Chapter 163: Backwash

As soon as Lei Xing reached her palace, she drank an entire pot of water and then anxiously paced about as Xiao Ruo fussed about her, asking after her whereabouts and babbling about what happened in her absence. Lei Xing curtly informed that she was with the Emperor, which promptly sent into a smiling fit. Eventually, Lei Xing shooed both Xiao Ruo and Ah Jin out the doors, then she sat down, leaned back in the chair, and just stared at the ceiling. 

Prince Yi's face flashed in her mind, and she immediately shooed him away as well. It had taken all of her self-control to have not sprinted off in the opposite direction when they ran into him. The fact that she wanted to run was also very upsetting. She was not a coward, but then again she had never been in this sort of situation before. Regardless, such cowardice was irritating and unbecoming.