The girl from the Xie family naturally noticed Madam Yan's gaze. She looked at Madam Yan and Qin Yanning with a little confusion.
But she did not stay for long. She put the incense stick in her hand into the incense burner and was about to leave.
Old Madam Yan quickly asked Qin Yanning to help her up.
Madam Yan walked quickly to the girl from the Xie family and asked with a slightly trembling voice, "Girl, is your grandmother's surname Shen?"
The Xie family girl was stunned at first, then asked with some caution: "Who are you?"
Madam Yan took out the half of the Ruyi jade pendant she carried with her from her sleeve and said, "If I remember correctly, your grandmother should have half of it as well."
"This thing was originally one piece, but your grandmother and I were young and ignorant, so we broke it in two. The elders in the family made the best of it and gave each of us half."
The girl from the Xie family also took out half of a Ruyi jade pendant from her clothes. The two jade pendants were placed together. Although they were not perfectly fitted together, it was obvious that they were once one piece.
The girl from the Xie family finally woke up from her dream and bowed to Old Madam Yan. "It turned out to be Grandma He. Xie Rao was abrupt. Grandmother once mentioned you to me."
Old Madam Yan's maiden name was He Yue. When she heard Xie Rao say this, a smile appeared on her face.
Xie Rao's grandmother Chen Ruo was her close friend. Not long after she married Yan Da, Chen Ruo also got married.
She married a military general, and soon after the marriage she followed Yan Da to the front line.
Chen Ruo married a Jinshi named Xu, and later she followed Jinshi Xu to Qiongzhou Prefecture.
Although the two sisters were not together, they always kept in touch through letters.
When she was pregnant with Yaozu, Chen Ruo was also pregnant with her first child. At that time, the two joked about getting married and having children, but unfortunately, they both gave birth to sons.
Later, the Shen family fell into decline, and Shen Ruo's only brother was killed by bandits. Although Yan Da helped to suppress the bandits, the dead cannot be resurrected.
Later, Xu Jinshi committed a crime, and the late emperor issued an imperial decree to execute the entire Xu family. Only Chen Ruo relied on the influence of her ancestors to save herself and her eldest son's lives.
With that, Chen Ruo took her son and went away in secret under an unknown name.
Old Madam Yan went to Qiongzhou Prefecture several times to look for Chen Ruo, but to no avail.
Originally, Old Madam Yan thought that she would never hear from Chen Ruo again in her lifetime, but she didn't expect to meet Xie Rao after many twists and turns.
This girl looks so much like Shen Ruo.
As soon as she looked up, Old Lady Yan felt like she was back to when she was sixteen years old. She excitedly went down to the river to pick a lotus flower for Chen Ruo. Chen Ruo smiled and wiped the mud off her face with a handkerchief.
Old Madam Yan mustered up the courage to ask, "Is your grandmother okay?"
Xie Rao shook her head, "Grandmother passed away at the beginning of the year."
Although Old Madam Yan was mentally prepared, she still couldn't help but stumble.
Qin Yanning quickly supported Old Madam Yan and said, "Since you are an old acquaintance of my grandmother, why not invite you to our home for a chat?"
Old Madam Yan nodded and looked at Xie Rao expectantly.
Xie Rao was a little hesitant, although her grandmother had said that Grandma He was a reliable person, and if they ever went to the capital, they could just go to her if they encountered any difficulties.
But my brother has always been cautious, so they have been in the capital for three months and have never visited the Yan family.
But looking at Old Madam Yan's eager eyes, Xie Rao kept thinking of her recently deceased grandmother. Her heart softened, "Let me discuss this with my brother first."
Seeing Xie Rao give in, Old Madam Yan also breathed a sigh of relief.
After leaving the White Horse Temple, there were many carriages parked outside the gate. Xie Rao walked towards the one with a plain roof.
Only then did Qin Yanning notice that the young man driving the car looked somewhat similar to Xie Rao. He thought that this young man must be Xie Rao's brother.
Xie Rao didn't know what he said to his brother. The young man looked up at Old Madam Yan and Qin Yanning, and walked over after a moment.
"Junior Xie Yi greets Grandma He." The young man bowed to Old Madam Yan.
"Since Grandma He and Grandmother are old friends, it's better to do it today than to wait. Thank you for bothering me today."
Old Madam Yan never liked people who were too pretentious, but she felt comfortable seeing the grandchildren of her old friend. She smiled and invited Xie Yi to join them, but Xie Yi said that he would just drive and follow the Yan family carriage.
Old Madam Yan did not force it and took Qin Yanning to her own carriage.
Yan Mingye had already watched a pantomime through the window. He asked curiously, "Ning'er, what did you just say to Xie Rao?"
Qin Yanning chuckled, "My cousin has good taste. He hasn't found a girl he likes in all these years, but this time, for the first time in his life, he fell in love with the granddaughter of my grandmother's old friend."
Yan Mingye was stunned and exclaimed, "Xie Rao said she was from Qiongzhou Prefecture. How could Grandmother have any friends in Qiongzhou Prefecture?"
When Chen Ruo got into trouble, Yan Mingye's father was still a child, so Yan Mingye naturally didn't know the secret.
Madam Yan smiled and said, "Grandmother has invited Xie Rao and her brother Xie Yi to dinner at home. You should get off the car and say hello to them first."
Yan Mingye felt even more confused, but he still jumped off the carriage.
Xie Rao was also very surprised to see Yan Mingye. Before, someone scared a horse on the street, and she rushed to protect a child on the road. She thought the child would definitely be injured, but she didn't expect Yan Mingye to control the horse.
The two met because of this.
Yan Mingye was also a cautious person. When he first met Xie Rao, he used a pseudonym. Later, he tried to explain to Xie Rao several times but could not find a suitable opportunity.
Originally, he planned to wait until his grandmother met Xie Rao before confessing to Xie Rao, but he did not expect that there would be such an unexpected fate between the two of them.
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