Without even waiting to return, Rong Qingqing quickly experienced Xie Jingrun's revenge.
When the waiter brought out the boiled live fish, Emperor Zhaojing couldn't resist the sight of the bright red, fragrant, and spicy fish in the large bowl. He picked up his chopsticks and was about to start eating when Xie Jingrun stopped him.
He took out a silver needle, tested it to make sure it wasn't poisonous, and then let him eat it.
"You're being too cautious. Nobody knows I'm eating here." Emperor Zhaojing muttered to himself, then ignored him, picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of fish, and began to eat.
He took just one bite, and his eyes lit up; he couldn't stop eating it.
Rong Qingqing was somewhat taken aback.
When she saw for the first time that the emperor ate spicy food, and even ate boiled live fish, which is something that can be eaten anywhere in modern times, she immediately felt that this emperor was quite down-to-earth.
As she was deep in thought, she suddenly saw Xie Jingrun using a spoon to scoop up a layer of dried chili peppers floating on top.
She hadn't paid much attention at first; those dried chilies were inedible anyway, and he was right to take them out.
But then she saw him put all the dried chilies he had scooped out into her bowl.
Rong Qingqing: "..."
"I remember your favorite food is chili peppers, so here you go. You have to eat it properly and not waste it," Xie Jingrun said, picking up chopsticks and placing them in her hand.
Judging by his tone alone, he seemed like a very gentle and considerate man. But upon closer inspection, however, his words were chilling, clearly containing a warning and threat.
The implication was that she couldn't leave a single bite; she had to eat it all, or face the consequences.
Especially the bowl piled high with bright red dried chilies, that sight was truly terrifying.
Rong Qingqing's scalp was about to explode. She gritted her teeth and said, "My lord is mistaken. I don't like spicy food." As she spoke, she pushed the bowl of chili peppers away a little.
Xie Jingrun glanced at her, then took the bowl back and placed it in front of her again. "I said you like it, so you like it. Don't refuse anymore. If you refuse again..." He suddenly leaned close to her ear and said in a low voice, "I'll chop you up!"
The man's aura, as cold as snow, suddenly swept over her, making Rong Qingqing pause for a moment. When she heard the warning in his words, she felt a chill run down her spine and immediately came back to her senses.
Xie Jingrun, that cruel guy, threatens her all the time; he's utterly despicable.
But he's a big boss, and she, a nobody, really can't afford to mess with him.
To avoid his even more frenzied retaliation afterward, she had no choice but to pick up her chopsticks, take a dried chili pepper, and bite into it.
Then, grinning, he said, "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Marquis. I won't stand on ceremony, let's eat."
Xie Jingrun was taken aback when he saw her pearly white teeth, and then frowned.
Isn't this woman too promiscuous?
Doesn't she know how to smile without showing her teeth? She really has no sense of restraint at all.
But those teeth...
He squinted slightly; his eyes were indeed very fair and cute, especially the two fangs peeking out from the corners of his mouth…
Upon realizing what he was thinking, Xie Jingrun's face instantly darkened.
Rong Qingqing was unaware of his abnormality and was struggling with the chili peppers in her bowl.
Although she can eat spicy food, eating chili peppers dry like this is just too much of a torture.
"My lord, if I die from the spiciness, you must find a place with good feng shui to bury me," she suddenly said.
Xie Jingrun frowned. Was this woman born in the year of the crow? Her words were so unpleasant to hear.
Soon, Rong Qingqing's lips were so spicy that they swelled up.
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