The Empress Dowager smiled slightly.
"I knew you were teasing me, let's go."
"Yes."
Then the Fourth Prince Consort spoke to the Emperor and Lin Wanyi.
"I shall take my leave now."
"Hmm, take care, Mother."
"I bid farewell."
"I take my leave."
Consort Qian and Princess Ming Ruo also left Ruiyang Pavilion.
The Emperor knew that as long as he was present, the Lin and Dong families remained quite restrained.
So he addressed the Fourth Prince, saying,
"I heard there are a few new plays, and surely Fourth Prince Uncle would love to watch them. Let me accompany you, so that the Imperial Consort and her family can have a good chat."
"I humbly accept your kindness, Your Majesty."
Then the Emperor turned to Lin Wanyi and said,
"For dinner, I will not return. After seeing off Fourth Prince Uncle, I will come back."
His tone was very much like that of a husband giving instructions to his "wife" before going out.
