Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing, who was eating fish slices, choked suddenly. Her face turned red, and she clutched her neck, looking pained, with tears welling up in her eyes.
Xie Jingrun was startled and stood up abruptly. However, before he could make any move, Shangguan Yanran on the other side had already helped Rong Qingqing up and said apologetically to Emperor Zhaojing, "Your Majesty, Qingqing may have a fishbone stuck in her throat. I will take her out to see a doctor first."
Emperor Zhaojing was also frightened by Rong Qingqing's appearance. He waved his hand and said, "Go, go, quickly find a doctor to take a look."
Shangguan Yanran then helped Rong Qingqing out.
However, as he was leaving, he saw Xie Jingrun take a step forward, his face, which was dark and unreadable, showing a hint of worry.
Shangguan Yanran raised an eyebrow and quickly walked away with Rong Qingqing in her arms.
After leaving the private room, Shangguan Yanran was about to help Rong Qingqing downstairs.
Rong Qingqing pointed upstairs, indicating that she should go upstairs.
The two then went upstairs together.
Upon reaching the third floor, Rong Qingqing plopped down in a chair, her face no longer showing any of the pain she had just endured.
Shangguan Yanran was not surprised at all, and sat down beside her, saying meaningfully, "Your fishbone got stuck at just the right time."
Rong Qingqing said with a conflicted expression, "If I don't do this, the Emperor will force me to make a statement. I think the Emperor is also angry with Xie Jingrun, and he actually said such things. If I don't say it well, Xie Jingrun will definitely cause trouble for me when I get back. Besides, I'm helping you too. The Emperor wants to betroth you to Xie Jingrun. If the Emperor really has that intention, neither of you can disobey him, and Xie Jingrun can't disobey the imperial decree either."
Shangguan Yanran sighed, "If I had known I would meet the Emperor today, I wouldn't have come. I haven't even had my food yet, and I almost got betrothed to Xie Jingrun by the Emperor."
Rong Qingqing paused for a moment, then joked, "Actually, Xie Jingrun isn't bad either, he just has a bad temper."
Shangguan Yanran raised an eyebrow. "I seem to remember someone telling me that Xie Jingrun, though handsome, was extremely ruthless. How come I think he's not so bad now?"
Rong Qingqing choked for a moment, "He is ruthless, but he is also good-looking. He's pleasing to the eye."
"Come on, 'pleasing to the eye'? He wouldn't even bother looking at me, he clearly doesn't like me." Shangguan Yanran waved her hand. "However, when we came out, I saw that Xie Jingrun was very worried about you." At this point, she became a little excited, "You really didn't have anything happen between you two?"
Rong Qingqing was taken aback. "Of course not."
Shangguan Yanran didn't believe it and instead began to analyze, "From the moment we met at the restaurant entrance, he ignored you, but then he bumped into you, causing you to get splashed with tea. Don't you think his series of actions are very unusual? The way he bumped into you seemed intentional, as if he wanted to get your attention. And when he saw you choking on a fishbone, he acted so worried... To me, Xie Jingrun seems to like you."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing paused for a moment, but remained calm and composed. "You're overthinking it. How could he possibly like me? He just doesn't like me and is deliberately picking on me."
"Then why does he only dislike you? Someone like Xie Jingrun shouldn't go so far as to make things difficult for a woman, right? Something's definitely up, so I'm pretty sure he likes you," Shangguan Yanran said sharply.
Rong Qingqing's lips twitched slightly. "Have you been reading too many storybooks?"
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