The Li family's actions did not cause any waves in the capital, because at this time, Emperor Yuanfeng had already set off for the hunting ground.
Master Su San came to the enclosure again after many years, feeling quite emotional. He turned around and said to Su Yao: "Back then, your great uncle..."
He stopped talking, what happened back then was over.
Although Emperor Yuanfeng obviously knows that what happened back then was a frame-up by others, he believed the false accusations at the time after all. If he brings up the past again now and someone with ulterior motives hears it, they might think that the Su family is resentful of the emperor.
This enclosure has been abandoned for many years. Only the temporary palace of Emperor Yuanfeng has been renovated. Most of the other palaces are not habitable. Therefore, unless they are royal relatives, everyone else has to camp around the temporary palace. The Su family's tent is very close to the farewell palace. Master Su San doesn't understand why Su Yao followed them out. He thinks that what Su Yao said to Old Lady Su that it was Empress Dowager Tian and the Eleventh Princess who wanted her to come, and that her coming was just an excuse.
After all, Su Yao doesn't seem like the type of person who would go to great lengths to please the Queen Mother and the Eleventh Princess.
When the tent was set up, Master Su San glanced outside and saw that Yan Cao and the others had arranged it properly, so he nodded with satisfaction and called Su Yao out: "If there is anything, please discuss it with your sister-in-law."
Wang Yuerong also came, but this time she went to the Wang family's tent.
Su Yao smiled and nodded, and Master Su San was relieved. He went out and all the civil officials had to wait to be summoned.
Yancao quickly set up the tent. She was surprised to see everyone busy and chaotic outside. She couldn't help laughing for a while. She said to Su Yao in a rare relaxed and cheerful manner, "Girl, so this is how hunting works!"
She had never experienced anything like this before, and she felt everything was new and interesting, with her eyes shining.
Su Yao thought of Yan Cao in her previous life, who was mature and serious, and always had a stern face. Looking at her current appearance, he couldn't help but laugh too: "Yes, when I'm done with this, I'll take you out to play."
Yancao jumped up happily and said yes.
After a while, a palace maid came outside the tent and said with a smile that Su Yao was invited to come over to the Eleventh Princess's place.
The Eleventh Princess naturally lived in the temporary palace. The Qingfeng Water Pavilion assigned to her was surrounded by water on three sides, with a passage carved from white marble extending all the way to the pavilion where she lived. When she saw Su Yao, she smiled and poked her head out from the terrace in the water pavilion, asking her to walk faster.
After Su Rong's marriage, the eleventh princess' attitude towards Su Yao had become much better. When she saw her coming up, she greeted her: "There will be a banquet tonight, you can follow me then."
Princess Eleven is of this kind of personality. When she likes someone, she is not reluctant to show her kindness.
Su Yao did not refuse. Seeing the Eleventh Princess's maids bringing out several sets of clothes for the Eleventh Princess to choose from, he stood on the water pavilion and looked down. The palace was in the center, and the colorful tents built around the palace were like mushrooms popping up one by one, surrounding the palace in the middle. Against the colorful clouds in the sky, it looked particularly magnificent.
She leaned her hands on the railing, and suddenly heard the Eleventh Princess calling her. She was startled and turned around to look.
Princess Eleven was asking her, "Which one do you think is better, the bright red one or the beige one?"
The palace maid beside her brought the clothes over to show Su Yao.
Su Yao pointed to the bright red suit and said, "This suit is good. It makes the princess look more elegant and bright."
The Eleventh Princess nodded, and then she was helped to change her clothes, and took Su Yao to see Concubine Pang.
Concubine Pang was talking to Princess Mingchang and Princess Yongning. When she saw the Eleventh Princess coming, she smiled and shook her head: "This girl is bothering me again. I get a headache just by seeing her."
Princess Mingchang was worried, and seeing Su Yao following behind the Eleventh Princess, she felt annoyed and angry. She didn't respond for a while. Princess Yongning, on the other hand, laughed happily, "Ah, your majesty, please don't think that the princess is clinging to you. When she gets married in a few years, it will be difficult for her to cling to you. Look at my Xianning. How much did she like to cling to me before? Now she is not very patient when talking to me, for fear that I would ask a few more questions... When that time comes, you will really be annoyed."
Princess Yongning's words touched Concubine Pang's heart. She took the Eleventh Princess in one hand, smiled and exempted Su Yao from the ceremony, then turned to ask Princess Yongning: "Oh? Xianning used to look gentle and smiling, and had a very well-behaved personality, but now she doesn't listen to the emperor's sister?"
Princess Yongning couldn't help but sigh and shook her head: "The girl is grown up, how can we adults guess her thoughts? Her mother passed away early, and I know many things that she doesn't say, but she is suffering in her heart, and there is no way to persuade her, so I said that the queen and His Highness are both rare and blessed people."
Princess Mingchang looked at Princess Yongning with sarcasm, and couldn't help complaining in her heart. She used to think that Princess Yongning was honest and cowardly, but now it seems that she is not really honest at all. She is just a biting dog that doesn't bark. It's really disgusting.
Concubine Pang seemed to be thinking about something. She turned around and touched the Eleventh Princess' hair. She spoke to Princess Yongning in a warmer tone: "My sister is right. Children will grow up eventually. When they grow up, they will naturally understand things without us telling them." Then she told the Eleventh Princess: "If you have nothing to do, go find a few more county ladies to play with."
Princess Yongning smiled at Su Yao who was standing next to Princess Eleven, and waved her hand affectionately to call Su Yao to her side: "I thought you wouldn't come. The last time I went to see you, the old lady said you were out. Are you feeling better now?"
Princess Mingchang became more and more upset. Now that Li Jiamin had run away, she became even more annoyed with Su Yao. Even though she knew that the Emperor and the Empress wanted to honor Su Yao, she could not be nice to him. She simply stood up and said goodbye.
Concubine Pang tried to persuade her to stay, but when she heard that she had to go back to rest after traveling so long, she gave up and said with a smile, "Then come back during the evening banquet."
Princess Mingchang agreed with a smile, turned around and walked out the door. She could still hear the laughter coming from inside, which made her even more depressed. She walked out the door and quickly returned to her own palace.
Li Jinniang was talking to Madam Li. When she saw her come back, she hurried over to call her grandmother.
Princess Mingchang glanced at her, lowered her eyes, and said in a deep voice, "If you have nothing to do, go out and play with Princess Eleven more often. You are so young, don't stay in the tent all the time."
Li Jinniang noticed that she was in a bad mood, so she didn't dare to say more and agreed cautiously.
Princess Mingchang frowned, and when she exhaled she still felt a burning sensation in her nose and throat, so she waved her hand and asked them to leave.