Chapter 158 - Pep talk (2/2)

{...You worked hard for? ≖_≖ )...}

{...*What?...}

{...You just said th-...}

{...*I know what I said! Of course, I worked hard! Do you know how hard it was to get you to this stage?...You finally made progress but you just had to ruin it with your complications! Instead of focusing on what I say, you should be focusing on how to live a happy life! You still haven't even given me an explanation about the contraception yet! Anyway, just shut up, trust him and Leave me alone! >_

Lei Xing frowned as a thought crossed her mind.

{...O_O)...Did you drug me? No, wrong. Did you have something to do with this?...}

{...*What? Of course not! If I wanted you drugged, you would have been drugged ages ago! I wanted it to happen NATURALLY, so you wouldn't be behaving exactly like this!... I want good progress, happy progress! So just trust him and leave me alone!...}

After that, the bracelet went silent and left Lei Xing alone with her thoughts. She glanced at the Emperor's face again, then looked away and knit her brows. She did not know what to think.

Of course, he looked to be the reliable sort but at the same time, she just could not bring herself to blindly ”trust” someone else with her life like this. But when faced with such a partial judge like the Empress dowager, there did not seem to be anything else she could do other than rely on his help.

It was obvious that if it was not for him, she would currently be in prison or be getting dragged off to the Empress dowager, entirely at her unforgiving mercy. Instead, here she was taking a leisurely stroll with the Emperor like all was right in her world.

Lei Xing sighed in lamentation.

{...It's okay, we've said it before that he's a golden ticket, the one that counts here so she can't execute me...probably, hopefully...It should be fine...I hope...It will...}

They finally arrived at the Empress dowager's palace and Lei Xing gulped as they walked through the gates. She felt the Emperor gently squeeze her hand again and glanced at him to see him reassuringly smiling at her. She weakly returned a half-smile and then looked forward. Her heart was pounding rapidly but she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself.

{...Okay, no point panicking...Whatever happens, happens. We'll deal with it...If I die...Well, then I die...Screw it, screw her, screw this place and screw them all! T_T)...}

The two walked into the Empress dowager's reception hall to find Chen You seated with three maids behind her. While the Empress dowager was sat on the main seat with Song mama at her side.

As the two walked in, both the Empress dowager and Chen You frowned in their direction. Neither of them expected Lei Xing to walk in with the Emperor, especially not like that. Before the Empress dowager began her rampage, she had naturally sent for the Emperor and had even gone to his palace herself but even she was not allowed in.

Chen You then informed her that it had been like this since the night before and then hinted that it must be because of Lei Xing's absence at the banquet. This information further enraged the Empress dowager, not only was she carrying on with another man in public, she had even sidelined her own husband to do so.

Since the Emperor refused to surface, the Empress dowager figured that he must be slinking back behind the scenes so as not to upset the Lei family. Instead, she assumed he wanted her to handle the issue. So she sent someone to inquire at the Lei manor and men to search Prince Yi's house but that turned up completely empty, even Prince Yi was not there. And from the report from his staff, he had returned by himself on horseback around sunrise.

The Empress dowager figured that Prince Yi must be hiding her and so had ordered for Lei Xing to be arrested on sight. As for Prince Yi, she ordered him to the palace as soon as he was located. But now, here her foolish son came hand-in-hand with the woman who had placed a green hat on his head.

The Emperor stopped, released Lei Xing's hand and then cupped his hands in greeting to the Empress dowager. Lei Xing quickly did the same without thinking. The Empress dowager frowned, ”What do you think you're doing walking around like that with useless sl- ?!”

”Shouldn't you be on your way to the mountain by now?” The Emperor calmly asked. Chen You knit her brows, a bit confused as she heard the word ”mountain”.

{...Mountain? I thought she was just going to the temple outside the city for the day. There is no mountain around the city ...More importantly, why is this stupid Lei Xing with the Emperor?! Holding hands too!.... He must not know yet...Ah, then this will be a good show...}