As Rong Qingqing and Feng Xin were about to find a place to sit down, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and patted her on the shoulder.
Rong Qingqing initially thought it was some lecherous playboy trying to strike up a conversation, but when she turned around, she met Xie Jingxuan's teasing gaze.
She paused for a moment, then smiled faintly, "Marquis Weiyuan has quite the refined taste, to meet you here."
Xie Jingxuan bowed to her. "I didn't expect Young Master Rong to have such an elegant interest and appear here." He paused, then asked, "Does Chief Feng know about this?"
Rong Qingqing paused for a moment, then coughed lightly. "Of course he knows, otherwise how did I get out?"
Xie Jingxuan was speechless, but he felt that given how much the Emperor cared for the Empress, it was impossible for him to let her come to such a place.
“Young Master Rong is right.” He didn’t expose her, but to avoid being implicated if things came to light, he decisively said, “I have other matters to attend to, so I won’t keep you company any longer. Please do as you please, Young Master Rong.” As he was about to leave, Rong Qingqing stopped him. “I see you have nothing to do anyway, and you’re a regular at Chunyan Pavilion, so you’re familiar with this place. Why don’t you come with me and introduce me to the girls here?”
Xie Jingxuan wanted to refuse, but Rong Qingqing saw through his words and said first, "Ah, it's such a coincidence to meet you here today. When I get back, I will definitely tell Boss Feng about meeting you here."
Xie Jingxuan swallowed back the words he was about to say in refusal, and said with a forced smile, "Hehe, it's better to meet by chance than by invitation. It's truly my honor to meet Young Master Rong here. How about this, it's my treat today."
Rong Qingqing said with a smile, "Then we'll have to trouble Marquis Weiyuan to pay for it."
Xie Jingxuan shook his head. "No, no, I booked a private room. Come on, I'll take you there."
Rong Qingqing called Feng Xin and followed him to his so-called private room.
Chunyanlou was bustling with activity today, with many guests arriving. The private rooms had already been booked by other guests. If Xie Jingxuan hadn't had someone reserve one a few days ago, he would have had to sit in the main hall to drink and have fun today.
It was Feng Xin's first time visiting Chunyanlou, and she was full of curiosity about everything there, looking around curiously.
"Young master, this must be your first time here. Let me keep you company."
Before Feng Xin could react, a woman dressed in flamboyant attire snuggled into her arms, her hands roaming restlessly over her waist.
She stared wide-eyed at the heavily made-up woman in front of her, forgetting to react.
When the woman saw that she had fair skin and red lips and looked like she had never seen the world, she immediately burst into laughter.
Just as she was about to press her red lips onto Feng Xin's face, a sudden sharp pain shot through her arm, and before she could react, she was thrown out.
"Bang!"
The woman was seeing stars when she fell. Just as she was about to curse, she met the other person's terrifying gaze, as if he were looking at a dead person.
The woman shuddered and quickly got up and ran away.
Feng Xin snapped out of her daze, looked at the man blocking her way, and said somewhat irritably, "Li Mu, you're too rude. The girl didn't do anything to me."
Li Mu glanced back at her and saw that she had been taken advantage of but seemed completely unconcerned. His eyes turned cold. "That was meddling."
Feng Xin: "..."
Why did she feel that this guy was talking in a sarcastic or insinuating way?
She glared at him, annoyed. "Boring!"
Upon hearing this, Li Mu's expression grew even colder.
Feng Xin noticed this, rubbed her arms, and quickly ran to Rong Qingqing's side, hugging her arm tightly.
Rong Qingqing nudged her, "What are you doing?"
"I'm cold," Feng Xin said with a grin, but she wouldn't let go.
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