Rong Qingqing's heart trembled. Thinking of the original owner's fate in the original book, she swallowed hard and dared not utter a sound.
Xie Jingrun is a ruthless and bloodthirsty devil. Her recent lapse in vigilance almost made her forget that he is not someone to be trifled with.
Seeing that she remained silent, Xie Jingrun said with dissatisfaction, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
Rong Qingqing's face turned deathly pale. "What else do you think I can say, Lord Marquis?"
Xie Jingrun's gaze lingered on her pale face for a moment. He thought to himself that his tone might have been a bit too harsh and frightened her, so he softened his tone. "You'd better remember my words and stay away from Feng Mo. Otherwise, not only me, but the Empress will not let you off the hook. She doesn't like you. If she finds out that you are getting too close to Feng Mo, she might come after you."
Rong Qingqing secretly pursed her lips, as if she were speaking for her own good.
but……
Rong Shiqing had previously hinted at what Xie Jingrun said.
Was the Empress's dislike and aversion towards her truly solely due to the Empress Dowager?
"Thank you for reminding me, Lord Marquis. I understand."
"Hmm." Xie Jingrun was somewhat satisfied when he saw that she had taken his words to heart. "Let's go."
Rong Qingqing followed behind him.
After thinking for a moment, she suddenly broke the silence, "My lord, is the autumn hunt about to begin?"
Xie Jingrun glanced at her sideways. "How did you know?"
Rong Qingqing's eyes darted around. "I heard it from Yanran."
"Shangguan Yanran?" Xie Jingrun frowned. "When did you become so close to her?"
Rong Qingqing blurted out, "Don't worry about this, my lord..." But when she met his dangerous gaze, she quickly changed her words, "She ordered two dresses from my shop. We got to know each other after that, and now we're friends. I just came from the Prime Minister's residence."
Xie Jingrun nodded. "Yes." After thinking for a moment, he added, "The date for the autumn hunt has been set. Is there a problem?"
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing quickly took two steps closer, smiling somewhat obsequiously, "My lord, I have never hunted before. Could you take me with you?"
Xie Jingrun gave her a scrutinizing look.
Rong Qingqing held her breath, afraid of giving anything away and arousing his suspicion.
She thought Xie Jingrun wouldn't agree, but to her surprise, he only hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement, "Okay."
So easy to talk to?
Rong Qingqing looked at him suspiciously.
The next moment, Xie Jingrun said, "Taking you along is no problem, but..."
"But what?" Rong Qingqing pressed.
“You have to be responsible for my three meals a day,” Xie Jingrun said matter-of-factly.
Rong Qingqing paused for a moment.
So this guy thinks she's his cook?
Can she refuse?
"Aren't there cooks? They're all better cooks than me."
"Once you've had something better, you don't want to settle for anything less," Xie Jingrun said, glancing at her.
Is this a compliment to her cooking skills?
Rong Qingqing was not happy at all.
Despite her dissatisfaction, if she wanted to go on the autumn hunt, she really needed Xie Jingrun to accompany her; otherwise, she wouldn't be qualified to go.
"I am deeply grateful that Your Excellency does not find my cooking skills too crude; I will do my utmost to improve them." She swallowed the blood welling up in her throat and said against her will.
Who was she going to the hunting grounds for? And this guy, he actually took the opportunity to make demands.
She really doesn't deserve it.
But considering that they were in the same boat, and that his well-being was her best chance, she could only swallow her dissatisfaction.
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