She had just hinted that Xiao Jingxi's Wu family was in collusion with the Su family, and that this invasion by the Dangxiang people might be related to the Su family.
Ren Yaoqi knew she was taking a risk, as such matters were not something a woman could have a say in. However, she had to rely on Xiao Jingxi's power to suppress Zeng Yu, who might enter Ningxia and collude with the Su family in the future.
Xiao Jinglin came back shortly after Ren Yaoqi returned to Jiuyang Palace. Xiao Jinglin did not mention much about Xiao Wei leaving her behind, but she was as serious as usual when practicing the piano.
Because the princess recently asked Xiao Jinglin to learn some household chores from the housekeeper beside her, it was still early for Ren Yaoqi to leave the Yanbei Palace, and she declined Xiao Jinglin's offer to send her out in order to avoid being idle.
After coming out of the Jiuyang Palace, Ren Yaoqi happened to bump into a group of people.
Wu Yiyu hurried out from another path with a few maids and servants, and it seemed that they were also going to the outer hall. When Ren Yaoqi saw her, he stopped and let her go first.
Wu Yiyu paused when she walked past her, and looked at her with a somewhat condescending look. Ren Yaoqi smiled and stood aside with her head down.
Wu Yiyu snorted coldly and walked away arrogantly, as if he had something urgent to do and had no time to embarrass her.
Ren Yaoqi didn't care about her attitude. He deliberately slowed down his pace and waited until she was a little further away before following her out.
When he reached the place where the carriage was parked, Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but pause.
She saw Wu Yiyu not far ahead, and standing with Wu Yiyu were the two brothers of the Yun family, Yun Wenting and Yun Wenfang.
Ren Yaoqi hadn't seen Yun Wenfang for some time. Yun Wenfang had sent someone to deliver something to her a while ago, but before they could even reach her, the cautious Xiang Qin turned them away. Xiang Qin, known as the most important maidservant to the ladies, always remembered her mistress's purpose in sending her to the Fifth Young Lady and was extremely conscientious. Ren Yaoqi played along, pretending she knew nothing, and didn't ask what the delivery was.
Ren Yaoqi thought about it and decided to pretend that she didn't see anyone and wanted to get on the carriage. Unexpectedly, Yun Wenfang had already noticed her and said before she got on the carriage: "Miss Ren Wu, please stay."
Ren Yaoqi sighed, and suddenly missed the maid Xiangqin. Xiangqin went to the Ren family's villa to take care of Ren Yaohua.
Yun Wenfang walked over while talking. He had practiced martial arts, so his steps were very fast. It was impossible for Ren Yaoqi to pretend not to hear.
Finally, he could only let go of the maid's hand. He knelt and saluted: "Greetings, Master Yun."
Yun Wenfang looked her over for a few seconds, then curved his lips into a smile, his tone however holding a hint of coldness: "If I don't call you, are you going to pretend you didn't see it?"
Ren Yaoqi lowered his head and said, "Mr. Yun, you are too kind."
Yun Wenfang slowly took two steps forward, only one step away from Ren Yaoqi. Ren Yaoqi subconsciously wanted to retreat, but Yun Wenfang saw her move and sneered, "Try to retreat!"
Ren Yaoqi weighed the situation, thinking about Yun Wenfang's temper, and finally forced herself not to retreat. She simply turned sideways so that she and Yun Wenfang were no longer face to face. She turned her sideways to her, so that others would not see their appearance and feel ambiguous.
Yun Wenfang glanced at her and snorted softly, "Why don't you accept the painting I gave you?"
Only then did Ren Yaoqi realize that what Yun Wenfang had given her last time was a painting.
"That's Wu Qinghong's original work that I had someone find with great difficulty. Don't you like his paintings very much?" Yun Wenfang became angry as he spoke.
When had Young Master Yun ever deliberately lowered himself to please others? Ren Yaoqi was the first one.
Young Master Yun wasn't used to this kind of thing, and he had never bothered to do it before. But the last time he went out for drinks with his brother, he heard a few older boys at the next table say that women need to be coaxed. You have to cater to their preferences and give them gifts.
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