Rong Qingqing was unaware of the turmoil in the plum garden. It was only when she arrived at the East Palace that she realized she had been deceived by Feng Xin.
"Why did you bring me here?" she asked Feng Xin, puzzled.
Feng Xin curled her lips and suddenly said, "Stop pretending, I know everything."
Rong Qingqing was taken aback. "What did I pretend to be?"
"I already know about your affair with the Crown Prince," Feng Xin said angrily. "You're such a bad friend, you didn't even tell me."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing instantly understood and said with some helplessness, "You've already said it's an affair, so how can I possibly spread it around?"
Feng Xin was taken aback, then became even more dissatisfied, "You've kept this from me for so long, aren't I allowed to say a few words about you two?"
"I didn't mean to hide it from you. We only got together later." Rong Qingqing didn't want to hide it from her, but since she already knew, she didn't want her to say it again.
"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have felt so bad before," Feng Xin said, pouting.
“Back then, we weren’t together yet,” Rong Qingqing explained.
"Fine, I won't argue with you anymore. I'm just a magnanimous person," Feng Xin said with a wave of her hand.
"Thank you so much!" Rong Qingqing said with a smile, then narrowed her eyes as she remembered something. "So, Xie Jingrun asked you to bring me here?"
Feng Xin's eyes darted around, and she answered irrelevantly, "I'm your shield. With me around, no one will suspect anything else, and you two can have your affair to your heart's content."
Rong Qingqing: "..."
Can't we just talk normally?
She rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to her, and walked on ahead.
"Hey, wait for me!" Feng Xin shouted from behind.
Rong Qingqing had no choice but to stop.
After catching up with her, Feng Xin remembered something and suddenly said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Do you know that Hua Yin?"
Rong Qingqing glanced at her. "She's a young lady from the Hua family, Xie Jingrun's cousin?"
Seeing that she actually knew, Feng Xin couldn't help but feel a little bored and said awkwardly, "How did you know? Hua Yin, that hypocritical woman, has been living in the south because of her poor health. She only recently returned. You shouldn't know her."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing suddenly realized that it was so; no wonder she had never heard of this person before.
"I was just guessing."
The Hua family, which is the maternal family of Xie Tianlin's wife, Hua Shi, actually has no relation to Xie Jingrun. However, when Old Master Hua was alive, he seemed to treat Xie Jingrun very well. Although he has passed away, Xie Jingrun still respects him very much. Xie Jingrun had mentioned him to her before.
Feng Xin glanced at her and suddenly said, "Don't you mind?"
"Should I care?" Rong Qingqing asked back.
Feng Xin choked for a long time, then raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't be fooled by Hua Yin's appearance. She looks weak and sickly, but she's no pushover. Moreover, my father and grandmother both intend to betroth her to Brother Jingrun. In the end, you two might end up sharing a husband."
Rong Qingqing said calmly, "Impossible."
Feng Xin was taken aback. "Why are you so sure?"
“Your brother Jingrun is no pushover either,” Rong Qingqing replied. Most importantly, she wouldn’t let herself get into that situation.
If that were the case, no matter how much she liked Xie Jingrun, she would have to let go.
She would never share a husband with another woman, not even in her next life.
Feng Xin remained silent, then frowned and said with some surprise, "I thought that someone like Brother Jingrun would never fall for any woman in his life. I didn't expect that he would choose you without saying a word. This shows that he really likes you and doesn't want you to suffer. However, being in the royal family, sometimes you are not in control of your own life. Many things are not something you can decide."
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