Su Ruojin and Zhao Jingning exchanged a glance, both seeing sarcasm in each other's eyes.
Zhao Jingyi really thinks she's a concubine in the palace. To put it bluntly, she's just a concubine of the Third Prince, but she's putting on airs like a princess.
Zhao Jingyi smiled and sat down in her seat. "I'm sorry, something came up."
She deliberately arrived late; as long as she didn't arrive, everyone would have to wait for her obediently.
Zhao Guangtao said, "Now that everyone is here, let's serve the dishes."
The Zhao family believed in not speaking while eating. After everyone finished eating, Zhao Guangtao took a handkerchief and wiped his hands. "Ning'er, Xiao Jin, thank you for your hard work this time. You went to Tianning Temple several times for my health."
“Grandfather, as long as you are healthy, Ning’er is willing to do anything,” Zhao Jingning said hurriedly.
"Ning'er is very filial," the old lady praised Zhao Jingning.
From the moment she arrived in Yunqi, she saw Ning'er busy taking care of Zhao Guangtao's illness, and she was indeed a filial child.
Zhao Guangtao smiled and said, "Yes, I owe my illness to Ning'er and Xiao Jin."
Zhao Jingyi saw this and felt that Zhao Guangtao was mocking her for being unfilial.
That old bastard, his heart is crooked. I'm just back at the Zhao residence to see him, is he blind and can't see it?
“Grandfather, I brought back a ginseng from the Third Prince’s residence. I’ll have someone stew it and send it to you tomorrow,” Zhao Jingyi interjected.
"Consort Zhao is very thoughtful." Zhao Guangtao nodded.
Su Ruojin spoke up at the right moment, saying, "Grand Uncle, now that you've recovered, I'll take Grandmother back to Great Chu once my cousin wakes up."
Upon hearing Su Ruojin's words, Zhao Jingyi suddenly raised her head and looked at Su Ruojin in disbelief.
Is my older brother about to wake up?
Didn't the Third Prince say that his eldest brother would never wake up in this lifetime?
What will happen to the older brother if the eldest brother wakes up?
Su Ruojin didn't give her a chance to ask questions. She took out a jade pendant and said, "Grand Uncle, I'm going back to Da Chu this time, and I probably won't be coming to Yunqi for a long time. I'd better return this jade pendant to you. It can play a greater role if it stays in Yunqi."
Zhao Guangtao was stunned and quickly refused, "Xiao Jin, you are also a member of the Zhao family, it is only natural to give you the jade pendant."
Su Ruojin got up and walked to Zhao Guangtao's side, gently placing the jade pendant in his hand. "Grand Uncle, I know that the Zhao family returns this jade pendant to the head of the family every year during the ancestral rites."
I am far away in the Great Chu, and it is impossible for me to come to Yunqi every year to participate in the Zhao family's sacrificial ceremony. It would be inconvenient for me to carry the jade pendant with me. Xiao Jin will always remember the kindness of her maternal great-uncle.
Besides, do you think I wouldn't have this jade pendant? If I were truly broke, would my great-uncle have let me go hungry?
Zhao Jingyi's attention instantly shifted from Zhao Tingyi's possible awakening to the jade pendant.
That idiot Su Ruojin actually returned the Zhao family's jade pendant. However, she probably doesn't know the true function of the jade pendant, but it's a good thing for Zhao Jingyi.
Zhao Jingyi always felt that Su Ruojin was a bit strange; even the Bloodfang Ring Snake couldn't kill her.
Since Zhao Guangtao hasn't recovered yet, it would be easier to retrieve the jade pendant from him.
Fearing that Zhao Guangtao would refuse, Zhao Jingyi quickly added, "Grandfather, Cousin Jin is right. It is indeed a bit inconvenient for Cousin Jin to wear this jade pendant. Since you love Cousin Jin, it would be more appropriate to give her some silver and jewelry."
Zhao Guangtao glanced at Zhao Jingyi, a glance that silenced her completely, and she shut her mouth tightly.
She now relies on her status as the Third Prince's concubine to return to the Zhao family and flaunt her power, but Zhao Guangtao is still the head of the Zhao family and her grandfather. She was disciplined by Zhao Guangtao a lot when she was young, so she is still somewhat afraid of this grandfather.
Zhao Guangtao sighed and took the jade pendant. "Alright, fine. Your maternal uncle will keep the jade pendant for now. You can come and get it from your maternal uncle anytime you want it."
"Yes, great-uncle."
Su Ruojin glanced at Zhao Jingyi seemingly unintentionally, but she certainly didn't miss the greed in her eyes.
The fish has taken the bait.
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