“Yes, I just came back from the front yard and saw Young Master Xue following the elders of the Xue family into the front hall. His leg is indeed lame.” Xingchun nodded.
Xiao Tao felt a surge of satisfaction upon hearing this.
Xie Jingyi always bullies and causes trouble for the young lady; she deserves to marry a cripple.
“Then Young Master Xue shouldn’t be that bad, right?” Rong Qingqing said.
Xingchun nodded. "I heard from Steward Tian that although Young Master Xue has a foot ailment, he is a learned man and is very likely to pass the imperial examination next spring."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing understood.
It seems that the young master Xue whom Xie Jingrun chose for Xie Jingyi was not entirely without merit.
Although she has a limp, she is a talented person. If Xie Jingyi can come to her senses and stop causing trouble, her future won't be too bad.
night.
As soon as Rong Qingqing lay down on the bed, she heard a strange noise coming from the window.
As if thinking of something, a slight smile appeared on her lips.
Hmph, she locked the window. Let's see how that stinky Xie Jingrun will get in now.
However, the smile on her face froze the next moment.
With a "snap," the latch broke, and the window was pushed open from the outside.
The man jumped in with ease.
Rong Qingqing: "..."
She sat up abruptly, watching the man walk in so brazenly. She gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't it rather inappropriate for a commander to sneak into a young lady's boudoir in the middle of the night?"
Xie Jingrun sat down on the edge of the couch. "Only you and I know this. No one else knows."
The implication is that she's making a fuss over nothing?
Rong Qingqing glanced at him and deliberately yawned, "Then may I ask if Your Excellency has any instructions?"
The intention to get rid of them was quite clear: if you have something to say, say it quickly; if not, get lost, this lady is going to sleep.
Xie Jingrun frowned slightly, somewhat displeased, but remained seated and said calmly, "I haven't finished reading that storybook from last time. I'll read it for a while before I leave."
Rong Qingqing: "..."
Realizing what she had done, she frowned and said, "I've already thrown it away."
Xie Jingrun frowned, his expression gloomy. "Why did you throw it away? I thought the story was very well written." Most importantly, weren't the male and female protagonists in the story just him and Rong Qingqing?
Thinking of this, he gave her a scrutinizing look.
Could it be that she felt embarrassed?
After all, some of the scenes in it are quite explicit.
He truly hadn't expected that while she verbally rejected him, she would secretly write about him in her book, and even...
Seeing his increasingly strange gaze, Rong Qingqing had a bad feeling.
Could this guy have misunderstood something?
"What's so good about it? It's awful, completely illogical. Besides, the male and female leads shouldn't be together at all, given their social status."
Shangguan Yanran, far away in the Prime Minister's residence, suddenly sneezed, feeling as if someone was slandering her.
Xie Jingrun tapped the table with his finger, noticing her anxious expression, and gave her a deep look. "But don't forget, the female protagonist didn't actually marry the old Duke. So, the female protagonist and the male protagonist aren't stepmother and stepson."
Rong Qingqing opened her lips, but couldn't refute it.
But seeing the man's confident demeanor, she couldn't help but say, "That's true, but gossip is a powerful thing. Everyone thinks they're just stepmother and stepson."
Xie Jingrun frowned. "If you really care about what people say, you can simply change your identity."
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