After the letter was delivered, Ren Yaoqi waited for news in the villa, but she waited from morning to afternoon, and until dark, there was still no news from the Yanbei Palace. Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but become more worried.
"Miss, it's too rainy outside. You'd better go back to the house and be careful not to catch a cold." Sang Zhen put a thick quilted crimson cloak on Ren Yaoqi's shoulders and advised softly.
Ren Yaoqi always felt stuffy in the room. After practicing sword, he stood outside on the corridor for a long time. He didn't feel it before, but now he hadn't moved for a long time. After hearing what Sang Zhen said, he felt a little cold, so he nodded.
At this time, a sound of flapping wings came from the branches of an old locust tree in the yard. The old woman in the yard said in surprise: "Huh? Why is there a crow? This is really unlucky."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but frown.
Sang Zhen noticed this and scolded the old woman, "What nonsense are you talking about? It's not a rare bird. You can still see one or two in the middle of winter. What a fuss!"
The old woman knew that it was taboo in the mansion to say unlucky words in front of the master, so she quickly slapped her lips and said with a smile, "My lady, please forgive me. I was just being rude and talking nonsense. Please don't mind it."
Although Ren Yaoqi didn't say anything, the uneasiness in his heart became more and more obvious.
Early the next morning, Ren Yaoqi asked her subordinates to prepare the carriage, as she was planning to go to the Yanbei Palace to visit the princess.
For some reason, she always felt a little uneasy. Although she knew that Princess Yanbei might not have the time to meet her at this time, she still wanted to go and see her. She herself didn't even know where this uneasiness came from.
Was it because he was worried about the situation in Ningxia, worried that the Zeng family would come to Yanbei, worried that the Ren family would collude with Fang Yacun and his own family would be implicated, or was it simply because he was worried about Xiao Jingxi's safety at the moment?
As soon as she entered the Prince of Yanbei's Mansion, Ren Yaoqi felt something was wrong. She couldn't tell what was wrong at the moment, but it seemed that even the faces of the maids and servants walking on the street had become solemn.
When Ren Yaoqi arrived at Jiuyang Palace, she did not see Princess Yanbei. It was Nanny Xin who received her.
Nanny Xin invited Ren Yaoqi to sit down and had the maid serve her tea. She smiled and said, "Miss Ren Fifth, please sit down for a moment. The princess just went to visit the old princess. I sent someone to announce your arrival."
Nanny Xin has been very friendly to Ren Yaoqi since she witnessed her saving Madam Xu last time. In addition to Ren Yaoqi's relationship with Xiao Jinglin, every time Ren Yaoqi came to the Yanbei Palace, she would instruct her subordinates to greet her well.
Ren Yaoqi said hurriedly, "I don't have anything important to do. I came to the palace today to pay my respects to the princess. If the princess has something else to do, it's better not to disturb her."
Nanny Xin said, "The old princess is ill. The doctor is taking her pulse, and the princess has gone to watch over her."
"Is the old princess okay?" Ren Yaoqi asked with just the right amount of concern.
Nanny Xin sighed, "It's all because of General Wu. Madam Wu is still young."
Wu Xiaohe died suddenly, and Xiao Wei became a widow, a childless widow at that. No wonder the old princess fell ill due to anxiety.
However, Ren Yaoqi felt that there was a hint of worry in Nanny Xin's eyes. However, judging from the relationship between the princess and the old princess, Nanny Xin might not be worried about the situation of Xiao Wei and her daughter.
Could something else have happened?
Ren Yaoqi sat in the side hall of the Jiuyang Palace for a while. She talked with Nanny Xin for a while and accidentally found out that Xiao Jingxi had not returned yet.
The princess had not returned yet, and Ren Yaoqi did not want to stay there for too long. After drinking a cup of tea, he decided to say goodbye and leave.
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