Ren Yaoqi smiled when he heard this, sat next to Ren Shijia and teased Cen Ge'er, no longer talking about Liu's affairs.
In the afternoon, Ren Yaoqi went to the Yanbei Palace as agreed.
When Xiao Jinglin saw Ren Yaoqi, he said, "I thought you wouldn't come today either."
Ren Yaoqi smiled and walked forward to take Xiao Jinglin's arm, following her to the Princess's Nine Suns Palace. He whispered in her ear, "Of course you have to come, otherwise the princess will be lazy while playing the piano again. And thank you for your help yesterday."
Yesterday, Madam Fang and Ren Yaoying did not go to the Su family but came to the Yanbei Palace because Ren Yaoqi sent a letter to Xiao Jinglin, asking her to help.
Xiao Jinglin shook his head and didn't care. He just said, "I'm not lazy. My teacher said that my piano skills have improved a lot, and they are improving by leaps and bounds!" Xiao Jinglin looked serious.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at her playfully and said, "That's perfect. I haven't heard you play the piano for a day. Let's see if there's a huge difference."
The two were chatting and laughing as they walked towards the Jiuyang Palace, but they were stopped by a maid halfway. Xiao Jinglin frowned when he looked at the maid.
"Princess, the old princess asks you to go to Shou'an Palace."
"Grandma, did you tell me what you wanted to see me about?" Xiao Jinglin returned to his expressionless look.
The maid bowed her head and said, "I don't know. The old princess just asked me to come and invite the princess."
Xiao Jinglin said no more, turned to Ren Yaoqi and said, "I'll be back soon. You go to the Jiuyang Palace and wait for me first."
Ren Yaoqi was about to agree, but the maid said, "The old princess asked Miss Ren to go with the princess."
Xiao Jinglin glanced at the maid, then looked at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi hurriedly smiled and said, "I haven't had the chance to meet the old princess. I'll go with the princess."
Xiao Jinglin didn't say anything else. He took Ren Yaoqi around the Jiuyang Palace and walked towards the Shou'an Palace.
When they were almost at Shou'an Hall, Xiao Jinglin whispered in Ren Yaoqi's ear, "When you meet my grandmother later, try to speak as little as possible to avoid making mistakes. If there are any questions that are difficult to answer, I will help you answer them."
When Ren Yaoqi heard this, a warm feeling rose in his heart, and he looked at Xiao Jinglin and nodded and smiled.
Xiao Jinglin squeezed Ren Yaoqi's hand and then let go.
The Shou'an Hall is smaller than the Jiuyang Hall, but still very grand and is also located on the central axis of the palace.
When Ren Yaoqi followed Xiao Jinglin in, there were already several people sitting in the hall.
The old princess sat at the head of the table, wearing a long-sleeved jacket with a mud-gold base and an endless swastika pattern embroidered with a pattern of birds paying homage to the phoenix. She exuded a majestic aura. Below her sat a middle-aged woman who bore a resemblance to her, wearing a resplendent scarlet jacket embroidered with ten patterns. Next to the old princess sat a young woman in a purple dress, Wu Yiyu, who had previously engaged in a violent brawl with Xiao Jinglin.
Ren Yaoqi followed Xiao Jinglin forward to pay their respects. The woman was the old princess' only daughter and the wife of Ningxia General Wu Xiaohe.
"I heard that Lin'er has been practicing the piano recently? How is it going?" Mrs. Wu looked at Xiao Jinglin and asked with a smile.
Xiao Jinglin said calmly: "I'm still practicing, and I can't play it well."
Madam Wu looked at the old princess and smiled: "I was just saying that I haven't seen Lin'er much since I came back for so long. I miss her so much."
The old princess glanced at Xiao Jinglin and said, "Don't mention that you haven't seen her many times. It's difficult for me to see her either. I have to ask her repeatedly every time."
Madam Wu laughed at the side, "Mother, you're joking. I think Lin'er is a filial child. Yiyu saw her at Madam Yun's the other day."
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jinglin and saw that she was standing there calmly, as if she didn't hear the sarcastic words.
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