"Take responsibility? Well, with your status, you can just sleep with one, take one in, sleep with two, take two in, and bring them all into your backyard. It's not a difficult thing," Rong Qingqing said sarcastically.

Hearing her sarcastic words, Xie Jingrun frowned, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

Rong Qingqing pursed her lips and didn't say anything more, because his private life was none of her business.

"Let go of me right now!" she said angrily, pushing against his chest.

Xie Jingrun frowned and glanced at her, then suddenly took the stockings next to him and carefully put them on her.

Rong Qingqing was stunned. Looking at the man who was bending down to put on her socks, a complicated feeling lingered in her heart. When she came to her senses, she saw that after he finished putting on her socks, he was going to put on her shoes. She quickly snatched the shoes from his hands, pursed her lips, and said irritably, "I can put them on myself." But her heart was pounding wildly, somewhat out of control.

Such intimate things are only for couples or spouses to do. How could he casually put shoes and socks on a woman?

Did he also dress those two women last night?

Upon realizing this, her face immediately darkened.

After putting on her shoes, she stood up, turned around, jumped off the boulder, and walked away without looking back.

Watching the woman leave, Xie Jingrun frowned deeply and suddenly said in a deep voice, "Come out!"

A chill ran down Changlin's spine, yet he had no choice but to emerge from behind the tree.

"Master." Could he gouge out his own eyes? He hadn't actually seen anything.

Xie Jingrun gave her a cold glance. "What just happened?"

"Nothing happened." Changlin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he wasn't going to kill him. He then proceeded to recount in detail what had just happened.

"She was having a lot of fun?" Xie Jingrun frowned after hearing Changlin's words. If nothing unpleasant had happened, why did she react so suddenly, like she'd been set on fire?

"Yes, the old lady, the princess, and Miss Shangguan are having a great time. They've even set up a fire to roast meat," Changlin said obsequiously. He could only hope that his master wouldn't remember that he had just caught him having an affair with the old lady. Otherwise, what would he do if his master suddenly remembered and dragged him out to be whipped one day when he was in a bad mood?

"Alright, I understand. The Emperor will be here soon. Go and help him roast some more meat." After giving the instructions, Xie Jingrun turned back and left.

Emperor Zhaojing and the others waited at the valley entrance, but Xie Jingrun did not come out for a long time, so they became a little anxious.

Could it be that Xingxiu has already started eating inside?

Thinking of this, he became impatient. "You brat, you don't even wait for me to have something good to eat."

"Let's go in." With that command, he rode into the valley first.

Once inside the valley, we discovered a hidden paradise within.

However, he was already starving and didn't care about appreciating the scenery of the valley. He spurred his horse towards the direction from which the aroma was coming from.

Halfway there, they encountered Xie Jingrun, who was returning.

"Where did Minister Xie go just now? Why did it take you so long to return?" Emperor Zhaojing reined in his horse and looked at him with suspicion.

"Didn't His Majesty ask me to find the source of the aroma? I've already found it. It's the Seventh Princess and the others grilling meat over there," Xie Jingrun said casually.

"Xin'er?" Emperor Zhaojing asked in surprise. "Why is she here?"

"Your humble servant is unaware." Xie Jingrun made no mention of Rong Qingqing.