321 Pipe Down

"Leave...all of you." The Emperor chillingly ordered, causing the audience to blink out of their stupor, "NOW!" The Emperor added with a frown when they were too slow to react.

They were all immediately jerked back to reality and with great urgency, they clamored out of the hall, people grabbing and dragging their slow family members along. Within just a few seconds, the hall was cleared out, leaving only Lei Xing and the troublesome couple with the Emperor.

Lei Xing apparently did not consider the Emperor's order to be referring to her. Princess Nalan's brain seemed to have frozen as she still had her mouth gaping at Prince Yi. And Prince Yi, well, he did not need to be told that he was the exclusion to that order. 

Lei Xing looked from prince Yi to the Emperor, the two were currently engaged in an intense stare-off. She inwardly sighed and then touched the Emperor's arm and said, "I'll take Nalan..."