Seeing her cousin's intimacy and doting on Rong Qingqing, Hua Yin's jealousy was almost overflowing. She lowered her eyes and twisted the handkerchief in her hand in a fit of rage.
Rong Qingqing knew that Xie Jingrun had deliberately done these things in front of everyone, but she was still a little uncomfortable with such intimacy in front of outsiders. Her face flushed slightly, she glared at him, broke free from his hand, and said with a calm expression, "Your Majesty, I was not being lazy. The Empress Dowager sent someone to invite me here. I was planning to go back in a little while anyway."
She was completely unaware that her explanation contained a hint of coquetry.
Xie Jingrun's heart fluttered at her gaze, his eyes filled with doting affection. He forcefully pulled her hand back and turned to the Empress Dowager, saying, "The Empress is new to the palace, and there may be some areas where she falls short. If there are any improprieties, I hope Grandmother will not hold it against her. I will take her back to train her first. Once she has learned all the rules, she can come back to accompany you. Since there is nothing else, then your grandson will take the Empress's leave!"
Watching the Emperor and Empress walk away, the Empress Dowager and the others took a long time to come back to their senses.
Hua Yin bit her lip and glanced at the Empress Dowager's expression. Although her cousin's words were spoken softly, they were still forceful, leaving the Empress Dowager speechless.
Thinking of this, she frowned.
Judging from this situation, the Empress Dowager has no real power.
Madam Hua shared the same thought and couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
The Empress Dowager's expression was very unpleasant at this moment.
Although the emperor did not directly embarrass her today, and his tone of voice could be described as respectful, he still left her with no room to speak.
What does it mean that Rong Qingqing has many shortcomings since she first entered the palace, and that he will take her back and train her before letting her come back to accompany him?
While ostensibly belittling Rong Qingqing, the real purpose was to cut off her future opportunities to summon her to Shouning Palace under some pretext. Even if she did manage to summon Rong Qingqing to Shouning Palace, she couldn't punish her because Rong Qingqing didn't understand the rules.
Her grandson is really something else; he completely silenced her, leaving her speechless with anger.
For a moment, the Empress Dowager's face was very gloomy. When she saw Madam Hua and Hua Yin, she became somewhat annoyed. She waved her hand and said wearily, "I'm tired. You may leave the palace first."
Madam Hua stood up in disappointment. "Then I'll take my leave."
The grandfather and grandson left Shouning Palace.
On the other side, Xie Jingrun, holding Rong Qingqing's hand, left Shouning Palace and went directly to the Imperial Garden.
Xiao Tao wisely went back to Yu Xian Palace first.
After walking for a while, Rong Qingqing shook Xie Jingrun's hand and asked, "Why did you suddenly come here?"
Xie Jingrun touched her face. "When I returned to Yuxian Palace, Xingchun told me you had come to Shouning Palace. I was worried that the old woman would make things difficult for you, so I went straight there." After saying that, he looked her up and down. "Did you encounter anything bad?"
Rong Qingqing felt a warmth in her heart. In fact, she could have left Shouning Palace unscathed even without his presence, but she was still very happy to have a husband who cared so much for her.
She couldn't help but chuckle when she heard him address the Empress Dowager as "old woman."
She blinked and nodded. "Yes."
Xie Jingrun frowned and said in a deep voice, "What, what did the old woman do to you?"
Rong Qingqing looked at him with some complicated feelings. "She called me over today because she wants to add more people to your harem."
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