152. What?! I

Third person POV

Hong er came in with her full armor on which was quite surprising for Lu Cixi. Hong er's eyes were filled with determination and resolution. Lu Cixi felt like she was watching a warrior marching to a battlefield, she covered her lips with her fan. Hong er greeted Lu Cixi gracefully despite her in an armor.

Hong er: "Greetings to Your Majesty Empress Dowager. This unfilial daughter-in-law sincerely apologies for not giving Her Majesty Empress Dowager a morning greeting."

Hong er lowered her head and spoke in apologetic voice. Lu Cixi smiled gently and waved her fan.

Lu Cixi: "It is fine, you have something important to do right? Besides, His Majesty Emperor told Aijia that you couldn't come for greetings."

Hong er: "Chen qie deeply apologies for bothering His Majesty Emperor and Her Majesty Empress Dowager."

Lu Cixi: "So what is this important thing?"

Hong er: "There is a case of child abduction in X village and the victims were going to be auctioned to Huang Gu. Chen qie took an immediate action to prevent our children from being harmed."

(A/N: Huang Gu is the neighbor country that legalized slavery and the country that Da Qi is having some cold war. And, I named it X village bc that name won't pop out again so I'm too lazy to think up a name.)

Lu Cixi: "Where did you get that information from?"

Hong er: "When Chen qie passed by the side gate, there was a commotion and Chen qie lent Chen qie's ear to listen their grief."

Lu Cixi thought for a while and spoke.

Lu Cixi: "Why don't you tell His Majesty Emperor first? What if anything happened to you?"

Hong er: "Chen qie didn't want to burden His Majesty more than this therefore Chen qie decided to help His Majesty with everything Chen qie have."

Lu Cixi: "It's good that you want to help His Majesty but please consider your status too. You are an empress of Da Qi, many people want to take your life without you knowing."

Hong er: "Chen qie will be more cautious from now on. Thanking Your Majesty Empress Dowager for your advice."

Lu Cixi: "En. Go change your clothes and take some rest. Don't tire yourself out."

Hong er: "Yes, Your Majesty Empress Dowager. Then Chen qie excuses herself."

Lu Cixi lightly nodded her head and watched Hong er walk out from the hall. She glanced at her spy and asked.

Lu Cixi: "Did you just say that Hong er brought home a special child?"

Spy: "Yes, Your Majesty Empress Dowager."

Lu Cixi: "How special is it?"

Spy: "He has white hair and white iris. And he is about 7 years old."

Lu Cixi: "Let's see what she is going to do about that."

Spy: "Your Majesty Empress Dowager"

Lu Cixi: "What?"

Spy: "It seems like we had been found out by Her Majesty Empress."

Lu Cixi: "Hhmm."

Lu Cixi gave them indifferent look. They shivered under her death stare.

Spy: "Her Majesty Empress and her two bodyguards are very high skilled fighter. They glanced at our direction for quite a few times but didn't approach us."

Lu Cixi: 'She knew that I am spying on her but she didn't do anything. Is she trying to say that she is harmless?'

Lu Cixi: "Just watch from appropriate distance, she won't do any harm as long as you don't cross over the line."

Spy: "Yes, Your Majetsy Empress Dowager!"

With that, the spies disappeared to thin air.

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Qiyi: "Your Majesty Emperor, Her Majesty Empress had come back."

Weisheng: "En."

Weisheng placed down his brush and passed the document to Wei Yunru, his other aide beside Lu Ping. Weisheng stood up and left the room without any word.

Wei Yunru: "His Majesty Emperor is really whipped by Her Majesty Empress."

Lu Ping: "En."

Lu Ping indifferently replied. Both of them were single so they didn't how Weisheng felt. They got busier and busier as Summer Tournament was drawing near and it would be held in Da Qi this year.

Weisheng walked dignifiedly but today he walked faster than usual. Before the eunuch could report Hong er of his arrival, Weisheng opened the door and called out her name.

Weisheng: "Hong er."

But there were only palace maids, he looked around and didn't see any trace of his wife nor her bodyguards.

Maids: "Greetings to Your Majesty Emperor."

Weisheng: "Where is my empress?"

Maids: "Her Majesty Empress currently is in bath"

Without replying to the maid, Weisheng impatiently pulled a chair and placed it in front of the bathroom door. He sat there and stared at the door unmoving, the maids were weird out by Weisheng's action and decided to retreat from Hong er's chamber.

A few minutes later, Hong er and the Yun sisters came out from the bathroom and dumbfounded by the sullen Weisheng. Meiyun tugged Huayun's sleeve lightly and spoke in teasing.

Meiyun: "My~ my~ It seems like we have something to do. We have to excuse ourself, Your Majesty Emperor, Empress."

But before the Yun sisters could escape from this depressing atmosphere, Hong er told Meiyun something that made the man's mood worse.

Hong er: "Bring Xue Lang here."

Meiyun: "OK!"

Meiyun and Huayun quickly ran away from the couple. Hong er chuckled seeing how Meiyun pulled Huayun with her but unknown to her, her husband had been upset since morning from the lack of love.

Weisheng hugged Hong er's waist and pulled her to his lap. His eyebrows were furrowed yet his voice was gentle.

Weisheng: "Are you hurt anywhere?"

Hong er: "Nope."

Hong er shook her head and smiled brightly.

Weisheng: "En, good. But you have to tell me if you are going anywhere."

Hong er: "I was planning to tell Sheng ge after I got back but Sheng ge wasn't there. So I visited Her Majesty Empress Dowager for a while."

Weisheng: "Sorry, Summer Tournament is drawing near, I got busier."

Weisheng snuggled closer to Hong er and inhaled his favorite scent.

Hong er: "I have something to tell you, Sheng ge."

Weisheng: "What is it?"

Hong er passed him the scroll that she read this morning before she departed to her mission. Weisheng reads the name one by one and found a few familiar name in the list.

Hong er: "I brought one of their head, what are you going to do about it?"

Weisheng: "I will investigate it to the root so it will be easier to punish them with their piling crime."

Hong er: "En. And the other gift is coming."

Weisheng: "Gift?"

Hong er: "Yes and I think you will be surprised."

Hong er turned around and smiled at him. Weisheng's heart melted by her smile but suddenly remembered the foreign name.

Weisheng: "By the way, who is Xue Lang?"

Hong er: "Xue Lang is-"

Meiyun: "Your Majesty Empress, he is here."

Hong er: "Oh! What a good timing!"

Hong er jumped out from Weisheng's clutch and skipped to the front door. Weisheng frowned by this so called 'Xue Lang'.

Hong er: "My! How cute you are!"

Got curious by Hong er's exclamation, Weisheng rose from his seat and walked towards the door. Then he saw a small kid with white hair and white iris. Despite his indifferent face, he was stunned by Xue Lang's appearance as it was the first time for him to see something like this.

Hong er gently pulled the shy Xue Lang closer to Weisheng and gleefully introduced Xue Lang to Weisheng.

Hong er: "Let me introduce to you, this cute little boy here is Xue Lang."

Xue Lang blushed when Hong er called him cute meanwhile this vinegar giant was scanning Xue Lang from hair to toe.

Hong er: "And he will be our son!!"

All of their eyes widened in shock by Hong er's announcement and screamed out of their lung.

Xue Lang: "EHHHHH?!"

Weisheng: "What?!"

Huayun: "HEEE?!"

Meiyun: "HOLY SH*T!"