The silence lasted for a full half minute.
Xu Lai quietly withdrew his hand and changed the subject. "Look at the moon tonight, it's so beautiful."
"Hmm."
Ruan Tang kept her head down, her voice betraying no emotion.
"The moon is so big and round."
"..."
The full moon was indeed very round. But to say this under the current circumstances seemed a bit strange, so Xu Lai quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand."
Ruan Tang silently lay down under the covers and turned her back to Xu Lai. "Go to sleep."
Xu Lai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and lay down as well.
The room was so quiet they could hear each other's heartbeats.
Just then, Ruan Tang spoke again. "Tomorrow, let Yiyi see you one last time. Then I'll send you to the palace to serve the Emperor."
"My dear wife, times have changed. There is no emperor anymore..."
"Then I'll still have you castrated!"
"..."
Xu Lai felt helpless.
To be fair, he hadn't done it on purpose.
