C45 Is the Emperor here? Your majesty? (2/2)
It was not a loud sound, but it was very clear because the surroundings were too quiet. Luo Yi was careful, she wrapped her clothes around herself and crawled up from the bed. She also grabbed a candlestick from the table, and then carefully walked towards the window.
As she walked closer, she could hear a sound that was getting louder and louder. Luo Yi had her back against the wall, thinking that if anyone broke into the room, she would throw the candle at them, but she did not see anything from the window even after a long while. On the other hand, her own hand that was holding the candle felt extremely sore, and she finally compromised by putting it down.
The rustling outside the window gradually weakened as Luo Yi extended her arm to open the window a crack.
There was no movement.
She thought for a moment, then slightly forced the window open wider.
Still no movement.
The silence outside the window was like what she had just heard was an illusion.
Luo Yi repeated what sheshead done since she entered the palace to her mind. After confirming that she did not make any enemies, he took two steps to the left and revealed half of her face by the window.
Nothing.
The courtyard was quiet, and only the shadows of trees could be seen under the moonlight.
Luo Yi became even more daring now, she immediately appeared in the window frame and looked around. After confirming that there was no one around, she muttered in doubt.
”Did he see a ghost? This is …”
She closed the window, and at the same time that she stuck her body out, her eyes inadvertently shifted to the right, meeting a pair of deep eyes. It scared her so much that her heart stopped for a split-second, and her feet slipped.
Wen Shili's speed was extremely fast, he had rushed through the window to support his chin before Luo Yi fell.
”...” Are you here to scare me? ”
Luo Yi still had a lingering fear in her heart, so she borrowed the force of the impact to stabilize herself before glaring at Wen Shili.
Wen Shili did not mind.
He supported himself on the windowsill with one hand and jumped in. When he landed, he was even able to move slightly to the side while taking care of Luo Yi's position.
Luo Yi said as she looked up, ”Mr. Wen barging into my concubine's bedroom late into the night was probably not ordered by the Emperor?”
As she spoke, her expression didn't contain the slightest hint of blame. Instead, she leisurely strolled over to the table and sat down. She poured a cup of tea for this guest who had come late into the night and said, ”It's cold. Let's drink.”
Wen Shili sat down facing her in a natural manner, placing the things in his hands on an empty chair beside her.
Luo Yi roughly looked around, and saw that it was a kite.
”I heard that the Empress asked about this subject outside the imperial study today.”
Without waiting for her to ask the reason for his arrival, Wen Shili spoke first.
Luo Yi was startled, the teacup paused at the edge of her lips for a good while, and then she said, ”Ah … Actually, there was nothing much to ask, it was just a casual question … Mr. Wen specifically came here to ask about this? ”
Yes and no.
Wen Shili immediately shook his head, pointing to the kite at the side with his chin before Luo Yi could ask further, ”The Empress's kite broke, I specially made a new one for you.”
Luo Yi, ”...”
He was probably talking about the kite that hung on the tree when they first met.
The kite had been cut open when the young eunuch of her palace fell from the tree, and was probably thrown away like trash by Qing Luo. She did not pay much attention, and never thought that Wen Shili would personally make another one for her.
”The Empress is too courteous.”
was still as cold as ever, the tone of her voice didn't fluctuate at all due to the estrangement in her words, making Luo Yi unable to help but start to suspect that she was being overly emotional. However, her gaze stopped at the kite for a moment, and she pretended to inadvertently remind him, ”Your majesty, you have given me a lot of things today, I heard the old man in the palace say that this is an honor that even the empress has never had.”
”The Empress is so fortunate.”
”Thanks to your majesty's love, I am also flattered.”
”The Empress is too modest.”
After going back and forth like this, Luo Yi felt that she had said everything she should not have said, but Wen Shili still maintained that calm demeanor. Seeing this, Luo Yi became discouraged, and finally drank a mouthful of tea in anger, not willing to waste any more words with him.
Wen Shili suddenly laughed at this moment.
His smile was very shallow, and the faint lines at the corners of his eyes made him feel much gentler.
He placed the kite on the table and borrowed the weak light of the candle to speak. ”I personally wrote this character. How does the Empress see it?”
”Not bad.”
After a moment of silence, Luo Yi muttered.
What Wen Shili had written was a walking book, a long string of fluent books. In truth, Luo Yi did not understand what the other party had written, she only took a glance and felt that the words were not bad, so she answered.
However, it was as if Wen Shili could not hear his at all. The mere words of praise made his smile even wider, and he then pushed the kite towards Luo Yi, ”As long as the Empress thinks it's good, it's good.”
He stood up. He clearly still had something to say, but for some reason, he swallowed it all back down. He wiped his smile from his face and said, ”I'll be troubling you late at night. I hope the Empress can forgive me.”
Luo Yi, ”...”
Was this person a street performer before he entered the palace? He changed his face so quickly!
Luo Yi felt very tired, and thought that it was only a few steps from the table to the window, so she didn't bother to get up again.
Wen Shili paused.
His back was facing Luo Yi, and it was unknown if his voice was due to the darkness of the night or what it was called, but it was tainted with a trace of coldness.
He said goodbye to the Empress.
”Goodbye.” Luo Yi fished the kite from the table and repeated it absent-mindedly.
At that time, she didn't know that this farewell really only had the meaning of saying goodbye.