"Empress, your health is becoming increasingly poor, and you are no longer able to serve the Emperor. Consorts should be virtuous and kind. As Empress, you should set an example for the entire palace. What do you think?"
These words were a trap for Song Lingxi. No matter what Song Lingxi answered, it would make Xiao Jin dislike her.
If Song Lingxi agrees to take a concubine, it would be an act of infidelity towards Xiao Jin.
If Song Lingxi disagrees, then she is unworthy to be empress, unworthy to be a role model for women, and will also make Xiao Jin think she is jealous, thus causing him to be dissatisfied with her.
The Empress Dowager sneered inwardly, just waiting for Song Lingxi to fall for it. This would also sow discord between the Emperor and her. The Empress Dowager couldn't help but feel smug.
Before Song Lingxi became pregnant, she must have hoped that the emperor would take more concubines, have more children, and choose a suitable heir.
But somehow, after becoming pregnant, as her body became increasingly cumbersome, she became more and more dependent on Xiao Jin and disliked his attention being diverted to other women.
Song Lingxi was the type to say whatever came to mind, and her little tricks were nothing in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, so she still fell into her trap.
"Your Majesty's wishes should be the priority. However, Your Majesty, there is one point I disagree with. If a woman loves her husband dearly, she naturally does not want to share him with others."
"Therefore, I am unwilling."
As Song Lingxi finished speaking, her soft voice, yet resolute in its tone, deeply moved Xiao Jin!
This was the first time he had heard Song Lingxi say she loved him; how could he not be overjoyed?
"Xi'er, what did you just say?"
Xiao Jin was both delighted and surprised. He was delighted that Song Lingxi had admitted her feelings for him, but surprised that he hadn't noticed and was still foolishly jealous.
In fact, this day came sooner than he had imagined, and he was ecstatic, like a madman.
"Hahaha, Xi'er—"
Xiao Jin lifted Song Lingxi up and spun her around twice, causing the girl to cry out in alarm, "Your Majesty, I'm scared!"
Song Lingxi took out her small fist and punched his shoulder twice, finally bringing Xiao Jin back to his senses. He then carefully put her down.
Xiao Jin doted on Song Lingxi so much that he couldn't bear to see her melt in his mouth or break her in his hands. He couldn't get enough of her.
"Don't be afraid, I will always stand by your side."
A double entendre.
Xiao Jin meant that he would be bound to Song Lingxi for the rest of his life, and the two of them would be of one mind and one heart, ruling the world together.
This time, he will stand firmly by Song Lingxi's side and support any decision she makes.
"Since neither the Empress nor I are willing, then send him to the dungeon. He dared to ruin the deep affection between the Emperor and Empress, almost causing them to fall out. If the dragon and phoenix are not in harmony, the world will be in chaos."
"You have ulterior motives. Guards, convey my order: imprison Chen's daughter in the dungeon, guard it heavily, and forbid anyone from visiting her for ten years."
After Xiao Jin finished speaking, he carefully escorted Song Lingxi back to Fengyi Palace, fearing that Chen Shi would suddenly attack and hurt Lingxi and the prince in her womb.
After the Emperor left, Chen Wanting was forced to kneel on the ground, her face ashen, and the hairpins on her head were scattered all over the ground as she struggled, making her look extremely disheveled.
She looked at Chen Mo with pleading eyes, hoping that her father could save him. She didn't want to be imprisoned for ten years, because by the time she got out, she would have already missed the best time to get married!
"Father, please save me! I don't want to be locked up!"
No matter how heartbreaking Chen Wanting's cries were, Chen Mo remained unmoved. To him, his son was far more important than his daughter; her imprisonment was her own fault, what did it have to do with him?
"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, please save me—"
Seeing that her father, Chen Mo, was unmoved, Chen Wanting wished she could get as far away from him as possible. Knowing that he was unreliable, she turned her attention to the Empress Dowager.
She cried pitifully, hoping the Empress Dowager would soften her heart and spare her. If she were truly imprisoned for ten years, the most precious years of a woman's life would be over, and what future would she have left?
"Your Majesty, you cannot abandon me! Your Majesty, Your Majesty—"
Finally, the Empress Dowager gave a signal, and Chen Wanting was covered in the mouth and nose by palace servants and forcibly dragged away.
Ultimately, it turned into a farce.
The "lively and joyous" birthday banquet ended in such a dismal way that, apart from Xiao Jin and Song Lingxi, no one present could be happy.
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