Ji Lingxue complained in her heart: You had no choice but to marry Ji Yuqing. Was it my fault? Are you telling me this to make me sympathize with you? The interest relationship between us is related to your transcendent status. I had expected that you would not agree so quickly.
Xiao Yichen stared at Ji Lingxue, not missing any expression on her face.
Xiao Yichen said, "You have been married to me for less than three years, and I will not divorce you if you have not committed any of the seven grounds for divorce. You'd better give up this idea."
Ji Lingxue: Seven grounds for divorce... Only if I commit the seven grounds for divorce can I divorce Xiao Yichen
Xiao Yichen waited, but still didn't get any answer from Ji Lingxue. Ji Lingxue's silence made him feel powerless.
The rain outside the window gradually subsided. Xiao Yichen, who had not waited for Ji Lingxue's response for a long time, stood up and stared down at the top of Ji Lingxue's head. After a long time, he squeezed out a sentence, "It's very late, you should go to bed early." After that, he turned and walked towards the door, opened it and strode away.
Ji Lingxue watched Xiao Yichen's back disappear. She raised her hand to wipe the non-existent sweat from her forehead and said with a smile, "I escaped the bedchamber safely."
Ruge, who was hiding in the dark, couldn't help but twitch her lips when she heard this.
Ruge: Ji Lingxue, you did all this to avoid serving the emperor in the bedchamber. How could you think of such a thing? If I were the prince, I would probably be pissed to death by you.
Xiao Yichen returned to the study, Chi Feng was already waiting there. Seeing Xiao Yichen coming in the rain, he blinked in surprise.
Xiao Yichen walked to the door of the study room and used his internal energy to dry his wet clothes. "Why are you standing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
Chi Feng touched his nose and couldn't help laughing: "I heard that the side courtyard of the palace was blown to pieces by thunder, so I naturally came to care about you. Is your silly... uh... wife okay?"
Thinking of Ji Lingxue, Xiao Yichen was filled with anger, "She's fine, why are you suddenly concerned about her?"
Chi Feng smiled, pointed to the black iron rod on the table and said, "This was given to me by the housekeeper. He said he found it in the ruins of the side yard."
Xiao Yichen walked quickly to the table, picked up the iron rod and took a look. The iron rod was black all over and covered with a little dust. "What... is this used for?" It seemed that such a piece of iron rod was not necessary to build a house.
Chi Feng pinched his chin and thought for a while, "Prince, don't you find it strange that the palace is so big, but the thunder tonight happened to blow up the side courtyard?"
Xiao Yichen nodded, walked to the bookshelf, pulled out a sheepskin map and spread it on the table. This was a map of the palace structure. Xiao Yichen pointed to a pavilion and said, "Lightning usually strikes taller buildings. This pavilion is built on a rockery and is relatively the tallest. The top of the pavilion is in the shape of a gourd, but it was not struck by lightning. It seems strange that the side courtyard was bombed..."
Thinking of the fact that Ji Lingxue had moved into Yilan Courtyard safely, Xiao Yichen's forehead veins jumped and he thought of a possibility.
Seeing Xiao Yichen's changing expression, Chi Feng asked with concern: "Prince...what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Yichen waved his hand and ordered, "Go and call the two secret guards watching the side courtyard. I want to confirm something."
Chi Feng raised his eyebrows, turned around and went to do what Xiao Yichen had arranged, still thinking about the reason why the side courtyard was struck by lightning.
The secret guard appeared in the study quietly, and Xiao Yichen asked about Ji Lingxue's daily life in recent days and what Ji Lingxue did tonight.
The secret guard explained one by one, and finally said: "Your Majesty, a few days ago, there was suddenly an expert beside the princess. I have been following your instructions and didn't let the other party find out that we were following her."
"Master..." Xiao Yichen put his hands behind his back and lowered his head in deep thought...
(End of this chapter)