Ji Cheng didn"t say anything and walked towards the entrance of the palace hall.
When he came outside he saw Wen Ru holding onto Zhao Ming"s hands.
He froze in his steps as his expressions faltered to see them together.
Zhao Ming who reached the platform with the help of Wen Ru was going to thank him when she heard the sound of footsteps coming towards them.
She looked up and saw Ji Cheng coming towards them with Xiao Li behind him. She figured out that something was fishy seeing the smirk on her face.
She didn"t panic instead she politely retrieved her hand from Wen Ru"s hands and turned to look at Ji Cheng.
For a minute even Wen Ru also got panicked because this situation could be easily misunderstood but when he looked at Zhao Ming who was rather calm he didn"t say anything.
Ji Cheng didn"t said anything and was waiting for her to speak.
But when she opened her mouth to speak, everyone was stunned to see her extremely calm face, " Your highness." Zhao Ming greeted him with a slight bow and a pleasant smile on her face.
She wasn"t bothered because Ji Cheng saw her holding Wen Ru"s hand and she wasn"t doing anything wrong so why would she worry.
She was just holding onto his hand for support. That"s it.
She was waiting for Ji Cheng to say anything useless so that she can at least figure out what kind of person he was and how should she treat him from now on.
Because she doesn"t have many memories of Zhao Ming and since the day she came back he was always nice to her so she can"t figure out what kind of person he was.
Ji Cheng remained quiet and didn"t even reply to Zhao Ming"s greetings. His face remained cold and aloof as he kept staring at Zhao Ming and trying to figure out her thoughts.
In the case of Ah Leng, he didn"t believe her and said so many things but now he wanted for her to say something. He will believe everything he will tell her but he just wants her to speak.
But when he saw that she has no intention to explain anything his expressions fell.
Wen Ru noticed the tension between the two and wanted to say something when he heard Xiao Li"s voice, " Aiya, sister what were you doing earlier? How could you hold onto Master Wen"s hands like this? You know that it is immoral for a married woman to hold onto another man"s hands." she said with a troubled expression.
She said in a high voice and her words seem like that she was not only holding his hands but was doing something immoral.
Zhao Ming raised her brows in frustration and wanted to strangle this Xiao Li on the spot.
She was being too nice to let this Xiao Li go but this time she came herself to take trouble with her.
Ji Cheng"s expressions also darkened when he heard Xiao li"s words. Her ambitious words could bring Zhao Ming and Wen Ru in trouble.
Wen Ru also turned his attention to Xiao Li and frowned hearing her coa.r.s.e words.
Zhao Ming"s face turned cold like a frost as she stared at Xiao Li. If she could she would have killed her right away.
Seeing the shocked and naive expressions on Xiao Li"s face, Zhao Ming chuckled.
Suddenly everyone"s attention s.h.i.+fted on her when they heard her light chuckle.
They didn"t expect her to chuckle in this situation.
Wen Ru became curious because he wanted to see how Zhao Ming will handle this situation.
Zhao Ming folded her hands around her chest domineeringly and said, " Consort Xiao Li, what words are you spouting? What do you mean by immoral? Are you implying that there is something immoral between Brother Wen who is the nephew of Empress Dowager and the Empress of the Ji Dynasty?"
She didn"t explain her act instead she threw a question at her.
Xiao Li was flabbergasted when she heard her question. She didn"t expect Zhao Ming to behave in this way.
If it was Zhao Ming in the past then she would get panicked and worried. She would have tried to explain her stance but this time she didn"t panicked but was asking her a question.
The question was very complicated and tricky because if Xiao Li said Yes, then she would be agreeing that there is something between the two and if it proves wrong then she will be the one who gets punished.
And if she says there is nothing then doesn"t her plan would fail in these circ.u.mstances.
Xiao Li glared at Zhao Ming and said while gritting her teeth in anger, " What..what do you mean? I didn"t say anything. I am just asking why were you holding hands with Master Wen. That"s it."
Zhao Ming didn"t said anything and stared at Xiao LI"s face and smiled, " OH really? Then I am sorry for putting the question in this way. " she said in a mellow voice which made Ji Cheng and Wen Ru stare at her in amus.e.m.e.nt.
Xiao Li: " -_- "
Xiao Li frowned when she saw that Zhao Ming has no intention to explain the situation. She got frustrated and turned to look at Ji Cheng who was intently looking at Zhao MIng"s face.
Zhao Ming"s expressions were calm and normal.
Before Xiao Li could say anything, Zhao Ming turned to Ji Cheng and said, " Your highness, Brother Wen was just helping me to climb up the stairs. As you know, I still have problems walking properly due to weakness and being in a coma for so long."
" Lu s.h.i.+ could have helped me but I had her to get something from my chamber and consort Xiao Li didn"t wait for us and went inside the palace so Brother Wen helped me to climb the stairs."
" I hope you won"t misunderstand," she spoke eloquently with a smile on her face.
Her words were direct and precise because she knows what Ji Cheng was thinking.
Even Wen Ru was staring at her in awe because she has cleverly solved the problem.
Zhao Ming couldn"t say that she doesn"t know how to walk so she had s.h.i.+fted all the blame on the coma and weakness.
When Ji Cheng heard her explanation he remembered how she was having trouble walking in that long gown. Last time he was there to help her but this time Wen Ru helped her.
He nodded because he knows that she was weak and holding hands doesn"t mean anything. Moreover, one person was his wife and another was his brother.
But his eyes twitched a little when he heard her calling Wen Ru so intimately as Brother. His expression faltered but he didn"t say anything.
So he just smiled and said to Wen Ru, " You did right. Now don"t stand outside and let"s go inside. You must be tired."
Wen Ru also nodded at Ji Cheng for understanding.
Ji Cheng turned to Zhao Ming and said, " Why did you come here in this hot weather and why weren"t you using an umbrella? You"re all drenched in sweat." he said while placing his hand on her forehead and wiping the sweat.
Zhao Ming"s face turned red when he suddenly placed his head on her forehead.
" How can he become so casual with his touch now in front of others?" she wondered while lowering her head.
Ji Cheng smiled when he saw the blushed expression on her face.
Xiao Li stared at them with her eyes wide open. She couldn"t believe that Ji Cheng believed Zhao Ming and ignored her words.
She tightly clenched her gown with her hands which caused creases on the dress and without saying anything she followed them in.