Ren Yaoqi knew that the "person who can take charge" that Concubine Fang mentioned was not referring to her. Given Concubine Fang's scheming, she was probably guessing that the person who imprisoned her was the power of the Yanbei Palace. She must be thinking of exchanging some secret for her freedom.
But Ren Yaoqi didn't want to make any deal with her, and there was nothing to trade between them. Ren Yaoqi just hoped that Aunt Fang would no longer affect the lives of her and her family in the future.
But Ren Yaoqi also knew that her opinion did not represent the opinion of the Yanbei Palace. What if Concubine Fang really had something that the Yanbei Palace wanted?
Even the Ren family could promote a concubine for the sake of their own interests, so why should she let the Yanbei Palace sacrifice its own interests to help such an unrelated person as her? The grudges and entanglements between Concubine Fang and her had nothing to do with others.
Zhu Ruomei's ability to inform Concubine Fang before she reached an agreement with the Yanbei Palace was a testament to her loyalty and gratitude. He should have also informed Xiao Jingxi of this news; after all, Xiao Jingxi was his legitimate master, and his precondition for helping her was that it would not harm the Xiao family's interests.
Ren Yaoqi thought that if Concubine Fang could finally impress the Yanbei Palace, she would have nothing to say. However, she still wanted to find a way to have the best of both worlds, to satisfy herself without harming the interests of the Yanbei Palace.
Ren Yaoqi was thinking about whether he should go and meet Aunt Fang and how to respond after meeting her, when Pingguo suddenly came back from outside with a letter in her hand.
"Miss, the princess has sent you a letter."
Ren Yaoqi was a little surprised when he heard that, but when he was about to ask about the letter in Apple's hand, he saw Maidong's family hurriedly coming in from outside.
"Miss, I heard that the princess has sent a letter?" Mai Dong's eyes stayed on the letter in Ren Yaoqi's hand, with a look of surprise on her face, but ordinary people still have some respect and fear for the princess, so she didn't dare to use chicken feathers as a token to ask Ren Yaoqi to show her the letter first.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at her, nodded lightly, and then opened the letter in front of her.
Mai Dong's family hurriedly asked, "Miss, what did the princess say in the letter? Did she plead with the princess for you? When will the princess be able to see you?"
Sang Zhen was just bringing in tea. Seeing this, she curled her lips and said, "The young lady just opened the letter. She hasn't read it yet. Why are you so anxious?"
Maidong's face looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he still stared at Ren Yaoqi's expression.
Ren Yaoqi ignored her and read the letter carefully from beginning to end. After a long time, he looked up and said, "The princess said that she would invite me to the palace when she returns, and then take me to meet the princess."
Mai Dong's family hurriedly asked, "When will the princess come back?"
Ren Yaoqi frowned: "Soon. I heard he'll be back before my birthday."
Maidong's family was limited to serving tea and water in Yunyang City. Nanny Zhou was a strong woman, so Maidong's family had no advantage over her. With her background and qualifications, she could at least be a steward. So Maidong's family had been feeling aggrieved these days. Unfortunately, there had been no news from the princess, and the princess had no intention of inviting Ren Yaoqi to the Yanbei Palace again. Maidong's family was so anxious that her hair turned white.
Now Ren Yaoqi finally received the letter from Princess Xiao, and the Maidong family can finally explain something to Old Lady Ren.
But good news doesn't come easily. She wanted to know more details.
"Does the princess have anything else to say? I see that the princess's letter is quite long." Maidong's wife smiled apologetically and moved closer.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at her without saying anything, and Maidong's family became even more shameless and came over to look at the letter in Ren Yaoqi's hand.
Ren Yaoqi read the letter again and followed her.
Mai Dong quickly read the letter and found that besides inviting Ren Yaoqi to attend her coming-of-age ceremony upon her return, it also mentioned some interesting things that happened to her at the border, as well as some natural scenery near Jiajing Pass. Seeing that there was nothing important beyond this, she looked away.
Ren Yaoqi put the letter away and said to Mai Dong's family, "Aren't you going back to Baihe Town? Go back early and let Grandma rest assured."
Mai Dong's wife immediately laughed and said, "Fifth Miss is right. I'll be leaving now. The old lady is always thinking about me."
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