"Clap clap clap!"
"What a good ’I dislike her’! I, the General, also dislike her." Laughter rang out as a man dressed in black and gold armor emerged from behind a large tree, clapping his hands.
He had a long sword at his waist, stood seven feet tall with a commanding presence, eyebrows like swords, and was handsome and dashing.
Li Yuyu was initially stunned, then suddenly sped up a few steps to stand before him, looking up and uncertainly calling out, "Li... Brother?"
"Thunk." Li Mo lightly tapped Li Yuyu’s forehead. "What ’Li Brother’? Call me ’Bro’."
"You really are Li Mo!" Li Yuyu excitedly touched her forehead. Heaven, Li Mo, the living Li Mo! When reading the novel, he was her most beloved brother!
Li Mo raised an eyebrow; though he said nothing, his lifted lip corners indicated he was in a great mood.
Li Yuyu circled Li Mo, her small hands feeling around his armor. This is armor? It’s the armor of the undefeated general, so imposing!
Her small hands touched the long sword at Li Mo’s waist.
"Yu’er, don’t move around carelessly. This sword is bestowed by the Emperor and is very sharp. Be careful not to cut yourself." Li Mo stopped her.
Li Yuyu nodded her little head, looking up at Li Mo with sparkling eyes.
"Someone’s coming." Li Mo glanced into the distance and quickly hid behind the tree.
Huh?
"Brother, why are you hiding?" Li Yuyu was puzzled.
Feng Yin whispered, "Master, the General is supposed to be on his way to quell disturbances at Beihuang. He shouldn’t be in the palace now."
Li Yuyu: ...
!!!
Then, why on earth is her brother suddenly back?
Could it be he’s avoiding this duty and leaving it for Yan Zixuan?
She won’t allow it!
Li Yuyu resisted the urge to question Li Mo because Chen Jing from Cining Palace approached.
"Greetings, Lady Li," Chen Jing said gently. "Lady Li, the Empress Dowager invites you. Please follow me."
The Empress Dowager wants her to go over?
Li Yuyu suddenly had a bad feeling, remembering Han Guiren, who had been punished with standing by her outside Cining Palace, she raised a flawless smile: "Sorry to trouble you, Aunt Chen, but I’ve been outside for quite a while and am quite sweaty. It’s quite improper to meet the Empress Dowager like this. Could you return to Cining Palace first and report, and I’ll quickly change into clean clothes and be on my way."
Chen Jing lightly laughed, "Lady Li, is having the Empress Dowager wait considered proper?"
"It’s quite a distance to Luaxin Pavilion. Going there and back will waste a lot of time. Lady Li should come with me to Cining Palace first. The Empress Dowager is waiting."
Li Yuyu smiled brightly: "Then I’ll trouble Aunt Chen."
She glanced behind the tree. Although she didn’t know what was happening, from Chen Jing’s attitude, it seemed someone had complained about her to the Empress Dowager again.
Li Mo sat in the tree, watching Li Yuyu and the others head towards Cining Palace, then thought for a moment and loudly called out, "Brother Ying Yi, the General will wait here for Yu’er. You go report back."
The branches of the neighboring big tree rustled for a moment, then quieted down.
In the Imperial Study, Yan Xiu was still reviewing memorials. Noticing something unusual, he placed the memorials on the dragon desk and signaled Shen Quan.
Shen Quan understood and jogged over to close the door of the Imperial Study.
Ying Yi, dressed in black, knelt beneath the dragon desk: "Servant Ying Yi, greets the Emperor, long live the Emperor, live for ten thousand years."
Yan Xiu raised an eyebrow at the kneeling person. "Didn’t I command you to follow and protect General Li? Why are you back?"
Ying Yi: "Servant returned because General Li returned."
Yan Xiu: ?