Seeing her expression, the emperor guessed that she had been injured by Xie Shiyan, but she did not make a scene, which meant she must have understood the reason.
"Let's go back to the palace first."
Jinghe nodded again and followed the emperor out of the Xie family's gate.
When she arrived at the Xie residence, she made a point of looking back.
All the guests knelt down to see them off.
Each person should adopt the lowest possible stance.
Even after experiencing so many farces and losing face in front of them time and time again.
So what?
She is still a princess.
Everyone who sees her still has to kneel and kowtow.
Only one person was standing in the crowd.
That was Xie Shiyan.
Because of Xie Shiyan's meritorious service in protecting the country, the Emperor exempted him from all formalities.
When speaking to his father, he did not need to refer to himself as "your subject," nor did he need to perform the same kneeling ceremony as other officials when he saw his father.
Today, as they bid farewell to her and her father, Xie Shiyan stood out conspicuously among the kneeling crowd.
She happened to see Xie Shiyan's cold eyes.
He has no affection for anyone, and is cold and indifferent to everyone.
Gu Jiangli was the only exception...
What is so good about Gu Jiangli that Xie Shiyan would risk defying the imperial decree to refuse to marry her?
Jinghe couldn't understand this.
After boarding the carriage, Jinghe took one last look at the Xie residence, then lowered the curtain and said to the emperor:
"Father, from now on, I will no longer have any feelings for Xie Shiyan."
The emperor was pleased: "My Jinghe has finally come to her senses. You are a princess, why should you desire the heart of someone who doesn't love you?"
Jinghe lowered her eyes slightly. "Yes, Father is right."
The carriage gradually drove away from the Xie residence.
The dowry, which included an entire street, was also brought back to the palace.
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Inside the Xie residence.
The guests all rose to bid farewell.
With the wedding cancelled and the emperor gone, they had no reason to stay any longer.
After the guests left, the atmosphere inside the Xie residence became very divided.
Some were immersed in grief, while others were immersed in joy.
The wrinkles on Madam Xie's face deepened with her smile.
"Shi Yan, come with me to see Miss Gu. How can you bear to leave her alone?"
Xie Shiyan didn't say much and simply led the way.
The old woman followed beside Madam Xie and whispered, "Madam, now that the young lady is pregnant, it seems she really is the one who saved the Xie family."
With a smile on her face, Madam Xie spoke in a voice that was only spoken by the two of them:
"Yes, I will never doubt what Shi Yan's mother said. It seems that God is blessing the Xie family."
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