Chapter 8: The Imperial Concubine's Flowing Warbler

  "Dust, are you here?"

  With a soft inquiry, a beautiful woman with a delicate face lifted her white silk dress and pushed open the carved flower door to enter.

  When a whiff of fragrance wafted past, Xia Tong couldn't help but think to herself: What a delicate beauty! Her voice was as soft as the gentle lapping of water against the shore, her face as lovely as a peach blossom after a spring rain, and her footsteps as light as a willow swaying in the breeze. As she gazed at her, her beautiful eyes sparkled like a pool of autumn water on a cold winter's day.

  Such a woman, how can she not move people's hearts? Such a woman, how can she not make people adore her! Just like now, Xia sees her and also increases his affection for her by several degrees!

  "So it was you, Imperial Concubine!"

  When she saw Xia Tong and Qing Li, the smile at the corner of her mouth immediately froze, and she hesitated for a moment before speaking. As she spoke, she slightly tilted her head to look inside again, and a flash of displeasure flickered in her beautiful eyes, disappearing so quickly that it was impossible to catch!

  "Your Highness!" Before Xia Tong could speak, Qing Li had already stepped forward and bowed.

  "Is the king... is he... here?" Although she was asking Qing Lian, her eyes didn't leave the bed in the room that was slightly disheveled.

  "Not here!"

  Natsumi smiled and replied.

  "Oh!"

  She let out a soft "oh" and only then did she withdraw her gaze, which had been wandering, to reassess the Xiaotong in front of her. A pair of eyes that had gathered all the light around them sparkled with a nervousness like that of a small deer!

  "Swallow! How did you get here!"

  With a pampered and gentle demeanor, Mu Bei Chen appeared at the open door, and upon seeing the two people inside, she slightly paused, her eyebrows immediately furrowing into an unpleasant expression.

  "Dust, flowing swallow, I thought you were here!"

  With a smile as bright as a flower, Liu Ying ran towards Mu Bei Chen like a happy child.

  Take a step forward, stretch out your hand and pull the flowing swallows into your arms, lower your head and raise the corners of your eyes with a gentle smile. "How did you run around again? Didn't I say that I would go to accompany you after the morning court?"

  Ignoring everything, in his deep and sentimental eyes, there was only the shadow of a flowing swallow, his mouth was filled with warm and gentle smile, all because of her!

  As if a gentle breeze had passed by, stirring the delicate heartstrings, leaving behind a faint lingering sound!

  His entire body couldn't find a hint of the icy murderous aura from last night, he deeply and quietly wrapped his arms around her, his gaze seemed to suggest that in this world, only they were left!

  This feeling, this love makes Xiaotong jealous!

  "Dust, Guifei is still here!"

  Liu Ying stole a glance at Xia Tong, her face flushing slightly with shyness.

  Doting, he turned her face and pulled her into his arms. Mu Beichen looked at Xia Tong with a clear and cold gaze, somewhat displeased.

  "Your Highness, I'll head back to Luliu Pavilion first!"

  Xiatong knowingly smiled and pulled Qing away, turning around to leave. Although he had just been used as a prop, the feeling of being chased away was not pleasant!

  Take a few steps out, turn around and look back, it's still a scene of you and me being affectionate!

  Out of the study, following Qing Lidi's back, Xiaotong kicked a small stone in front of her far away with a huff!

  She took a step forward but bumped into Qing Lian, who had suddenly stopped and turned around. She looked at her, "Princess, don't worry, with your beauty and intelligence, the prince will fall in love with you sooner or later! Although he is deeply in love with the princess now!"

  "I..." Xia Tong was about to explain that he wasn't angry because of that, but then thought that this might be the purpose of Princess Luli's marriage to the Southern Kingdom. If he explained too clearly, it would be equivalent to telling her that he was a fake Princess Luli!

  Looking at the fragrant flowers all over the garden in summer, Xia Tong also stopped explaining and smiled at Qing Li with a hint of shyness, "You go back to Luliu Pavilion first! I want to take a walk by myself!"

  "Hmm! Don't go too far!"

  Qing Li responded with a nonchalant tone, she thought Gong Zhu was still angry about what happened earlier!