"I'll give you one month to resolve the issues between Bailong Temple and the other major temples." Xiao Jingxi glanced at Tongde who had just come out and gave a soft order.
"Yes, sir." Tongde replied with his head down.
Xiao Jingxi stood up and walked out, and his slender figure soon disappeared at the cave entrance.
When Ren Yaoqi came out, he didn't see Xiao Jinglin. The maid Pingguo was squatting under the eaves in front of the wing room. When she saw Ren Yaoqi coming out, she hurried over and followed behind Ren Yaoqi.
They didn't meet anyone along the way, and the master and servant left the yard.
At the courtyard gate, Xi'er, the maidservant beside Li, was calling two maids aside to question them. When she saw Ren Yaoqi coming out, she hurried over to greet her: "Sister, are you okay?"
Xier looked at Ren Yaoqi worriedly.
"I'm fine. The princess just invited me to have a cup of tea, that's all." Ren Yaoqi comforted Xier in a gentle voice, "Why are you here?"
"When Madam heard that you were taken away by the Princess of the Yanbei Palace, she was a little worried. She sent this servant to look after you." Xier asked curiously, "Fifth sister, how do you know the Princess?"
Ren Yaoqi shook his head as he walked: "This is the first time I've met the princess. I didn't know her before."
"Then why did she invite you to tea for no reason?" Xier didn't look unconvinced, but was very curious and puzzled.
I heard that the princess of the Yanbei Palace has a very strange personality. She never returns to the palace all year round. She is obviously a girl, but she follows several guards of the Yanbei Palace to patrol the border. She is more capable than a man.
This princess was a legendary figure. In the eyes of ordinary people like them, she was no different from the legendary women sung in operas and written in books. However, such a woman suddenly dragged her own sister to have tea. What's more, the two had never met before. This was really puzzling.
"The princess just wants to find someone to drink tea with. As for why it was me, I don't know." Ren Yaoqi explained patiently.
Not only were the maids and old women surprised that Xiao Jinglin had dragged Ren Yaoqi out for tea, but when they returned to the resting yard, Li, who had been waiting for a long time and was about to come out to look for someone, was also very puzzled.
Ren Yaoqi repeated his previous answer, and Li thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.
Nanny Zhou comforted Li, saying, "Since the princess has no ill intentions, then you don't have to worry, Madam. Furthermore, the princess likes our fifth sister, which is a good thing. Although the princess doesn't often return to the Yanbei Palace, she is very much favored by the Yanbei King."
Li nodded. "You're right. Although this princess has a somewhat peculiar personality, I haven't heard of her doing anything evil."
Ren Yaoqi didn't know that Xiao Jingxi returned to Yunyang City shortly after she left. She and Li set off for Baihe Town early the next morning.
As the carriage was going down the mountain path, the wind blew open the curtains. Ren Yaoqi glanced outside casually and saw two nuns in light grey Taoist robes walking up the mountain path while talking.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but take a second look at the older nun. She had fair skin and a charming face. When she smiled at people, there was a hint of unintentional charm in her eyes. Her black hairline could be seen from the edge of her hat on the side of her ear. She didn't shave her head.
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