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She gestured for the maid to help me up. "Since she is a relative of the Miao family, I won't say much."
"However, as a woman residing in the Emperor's palace, it is inevitable that there may be some suspicion."
"The Miao family should arrange for her to leave the palace soon."
Miao Dongxu quickly replied, "This servant obeys."
Before leaving, the Empress glanced at me once more. "By the way, what is her name?"
Miao Dongxu responded, "Her name is Xu..."
Halfway through his sentence, Miao Dongxu suddenly realized something.
He quickly corrected himself. "Her name is Xiao Xi."
The Empress nodded. "Xiao Xi..."
She looked at me thoughtfully. "I will remember that."
After the Empress left, I let out a sigh of relief.
The earlier scene had been incredibly tense.
If it weren't for Miao Dongxu's timely intervention, I would have surely been discovered by the Empress.
The next day at noon, Jing Xun returned to Jing Yi Hall.
He sat on the dragon throne reviewing memorials while I quietly embroidered beside him.
Jing Xun occasionally glanced up at me, a smile always lingering at the corners of his mouth.
I couldn't help but feel curious. "Why are you so happy, Your Majesty?"
Jing Xun set down the red brush. "Take a guess."
I couldn't figure it out.
He chuckled softly. "It's fine if I tell you."
"The cause of Father’s death has been clarified."
"It was the Empress who poisoned him."
I was taken aback. "What?!"
Jing Xun pinched my cheek. "Yes."
"However, the evidence is insufficient to convict her."
"But that's alright."
"She will soon reveal her true colors."
As I watched Jing Xun's confident demeanor, a sense of worry crept into my heart.
The Empress is a clever woman; she won't easily expose herself.
Moreover, the Empress had the support of her family behind her.
Even if Jing Xun had enough evidence, it would be difficult to touch her even slightly.
After Jing Xun left, the Empress came again.
She recognized me at a glance: "Xu Peiyao!"
She looked at me with anger: "You dare to be so bold!"
I was at a loss for words and could only push the issue back to Jing Xun: "If the Empress has something to say, you might as well ask the Emperor."
The Empress sneered, "Jing Xun?"
"Do you really think he is sincere towards you?"
"You are mistaken."
"He is merely using you."
I fell silent.
The Empress looked at me, a smug expression appearing on her face.
"Do you know why Jing Xun has been unwilling to let you leave the palace?"
"Because he doesn't want you to know that your parents are already dead."
I was taken aback by her words. "What did you say?"
The Empress sneered, "You still don't know, do you?"
"Jing Xun has already ordered a lockdown in Lingzhou."
"When the plague broke out, he commanded that all the citizens in the city be burned alive."
"Your parents died long before the lockdown."
"Jing Xun has been hiding this from you; he fears that you would leave him if you knew the truth."
"This is his true heart."
After the Empress left, I sat alone in the side hall for a long time.
My mind was blank, and I didn't know what to do.
I wasn't sure if what the Empress said was true.
But I believed that Jing Xun would not lie to me.
He had personally told me that he sent someone to Lingzhou to inquire about my parents' whereabouts.
He had promised that he wouldn't deceive me.
As night deepened, the lights outside grew dimmer.
I sat alone in the side hall, filled with unease and fear.
Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep, and in a daze, I felt someone climb onto the bed.
That person reached for my wrist and pulled me into their embrace.
Today is my Birthday!
In previous years, my Birthday was always celebrated with him by my side.
But this year, he is not here.
I looked at his gentle face, and my eyes couldn't help but well up with tears. "Do you still remember my Birthday…"
Jing Xun patted my head. "Sister, I will always remember your Birthday."
"Today is your Birthday; how could I not come back to celebrate with you?"
After Jing Xun left, I spent the night alone in the side hall.
My heart was filled with unease and fear.
I didn't know if what the Empress said was true.
But based on what I knew of Jing Xun, he shouldn't lie to me.
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