Xuyu and others were in the porch of the outer hall. At first, they could faintly hear a few roars that seemed to be made by Aye coming from the direction of the inner hall. Then, the sound disappeared and the inner hall returned to silence, but Pei Xiaoyuan never came out.
Such silence made her feel more uneasy than Aye's roar.
She knew that Aye had a bad temper and was angry, so as long as she didn't throw things at him and scold him like she did at the beginning, and waited for him to calm down after scolding, Pei Xiaoyuan wouldn't mind too much. She was sure of this.
However, at this moment, the inner hall was silent, and it had been at least an incense stick of time. The morning light was shining, and the sky was already bright. An eunuch who was in charge of the court meeting also walked here. When he arrived in front of the palace gate, he spoke in a low voice to the palace guards.
"… All officials have gathered in the Tailou Courtyard, waiting for the Saint to ascend the throne."
"His Majesty summoned the princess and her husband early in the morning, but the two noble masters haven't come out yet..." The palace guard looked back and responded.
The eunuch then looked inside and saw the graceful figure of the princess behind a dust-blocking curtain in the outer hall. He hurriedly bowed from a distance, then crossed his hands, lowered his eyes, and waited quietly by the side.
Xuyu completely lost her patience, and suddenly had a strange idea, worrying that maybe Aye was so angry that he fainted. The people inside were busy treating him, and then there was no movement at all. She hurriedly lifted the hem of her skirt and ran to the inner hall. At this time, a figure happened to turn out from inside. It was Pei Xiaoyuan. His eyebrows were solemn, as if he was thinking about something while walking. Seeing Xuyu running towards him, he quickened his pace to meet her.
"Why did you take so long to come out? What were you doing? Is my father angry?"
Seeing that he was smiling, Xuyu realized that she was just imagining things, and she felt relieved, but she still asked a question.
He shook his head and said that the emperor was indeed displeased at first, but after he confessed his crime and listened to his explanation, his anger gradually subsided, and he patiently taught him a lot, so he delayed some time and made her wait for a long time.
"What did my father teach you?"
Xuyu couldn't help but be a little skeptical. She couldn't imagine that a man like Aye would put down his airs and "instruct" Pei Xiaoyuan
"You know." He refused to elaborate, only staring at her and smiling.
Xuyu seemed to understand something. It must be that Aye wanted him to be nice to him, or else he would make him look bad.
She pursed her lips and thought about the angry roars she heard at first. How could the "dissatisfaction" he mentioned coming from her Emperor Aye be as light as he said
"Are you okay? Did my uncle... throw anything at you or make things difficult for you later?" she asked again, looking him up and down.
"I'm really fine. Your Majesty is not." He responded immediately.
Xuyu breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the eunuch who was still waiting outside the palace gate.
"Let's go, we'll leave the palace first, Aye has other things to do here."
She turned around first and walked out. After taking a few steps, she suddenly heard him calling her again: "Princess!"
She stopped and turned around.
He seemed to hesitate for a moment, then came up and whispered, "Your Majesty's hand seems to be burned."