Since Ren Yaoying lost face in front of everyone a few years ago, she has not been seen for more than half a year. When she saw her again this time, Ren Yaoqi felt that Ren Yaoying was different from before.

When she came to pay her respects to Mrs. Li, Ren Yaoying kept her head down and her voice was much louder than before, making her look much more gentle. Aside from being a little taller, her face hadn't changed much; it was still fair and pretty.

In the past, her sworn enemy, Ren Yaoyu, would have been unstoppable in her mockery. However, Ren Yaoyu had been unlucky lately, looking listless wherever she went, and far less energetic than Ren Yaoying. Furthermore, Old Madam Ren had been in a bad mood the past few days. No one dared to stir up trouble at this time, so Ren Yaoying's reappearance didn't cause much of a stir.

The elders were playing mahjong in the flower hall of the East Mansion, while Ren Yaoqi and the Ren sisters were drinking tea and chatting in the side hall.

It's a rare day today when the sisters of the Ren family get together again, but the scene is not very lively.

Ren Yaoyu and Ren Yaoying sat apart, ignoring each other and saying nothing. Ren Yaohua, with her aloof personality, rarely spoke either. So, only Ren Yaoting, Ren Yaoyin, and Ren Yaoqi would occasionally speak.

Ren Yaoting was the first one who couldn't hold it in anymore and said to Ren Yaoqi, "Fifth sister, I'm going to change clothes. Do you want to come with me?" At the same time, he secretly winked at Ren Yaoqi.

Ren Yaoqi nodded, and the two of them walked out of the side hall together.

Passing by the flower hall, Ren Yaoqi peeked inside. The two old ladies of the Ren family, along with the first and second wives, were playing mahjong at a table. Concubine Fang had brought a stool and sat behind Old Lady Ren, offering her advice. The eldest young mistress sat behind the first wife, observing. Fifth Wife Lin was not in the flower hall, leaving only the third wife sitting alone, drinking tea.

Ren Yaoqi has become accustomed to this situation. Her mother has never truly integrated into the Ren family's social circle in all these years since she married into the Ren family.

When Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaoting finished changing their clothes and came out, they saw Ren Yaoying coming too.

Ren Yaoying saw that the two of them were a little unnatural, nodded, and walked away quickly.

After Ren Yaoying entered the dressing room, Ren Yaoting burst out laughing and whispered in Ren Yaoqi's ear, "I guess Ninth Sister feels uncomfortable when she hears the word 'changing clothes'. She didn't come when we came out and had to sneak around on her own."

Ren Yaoqi just smiled and changed the subject. However, she noticed that besides Ren Yaoying's maids, there was also Concubine Fang's maid Jin Ju. Ren Yaoying was still frightened by the last incident.

When the two of them were about to reach the corridor next to the flower hall, Ren Yaoqi called out to Ren Yaoting: "It's a bit stuffy in there, let's sit here for a while."

The east courtyard's grand banquet hall, used for banquets, had two corridors on either side, not side rooms, but rather long corridors. In front of it was a square courtyard, and behind it was a thick, green shrubbery. In winter, the hall would be very cold without the heating, but in summer, it was quite cool.

Ren Yaoting smiled and said, "I don't like going in and seeing them staring at each other. I think it's still early to leave, so I'll just sit for a while."

Ren Yaoting sat down on the green-painted railing of the corridor first, and Ren Yaoqi sat beside her.