But now she has to consider the Zhao family's interests.
Zhao Guangtao hurriedly said, "Thank you, Third Prince."
Zhao Jingning also sensed something was amiss. Not wanting to put Su Ruojin in a difficult position, she stepped forward and said, "Third Prince, Princess Chang Le has already made plans to travel with me, so she may not be able to travel with Your Highness in Yun City for the time being."
Yun Shao glanced at Zhao Jingning with a cold look in her eyes. "Oh, so Miss Zhao has already made a promise with the princess. However, Miss Zhao, your grandfather is still seriously ill, and you are going out to travel. If someone with ulterior motives finds out, they may say that Miss Zhao is unfilial, which may not be good for Miss Zhao's reputation."
Meeting Yun Shao's gaze, Zhao Jingning felt a little intimidated. She had already offended him once by rejecting his marriage proposal.
But for Jinmei's sake, Zhao Jingning took a deep breath and forced herself to speak, "Jinmei... it's rare for the princess to come to Yunqi, and Consort Zhao is taking care of grandfather at home, so there should be no problem."
This was a way of putting Yun Shao's words in his place; he had previously said that Consort Zhao should take care of Zhao Guangtao.
Yun Shao smiled, "I never knew Miss Zhao could be so thoughtful. It seems I underestimated her."
Although Yun Shao was smiling, everyone present knew that the Third Prince was unhappy.
Zhao Jingyi was secretly delighted. Zhao Jingning had offended the Third Prince for Su Ruojin's sake, and she was in for a lot of trouble.
Su Ruojin couldn't let Zhao Jingning get into unnecessary trouble because of her. If all else failed, she would just agree. As for whether Yun Shao could "pleasantly" accompany her on the trip, that was another matter.
Anyway, making someone sick for a period of time is not difficult for her.
Since Yun Shao has delivered herself to her doorstep, she shouldn't blame her for being impolite.
"Third Prince..." Su Ruojin was interrupted halfway through her sentence.
The gatekeeper rushed in, "Master, someone from the palace has arrived."
Everyone present was somewhat surprised. The palace rarely had direct dealings with the Zhao family, so why would someone come?
However, everyone is smart, and they quickly realized that they were definitely after Su Ruojin.
An old woman walked in, with dignified manners and dressed in fine clothes, looking no like an ordinary palace servant.
Upon seeing this old woman, Yun Shao's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. Others might not know who she was, but he knew her very well.
This nanny was none other than Granny Kong, who served the Empress and was also her wet nurse. She was always by the Empress's side and was the Empress's most trusted confidante.
When Granny Kong saw Yun Shao, she was taken aback at first, then bowed and said, "This servant greets the Third Prince."
Yun Shao nodded. Granny Kong stood up, glanced at the people in the hall, and her gaze settled on Su Ruojin. "May I ask if you are Princess Chang Le?"
Su Ruojin nodded, "That's me."
Today, Su Ruojin was only wearing a simple light blue silk dress, but it couldn't hide her stunning beauty.
Even though Granny Kong had been in the palace for many years and had seen all kinds of women, she still felt that Princess Chang Le was exceptionally beautiful and worthy of her eldest prince.
Granny Kong was very pleased, her eyes full of smiles. She quickly bowed respectfully and said, "This servant greets Princess Chang Le. Princess, this servant is Granny Kong from the Empress's palace. The Empress heard that the Princess had come to Yun Qi and specially sent this servant to invite the Princess to the poetry gathering that the Empress will hold in seven days."
After speaking, Granny Kong took out a card and respectfully handed it to Su Ruojin with both hands.
Since it was an invitation from Empress Yunqi, Su Ruojin could not refuse. She accepted the invitation and said, "Thank you for your kind invitation, Your Highness. I will definitely attend."
Looking at the graceful and poised Princess Chang Le, Granny Kong was even more pleased. She bowed and took her leave, saying, "Then this servant will take her leave now."
Granny Kong bowed to Yun Shao again and left with the palace maids.
Watching Granny Kong's departing figure, Yun Shao's eyes grew even colder.
Su Ruojin smiled and said to Yun Shao, "Third Prince, I am so sorry, I have to prepare to attend the Empress's poetry gathering and will not be able to travel with you to Yun City. Please forgive me."
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