That night, Liu Lieyu came to my room again, as usual.
Sometimes I wonder, you know, even when he comes, he can't touch me. He comes looking for me every day, doesn't he feel bad?
"Lieyu, I heard from Zifeng that Feiyan hasn't been doing well lately." I bent down to unbutton Liu Lieyu's clothes and took off his outer garment.
"Oh?" Liu Lieyu helped me pull my arm away. "What happened to Fei Yan? I haven't seen him much lately."
“Wisteria said that Fei Yan spent his days drinking in the palace.”
Liu Lieyu narrowed his long, narrow eyes and scrutinized me closely. "You seem to care a lot about Fei Yan."
My heart tightened, but I remained outwardly calm. These days, my acting skills had become second nature. I said in a coquettish tone, "Fei Yan is, after all, my rival in love. She likes you so much, and she's been protecting you while I was away. Of course I care about her."
Liu Lieyu nodded in understanding and exclaimed, "You really are different from before."
"Um?"
"It's nothing." Liu Lieyu smiled and ruffled my hair. "So what do you want? You can't just kick Fei Yan out of Guixu, can you?"
“That’s not what I meant.” I shook my head. “I just felt sorry for Fei Yan and wanted to help her.”
"How can we help her?" Liu Lieyu asked, half-lying on the bed after taking off his clothes and propping his head up with his hand.
"How about we go see Fei Yan together tomorrow?" I moved gracefully and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Liu Lieyu's eyes flickered. "Alright."
I pressed my head against Liu Lieyu's chest and whispered, "We'll go tomorrow, so be a little more discreet. Just so Fei Yan won't feel uncomfortable seeing us like this."
"Okay." Liu Lieyu nodded.
The next day.
After Liu Lieyu and I got dressed, we set off.
Today, Liu Lieyu was dressed in all white, and I also wore a white shirt similar to Liu Lieyu's.
For the sake of today, I have been wearing a white shirt similar to Liu Lieyu's for several days, just in case Liu Lieyu thinks I did it on purpose and that it would provoke Fei Yan.
When Liu Lieyu and I arrived at Fei Yan's palace, there was no one at the entrance.
I wondered to myself, had Fei Yan driven away all the servants?
Liu Lieyu glanced at the door and, seeing no one there, asked me in a low voice, "Should we send someone to announce our arrival before we come in?"
I thought about it and nodded. "That's fine, otherwise it wouldn't be appropriate for us to just barge in."
There was no one at Fei Yan's door, so I sent Zi Teng, who was close to Fei Yan, to inform her.
Zi Teng accepted the order and entered Fei Yan's palace with practiced ease.
I watched Fei Yan's retreating figure, lowering my eyes to conceal my emotions.
When Zi Teng learned today that Liu Lieyu and I were going to see Fei Yan, she was extremely surprised. She even quietly pulled me aside and asked why we suddenly wanted to see Fei Yan.
I simply said that Liu Lieyu hadn't seen Fei Yan recently and was somewhat worried.
Although Zi Teng was skeptical, she didn't have the courage to directly ask Liu Lieyu for the truth.
Before long, Zi Teng came out and bowed slightly to us, saying, "Auntie invites Lord Donghuang and the Imperial Concubine."
I stroked my chin. This girl is really quite capable. Should I consider having Liu Lieyu transfer Zifeng to Feiyan's side to take care of her aunt?
Liu Lieyu nodded and then took my arm as we entered Fei Yan's palace.
The wisteria led the way for us.
We walked around the courtyard corridor and entered the main hall, which was specially for receiving guests.
I looked around, but Fei Yan wasn't there.
"Donghuang, Empress, please wait a moment, my aunt will be here soon." After saying this, Zifang hurriedly went out again, and soon returned to bring us a cup of hot tea.
Is Fei Yan's palace truly devoid of any servants?
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