Rong Qingqing watched the farce unfold and shook her head. Hearing Feng Xin's words, she put down the tea she was drinking and said coolly, "Isn't this all your fault for spoiling them? One is willing to hit, and the other is willing to be hit. I think you're enjoying it."
Feng Xin choked.
Rong Qingqing ignored her and looked at Shangguan Yanran with a knowing look, advising, "You shouldn't always read those unhealthy books. I think you're not young anymore, so why don't you hurry up and find a man to marry?"
Shangguan Yanran sat down awkwardly next to her, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "What are you talking about? When did I ever look at unhealthy picture books?"
Rong Qingqing smiled faintly, "Stop pretending. Do you think I don't know you? You look so innocent on the outside, but your head is full of that kind of filthy trash."
Shangguan Yanran: "..."
Feng Xin listlessly flipped through the remaining picture books in her hand, her mind still on the one Li Mu had taken. She couldn't help but lean closer to Shangguan Yanran and ask, "Is that picture book the legendary erotic picture book?"
"No," Shangguan Yanran denied seriously.
Feng Xin turned to Rong Qingqing, "But I clearly saw that the pictures in the album were of men and women who were not wearing clothes..."
"Don't ask me about this, I don't know." Rong Qingqing picked up her teacup again and took a sip.
Feng Xin pursed her lips in boredom and was about to walk away when she suddenly noticed a bruise on Rong Qingqing's neck and asked in a daze, "Sister-in-law, why is there a bruise on your neck?"
"Cough cough!" Rong Qingqing choked and almost spat out the tea in her mouth.
She subtly shifted her body slightly. "You're mistaken. Nothing like that happened."
Shangguan Yanran, the seasoned veteran, looked at her with a knowing smile and asked, "Were you favored again last night?"
Even though Rong Qingqing was already married, she couldn't help but blush when she heard such direct words. She said with a straight face, "Aren't you ashamed to say such things when you're an unmarried girl?"
"So it's true?" Shangguan Yanran wasn't embarrassed at all; instead, she clicked her tongue and said, "I never would have guessed that the Emperor, who seems so cold, would be so passionate in his boudoir."
Rong Qingqing: "..."
Feng Xin looked at the two of them blankly, then suddenly realized what Shangguan Yanran meant. Her eyes widened, "So, those bruises just now were left by the Emperor?"
Rong Qingqing: "..."
Fearing that the two might say something even more explicit, he quickly changed the subject, saying, "The guests have arrived. As the host, you should at least go out and greet them."
Feng Xin shrugged. "It doesn't matter. The housekeeper will take care of the arrangements. I'll just show my face when the banquet starts."
As soon as she finished speaking, the steward came in. "Princess, everyone has arrived. As you instructed, they have all been led to the garden."
"I understand, I'll be there in a bit." Feng Xin waved her hand.
The butler withdrew.
Feng Xin looked at Rong Qingqing and Shangguan Yanran, "Do you want to come over together? If you don't want to see them, I'll have the housekeeper make other arrangements. I'll go over for a bit and then come back to keep you company."
Rong Qingqing stood up and said, "No need. Now that we're here, there's no reason for us to hide here. Let's go to the garden together."
Shangguan Yanran was fine with whatever Rong Qingqing wanted to do, but seeing that Rong Qingqing was going to the garden, she naturally wanted to accompany her, so she stood up as well.
The three of them then went into the garden together.
At this moment, many noble ladies were sitting in the garden.
Upon seeing Rong Qingqing and Feng Xin approach, he quickly stopped talking, stood up, and bowed to them.
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