Lian Hua looked at His Majesty and, seeing that he remained silent, realized that he must indeed be facing some difficulties.
Unable to hold back, she stood up, cradled his face with both hands, and, imitating what he used to do, kissed him once, comforting him, "My lord, do not fret, there's no trouble we can't get through. If we can't get through it now, let's not bother with it for the moment and revisit it later. By then it might not seem so daunting."
The Emperor smiled. His Little Concubine was trying to comfort him as if he were a child, imitating him quite well, and not doing a bad job at it either.
Seeing that it didn't seem to be very effective, Lian Hua thought about it and realized that His Majesty couldn't do as she did—when things were unmanageable, lying flat in resignation was not an option for him.
