When she heard the words "brother-in-law", Song Nihuan's originally calm face was instantly covered with a layer of frost. She pushed the man in front of her away without hesitation and said in a cold tone: "What brother-in-law? We have long since broken off our relationship. Don't you know this?"

"I know." He stood under the watery moonlight, staring at her with his eyes dimly, his voice seemed to come from the depths of the underworld, "You are still so cruel. You said you wanted to break up with me? But I didn't agree."

In his heart, she will always be his wife...

Even though he knew very well that she no longer cared about him and her heart had already belonged to someone else, to him, she would always belong to him alone. She was his wife whom he married in a formal ceremony and was welcomed into the house in a grand sedan chair, and this fact would never change.

Song Nihuan really didn't want to argue with him endlessly about these things that were hard to explain and reason with, so she simply got straight to the point and asked, "When can the miracle doctor come to see Lan Zhi?"

At this moment, Xie Yunji's gaze suddenly froze, fixed on her neck.

It turned out that there was a small ambiguous red mark faintly visible under the high collar.

Of course he knew what it was.

In an instant, Xie Yunji's eyes became extremely cold, as if they could spit out ice chips.

He suddenly stretched out his hands and pushed Song Nihuan towards the window frame without saying a word. The force was so great that she almost lost her balance.

Then, he approached her and said word by word through gritted teeth: "You actually let him touch you?!"

Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between teeth, filled with anger and unwillingness.

Song Nihuan was frightened by his appearance. In her impression, Xie Yunji was a gentleman, upright and solemn, who would maintain his integrity even when he was unhappy. He had never looked so murderous.

She leaned to the side, still showing her stubbornness despite being scared, and said, "What does it have to do with you?"

The next moment, Xie Yunji held her shoulders with one hand and tore open her collar with the other.

In the moonlight, her skin was as white and smooth as ivory, except for the slender neck and thin snow-white shoulders which were covered with glaring red marks.

In an instant, the scene of Xie Tan and her entangled, sucking, and bumping in the tent came to his mind.

His eyes were red.

Her dark black hair once lingered on his chest, and her shy and angry charm made him want more, but he was afraid of hurting her so he kept holding back.

Countless intimate nights, lingering mornings...

Now they are occupied by another man.

She and Xie Tan actually became husband and wife...

Xie Yunji felt a blockage in his heart, and a sour feeling filled his limbs and bones. His chest felt like it was being stirred by a sharp knife, and the bloody smell was even worse.

Song Nihuan pushed his hand away, pulled up her collar tightly, took a half step back, and said vigilantly: "This is in the inner palace! What are you doing?! If you do this again, I will call someone over!"

Xie Yunji looked at her and said coldly: "What should I do... Haha, I broke your body, what can't I do?"

"Snap", she raised her arm high and slapped him again.

He touched the place where she had hit him. It was burning, but he felt no pain.

Xie Yunji suppressed his anger, took two deep breaths of the cold air, looked at her and said, "You and I only had sex after we got married. If he really cherished you, why didn't he wait until he made you queen?"

However, what she said broke his heart even more, "You don't have to drive a wedge between him and me. I took the initiative and I was willing!"

The night wind was slightly cool, blowing through the window into my heart, and something was quietly broken.

Seeing him injured, she felt a sense of revenge.

After a while, Xie Yunji raised his eyes, with a cold smile on his pale and handsome face, "If you want Song Lanzhi to be alive, see you at the Song Mansion tomorrow night. Come alone."

He never thought of using this to gain any advantage from her, but when she said those hurtful words, he followed her right back.

*

Of course I didn't go to the hairpin banquet.

After Song Nihuan returned to Yuxiu Palace, she told Xie Tan that she wanted to move back to the Song Mansion, wanting Song Lanzhi to spend his last days at home.

Xie Tan agreed without saying anything.

Early the next morning, Lan Zhi was moved out of the palace, along with several imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau and maids who were used to serving him, and they were kept on standby at the Song Mansion.

There was a crackling sound coming from the imperial study.

The eunuchs at the door were silent.

Zhou Zhongzheng had something important to report, and the inkstone thrown at the door almost split his head.

Fortunately, he had practiced his skills in the North, and he was able to catch the inkstone that flew towards his face.

"What's going on?" Zhou Zhong asked Chen Liang who was waiting on the side.

"No one dared to go in unless the emperor ordered someone to serve. There is no rush for what Lord Zhou wants to report, so please wait for now." Chen Liang said with a half-smile, "I am also thinking about you."

Zhou Zhongna was very surprised. Xie Tan was not a person who showed his emotions easily. He had suffered so much in the northern border. He was bullied by old soldiers, his military merits were robbed, and he was even trapped by the enemy for several days. However, Xie Tan had never lost his composure like this.

Hearing the noise inside subside, Zhou Zhong stepped over the threshold and said to Chen Liang, "Please pass the message, eunuch."

"Mr. Zhou Zhongzhou, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, comes to see you," Chen Liang saluted.

The emperor said nothing, but Zhou Zhong could not help but lift his robe and walked in.

As soon as I entered the inner room, I saw the mess everywhere.

Xie Tan's face turned pale and he looked out the window without saying a word.

Zhou Zhong presented the inkstone in his arms and said, "Your Majesty."

Xie Tan didn't even raise his eyes, as if he was extremely angry and unable to speak.

"What happened? This fine inkstone was thrown away just like that. I think it's an old item." Zhou Zhong said.

When the inkstone was mentioned, the emperor's eyes finally moved. He looked over sharply and gritted his teeth and said, "Very good, very good indeed... I found so many things from the Song Mansion for her and sent them to her, but she left as soon as she said she was leaving. She is going to leave the palace and live with Xie Yunji!"

Zhou Zhong then realized that the inkstone was an old item from the Song Mansion. He hurriedly and carefully handed it to Chen Liang, who was serving beside him, and then stood up and asked the emperor, "What do you mean?"

Xie Tan's face turned pale and blue, and he was obviously furious. He leaned on the table and gritted his teeth and said, "She agreed to be my queen on the surface, but as soon as Xie Yunji came back, she became unclear with him. What does she think of me? I don't ask her to be affectionate and sincere to me, I just ask her not to fool me. Am I so unworthy of her sincerity?"

After the hairpin flower banquet last night, the wife of the Minister of Personnel saw Shuanghua beside Madam Mingde while looking for a cat. Xie Yunji also left the table at that time.

There is no connection between these two things.

But the next day Song Nihuan said she wanted to move out with Lan Zhi.

He knew he shouldn't doubt, but nothing in the imperial city could escape his eyes. He was always unconfident in front of Song Nihuan, always worried about gains and losses... He cared about people and things related to her.

At that time, why was Shuanghua alone in Baoyue Tower for no reason?

When he was called over and questioned, he confessed after just a few words.

It turned out that she really met Xie Yunji behind his back.

Zhou Zhong didn't know how to comfort her. He thought that women would always remember their first man. It was the emperor's fault that he didn't catch up...

But he couldn't say that, so he just leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, calm down, calm down. In my opinion, Madam Song is not that kind of person. If she wanted to play with you, why would she have fought with you for so long before? It would have been better for her to obey you from the beginning. Now Madam Song's behavior is abnormal, there must be a reason. If Lord Xie forced her, she is a weak woman with no real power, how can she resist."

The emperor's eyes were still cold, and he smiled bitterly, "But she has me. Why doesn't she tell me anything? Am I so untrustworthy?"

He was annoyed and resentful. The grievance and unwillingness tormented him so much that he couldn't sleep all night, but he had to pretend that he didn't know. He got up early in the morning and arranged for people to escort them out of the palace.

He wanted to see with his own eyes how she made her choice at the last moment.

But seeing her acting as if nothing had happened, his heart seemed to be crushed.

This woman made him feel painful and disappointed, but he was unwilling to accept that her feelings for him were inferior to those for Xie Yunji.

After the rage, Xie Tan sorted out his thoughts. His narrow eyes were slightly red, and he said to Zhou Zhong word by word: "Bring people to surround the Song Mansion tonight."

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