The days of the New Year always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day to go to Yuan's house for the banquet.
Yin Qianhua was still hesitating, not knowing whether she should go or not, but King Jing's words made her make up her mind.
"Don't you want to go and meet your daughter-in-law? As far as I know, there are quite a few officials and their families visiting the Yuan family today."
"Okay, I'll go." Now, for Yin Qianhua, there is nothing more important than her son, daughter and daughter-in-law.
"Do you want to take Ruonan with you?" asked King Jing.
"I'll go ask her."
Yun Ruonan refused without even considering it, which was already expected by Prince Jing and his wife.
"Would it be better for the child to have a playmate?" King Jing asked his wife.
"Perhaps."
"You can also look for girls around Ruonan's age today who have good temperaments and come from good families. If Ruonan gets to know more friends, her personality might become more cheerful.
"I'll pay attention." Yin Qianhua was not as optimistic as King Jing. She knew her own daughter well. It was not easy to be friends with her. Even she, as her mother, was often rejected by her, let alone a stranger?
Seeing that the time was almost up, Prince Jing accompanied his wife in a carriage, Yun Yichen rode a horse, and the family of three went to Yuan's Mansion for a banquet.
Concubine Han was smart for once and did not ask to go with them. She didn't dare to go to the Yuan family.
Ever since Yun Ruonan was poisoned and Prince Jing no longer cared about Queen Mother Han's orders, her life in the palace had become difficult. She now understood that the Queen Mother, the Han family, and her position in Prince Jing's heart were no longer what they used to be.
With this understanding, she had to be careful when doing things and speaking. The domineering Concubine Han could no longer be domineering in this palace.
When Prince Jing and his wife set out from home, the Xiao family's carriage had already arrived outside the Yuan family's gate. Yin's eldest daughter-in-law and the housekeeper of the Yuan family came out to greet them.
After Yuan Yutong's introduction, the two sides exchanged greetings and the female members rode in sedan chairs through the huge general's mansion.
"My grandfather's house is very big. I got lost several times when I came to stay here last time." Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yao squeezed into a sedan chair and whispered to each other.
"With such a big yard, I would get lost too." General Yuan's mansion is much bigger than his own home. It seems that no matter what era, people with wealth have a much better living environment than those who fight for the world with bare hands.
Because the women of the Xiao family arrived early, there were not many guests in the hall at this time. Most of them were members of the Yuan family and a few close relatives.
"Sister-in-law, we haven't seen each other for many years." Yin stood up to greet her in-laws.
"It's been more than ten years since we last met, but you still look as energetic as before." Qin responded enthusiastically to her in-laws.
"My physique is no match for yours. I can tell from one look that you're living a happy and fulfilling life."
"That's because I married three good daughters-in-law."
After the greetings, the younger generations of the Xiao family stood in order and bowed to Yin.
"Sister-in-law, your Xiao family is really growing stronger and stronger."
"That depends on who you compare it with. If you compare it with your Yuan family, we are far behind." The Yuan family is the leading family in Tianyu.
After the boys paid their respects to Yin, they went to the front yard, leaving the women in the room alone.
"This is the first time I've seen such a pretty girl." exclaimed a lady.
Attracted by the startled breath, everyone turned their attention to Xiao Yao, who hadn't had time to retreat. Xiao Yao could only stop helplessly and let the crowd watch.
"Let me guess, this is Ruyi's sister Ping An."
Although Yin had never met Xiao Yao in person, she was already familiar with her name. The reason was simple: her granddaughter kept mentioning her sister, making it impossible for her to pretend she didn't know.
"Hello, grandma." Xiao Yao saluted politely with standard movements.
"What a neat child! You are so lucky, sister-in-law."
"Ping'an and Ruyi are both good children." Qin was secretly proud when she heard her granddaughter being praised. The family already had a handsome and elegant son who was famous in Kyoto. It seemed that Ping'an's future reputation would not be much different from her fourth uncle's, even if it could not catch up.
"Come and let grandma take a good look at you. I can't bear to let go, what should I do?" Yin did not let go of Xiao Yao's hand. The more she looked at her, the more she liked her.
"Grandma, is my sister pretty?" Xiao Yuan raised his head and waited proudly for his grandmother to praise his sister.
"Of course they are beautiful. Ping An is beautiful and Ruyi is cute." This child has a really broad mind. When he heard everyone praising others, he didn't feel jealous at all. He even looked proud of it. It's really rare.
"Sister, my grandmother is praising you!"
Even though Xiao Yao was thick-skinned enough, her sister still made her blush. She lowered her head and felt very embarrassed.
"Let your cousin Jing take you to play in the back." Look how embarrassed the child is. Your granddaughter is too honest and straightforward. Do you like your sister? Or do you want to embarrass your sister?
"This child has a good temper." Yin said while nodding.
"My daughter has many advantages!" Yuan Yutong is also very open-minded. Her niece is good-looking and her daughter has a good temper. This can be considered a kind of complementation, right?
"Yes! As heartless as you are."
Everyone in the room was amused by this. Xiao Yuan also laughed, then took his cousin by the left hand and his cousin by the right hand and walked out.
Her chubby little body is particularly eye-catching when sandwiched between two slender sisters.
"Is this child a little fat?" Yin was a little worried. If she continued like this, her granddaughter would soon turn into a ball of flesh.
"You think I'm not worried, but this child will make a fuss if he eats less. No sooner have I controlled his appetite than he hides snacks and candied fruits in his quilt. They'll be taken away today, but there will be more tomorrow.
Later I found out that she was afraid of being discovered, so she didn't even think about eating for the family. She would either have the doorman secretly go out to buy it for her, or secretly go to the kitchen to get it. It was really embarrassing."
Hearing that someone was reporting their own daughter in this way, the room erupted in laughter again. No wonder the child was so open-minded and not jealous, because the other person had her own mother here to serve as a role model!
"I heard laughter from far away. What makes you so happy? Tell me, let me laugh too." Yin Qianhua, dressed in the color of a concubine's palace dress, graceful and gentle, walked slowly into the living room with Yun Yichen, who was twelve years old, with handsome eyebrows and eyes, and noble air.
"Meet Princess Jing, meet Prince Jing."
Everyone stood up to greet these two distinguished dignitaries.
"No one here is a stranger, so there's no need to be polite."
Yin Qianhua first helped her aunt up, and then spoke to everyone in a gentle tone.
"Yichen pays his respects to my grandparents." Yun Yichen bowed to Yin in a proper manner.
"Get up quickly." Yin liked this child who was quiet but polite. There was not a trace of dandy air about him.
"Hua'er, you must have never met your cousin's mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. Come here and I will introduce you to them." Because everyone else present was a member of the Yuan family, only Yin Qianhua from the Xiao family had not met them.
"Is it General Xiao's mansion?" Yin Qianhua asked hesitantly. If it was really their family, they would have a close relationship with Prince Jing's Mansion.
"It's General Xiao's family." Yin had just returned to Kyoto and didn't know that Yun Yichen was learning martial arts with General Xiao. She just thought that the two families were relatives, so they didn't want to meet on the street in the future and not recognize each other.
"Qianhua has met Mrs. Xiao."
"This is truly humiliating. I don't deserve it. I should be meeting the Princess," Qin said, utterly apprehensive. This Princess Jing was the most distinguished person she had ever met. Unsure of how to respond, Qin hurriedly turned back to look at her three daughters-in-law.
"Please take a seat, Madam Xiao. Today you can just treat me as a junior." After saying this, Yin Qianhua turned around and returned to her seat. She could also see that Qin was a little at a loss.
"Yun Yichen pays his respects to the old lady." After Yun Yichen knew the identity of the woman in front of him, he stepped forward and saluted.
Not to mention the Qin family and the Xiao family, even Yin Qianhua and Yin were a little surprised by Yun Yichen's behavior.
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