C38 (2/2)

Luo Yi had been feeling sleepy the entire time, but hearing her words, her head became much clearer. She opened her mouth wanting to say something, but the pain that suddenly came from her right hand made her heart tighten, she did not have time to look at Chen Liyi's expression, her eyebrows knitted together and she stopped Qing Luo.

”Step down!” she shouted.

”Yes.” Qing Luo bit her lips, but did not dispute a single word.

Only then did Luo Yi have time to look at Chen Liyi.

His head was lowered as if he was thinking of something, but when he felt the gaze from above, he slowly raised his head and revealed a smile towards Luo Yi.

Luo Yi also replied with a smile. The pain in her right hand had yet to completely disappear, which was enough to show how much strength Chen Liyi had used to hold her hand. However, neither of the two mentioned this matter, and Luo Yi even did not pull his hand back, as if the pain just now was just an illusion.

's interest could be seen waning, even though the kite was in his hand, he did not improve at all. Luo Yi sighed in her heart about the hardship she had suffered, and after sighing, she half-squatted down and said softly, ”What? Isn't a kite good-looking? ”

Chen Liyi shook his head.

When he was facing Luo Yi, he was rarely seen being obedient, and like a tiger with its fangs drawn back, he obediently lied on the ground and revealed his soft stomach, which made people happy. Luo Yi didn't know why he looked at her in a different light, but she especially cherished this different treatment. She didn't have the heart to say anything more, and only spoke in a softer tone to coax him, ”Since you don't want to let it go, then I'll send someone to show it to you, okay?”

”Alright.” Chen Liyi thought about it, then agreed.

Luo Yi had not yet memorized the names of the servants in her palace, so she would normally let Qing Luo take charge of all the people who went looking for him, but it was clearly not appropriate to call him Qing Luo in the current situation. Luo Yi paused for two seconds, and then, she pointed to the eunuch closest to him: ”Can you fly a kite?”

The eunuch who was pointed out thought that since he had just entered the palace, he didn't have much courage at his age. When he saw that the fingertip stopped right in front of him, his knees went weak and he fell to the ground. ”The Empress …” Slave … ”This servant will …”

”Then it's your turn.” Luo Yi said in a very casual manner, ”If you can make the crown prince happy today, I'll appoint you as my steward when we return.”

She had originally wanted to motivate him, but who would have thought that he would stop. Her voice became more tense, and she hung the kite on a branch as she reeled in the line.

Luo Yi:...

The young eunuch was on the verge of tears as he kneeled on the ground and kowtowed, ”This servant deserves to die! This servant deserves to die! ”

He wasn't stuttering now.

Although Luo Yi had quickly adapted to the run-down rule of kneeling down in the palace, it was still the first time that someone had kowtowed in front of her. She could not bear it anymore and quickly waved him off: ”Can you climb trees?”

”Yes.” The young eunuch was still wailing. Luo Yi was annoyed when she heard this, but due to her identity, she could not personally help him up. She could only curse in disappointment, ”Then why are you still kneeling here? Waiting for me to climb up and take the kite off myself? ”

There was no trace of anger in her tone. Only then did the young eunuch stop his crying. Then, he timidly raised his head to look at her. After confirming that his life was safe, he turned around and climbed up the tree.

His movements were nimble as he climbed up to the tree branch where the kite hung. He had probably done this many times before entering the palace. Luo Yi was bored, she immediately let go of Chen Liyi and wandered under the tree, then yelled ”Be careful” at the tree with a cheap mouth, just as she finished speaking, she saw the originally stable and stable child slip and fall from the tree.

Luo Yi suspected that she was the reincarnation of some jinx.

However, she only raised her head in a daze, and actually forgot to dodge, until the cry of surprise rang out from behind her, only then did she realize that she should dodge, and before she could do anything, a person from the side suddenly rushed over from her side, took her in his arms, and rolled away from where she was just now.

Almost at the same time, the eunuch on the tree fell in the same position as Luo Yi.

After a short moment of tinnitus, the 'Empress' behind her finally began to resound in her eardrums from the distance.

Luo Yi was startled.

Her entire face was buried in the chest of the person who had saved her, and the back of her head was protected by his hand, so tightly that she could not see what the man was wearing, and of course she could not tell who he was. The only thing that could be seen was the fragrance of the cold plum that lingered at the tip of her nose.

Qing Luo ran the fastest, after the man helped her up, he quickly retreated before Qing Luo. At the same time, she held onto his chest and kneeled on the ground with one knee: ”This subject is anxious to save Your Highness.

Only now did Luo Yi manage to see the man's appearance clearly.

He wore a black official's uniform, and a long sword hung at his waist. When he bowed, he held the sword in one hand, while his other hand touched the ground. It was the salute of the Imperial Guards.

Luo Yi looked down and saw that his long hair was flowing along her neck to her chest.

”No need for formalities.”

With that, Chen Liyi ran over to her, and the man who had just gotten up immediately knelt again: ”Greetings, Crown Prince.”

”Are you okay?” Chen Liyi asked anxiously, he did not have time to care about the man on the ground, he had not said anything yet, but Luo Yi was the first to feel sorry for him, so she laughed dryly and gave the man a chance to get back on his feet.

”Thank you, esteemed Empress.”

”Since the Empress has no further matters, this subject shall take my leave first.”

He paused for a second in the middle of the sentence, but then he took two steps back without a second's pause, as if she were some kind of monster.

Luo Yi watched him for around ten meters, and when she retracted her gaze, she suddenly saw a shadow flash under the bridge not far away.

The man was moving too fast for her to see clearly. She could barely make out the edge of a green robe.

Chen Liyi was still looking over and over to see if there were any external injuries on her body. His heart softened as he consoled her with a low voice, ”Don't worry, I'm fine.” Then, he turned his head and saw the young eunuch trembling outside the wall through the gaps between the people.

His legs trembled when he climbed up from the ground, but he gritted his teeth and did not make a sound. He even forgot to cry, but of course he did not dare to beg for mercy. He only pitifully kneeled outside the crowd, waiting for his master to come back to his senses and punish him.

Luo Yi sighed, taking advantage that Chen Liyi was not in the mood to bother with him, she called Qing Luo over and whispered a few words into her ear.

Qing Luo nodded, and quietly left the crowd. She then stopped in front of the young eunuch, and helped him up while talking.

The little eunuch's face flushed red. It was unknown whether he was holding it in or what, but he kowtowed several times towards Luo Yi from afar before borrowing Qing Luo's strength to crawl up from the ground and limp towards Hall of Announcements.

The pain from the broken bones of his feet spreading through his four limbs made the young eunuch unable to hold it in, and he cried out in a hushed voice.