Looking at the exhausted man on the bed, Jiang Luoluo felt a pang of sadness and said gently, "Your Highness, everything has been taken care of. Please get some rest. I will stay by your side."
Xie Yizhi nodded slightly and finally fell into a deep sleep.
However, not long after, footsteps were heard outside.
Jiang Luoluo turned around alertly and saw that the person who came was Xie Qiyu.
She quickly stood up and bowed, but Xie Qiyu waved his hand, indicating that she didn't need to be so polite. He then made a shushing gesture, indicating that she should come with him outside the hall to talk.
Outside the palace, snow was falling heavily, and the air was bitterly cold.
Xie Qiyu cut to the chase: "Sister-in-law, this is the first time I've seen Yizhi so attentive to a woman." His gaze was calm as he slowly said, "I can tell that he truly likes you."
Jiang Luoluo was slightly taken aback.
She hadn't expected that Xie Qiyu had come specifically to act as a mediator.
She listened quietly; those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly.
She could feel Xie Yizhi's kindness, but she dared not and was unwilling to reciprocate his feelings.
She was afraid that she would get too deeply involved and be unable to extricate herself.
Jiang Luoluo could only suppress the bitterness in her heart and said softly, "Thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty."
Xie Qiyu gazed at the falling snowflakes, his eyes dark, and gave a bitter smile: "You must all keep going, cherish the days you have now, and not be like me, only realizing the pain after you've lost it."
Jiang Luoluo knew he was referring to the late Empress.
That gentle and refined woman was Xiao Yunwei and Xiao Lingchuan's eldest sister, and she had been Xie Qiyu's childhood sweetheart since she was a child.
She was already pregnant with the emperor's child, but due to a miscarriage, she and her unborn child died.
This incident became a lifelong source of pain for Xie Qiyu.
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