Xiang Yuanqing and Ran Chenghong gave Lin Jinghan a thorough checkup and confirmed that she was now alive and well. They felt both happy and bitter.
"Master, Senior Medicine King, do you know where the prince is? I can't wait to tell him this good news."
They both shook their heads at the same time.
"It's okay, I'll go find him myself." Lin Jinghan rushed to Gao Yuantang, eager to use this upgraded medical space to treat Sikong Zhan.
She happened to meet Zhou Xiao on the way and learned from him that the prince was in the study at the moment. She hurried over and Zhou Xiao followed.
Sikong Zhan had already received the news that Lin Jinghan had woken up. Knowing that she had recovered, he felt relieved. He looked at the divorce papers on the desk and waited quietly for her to come.
"Your Highness!" Lin Jinghan was about to walk directly into the study, but was stopped by the guards at the door.
"The prince has ordered that no one be allowed to enter."
Is this someone new here? So naive that he even dares to stop her? Lin Jinghan was about to go in directly when the study door opened by itself. Sikong Zhan walked out into the light and glanced at the guard, who immediately stood aside.
"Your Highness, I'm fine now. I'm all right now. Look." Lin Jinghan happily turned around in front of him.
"It's good that you're healed. I won't have to take care of you out of moral obligation anymore."
Sikong Zhan's eyes were cold, just like how Lin Jinghan looked when she first met him.
Lin Jinghan was stunned by his words, and the smile froze on her face.
"Your Highness, what did you just say?" She must have been hallucinating!
"I said, now that you are well, I don't need to take care of you, the burden, anymore." Sikong Zhan took out a letter and glanced at Zhou Xiao.
Zhou Xiao understood, took the letter, and respectfully handed it to Lin Jinghan.
Lin Jinghan's heart tightened, but she forced herself to remain calm. She took the letter and slowly opened it. The three big words "Divorce Letter" suddenly came into her sight. She looked up in shock.
"Ah Zhan, do you want to divorce me?"
"I thought you would be a great help to me, but now it seems that you are just a burden. You only make me get hurt for you again and again. You are not worthy of being my princess.
"Haven't you always wanted to leave me? Today I'll grant your wish. We're husband and wife, so if there's anything in the palace you like, just take it.
"It's getting late today. Considering your past contributions to me, I will keep you here for one more night. You can leave tomorrow."
Lin Jinghan absolutely did not believe that someone would suddenly change their heart, especially a proud man like Sikong Zhan. She tightly grasped the divorce letter in her hand and crumpled it into a ball.
"Ah Zhan, you promised me that no matter what happens, you will face it with me and never hide anything. Today, I don't care what your reasons are, but if you insist on pushing me away unilaterally, I will give you a chance to take back what you just said and tell me the truth."
"What you heard is the truth. Don't you understand? From the beginning, I have only used you. What I valued was your ability. But now, I can no longer use your insignificant ability. Therefore, you are of no value to me. Why should I keep a burden around?"
Sikong Zhan clenched his fists tightly and said these words. He felt more pained than anyone else, but he had to say it.
The crueler he treats her now, the faster she will forget him in the future and start her new life.
"A burden? I had no idea that the dignified King Jingnan would actually be willing to play along with a burden for so long! He was actually willing to put his own life and death aside for a chess piece!"
Lin Jinghan laughed in anger, slowly opened the divorce papers in her hand, smoothed them out, and read aloud:
"I hope that after we part, you will comb your hair and eyebrows again, show off your graceful figure, and choose a wife for the palace. Let us part ways and live happily. What a wonderful saying, 'Part ways and live happily.'
"I have never been one to cling to others. Since this is the decision of King Jingnan, I have nothing to say. Sikong Zhan, you trampled on my sincerity today. I hope you won't let others trample on your sincerity in the future."
Lin Jinghan bit her finger and carefully pressed a bloody handprint on the divorce agreement, then smiled and looked at Sikong Zhan.
"Prince Jingnan, there is a divorce agreement. Bring it here so I can stamp it."
Seeing her fingers bleeding, his heart also bled. Sikong Zhan mechanically handed another divorce agreement to Zhou Xiao. Zhou Xiao held back his tears and handed the divorce agreement to Lin Jinghan.
Lin Jinghan still carefully pressed a bloody handprint on the divorce letter, and admired it in the sunlight. Then she crumpled the wrinkled divorce letter into a ball and threw it directly at Sikong Zhan. She then carefully folded the complete divorce letter in her hand and put it away.
Finally, he looked at his left wrist and saw that the gem on the bracelet had turned green. He smiled to himself, took off the bracelet, held it high, threw it lightly, and then turned around gracefully.
Clang...
The bracelet fell to the ground. She held back the tears that were about to fall, walked out of Gaoyuan Hall, ran back to Nuanfeng Courtyard quickly, turned on the anti-eavesdropping device in the room, and burst into tears.
"Sikong Zhan, you bastard!"
Sikong Zhan watched Lin Jinghan walk away and disappear from his sight. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Your Highness!" Zhou Xiao was terrified and quickly supported him. "I'll go get Pavilion Master Xiang!"
"Don't go!" Sikong Zhan stopped him. He spat out another mouthful of blood because he spoke too forcefully. He took out the medicine that Xiang Yuanqing had prepared for him, took it, and recovered after a long time.
"Go and see how the princess is doing."
Zhou Xiao went out and came back soon, "The princess locked herself in the room. The sound of water was too loud, and I couldn't hear the voice inside."
There was the sound of water, so it must be in the study. Lin Jinghan had just acted too calmly, and Sikong Zhan was very worried and hurried out.
As soon as he took a step, he stumbled and almost fell. Fortunately, Zhou Xiao was quick to catch him.
"Take me to the second floor of the Nuanfengyuan wing." Sikong Zhan knew that he didn't even have the strength to walk now, but he still wanted to see her to feel at ease.
Zhou Xiao took Sikong Zhan to the place he designated, where he could see clearly what was happening in Lin Jinghan's study.
Through the window, he saw her crying and very sad. He finally felt relieved. Compared to the calm and heartless her just now, her current reaction was more normal than what she should have at this moment.
Cry, cry this time, forget me, the person who hurt you, and leave here.
Zhou Xiao wiped away his tears. As the leader of the secret guards, he was one of the very few people who knew that his master was about to die.
Poor prince of their family, he had to endure the heartache and push away the woman he loved most before his death. How sad, heartbroken and desperate he must have been.
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