79 Simply Just Watch (2/2)

With the Empress's words, the emperor looked at Jiayi with disapproval. The third prince could only let go of her hand. Nonetheless, he stared stiffly at the carefree Hongyue who walked past him. Hongyue tilted her head up and gave the Empress a bright smile, one so pure the Empress couldn't seem to find the strength in herself to muster one back.

This eldest miss was genuinely irritating.

The Empress gently removed one of her earrings, her fingers moving carefully and delicately.

The string of green was captivating to the eyes but cold to the soul.

Hongyue reached out her hand to receive it when the earring seemed to slip past her fingers, dropping to the ground. Although it shouldn't have been a problem for Hongyue to catch the falling jewelry, Hongyue made no effort to move. Her eyes merely lazily followed the falling jewel and watched the string of green shatter into pieces. The Empress looked shocked, she didn't think Hongyue was going to ignore the falling jewel like that. Jiayi stood still. He was just as surprised at how easy it was for Hongyue to dodge the first trap like that. It was so simple, it slipped his mind.

”Well,” Hongyue pushed out her hands again, ”Where's my prize?”

Where was her prize?

Where was her prize?!

Did the eldest miss not see the shattered jade on the floor?

Such an ability to be so bold! Truly admirable!

However, the Empress looked lost. Her eyes were focused on the broken earring. Hongyue waited patiently, her hands still outstretched. However, she couldn't help holding back a laugh.

There was the thin sheen of grease of the earring but it wasn't invisible. While it may be hard for someone else keeping hold of it after catching it, Hongyue wouldn't have any issues. It was just, how to say it—she simply didn't want to try.

So why not just watch it fall.

The jade shattering could not be too different from the Empress's heart right now.