The Employed Empress 124 Chapter 124: Tears

"As expected of Ah Mei! You went and hide yourself here! Good! Good! Very good! That's my sidekick for you!"
The empress praised Tang Mei with three 'good' while crawling on all fours.
Tang Mei have this look like she just died inside. She looked up at the sky and start contemplating about life.
The empress left her to watch the Imperial Noble Consort. Tang Mei didn't want to confront the consort alone if the latter accidentally spots her. She then proceeds to hide herself on the bushes where she could have a clear view of the Luminous pavilion.
Before she could freeze senseless and went numb from squatting down, the empress came back. She actually came back with the emperor! Knowing that the noble consort is just around a few steps away! Since when did the empress learn to seek this kind of trouble?!
And then, with who knows what kind of spiritual power, the Empress actually spot her! Their eyes connected, the world slowed down and the empress went 'ah' before grinning widely.
Fear washed over Tang Mei as the Empress sneakily left the emperor and crawl towards her.
"Empress..." Tang Mei called out shakingly. Her eyes must be tricking her! The Empress didn't ditch the emperor, right?! Right?!
"Wow. This is a good spot," Wei Yi Yi said. She could see both Jiang Yu and Ye Ai Ning from the ground she is laying down.
She saw Jiang Yu turned around and everything went silent. Only the melodious duet of insects around remained.
"...Wei Yi Yi?"
She heard Jiang Yu called out.
Wei Yi Yi, "..."
Damn, he sounded so betrayed maybe she should start burning incense for herself.
It's alright Boss! I know you like acting like a child at times but you're no longer a real kid. No one would suddenly jump you in the dark and put you in a sack! I'm also watching over you!
Wei Yi Yi cheered in her heart.
Jiang Yu swept the place with his gaze a few time. After not finding any shadow of Wei Yi Yi, worry started brewing and unhealthy thoughts surface. He moved to search for her.
"No! No! No! Don't look for me! Boss what are you doing?! The pavilion! Go to the freaking pavilion! Your princess is in thereee!! So dumb!"
Wei Yi Yi frustratingly pounded her fist on the ground. The moment she got a hold of a stone, she threw it with all her might without thinking. It cut thru the wind with a buzzing sound and sniped a stone pillar.
The luminous pearl above it wobbled before it started rolling directly on the ground.
Seeing the shattered pearl, Wei Yi Yi was full of cold sweat!
'I'm going to get busted!'
Wei Yi Yi took Tang Mei hands and retreated further to the woods.
"Who's there?!" Jiang Yu sharply turned and shouted. Guilty Wei Yi Yi trembled in the dark.
The person inside the pavilion also moved and run out to see what happened. When Ye Ai Ning saw Jiang Yu, Wei Yi Yi barely makes out of her voice calling him, "Your majesty."
They gaze upon each other's eye and Wei Yi Yi saw Ye Ai Ning smiling softly.
A sound clattered and the pair's attention returned to the broken pearl. A small snowy rabbit was stepping on the broken shards. Feeling two heated gaze, it perks up its ears and wrinkle its nose. The rabbit then jumps back to the bush right next to the stone pillar.
It was kind of unbelievable but also amusing. Ye Ai Ning laughed at the silly thing that happened behind her raised sleeves.
The lady's voice is soft and smooth. From where she retreated, Wei Yi Yi could only hear low mumbles.
Wei Yi Yi heaved a sigh of relief. It passed as the rabbit's fault, right? Lady luck just land on her shoulders!
"This is so scary it's actually exciting!" Wei Yi Yi laugh. Her heart was pounding next to her ear.
The two slowly moved closer to each other. Wei Yi Yi eyed them step by step. Reaching the middle, they stopped a few steps away from each other. Even the helms of their clothes are not touching.
Wei Yi Yi almost hit her head on the ground.
Gods! Thank you much for the build up! The climax is actually a cliff! Dyem you!
Next to her, Tang Mei has long turn petrified.
Empress is there a pit on your head?!
Not only the empress set up the emperor with the noble consort but she also stayed to peek at their private time?!
It would be understandable if it's Concubine Su but Consort Ye?!
Tang Mei knew that the empress lovesickness somehow got cured as she no longer sticks to the emperor and her extreme obsession dissolved slowly day by day. But she doesn't know that it has this kind of after effect!
"Empress..." Tang Mei called out again in hope to wake her up from her muddleheadedness.
"Sssshhhh! Wait for a bit Ah Mei," Wei Yi Yi signal her to quiet down.
The two were talking about something and she couldn't hear but soft mumbles. Ye Ai Ning was so demure as a girl it's killing Wei Yi Yi. Whenever she laughs or smile, she would hide it behind her sleaves. Jiang Yu was nothing near better too. As a man, he wouldn't even reach out and take initiative. He's so shy Wei Yi Yi can't believe he have a harem.
You're supposed to be used to girls! Not a failure of a man!
While Wei Yi Yi eyes are twitching, Jiang Yu mention a thing that made the two of them blush. As if they wanted to drive Wei Yi Yi mad, the two looked down to hide the reddening of their cheeks.
Wei Yi Yi is near tearing her hair off.
Why?! Why are you both acting like flustered middle school kids?! You won't even hold hands! You're married! Married! That's a few stages ahead of courting! I bet you already rolled on the bed and wrestle! You saw each other naked for peanut sakes!
Wei Yi Yi put her face on both of her palms.
I want to cry. Can't I just both push them? What's wrong with small PDA on the public? That's what a date is supposed to be is! Don't always just stumble on the bed! That's bad!
When Wei Yi Yi remember how hard she tried to settle down her 'brothers' too, especially Ye Ming who have a serious case of poke and run, she wanted to just tie this two up and be done with it.

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