885 Emperor Yong Le (2)
Shen Miao was different from Xie Jingxing. She smiled gently. “It’s fine.”
Xie Jingxing glanced at Eunuch Deng and said, “Alright, since my brother is so dissatisfied with me, why does he still want to see me?” He smiled. “If not for the fact that the princess consort persuaded me to come today, I wouldn’t be bothered to come.”
Eunuch Deng and Shen Miao were speechless.
Shen Miao tugged at his sleeve. Xie Jingxing said, “What’s there to be afraid of? Don’t be afraid. I’ll stand up for you if anyone bullies you.”
He did not lower his voice. Even Eunuch Deng, who was quick-witted, could not help but look embarrassed. A violent cough suddenly came from the hall. Eunuch Deng shuddered and said, “Prince and Princess Consort, please come in with me.”
Shen Miao was pulled in by Xie Jingxing.
Along the way, she kept her head lowered and did not look up. Shen Miao knew that Emperor Yong Le probably did not like her very much, so she did not want to make any mistakes. She could only see that the smooth marble in the hall was engraved with cloud patterns and covered with a soft woolen blanket.
“Greetings, Brother,” Xie Jingxing said lazily and bowed perfunctorily.
Xie Jingxing was impudent, but Shen Miao was not. She bowed, saying respectfully, “Greetings, Your Majesty.”
“You’re Shen Miao?” After a while, a dignified and low voice sounded. “Look up.”
Shen Miao looked up.
The man sitting on the throne was not very old. He looked to be in his thirties. He had sharp eyebrows, dark eyes, a high nose, and thin lips. He looked 70 to 80% similar to Xie Jingxing. Xie Jingxing’s facial features were sharp, and his beauty and heroic aura were very well integrated. On the other hand, probably because he had been a ruler for a long time, the middle-aged man did not have that gentle temperament. Compared to Xie Jingxing’s mischievousness, he looked even more upright. His gaze was deep, and when he looked at people, it was cold, as if he wanted to see through them.
Although the two brothers looked similar and were both elegant and noble, their auras were worlds apart. Xie Jingxing looked like a playful young master and had a cynical and lazy attitude towards everything, but this middle-aged man clearly looked like a self-disciplined person who was strict with himself.
Shen Miao was surprised. She did not expect Emperor Yong Le to be so young and handsome. He was completely different from the old man she had imagined.
While she was sizing up Emperor Yong Le, Emperor Yong Le was also sizing her up. His gaze was even sharper, and it carried an oppressive pressure. His face was cold, as if he was about to flare up in the next moment. If an ordinary girl was sized up by him like this, she would probably cry from fear. However, Shen Miao was different from ordinary girls. In the past, when she faced Fu Xiuyi, he treated her with more coldness than this.
Seeing that her expression was still calm, a sharp glint flashed across Emperor Yong Le’s eyes. In the hall, Xie Jingxing’s lazy voice sounded. “Brother, are you done looking at my wife? If you continue, I’ll feel uncomfortable.”
Shen Miao widened her eyes, revealing obvious surprise. She had been guessing what kind of a relationship it was between Xie Jingxing and Emperor Yong Le. She also vaguely sensed that these two brothers should be more sincere to each other than the royal brothers in Ming Qi, but she did not expect Xie Jingxing to dare to speak to Emperor Yong Le like this. Moreover, Emperor Yong Le was not angry.
In the royal family, there were many rules. Coupled with the fact that they were in different positions, it was impossible for them to be ordinary brothers. It was already a luxury for royal brothers to be friendly without killing each other. Moreover, Xie Jingxing had been in Ming Qi for so many years, but now, he and Emperor Yong Le seemed to be ordinary brothers who had lived together since a very young age.
