she doesn't believe that - which she won't because she's a crazy f***king b**ch, then what?... O_O)...I'm going to die...I am finally going to die in the hands of that witch and who the hell even told her about it?! Oh, I forgot it's probably her bloody idea because she freaking hates me!... I'm going to die! T_T)...}

{...*Is he really that unreliable to you? -_-)'...}

Lei Xing knit her brows.

{...What? Who?...}

{...*-_-)...The person right next to you, the one holding your hand, the one who has been looking out for you this entire time...The one who just recently promised to protect you while you were both Frolicking Together! >_

Lei Xing cast a quick glance at the Emperor.

{...Oh him...Well...You never know...I'm just...contingency planning - coming to terms with the seemingly very likely event that this might up end up very badly for me...}

The bracelet then gave a long sigh.

{...*Since you're ready to die anyway, why not just trust in someone else for a change. It won't hurt any more than you're already prepared for...}

{...Bu-...}

{...It's not that difficult! You're Complicating everything I've worked so hard for! -_-)'...}