The charming girl

Shen Xiulan also looked over at this time, and bravely said: "Princess, this jade pendant has been worn by me since I was a child. It is really not suitable to give it to others."

The old princess looked at Shen Xiulan in front of her, and was in a daze for a while. Then she seemed to have come to her senses and reluctantly handed the jade pendant back to Shen Xiulan.

Yao Jinshuang glanced at the old princess, and a dark color flashed quietly in her eyes.

When he raised his eyes again, he returned to his usual calmness and changed the subject: "Aunt, it's windy outside and the banquet is about to start. How about we go back first?"

The old princess nodded rather distractedly and allowed Yao Jinshuang to take her away.

Yao Jinshuang supported the old princess and walked very slowly step by step. When the people around her were not paying attention, she did not forget to turn her eyes slightly and wink in Shen Xiulan's direction.

Shen Xiulan understood and immediately lowered her eyes, looking extremely obedient.

During the banquet, Su Yuyi had already taken her seat according to her position.

The lady next to her would smile and say something to her from time to time. Su Yuyi's reaction was always light, polite and distant.

After going back and forth, these people seemed to find it boring, so they no longer deliberately approached her.

At this moment, the old princess and Yao Jinshuang walked in.

The old princess didn't know what she had gone through outside, and her eyes had obviously lost the sparkle they had at the beginning. Even if a lady nearby talked to her, she had no intention of taking her back.

The lady waited for a long time, but the old princess didn't pay attention to her. A trace of embarrassed blush flashed on her face, and she silently retreated to her seat.

In the end, Yao Jinshuang said a few words with a smile and told the servants to pass on the food.

Even Shichun noticed something was wrong. Not long after the banquet started, he quietly approached Su Yuyi's ear and whispered: "Miss, the old princess..."

Before she could finish what she said, Su Yuyi glanced at her lightly, as if to signal her not to talk too much.

There are many people around, and today they are guests in someone else's house. It would be bad if someone hears about it.

Shichun noticed the gaffe, quickly lowered his head and took two steps back.

In fact, even if Shichun didn't say it, everyone present could feel that the old princess was not thinking about this.

She looked at the exquisite dishes in front of her, and her thoughts seemed to have already flown to the sky.

Yao Jinshuang, who was sitting aside, seemed to have noticed something strange about the old princess. After waiting for a while, she deliberately lowered her voice and asked: "Aunt, what's wrong with you?"

The old princess had been suffering silently for a long time along the way, and was worried about not being able to find an outlet. When Yao Jinshuang took the initiative to bring it up, she said with some urgency: "A Shuang, I was really anxious to leave just now. The more I think about it, The more I feel that something is not right, when the banquet is over, please help me call Mrs. Shen here, I have something to ask her."

There was a hint of surprise in Yao Jinshuang's eyes, "Aunt, is there anything wrong with that jade pendant?"

The old princess nodded, but then she thought that there were many foreign guests here, so under this circumstance, it was not appropriate to say more about this matter.

"I'll tell you later. Just remember to wait until the people disperse and do what I asked you to do."

Yao Jinshuang said hurriedly: "Aunt, please feel free to leave it to me."

Seeing that she agreed, the old princess relaxed slightly, but when she thought of Shen Xiulan's appearance, her body was still tense.

Next, a group of musicians came in. After performing a song in the center of the main hall, they all said happy birthday wishes to the old princess.

These lucky girls were specially allocated by the palace.

The emperor knew that the old princess loved to watch plays, so he ordered someone to build a stage in the backyard.Therefore, after Lucky's performance, the female relatives present congratulated the old princess on her birthday and moved to the backyard.

The stage in the backyard was set up in the northwest corner of the palace.

The place here has obviously been renovated deliberately. Tables and chairs are neatly arranged, with various fruits and snacks placed on them.

In order to prevent wind, a circle of screens was built around it, and a heating cage was set up under every table inside.

Therefore, even if you sit for a long time, you will not feel cold.

Not long after the princess sat down, someone brought up the playbook.

Her mind wasn't on that at all, so she just clicked twice at random.

The old princess seemed to be deeply touched when she sang agarwood to save her mother. The corners of her eyes turned red, and muddy tears fell down her face. She couldn't help but lift her sleeves to wipe them away.

Yao Jinshuang was holding a piece of hibiscus cake in her hand and was about to hand it to the old princess. She happened to catch a glimpse of this scene and asked: "Aunt, what's wrong with you today? Why are you so worried?"

The old princess shook her head and quickly recovered her composure, but when she raised her eyes again, she couldn't help but look for her in the crowd.

"Didn't you say that Mrs. Shen came here with Mrs. Xie from General Xie's mansion?"

Yao Jinshuang said: "Yes."

"I didn't see her when we were having a banquet inside just now. How come I'm out to watch a show now and I haven't seen her yet?"

While speaking, the old princess looked uneasily away and murmured: "Did she think it was too noisy here, or was she feeling unwell, so she went back alone?"

At a sudden thought, the old princess took a breath of air, "By the way, when I first saw her, she seemed to be hiding in the pear tree and crying. At that time, I was so anxious to ask her about the jade pendant that I forgot to ask her. Why did she cry and then rush over to host the banquet... Oh, my brain!"

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Shen Xiulan might be unwell. The old princess patted her forehead in frustration.

Seeing this, Yao Jinshuang couldn't help but smile and said: "Aunt, don't worry, I'll go look for her now."

The old princess suddenly felt happy in her eyes, but she was a little hesitant, "There's no need to be in such a hurry, wait until the banquet is over..."

Yao Jinshuang patted her hand and said, "When the banquet is over, the crowd will go out one after another. I'm afraid it will be harder to find someone. If she returns to the house today, it will be difficult to find any legitimate name if she wants to call her out in the future." , now that we have found the person, we will ask everything we want to ask clearly, so you don’t have to be so anxious."

This is true.

The old princess finally looked relieved, "You kid, you are used to doing things that make me feel relieved. If you say so, go and find the person first."

Yao Jinshuang nodded, stood up and left the theater.

When the crowd could no longer see her, she walked through the two courtyards with ease, came to the door of an empty wing in between, and knocked on the door.

There was an immediate echo from inside, "Who is it?"

Listening to the voice, it seemed that he was full of vigilance.

Yao Jinshuang lowered her breath, and the look on her face suddenly became solemn, "It's me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of hurried footsteps reached the door.

Immediately afterwards, the door was opened, and Shen Xiulan's face appeared in front of her.