Seeing his strong reaction, Rong Qingqing was startled. Realizing what she had done, she corrected him, "Actually, it's not really a wedding ceremony. I didn't complete the formal ceremony with his father." She was a perfectly normal young woman, and it was hard for her to accept becoming a widow for no reason. She still wanted to get married someday, and at the very least, she'd have to keep a few male lovers. Being labeled a widow was just too inconvenient.
Emperor Zhaojing frowned. "But in the eyes of the world, you are already considered Xie Tianlin's widow." With that, he sat back down with some regret.
What a pity! Such a beautiful girl is actually the widow of that dead devil Xie Tianlin. He originally wanted to betroth her to Xingxiu.
Now it seems that this approach is not feasible.
Rong Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he had finally given up on the idea of pairing her up with Xie Jingrun.
Fine, whatever he says goes. It's better than him randomly pairing people up.
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now," Rong Qingqing said.
Since he didn't reveal his identity, she decided to pretend she didn't know.
Just as Emperor Zhaojing was about to speak, Xie Jingrun walked in.
Upon seeing him enter, Emperor Zhaojing pointed at Rong Qingqing and said with displeasure, "Why didn't you tell me she was your stepmother?"
Xie Jingrun glanced at Rong Qingqing, his brows furrowing. "She isn't."
"Why not?" Emperor Zhaojing frowned as well.
Rong Qingqing secretly glanced at the two of them.
In fact, Xie Jingrun's features did not resemble Emperor Zhaojing's very much. Although Emperor Zhaojing was middle-aged and still handsome, Xie Jingrun's features were more refined. She guessed that his appearance was probably inherited from his birth mother.
However, the way the two of them frowned at the same time did look somewhat similar.
“She and my father hadn’t finished their wedding ceremony when my father passed away, so it doesn’t count,” Xie Jingrun explained patiently.
Rong Qingqing thought to herself, if the person in front of her were not the emperor, Xie Jingrun probably would not have paid any attention to her.
“But once she entered the gates of the Marquis of Weiyuan’s mansion, in the eyes of the world, she was your father’s widow.” Emperor Zhaojing insisted on his opinion.
Xie Jingrun glanced at him. "So what if it is?"
“Of course…” Emperor Zhaojing choked for a moment, then gave up halfway through his sentence, waving his hand and saying, “Never mind.”
"Please have a seat, gentlemen. I shall take my leave now," Rong Qingqing said hastily, not wanting to get involved in the conversation between the father and son.
"No rush, no rush, please sit down." Emperor Zhaojing pressed his hand down, gesturing for her to sit.
Rong Qingqing glanced at Xie Jingrun, signaling with her eyes for him to say a few words for her so she could get away.
But that guy, whether he genuinely didn't see it or was selectively blind, ignored her plea for help.
Emperor Zhaojing sighed and said, "I asked you to stay for no other reason than that Xingxiu is a very dull boy. He doesn't talk to me at all, and it's really suffocating to be in the same room with him."
There was even a hint of grievance in his tone.
Rong Qingqing glanced at Xie Jingrun's expression.
Emperor Zhaojing really treated him differently; I believe he himself was aware of it.
No wonder that when she was about to be forced to commit suicide, she spoke to him in desperation, but he never followed up on what she said.
He probably already guessed who his biological father was after hearing what he said, so he didn't bring it up again.
After all, Emperor Zhaojing's attitude towards him was far too suspicious.
Even if you favor a minister, you couldn't do what he did.
However, he must have been more discreet in public, otherwise how come the Empress didn't notice Xie Jingrun's daily comings and goings in the court?
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