Rong Qingqing seemed oblivious to the hatred on her face, instead looking at her with sympathy. "Why did you gag yourself? It must be so uncomfortable to have your mouth gagged like that. Let me help you." With that, she walked over.
As soon as Hua Yin was freed, she burst into a tirade of curses, "Rong Qingqing, you bitch, you'll get what's coming to you..."
The sound stopped abruptly.
When Xie Jingrun walked in through the door, her expression was so sudden that she didn't even have time to recover her ferocious look.
However, she reacted quickly. After realizing what had happened, she immediately changed her tune, her viciousness vanishing, and burst into tears, crying, "Cousin, you must stand up for me..."
Rong Qingqing raised an eyebrow, surprised that this woman was quite adept at changing her expression.
Xie Jingrun stopped beside Rong Qingqing.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have known that his usually sickly cousin could be so vicious. The way she was cursing hysterically just now made her look like a shrew from the streets.
He suppressed the murderous intent rising in his heart and asked casually, "Oh, how do you want me to make the decision for you?"
Upon hearing this, Hua Yin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although her cousin looked down on her, he wouldn't abandon her for the sake of her grandfather.
Thinking about what she had suffered today, she felt an urge to chop Rong Qingqing into pieces.
Even if she can't bring her down, she should at least take this opportunity to badmouth her to her cousin and let him know how wicked Rong Qingqing is. Someone with such a vile character is not worthy of being empress.
Thinking of this, she shrank her shoulders, looked at Rong Qingqing with fear, and said in a choked voice, "I don't know why, but today in Nanyuan, Her Majesty the Empress suddenly had someone smash my head open and detained me in the palace, and had me tied up..." As she spoke, tears flowed again, and combined with her current state of being bound hand and foot, she looked truly miserable and pitiful.
Those who don't know the truth will surely sympathize with and pity her.
Rong Qingqing watched her performance with amusement.
It has to be said that Hua Yin is indeed a woman with the potential to be a naive and innocent girl.
Her expression, her tears, her delicate demeanor, and her pitiful lines all evoked deep sympathy from the audience.
If she hadn't already known her character, she probably would have wanted to stand up for her right now.
"Nonsense!" Xie Jingrun's face darkened. "The Empress is kind-hearted; she wouldn't even step on an ant. How could she possibly allow someone to smash your head?"
Hearing this, Rong Qingqing felt very uneasy. She wouldn't even step on an ant? How could she not believe it herself?
Did Xie Jingrun really think that much about her, or was he just saying it on purpose?
Hua Yin stared in astonishment at Xie Jingrun, then at Rong Qingqing.
The person who slapped her in the face and then hit her on the head in Nanyuan this morning was none other than Rong Qingqing.
Even ants can't bear to step on them?
It seems that Rong Qingqing is even better at pretending than she is.
She pretends to be kind in front of her cousin, but behind his back, she's more ruthless than anyone else.
She really underestimated this woman!
No, she couldn't let her cousin be fooled by her hypocritical act; she had to expose her!
“Cousin, you’ve been deceived by her. She’s not kind at all; on the contrary, she’s incredibly vicious! This morning in Nanyuan, she not only had someone slap me in the face but also smash my head, and then had me detained in the palace. She did all of this. Moreover, she said she wanted you to marry me off to the Xiongnu, and that the men there have a custom of sharing wives…”
At this point, her face was filled with a mixture of shame and indignation.
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