Outsiders had no way of finding out what the princess discussed with the owner of the house, but the owner of the house was known to everyone in the entire Yunyang City, because this was the residence of the deposed King Xian, Li Gan.

The deposed Prince Xian had been in Yanbei for over a decade. However, he had always maintained aloof relations with the Yanbei Palace. No one from the Xian Palace had ever visited the Yanbei Palace, and no one in power there had ever set foot in the deposed Prince Xian's compound. Yet, this time, the Princess of Yanbei had come openly to visit. The significance of this was undeniable.

Princess Yanbei didn't stay long at Prince Feixian's mansion. She only stayed there for about a quarter of an hour before leaving in her carriage.

The carriages she brought also drove out from the back door one after another and slowly left with the princess.

Princess Yanbei's first visit to Prince Xian's Mansion at this time sparked a lot of speculation, and there were many different opinions on the various speculations. Anyway, everyone felt that every move of these high-ranking people had deep meanings, and the princess's visit must be no simple matter.

Ren Yaoqi naturally learned the news quickly, and she was a little surprised, but she guessed it might be related to Xiao Jinglin's coming-of-age banquet. However, she knew that many eyes were watching her maternal grandfather's every move at this time, so she didn't send anyone to find Li to inquire about the reason. After all, she would know everything soon.

On the second day, the day of Xiao Jinglin's coming-of-age banquet, everyone finally found out why Princess Yanbei went to Baoping Hutong, and Princess Xian Rong was invited to be the main guest at Princess Xiao's coming-of-age banquet.

This result seemed to be expected. That's right, apart from this matter, what else did the princess have that required her to visit him so openly?

However, the fact that Rong Shi was to be the main guest seemed to be beyond everyone's expectations. Logically speaking, the candidate for the main guest should not only be highly respected but also have both good fortune and luck. However, although Rong Shi was once the prince's principal wife, she is now living in Yanbei as a criminal. Is it really appropriate to invite her to be the main guest?

Facing everyone's overt and covert suspicions, the princess explained lightly: This is God's will. The candidate was chosen by the palace's historian. Even the palace should follow God's will.

Everyone publicly expressed their understanding of the princess's statement, but privately, few believed it. Thinking back to the recent marriage between the Zeng and Wu families in Ningxia, everyone secretly wondered if the Yanbei Palace would also promote the deposed Prince Xian to antagonize the southern court.

However, everyone felt that it was unlikely that Prince Xian could truly turn things around. Even if the Yanbei Palace wanted to use Prince Xian's palace to oppose the imperial court, Prince Xian's family would be nothing more than pawns to be summoned and dismissed at will, just for show but without any real effect.

Although the old man of the Ren family was very surprised when he heard the news, he thought about it and decided to wait and see for the time being. He did not believe that the Prince Xian's Mansion could turn around overnight, otherwise what had he been doing all these years?

However, to be on the safe side, he sent his eldest son, Ren Shizhong, to Yunyang City to inquire with Ren Shimin about the situation. Unfortunately, Ren Shimin was clueless and his inquiries were in vain, so Ren Shizhong had to return empty-handed.