Li Yuyu slightly lowered her head, rolling her eyes where Yan Xiu couldn’t see.
Damn!
With a face that could hold anyone’s gaze, he dared to say anything and even summoned her to Yangxin Hall for the night? If he weren’t the Emperor, she’d definitely poke a finger at his nose and give him a piece of her mind!
"Emperor, your concubine just wants to apply medicine for you." Raising her head again, Li Yuyu’s petite face sported a sweet smile as she spoke coyly.
"Are you implying that I’m injured, my beloved concubine?" Yan Xiu’s grip on Li Yuyu’s hand was gradually tightening.
Li Yuyu didn’t even furrow her brows, giggling coyly as she withdrew her fingers, leaning against the bedside, her fingers just barely brushing over Yan Xiu’s chest: "If the Emperor is injured or not, just take off the Dragon Robe, and I’ll know after a look."
Yan Xiu: ...
If he hadn’t seen her roll her eyes, he’d have almost believed her.
Yan Xiu maintained a straight face, sitting upright, with a slight curve on his thin lips: "I shall trouble my beloved concubine then."
With two experiences of helping Yan Xiu change clothes, Li Yuyu found the trick this time when facing the belt that embarrassed her the first time, and with some fumbling, she finally got it undone.
As she tossed Yan Xiu’s belt to the side, she didn’t forget to glance up at him, her eyes filled with undeniable smugness.
Yan Xiu: ...
"My beloved concubine is becoming increasingly skillful at helping me change."
"You’re too kind, you’re too kind, practice makes perfect, if the Emperor visits my place to sleep a few more times, I’ll get even more skilled."
After Li Yuyu finished speaking with a cheeky grin: ...
Oh no, slipped up!
Yan Xiu hadn’t expected Li Yuyu to say something so straightforward, and after a brief pause, nodded with a smile: "What my beloved concubine desires, I shall fulfill. In the future, if I have no court affairs, I will stay here with you, my beloved concubine. You may set aside a study for me to review the memorials."
Li Yuyu: "... Emperor, I’ll go get the medicine."
She turned around, lifted the curtain, and went out.
Oh my God!
Li Yuyu stomped her foot in frustration; how could she be so careless? Now good luck, with Yan Xiu eating and living with her, how was she supposed to sneak out of the Imperial Palace?
And with all that gold and silver, how was she supposed to move such large boxes into the storeroom?
The more she thought, the more heart-wrenching it was. Li Yuyu used her hand to hold her forehead against the pillared column, scolding herself: You should be sharper, know when to hold your tongue, you deserve a knock!
"Concubine, what happened?"
Hua Yin came over with a tray, curiously asking.
Li Yuyu stood up straight, clearing her throat: "Nothing, you go on with your duties, just leave this with me."
As she said that, she took the tray from Hua Yin and turned back inside.
"Concubine, that was my new..."
"Bang."
The response Hua Yin received was the sound of the door closing.
"Hua Yin, here you are, I’ve been looking all over for you." Feng Yin came over, lowering his voice to ask: "Is anything happening inside?"
"I just saw the mistress come out, but she quickly went back in and locked the door."
The door is locked?
Feng Yin’s eyes lit up: "That’s a good thing."
Hua Yin: "What do you mean?"
"If it was the mistress who locked the door?"
Hua Yin nodded.
"That’s it, in recent days, every time the Emperor rested here with the mistress, she didn’t want to share a room with him. Now she actively let him stay and locked the door, it means the mistress’s heart knot has been untied. Maybe they’ll share a bed soon!"
Feng Yin laughed, tapping Hua Yin’s forehead lightly.
Upon hearing this, Hua Yin also became excited, but then furrowed her brow as she realized something: "If that’s the case, it’s really unfortunate, because it seems the mistress’s time has come early, and she just took my newly made cloth."
Feng Yin: ? Why didn’t she know the mistress’s time had come?