The next day, after court, Xie Jingrun sent someone to escort Rong Qingqing out of the palace.
He had just returned to the Imperial Study when he saw Emperor Zhaojing waiting there.
"Father!" He stepped forward and bowed.
Emperor Zhaojing said with a stern face, "Xingxiu, did you make your grandmother faint yesterday?"
"That is indeed the case," Xie Jingrun straightened up and replied casually.
Emperor Zhaojing choked, seeing that he showed no remorse whatsoever, and said with a hint of unease, "That was your imperial grandmother. No matter what she did wrong, you can't embarrass her in front of so many people. Where will she put her face in the future?"
Xie Jingrun said calmly, "If it weren't for the fact that she is my grandmother, I would never have let this matter go so easily."
"What did she say?" Emperor Zhaojing always knew what kind of person his mother was, and he knew that she must have said something unpleasant to make Xingxiu show her no respect at all. But to make an old woman faint from anger would be a disgrace to Xingxiu if word got out.
Xie Jingrun didn't want to bring it up again, and only said, "Although Grandmother is old, she can't take advantage of her age. Father, when you have time, please keep an eye on her and don't cause trouble. I can respect and be filial to her, but the premise is that she knows how to respect herself."
Emperor Zhaojing was speechless, coughed lightly, and changed the subject, asking, "By the way, I heard you brought Rong Qingqing into the palace?"
"Um."
“You are not yet married, this is inappropriate,” Emperor Zhaojing frowned.
"I have already sent her out of the palace," Xie Jingrun said dismissively.
Looking at his calm and fearless expression, Emperor Zhaojing asked, "When do you plan to appoint an empress?"
"One month later," Xie Jingrun said calmly.
"What?" Emperor Zhaojing was startled and stood up abruptly. "So fast?"
"It was you who urged me to establish an empress, and it was you who felt the time was too fast." Xie Jingrun frowned. "I have already given the Ministry of Rites an order that the marriage must be completed within a month."
Emperor Zhaojing sat back down awkwardly. Although he already knew who his empress would be, he couldn't help but ask, "Whom do you intend to make empress?"
“Rong Qingqing.” Xie Jingrun glanced at him.
Emperor Zhaojing showed an expression of "I knew it," but said nothing more, only saying, "I'll have Haifu come and help."
"Thank you, Father Emperor."
Xie Jingrun's expression softened slightly.
Emperor Zhaojing shook his head, his heart filled with endless emotions.
The son has now ascended the throne, and soon he will marry the empress, followed by offspring...
Thinking of this, Emperor Zhaojing felt joy. His anger at the Empress Dowager being driven to the brink of unconsciousness by her son vanished.
Thinking of something, he asked, "What about the candidates for the imperial concubines?"
"I will not take any concubines," Xie Jingrun resolutely refused.
Seeing his decisiveness, Emperor Zhaojing felt a mix of emotions. "But there's only one empress in the harem; there aren't enough people..."
"What's the point of having so many people? It's so noisy and disruptive," Xie Jingrun said with disgust.
Emperor Zhaojing: "..."
Seeing that her son had made up his mind, she didn't say anything more, only saying, "Whatever you say goes." In any case, he could take a concubine whenever he wanted in the future.
"By the way, if you are to marry Rong Qingqing, you must learn that you are going to meet Prince Su. All the proper formalities, including the three matchmakers and six betrothal gifts, are indispensable and should be given even greater attention," Emperor Zhaojing added.
"Your subject understands." Xie Jingrun nodded.
Prince Su's Mansion.
Returning to the Prince Su's mansion, which she had been away from for so long, Rong Qingqing felt completely relaxed and happy.
But she soon discovered that the palace was heavily guarded.
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