Just when Xiao Jinglin was about to speak up to help Ren Yaoqi out of this predicament, Concubine Yun raised her hand slightly and said calmly, "No need to be polite."
Ren Yaoqi stood up straight, but her brows couldn't help but furrow slightly. Could Concubine Yun's silence just now mean she was dissatisfied with her? Was she trying to show her power?
She looked up at Concubine Yun, but she had already turned around and left.
The princess came over and gently patted Ren Yaoqi's hand. She gave her a gentle and encouraging smile and whispered, "The princess dowager is like this. She is not deliberately being cold to you. Don't be afraid."
Ren Yaoqi smiled and nodded at the princess.
The princess continued, "This time you and Jinglin will live with me in Lanyue Pavilion. Bring in your maids who are used to serving you."
The main halls of the Hot Spring Villa had always been reserved for the royal family. The Yun family, other families, and even the young ladies sent by the imperial court, all lived in the outer areas. The last time Ren Yaoqi came, she had benefited from Xiao Jinglin's presence; this time, the princess herself had invited her.
Ren Yaoqi nodded in agreement, and the princess followed Concubine Yun.
However, when Ren Yaoqi followed Xiao Jinglin to Lanyue Pavilion and had not yet settled down, the old princess sent someone to express her dissatisfaction.
It turned out that the old princess had previously said that she wanted Yan Ningshuang and Zhao Yingqiu to live in her Jianxue Pavilion, but the princess politely and implicitly rejected her request. She arranged for Yan Ningshuang and Zhao Yingqiu to live in the outer area with other ladies, and only gave them an independent courtyard.
The old princess was unhappy when she heard that Ren Yaoqi had moved in. Why couldn't she have someone else move in, but Ren Yaoqi could?
The princess explained that Ren Yaoqi would soon be a member of the Xiao family, and she needed both Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin to help her in the next few days.
In the end, the princess didn't know how she persuaded the old princess's people to leave. However, she firmly refused to let Yan Ningshuang and Zhao Yingqiu move in. Although her attitude was very humble, there was no room for maneuver.
The old princess was naturally very dissatisfied and had a big tantrum in her own Jianxue Pavilion.
As soon as the old princess's people left, Concubine Yun's people arrived.
Concubine Yun didn't want anyone to live in the house. She sent someone to ask Ren Yaoqi to come and see her.
When the princess heard that Concubine Yun had summoned Ren Yaoqi, she didn't say anything, but just smiled and gave Ren Yaoqi a few instructions. Xiao Jinglin said she wanted to go with Ren Yaoqi, and the princess didn't stop her.
So Xiao Jinglin took Ren Yaoqi to Feiwu Pavilion where Concubine Yun lived.
Although Concubine Yun was half a rank lower than the old princess in status, the scale and layout of the Jianxue Pavilion and Feiwu Pavilion where they lived, as well as the Shou'an Hall and Lanxi Hall where they lived in the palace, showed no difference. This showed that Concubine Yun was not necessarily lower than the old princess in terms of status.
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I'm sorry, I'm not in good shape and got stuck again when I was about to write the climax...
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