Xie Jingrun's thin lips were pressed tightly together, his body tense like iron, and he held her waist with one hand, not speaking to her again the whole way.
Rong Qingqing tried to speak several times, but remembering the awkwardness just now, she couldn't bring herself to say anything.
Moreover, Xie Jingrun looked extremely intimidating at this moment, which made her feel a little apprehensive.
Never mind, he'll stop when we get to the capital. I'll explain things to him then.
However, Rong Qingqing did not expect that after returning to the capital, Xie Jingrun would not send her back to the Prince Su's residence, but would take her directly into the palace.
Looking at the heavily fortified buildings around them, Rong Qingqing finally couldn't hold back any longer and grabbed his sleeve, saying, "Xie Jingrun, why did you bring me here?"
"What did you call me?" Xie Jingrun glanced at her expressionlessly.
Rong Qingqing paused for a moment, then quickly changed her words, "...Your Majesty."
Xie Jingrun didn't look at her again. He entered the palace and continued to ride his horse at full speed. As he passed by, all the palace servants and imperial guards knelt down and paid their respects.
Just as Rong Qingqing was pacing anxiously, not knowing what to do, Xie Jingrun finally reined in his horse in front of a palace.
Before Rong Qingqing could even take in the palace before her, Xie Jingrun carried her off the horse and led her into the palace.
It was a bedroom decorated in an extremely luxurious manner.
Rong Qingqing was looking around when Xie Jingrun suddenly threw her onto the bed without any gentleness.
She was stunned for a moment, and just as she got up, she saw Xie Jingrun turn around and walk away.
"Thank you... Your Majesty, please don't go."
Xie Jingrun, who had already reached the door, paused, turned around, and gave her a dark and unreadable look. "Are you sure you want me to stay?"
Seeing the suppressed emotions in his eyes, Rong Qingqing swallowed hard. "That's not what I meant, I..."
Xie Jingrun didn't look at her again and stepped out of the bedroom.
"Bang!"
The bedroom door was closed from the outside, and then Xie Jingrun's cold, emotionless voice came in.
"Keep a close eye on her. If she runs away, none of you will survive."
"Yes!" came the voices of the palace servants.
Rong Qingqing collapsed onto the bed.
Is Xie Jingrun going to place her under house arrest?
She pounded the bed, on the verge of tears.
Why did things turn out this way?
She wanted to get far away, but before she could get very far, Xie Jingrun caught her and brought her back. She didn't know what Xie Jingrun would do to her.
As darkness fell, the light inside the bedchamber dimmed.
Rong Qingqing lay dejectedly on the couch.
Just then, she heard the sound of the bedroom door opening, and she immediately perked up and got up.
Then several palace maids came in and lit the candlesticks in the hall one by one.
"Princess, the food will be here soon, please wait a moment." One of the palace maids stepped forward and spoke respectfully.
Rong Qingqing was uninterested. "I'm not hungry."
The palace maid ignored her and left with several other palace maids.
A short while later, the palace maid returned, carrying plates of exquisite delicacies.
Rong Qingqing was actually hungry. After all, she had eaten breakfast at the inn in the morning and hadn't been able to leave for long before Xie Jingrun caught her and they had to go all the way back to the capital. During that time, she hadn't eaten or drunk anything.
But the thought that Xie Jingrun had actually placed her under house arrest made her very uncomfortable, and she had no appetite at all.
After the palace maids set the food on the table, they came forward to invite Rong Qingqing to move over and have her meal.
Seeing that Rong Qingqing showed no intention of getting up, the palace maid bent down and said softly, "Princess, the food on the table was all prepared for you by the Imperial Kitchen at the Emperor's personal request, according to your taste. Please eat some."
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