140: Chapter 140 The Helplessness of the Young Emperor 140: Chapter 140 The Helplessness of the Young Emperor It’s all thanks to Lin Yi’s daring creativity, for he would even dare to compare Your Majesty to a grasshopper.
If anyone else dared to speak of Your Majesty in such a manner, they would have probably been dragged out and beheaded by now.
But thinking of his relationship with Your Majesty, the woman in white could only shake her head inwardly.
Just then, Lin Yi reached into his bosom and drew out two small objects to hand over to her.
This instantly made the woman in white think of what he had just said, that he had a gift for her—could it be these things?
Subconsciously reaching out to take them, she was stunned to find that she was holding two grasshoppers identical to the ones discussed earlier.
This immediately startled the woman in white right there.
What does this guy mean?
Why give her a pair of grasshoppers?
Had it not been for Lin Yi’s previous explanation, she would not have thought much of it.
But now, having been explained the significance of the two grasshoppers by Lin Yi, her face turned red in an instant.
She also guessed that this rascal probably wasn’t up to any good.
However, just at that moment, Lin Yi’s voice rang out again:
“Okay sister Bing, since you insist on going back, I won’t stop you.
I have matters to attend to here, so I won’t see you out.”
After saying that, without waiting for a reply, he turned around and walked away.
The woman in white, sitting on horseback, saw Lin Yi turn and leave, and immediately panicked.
Reaching out her hand, she tried to call him back to return the grasshoppers to him.
But Lin Yi didn’t turn his head back and just disappeared into the darkness.
This left the woman in white feeling quite troubled, she looked down at the two grass-woven grasshoppers in her hand, unsure of what to do.
After a brief moment of thought, she bit her lip and stuffed them into her bosom as well.
She then shook her head, casting all those wild thoughts out of her mind, and with a squeeze of her horse’s belly, she called out “let’s go.”
Following that, her steed neighed and started galloping towards the valley exit.
And at the moment her horse left, a figure flashed out from the darkness.
It was none other than Lin Yi, who had just left.
His face bore a mischievous smile, and he was muttering to himself:
“You’re still green, trying to play games with me.
I refuse to believe I can’t melt your icy demeanor.”
One must admit, the trick Lin Yi employed, the old ‘release to capture,’ was handled with precision.
In any case, throughout the journey, the woman in white occasionally blushed and her heart raced.
This piqued her immense curiosity, as by any logic, having trained in martial arts from a young age, she should be quite strong.
Logically, nothing should make her react this way.
Yet for some unknown reason, whenever she thought of that rascal, her heart would involuntarily beat faster.
Despite sometimes despising him to the point of gritting her teeth, she had no intention of hitting him when she saw him.
Silently proceeding, she arrived directly inside the Imperial Palace, and when she reached the Imperial Study Room, she noticed the light was still flickering.
This made her acutely aware that Your Majesty had yet to rest, so she pushed the door open and entered.
Sure enough, upon entering, she saw the little Emperor sitting at the Imperial Table, reading a petition.
Seeing her, the little Emperor immediately put down the scroll in his hands and looked up at her.
Although she didn’t say anything, the woman in white knew that His Majesty was waiting for her report.
So, she stepped forward two paces and bowed to the young Emperor:
“Your Majesty, the task has been completed.
I have personally handed the large cloak to Eunuch Lin.”
While she spoke, she reached into her robe and pulled out four grasshoppers.
Then, under the puzzled gaze of the young Emperor, she gently placed them on top of the Imperial Table:
“Your Majesty, after Eunuch Lin received the large cloak from you, he was very grateful.
He then gave me two of the grasshoppers,
and asked me to convey to Your Majesty that once he is done with his duties, he will return to serve you well.
Additionally, as Eunuch Lin couldn’t accompany you these days, he asked these two to keep Your Majesty company for a while.
Moreover, Eunuch Lin specifically instructed me to mention that these two, one male and one female, hold a special meaning.”
Hearing this, the young Emperor immediately rolled his eyes in annoyance, and also picked up the few grasshoppers from the table.
He examined them carefully while casually asking:
That scoundrel, even when sent to Nanshan, does not settle down.
But based on what you said, didn’t that guy only give me two?
Why are there four here then?”
While talking, he also separately picked up the other two, holding them in his hand, with a half-smiling look.
At this moment, the woman in white suddenly knelt on the ground with a thump:
“I dare not hide from Your Majesty, the other two grasshoppers were meant to be given to me by Eunuch Lin.
However, I did not intend to accept them, but before I could refuse, he already ran away.
Not knowing how to handle them, I brought them back for Your Majesty to decide.”
Hearing this, the young Emperor finally managed a bitter smile.
Without thinking, she could also guess Lin Yi’s intentions.
The head of the palace truly had audacity, not only had he enticed the Empress and her court lady into his plans, but now he had even dared to tempt Your Majesty’s Ying Yi.
Although annoyed, he really couldn’t do much about this man.
Who would have guessed that he himself would fall into this youngster’s trap?
To truly drown this guy?
He really couldn’t bear to do it.
Thus, he could only helplessly shake his head and then handed over the two grasshoppers in his hand to Ying Yi:
“Since that scoundrel gave them to you, you keep them.”
At these words, Ying Yi got so startled, he quickly lowered his head:
But the young Emperor simply waved his hand:
“Just keep them, don’t make me repeat myself.
If that scoundrel gave something, and I personally intercept it here, what kind of situation would that be?”
Listening to the Emperor’s voice without anger, Ying Yi finally lifted his head a bit nervously.
Then, somewhat hesitantly, he reached out both hands to receive the two grasshoppers woven from grass:
“Then I will find an opportunity to return them to Eunuch Lin.”