Chapter 271 Uncomfortable
Imperial study.
A quarter of an hour had passed since the princess of Da Qi left. Rong Que sat there in a daze, expressionless, his mind full of what she had just said.
Minglu stood aside, feeling anxious, "Your Majesty, do you really want to..."
He knew Rong Que too well. Rong Que did not kick the princess of the Great Qi Kingdom out, but promised her that he would consider it. This matter was most likely settled.
Rong Que let out a breath, stood up, and his voice was filled with fatigue.
That day Su Qingqing fell ill in Zhending, and he had never felt so tired even when he rushed back to Beijing overnight to get medicine.
"Let's go back home."
No response to Minglu’s question just now.
Since he didn't say anything, Minglu didn't say anything more. After all, he was just a slave.
It was already late at night, and the bustling Kyoto had become silent. The sedan chair rumbled forward, and Rong Que parted the curtain to look out at the dark night.
In front of the main gate of the Zhen'an Palace, two large red lanterns were swaying in the wind with a halo of light. As soon as Rong Que's carriage entered the second gate, Minghe came to greet him, "Your Majesty is finally back. The Queen has been waiting for you. Jixiang refused to sleep despite several persuasions. The Queen just urged me to go to the palace to see what was going on."
Rong Que's movement to get out of the car faltered.
He suddenly felt a little afraid to see Su Qingqing.
He responded in a low voice with a tense tone and walked towards the main room.
As soon as he walked away, Minghe immediately grabbed Minglu's sleeve. Minghe, who was usually taciturn, glared at Minglu with fire in his eyes.
Minglu understood what he meant and asked him what was wrong.
Minglu's heart was in a mess, and in the end he just shook his head.
He also didn't know how His Highness would eventually bring up this matter.
"Rong Que!"
Suddenly, a ferocious roar broke out from the silent palace courtyard, breaking the deathly silence.
Su Heng stood under a tree not far away with his eyes wide open. With a roar, he walked towards this side step by step.
"You want to marry the princess of Da Qi?"
Su Heng asked him directly.
Rong Que was stunned, and suddenly turned back to look at Ming Lu. Ming Lu could clearly see the murderous intent in Rong Que's eyes, and was so shocked that he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "The slave didn't say anything."
Minghe immediately understood what Minglu meant and said, "Your Majesty, please be aware that the news that the princess of Daqi is planning to marry has spread all over the streets and alleys since early this morning."
Rong Que was stunned for a moment.
Spread everywhere?
Who spread it?
The envoy of Da Qi?
Or are they courtiers of this dynasty?
How did it get spread!
He hesitated and struggled all the way and couldn't think of how to bring up this matter with Su Qingqing. Now she was telling him that the matter he was worried about had been spread everywhere?
Panic surged in his heart, and Rong Que ran towards the main room like a drowning man.
What would Su Qingqing think? How would she react? Would she misunderstand him...
Countless thoughts rushed into my mind frantically.
But as soon as he took a step forward, he was grabbed by someone.
Su Heng was not as tall as Rong Que, nor was his kung fu as good as Rong Que's, but he was extremely angry at the moment. He grabbed Rong Que's shoulders, and the moment Rong Que shook him off, Su Heng said viciously: "Why are you feeling guilty!"
Rong Que was stunned.
Is he guilty?
"Why should I feel guilty! Let go!" Rong Que pushed Su Heng away.
Su Heng was thrown off by him, glaring at him, pointing his index finger at Rong Que, "I warn you, don't bully her, otherwise, I will definitely take her away!"
Su Heng is not Su Qingqing's biological brother.
But Su Qingqing was willing to sacrifice her life to save Su Heng.
Rong Que remembered clearly the look on Su Qingqing's face when she resolutely went to exchange for Su Heng.
Especially later he found out that Su Heng actually had inappropriate thoughts about Su Qingqing.
Rong Que's anger, which had been accumulating for a whole day, flared up at once, "You take her away? What right do you have to take her away! She is my woman, whether she lives or dies. You want to take her away? Ask yourself if you are worthy of her first!"
He threw a punch towards Su Heng.
Ming and Minglu were almost scared to death.
This is my brother-in-law.
Besides, isn’t it normal for Su Heng to be angry now?
If you do this, how will you be able to explain yourself later?
Without caring about who is superior or inferior, Minglu hugged Rongque. At the same time, Minghe also hugged Su Heng and took Su Heng away with great effort. "Let your majesty and the queen talk things out first. There may be misunderstandings. Please calm down. Calm down. Our majesty will never let the queen down."
Maybe it was Minglu's hug that made Rongque sober, or maybe it was...
"What?"
A clear voice suddenly came from the gate, and Rong Que turned around to look as if he was struck by lightning.
Su Qingqing stood by the door frame for an unknown amount of time. Rong Que opened his eyes wide and began to think about whether he had just said anything he shouldn't have said.
“My dear…”
He tried to move forward, but his feet seemed to be nailed down.
On the other hand, Su Qingqing, dressed in casual clothes, walked up to him in a friendly manner, took his hand, turned to Su Heng and said, "Why are you still awake at night? If you continue to make trouble, I will send you back. Go to bed quickly."
Su Heng wanted to say something else angrily, but after a moment of confrontation, his shoulders slumped in frustration, and he just said, "Don't suffer any loss." Then he turned and left.
As soon as he left, Su Qingqing pulled Rong Que and asked, "Are you still busy with court affairs? If not, why don't you go back to your room and rest?"
The tone was gentle, like coaxing a child.
Rong Que's uneasy heart settled down. He took the initiative and took Su Qingqing's hand, "Go back and rest."
Ming and Minglu both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Have you had dinner? I asked the kitchen to keep the soup warm. If you're hungry, why not have some?"
After entering the house, Su Qingqing took off her outer clothes and poured Rong Que a cup of hot tea.
Without her armor and sharp edge, she now looked like an ordinary woman, just a girl serving her husband.
Rong Que did not change his clothes. He was still wearing the court robe he wore at the coronation ceremony. He hugged Su Qingqing from behind, buried his head in the crook of Su Qingqing's neck, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, as if waiting for a verdict, "You know?"
Su Qingqing's fingers crossed in front of her trembled slightly.
After she heard the news, she thought of countless scenarios in which Rong Que would bring up this matter after he returned. Even though she had prepared herself mentally, she still felt a little panicked at this moment.
"Um."
After a moment of silence, Su Qingqing said.
Rong Que tightened his arms around her, "I don't want to marry her."
"I know."
"I……"
Su Qingqing patted Rong Que's arm and said, "Let's eat something first, okay? You didn't have dinner last night, right? There is pigeon soup in the kitchen."
Rong Que buried his head in Su Qingqing's neck and rubbed it. Su Qingqing felt a little cold on her neck.
Is this person...crying?
Su Qingqing frowned and let Rong Que hold her without saying anything else.
After a long while, Rong Que suddenly spoke and told Su Qingqing what Princess Da Qi had said to him today.
To be honest, Su Qingqing felt very uncomfortable after listening to this.
It wasn't what Princess Da Qi said that made her feel uncomfortable, but the way Rong Que told her about it that made her feel uncomfortable.
