"North Station, Junlin, you two wait here. Listen to me, don't come in."
"Father."
"Father!"
Ignoring the child's voice behind her, Xiao Jin almost stumbled as she faced this reality alone.
Upon entering the palace, Xiao Jin's voice trembled slightly: "Mother, your son has come to see you."
There was no sound, no response, only a foul stench of decay. Xiao Jin trembled as she pulled back the bed curtains and saw that ashen face.
It was none other than the Empress Dowager, who had kept quiet all along!
Xiao Jin will probably never forget that taste for the rest of her life.
Xiao Jin was filled with grief. Why was it that he could not repay his parents' kindness? All the affection his mother had shown him flashed through his mind, and those warm memories flooded back in an instant.
He knelt down, his whole body prostrate on the ground, his usually straight back bent deeply, and he could no longer suppress his grief and indignation, bursting into suppressed sobs.
"Mother...ah..."
After crying, he is now certain that all his previous guesses were correct.
So, his beloved elder sister, for the sake of the throne, personally murdered their mother—what a beast!
Okay, okay!
Xiao Jin wiped away her tears, solemnly kowtowed three times in the direction of the Empress Dowager, and then stood up and walked outside.
In that instant, his demeanor underwent a dramatic change, as if something was different about him.
...
"Someone, inform General Xie to come over."
Xiao Jin stood with his hands behind his back in front of the Shou Kang Palace, waiting for someone to inform Xie Changling to come.
This was the first time he had publicly acknowledged Xie Changling's identity, signifying that he intended to give Xie Changling a prominent position, rather than resisting or distrusting him.
"Father, hug me."
Xiao Jin looked down at the worried eyes of the two little princes and the outstretched little hand of Xiao Beizhan, and picked him up.
Xiao Beizhan imitated Song Lingxi, patting Xiao Jin's back repeatedly while muttering some little words: "Let the pain fly away, Father, don't cry."
It was clearly a childish voice, the same one Song Lingxi used to comfort Xiao Beizhan, but Xiao Jin's grief seemed to be soothed by that little hand, gradually easing.
"Um."
Xiao Jin couldn't say anything; he just nodded heavily, which was his way of agreeing and responding to Xiao Beizhan.
Xiao Junlin was reserved by nature. He simply leaned quietly against Xiao Jin's leg without asking to be hugged, but his small body still warmed Xiao Jin's heart.
Xiao Jin knew what the child was thinking. He patted Xiao Junlin's head with his big hand and felt Xiao Junlin rubbing against his hand, which made him feel much better.
After a while, Xie Changling arrived with a group of people. Seeing so many people present, he knelt down and paid his respects.
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."
"General Xie, please rise. Are there any survivors in the palace?"
Xiao Jin's attitude was very natural, as if his previous killing of Xie Changling was just Xie Changling's illusion.
Xie Changling couldn't help but mutter to himself, "The people in the palace really know how to put on an act." Yet, he still had to report his search results to Xiao Jin.
"Your Majesty, I have discovered that the people from the Imperial Medical Academy and Chonghua Palace are still alive. Would Your Majesty like to see them?"
Xiao Jin shook his head and ordered in a deep voice, "No need. Take 20,000 troops and surround the Princess's residence. The Princess has committed the serious crime of treason, and none of her people can be let go."
"yes."
Xie Changling was also very anxious. Although he didn't know where Xi'er was, he had a feeling that it was related to the Princess's residence and that he had to search it thoroughly.
"Come with me."
Watching Xie Changling's departing figure, Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes, wondering if this would end smoothly and whether Xi'er could be found.
All of this is still unknown, and we need to wait and see the results.
...
The Princess's Residence.
Xiao Heng had already sent people to investigate and learned that the palace had been surrounded by soldiers, which made him extremely anxious.
He can't do anything right now. Whether Xiao Jin is dead or not, he can't show the slightest abnormality.
After all, if he wants to inherit the throne without controversy, he must wait until tomorrow's morning court session and let his people recommend him.
Since there was nothing he could do, he decided to do something he could manage and started walking towards the basement.
Thinking of the stunning beauty in the basement, Xiao Heng felt inexplicably thirsty and his body became burning hot, eager to kiss her.
Now, he has completely disregarded the princess's warning, which justifies the saying that some people cannot succeed.
Halfway there, Xiao Heng suddenly remembered something, spun a vase, revealing a small box containing many bottles of pills.
He took out a bottle from inside, with a red paper label on it bearing the words: Spring Breeze Dew.
Xiao Heng took the item, a wicked smile curling at the corner of his mouth, his eyes becoming unrestrained and murky, exuding a lewd aura.
"I'll make you mine first, then let's see how you go back, hahaha, my Xi'er..."
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