Miss Zhao said softly, "Ningshuang, why don't you let Miss Ren sit down first? Miss Ren, come and sit with me."
At this time, the princess spoke: "Yaoqi, come and sit with me, Jinglin, you go sit with Miss Zhao."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinglin stood up and gave up his seat next to the princess without saying a word.
Miss Yan saw the slight change in her expression, but she quickly smiled again and took a sip of the tea beside her. Miss Zhao didn't say anything.
Ren Yaoqi did not refuse and sat down next to the princess as usual, making it look natural to outsiders as if he was sitting there anytime.
The princess waited for Ren Yaoqi to sit down before instructing her, "Miss Yan and Miss Zhao are our guests from Yanbei. They are about your age. I'm sure you'll be able to chat with them. From now on, you and Jinglin will entertain them well for me."
Ren Yaoqi responded obediently, "Yes."
The princess sat in the hall for a while longer, talking to them for a while, until Nanny Xin came over and seemed to have something that needed the princess's attention. The princess then said to Ren Yaoqi, "You and Jinglin should accompany Miss Yan and Miss Zhao to play. They have only just recovered from their illness, so have the servants take good care of them."
Ren Yaoqi agreed again, and then the few of them said goodbye to the princess and left the Jiuyang Palace together.
Yan Ningshuang was with Miss Zhao, Ren Yaoqi was with Xiao Jinglin, and the four of them walked side by side. No one spoke for a while.
Xiao Jinglin never spoke in front of outsiders. Miss Zhao seemed to be a quiet person. Yan Ningshuang didn't know why she didn't speak either. It was Ren Yaoqi who asked, "Do you want to go to the garden or sit in Jinglin's Showa Hall?"
Zhao Yingqiu smiled slightly: "It's all right."
Yan Ningshuang glanced at Miss Zhao and smiled. "Why don't we go for a walk? This is our first time at the Yanbei Palace. Yingqiu, you can talk to Sister Ying'e about this when you get back. Although she's the Crown Prince's Consort, she's never been to Yanbei before."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but glance at Miss Zhao. From what Yan Ningshuang said, it seemed that this Zhao Yingqiu had some relationship with the Crown Prince's Consort.
Zhao Yingqiu met Ren Yaoqi's gaze and explained with a smile, "Crown Princess Zhao Ying'e is my cousin. My father and Sister Ying'e's father are brothers."
Ren Yaoqi immediately understood.
Crown Princess Zhao Ying'e is the daughter of Princess Chang'an and Beichang Marquis Zhao Cheng. Zhao Cheng is the eldest son of the old Beichang Marquis. He inherited the title after the old Beichang Marquis's death. The old Beichang Marquis's second son is a Yinguan. Zhao Yingqiu's father should be the old Beichang Marquis's second son.
No wonder there were ten ladies visiting Yanbei, yet the princess summoned only two of them today. Yan Ningshuang was still okay, after all, she was from the Empress Dowager's family, but I hadn't expected this Miss Zhao to be a relative of the Yanbei Palace.
Xiao Jinglin was still quiet and unsociable today, so Ren Yaoqi took the initiative to greet them: "How is the Crown Princess?"
It was Yan Ningshuang who answered her: "I went into the palace once before I came here. Sister Ying'e... seems to be much better now, but her energy is still weaker than before."
Zhao Yingqiu smiled bitterly and said, "She and the prince are deeply in love, but the prince...if my sister hadn't been pregnant, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold on."
The atmosphere was a little sad for a moment, and Zhao Yingqiu looked worried and depressed.
Ren Yaoqi was just about to take Yan Ningshuang and Zhao Yingqiu for a walk in the garden to see the flowers and plants when he saw a few people approaching.
"Princess, ladies, the old princess invites you." The person walked up to them and spoke.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jinglin.
Xiao Jinglin asked, "Didn't the old princess say she was unwell before?"
The person who came said, "After eating, the old princess has felt better. I heard that two young ladies from the capital have come to the palace. The old princess asked me to invite the two young ladies to Shou'an Palace for a visit."
Xiao Jinglin paused and could only say, "I'll take them to Shou'an Palace to see the old princess. Yaoqi, you go back and tell my mother." Xiao Jinglin was afraid that Ren Yaoqi would be bullied in front of the old princess, so he thought of sending her to the princess.
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