Chapter 354 - Confused Edges (2/2)

”For?” The Emperor cut in with a deepening frown.

Ling mama slightly fidgeted, ”...I - I'm not sure...”

”Wait here.” The Emperor ordered as he swept past her and into the room, his eyes quickly located Lei Xing who was now sitting up on the lounge chair with Xiao Ruo holding her arm. She had just been about to get up to relocate to the bed when the Emperor made his sudden intense entrance.

”You are not allowed to go there.” The Emperor announced with a frown.

Lei Xing blinked at him in confusion, ”Go...where?”

”The Empress dowager... I was informed that she sent for you. You are already unwell, why would you even consider going to see her?” The Emperor scolded as he walked over and sat down next to her, taking her hand. Xiao Ruo had naturally quietly snuck her way out of the room before Lei Xing could send her another round of glaring daggers.

”I have no plans of going to see your mother and I am not unwell. I say we've enough encounters to last a few lifetimes...” Lei Xing said with a pout.

”Good.” The Emperor said with a relieved sigh before asking, ”Why did you ask for an Imperial physician then?” He had rushed over after being informed that Lei Xing had requested for an Imperial physician. The Emperor had been very concerned about her since waking up this morning to find her curled up in a corner of the bed, shivering without anything on her. While he had apparently been busy kissing and warming some random pillow all night.

This was very strange because Lei Xing got cold very easily and so could not sleep without a blanket. Even in the summer months, her palace had a lit stove in the corner of her room. Not to mention the fact that she always slept in his arms, even when he came late to bed, she rolled over to him. So to find her sleeping so far from him made him feel on edge, something definitely had to be wrong.

He had covered her up with a blanket before leaving, but the strangeness of it all had stuck with him all day. So he had actually sent someone to have a physician go over to check on her, only for him to be notified that she had already sent for one. This confirmed his suspicions and he dropped everything and rushed over here, only to find that his mother had actually come to bother her on top of her ailment.

Lei Xing turned her head only to catch the last glimpse of Xiao Ruo's departing back. The girl had naturally very quietly snuck her way out of the room as soon as the Emperor arrived, sparing herself from another round of daggers from Lei Xing's eyes.

”I'm alright, I just asked for some pain medication and Xiao Ruo went and brought a human....” Lei Xing irritatedly said, rolling her eyes, ”I'm just a bit sore is a-”

”Sore, why?” The Emperor swiftly interjected with a frown, ”Did you fall?”

Lei Xing's lips twitched, ”I don't know... I must have been reckless in my sleep. I've already seen a physician and even he's confirmed there's nothing to worry about. I'm perfectly fine.” She stressed with a strained smile - it was hard to kick a guy when he was looking so concerned. She obviously was not going to complain to him, it was a little accident. This was the reason she had simply asked for medication, there was no need to get him worrying over something so small. He already had too much to worry about right now.

The Emperor scanned her face before relenting with a sigh, ”You should rest... I will go see to the Empress dowager.” He said, rising to his feet with a frown. He had warned his mother not to bother her and he had thought she understood but clearly, she did not.

But before he could leave, Lei Xing grabbed his hand and sweetly asked, ”Can you please carry me to the bed? I'm feeling a bit too lazy right now...”

The Emperor smiled and leaned down and gently picked her up, while Lei Xing wrapped her arms around his neck and cutely snuggled against it, adorably like a cat. The scene from this morning left him a bit unsettled, so it made him happy to know that it was not because she had suddenly become averse to his touch.

The Emperor happily tucked Lei Xing in, got a kiss, and then left the room. First, he looked at Xiao Ruo and Ah Jin and instructed, ”Look after her closely and let me know immediately if anything happens...”

Ah Jin and Xiao Ruo bowed in understanding and then the Emperor coldly turned at Ling mama, ”Follow me” Then he swept past her. Ling mama gulped as she quickly followed behind with cold sweat dripping down her forehead. This was the worst outcome, not only did she not bring the Empress, she brought the angry Emperor in her place.

The Empress dowager will definitely kill her for this, so she began to brace herself while crying silent tears as the entourage headed for the Empress dowager's palace.