Chapter 270 - Pandemonium (1/2)
”Pa, did you do this?” Tung Mei asked narrowing her eyes at Doctor Lou.
”Of course not. ” Doctor Lou indignantly responded squinting at her, ”Moreover, why would I cause trouble for myself? Everything was going so well too! Tch...”
”Then who else would have done something like this?” Tung Mei sarcastically asked rolling her eyes.
Doctor Lou squinted at her, ”I DIDN'T do it. I say so if I did, why would I hide it? Hmph! I don't think anyone else is responsible for this though...probably, I don't even think I could do it...” Doctor Lou said stroking his long beard, ”Although, it's never been tested before. Hmmm, maybe -”
”Then what are they doing here?!” Tung Mei asked with a frown, obviously not buying his claims of innocence.
”How should I know? Maybe they came to be part of the fun hehehe~ ” Doctor Lou said snickering.
”Is it fun playing with people?” Tung Mei asked not sharing in his amus.e.m.e.nt.
”It depends...I enjoy it. You used to enjoy it once upon a time before certain people rubbed off on you an- Anyway, I really didn't do this and contrary to popular WRONG opinion, I do not always enjoy messing with people.” Doctor Lou indignantly defended. He then pouted and pulled on his beard, ”Xiao Ying Ying, I raised you but why are you always opposing me? This is definitely the bad influence of that brat -”
”Don't call my -”
”That's enough!” Ah Jin interjected glaring at the father and daughter pair, ”Rather than arguing shouldn't we be thinking about how to fix this? This will definitely raise attention and it's already causing trouble here.”
The trio were currently in an empty courtyard somewhere in the palace. Doctor Lou had called Tung Mei and Ah Jin to discuss the issue of the four celestial interloping bodies in the sky. But then as soon as they arrived, Doctor Lou and Tung Mei started bickering.
”Ah, that's true...Tch, Ahhh I can already feel a headache coming...Xing Xing is already panicking. Even Xiao Kai is on edge, but it is really fun seeing him panic for a change. He's really too uptight hehe~” Doctor Lou finished with a little snicker.
”It's not funny. Didn't you panic when you first saw them?” Tung Mei said with a frown.
”I didn't panic! I was intrigued and interested but definitely did not panic...You can go ask that annoying Qi Yin when she finally comes out of her stupid isolation. I was cool and calm the whole time. She, on the other hand, went completely pale, she almost fainted~” Doctor Lou finished busting into a loud laugh.
Tung Mei snorted and rolled her eyes as she mumbled under her breath, ”I'm sure you were the one who almost passed out -”
”Please focus!” Ah Jin irritatedly cut in again. When these two got together talking to them was always a chore. Doctor Lou always went off track and Tung Mei always got strung along with him.
”Oh, relax~” Doctor Lou smugly went, raising his head and stroking his beard, ”I already have a grand idea on how to fix this. There's absolutely nothing to worry about hehehe~”
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”Your majesty, this is clearly a result of disregarding the will of heaven.” Prime Minister Zhao smugly said gaining approving nods and whispers from the other ministers who were obviously feeling just as panicked over the current situation.
After being trapped in the main hall area with the other servants and guests, the Imperial guards had opened a door with their swords drawn to keep the crowd at bay and then led them here. Their family members were part of those still trapped there and the Emperor was clearly seemed to be prepared for war. Therefore, most of them were too wary of the Emperor right now to speak out like Prime minister Zhao, but they definitely shared his sentiments.
”Disregarding the will of heaven?” The Emperor irritatedly went narrowing his eyes at Prime minister Zhao.
Prime minister Zhao cleared his throat and respectfully bowed his head, ”...I just meant that this is again an unprecedented sign from the heavens...The sun has been overpowered by - by...” He frowned as he struggled to identify the interlopers ”Your majesty, this is obviously not a good sign for the empire. We need to do something to appease the heavens and salvage the future of the empire...” He solemnly finished with a pleading tone, bowing deeper.
The Emperor knit his brows and did not respond, he glanced at Defense minister Lei who simply had his head lowered with a frown. This was a worse situation than even he could have anticipated.
”Prime minister Zhao I did not know you are now able to interpret the will of the heavens.” Lei Yong spoke up on Lei Xing's behalf since his father did not speak. He could see his father was very unhappy with the situation, the Emperor, and probably him for the trouble Lei Xing was clearly on track to face.
It was obvious where Prime minister Zhao was going with this. Lei Xing would be blamed for this. At the very least, it would end with her being deposed.
But being deposed on the same day as being crowned was a great shame that had never happened before. It was also doubtful that they would even allow her to simply return to being a noble consort or even remain at the palace.
If Lei Xing was truly ousted out of the palace today, given the situation it would be to a temple at best, and banishment at worst. Regardless, none of them were attractive options for Lei Xing right now. How would she survive on her own with nothing?