"I already told you I'll protect you, what are you afraid of?" Xie Jingrun said dismissively.
Rong Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "But I still think that having you lure them is the safest way, and it won't hurt everyone's harmony."
Hearing her bring up the old topic again, Xie Jingrun looked displeased. "I still have things to take care of in the Imperial Study. I'm going there." With that, he got up and left.
Rong Qingqing complained, "This guy is so stingy, he gets angry so easily."
She shook her head.
Just then, a melodious piano tune drifted over.
Rong Qingqing was wondering who was playing the zither in Yuxian Palace when Xiao Tao walked in.
"Who's playing the piano?" she asked.
“It’s that one.” Xiao Tao said with a strange look on her face.
"I didn't expect her to have such a refined interest even with a leg injury. Who is she trying to seduce?" Rong Qingqing sneered.
Xiao Tao stepped forward and said, "The Emperor heard it too, but he left without even stopping."
Rong Qingqing was not surprised at all by this.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor Emeritus has arrived." At this moment, Xingchun came in from outside and reported, "He went directly to his room."
Rong Qingqing was taken aback. She hadn't expected Emperor Zhaojing to care so much about Guo Li. Guo Li had just arrived at Yuxian Palace when he followed her there.
"I understand." After thinking for a moment, she got up and went out. "The Emperor Emeritus has arrived. Let's all go and serve him."
"Yes." Xiaotao and Xingchun quickly followed.
There was a pavilion outside the side room, where Emperor Zhaojing and Guo Li were sitting.
One played the zither, and the other listened.
The bright sunshine and gentle breeze outside made the person playing the zither in the pavilion appear even more stunningly beautiful.
Emperor Zhaojing sat to the side, watching intently.
Looking at the girl behind the zither table, her head slightly lowered, her slender fingers plucking the strings, Emperor Zhaojing was lost in thought, lost in memories.
The Consort Li of yesteryear was also such a beautiful woman, with extraordinary musical skills. Whenever she had free time, she would play the zither for herself. She also liked to sit in the pavilion. Her bowed head, even her every frown and smile, were very similar to Guo Li's...
Just as he was about to get up and walk over, a sudden voice came from behind him.
"I heard that Father Emperor is coming, so I brought some tea and snacks with me."
Emperor Zhaojing paused, then turned to look outside the pavilion.
Rong Qingqing led a group of people in carrying tea and snacks.
Guo Li frowned slightly, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly. This Rong Qingqing was really getting in the way.
If she hadn't suddenly come, she and the Emperor Emeritus would definitely have taken things a step further. At that time, she would have asked to stay by his side and accompany him, and he certainly wouldn't have refused her.
But Rong Qingqing came to cause trouble.
She pursed her lips, and with a "clang," the piano music abruptly stopped.
"Why has Your Highness come?" With that, she looked flustered, hopped out from behind the zither table on one leg, lifted her skirt, and was about to kneel before her, "Your Highness, please forgive Guo Li for not being able to greet you from afar..."
Rong Qingqing glanced at Xiao Tao and Xing Chun.
The two maids understood immediately and stepped forward, supporting Guo Li from both sides.
Seeing this, Emperor Zhaojing, who was about to go and help Guo Li, had no choice but to stop.
“Miss Guo, you are being too polite. I promised the Emperor Emeritus that I would take good care of you, but you still need to change your habit of kneeling at the drop of a hat. Although there are many rules in the palace, it is not as you imagine. Besides, you are injured. You must not do this again.” Rong Qingqing said gently, and instructed Xiao Tao and Xing Chun, “Quickly help Miss Guo to sit down, so as not to hurt her.”
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