As Xiao Jin watched this scene, her heart sank. It was so painful, as if a giant hand was constantly stirring it, and she slowly began to feel an excruciating pain.
Before he could react, Eunuch Huang quietly entered. Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two in the hall, he knew something was wrong and quickly knelt down to pay his respects.
"This servant greets Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine."
"Get up."
As expected, Xiao Jin's voice was deep and he sounded unhappy, which made Eunuch Huang even more cautious, lest he offend the emperor.
"Tell me, how did the Prime Minister's wife and young master react?"
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Huang felt uneasy, wondering if the Emperor was questioning him because he had accepted a reward from the Prime Minister's wife.
His mind raced, but after thinking it over, he realized it was impossible and decided to take it one step at a time. So he answered cautiously.
"Your Majesty, this servant has conveyed your decree. The Prime Minister's wife is grateful for your kindness and even rewarded this servant with a large red envelope. This servant wanted to share in your joy, so this servant specially brought it back for Your Majesty."
"Joyful? What joy?"
Hearing what Eunuch Huang said, before Xiao Jin could even speak, Song Lingxi couldn't sit still any longer. Divorce from her—wasn't that a happy occasion?
She knew she shouldn't be reacting so strongly, but she was just an ordinary person, without such deep cunning, and she couldn't suppress the bitterness in her heart.
...
Hearing the urgency in her voice, Xiao Jin's body tensed up, and he felt even worse. He tried his best to suppress the surging emotions in his heart.
"The Imperial Concubine is asking you a question, speak."
Huang Gonggong glanced at Xiao Jin's unpleasant expression and secretly groaned inwardly. What kind of situation was this? One wrong answer and he could lose his head.
"Your Majesty, it was His Majesty who bestowed the marriage upon Young Master Xie and Miss Jiang. The Prime Minister's wife and Young Master Xie are extremely pleased with this marriage and are all smiles."
"A marriage decree?"
Song Lingxi glanced at Xiao Jin. If she still didn't understand what Xiao Jin meant, she would be a fool.
She could no longer pay attention to her husband, Xie Changling. Whether he was forced into it or was trying to curry favor, she could no longer show that she still had feelings for Xie Changling.
The Prime Minister's family treated her well, and now she has repaid their kindness. From now on, they should go their separate ways.
"A marriage decree is good, very good, very good. It's time for them to move on. It's good that they've moved on."
Song Lingxi muttered to herself, but this time it was her turn to hold onto Xiao Jin's hand tightly, even increasing the force, which hurt Xiao Jin and left a bright red handprint.
"Yes, everything should have a next ending, everything should move forward, it's all in the past."
Song Lingxi stood there blankly, muttering these same few words over and over, as if she were trying to comfort herself, or perhaps just saying them to herself.
Xiao Jin glanced at Song Lingxi, who was lost in thought, but didn't argue with her. Seeing the unease in her eyes, he finally patted the back of her hand.
"Alright, you can go now."
Huang Gonggong pretended that he hadn't heard anything and obediently retreated, not daring to look at him again.
Xiao Jin was also seething with anger. He grabbed Song Lingxi's chin and looked into her eyes: "What, is having me not enough? Are you still thinking about that other one?"
Song Lingxi remained silent for a long time before she came to her senses. Only when she saw the danger in Xiao Jin's eyes did she realize that she had lost her composure.
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