He Lienuo wiped away a tear - real or imagined - with his slender fingers, stifling the laughter in his heart, and said with shaking shoulders: "No, no, it's not that I thought of a joke, but I heard the most extraordinary joke! Haha."
Everyone was even more puzzled, stretching their necks, waiting for him to continue.
Even Consort Liu sat back in her chair, eyes wide open, seemingly displeased with He Lienuo suddenly speaking up and interrupting her plans.
"Oh, didn't you hear it? The joke was actually told by Consort Liu herself!"
Consort Liu's joke?
Everyone looked at each other, clueless.
Having just sat back in her chair, Consort Liu suddenly jumped up as if sitting on nails, and said sharply: "What are you saying, Crown Prince Helian? When did I tell a joke? Don't insult me!"
He Lienuo raised his eyebrows high, looking at her in surprise: "Huh? Why such a big reaction, Consort Liu? Do you also think what you just did was a huge joke?"
"You!"
