Chapter 100 Fall Into Disfavour (1/2)
As Tang Xia's plot had been discovered, she wore an embarrassed smile and touched her nose subconsciously. Then she looked at Chu Tiankuo coyly and prepared to leave.
Looking at Tang Xia's blushing face, Chu Tiankuo laughed to himself. But he wore a poker face, pretending to be quite calm. As he choked back his laugh, Chu Tiankuo glanced at Tang Xia and said slowly,
”Am I wrong?”
As Tang Xia looked at Chu Tiankuo, she became more embarrassed and scratched her head. Then she said blushingly, ”No.”
”Hm? Is it?”
Tang Xia's behavior was so becoming that Chu Tiankuo wanted to tease her more, so he said, ”It seems that you are unwilling to admit your mistake.”
”I...I...” Tang Xia lowered her head, raised her eyes to take a look at Chu Tiankuo secretly and stamped her foot in shyness. When Lyuyou saw Tang Xia's behavior, she exclaimed, ”Is this Tang Xia, the woman I know?”
As Lyuyou finished her sentence, she saw Tang Xia running away with a crafty look. ”This is the woman I know.” Then she touched her chin while hiding in the shadows and observed Tang Xia and Chu Tiankuo.
”Ah...”
While Lyuyou was deep in thought, she heard Tang Xia's shout. Then Lyuyou rubbed her ears and peeped out from the darkness.
”Oh my god!”
As Lyuyou popped her head out, what she saw was so shocking that her shout was a little loud. So Lyuyou covered her mouth with her hands immediately and gaped at Tang Xia and Chu Tiankuo from that short distance.
”Are you trying to run away?” As Chu Tiankuo looked at Tang Xia who was ready to leave, he stretched out his arm and pulled her back. Then he held Tang Xia by the waist and lowered his head slowly.
”What...what are you doing?”
Tang Xia was pulled into Chu Tiankuo's arms so suddenly that she could not react for a moment and spluttered.
”What did you think I was going to do?” Chu Tiankuo whispered in Tang Xia's ears.
”Are you in love with me?”
When Tang Xia noticed Chu Tiankuo's behavior, she poked him in the back with one finger and asked him this question slowly.
”What do you think?” As Chu Tiankuo wanted to tease her, he looked into Tang Xia's eyes and asked her in return.
”It can't be true.” Looking at Chu Tiankuo, Tang Xia said this tentatively as she did not believe that he could fall in love with her, let alone Chu Tiankuo himself.
”He-he.”
After hearing Tang Xia's words, Chu Tiankuo let go of Tang Xia and pushed her away. Then he tidied himself up and said to Tang Xia before he left.
”Have you become a hypochondriac?” Then Chu Tiankuo held back his laughter and left quickly.
After Lyuyou followed Chu Tiankuo with her eyes, she came out slowly and stood beside Tang Xia, ”Ah, King Chu deserves to be King Chu. He is so different from others. Other kings will definitely kill you if you dare say such a thing to him.”
Tang Xia stood there and smiled, looking into the direction where Chu Tiankuo had gone.
”It never occurred to me that you will be like this.”
As Tang Xia thought of this, she did not stay in the garden anymore and left for her palace.
When Tang Xia was still sleeping the next morning, she heard some noises outside her room. Then she rubbed her sleepy eyes and called gently,
”Lyuyou.”
”I'm here, Your Grace.”
The moment Lyuyou heard Tang Xia's calling, she ran to Tang Xia and stood beside her. ”What can I do for you, Your Grace?”
”Check out why it is so noisy outside.” Tang Xia opened her eyes to take a look at Lyuyou and said slowly.
”Yes, Your Grace.”
After hearing what Tang Xia had said, Lyuyou ran to the door with baby steps and opened the door. Then she asked the maid,”What's going on? Why was it so noisy just now?”
”Sister Lyuyou,” The maid who cleaned the corridor bowed to Lyuyou and said, ”Lengmei and the other imperial concubines came here suddenly and asked Her Grace to admire the beauty of the flowers in the backyard garden this afternoon.”
”Why didn't you invite them inside?”
Although Lyuyou knew what was happening after hearing the maid's words, she stayed calm and collected her thoughts.
”Sister Lyuyou, they said that Her Grace must be sleeping so they did not want to disturb her.”
That maid peeked at Lyuyou timidly.
”Alright, I see. Go on with what you are doing.”
As Lyuyou had obtained the information she wanted, she waved her hand, indicating that the maid could leave. Then Lyuyou turned around and walked towards Tang Xia's bedroom.
”What happened?”
Tang Xia was in the bedroom, being helped by several palace maids to get dressed, heard the sound of the door and raised her eyes to take a look at Lyuyou. Then she asked slowly,