Chapter 288: The End of the Extra Jingtang Chapter

Xiao Yi panicked immediately, held her hand, and explained incoherently: "Tangtang, I didn't do that. I didn't want to divorce you. It was just a delaying tactic at the time. Please believe me."

Xia Jingtang brushed his hand away, stood up, turned his back to him, and said softly: "My brother has already negotiated with Emperor Tianqian and allowed you to return to the country. You don't have to compromise and stay in Xuancang."

Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment: "How, how could it be... you asked the emperor for a favor?"

She remained silent, and he became more certain.

"Are you letting me go to fulfill my wish or to fulfill your wish?"

“Maybe both.”

Xiao Yi was silent for a long time, and finally got up and left the main courtyard.

Xia Jingtang listened to his footsteps gradually fading away, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and she closed her eyes.

Yun Niao walked in from outside, came to the table, glanced at the cups on the table, and asked softly: "Your Highness, are you really willing to let the prince consort leave?"

"So what if I'm reluctant? After all, he doesn't belong to Xuan Cang, let alone me." She sighed softly, "Sister-in-law is right, he and I are both hedgehogs, forcing us to be tied together will only hurt each other, it's better to let him go free."

Yun Niao looked at her straight back. Although he couldn't see her expression clearly, after spending so many years together, he could almost feel how sad she was at the moment.

It is said that the Xia family has many love-obsessed people. Once they set their eyes on someone, they will become extremely obsessed. The emperor emeritus is like this, the emperor is like this, and the princess is also like this.

Unfortunately, the princess was not as lucky as them. The person she fell in love with just happened to love her, and in the end she was left with regrets for the rest of her life.

Yun Niao saw a lot in the palace, and felt more and more sorry for her.

"Your Highness, the peach blossom wine brewed by the Queen Mother has been buried in the courtyard and has not been opened. You have been clamoring to drink it a few days ago, but you have never had the time. Why not open it and taste it today?"

Xia Jingtang finally turned around, his expression normal, but when he opened his mouth, his voice was slightly nasal, as if he had been crying.

She said, "Go dig it out, and call Zhishi and Jingmo over, so that we can have more wine and liven things up."

"yes."

Yun Niao immediately stepped back to make arrangements.

Soon, Zhishi and Jingmo both came. Today, one of them was wearing black and the other was wearing white. At first glance, she couldn't help but think of the Black and White Impermanence.

The two men came in and bowed to her, then went out into the yard with the hoe in their hands. She followed them out, lifting up her skirt.

"Yes, it's under this sycamore tree, about this location."

"Probably?" Jing Mo looked at her doubtfully.

She waved her hands and said, "It was buried three years ago. It's been a few years. Who can still remember it so clearly? You guys try digging it up first."

The two of them had no choice but to dig down with the hoe in their hands.

After digging for a long time and digging a hole up to their knees, they still didn't see the wine pot. They expanded the pit to the sides, but still didn't see any trace of it. They were all stunned and looked at each other.

At this time, Yun Niao slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my memory, Your Highness. You moved the wine altar under the crabapple tree over there last year."

"Is that true? Why don't I remember it?"

"At that time, there was a mole building a nest under this tree. You were afraid that it would damage the wine jar, so you ordered people to move it there overnight."

After she reminded him, Xia Jingtang finally remembered, "That's right..."

Zhishi and Jingmo looked at each other, and saw helplessness in each other's eyes. So, they had no choice but to carry the hoe and go to the other side of the crabapple tree to dig.

After this episode, Xia Jingtang's gloom was relieved a lot. He simply found a hoe and started to fill the soil that he had dug out from under the sycamore tree.

She had just finished filling the soil here, and they had already carried out the wine altar over there.

Rather than calling it a wine altar, it would be better to call it a wine jar. It is a large round jar half a person's height, wide in the middle and narrow at both ends.

Yun Niao wiped off the remaining dirt on the wine jar, opened the cork, and the mellow aroma immediately overflowed from inside.

Several people took a breath and swallowed at the same time.

The maid brought a basin of water for them to wash their hands. The three of them sat down at the stone table in the yard. Yun Niao used a wine ladle to pour the wine into the wine pot and brought it to the table.

Zhishi took the wine pot and poured wine, then picked up a glass and gestured to Xia Jingtang, saying, "Thanks to your care, Your Highness. I'll drink first."

After that, without waiting for Xia Jingtang to say anything, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. Finally, he took a long breath and said, "Good wine!"

Xia Jingtang was really amused by his behavior and said angrily, "I don't know whether to say you have rules or not."

Jing Mo smiled faintly and said, "He has always been childish, so don't take it to heart, Princess." Then he raised his glass and toasted her.

Xia Jingtang was already lusty after smelling the wine, so he picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp.

The three of them sat in the yard, clinking glasses and drinking from day to night.

This was the scene Xiao Yi saw when he rushed over - three drunks were staggering around, one was lying on the table, one was lying on a stool, and one was lying on the ground.

He frowned, walked to Xia Jingtang who was lying on the stool, squatted down and looked at him.

"Why do you drink so much?" he asked.

Xia Jingtang raised his eyelids slightly, his eyes full of confusion, and asked in a daze: "Brother Xiao, why are you here?"

"I am your husband, so of course I am here."

"No, you are not. You are Luo Wanyun's husband. You don't want me anymore. You want to divorce me. No! It is I who want to divorce you!"

Seeing that she was quite drunk, Xiao Yi bent over, picked her up, and walked into the main room.

When Xia Jingtang was drunk, he kept talking, but his words were vague and unclear.

Xiao Yi helped her change clothes, and brought warm water to slowly clean her hands and face. She gradually calmed down and fell asleep with her eyes closed. He stared at her peaceful sleeping face for a long time, and gradually came up with a plan in his mind.

The next day.

When Xia Jingtang woke up, she felt her head aching and heavy. She held her forehead and struggled to stand up, but she felt a warm hard object beside her. She was stunned for a moment, then turned her head suddenly and saw a handsome man sleeping quietly next to her.

"Xiao Yi? Why are you here?!"

Xiao Yi opened his eyes and looked at her innocently: "I am your husband, so of course I am here."

She rubbed her swollen temples and recalled that she only remembered that she was drinking last night. As for what happened, she had forgotten it completely.

Xiao Yi sat up, bent one leg, propped his chin with one hand, and looked at her with a half-smile: "Princess, are you not going to take responsibility for me?"

"Huh?" Xia Jingtang was stunned for a moment, then immediately regained his composure and said, "You shouldn't have appeared here and misunderstood me."

He was puzzled: "Princess, what do you mean by this?"

"Xiao Yi, you don't love me."

"You are not me, how do you know I don't love you? Why do you always think that the person I care about is Luo Wanyun? I clearly gave her up for you."

"But you also gave up on me for her, Xiao Yi. I'm tired, and I don't want to force you to stay by my side anymore."

"Tangtang..." His heart trembled, and he subconsciously tried to grab her hand, but she dodged him.

"My brother said that he will arrange for the deportation tomorrow. You should prepare early. I will write the divorce letter and send it to you as soon as possible. You came here with humiliation, so you don't have to leave with burdens."

Having said that, she got out of bed and walked out barefoot.

Xiao Yi stared at her leaving back and clenched his fingers secretly.

…

When he left Xuancang, Xia Jingtang did not come out to see him off. He only sent someone to deliver a letter of divorce. He sat in the carriage, opened the curtain, and glanced at the city gate not far away, but he did not see the figure he wanted to see.

After a long while, he finally stopped and ordered in a cold voice: "Move!"

The carriage convoy then headed south in a mighty procession.

At this time, Xia Jingtang walked out from the city wall not far away, looked at the team moving further and further away, and sighed softly.

"Yun Niao, he and I are truly worlds apart from now on."

Yun Niao took the cloak and put it on her shoulders, and said softly: "The wind is strong in the city, Your Highness should not stay here for long."

"Well, let's go." She wrapped her cloak tightly around her body, turned around and went down the city wall.

She thought: Xiao Yi will come back to me one day. After all, he will never forget me.