Chapter 291 - Its a Love-Hate Thing (1/2)
Lei Xing happily returned his kiss, her scolding was honestly more out of shock than anything. She could not believe that he had actually done this, it was...everything right now and she wanted to do something. The impulse, or competitive streak to also give her own grand gesture, was so strong that she broke the kiss and smilingly went, ”Ah, there's something else I need to correct you on...”
The Emperor raised an amused eyebrow and smilingly asked, ”And that is?” Happy to be corrected by her.
Lei Xing lowered her head and cleared her throat as her face reddened and fidgeted with her fingers, hesitating.
{...I mean...It doesn't get much grander than this, does it?... He deserves it, clearly - I still can't believe he did this! Crazy person >_
The Emperor snorted and pulled at one of her crimson ears, ”What is it?” She was being so fidgety, it was adorable but really not like her.
Lei Xing slapped his hand away and covered her ears with her hands as she sent him a glare and then her gaze softened.
{...He's really cute too~ (>//ᵕ//
Lei Xing dropped her hands and took a deep breath, looked at him steadily, and opened to speak but then an eunuch suddenly scurried into the hall and halted her speech and her words went back down her throat.
The Emperor knit his brows, irritated with the interruption. The eunuch quickly stopped at the bottom of steps, bowed, and held out a folded piece of paper - a letter and informed, ”Your majesty, an urgent message from General An...”
The Emperor frowned and promptly waved for the eunuch up to bring the letter up. The Emperor opened the letter and his frown deepened as he quickly scanned its contents. He closed it and let out a breath, he turned to the eunuch and then ordered, ”Leave...”
The eunuch promptly bowed and raced out the door. Lei Xing knit her brows and then asked, ”Did something happen?”
The Emperor sighed and said, ”Just a little trouble at the border... What did you want to say?” He asked turning to her with a little smile, that was somewhat forced. The carefree happy mood was gone.
Lei Xing blinked at him and then smiled back, ”It's nothing... What's happening at the border?” She asked with concern.
{...I can wait...No rush. It's not like we have to go about the baby-making process right this moment - Not that I was thinking about that, just saying...no rush („ಡωಡ„)...}
The Emperor looked at the letter and informed, ”The Zou eldest Prince, Prince Houyi is apparently at the border wanting to welcome his brother home...he's trouble.” He finished with a sigh.
{...This could be troublesome...}
***
Meanwhile, in the Empress dowager's palace.
The Empress dowager finally opened her eyes and just laid there staring at the canopy for a long while in utter disbelief. She had a dreamless sleep, a peaceful sleep. It had been so long that she was actually awe-stricken by the notion of peaceful sleep.
It had truly been too long.
”Your majesty, you're awake!” Ling mama suddenly exclaimed interrupting the Empress dowager's quiet time. She had walked over from her spot in the corner to do the regular hourly check-ups on the Empress dowager to ensure she was not hurting herself again. When she came over to see the Empress dowager's eyes wide open, she almost jumped out of her skin in shock.
The Empress dowager immediately frowned at her and Ling mama immediately froze in fear, but the Empress dowager simply let out a breath and went, ”Why are you being so noisy in the morning?”
Ling mama blinked at her and then bowed, ”I apologize, Your majesty... It's because I've been so worried about your health... How are you feeling? Should I send for a physician?”
”I am fine...” The Empress dowager swiftly responded, irritated with all those annoying useless old men that call themselves physiciancs. She simply stretched out a hand for Ling mama to help her sit up and Ling mama quickly went over to help her. After sitting up, the Empress dowager frowned and went, ”What is the time? I'm not yet late for the ceremony, am I?”
{...I'd rather not go....But then that heartless ungrateful son would make it an issue. He b-...}
”Ceremony?” Ling mama went knitting her brows, ”What ceremony, Your majesty?”
”The stupid coronation of that ungrateful child!” The Empress dowager irritatedly said, annoyed to even say the words.
Ling mama frowned and tentatively asked, ”Your majesty...The ceremony was yesterday -”