"I'll settle the score with you tonight!" Xie Jingrun said meaningfully, and suddenly, under the cover of his wide sleeves, he lightly pinched the soft flesh on her waist.
Rong Qingqing's heart skipped a beat, and her body felt as if she had been electrocuted, instantly becoming numb. She couldn't help but glare at him reproachfully.
However, thinking about the meaning behind his words, she curled her fingers up, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
This person is really...
"Your Majesty, I can't get down either. Could you help me?"
At that moment, Feng Xin's voice rang out from behind, carrying a teasing tone.
Rong Qingqing suddenly came to her senses and remembered that Feng Xin was still in the carriage.
Thinking of her recent intimacy with Xie Jingrun, her cheeks flushed instantly, as if she had been caught red-handed, making her extremely uncomfortable.
After Feng Xin finished her joking remark, she was about to get off the carriage when Xie Jingrun suddenly reached out to her and, without giving her a chance to speak, took her arm and helped her down from the carriage.
Feng Xin was stunned, and even after her feet touched the ground, she was still a little dazed.
The emperor actually helped her down from the carriage...
She was just joking when she said that; she hadn't really thought that her brother, the Emperor, would actually come to help her up...
Seeing Feng Xin standing there, stunned and unable to come to her senses, Rong Qingqing couldn't help but chuckle and reached out to pinch her cheek. "You're not so moved by this alone, are you?"
Feng Xin, teased by her, finally came to her senses. Her face flushed, and she secretly glanced at Xie Jingrun, whispering, "I... I just didn't expect..." She hadn't expected that her Emperor brother would actually come to help her. She was flattered and actually quite moved.
Her Emperor brother was usually so aloof, but just now he acted completely differently, which really surprised her...
Rong Qingqing patted her hand understandingly and smiled, "What's wrong with that? He's your brother. You call him 'brother' every day, and even if he doesn't say it, he's actually happy. By the way, it's already noon. Would you like to have lunch together at Yuxian Palace?"
Feng Xin suppressed her excitement and quickly shook her head, "No... You and the Emperor haven't seen each other for many days, you must have a lot to talk about, so I won't go and disturb you." After saying that, she winked playfully at her and ran off in a flash.
Rong Qingqing shook her head with amusement and walked with Xie Jingrun toward the Empress Dowager's carriage.
The Empress Dowager did not dismount from her carriage.
Xie Jingrun greeted her, but she did not show her face. She simply responded faintly from inside the carriage and then ordered the driver to set off for Shouning Palace.
Xie Jingrun didn't care about the Empress Dowager's attitude. He turned to Rong Qingqing and asked, "Has she made things difficult for you these past few days?"
Rong Qingqing shrugged and shook her head. "It's not difficult at all." After a pause, she remembered something and asked, "Did she prepare a surprise for you by suddenly sending me away this time?"
She emphasized the word "surprise" deliberately, clearly implying something.
Xie Jingrun paused, then pinched her cheek. "What are you thinking about?"
Rong Qingqing looked at him suspiciously, "What, no?" That's impossible. The old woman went to such lengths to take her away from the palace, wasn't it just so that the people she arranged could climb into the emperor's bed?
"What other surprises do you want her to prepare for me?" Xie Jingrun asked as they walked, his arm around her shoulder.
Rong Qingqing gave a light snort, then suddenly said, "Don't do anything behind my back that would betray me."
Xie Jingrun glanced down at her, took her hand and said, "What are you thinking about? Of course not."
"That's good." Rong Qingqing responded. In her heart, she still trusted him; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to go to the Imperial Estate with peace of mind, even knowing that the Empress Dowager had made arrangements.
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