Proposal

The Emperor raised an eyebrow and repeated, "Incorrect?"

Lei Xing nodded and she lowered the edict so he could see as she stupidly went, "This...this is incorrect."

The Emperor leaned closer and scanned the contents of the edict and then looked up at her and said, "Everything is as it should be."

Lei Xing  blinked at him and then knit her brows, "But..." She let out an exasperated breath and looked back down at the edict and read the short lines again. Like she possibly could not have been mistaken. But it still read the same.

~

When one loses favor in one's eyes,

And the heart weighs heavy,

With rekindling hope weak...

Empress Lei may leave with the wind, 

With all that she wills,

Never to return.

~ 

Written in the Emperor's own hand and stamped with the Emperor's official seal. She could understand the words, but...

{...Is this some kind of joke? o_O)...}