Before long, the dishes were served, all of which were the restaurant's signature dishes. Among them, the most eye-catching was the boiled live fish.
As soon as it was served, the room was filled with the aroma of spiciness, making people's mouths water and their cravings surge.
After greeting Rong Qingqing, Emperor Zhaojing began to eat heartily.
Seeing this, Rong Qingqing had no choice but to take chopsticks and eat with him.
At this time, Emperor Zhaojing had transformed into a foodie, no different from an ordinary person.
After eating and drinking his fill, Emperor Zhaojing patted his round belly, quite satisfied. "The chefs at Wangchun Tower are truly skilled. I will reward them handsomely! Haifu."
"This old servant will go and give them a reward right away," Haifu immediately replied.
Rong Qingqing put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.
To this day, Emperor Zhaojing is still unaware that Wangchun Tower actually belongs to her.
That's fine, then she won't have to give him a free meal, since Emperor Zhaojing is already rolling in money anyway.
After watching Hai Fu leave, Emperor Zhaojing was stunned when he saw Rong Qingqing sitting to the side. He almost forgot the purpose of his trip.
Thinking of the main purpose of leaving the palace today, he coughed lightly and asked seriously, "What does the princess think of the Crown Prince?"
The topic came so suddenly that Rong Qingqing was stunned and couldn't quite process it.
But when he saw Emperor Zhaojing's serious face, his mind raced.
It was already a bit strange that Emperor Zhaojing suddenly summoned her today. Did Xie Jingrun say something to him?
Thinking it over, she cautiously said, "The Crown Prince must have extraordinary qualities to be chosen by the Emperor as the heir apparent. As for other matters, I am just a woman and dare not speak rashly about the affairs of the court."
Emperor Zhaojing frowned and decided to get straight to the point: "I didn't ask you about court affairs. I'm asking what your thoughts are on the Crown Prince? The Crown Prince wants me to betroth you to him. Are you completely unaware of this?"
Hearing this, Rong Qingqing could no longer pretend to be confused and nodded, saying, "This subject understands."
Emperor Zhaojing had expected her to evade the issue like before, or at least pretend to be completely unaware, but to his surprise, she suddenly admitted to knowing.
Emperor Zhaojing was genuinely taken aback.
Looking at the girl sitting upright on the stool, neither humble nor arrogant, he felt that she was indeed worthy of his son, but her previous identity was a major flaw, which made him feel very embarrassed.
"And what do you think?" Emperor Zhaojing was no longer in a hurry. He leaned back in his chair and asked leisurely.
Rong Qingqing paused for a moment, then said frankly, "This subject has no particular thoughts. Since the Crown Prince is willing to marry her, then this subject is willing to marry him." She could tell that Emperor Zhaojing did not like her as his daughter-in-law, and Xie Jingrun must also know this. However, he knew this, yet he still risked offending the Emperor and declared in front of Emperor Zhaojing that he wanted to marry her. This intention made her waver, and she could no longer pretend to be a quail.
Her answer surprised Emperor Zhaojing, whose expression darkened. "But do you think your status is worthy of the Crown Prince? Don't forget, you've been married before."
Rong Qingqing had anticipated that Emperor Zhaojing would bring up her identity, but she didn't expect him to be so direct.
She paused for a moment before saying, "This humble woman knows that my status is unworthy of the Crown Prince, but I believe that the feelings between two people are not a matter of being worthy or unworthy. As long as he is willing to marry me and I am willing to marry him, that is enough." She paused again and asked, "If Consort Li's status had been lower back then, would you not have loved her? Did you love her as a person, or did you love her because you felt her status was worthy of you?"
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