Ye Qingyu smiled sympathetically and said, "Yiyi, go quickly. The Marquis must have something important to tell you. We can just remember the way we came and go back by ourselves."

Cui Yiyi didn't want to leave the distinguished guest alone, so she said to Ye Qingyu, "I'll have the maid take you back."

Ye Qingyu nodded obediently, "Alright, thank you Yiyi for your concern."

Cui Yiyi arranged people and went to find the Marquis's wife immediately.

When Ye Qingyu turned around, she glanced at the courtyard vaguely, then followed the maid out of the garden and went to the flower hall where the female guests were having a banquet.

It was Xiaoqi's first time to attend such a lively banquet. Her big dark eyes looked around curiously. Pei Xuqing held her little hand, afraid that she would not be able to control her curiosity and run away when she was not paying attention.

After all, this is not her home. What if she doesn't know the rules and offends a noble, or damages valuables in the Marquis's Mansion? Their family is poor and doesn't have that much money to pay compensation.

Xiao Qi wanted to pull out her hand and run away several times, but was stopped by Pei Xuqing. Only when they arrived at the banquet hall did Pei Xuqing breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao Qi spotted Ye Qingya sitting at the same table with her mother and ran into her arms, "Sister Qingya, you're here too."

Ye Qingya and Pei Xuqing became good friends. She often went to Pei Mansion to talk to Pei Xuqing, so she was naturally very familiar with Xiao Qi.

Ye Qingyu was not surprised to see Qingya appear here. The real purpose of this birthday banquet was for the Marquis to choose a suitable lady for Cui Xuan. Qingya had no engagement yet, so it was normal for her to be invited.

Ye Qingya smiled charmingly, holding Xiaoqi in her arms, her eyes curved into crescents. "Oh, Xiaoqi, do you miss Sister Qingya? You little rascal, you never come to visit me. Sister Qingya is crying at home."

Ye Qingya pretended to be sad to tease Xiaoqi.

Xiao Qi frowned in confusion, "Don't be sad, Sister Qingya. I'll be able to come and see you in the future. I was playing a game with Sister Qingyu, so I couldn't leave the house. Now I've won, and I've won a lot of snacks. I'll treat Sister Qingya to some snacks."

As she spoke, the little girl took out the snacks prepared for her from the sachet she carried with her, and held them in front of Ye Qingya with her chubby little hands.

Ye Qingya was almost melted by Xiaoqi's cuteness, "Oh, Xiaoqi even saved some delicious food for me. Sister Qingya is happy and not sad anymore."

When Xiaoqi saw Ye Qingya smiling like a flower, she also giggled happily.

Ye Qingyu walked over and sat down, shaking her head helplessly, "You are such a grown-up, but you still act like a child."

Ye Qingya held Xiao Qi in her arms, pinching her soft little hand, and smiled brightly, "Big sister, if I had known you were coming, I would have gone to find you."

Ye Qingyu picked up the teacup and took a sip. "I'm just sitting around at home with nothing to do, so I came to join in the fun."

At this moment, a maid from the Wuyang Marquis Mansion quickly walked up to Ye Qingya and said, "Miss Ye, someone asked me to give this to you."

The maid handed over a note. Ye Qingya was stunned. Second Aunt Wu frowned and asked, "Excuse me, young lady, who gave this to you?"

The maid lowered her head and said nothing. She glanced at Ye Qingya and stuffed the note into her hand. "Please keep it, Miss Ye. The man said he was waiting for you in the garden." After that, without waiting for Ye Qingya to say anything, the maid left on her own.

Ye Qingyu looked at Ye Qingya, whose expression looked a little strange, and frowned slightly. She didn't know who was so ignorant of etiquette.

Ye Qingya seemed to have thought of something, and her pretty face flushed slightly. She hurriedly stuffed the note into her sleeve and coughed lightly, "Haha, it must be one of my little sisters asking me to go out and visit the Marquis' Mansion. Haha, no rush, no rush."

Everyone, "..."

Ye Qingyu looked at Qingya, who was obviously flustered and awkward. She tapped the table lightly with her fingertips twice. Mo Shu, who was standing behind her, straightened his body and quietly left the flower hall while no one was paying attention.

Although Wu wanted to ask Ye Qingya, she was outside after all, so she had to suppress her doubts and chat with Madam Pei.

Mo Shu came back quickly. She quietly handed Ye Qingyu a note. When Ye Qingyu saw the name on it, she was stunned. She looked up and looked at Ye Qingya deeply.

She has been so busy lately that she has neglected Qingya. When did these two become acquainted?

Ye Qingyu kept smiling as she put the note into her sleeve and took a sip of tea.

Just as the banquet was about to begin, a maid suddenly walked in quickly and whispered something to the wife of Marquis Wuyang.

The Marquis's smile froze for a moment, and she whispered, "I understand."

She looked at Ye Qingya, with a hint of pity in her eyes.

She put on a proper smile on her face and walked up to Ye Qingya, "Miss Ye."

Ye Qingya was happily playing with Xiao Qi when she suddenly heard someone calling her. She turned around and saw the Marquis standing behind her with a smile. She was frightened and quickly stood up, "Meet the Marquis's wife."

Wu also stood up with a confused look on her face. "Is there something the Marquis' wife wants to talk to me about?"

Madam Hou smiled and said, "Madam Ye, don't be nervous. The young prince just asked me to pass a message to Miss Ye." She looked at Ye Qingya with a deeper look in her eyes, "The young prince said that if Miss Ye doesn't go out to keep the appointment, he will come in."

Ye Qingya's pretty little face suddenly turned red like a blooming peony.

Little prince?

The only person in Kyoto who was called the Little Prince was Prince Zhuang's son Shen Junchen. Although the Marquis's wife spoke in a low voice, she was the host today after all, and her every move was watched by everyone present. Even though her voice was very low, it was still heard by the people at the next table.

Mrs. Wu looked at her daughter in shock.

Ye Qingya was panic-stricken and didn't know what to do.

Ye Qingyu smiled and said, "Thank you, Madam, for telling me. I'm sorry for taking the trouble."

The Marquis's wife smiled and nodded, and then she returned to her seat.

Ye Qingya blushed, with a hint of shame and anger in her eyes, "Mother, big sister, I'll be back soon."

Having said that, she stood up, and whether she did it on purpose or forgot, she pulled Xiao Qi out.

Ye Qingyu instructed Mo Shu, "Follow up and take a look, especially keep an eye on Xiao Qi."

Mo Shu took the order and followed quickly. Following closely behind Mo Shu, a strange young lady walked out quickly with her maid.

At this time, in the garden, Shen Junchen was pacing anxiously, with anger on his handsome face.

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