Yang Ruxin just realized that the estate next to hers belonged to Qi Jingyun, and the one on the other side was the Crown Prince’s, which was given to Qi Jingyi.
The three estates were big enough to acmodate everyone.
And that afternoon, Jiang Fangfei and Qi Zizi led Hen Ziyue, Xu Huairui, and a group of noble ladies out for a spring outing too.
Goodness, they originally planned for a quiet family retreat, but it turned into a group trip.
After a bustling two days, Yang Ruxin’s family set off to return because their vacation was ending in two days.
Jiang Fangfei, Qi Zizi, and the other girls also followed Yang Ruxin back to the city, but Wanyan Ningzi felt the suburbs were quite fortable and suggested staying an extra day.
The princes agreed.
Xu Huairui saw that Shen Shulin and Cui Hou hadn’t left, so she was reluctant to leave too. Luckily, her efforts to get close to Wanyan Ningzi paid off, so she stayed for pany.
Yang Ruxin didn’t mind and returned to Beijing with her family.
The next afternoon, after Yang Ruxin and Gu Qingheng had woken up from a nap with their children, they were playing when Qi Jingyi burst in like the wind.
"Qingheng, Xinxin, something big has happened!" Qi Jingyi shouted, unable to hide the smile on his face.
"Something happened?" Yang Ruxin raised an eyebrow slightly. "Why do you look like it’s not a bad thing?"
"Haha, it’s definitely going to be a good show." Qi Jingyi grabbed a plate of cookies from the table and started munching, "Xinxin, I bet Father Emperor will be summoning you soon."
Before he finished speaking, Eunuch Shui came in, announcing that the Emperor summoned Yang Ruxin and Gu Qingheng to the palace.
Yang Ruxin cast a sidelong glance at Qi Jingyi: "Your Highness Prince Yi, aren’t you going to tell us what’s going on? At least give us a heads up."
"Of course," Qi Jingyi put down the plate and leaned in mysteriously to the two, "After you left yesterday, at night, Wanyan Liang got caught doing something inappropriate with two women in the hot spring pavilion..."
"Seriously?" Gu Qingheng frowned.
"Two women?" Yang Ruxin also frowned, why two?
"Exactly!" Qi Jingyi sneered disdainfully, "The master and servant together."
Yang Ruxin let out a breath: "There weren’t many women who stayed yesterday, besides Wanyan Ningzi, it must be Xu Huairui."
"Smart," Qi Jingyi snapped his fingers, "It was her and her maid, Ban Qin." He shook his head, "If someone else had caught them, it might not have been a big deal, but Qi Jinghui, the little devil, saw it. He made a fuss and even critiqued them on the spot." That brat said Wanyan Liang’s skin was too dark and that his position while doing that with the two women was wrong, which almost made Wanyan Liang lose it.
Yang Ruxin chuckled but didn’t delay further. After tidying up with Gu Qingheng, they went to the palace with Qi Jingyi without asking about Xu Huairui’s situation.
They didn’t head to the Royal Study Room this time but went to the Jiaotai Hall behind the Jinluan Hall. However, the atmosphere in the Jiaotai Hall was particularly heavy at that moment.
When Yang Ruxin and Gu Qingheng entered, they glanced around and found almost everyone who stayed behind yesterday was there.
After paying their respects, Emperor Xuanjing looked at Yang Ruxin: "Tell me, what happened yesterday?"
Yang Ruxin recounted the events of the past few days: "We came back yesterday and don’t know what happened."
"Did Wanyan Crown Prince say that Princess of Pingning has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, is that true?" Emperor Xuanjing asked Yang Ruxin with a seemingly amused expression.
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