"Your Majesty, you are mistaken! The reason the Emperor took action was because Situ Jin revealed the truth about Consort Li's tragic death. Consort Li was burned to death by Situ Jin, and she had just tried to assassinate the Emperor. She rushed over today because she was determined to die and deliberately provoked the Emperor to take action so that Prince Xu would hate the Emperor. How can you say that the Emperor is cruel?" Rong Qingqing retorted loudly, unable to contain her anger.
"Insolence!" The Empress Dowager's expression changed, and she coldly retorted, "Is the Empress lecturing me?"
Rong Qingqing pursed her lips. "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am simply telling you the truth."
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly, "Do I need your guidance?"
Rong Qingqing: "..."
She was exhausted from dealing with such an unreasonable old man.
Xie Jingrun placed his hand on her shoulder and said calmly to the Empress Dowager, "Does I not yet have the authority to execute someone who attempted to assassinate me and spoke disrespectfully?"
The Empress Dowager's expression froze.
Xie Jingrun ignored her and turned to Xie Jingrun, saying, "Father, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
"Go then," Emperor Zhaojing sighed.
I thought of something and wanted to say something, but then I gave up.
Xie Jingrun put his arm around Rong Qingqing and walked towards Yuxian Palace.
After the two had walked away, the Empress Dowager said to Emperor Zhaojing with dissatisfaction, "I only said a few words to him, but look at his attitude. Does he treat me like his grandmother?"
Emperor Zhaojing rubbed his temples and couldn't help but say, "If Xingxiu didn't have you in his heart, he wouldn't have even set foot in Shouning Palace. Mother, please don't be too harsh on him."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager nearly fainted from anger. Supported by Lin Mama's hand, she stormed back to Shouning Palace.
Emperor Zhaojing sighed.
Not far away, Meng Hu hid behind the roof ridge, stuffing his fist into his mouth to keep quiet, but his bloodshot eyes betrayed his grief and indignation.
An hour ago, he sneaked into the palace, intending to take Situ Jin away, but she learned that Feng Mo had entered the palace and come to Shouning Palace, so she took advantage of his inattention and secretly ran here.
When he arrived, he only saw her tragic death at Xie Jingrun's hands.
Ah Jin...
Tears streamed down his face.
His fist was clenched so tightly that the veins stood out.
He will definitely come back to avenge this!
Yu Xian Palace.
"Have a glass of water." Rong Qingqing handed a glass of water to Xie Jingrun.
Xie Jingrun took it and, seeing the worry on her face, reassured her, "I'm fine, don't worry about it."
Rong Qingqing sighed. How could she not be saddened upon suddenly hearing the cause of her birth mother's death?
Otherwise, he wouldn't have killed Situ Jin in a fit of rage.
"I just feel a bit unlucky. Today is our first day of marriage, a day that should be filled with joy, but instead you saw something like that." Xie Jingrun felt apologetic and guilty. He should have been more discreet in that situation; at the very least, he shouldn't have let her see such a bloody scene.
"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that it looked a bit disgusting at first." Rong Qingqing tried hard not to recall the scene she had just seen outside the Shouning Palace and said with a smile.
Xie Jingrun stared at her for a while, then suddenly reached out and pulled her to sit down beside him, saying with a smile, "Aren't you tired of standing all the time?"
"It's alright." Rong Qingqing smiled, but then her expression turned pale as she thought of something. Suddenly, she said, "Prince Xu must already harbor hatred in his heart."
"What do you think we should do?" Xie Jingrun asked, his heart stirred as he looked at her delicate features.
"We can't let him go back to Xuzhou," Rong Qingqing said after thinking for a moment.
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