Seeing her agitated expression, the crowd naturally refrained from arguing with her.

She got more and more excited as she spoke: "I heard that a doctor from Guangrentang used to come and go from Qiying Pavilion, so it must be her."

"Young Master Xiao only paid her any attention because she was somewhat useful, but she's become arrogant and thinks she's something special. It's truly laughable..."

Shen Qiyin was unaware that someone was gossiping about her behind her back. At this moment, she was sitting in a carriage, preparing to go to Qiying Pavilion to change Qianxing's bandages and also to retrieve the flute that Xiao Yan had promised her.

To her surprise, when the carriage stopped and she got out, she was astonished to find it was the Shen family!

Xiao Yan, mounted on his horse, looked at her and said, "It's not too late to go to Qiying Pavilion later."

"……oh."

She didn't quite understand; wouldn't it be inconvenient for her to go with them now?

At this moment, Feng Liu said, "My master is worried that you will get tired."

As soon as he finished speaking, he received a sharp glare from Xiao Yan.

Feng Liu immediately shrank his neck and shut his mouth.

Shen Qiyin didn't think much of it and thanked Xiao Yan generously. Then she was about to take off her cloak and return it to him.

Unexpectedly, he stopped her.

"Put it on properly."

He said those two words, and then rode away.

Feng Liu chuckled and said, "My master is worried that you'll get cold."

After saying that, he also left in a cloud of dust.

Shen Qiyin gazed in the direction Xiao Yan rode away, recalling several major events that had occurred in the court in her previous life, and remained lost in thought for a long time.

After a long while, she patted Ren Dong on the shoulder and said to her, "Ren Dong, you must remember that sometimes, choices are more important than efforts."

“…Oh.” Honeysuckle nodded blankly.

Shen Xiyin: "Let's go."

After returning to the Begonia Courtyard, she took a comfortable hot bath and then rested.

When she woke up, Ren Dong told her that the old lady had sent someone to find her, but when she found out that she was asleep, she did not disturb her. She only left a message for her to go to Zhuijintang after she woke up.

Chen Xiyin smiled coolly.

When did her usually domineering grandmother become so easy to talk to?

It seems the news that the Marquis of Wu'an's residence had invited her to treat the Third Young Master Wei had already reached the manor, especially since she was wearing Xiao Yan's cloak and was personally escorted back by him...

All of this forced the old woman to reassess her usefulness.

After tidying herself up briefly, Shen Qiyin went to Zhuijin Hall, and even wore the pearl hairpin that Shen Yaozu had given her.

As soon as she entered the room, Aunt Zhou said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, Second Miss has finally arrived. The old lady and master have been waiting for you for quite some time."