“Hey,someoneasktheEmperorifit‘sgoingtobeafull-scaleceremonyorjustasmallgathering,“hegrowled.“Idon‘twanttowastemyfood.“

HescowledatLiaoShen.Hehopedthathisfriendwouldfinallysnapoutofhisfunkandjoinintheconversation.

Butfornow,SongChangwasstuckwithnothingbutsilencefromLiaoShen.

SongChangsighedandtookanothersipofwine.Perhapsheshouldjusttrytoignorehimaltogether?

SongchangturnedtolookatLeiXiao‘er.Hefoundherstaringintentlyathim,hereyessparklinglikestarsinthenightsky.Herlipswerepursedslightlyasifshewasthinkingdeeplyaboutsomething.

HisheartskippedabeatasSongchangrealizedthathehadforgottenallabouthisconversationwithEmpressTaizongearlier.Nowitseemedlikehedidn‘thaveanythingtosayanymore.

HeglancedatLingyan,wholookedcompletelyuninterestedinthewholesituation.SheseemedjustasboredasSongchangwas,andevenmoreso.Hewasgratefulforherunderstanding.

SongchangfinallydecidedtochangesubjectsbyaskingLiaoShenabouthislatestexploits.Maybehecouldgetabetterconversationoutofitthistime.

HenoticedLeixuelookingathimwithinterest.“So,what‘stheplan?“sheaskedhimdirectly.

SongChangdidn‘tknowifheshouldbecharmedorannoyed.However,assoonasSongchangheardthatvoice,hefeltlikehewasbeingpulledtowardsheragainandagain.

HisthoughtswereinterruptedbyLeiXiao‘er.Sheopenedhermouthandstartedtospeak.

“SongChang，you‘reamasterofteasingme.You‘resogoodatmakingmelaugh.“

LeiXiao‘er‘swordscaughtSongchangoffguard.Hewastakenaback,unabletoprocesswhatshehadjustsaid.