Tu Jingjia listened to the Crown Princess' words which indeed matched what her mother had told her. She thought to herself no wonder the Crown Princess was so favored by His Highness. She nodded and said, "I will follow the Crown Princess' advice."
Just as they were talking, You Xiangrui and Ji Yun arrived, and the trio stopped their conversation.
Su Xinyi had nothing much to discuss with these two, merely exchanging pleasantries before asking Lianqiao to invite them to sit outside, also taking Zhu Chanyi and Tu Jingjia with them, to avoid giving people the opportunity to gossip due to any perceived distinctions.
Once everyone had arrived, the Empress personally came and everyone paid their respects to her. The Empress first entered to see Xin Yi and, seeing her in good spirits, went out to talk with all the attendees.
