As Steward Hong was supervising the servants to sweep the courtyard, a figure suddenly rushed in from outside, creating a gust of wind.
He thought it was some servant being so presumptuous, but when he turned around, he was stunned.
Realizing what had happened, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, "This old servant greets Your Majesty!"
"Where is the princess?" Xie Jingrun's face was as cold as frost, and his voice was as cold as the snow on the Arctic mountaintop.
Steward Hong's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly replied, "The princess set off for Suzhou this morning."
"She went to Suzhou?" Xie Jingrun's heart sank, and he clenched his fists. "Why would she go to Suzhou out of the blue?"
"The princess said she wanted to go out and have some fun." Butler Hong was actually a little puzzled as to why the princess suddenly wanted to go to Suzhou. Although the prince was there, the princess's decision was still too sudden, because he had never heard her mention it before.
"Did she say when she would be back?" Xie Jingrun's expression grew even more grim.
That brat just left without a word...
"The princess said she'll go there first and see if it's fun. If it's fun, she'll stay longer; if it's not, she'll come back sooner. She didn't say when she'll return," Steward Hong said respectfully.
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingrun fell silent for a moment. Although Rong Qingqing's departure without saying goodbye had filled him with anger and dissatisfaction, he still held onto a sliver of hope and asked, "Did she ask you to leave a message for me?"
Butler Hong shook his head, "No..." He paused, then suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "Oh right, the princess asked this old servant to pass on something to His Majesty. Please wait a moment while this old servant goes to fetch it."
"Hmm." Xie Jingrun's slumped heart was suddenly filled with a glimmer of hope.
Is it because he's been too busy lately? Rong Qingqing wanted to go out and have fun, but didn't want to bother him, so she didn't inform him. However, she left a letter for Butler Hong to pass on to her.
Butler Hong returned quickly and, seeing Xie Jingrun waiting there, hurriedly presented the things he was carrying.
“This was given to me by the princess yesterday, asking me to pass it on to the emperor. The princess said that when the emperor sees this jade hairpin, he will know what she means.”
Xie Jingrun stared intently at the jade hairpin in his hand, then a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
Is returning the jade hairpin a way of severing ties with him?
Rong Qingqing!
Who gave her the courage?
She wants to end her relationship with him. Has she asked for his opinion?
Steward Hong held the jade hairpin in both hands. Seeing that he did not put it back for a long time and did not speak, he was immediately terrified.
After a long while, Xie Jingrun snatched the jade hairpin back, said nothing, and turned to leave.
Butler Hong breathed a sigh of relief.
Just a moment ago, he thought he was going to die.
He raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead; his legs were still weak.
The princess has given him a tough task.
When Marquis Changlin saw his master walk out with a frosty expression, he quickly went forward.
"Immediately gather men and pursue them towards Suzhou. We must bring Rong Qingqing back!" Xie Jingrun said in a deep voice.
Changlin heard him use the word "arrest," which shows that his master was quite angry with Princess Qingqing this time.
"I'll take care of it right away."
He was about to leave when Xie Jingrun called him back.
"I'll go myself. That woman is very cunning; you might not be able to catch her." Xie Jingrun said, already mounting his horse. "You take men and chase after her immediately."
Having said that, he spurred his horse and rode away.
Changlin was stunned. By the time he realized what was happening and tried to stop them, it was too late.
Given the master's noble status, how could he personally go after them? What if something went wrong...?
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