"Brother." Yan Zixuan showed no sign of surprise at Yan Xiu’s arrival, and after turning to bow, he straightened up with his usual gentle expression on his lips.
Li Yuyu instantly felt her heart sink halfway.
Yan Zixuan knew Yan Xiu had come, so that’s why he said those words to her.
He deliberately said it for Yan Xiu to hear!
Li Yuyu pressed her lips together, not bothering to think further, and rushed towards Yan Xiu with the vase in her arms: "Emperor, why did you return only now? I was scared to death, wooo, Prince Xuan is too bold, he actually covets me."
"I am well aware that my beauty is captivating, making it hard for any onlooker to forget me, but that’s not my fault."
"I have already rejected Prince Xuan many times, and didn’t expect him to pester me like this, wooo, I don’t care, Emperor must help me punish him properly, and cannot condone it because he is your brother!"
Yan Zixuan: ...
Is this really something Yu’er would say?
Yan Zixuan’s expression management somewhat failed, and there was a voice in his mind telling him this wasn’t Yu’er, Yu’er wouldn’t treat him like this, yet he chose to ignore it and didn’t want to listen.
The cold aura emanating from Yan Xiu gradually dissipated as Li Yuyu came to him with a sad face, and completely dissipated after he listened to her words.
"Oh, so how does my beloved concubine want me to help vent her anger?"
Yan Xiu’s lips curled in a not-quite-smile.
Li Yuyu met Yan Xiu’s eyes, which seemed to see through everything, and she involuntarily swallowed a bit nervously.
Was she overacting just now?
Ahem.
Li Yuyu lowered her head to avoid Yan Xiu’s gaze and saw the vase she was holding, immediately lifting it up: "Emperor, just help me throw him out!"
Yan Xiu raised an eyebrow: "Hit him with the Coiling Dragon porcelain in your hand?"
White... porcelain was one thing, but Coiling Dragon?
Where’s the dragon?
Li Yuyu instinctively turned the vase carefully to take a closer look.
Sure enough, there was a dragon coiled on the vase, its head raised to the sky, a pearl held in its mouth.
Li Yuyu: ...
Luckily, Yan Xiu returned in time; she nearly gave herself a heart attack.
"Emperor, it’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..." Li Yuyu swallowed her saliva, her delicate face showing a placating smile.
Misunderstanding?
Yan Xiu squinted: Is she saying it’s a misunderstanding about wanting to drive Yan Zixuan out?
"How could I use such an expensive item to hit someone?" Li Yuyu gingerly placed the Coiling Dragon porcelain vase on the table.
She reached out and tugged at Yan Xiu’s sleeve, tentatively speaking: "Emperor, I didn’t know the Coiling Dragon porcelain vase was so expensive. Considering that I haven’t damaged it, please don’t be angry with me, okay?"
Yan Xiu’s anger dissipated as quickly as it came once he realized that Li Yuyu was worried about damaging the porcelain vase, rather than being soft-hearted towards Yan Zixuan, and his gaze gradually warmed.
"It’s not expensive. If my beloved concubine wishes, then use it." Yan Xiu’s deep voice was filled with indulgence.
Li Yuyu shivered.
This dog Emperor is setting her up again; if she truly destroyed this porcelain vase, they’d immediately have a prepared IOU for her to sign, and she could already envision her precious gold and silver gradually diminishing.
She couldn’t stand it, just the thought made her heart ache.
"Go ahead." Yan Xiu, unaware of Li Yuyu’s inner thoughts, assumed she just wanted to vent, and very considerately walked over, picking up the Coiling Dragon porcelain himself and handing it to her, his deep voice full of indulgence: "Throw it as you please; as long as it doesn’t kill, I’ll handle the aftermath for my beloved concubine."
Yan Zixuan: ???