Lu Liangwei could tell how much he cared about her, and a fuzzy feeling welled within her. She patted him on the back and consoled him gently, “I’m really fine. There’s no need to worry, Your Majesty.”
Long Yang loosened his embrace slightly when he heard this. He lifted a hand to rub her head, and smiled as he said, “Alright. It’s lucky you are fine. I can finally stop worrying.”
Lu Liangwei glanced at him when she heard this. She could not help but hug his arm as she burst out in laughter. She reminded him, “Your Majesty, why didn’t you put on any shoes? Doesn’t the ground feel cold?”
She pointed at his bare feet.
It was only then that Long Yang realized he had not put on any shoes.
He lowered his eyes to look before gently brushing her nose with his fingers. He replied exasperatedly, “Now you know how much I was worried about you. You need to be more careful in the future. You’re a big girl now and you should know what kind of food you shouldn’t be eating.”
Lu Liangwei looked into his warm, adoring eyes, and suddenly felt a little guilty.
She was not really allergic to any food. The reason she suddenly had rashes all over her was because her mother was trying to mess with Long Yang. It was lucky that the rashes did not itch, otherwise, Lu Liangwei would be having a terrible time right now.
However, His Majesty was still very worried about her, and it made her feel quite guilty.
Nevertheless, His Majesty must never find out the truth about this.
She pursed her lips and laid quietly in his arms. She assured him in a soft voice, “I know. I won’t be such a glutton in the future.”
A delighted smile appeared on Long Yang’s lips when he saw the girl taking the initiative to lay in his arms. He tightened his hug around her, but said seriously, “You need to let me know in detail about what sort of food you aren’t allowed to eat. I’ll inform the imperial kitchen later to avoid preparing those foods for you.”
A warm feeling enveloped Lu Liangwei.
“There’s no need for so much trouble. I’ll just be more careful in the future.”
Long Yang frowned. “That’s not acceptable. What if you forget again?”
Lu Liangwei bit her lips and said with some heartache, “I probably can’t take crabs.”
She had eaten some crab roe at the Grand Duke Mansion when she returned to her natal home today. The same dish was also served when they were at the medicinal shop.
There was no dish she did not like, but compared to the many other dishes, crab roe was probably the dish she least enjoyed.
Even so, there were some days when she would crave crab.
She was tied in a knot over it.
Long Yang could clearly remember crabs being served during the few meals today.
He smiled as he watched the girl’s vexed expression. “Do you love crabs that much?”
Lu Liangwei hooked her fingers on his sleeve. “There is no food I do not like.”
Long Yang was slightly exasperated by her answer. “You’re allergic to crabs. No matter how much you love them, you need to avoid having them. What if you get rashes again?”
Lu Liangwei nodded. “Fine, I won’t touch them at all in the future.”
She paused and said confidently, “But I’ll find a way to treat my allergic condition.”
Her resolution can become pretty strong when it comes to food.
However, there was nothing much she could do now that she had given her promise. She could never have crabs in front of him if she wanted the truth to remain unexposed.
That was why she had to figure out a way to treat her ‘allergic reaction’ to crabs in order to eat crabs again in the open.
Long Yang knew her quite well by now. This girl would do anything for the sake of food.
“Alright, I trust your medical skills are good enough to achieve that,” he said consolingly as his gaze fell onto the rashes on her neck. He frowned again at the sight.
“Does it hurt? Does it itch?” He reached out to touch the rashes gently.
Lu Liangwei shook her head. “They don’t hurt, nor do they itch. If you hadn’t told me about them, I would have no idea that I had rashes.”
She suddenly felt that something was amiss when she recalled how he had overreacted when he saw the rashes appear on her body.
His Majesty had quite the exaggerated reaction back then, as if he was worried she had been poisoned.