Chapter 122 - Visitors (1/2)

Lei Xing stood in front of the mirror after getting out of the bath and inspected her body. It had been two weeks now and the last of the spots were now completely gone. What's more, her skin really did improve as the bracelet said. Not that it was bad before, but now it had a sort of healthy vibrant glow and was baby smooth. Lei Xing happily felt her face, nodding in appreciation as she admired herself in the mirror.

{...I can capitalize on this...But it's not like I could open a spa...I guess it could be made into a cream...need to find out how to make a cream first...Or I just find someone who can do that. If that quacky - Ah, I mean generous doctor...}

Lei Xing waited for a response but nothing came, the bracelet had been ignoring her for the past few weeks.

{...Still ignoring me? That's fine, I'm in a great mood so you're excused...}

Lei Xing continued to laugh to herself as she rubbed her smooth cheeks. While Xiao Ruo was standing on the side giving Lei Xing a weird look. Xiao Ruo sighed and thought that Lei Xing was behaving weirder than usual today, but it was good to see her happy, especially happily living with the Emperor.

After Lei Xing had enough of looking, she got dressed and then went to meet Li Ru in the Imperial garden. She was happy to finally leave her palace, she had not left at all the last few weeks. She was kept busy though, people kept coming over to visit.

The concubines and Chen You, she refused to see. She did not feel the need to give them a reason to mock her, not to mention they only ever came by when the Emperor was around. At those times, the Emperor would not even bother to raise his head from what he was doing, and he never said anything when Lei Xing rejected them and so she kept on doing it.

They came by almost every day in different groups or alone with herbs and gifts, which she never took. Some even brought over food, which she took but passed on to the servants after checking for poison. Chen You sent over soups, which Lei Xing always took the time to toss. Even though it was not poisoned, Chen You's spit was definitely not venomous, neither was dirt or faeces, you just never know.

All this ”concern” they were showering on her amused Lei Xing, they were really persistent. One time, when a maid came to inform of her visitors, Lei Xing looked at the Emperor who was reading his memorials and jokingly said, ”Your wives are here for you again.” Only for the Emperor to send a ferocious glare her way. Lei Xing flinched and quickly told the maid to say she was asleep, and then looked down at her book wondering what his problem was.

She did not think she said anything wrong, they were his wives and they were here for him. She knew he was smart so he definitely understood their thinking. So why be annoyed when all she did was point out the obvious.

{...Can't take a joke person -_-)...}

Since the Emperor refused to accept her hints to leave, Lei Xing eventually got used to him hanging around. He spent time with her every day and also shared her bed. Since that time in the study when Lei Xing blew up at him, he had become quite well behaved.

Although occasionally he would still get touchy and mess with her, if she started to get angry he would immediately stop then offer to play the qin for her. At the start of this new ploy, Lei Xing would covertly roll her eyes while thinking he was an idiot for thinking she was a cobra or something that he could simply annoy and then go play the qin to pacify. But since she enjoyed the music, she let it continue regardless of her misgivings.

Zhao Lan did not show up and Lei Xing did not care, but she did take note of it, thinking that at least she did not pretend to care like Chen You. Lei Xing did see Li Ru though, unlike the others she came over while the Emperor was at court or was busy with meetings.

Princess Nalan also came over to visit a few times too. The first time she came she lamented about her meeting with the Empress dowager. Talking about how the woman was scary and annoying. Apparently, the Empress dowager was not pleased with Nalan's speech at the welcome banquet and expressed as much. Lei Xing laughed and thought that she must have been looking for someone to oppress recently and Princess Nalan presented herself.