CHAPTER 742: THE 328TH: NO NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY (FOUR MORE)

Moreover, it was a mutual agreement.

Ye Qichi is not the type to not let go.

She said, "It was an equal exchange, there’s nothing to take responsibility for."

"You are a woman..."

"Women and men are the same," Ye Qichi directly interrupted Xiao Jinxing’s words.

In Xiao Jinxing’s mind, they had been together on two occasions.

Her chastity, it seems, was truly destroyed by his hands.

So he felt a bit of responsibility.

But for Ye Qichi,

she is a person from the apocalypse, though she doesn’t engage lightly, she can accept this human instinct.

"If you feel a bit guilty, just give me more silver when we divorce."

She has said it many times before.

She is greedy for money.

All can be resolved with money.

When money can’t solve it,

Then use even more money.

It will always make her accept it.

Xiao Jinxing bit down on his lip, staring straight at her.

Ye Qichi looked back into Xiao Jinxing’s eyes.

Calm and straightforward, with neither resentment nor affection.

Xiao Jinxing swallowed hard.

Had Ye Qichi hidden her feelings too deeply?!

Was she hiding everything because she was afraid of getting hurt?

Or truly had no expectations of him anymore...

"Do we still get divorced?" Xiao Jinxing asked her.

He asked her earnestly.

"Otherwise?" Ye Qichi raised her eyebrows, "Do you think you can appoint an Empress for me?"

It was very clear.

If they do not divorce, and Xiao Jinxing ascends, then naturally she would become the Empress.

Bai Mowan couldn’t possibly take that position.

There has never been a precedent in history where the official wife is demoted for a concubine.

A concubine may rise up, but an official wife cannot be demoted except by divorce or separation.

Xiao Jinxing would not mistreat Bai Mowan.

Even if he became the Emperor with a harem of thousands, the position of Empress would still be reserved for Bai Mowan.

"The position of Empress..."

"Princess!" Suddenly, a hurried voice arose beside them.

Ye Qichi turned her head.

Looking at Song Yanqing.

The words Xiao Jinxing was about to say were swallowed back down.

Song Yanqing looked at Xiao Jinxing and quickly bowed, "Greetings, Prince."

"What happened to Ruotong?" Ye Qichi’s expression changed noticeably.

The urgent manner in which Song Yanqing had appeared surely meant something happened to Xie Ruotong.

"She’s awake now, and seems to be suffering a lot, sweating profusely. I don’t know what’s wrong," said Song Yanqing urgently and quickly.

Ye Qichi immediately left.

Her steps too fast.

And she didn’t look back at Xiao Jinxing again.

Xiao Jinxing just watched the hurried steps of Ye Qichi and Song Yanqing.

That sentence,

"The position of Empress could be reconsidered," he never got to say.

He thought, there would be many more opportunities to say it in the future.

But little did he know,

the future... turned into eternity.

...

Ye Qichi returned to the tent.

Looking at Xie Ruotong, who was drenched in sweat.

Seeing her pale face, mumbling words, it seemed she was saying something, but it was undecipherable...

Ye Qichi hurried over to check her temperature.

There was no fever.

She then took her wrist to feel the pulse.

The body’s organs didn’t show significant issues, it was just due to the cold sweat, the heart rate was slightly faster.

Ye Qichi carefully took her pulse again.

Unwilling to miss any detail, afraid of any little thing she hadn’t noticed that could harm Xie Ruotong.

So she continued for a good while.

Song Yanqing and Lin Qianyu appeared tense.

As Ye Qichi remained silent, they were really afraid.

Afraid... that something bad would happen.

The two dared not make any noise,

Fearful that a single sound could frighten themselves to death.

After a long time,

Ye Qichi let go of Xie Ruotong’s hand.

Sure, there’s no major issue.

At least all her organs are functioning without problems.

She leaned close to Xie Ruotong’s lips.

Listening intently to what she was saying...

She listened for a long time.

Before she finally made it out.

Her heart ached suddenly.

She turned around and said to Song Yanqing and Lin Qianyu, "She said, it hurts..."

Her words trailed off.

Suddenly, Ye Qichi’s vision blurred.

Her throat was also choked up.

Song Yanqing and Lin Qianyu felt a sudden pain in their chests as well.

Knowing that Xie Ruotong is an assassin.

A person who’s been hurt countless times and tortured countless times, doesn’t cry out in pain.

Even if during a surgery, the anesthesia was not very effective, she endured, and when it hurt more, she just moaned quietly.

Now, in her groggy state, unguarded, she accidentally cried out that word, "pain."

It must be excruciating for her to feel this much discomfort.

Causing her to sweat cold sweat without stopping.

"Xiang Qin..." Lin Qianyu couldn’t help but step forward, calling her.

They have known each other since she was ten years old.

He had never heard her complain about pain.

How painful must it be now, for her to be this intolerable?

Song Yanqing’s fists were clenched, seemingly trembling slightly.

How he wished...

To be able to hold Xie Ruotong.

How he wished, he could bear all the pain for her.

Instead of as it is now, just watching her suffer the torment of pain, watching helplessly, unable to do anything.

He didn’t even dare to call her.

"Xiang Qin." Lin Qianyu kept calling her name repeatedly in distress.

He wanted to comfort her.

Xiang Qin suddenly started crying.

Even with such pain, causing cold sweat all over her body, she hadn’t cried.

But now she suddenly did.

Perhaps because she heard Lin Qianyu’s voice.

So she felt the warmth.

And because of the grievances and being moved, she shed tears.

Song Yanqing turned around and left.

Unable to do anything for Xie Ruotong.

Even more, he couldn’t disturb her happiness.

"Grandmother, Tong’er misses you so much..."

Murmured Xie Ruotong.

In her most unbearable moments, she remembered her grandmother.

Remembering her grandmother’s love, sitting on her grandmother’s lap, resting against her thighs, listening to her grandmother telling her those distant and beautiful stories...

But her grandmother was dead.

She could no longer see her grandmother.

In her moments of pain, her grandmother could no longer comfort her tenderly.

As Xie Ruotong cried,

More and more tears flowed.

Lin Qianyu kept wiping them for her.

Ye Qichi’s eyes were also tear-filled.

She stood up.

And also slowly left Xie Ruotong’s side.

Sometimes, when you can’t share her burden, all you can do is escape.

As she stood up, she saw Song Yanqing’s retreating figure.

A lonely leaving figure.

Late affection will only end up being in vain.

But still, Ye Qichi stayed with Xie Ruotong all night.

In the end.

Even if unbearable, she couldn’t just leave her and go.

At daybreak.

Xie Ruotong finally completely woke up.

When she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was Lin Qianyu.

Lin Qianyu was still holding her hand, resting his head on her bedside, asleep.

His face was weary.

Had he stayed up all night with her?

And when they went to rescue the Prince and Princess, they also stayed awake all day and night.

It’s impossible not to be moved.

Xie Ruotong looked at Lin Qianyu with a gaze filled with more warmth.

Sometimes.

A heart full of scars.

Can also be healed, bit by bit, by warmth.