Ren Shijia, sitting on the kang, was delighted to see her family arrive. The maidservant beside her hurried forward to put her shoes on. Sitting across from her, Old Lady Lin, still holding the child, smiled and said to Old Lady Ren, "Why are you here so late? Our Brother Cen has been waiting for ages, right, Brother Cen?" The latter part of the question was addressed to the one-month-old child in her arms, her tone of voice filled with doting and intimacy.
The Lin family was a large clan. Following Mrs. Lin's lead, there were about ten women who came to greet them. After Ren Shijia got off the kang, he came forward and held Mrs. Ren's other arm. The sound of greetings continued, and everyone in the room seemed very close.
With the support of Ren Shijia and Lin, Old Lady Ren stepped forward to pay her respects to Old Lady Lin. Old Lady Lin was Old Lady Ren's aunt, so it was only natural for her to accept Old Lady Ren's greetings. However, she still handed the child in her arms to the wet nurse and helped Old Lady Ren up. She smiled and said, "Alright, you're old now, why are you still making such a fuss!"
Ren Yaoqi also followed a few sisters to greet them. Old Lady Lin's eyes swept over their faces one by one. She pulled Old Lady Ren to sit on the kang and asked with a smile, "Look at these people, each of them looks like a water scallion. Which one is your fifth daughter?"
Old Madam Lin was about ten years older than Old Madam Ren, but she was in excellent condition. Although some silver threads appeared on the edge of her emerald-embellished headband, she did not look old. Because of her high brow bones and slightly thin eyebrows, she looked somewhat majestic. But now her smiling face made her look very amiable.
Ren Yaoqi raised her head when she heard her name being called, and Mrs. Lin's gaze immediately stopped at her face: "Are you the fifth girl?"
Ren Yaoqi bowed and whispered, "Yes, great-aunt."
There were quite a few people in the room, and immediately many eyes turned to look at Ren Yaoqi.
Old Mrs. Lin didn't say anything else, but just praised Ren Yaoqi a few words, and then asked Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaohua.
Instead, a lively girl from the Lin family tugged at Ren Yaoyu's sleeve and whispered, "Cousin, is this your fifth sister who has a close personal relationship with the princess and even rode on a pleasure boat with her on the Inner City River?"
Although her voice was not loud, it was not a whisper either. Many people present heard it, and the other young ladies of the Lin family also looked at Ren Yaoqi curiously.
Xiao Jinglin didn't have many friends in Yunyang City, and she didn't even have close contacts with the young ladies from her grandmother's family, the Yun family. As for other young ladies from aristocratic families who wanted to get close to the princess, Xiao Jinglin never paid much attention to them because they really couldn't get along.
However, as the only daughter of the King and Princess of Yanbei, Xiao Jinglin was still a popular figure in Yanbei. Therefore, the ladies and young ladies in Yunyang City had heard about Xiao Jinglin's friendship with the Fifth Miss of the Ren family. Not to mention the incident during the Dragon Boat Festival when the princess invited Ren Yaoqi to cruise the inner city river. The brawl between the princess and Wu Yiyu was secondary. Yunyang City's inner city river was practically free of private boats. In this respect, Ren Yaoqi was considered a leader among the young ladies from Yanbei's aristocratic families.
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