The person who came said, "I will send someone to report to the princess, the princess, and Miss Ren. The two ladies, please get up with me."
Ren Yaoqi gave Xiao Jinglin a look, indicating that it was okay, so Xiao Jinglin had no choice but to give up.
In this way, several people went to the old princess's Shou'an Palace together.
The old princess had been unhappy ever since the incident in Ningxia. Especially after her granddaughter Wu Yiyu got married, Xiao Wei had tried to see her daughter several times but failed. Unfortunately, the Zeng family's power in Ningxia was now on par with the Wu family's, and the Wu family might even be slightly weaker. Xiao Wei had no way to deal with them.
Xiao Wei once wanted to ask the old princess to ask the Yanbei Palace to mediate, but Xiao Wei had never informed the Yanbei Palace about the marriage with the Zeng family. The Yanbei Palace only gave them symbolic advice and finally let them make a fuss.
Later, Xiao Wei also figured it out. The Yanbei Palace was probably hoping that she and the Zeng family would be at odds. So they could reap the benefits. After figuring it out, she didn't dare to make too much trouble.
How could the old princess feel happy to see her daughter and granddaughter suffer? But what could she do? The King of Yanbei wasn't born from her womb, and no one in the Yanbei Palace was willing to listen to her. Her family was far away in the capital, and now the Xian Palace was rising. The Yanbei Palace was secretly planning to ally with the Xian Prince to fight against the court, leaving the old princess with even less support.
As a result, the old princess became so angry that she fell ill, which actually tempered her temper. So when Xiao Jingxi and Ren Yaoqi got engaged, she didn't have the energy to make trouble and upset them.
When they entered the hall, the old princess was sitting at the top, still looking very imposing. However, Ren Yaoqi felt that the old princess's aura seemed to be supported by gorgeous hair crowns and clothes, and she lacked some of her previous self-assurance.
Several people came forward to greet her.
The old princess raised her hand and asked them to stand up. Her eyes swept over Ren Yaoqi, then stopped at Yan Ningshuang and Zhao Yingqiu. Then a smile appeared on her face: "Let me guess, the one on the left is the girl from the Yan family, and the one on the right is the girl from the Zhao family."
Yan Ningshuang raised her sleeves to cover her mouth and smiled: "How did the old princess guess that?"
Zhao Yingqiu also smiled and said, "The old princess has a very good eye."
"I met the empress dowager when I was young. The girl from the Yan family looks 50% to 60% like the empress dowager back then. The remaining one is the girl from the Zhao family." The empress dowager spoke to them quite kindly, but she ignored Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi. Although she didn't deliberately give them a cold look, it could be noticed by comparing the two.
Afterwards, Empress Dowager Yan kept talking to Yan Ningshuang and Zhao Yingqiu, asking them about things in the capital. The old princess had been married to Yanbei for decades and still missed her hometown, so the three of them had a lot to talk about.
Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin sat aside drinking tea, but they didn't drink it either.
However, Ren Yaoqi felt that being treated coldly was better than being made difficult. At least the old princess did not punish her in front of Yan Ningshuang and Zhao Yingqiu today. She should actually be content.
After finally sitting aside and listening to the old princess finish her conversation, the princess finally sent someone over to invite them to dinner.
The old princess said, "I got along very well with these two girls. Go back and tell the princess that I will let them have dinner in Shou'an Palace."
The maid sent by the princess couldn't help but look at Xiao Jinglin.
The old princess noticed this and immediately sneered, "What? I can't even entertain a guest?"
Xiao Jinglin waved the maid away, then said to the old princess, "Of course, you have the final say."
The old princess glanced at her, then at Ren Yaoqi, and her mood became unhappy. She said unhappily, "Yan girl and Zhao girl stay here. You can go to the princess's place for dinner."
Xiao Jinglin stood up and pulled Ren Yaoqi to bow: "Yes, Grandma." Her attitude was very submissive.
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