Just then, hurried footsteps were heard outside, and then the curtain was lifted.
A pretty maid in a dark green satin jacket and a stone-blue cotton skirt entered, bowed hastily, and said hurriedly, "Madam Zhu, the Third Madam's carriage has arrived at the main gate, and the First Madam has arranged for people to greet them at the second gate. Auntie, please quickly arrange for people to clean up the main room in Ziwei Courtyard and the eldest sister's east wing. The floor heating should be heated up. Also, check the bedding and cushions to see if they are damp. If they are unusable, change them as soon as possible."
Nanny Zhu was originally sitting on a stool in front of the kang. When she heard the young maid's words, she had already jumped up in panic. Even the stool was moved by her movement and made a muffled sound. "What? How can it be so soon? Shouldn't it arrive in the evening? It's just after noon."
"Hey, why are you still asking these questions now? People are almost here anyway, so you'd better hurry up." After saying that, he turned around and ran away in a hurry.
Nanny Zhu paced around the room anxiously for a few times, then finally stamped her feet and turned to Ren Yaoqi and said, "I'll go downstairs and make arrangements first."
Nanny Zhu lifted the curtain and left, and the room instantly became quiet.
Ren Yaoqi tilted his head and looked out the window, his eyes clear as water.
Maybe it was because of the snow, but through the thick cellophane I could only see a gray area outside. Although it was just after noon, it looked like daybreak.
Ren Yaoqi sat quietly on the kang, waiting for movement outside. When her mother came back, she would definitely go to the old lady's yard to pay her respects first, and then go back to Ziwei Courtyard.
The two maids who had been sent away by Nanny Zhu came back at this time.
"Xue Li, did you see that? The guards at the Yanbei Palace are incredibly tall and brave, even more impressive than those in our outer courtyard. Unfortunately, they all have stern faces. Even Han Lu, who's beside Fourth Sister, couldn't even raise her eyes when she walked in front of them."
"Ah, when I went there, the people from the Yanbei Palace had already left. Did you see the old princess? I heard she was the daughter of the late emperor, a princess."
"Why would the princess come into our house for no reason? She just sent someone to bring the third wife and the third sister in. But no matter how noble a woman's status is, it's useless if she can't give birth to a son. Even a princess has to give way to other women."
"This... the emperor's daughter must be different, right?"
"What's the difference? The current King of Yanbei didn't come from this princess's belly. He's the son of Madam Yun. If the princess can't give birth to a son, it's like the master not raining and the head of the household ignoring him. What can be done?"
"That makes some sense. Let's not discuss this anymore, or if Madam Zhu comes in and sees her, she'll scold us again."
"Don't worry, I saw Nanny Zhu leading people to clean the main room earlier. How could she have the time to bother us? Besides, Nanny Zhu was just scolding us. If we fall into the hands of Nanny Zhou who is by the Third Madam's side, we will be really finished."
"Well, now that the Third Madam is back, doesn't Madam Zhou still have to make the decisions regarding Ziwei Courtyard? Then we..."
"No way? We are not the Third Madam's people. Madam Zhu and I were given to the Fifth Sister by Madam Fang."
"But……"
"Shh—someone's coming."
It was suddenly quiet outside, and the originally quiet garden was suddenly filled with the sound of noisy footsteps. Ren Yaoqi sat up straight and watched a figure walk by outside the window, seemingly heading towards the main house.
"The Third Madam and Third Sister have gone to the old lady's place and will be back at Ziwei Courtyard in less than half an hour. You should hurry up and find out if there's anything missing and report it to the First Madam immediately."
But Ren Yaoqi waited for half a day, but no one came back. Instead, there were people coming and going outside, and the noise of moving things was still noisy.
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