Xiao Yao and Xiao Yuan had not expected that they might encounter such a situation. Now they had no choice but to pay attention to the princess.
"How many brothers and sisters does the princess have?" Xiao Yao asked.
"I only have one brother, the prince." As for the two county ladies in the mansion, Qiu Ying didn't want to mention them.
No wonder! Xiao Yao couldn't help but complain that it was a miracle for her to have such a good personality with such a brother. Perhaps the princess's bad temper was directly related to someone.
Qiuying completed the task assigned by the princess and stopped talking. She sat there watching the two sisters interact intimately with their heads touching.
After about an incense stick of time, the carriage slowly stopped.
When the two sisters got off the car, they saw a vast and magnificent building before their eyes. This was just a villa. What would it look like if it was a royal palace?
Xiao Yao couldn't help but sigh in her heart. No wonder everyone wanted to be the best, with a luxurious life and a noble status... What a pity! In the entire Tianyu, there was only one Jingwang Mansion and one Jingwang.
Qiu Ying diligently brought the two people to Princess Yin Qianhua of King Jing.
"Reporting to the princess, this servant has brought the two Miss Xiao here."
"Come here and let me see. Whose lady is this? I can't recognize her!" Yin Qianhua joked after seeing Xiao Yao in her gorgeous dress.
"Your humble servant Xiao Yao pays respects to Princess Jing."
"Ruyi pays homage to Aunt Princess."
"Come to your aunt, Ruonan, look, these are the two cousins that your mother mentioned."
The two sisters of the Xiao family looked up in the direction where the voice came from, and naturally saw Yun Ruonan, the legendary princess, snuggling beside Yin Qianhua.
She was a girl thinner than Xiao Yao, with delicate features. Her complexion was pale and somewhat transparent, probably because she had not seen the sun for a long time. She looked very weak. When Xiao Yao looked at her, she also cast her eyes over, a light glance, but did not speak.
Fortunately, Qiuying's reminder made Xiao Yao mentally prepared, otherwise Xiao Yao would definitely feel embarrassed.
"Your servant Xiao Yao (Xiao Yuan) pays homage to the princess."
"Yes, hello... Is it Princess Cousin?" After saying this, Xiao Yuan leaned over to Xiao Yao's ear and asked in a voice that everyone could hear, "Is it right for me to call you Princess Cousin? Will you be angry? I'm three days older than you, so I'm your elder sister. Are you depressed?"
When Yun Ruonan heard this, she couldn't help but look at Xiao Yao again. It turned out that this pretty girl was the same age as her, and their birthdays were only three days apart. After taking a second look, she couldn't help but take a third look. She happened to see Xiao Yao looking back at her with a smile. That smile was kind and natural, giving people a warm feeling.
How could Yin Qianhua miss her daughter's reaction? She knew that her daughter would look at Xiao Yao differently.
"If the princess doesn't mind, of course I'm willing to call you sister." Calling her wouldn't make anything less. The most important thing was that Xiao Yao felt that the princess would not respond.
"I...are you really my cousins?" Yun Ruonan's voice was weak and a little timid.
It really is like the sun rising from the west! Yin Qianhua didn't expect her daughter to react so quickly. She thought it would take at least two or three times of contact before her daughter would speak!
"You and my cousin are cousins." Why does it sound so confusing? After coming here, ranking the generations and addressing each other has become one of Xiao Yao's most troublesome things. Sometimes, it really makes people dizzy.
"Will my cousin be unhappy?" Xiao Yuan asked.
"What nonsense is this kid talking about? We are all relatives. Ruyi is my cousin, so Ping'an is also my cousin."
Yin Qianhua turned her head and looked at her daughter hopefully, encouraging her to continue.
"Oh." Yun Ruonan responded with one word, neither asking nor answering, and then there was no further response.
Yin Qianhua thought with regret, I thought my daughter had finally come to her senses today! It seems she's still reluctant to take this step. But she's made progress today, hasn't she? Just take it slow!
"This is a birthday gift from us sisters to the princess."
Xiao Yao took an exquisite box from Xiying's hand.
"Can we open it and take a look?" Yin Qianhua asked curiously.
"Of course you can. There are little animals embroidered with silk thread. I drew the shapes, and Ruyi selected the tassels. Since we have just learned needlework and our skills are not very good, we asked an embroiderer to do the needlework." Xiao Yao explained.
When the box was opened, ten cute, vivid cartoon animal pendants appeared in front of the people.
"This is so adorable. What should I do if I want one too?" Yin Qianhua touched this and pinched that, as if she wanted to own them all.
Yun Ruonan also picked one up and looked at it carefully. After looking at it, she couldn't help but ask, "What is this used for?"
"Let me tell my cousin, this has a layer and can be used as a sachet. After removing the back layer, you can use it as a bookmark. It looks nice hanging on the head of the bed. I have a puppy that is bigger than this hanging on my bed." Xiao Yuan said while gesturing with his hands.
"Ping'an is really smart." Yin Qianhua praised sincerely. The child she liked at first sight was indeed different from others.
"Thank you for the compliment, Princess. As long as the princess doesn't mind, we are already very happy." Xiao Yao said.
"I like it too." Yun Ruonan gently picked up the box, and her face showed the first smile since the arrival of the Xiao sisters.
Seeing her daughter's reaction, Yin Qianhua became even more satisfied with Xiao Yao. She secretly decided in her heart that she must let her daughter have more contact with the Xiao sisters in the future.
"Princess, Miss Li, Miss He, and Miss Yuan have all arrived." Qiuyue reported.
"Please invite everyone in quickly." Yin Qianhua said with a smile. Among these people were relatives and young ladies from families that were on good terms with the prince.
"Mother, I... I want to... go and rest." Yun Ruonan held Yin Qianhua's clothes tightly with one hand and said with a nervous look on her face. She was not good at interacting with people, and she didn't want to interact with strangers.
"Didn't you promise father and mother last night that you would be a good young master today?" She and her husband had put in so much effort to get their daughter out of the palace. If she backed down today, it would probably be even more difficult to get her to agree to meet outsiders next time.
"Don't be nervous, cousin. My sister and I are here with you!" Xiao Yuan advised.
Yun Ruonan shook her head faster and faster.
"Princess, after saying hello, you can go and rest for a while. Just say a few words, because there are not many people coming, isn't that right, Princess?" Xiao Yao saw that her sister had spoken, so she couldn't keep silent either.
"Ping'an is right." Yin Qianhua, who was having a headache and didn't know what to do, nodded approvingly when she heard Xiao Yao's words. She thought that it was a hurdle to overcome. After meeting everyone, she let her daughter take a rest to relieve her tension. Anyway, almost everyone who came today knew what her daughter's temperament was like.
This sentence was indeed effective. Although Yun Ruonan did not let go of the hand that was holding Yin Qianhua's clothes, she had stopped other actions.
It seems that it is the right thing to bring the two sisters from the Xiao family here first, otherwise I really can't be sure that I can persuade her by myself, Yin Qianhua thought deeply.
"Your servant Li Yu'er pays respects to Princess Jing."
"Your humble servant He Jinzhi pays homage to Princess Jing."
"Your servants Yuan Min, Yuan Jing, and Yuan Ying pay their respects to Princess Jing."
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"Everyone, get up. Ruonan, come and meet the ladies." Yin Qianhua said softly, as if a louder voice would scare her daughter away.
"You...you guys please sit down." Yun Ruonan tried for a long time but could only utter a few words.
But for Yin Qianhua, these five words are already precious. Progress, her daughter has finally made progress.
"It turns out that Sister Xiao and cousin have arrived. We were just wondering whether you two had arrived. We didn't see the Xiao family's carriage along the way." Yuan Min said softly.
"Cousin, long time no see. Do you miss me?" Xiao Yuan shook his chubby little body, intending to attract the attention of the Yuan sisters.
"I don't know whether the elder sister misses you or not, but our parrot misses our little sister Xiao. It keeps shouting, 'Where's the beauty? Where's the beauty?'" Yuan Jing said with a smile on her face.
"Really, haha, sister, you are being targeted by a bird, haha, haha..." Xiao Yuan said with a laugh.
"What interesting thing happened? Tell us about it quickly." Yin Qianhua asked with interest.
"Don't tell." Xiao Yao bowed to Yuan Jing. It's better not to tell anyone about being teased by a bird!
Even Yun Ruonan gave up the idea of leaving and sat there steadily, ready to listen.
"Sister Xiao, please let me talk, otherwise I will feel sick from holding it in." Yuan Jing walked over and took Xiao Yao's hand and said.
"Tell me, there are no men here, don't be shy, sister." If Xiao Yuan didn't hear this story today, she would not be able to eat or play well, and she would not have a peaceful day.
Yuan Jing bowed to Xiao Yao, then cleared her throat and began to tell the story of a "beauty" and a parrot...
As soon as King Jing and Yun Yichen walked into the yard, they heard laughter one after another, hearty and cheerful laughter.
King Jing secretly thought, could it be that his daughter performed very well today, so his wife was so happy?
Yun Yichen stopped and listened for a while. He heard his mother's laughter and the girls' laughter. He turned around and prepared to leave.
"Achen, where are you going?" asked King Jing.
"I'm going to go somewhere else first. You can go in by yourself."
"The people in the hall are all relatives, or young ladies from families close to father. You don't even want to see them. It's a bit rude. Besides, you can hide now, but are you not going to show up all day? Your mother is still hoping to have a grandson soon! You are so passive and unproactive, not even wanting to see the young ladies. When will our wish be realized?
Yun Yichen obediently turned back and walked beside King Jing with an unwilling look on his face.
When they arrived at the door, the father and son did not go in. They both wanted to know what had happened that made everyone in the room laugh so happily.
"I originally thought that the bird would forget about this incident after Sister Xiao went home, but who knew that it would call out "Beauty" almost every day? Where is Beauty? Don't you think it's interesting?" Yuan Jing said with a smile as she finally finished describing the incident in a disjointed manner.
Another burst of laughter broke out in the hall.
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