"Hmph, who's talking nonsense?"
The Empress mustered a bit of spirit, lying in his arms, her eyelids lifting slightly as her dazed eyes looked at him.
"Last time you got injured during the Martial Arts Examination and stayed overnight in the palace, I kindly helped cover you with a blanket, only to be pulled into your arms by you."
"Not only did you talk back to me, but you also squeezed, squeezed my...!"
"You little thief, you're truly incorrigible!"
"..."
Chen Mo was taken aback.
No wonder the Empress had been avoiding him for days; so this was the reason?
"Why didn't Your Highness tell me?"
"How could I possibly bring up something like that?"
The Empress gave him a reproachful look, then said, aggrieved, "You used to call me your sweetie, but now it's just 'Your Highness' every time, so heartless…"
"..."
Chen Mo's eyebrows twitched.
The Empress brought her crimson lips to his ear, breathing softly, "I'd like to hear it again, could you call me sweetie once more?"
