Mei Siyu was deep in thought when Liu Gong Gong’s orchid-like finger was about to fall on her head. It didn’t hurt as expected. She saw Ming Leng Chen grab Liu Gong Gong’s arm, “Liu Gong Gong, you may retire now.” His voice was firm and brook no argument.
“This servant will retire immediately.” He left timidly. “We meet again, treasure sister,” Ming Leng Chen said, standing very close to Mei Siyu, his hot breath blowing into her snow-white neck, causing her to shiver involuntarily.
Although Mei Siyu was a modern woman, she had never been in love before. Such an intimate gesture naturally caught her off guard! It was understandable that she would feel shy.
“That… he said you are the emperor, is that true?” Mei Siyu’s cheeks blushed, speaking softly like an orchid, trying to hide her embarrassment and not wanting him to notice.
“Haha, what do you think?” Before Mei Siyu could respond, she heard, “This subject greets the emperor, long live, long live, long live!” Such a familiar voice, deep and rich. Because of her shyness, she had been keeping her head down and hadn’t seen the person’s face, secretly guessing it might be Ming Leng Yu.
Ming Leng Chen whispered in Mei Siyu’s ear, “Meet me at the rockery tonight. I’ll be waiting for you.” Then he put his arm around her shoulder and walked into the inner room, leaving a stunned Mei Siyu behind.
His back looked so much like someone else’s, but he had never paid her any attention, so it seemed they were strangers.
Finding it uninteresting, Mei Siyu made an excuse to use the restroom and secretly ran back to the Yangfeng Palace. “Miss, you’re finally back. Did everything go smoothly?” As soon as she entered, Xiao Rou grabbed her, interrogating her.
“Relax, I’m back, so nothing happened. I’m so thirsty. I wish I could have a glass of fruit juice right now,” Mei Siyu lay on the royal chair, curling up greedily.
“Fruit juice? Is that a type of tea?” Xiao Rou asked her mistress.
Mei Siyu realized she had misspoken again and quickly explained, “Oh, it’s a very delicious tea. I’ll make it for you someday.” Thankfully, she had responded quickly.
[Text: 010 Waiting in the Rain]
