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The next noon, Jing Xun arrived at Jing Yi Hall once again.
He sat on the dragon throne reviewing memorials, while I quietly embroidered beside him.
From time to time, Jing Xun would glance at me, a smile always playing at the corners of his mouth.
I couldn't help but feel curious. "Why is Your Majesty so happy?"
Jing Xun set down his red brush. "Take a guess."
I couldn't figure it out.
Jing Xun chuckled. "It's fine if I tell you."
"The cause of my 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."
Looking at Jing Xun's confident demeanor, I couldn't help but feel a bit worried.
The Empress is a clever woman; she won't easily expose herself.
Moreover, she has the support of her family behind her.
Even if Jing Xun has gathered enough evidence, it would be difficult to touch her even slightly.
After the Empress left, I let out a sigh of relief.
The earlier scene had been incredibly tense.
If it hadn't been for Miao Dongxu's timely appearance to rescue me, I would have surely been discovered by the Empress.
As dusk settled in, the sky gradually darkened.
I sat in the side hall, tightly gripping the Fake Death Potion Bottle that the Empress had given me.
I knew Jing Xun would be arriving soon, and I had to make a choice before he came.
After tonight, I would be leaving the palace.
Outside, I heard Jing Xun's voice calling, "Sister!"
He entered the side hall and faced me.
I opened my mouth but didn't know how to begin.
Jing Xun paused for a moment and asked, "Sister, do you already know?"
I looked into his eyes and asked, "What about your parents?"
Jing Xun fell silent for a moment before replying, "They are no longer here."
I trembled as I spoke, "Did you kill my mother?"
Jing Xun shook his head. "It wasn't me."
"They had already died before the lockdown."
"They contracted the plague and were burned alive in the city."
"I sent someone to investigate, and they are indeed dead."
Tears streamed down my face as I asked, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Jing Xun looked into my eyes and replied, "What would telling you accomplish?"
"Sister, you were deceiving me too, weren't you?"
I was taken aback by his question. "Deceiving you?"
Jing Xun said, "You pretended to have feelings for me, but it was just a ploy to extract information about your parents from me."
"You never loved me, did you?"
I lowered my gaze. "I'm sorry..."
Jing Xun let out a cold laugh. "I knew it!"
He crushed the teacup in his hand, blood dripping from his fingertips.
Seeing him like this filled my heart with sorrow.
"Jing Xun..."
Jing Xun took out a red invitation card and a replica of a Wooden Statue from his pocket. "Sister, this is your birthday gift from me."
I looked at the invitation card, which bore our childhood names.
It also had Jing Xun's handwriting—Xu Peiyao.
Jing Xun traced the patterns on the Wooden Statue replica. "Sister, this is a Wooden Statue replica I carved for you."
"I carved it myself."
I looked at the replica of the Wooden Statue in his hands, intricately carved to resemble my youthful self.
“Elder Sister, I have never forgotten you,” Jing Xun said.
“I have always been waiting for you.”
As I gazed into his eyes, my heart was filled with guilt.
“Jing Xun…”
Jing Xun brushed my hair gently. “Elder Sister, I love you.”
I closed my eyes, tears streaming down my cheeks.
“I’m sorry…”
I opened my eyes and looked at him. “Jing Xun, I have made my choice.”
“I will drink the Fake Death Potion and leave the palace.”
Jing Xun stared into my eyes. “Elder Sister!”
I lowered my gaze. “I can no longer look into your eyes.”
“I cannot face you anymore.”
Jing Xun grasped my wrist tightly. “Elder Sister!”
I pulled away from his grip. “Let me go.”
With red-rimmed eyes, Jing Xun looked at me. “Elder Sister!”
I took out the vial from my sleeve. “Goodbye.”
Jing Xun suddenly embraced me, his voice trembling as he said, "Sister!"
I looked into his eyes, my heart filled with guilt.
"I'm sorry..."
I gazed into his eyes, overwhelmed with reluctance.
"Goodbye..."
I swallowed the contents of the vial containing the Fake Death Potion.
Jing Xun held my hand tightly, feeling my warmth gradually fade away.
He closed his eyes, tears streaming down his cheeks.
I knew we had missed each other.
I had once loved him, but he was no longer the A Yun of old.
He was no longer that young man who loved me.
He had become an emperor, a ruler wielding the power of life and death.
I no longer loved him.
I looked into his eyes and lied for the last time, "I never loved you."
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