Mu Fengqie's face instantly turned ugly. She knew the empress was hinting at what had happened that night.
The empress was stabbing at her heart, and it did hurt.
Thinking of that night, Mu Fengqie's eyes turned cold.
"I lost the bet with the empress back then. So that day, I wrote a divorce letter with Jing Xinche. From then on, we have nothing to do with each other. From now on, how you pursue Jing Xinche is your own business."
Hearing this, the empress's eyes lit up, then returned to normal. Divorced? Having nothing to do with each other? That remained to be seen.
That night in the palace, she had threatened Jing Xinche into staying. There was no longer any love for her in Jing Xinche's eyes or heart. If there was anything, it was hatred.
But no matter what, as long as she could make their relationship fall apart, she would be happy.
Only when their relationship fell apart would she have a chance to get close to Jing Xinche and win back his heart.
"Really? That's a pity."
After saying that, she casually rubbed her waist and then motioned for the maid to come forward and give her a massage.
"I'm so sorry. My back aches after standing for so long. I'm being rude."
"It's okay. Your Majesty's health is the most important. If it's serious, you should call the imperial physician."
"Alas~ How could I call the imperial physician? This is a private matter, and it's better for me to know about it. If it gets out, I'll lose face."
"However, it's all my fault. The other day, I took a fancy to a man and summoned him to serve me in the night. At first, I only liked his face, but unexpectedly, his figure was also very good."
"I especially like the red birthmark on his shoulder. But I didn't expect that on the night he served me, this man actually..."
As she said this, the empress blushed, looking extremely shy.
Mu Fengqie just stared at the end of the bed and said nothing. She knew who the man the empress was talking about was, but so what? Mu Fengqie only believed in having one partner for life. If that couldn't be achieved, she'd rather remain unmarried for life. If he cheated, she would kick him out immediately.
"But it doesn't matter. Who told me to like him? I'll tell you, when I was with him, I secretly took a fertility pill."
"Now, there's already his child in my belly. After some time, I'll tell him, and he'll surely be very happy."
The empress talked on and on, looking extremely happy on the surface. But when she saw Mu Fengqie's expressionless face, she couldn't keep up the act. Why didn't Mu Fengqie show any reaction?
I slept with her man, and I made her watch that night! Why didn't she show any reaction!
The empress was a bit angry and couldn't stay any longer. "You should have a good rest. I still have official business to attend to, so I'll leave first."
Originally, Mu Fengqie had been trying to avoid the truth of that night. But the Empress of Nanqing had laid it out in front of her and told her that there was already Jing Xinche's child in her belly!
Mu Fengqie knew she couldn't escape anymore. She and Jing Xinche must have a closure.
Since Jing Xinche didn't have any feelings for her in his heart, why should she keep clinging on?
Mu Fengqie forced a bitter smile. Looking at A Ru who came in from outside the door, she said,
"A Ru, after I recover from my injury, let's leave Nanqing."
"Okay. A Ru will follow elder sister. Wherever elder sister goes, A Ru will go."
"A Ru, sister tells you that when looking for a man, it's better to find a man who loves you but you don't love him, rather than a man you love but who doesn't love you."
"Otherwise, the only one who will get hurt is yourself."
"Okay, A Ru understands."
A Ru didn't know what the Empress of Nanqing had said to her elder sister, but seeing her elder sister's ugly face, it mustn't be anything good.
At night, in the prince's mansion.
Jing Xinche evaded the guards in the mansion and quietly came to the sleeping chamber of the Prince of Nanqing. He removed a tile on the roof and saw what was going on inside.
"My lord... Am I making you feel comfortable?"
"Of course, you little vixen..."
Jing Xinche felt nauseous looking at the naked bodies in the room. But in order to teach this man a lesson, he had to endure it.
Finally, after a quarter of an hour, the people in the room stopped. After waiting for a while, Jing Xinche quietly climbed into the room. Looking at the two people on the bed, there was a cold glint in his eyes.
Then he drew his knife, and a scream echoed throughout the mansion.
"Ah!"
The Prince of Nanqing covered his crotch and rolled back and forth on the bed. More and more blood was flowing out from his crotch, staining the bed.
"Ah!" The concubine beside him was also frightened and fell to the ground, scrambling away.
"Bang——"
"What happened, my lord?"
"Call the imperial physician! Hurry and call the imperial physician!" the concubine shouted in panic.
By now, the man on the bed had fainted from the pain.
And Jing Xinche had escaped before the Prince of Nanqing let out a scream.
No one knew it was him who did it.
"Imperial physician, how is the prince?" The empress rushed over as soon as she received the news.
Looking at the basins of bloody water being carried out, the empress was furious. Who on earth was so bold as to assassinate the current prince!
"Your Majesty, the prince may..."
"May what? Hurry and say it!"
The group of people kneeling on the ground knelt even lower. "The prince will never be able to have sexual intercourse again."
"What did you say!?"
The empress stood up in a rage. She thought her younger brother had just been assassinated and was seriously injured. But she didn't expect that the person who came had ruined her younger brother's life!
The empress staggered and sat down on the chair. What should she do! Was her country of Nanqing going to end in her hands?
As she was thinking, she suddenly thought of herself. Right! There might already be a child in her belly. Right! This was her child with Zhan Zhi. Their country of Nanqing still had an heir!
"Take good care of the prince. If there's any mistake, I'll cut off your heads!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The empress supported herself on the eunuch and walked out step by step. Now she had to take good care of her own body. After some time, she would let the imperial physician check her pulse.
The empress stroked her belly. You must be strong.
After leaving the prince's mansion, Jing Xinche went straight to the inn. He originally wanted to go directly to Mu Fengqie's room, but then he thought of the blood on his body.
He turned around and went back to his own room to take a good bath, change his clothes, and tidy himself up.
Refreshed, he went to Mu Fengqie's room. He quietly pushed open the door, stood beside Mu Fengqie's bed, and looked at her with tenderness in his eyes.
Mu Fengqie, who was sleeping soundly, felt a burning gaze on her. Her heart tightened, and she opened her eyes. She saw a figure standing in front of her bed. Mu Fengqie was so frightened that she wanted to scream, but he covered her mouth with his hand.
Because of this bending action, Mu Fengqie also saw clearly who was in her room.
"Shh, don't scream. I'm Jing Xinche. I just came to see you. Don't be afraid."