"Thank you." Duanmu Junyu nodded gratefully to Pei Luo again before entering the hall.
Pei Luo patted Su Yun'an's head: "Let's go back to Fengming Palace."
Su Xuening and Su Yun'an smiled and followed Pei Luo back to Fengming Palace.
When the palace servants of Jinhua Palace saw Duanmu Junyu enter, they all consciously withdrew.
Soon, only Duanmu Junyu and Xiao Jincheng remained in the entire hall.
Duanmu Junyu walked to the bedside and saw Xiao Jincheng staring blankly at the top of the tent, looking utterly hopeless.
Duanmu Junyu frowned in annoyance and said softly, "I'm sorry, I didn't consider your feelings."
Xiao Jincheng's nose suddenly stung, and two lines of clear tears slid down his cheeks.
Her gentle whisper brought tears to his eyes.
One stood, the other lay down, and neither of them spoke again.
After a long while, Duanmu Junyu finally spoke: "Duanmu Shenghua is dead. Duanmu Qingxin punished her with a hundred lashes and demoted her to a commoner. You don't have to die. You can leave the palace with Duanmu Qingxin. The world is so big. Not everyone in Xiliang may know you. Besides, there is another world beyond Xiliang. Why do you want to die?"
Xiao Jincheng continued to stare at the top of the tent, without saying a word.
Duanmu Junyu sighed softly and said, "I have wronged you about what happened in the past. Whether you were forced into those things or did them willingly, I have never blamed you. I did not execute Duanmu Shenghua because of you. She tried to harm me several times, and I could no longer tolerate it, so I executed her! As for you, I will let you leave. You can take all your belongings with you!"
Xiao Jincheng remained silent.
Duanmu Junyu said nothing more and turned to leave.
Just as Duanmu Junyu was about to leave, Xiao Jincheng finally spoke: "Do you love that person?"
There was a last shred of determination in his hoarse voice.
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