Song Lingxi was startled by the sudden sound, her small body trembled, and her eyes were filled with fear, as if she hadn't woken up yet.
She rubbed her eyes and blinked hard. Looking at Xiao Jin, who hadn't disappeared yet, she finally realized, well, this seemed to be the emperor she hadn't seen in a long time.
"emperor?"
"Ha, so you still know I'm the Emperor. Aren't you having a great time outside?"
Xiao Jin was clearly going to settle scores later. He stared at Song Lingxi with a sinister look, his tone sour, as if he had drunk three pounds of vinegar.
Without wasting words, he stretched out his long arm and pulled Song Lingxi over, gently wiping the red marks on her neck with water, his tone ambiguous.
"Look, my Xi'er has been stained with the marks left by another man. It's really unpleasant to look at."
"Your Majesty, I..."
When Song Lingxi woke up, the world had changed. She never expected Xiao Jin to arrive so quickly. It's all Xie Changling's fault!
By the way, where is Xie Changling?
Song Lingxi began to look around, but Xiao Jin saw through her intentions, and Xiao Jin's heart ached and swelled.
"What is Xi'er looking for? Who is she looking for?"
Xiao Jin held her tightly in his arms, their skin pressed together. He could clearly feel Song Lingxi's body trembling slightly, as if she were afraid.
"Your Majesty, I know I have committed a grave error. I beg Your Majesty to depose me as Empress!"
Hearing Xiao Jin's tone, Song Lingxi was naturally terrified. She was already afraid of the emperor's power, and in a court where human life was as cheap as grass, all she wanted was to survive.
But she knew all too well what crime she had committed. As the queen of a nation, she had an affair with another man. This was a serious crime of adultery, which would implicate nine generations of her family.
Song Lingxi's eyes were filled with despair. How could she have been so foolish? It would have been better to die outside than to be brought back to the palace.
"Your Majesty, I have no face to face you. I can only atone with my death. I only ask that Your Majesty treat Junlin and Beizhan well."
After speaking in a coy and timid manner, Song Lingxi, without waiting for Xiao Jin's reply, swiftly and unexpectedly pulled off the gold hairpin from her head and plunged it into her neck.
"Song Lingxi, stop right now!"
Even though Xiao Jin reacted quickly, he couldn't completely stop Song Lingxi.
The hairpin had already pierced her skin, penetrating half an inch. Because Xiao Jin stopped her movement, the wound widened, and blood gushed out, falling onto her snowy neck, so glaringly obvious.
"You're insane, Imperial Physician! Summon the Imperial Physician for me!"
Xiao Jin no longer cared about being jealous. He scooped Song Lingxi out, wrapped her in a brocade quilt, and shouted outside, all his imperial dignity gone.
"Your Majesty, please don't worry about me. I know I'm guilty and cannot escape death—"
"What crime have you committed? If I cared, would you still be standing here in front of me unharmed? Wouldn't it be better to deal with you at Qingshan Temple?"
Xiao Jin's face darkened. He placed Song Lingxi on the soft couch outside the screen, casually put on some ordinary clothes, and scolded her with a stern face.
However, when he looked at Song Lingxi's wound, his eyes were full of heartache. If Song Lingxi looked closely, she could see the self-blame in his eyes.
Unfortunately, Song Lingxi was still filled with fear and anxiety. She had no idea what had happened. When she opened her eyes, Xie Changling was nowhere to be seen. He had most likely been executed.
"But Your Majesty, you have already killed General Xie, so I am guilty as well."
Song Lingxi almost made Xiao Jin laugh in exasperation. Only then did he realize what Song Lingxi had been looking around at earlier—she suspected that Xie Changling was dead.
Xiao Jin tapped her little head with her knuckles in anger, feeling inexplicably depressed. Did Xi'er want to follow Xie Changling in death?
"Why didn't you ask me? There was a critical battle at the border, and I sent him to fight. Because of the urgency of the military situation, I didn't let him stay behind to explain to you."
"Really, why doesn't His Majesty... kill him?"
Song Lingxi was still somewhat incredulous. She couldn't recall Xiao Jin ever being so magnanimous. He had once chased after someone and tried to kill him, but now he was actually letting Xie Changling go?
Xiao Jin found it very funny. She hadn't expected that Xie Changling was nothing special in Xi'er's eyes. She felt somewhat at ease and deliberately said something.
"If Xi'er wishes, then I am not unwilling—"
"No, Your Majesty, I was just talking nonsense. Your Majesty is the wisest."
Song Lingxi hurriedly interrupted him, not wanting Xiao Jin to change his mind again. Deep down, she didn't want Xie Changling to die.
“Your Majesty, I saw Xiao Heng before. He imprisoned me and fed me that kind of drug.”
Song Lingxi was afraid that Xiao Jin would continue this topic and change his mind. Suddenly, she thought of someone, an enemy from her past life to this life.
Xiao Jin didn't seem to care at all after hearing this. He waved his hand, looking indifferent.
"Don't worry, he has already been executed, and the eldest princess has also been executed by slow slicing."
"What about Song Lingyu?"
Upon hearing that her enemies from her past life had fallen one after another, Song Lingxi was overjoyed. How could she not feel exhilarated at having avenged her great grudge?
But she hadn't forgotten one person. Although that person hadn't caused her any harm in this life, she wouldn't let the matter from the past life go so easily.
"Song Lingyu, who is she?"
Xiao Jin couldn't quite recall such a person for the time being. The name sounded somewhat like Xi'er's, but she didn't know who that person was.
Song Lingxi quickly reminded him, as she hated the two of them to the core and certainly didn't want Xiao Jin to let her off so easily.
"Your Majesty, she is Xiao Heng's wife, and also my sister."
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