Ren Yaoqi had mixed feelings about the Han family. However, she had met Mrs. Han before; she was known to be a very gentle and kind person. Ren Shijia and Ren Yaoqi agreed on a departure time for the next day before leaving.
The next morning, Ren Yaoqi and Ren Shijia set off for Baihe Town. Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin had previously agreed to meet at the Willow Pavilion outside Yunyang City. However, just as Ren Yaoqi's carriage had left the Yunyang City gate, something knocked against the side of the moving carriage. Sang Zhen parted the curtain a little and peeked outside. She exclaimed, "Miss, it's the princess. She's outside."
Upon hearing this, Ren Yaoqi lifted the car curtain and looked out. Sure enough, he saw Xiao Jinglin and Hongying standing in front of a big locust tree not far from the city gate. They were both wearing very ordinary clothes.
Ren Yaoqi shouted to stop the car, and then asked Sang Zhen to get out and talk to Ren Shijia who was walking ahead. Sang Zhen came back soon and said that Ren Shijia was waiting for her at the fork in the road three miles away.
Ren Yaoqi then separated his carriage from the Lin family's carriage team and drove towards the big locust tree where Xiao Jinglin was.
There were many carriages and vendors coming and going at the city gate. Xiao Jinglin didn't want to attract attention, so there were no people standing where he was, so Ren Yaoqi got off the carriage.
"Didn't you say to wait in the pavilion in front? When did you come?" Ren Yaoqi asked with a smile.
"I just got here not long ago." Xiao Jinglin walked over and said.
Ren Yaoqi looked at her, then at Hongying, and said with a deliberately disappointed look, "Didn't Silly Girl say she was coming to say goodbye to me? How come I didn't see her?"
Xiao Jinglin said, "Silly girl is still in the villa. I came back yesterday. Xiao Jingxi just returned to the city this morning and will bring Silly girl back with him."
Ren Yaoqi felt a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry to trouble you, Second Young Master." She was really just saying that.
Xiao Jinglin, however, looked expressionlessly at the side road leading to the hot spring villa and said, "Well, I should have expected him to be troublesome. If that silly girl gets on his carriage, she'll definitely be bathed several times by Tong He. I don't know how much hair she'll lose. We agreed to meet at the city gate at noon, but he hasn't even arrived yet!"
Hongying reminded quietly: "Princess, it's still a quarter of an hour before noon."
Xiao Jinglin looked at Hongying and frowned: "Really?"
Ren Yaoqi: “…”
Fortunately, Princess Xiao's complaints were still useful. At this moment, several carriages drove out on the road leading to the hot spring villa. There was the emblem of the Yanbei Palace on the carriages. Hongying immediately ran over.
Xiao Jinglin took this opportunity to talk to Ren Yaoqi: "My grandmother and aunt have been looking for Yun Wenfang everywhere. They almost surrounded the Yun family, but they haven't found him yet."
Ren Yaoqi wasn't surprised. The Yun family had been operating in Yanbei for so long, it wouldn't be easy for them to hide someone. But then Xiao Jinglin continued, "Be careful. Always have someone with you. Even when you're at the Ren family, you can't be alone."
Ren Yaoqi was stunned.
Xiao Jinglin asked Ren Yaoqi, "Did something happen at the Ren family's villa the night before?"
Ren Yaoqi then told Xiao Jinglin that Ren Yaoyin's hair had been shaved off.
Xiao Jinglin was silent for a moment, then said seriously, "I used to think Yun Wenfang was useless. Now it seems I was wrong. He can still be a qualified scout. At least he has the ability to infiltrate the enemy's inner courtyard, and maybe even bring back an enemy head."
Ren Yaoqi wanted to laugh, but held it back.
Xiao Jinglin glanced at Xiao Jingxi who was getting off the carriage, and then said, "But you don't have to worry too much. There are always people watching Yun Wenfang, he can't hurt you." The old princess and Xiao Wei couldn't find Yun Wenfang, but that didn't mean no one could find him.
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