The next day.
When the sky was still overcast, Rong Qingqing shouldered her bundle and left the Prince Su's residence with Xiao Tao, Xing Chun, and Zhao Yong.
To avoid attracting attention, she specially changed into men's clothing, while Xiao Tao and Xing Chun dressed as servants, and Zhao Yong acted as the coachman.
Butler Hong wanted to come and see her off, but she stopped him.
The four of them boarded a carriage and headed towards the city gate.
When they arrived at the city gate, Ah Qi and Fu'er had been waiting for a long time. Behind them were nine young boys, each carrying a sword and looking quite imposing.
Ah Qi recognized Zhao Yong; upon seeing him, she knew that Rong Qingqing was sitting in the carriage.
He didn't ask any more questions. With a wave of his hand, the previously lazy boys immediately stood up straight.
"Let's go!" he said, and mounted his horse first.
The others followed suit.
Fu'er couldn't ride a horse, so she got into Rong Qingqing's carriage.
When the carriage started moving again, Rong Qingqing couldn't help but lift the curtain and look back.
She could only see a tall and majestic city wall; anything further away was out of sight.
Xiao Tao had been watching her, and seeing her leaning against the carriage window looking back, she felt a pang of sadness and couldn't help but say, "Princess, are we really leaving? The Emperor will be heartbroken if he finds out..."
Rong Qingqing lowered the curtain, sat back down in her seat, took the soft pillow Xingchun handed her, hugged it to her chest, and said softly, "No, he will forget me soon."
Just as Xiaotao was about to say something, Xingchun grabbed her sleeve.
Xiao Tao had no choice but to swallow her words and sigh silently in her heart.
Rong Qingqing stared blankly at the soft pillow in her arms, comforting herself that leaving today was for a freer and more comfortable life in the future.
If she didn't leave, she feared that one day she would regret it.
Fu'er was somewhat unaware of the situation and remained silent.
The carriage gradually disappeared into the distance.
But Rong Qingqing didn't know that when she lifted the curtain to look back, Xie Jingyi happened to see her.
She went back to her maternal grandparents' house yesterday. When she returned, it was already dark, so she went to stay at another house.
But the villa was too cold, so she didn't sleep much at night. As soon as it was light, she got up and wanted to go back to the city.
When she reached the city gate, she lifted the curtain to see what was happening outside, but just then she caught a glimpse of Rong Qingqing's face through the opposite carriage window.
Although Rong Qingqing was dressed as a man, she recognized her at a glance.
Just as she peeked out, intending to get a better look, the carriage sped away, escorted by a group of guards.
She wondered where Rong Qingqing was going.
Logically speaking, since Xie Jingrun had already ascended the throne, she should have stayed at home, waiting for Xie Jingrun to marry her.
She couldn't quite understand it.
When she returned to the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence, Xie Jingxuan had gone to court and had not yet returned, so she put the matter out of her mind.
It was nearly noon when Xie Jingxuan returned to his residence.
Xie Jingyi wanted to repair her relationship with him, so she would dine with him every day.
When he returned, the dishes had just been served.
Xie Jingxuan was initially a little uncomfortable and awkward, but now he can face it calmly.
Ever since Xiao Zhen had his men beat her up, this younger sister seems to have come to a realization and stopped acting recklessly. Whenever she is in the manor, she will show concern for him and even help with the affairs of the manor.
He was actually somewhat relieved.
"Brother, you must be hungry. Sit down and eat." Xie Jingyi greeted him when she saw him return and served him a bowl of soup.
Xie Jingxuan washed his hands and returned.
Although the relationship between the brother and sister has warmed up, they don't usually have much in common.
Most of the time, they were silent during meals.
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