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Song Qingning watched Liang Shuyi walk towards Xie Yuqi.

Xie Yuqi concealed the disappointment in his eyes, quickened his pace, stepped forward, put his arm around Liang Shuyi, and led her into the Prince Rui's residence with great care.

Only after the two figures disappeared from sight did Song Qingning slowly utter, "See you next time!"

Neither Emperor Yuan nor Xie Yuqi would keep them waiting for too long.

Before that, she and Liang Shuyi each had their own things to do.

Song Qingning went to the palace to report back to Emperor Yuan before returning to the Prince of Huai's residence.

Before Song Qingning entered the palace, news of her and Liang Shuyi's safe return to the capital had already reached Emperor Yuan's ears. Moreover, in the past two days, the shadow guards he sent out have been sending back news one after another.

He had been prepared for Song Qingning to make her move, but each time the news came, it was disappointing.

Today, they have all returned safely.

As soon as Song Qingning stepped out of the Qianyuan Hall, Emperor Yuan angrily slammed down the memorial on the table.

In the entire Qian Yuan Hall, only Emperor Yuan and his shadow guard were present; Eunuch Gao was not by his side.

Emperor Yuan calmed down after venting his anger.

After a moment of silence, Emperor Yuan issued another order.

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In the following days, Song Qingning rarely went out.

My father has left Beijing to take up his new post.

After his father left the capital, he heard that Song Changsheng had gotten drunk one day, lost his footing while crossing a bridge, and fell into the river. When he was pulled out, he was already dead.

Song Qingning guessed that it was Prince Yu who had it done.

She also knew that Prince Yu had not given up on taking her father's life and had attempted to assassinate him several times along the way.

However, since the father was already quite skilled and had people secretly protecting him sent by Xie Xuanjin, the other side stopped sending people after several failures.

After marrying into the Prince of Huai's household, Song Qingning developed a love for playing chess.

When Xie Xuanjin was around, the two would either spar a few moves in the martial arts arena, discuss military strategy, or sit down and play a few games of chess in their spare time.

Xie Xuanjin recently left the capital, and Wan Zi replaced Song Qingning as the person playing chess with him.

Wan Zi is skilled at tracking and eavesdropping, but she's not so good at playing chess.

In their game of chess, Song Qingning consistently dominated, but after a few rounds, she found it uninteresting, unlike her more enjoyable game with Xie Xuanjin, where the back-and-forth exchanges were much more satisfying.

"When will the prince return?" Song Qingning asked casually.

Uncle Qin was carrying freshly made pastries from the kitchen when he heard this sentence as soon as he entered the courtyard, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

I almost blurted out, "The princess misses the prince."

Fortunately, he realized that it was extremely impolite for an old man like himself to tease the princess in this way, so he had to swallow his words and say instead, "The prince has been gone for some time and should be back soon."

Song Qingning nodded.

Emperor Yuan sent Xie Xuanjin to do such a trivial task, which must have been partly intended to get him out of the way.

Yesterday, Madam Meng Qi came to the Prince's Mansion for a short visit, intending to convey a message to Vice Minister Meng.

Recently, Emperor Yuan deliberately delayed her return to the capital city office and suppressed the memorials requesting her to concurrently serve as the Vice Minister of War, without issuing any instructions.

Thinking about her promise to Liang Shuyi, Song Qingning ate some pastries and asked, "Did you receive any invitations today?"

Uncle Qin was slightly taken aback.

She immediately recalled the invitation the gatekeeper had just handed her. "Yes, yes, Your Highness, are you feeling bored? The Liang family just sent an invitation, saying that the weather is getting warmer and they'd like to invite the ladies and young women to a gathering. Would Your Highness like to attend?"

Just as he finished speaking, Uncle Qin thought of the marriage relationship between the Liang family and the Prince Rui's mansion and immediately felt it was inappropriate. "Your Highness, it would be better if you didn't go. If Your Highness is bored, our mansion can hold a small banquet and invite some ladies and young ladies who are on good terms with Your Highness. That would be the best way."

Uncle Qin was very excited and was about to make arrangements.

Song Qingning stopped him, saying, "Let's go to the Liang family's small banquet."

She had been waiting for this small banquet at the Liang family's house.

This post was a signal from Liang Shuyi, telling her that she was ready and the plan was about to begin.

The Liang family is hosting a Spring Rejuvenation Banquet.

Spring is approaching and the weather is getting warmer, so there's no need to wear a cloak or carry a hand warmer.

The next morning, Song Qingning took a carriage and arrived at the Liang residence, where many ladies and young misses were already there.

Madam Yang, Madam Cui, Madam Yan, Madam Xue...

They were all acquaintances.

Everyone was surprised to see Song Qingning.

Since Princess Rui became pregnant with the "auspicious omen," the rumors circulating about Princess Huai being jealous of Princess Rui have been quite unpleasant.

They had dealt with Song Qingning before and knew the character of the Princess Consort of Huai, so it was impossible for them to be jealous of this matter.

They never expected the Princess Consort of Huai to come today.

After all, the Liang family is the maternal family of Princess Rui. If Princess Rui were to come and they were to meet, it would inevitably lead some people with ulterior motives to make wild guesses.

Inevitably, some unpleasant things have been said.

"Ladies and aunts, what's wrong with you today? Don't you recognize me?" Song Qingning entered the flower hall with a bright smile and a touch of playfulness, and gave a slight curtsy to the ladies.

In such informal settings, she never adhered to her status as the Princess Consort of Huai.

Only according to seniority, the ladies were treated with the respect due to their elders.

The ladies all liked her.

Her words immediately brought the ladies back to their senses, and they greeted her with the same affection they would show their own daughter, saying, "How could we not recognize you? Qingning, come and sit here."

"Sit here, the view is great from here."

Madam Yang rose to greet Song Qingning, pulled her to sit down, and whispered, "Qingning, it's been a long time since we've seen each other, let's take this opportunity to get together. If anyone dares to cause any trouble later, I'll tear them apart!"

Madam Yang protected her very well.

Song Qingning smiled and leaned closer to her. "I've painted a picture, and I'll have someone send it to Madam's residence later."

Madam Yang was taken aback, then realized what she meant, and immediately smiled broadly, nodding with expectant eyes, "Good, good, very good."

Realizing that she had made too much noise, Madam Yang immediately suppressed her smile.

But his excitement was noticed by the lady next to him.

"So happy, Qingning, what did you give her? They're both elders, you can't show favoritism." Madam Cui feigned affectation, putting on the airs of an elder.

This immediately drew agreement from the other ladies.

Each face was full of kindness and exceptionally vibrant.

Inspired, Song Qingning said, "Then, after I return home today, I will paint a few more and send them to my aunts."

As soon as she finished speaking, the flower hall fell silent.

Everyone thought it was something else, but it turned out to be a painting.

Mingyue Xian's painting!

Mingyuexian hasn't produced any new works in a long time. All the men in her family want to ask her to paint, but they are too embarrassed to ask. They just hope that one day she will be in the mood to pick up a paintbrush again.

No matter the price, I'll grab it.

Unexpectedly, they received such a promise from Mingyue Xian today.

Fortunately, Madam Cui asked about it earlier, otherwise Madam Yang would have gotten all the benefits.

"Qingning, take your time drawing, don't tire yourself out."

"Yes, no need to deliver it, I'll pick it up myself at your residence."

The ladies' eyes gleamed, all planning how they would show off the painting to their husbands once they got their hands on it.

The flower hall was filled with harmony and joy.

It was in this harmonious atmosphere that Liang Shuyi, supported by her maid, entered the flower hall.

"My fourth sister-in-law is here too."

Her voice was loud and assertive, her still-flat stomach radiating undisguised pride.

The way he looked at Song Qingning was full of provocation.