Chapter 1330: Chapter 788: Hearts Connected, A Temporary Farewell (Part 4)
He walked directly into the hall and saw Anqi sitting at the inkstone, writing with brush and ink.
Xiao Luming walked over.
Anqi did not notice, still meticulously writing.
Anqi’s handwriting was fluid and rich; it had been excellent since she was young. When she studied under Prime Minister Song, she often heard the Prime Minister generously praising Anqi’s calligraphy.
Similarly studying under Prime Minister Song, An Youyou’s writing was little better than scrawls.
Xiao Luming quietly stood by Xiao Anqi’s side, watching her concentrate on her writing, not noticing anyone beside her.
After a long time, Anqi put down the brush.
At that moment, when she looked up, she saw Xiao Luming.
Clearly startled.
She didn’t know when Luming came to her side and whether he saw what she wrote.
"Am I so frightening?" Xiao Luming asked her.
His tone was neither warm nor cold.
"No, it’s just that I didn’t know you had come, and suddenly having someone beside me gave me a little scare." Anqi feigned calmness.
At this moment, she calmly picked up the letter she had written, intending to put it away.
At that moment, a long hand directly took the letter away.
Anqi’s heart trembled slightly.
"To the Imperial Uncle?" Xiao Luming calmly looked at its content.
In fact, he had seen it earlier, standing beside and witnessing Anqi’s silent longing for Xiao Jinyu.
So, without his knowledge, had Anqi and Xiao Jinyu grown this intimate?!
Anqi nervously watched Luming.
Noticing that his face showed no emotional change.
As if the letter in front of him contained no content.
She knew too well what was actually written.
Luming had always been mature, since childhood, hiding his emotions from his face.
She truly didn’t know if Luming was angry at this moment, or really very angry.
A long time passed.
Time seemed to have stopped.
The atmosphere was extremely tense.
"I’m hungry, serve the meal." Xiao Luming suddenly ordered.
The eunuch hurried to inform the kitchen to serve the meal.
Xiao Luming sat at the round table next to them.
The letter remained in his hand; he said nothing to Anqi nor returned it to her.
Though she had always been by Luming’s side since childhood, often she couldn’t fathom Luming’s thoughts.
Just like this moment.
She didn’t know where his emotions were.
Anqi sat beside Luming.
The Imperial Kitchen soon sent a table full of delicacies.
"Eat." Xiao Luming invited Anqi.
Anqi suppressed her feelings, picked up her bowl and chopsticks, and accompanied Luming in eating.
"In the future, I will often come to your palace to dine." Xiao Luming said.
Anqi’s hand holding the bowl and chopsticks trembled slightly.
Xiao Luming noticed but did not react.
The two continued eating quietly.
Luming put a piece of meat into Anqi’s bowl.
Anqi looked up at Luming and softly said, "Thank you."
"I don’t know what you like to eat, but I will try to find out."
"Luming..." Anqi began.
"I don’t want to hear your refusal," Xiao Luming interrupted Anqi, "You just need to accept my kindness to you."
Anqi bit her lip.
She didn’t know how to truly make Luming let her go.
She ate, finding the food tasteless.
Xiao Luming naturally noticed but chose to ignore it.
After the meal.
Xiao Luming left Xiaoxiang Palace, ultimately not returning the letter to Anqi.
Upon leaving the palace.
Xiao Luming paused.
The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward, "Does Your Majesty have any other orders?"
Xiao Luming took out the letter Anqi wrote, "Tear it up."
"..." The eunuch quickly took it.
Was His Majesty unwilling to... tear it himself?!
"Pass my edict! From today onwards, no one from Xiaoxiang Palace is allowed to send letters outside the palace. Violators will be executed without mercy!"
"Yes."
Xiao Luming strode away.
After seeing Luming off, Anqi returned to the inkstone and quickly wrote a letter to Xiao Jinyu, instructing a palace attendant to send it out at once.
She heard that Xiao Jinyu had been drowning his sorrows in alcohol lately, and she was very worried about his health.
That day, it was the day after the Empress and Luming drank, and she had come to see her alone.
The Empress said that Luming could not accept her relationship with Jinyu for now, so there would be a transitional period, and if they persevered, Luming would naturally let go.
She had absolute faith in the Empress, but Jinyu was unaware, and she must tell him.
But just after finishing the letter, when the palace attendant was about to send it out of the Imperial Palace, the attendant reported that the Emperor had ordered not to send letters outside the palace.
Anqi was so anxious her eyes turned red.
She thought for a moment to find An Youyou.
At this moment, An Youyou was also somewhat absent-minded in her chamber.
Since An Ji left, she felt like her heart had been hollowed out.
An Youyou, who always had a great appetite, suddenly found food tasteless.
Even when Anqi came, she remained listless, "Why has Sister Anqi come over? Isn’t my brother dining with you?!"
"Youyou, Luming won’t let me send a letter to Jinyu." Anqi, having no one else to talk to, could only turn to Youyou.
An Youyou thought for a moment, then gave her opinion, "Then Sister Anqi should temporarily not contact the Imperial Uncle."
Anqi was a bit surprised.
She didn’t expect Youyou to stand directly on Luming’s side.
"My brother now wants to get along with you, so give him a chance to be good to you, fulfill his wish. If you are truly devout to the Imperial Uncle, my brother won’t sway you no matter how good he is to you, and you won’t fall for anyone else. Over time, my brother will naturally let go."
An Youyou saw it all clearly.
