Chapter 290 - Clearance (2/2)

The Emperor blinked and knit his brows, this was not the reaction he was expecting. He glanced at his eunuchs and they promptly bowed and scurried out of the hall to give the couple complete privacy.

The Emperor then sighed and wrapped his arms around her, ”For our peace of mind...”

”Peace of - This is ostracizing your ministers, look how disgruntled the Prime minister was...” Before the Emperor could talk, Lei Xing put a hand up and went, ”Sure, you might think you have him in your palm, but when you combine him, along with the other ministers you have upset today, then they can become a whole that will be troublesome for you...” Lei Xing paused and let out an exasperated breath and went, ”Why would you suddenly wake up and do this?”

The Emperor sighed, ”It's not sudden. I have been wanting to get rid of them for a while now, I just lacked the proper justification to. After all, they serve no purpose here, and honestly, normally I would not have cared but even if you don't say it, they bother you and that bothers me... So I saw an opportunity with yesterday's event and took advantage of it. I thought you would be happy about this?” The Emperor asked with a frown.

{...Of course, he noticed...Then again, I wasn't exactly being secretive about it -_-)'...}

Lei Xing lowered her eyes and held his arm, then sighed as she stroked it and said, ”Thank you, but even if they bother me, I can live with them - I would have... I'm not unreasonable so I understand that the concept of a harem is about more than just you having women. It's a political structure, a way to pacify and control the ministers and you just relinquished that control. I can't help thinking it might have been easier to have just lived with them...” Lei Xing finished with a worried sigh.

The Emperor also sighed and hugged Lei Xing and said, ”Xing er', you think too much. While they all might have sent their daughters here hoping I would come to favor them, most are satisfied with simply having a connection to the royal family and so, the status of a princess is more than sufficient and is more than what most royal ”wives” would even get during their lifetime here...So it's fine. Trust me and be happy, please. I can handle this.”

Lei Xing lightly sighed and hugged him back, ”I am happy...I already was very happy.”

They silently hugged for a while and then the Emperor quietly asked, ”So you'll stay?”

Lei Xing blinked and then knit her brows and then mumbled, ”Well...I wasn't planning on leaving in the first place...Where would I even go?” She jokingly said as she straightened up and smiled at the Emperor.

The Emperor returned her smile, but Lei Xing noticed there the smile was a bit forced. Even though he said all that nonsense about following the will of the heavens, she knew he obviously did not actually believe that and did not need to be told that he was doing this for her. He always did everything to make her secure in their relationship, and she...Well, she - Lei Xing inwardly sighed.

{...I am a selfish brat is what I am! >_

And with that, Lei Xing went ahead to correct things and put her arms around his neck and happily gave a long deep kiss and then said, ”Thank you~...” The Emperor's smiled at her, at it was the bright she loved. She smiled back and then playfully glared at him and went, ”But it seems you're misunderstanding something...”

”Am I?” The Emperor asked with an amused raised eyebrow.

Lei Xing vehemently nodded, ”You are, very much so. But don't worry I shall enlightenment you~...” She sweetly said and then kissed him again, ”I never planned on leaving you...What I said was that I would leave IF, that is IF you left me. It's a conditional vacation...Therefore, if you don't leave me, then naturally I wouldn't leave you either~...Are we clear?”

The Emperor blinked at her and slightly knit his brows, feeling a bit foolish for misunderstanding.

”Clear?” Lei Xing asked again, lightly shaking him when he did not respond and he smiled and nodded, ”My mistake...” He said as he caressed her face and kissed her.

{...I'm not going anywhere either...}