The madam, her clothes soaked with sweat, didn't even bother to wipe the sweat from her forehead. She quickly got up and said, "I'll go right away." With that, she stopped swaying her hips and hurriedly led the steward out.
Rong Qingqing let out a breath, put the token away again, and looked up to meet Xie Jingxuan and Feng Xin's suspicious gazes. She casually raised her hand to smooth her temple, "Why are you looking at me? Haven't you ever seen such a handsome young master like me before?"
Xie Jingxuan's lips twitched slightly.
Feng Xin couldn't wait to ask, "So Guo Li came to Chunyan Tower?"
Rong Qingqing nodded. "That's right. When you came into Chunyan Pavilion just now, didn't you hear everyone talking about her?"
Feng Xin frowned. "Isn't it good that she's fallen into prostitution? Why did you have to call her over?"
"I have to redeem her from her servitude," Rong Qingqing said with a sense of helplessness.
Upon hearing this, Feng Xin's face fell. "Why bother redeeming her? I think Chunyan Pavilion is a good match for her. She should stay here forever. Why do you want to spend money to redeem her? It's a waste of money."
Xie Jingxuan glanced at her and thought the princess was really naive.
Is Her Majesty the Empress trying to redeem someone from servitude? Didn't you see the madam didn't mention a single penny?
"But we can't just stand by and watch them walk into a fire pit," Rong Qingqing sighed, sounding quite helpless.
Feng Xin looked annoyed, but she knew her sister-in-law fairly well and knew she wouldn't do anything pointless, so she didn't say anything more.
When the madam went to Guo Li's room and told her that a distinguished guest was waiting for her in the private room, Guo Li's face lit up with joy. She thought it was Emperor Zhaojing who had arrived. Without the madam needing to say anything more, she couldn't wait to get up and follow her to the private room.
However, upon arriving at the private room and recognizing Rong Qingqing and the others, their expressions changed drastically, and they turned to run away.
But Rong Qingqing was prepared. She rushed over, grabbed her arm, and threw her back into the private room.
"It's been so long since we last met, why does Li'er want to run away as soon as she sees me?" She flirtatiously pinched Guo Li's chin like a seasoned lover.
Although the madam found Rong Qingqing's behavior somewhat strange, she was wary of the token in Rong Qingqing's hand, fearing that Rong Qingqing's background was not something she could afford to offend, so she didn't dare to cause any trouble and hurriedly retreated, closing the door behind her.
Guo Li calmed down at this moment. Looking at Rong Qingqing's exquisite face, she felt it was extremely irritating. She sneered, "This place is not for someone of the Empress's noble status. I advise you to leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, if everyone finds out that the Empress has visited Chunyan Pavilion, her reputation will be ruined, and she might even be impeached by the censor. In that case, the Empress will suffer a great loss."
"Are you threatening me?" Rong Qingqing raised an eyebrow, a half-smile on her face.
"I am but a humble servant, how could I dare to threaten Your Majesty? Your Majesty is overthinking it," Guo Li said humbly.
Rong Qingqing laughed, then suddenly reached out and scratched her face.
"I've always thought Miss Guo has a kind face, but I wonder if she's wearing a human skin on her face. Let me verify it."
Guo Li's expression changed drastically. She tried to dodge, but Rong Qingqing's movements were too fast, and she was grabbed painfully on the side of her face.
"Rong Qingqing, don't go too far!" She was both shocked and angry, and a little flustered.
Rong Qingqing paused, turned her head to glance at her, and said, "Guo Li, how dare you address me by my name?"
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