"I'm just watching and looking forward to your end, hahahahaha."
After the princess finished laughing, she saw Xie Changling staring intently at her, his eyes like those of a wild wolf, a green and frightening sight.
The longer she stared at it, the more eerie it became. Despite it being the hottest time of summer, she felt a chill run through her body and couldn't help but shiver.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Isn't what I'm saying the truth? Humph, you stray dog."
The princess's attitude now is completely different from how she acted in front of Xiao Jin; she has become vicious.
She wanted to constantly provoke Xie Changling, as this was her only chance to make him unable to bear it and, ideally, to commit suicide by swallowing gold!
"I truly admire you. Not everyone has the opportunity to sell their wife for personal gain, but—"
The eldest princess deliberately drew out the last syllable, setting the stage for what she was about to say.
She could tell that Xie Changling cared about Song Lingxi. If she focused her attention on Song Lingxi, the effect would definitely be much greater.
"It's a pity, I remember Miss Song drank too much and is probably still not quite right in the head. If she were sober..."
"Drinking, are you drunk?"
Xie Changling finally understood why they had succeeded. His Xi'er loved him so much that she would never seduce the Emperor.
Moreover, even if the Emperor wanted to force himself on her, her Xi'er would not give in; she would definitely cry out for help and even struggle fiercely.
As for those maids, Xie Changling knew they were of no use. Whether it was the Emperor or the Princess's people, dealing with them would be a piece of cake.
He had been wondering how Xi'er could have so willingly thrown herself into the Emperor's arms, but now he realized it was all part of the Princess's scheme.
Taking advantage of Xi'er's drunkenness, they sent her to a secluded courtyard, then lured the Emperor there, and everything fell into place naturally.
"It was you! You ruined my Xi'er!"
Xie Changling endured the pain and tried to stand up. Yes, the Princess had made a move, but because his body was too weak and he hadn't recovered, he was too frail to do so.
"Hahahaha, Young Master Xie, I'm not trying to be mean, but with your health, you should just stay alive and not waste any good girls' time."
The princess mocked him mercilessly. She wasn't exactly kicking someone when they were down, but rather trying to make Xie Changling unable to bear the blow and, ideally, commit suicide.
"Fortunately, Miss Song escaped her misery and went on to serve the Emperor. Putting aside everything else, her health is at least a hundred times better than yours. In that case, you should thank me!"
Xie Changling's veins bulged as he listened, his fists clenched tightly. He felt resentful at the Princess's insults!
"Useless, Young Master Xie. If I were you, I would have already atoned with my death. Perhaps Miss Song would have shed a couple of tears for you."
After the princess finished speaking, she left those words behind and took her people away, leaving only the Prime Minister's group in the side hall.
"Young master, young master, are you alright?"
Xie Changling's personal servant, Liu Zhuang, hurriedly helped him up. He was heartbroken. His master had done nothing wrong, yet he was the one who had to bear all the consequences.
"Go see my mother."
Xie Changling dodged his hand, got up from the ground on his own, his voice was terribly hoarse, and the injuries on his body were heartbreaking to see.
"But young master, your injury—"
Liu Zhuang was about to say something more, but Xie Changling interrupted him: "Never mind me, go see my mother."
The servant had no choice but to obey Xie Changling's orders. After checking, he found that the Prime Minister's wife had simply fallen into a deep sleep. He breathed a sigh of relief and reported this to Xie Changling.
“Young master, the lady must have been drugged. Her breathing is even and there is nothing wrong with her breathing.”
Xie Changling nodded, then gestured to a group of people to help the Prime Minister's wife onto the carriage: "Let's go, back to the manor."
What Xie Changling didn't know was that just an incense stick's time ago, Song Lingxi, wrapped up tightly, was carried onto the carriage by Xiao Jin and had just set off, only a short distance from him.
He missed seeing Song Lingxi one last time, and by the time they met again, everything had changed.
...
The Prime Minister's Residence.
Xie Changling had the Prime Minister's wife escorted to the main courtyard and sent Liu Zhuang to fetch the imperial physician.
He was carried to Qingfeng Garden, where the door was locked, and no one was allowed to enter.
Xie Changling looked at the familiar room, Xi'er's dressing table, and the sachet she had prepared for him, which was only half-embroidered...
As she looked at it, tears welled up in her eyes. Why, why was fate so unfair? Why did it take away her Xi'er?
Suddenly, his gaze locked onto the silver scissors in the sewing box. His eyes narrowed, and the words of the eldest princess kept repeating in his mind.
"If you had died sooner, Miss Song might have shed a tear or two more for you."
Will I really shed a couple more tears?
As if possessed, his hand reached uncontrollably for the sewing box, grabbed the sharp scissors, and pointed them at his own abdomen—
Just as he was about to plunge the needle in, he suddenly saw Song Lingxi's sketch, which was the pattern from the brocade pouch that Xi'er had embroidered for him.
but--
Not only were there patterns, but the words "My Husband Changling" were also clearly written on them. Although they weren't very pretty, they were very clean, and you could tell that the person who wrote them had put their heart into it.
As he looked at those words, his fingers trembled as he gripped the paper, and suddenly tears streamed down his face as he burst into sobs.
The scissors in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and he no longer had the will to die.
He can't die, he can't die yet!
At the very least, we must save Xi'er!
...
The Imperial Palace.
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