"I remember you once told me about the history of the Yanbei Palace?" Ren Yaoqi asked back.
That was a few years ago. When they met one of their meetings, Xiao Jingxi mentioned to her the mess between the imperial court and the Yanbei Palace.
Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi with a smile in his eyes.
"I'm not sure whether the Yanbei Palace is a criminal to the imperial court, but for ordinary people, the significance of the Yanbei Palace's existence was proven as early as the war decades ago. The question of whether the Yanbei Palace should retreat is not whether it should retreat, but whether it can retreat."
The court and the people of Jiangnan had never experienced it, and perhaps would never be able to imagine what kind of hell it was like to open your doors to the Liao cavalry and let them trample on you. However, the people of Yanbei remembered it clearly, and had not forgotten it even after decades.
It is precisely because of this painful memory that the people of Yanbei only know about the Yanbei Palace but not the imperial court. The Xiao family's reputation in Yanbei is far beyond the reach of the Li family, who is far away in the comfortable land of Jiangnan.
The people of Yanbei all knew that if the disaster of the Liao people invading the pass happened again like decades ago, they would still be abandoned by the court, and only the Yanbei Palace could protect their lives and property.
The people's thinking is very simple. They don't care who is in charge. They only care about who can keep them safe and well-fed.
"Are you afraid or not?" Xiao Jingxi heard this and continued to look at Ren Yaoqi, and asked slowly in his unique gentle and hoarse voice.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but look at Xiao Jingxi helplessly. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that the Second Young Master Xiao was particularly "unreasonable" today!
Ren Yaoqi was still inexperienced after all. If her sister, Ren Yaohua, were present, she might have seen clearly that the Second Young Master Xiao's outrageous behavior today was exactly the same as Lei Pan'er's coquettish behavior.
It's just that Mr. Xiao II was very reserved due to his personality.
Although Ren Yaoqi didn't understand, she was still a smart woman after all, so she replied softly: "If you are not afraid, then I am naturally not afraid." This sentence had a soothing tone that Ren Yaoqi herself was not aware of.
But just this one sentence made Young Master Xiao very happy.
Because he was in a good mood, when the two of them talked next, Mr. Xiao Er became much more normal.
Ren Yaoqi agreed to Zhu Ruomei's request to advance the wedding date. As long as Xueli was willing, she naturally had nothing to say.
Seeing that it was getting late, Ren Yaoqi didn't want to stay outside for too long, so he stood up and said goodbye.
At this time, Ren Yaoqi did not realize why she should have been angry about Xiao Jingxi and Yan Ningshuang's private meeting today, but in the end she was the one who comforted Xiao Jingxi.
They both stood up. When their eyes met, a tacit understanding flowed between them.
"Yaoyao..." Xiao Jingxi suddenly called in a low voice.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jingxi and her face turned slightly red.
This was the first time Xiao Jingxi called her by her nickname. Xiao Jingxi's voice was gentle and affectionate, and it seemed to have a special meaning to Ren Yaoqi's ears.
"Yeah." She lowered her head and responded vaguely.
Xiao Jingxi curled his lips, took a step forward, took Ren Yaoqi's hand, and sent her out.
This time, Xiao Jingxi didn't say anything until Ren Yaoqi left the teahouse, but Ren Yaoqi could still feel the warm touch of Xiao Jingxi in his palm until he got on the carriage.
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