Feng Qinghuang was depressed because of her master and Xiaoxue's departure that day. Although Rong Qi coaxed her that night, she was still unhappy for the next few days.

Feng Qingcang and Murong Wan also noticed this, so in the past few days, the couple did not stop Rong Qi from coming to their backyard to find Jiao Jiao every day.

They had secretly observed from outside the Luoyue Pavilion that Jiaojiao would become much happier every time Rong Qi came. They also learned the reason for their daughter's unhappiness, and felt guilty for a long time. They only learned the reason for their daughter's unhappiness from Rong Qi himself.

Actually, Rong Qi deliberately let them know, otherwise, given the noise they made, how could Rong Qi not know they were outside the door?

The reason we let them know is so that they will pay more attention to Jiao Jiao's emotions in the future. Simply spoiling her won't make up for Jiao Jiao's insecurity.

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Several days have passed, and Feng Qinghuang has returned to her usual carefree self.

This day was Feng Qinghuang's aunt's birthday. Feng Qinghuang's whole family, carrying gifts, rode in a carriage to the Murong residence.

Because Murong Fu was the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, some officials who were on good terms with him attended his wife Xiao Qingya's birthday celebration. Also present were Xiao Qingya's maternal family and the Feng Prince's family.

When Feng Qinghuang and her group arrived, almost everyone had already gathered. Upon seeing Prince Feng and his family, they quickly came over to greet them. Her uncle was also entertaining the officials who had come to the banquet.

Feng Qinghuang didn't want to deal with them, so she dragged her mother to the backyard to find her aunt.

When Feng Qinghuang entered the living room, she heard her aunt's hearty laughter. Feng Qinghuang smiled and called out loudly, "Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt, we're here."

Upon hearing her niece's voice, Xiao Qingya quickly came out to greet her.

"Huang'er and her sister are here, come in quickly."

After Xiao Qingya came out, she pulled Jiang Qinghuang and Murong Wan into the house, one on each side.

The women in the room saw the two of them and quickly stood up to greet them. Murong Wan raised her hand to signal them to stand up.

Everyone had taken their seats when suddenly a little girl of about ten years old rushed into Xiao Qingya's arms.

He held Xiao Qingya and kept calling out, "Auntie."

Xiao Qingya stroked her head with loving eyes and asked, "Where did our Yue'er go to play just now?"

Li Xiyue said, "I just went to see my father and mother. They brought a lot of things that my aunt likes to eat."

The moment Li Xiyue opened her mouth, it gave people the feeling that her family and Xiao Qingya had a very close relationship, one that was unmatched by ordinary people.

Although Xiao Qingya felt there was nothing wrong with what she said, something still felt off.

"Okay, thank you, cousin and cousin's wife."

Li Xiyue shook her head: "No need, no need. Father and Mother said that it's best if Aunt is happy."

She couldn't say that all of this was given to her by her father and mother, and that she was also to get to know the newly arrived Princess Consort Feng and the young princess, and to build a good relationship with them so that they would have a strong backer when their family came to the capital.

Li Xiyue: "Auntie, who was that pretty lady who just came in? I really like her. Auntie, can you take me to meet her?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingya was displeased. Her younger sister and Huang'er were people of noble status; how could she just become acquainted with them as she pleased?

I used to think this niece was well-behaved, but now it seems she's quite cunning.

Xiao Qingya pulled her out of her arms and made her stand up straight.

And she said in a low, serious voice, "Their status is extremely noble, and they will have no further interaction with you, so there's no need for you to get to know them. Tell your parents the same thing when you go back, okay?"

Xiao Qingya had already made it clear from the start that she wouldn't introduce her cousin's family to her sister and Huang'er. People's ambitions just keep growing.

Hearing her aunt's words, Li Xiyue felt a little resentful. So what if they got to know each other? Why couldn't they? So what if they were of noble status? If they weren't noble, they wouldn't want to get to know each other!

Hmph, if her aunt won't introduce her, she'll go and introduce her herself. She doesn't believe that the older sister from earlier will refuse her when she takes the initiative to talk to her.

Because the young girl hadn't lowered her voice, almost everyone in the living room with some cultivation level could hear what she just said. She was simply trying to appear innocent and harmless, wanting to get to know pretty older women, but those with a discerning eye knew what she really wanted.

Feng Qinghuang naturally heard it too, but she quite liked her aunt's approach. She wouldn't bring random people to meet them just because they had a good relationship. Otherwise, this kinship might become complicated.

Regarding the little girl's claim that she liked pretty older women, although she admitted that she was pretty, she didn't believe the little girl's words at all. She wasn't stupid; every word the little girl said had a hidden meaning.

If it's not that this little girl is too calculating, then it's a problem with her parents' upbringing. Those words just now could easily have shifted the focus of the discussion to them.

After all, it was just a little girl wanting to get to know a pretty older sister, but the pretty older sister didn't react at all when she heard these words.

If it were someone else, they might feel obligated to make the first move. But who is Feng Qinghuang? No one can force her to do what she doesn't want to do.