Fu Xingyi’s lips noticeably rose into a smile.

An Ning instructed Fu Xingyi, character by character, and asked him, "Do you feel a bit of it now?"

Fu Xingyi came to his senses, "Yes."

"Then try it on your own," An Ning said, releasing Fu Xingyi’s hand and preparing to leave.

But at the very moment she stood up.

Her foot accidentally stepped on her own hem.

Her entire body lost balance, almost resulting in a fall.

At the same time.

Fu Xingyi hurriedly reached out to hold her.

Since he was behind her, he didn’t hold her very steadily.

Staggering, both of them fell together onto the soft couch.

The brush in Fu Xingyi’s hand even fell onto An Ning’s face.

"Ah!" An Ning exclaimed.

But it wasn’t because of the pain.

Falling onto a soft couch didn’t hurt, especially with Fu Xingyi holding her, most of the pressure was on his arms.

She screamed only because the brush landed on her face.

She could even imagine how her face looked now.

An Ning hurriedly reached out to wipe it off.

"Don’t move," Fu Xingyi stopped her hand, "If you move, your face will look worse."

An Ning frowned.

A bit unhappy.

At this moment, Fu Xingyi inexplicably smiled beautifully.

As if he hadn’t seen An Ning like this for a long time.

The An Ning of before often showed a little temper to him.

Always took a long time to coax her well.

"Eunuch Ping, bring me a handkerchief," Fu Xingyi instructed.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Ping quickly went to fetch it.

Embarrassed by the intimate interaction between the Emperor and the Empress...

Eunuch Ping hurriedly left.

Fu Xingyi and An Ning maintained their original posture. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

At this moment, An Ning was still pinned beneath Fu Xingyi.

Xiao Luming watching the scene in the main hall had reddened slightly.

He was moving around in the main hall, heard his mother’s cry, turned his head, and saw his father and mother...

Xiao Luming hurriedly redirected his gaze.

He thought for a moment, turned and quickly walked out of the hall.

After all, one shouldn’t see things one shouldn’t.

Yet after taking several steps, he noticed his attendant, Lin Zichan, hadn’t followed him.

Xiao Luming frowned.

He turned to look back.

Seeing the Imperial Guards in the main hall lowering their gaze to avoid watching, only Lin Zichan stood there gazing at the unfolding scene.

"Ahem," Xiao Luming lightly coughed.

Lin Zichan turned his gaze.

At that moment, it seemed his eyes were a bit red.

His Adam’s apple rolled, turning to walk over to Xiao Luming.

Xiao Luming led Lin Zichan out of the palace.

When they reached the gate, he sternly reprimanded Lin Zichan, "Though it’s your first day by my side, Little Wu should have briefed you on many things, and just now you failed in your duty, understand?!"

Lin Zichan knelt on the ground, "I ask His Highness to punish me."

"Since it’s your first day of duty, I won’t punish you, but don’t let it happen again."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Stand up," Xiao Luming said, "I heard from Little Wu that you’re skilled in martial arts, accompany me in practice. Since father went on an expedition, I’ve been governing the country, and haven’t exercised my bones for a long time."

"Yes."

Xiao Luming walked briskly in front.

He didn’t know why, but he felt Lin Zichan gave him a familiar feeling, initially he intended to punish him, yet the words somehow changed as he spoke.

Forget it.

It’s just a first offense, Father once said that in cases not involving principles, one should maintain a kind heart.