"Oh, she should still be imprisoned in the Princess's residence. I'm still investigating her accomplices and don't have time to deal with her. But if Xi'er wants to plead for her..."
Xiao Jin had investigated the Song family and knew that her father and stepmother were not good people. No one in the entire Song family treated Xi'er well, so she never reinstated Song Liwen to his official position.
They were even expelled from the Song residence, which was a reward from the court for his official position. Now that he had been dismissed, he could no longer be allowed to live there.
If the people below can understand his thoughts, then the Song family must not be doing very well.
Xiao Jin thought that if Xi'er let the Song family and that vicious sister off so easily, then he would wait until he was done with his work and then personally seek justice for her.
However, to Xiao Jin's surprise, Song Lingxi did not agree with him.
"Your Majesty, I want Song Lingyu to spend the rest of her life working in a brothel. Don't you think I'm being too wicked?"
Song Lingxi gripped Xiao Jin's hand even tighter. She knew that these words sounded inexplicable, even though Song Lingyu hadn't had a chance to harm her.
Moreover, such intense hatred would be hard to justify without a decent reason.
Song Lingxi's heart began to pound. Because of this, her wound started bleeding again, with gushing blood flowing out in clusters, which terrified Xiao Jin.
"I originally just wanted to ask, but seeing your expression, I will agree to whatever you say, Xi'er. Let's do it your way. Don't get excited, quickly calm down."
"Where is the imperial physician? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"
Xiao Jin was heartbroken. He saw that the bleeding from the wound was almost stopped, but before he could say two words, Xi'er became even more agitated, and the bleeding increased.
He dared not touch her wound, and could only worry anxiously. He didn't even dare to get close, and could only anxiously look towards the door.
"Your Majesty, I am fine."
When Song Lingxi tried to move, the phoenix wings on the hairpin seemed to tremble, startling Xiao Jin so much that his face turned pale and he quickly held her down.
"Xi'er, don't move."
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress."
Fortunately, the imperial physician arrived in time; otherwise, Xiao Jin would have been paranoid, and the slightest disturbance would have made him extremely nervous.
Watching the imperial physician carefully bandage Song Lingxi's wound, Xiao Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still uneasy.
Since the palace coup, his mother was murdered without a trace, and Xiao Jin has been living in constant fear, needing to hold his children to fall asleep every night.
Having finally managed to bring Song Lingxi back to the palace, this unexpected incident made Xiao Jin even more anxious.
He wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid that the people around him would leave him one by one, which is why he indulged Xie Changling, just so that Xi'er wouldn't become estranged from him because of that person.
"Your Majesty, please don't worry about me. I'm perfectly fine."
"Imperial Physician Zhang, go and take the Emperor's pulse to see if there is anything wrong with his health."
Song Lingxi also noticed Xiao Jin's unusual behavior. She had been staying at Qingshan Temple these past few days and was unaware of the Empress Dowager's passing.
Therefore, it was naturally unclear why Xiao Jin was so nervous. It was just a minor injury, yet she acted as if Xiao Jin was going to die soon.
Xiao Jin did not refuse, but his other hand remained intertwined with Song Lingxi's fingers, and his eyes were fixed on her with affection.
Song Lingxi blushed for a moment, then quickly turned her face away. Once her complexion returned to normal, she began to ask the imperial physician questions.
"How is His Majesty's health? Is he feeling unwell?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, Your Majesty is in good health, but you suffered a great loss of spirit a few days ago. Although you have taken medicine to recover, you still need to rest well due to the strain on your body."
"Alright, you can go now."
The person who said this was Xiao Jin. He didn't let Song Lingxi continue to ask questions. He knew his own body and there was nothing seriously wrong.
"On the day of the palace coup, countless people died or were injured in the palace. Fortunately, Xie Changling saved our prince. The imperial physician and your cousin were not affected because they lived in a remote area."
"Xi'er, would you like to go and see them?"
Xiao Jin didn't mention the Empress Dowager, Eunuch Li, or Liu Hong, since Xi'er would find out eventually anyway, so there was no rush.
However, the two little ones, Xiao Beizhan and Xiao Junlin, have been pestering him for their mother lately. It would be better to let the mother and sons reunite, which would also help to ease the tragic atmosphere in the palace.
Song Lingxi shook her head, her eyes full of worry: "Your Majesty, you are unhappy. Although you are smiling, your eyes tell me that you are crying."
She stood up and walked step by step to him, kissed his eyes, and snuggled into his arms, trying to warm him.
Xiao Jin was taken aback at first, then felt a small bundle in his arms, and a warm current gradually surged into his heart, and his eyes slowly became moist.
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