After a brief silence, Wei Yinniang slowly raised her hand and took off the veil on her head.
"The release pond was quite lively tonight. I went for a walk and released a few lotus lanterns." She also smiled and lowered her veil.
"When did the princess come? Blame me. If I had known you were coming, I wouldn't have joined in the fun." She walked towards Xuyu and saluted.
Xuyu stood up to greet her, took her hand, stopped her from bowing, and then took her to sit next to her.
"Sister, is your hand okay?"
Wei Yinniang spread out her ten fingers, which had returned to their original youthful and delicate appearance, and let her look at them: "I have recovered a long time ago. Later, I received medicine sent by Master Zhao. Did the princess tell him? Master Zhao has always taken good care of me. Now he has finally come back and is old. It's just a small matter, but you have to keep worrying about it. I am really sorry."
"Sister, I'm glad your hand is okay." Xuyu raised her eyes and her gaze fell on Wei Yinniang's smiling face.
"Everyone went to Cangshan in a few days. It's cooler there than Chang'an, and more importantly, it's quiet. When I knew about it, the first person I thought of was you. I wanted you to go too, so we can stay there together for a few days. I asked Zhao Bandang to bring you a message. When he came back, he told me, you're not going?"
"Yes." Wei Yinniang nodded.
"The princess always thinks of me, and I am extremely grateful. However, it is really not appropriate for me to go, and I have been feeling tired recently and too lazy to go out again. I appreciate the princess' kindness, and you can go by yourself. When you get there, you will have a lot of fun, just like going with me." She said with a smile.
She was unwilling to go with them, which was within Xuyu's expectations.
"Sis, if you don't want to go, I won't force you. But there is one more thing I want to ask you, Sis?"
"Of course! What is it?"
"My sister's renunciation was also handled by Zhao Ban Dang himself. He told me that you didn't ask for anything."
"Sister, you are free now, why do you still choose to stay in this place?"
Wei Yinniang still smiled. She looked around the bedroom and said, "This must have been something the princess asked His Majesty for me, right? I am extremely grateful. I have always wanted to thank the princess in person, and tonight I finally have the chance. Master Zhao did say at the time that he could arrange it for me no matter what I want to do or where I want to go. But I have lived here for many years and I am used to it. This place is like my home, so I don't want to go anywhere else. It's also good to be here."
Xuyu's eyes were fixed on her face, without saying a word.
"Why is the princess looking at me like that?"
Wei Yinniang smiled, avoided her gaze, and suddenly stood up.
"Look at me. I was so happy to see the princess just now that I didn't even prepare a cup of tea for you." As she spoke, she stood up and asked someone to make tea.
"Sister, can you tell me again where you went last night?" Xuyu suddenly spoke.
Wei Yinniang paused and stopped.
Xuyu looked at her back.
"Last night you went to Ci'en Temple under a pseudonym, under the pretext of performing a ritual."
Wei Yinniang was silent and motionless.
"Sister, I don't want to lie to you. I'll tell you the truth."
"Yuan Zhi was originally monitoring you. You know the reason, so I won't tell you. I took the matter in front of my father and told him not to interfere. First, I guess you hate this man very much, and I don't want you to be bothered by him anymore. Second, sister, I sympathize with my brother Li Yan and you, this is true, otherwise how could I have saved him when you were raided here last time. I also completely understand his feelings and thoughts, or your feelings and thoughts. It is because of my father, brother Li Yan, that he has fallen into the situation he is in today, and you, sister, have lost everything, your family, and even your dignity. What have you done wrong?"