After being forced into a marriage with a wealthy family, the virtuous wife caused a huge uproar.

"What's wrong?" Old Madam Zhao asked with a kind expression.

Rong Yingluo was a little stunned. Old Madam Zhao didn't look unwell, so why did she have such a face?

"Sister-in-law?" Gu Qingyin gently nudged Rong Yingluo, who then came to her senses.

"I was so captivated by your kindness that I didn't realize it for a moment. You are the kindest old lady I have ever met," Rong Yingluo said immediately.

On such a joyous occasion, she couldn't very well say that the old lady looked like she was about to die; that would be too unlucky.

But what should we do about this?

But she didn't know what would happen.

Fortunately, I'll be spending quite a bit of time at the Zhao residence today, so I'll talk about it later.

"Mrs. Gu is so eloquent." Old Madam Zhao chuckled, amused.

Rong Yingluo presented a gift.

After exchanging greetings, Rong Yingluo and the others were taken to play in the courtyard.

Gu Qingya had her own friends, and as soon as she left the main courtyard, she suggested that she go and visit them.

Rong Yingluo only told her not to cause trouble before letting her leave. They were never meant to be together.

This was the first time Gu Qingyin and Gu Qingling had appeared in such an occasion, so they didn't dare to move around freely and obediently stayed by Rong Yingluo's side.

When families hold banquets, the middle-aged and elderly women usually sit in the flower hall or the side hall to chat, while the younger ones gather in groups of three or five and like to play in the courtyard or garden.

Rong Yingluo had another special plan for today: to take a good look at the feng shui of the Zhao family and then talk to them privately to see if she could appease the Empress.

Rong Yingluo took her two younger sisters to stroll in the garden first.

After walking around for a while, she already had a good idea of ​​what to expect.

She encountered many other women in the garden, but since Rong Yingluo had only been married to Gu Ce for a little over two months, Madam Su had never taken her to a banquet, and her two half-sisters had never attended such a banquet either.

Few people know the three of them.

There were only two or three people she had met at the palace banquet, but they were all arrogant and looked down on Rong Yingluo, a merchant's daughter, or they had designs on Gu Ce, so they would not take the initiative to greet Rong Yingluo and her two companions.

To ensure the guests had a good time, the Zhao family set up a variety of games in the garden, including pitch-pot, chess, tables for writing couplets and composing poems, and even plenty of shuttlecocks for the girls to play with.

"My two sisters, how about the three of us play shuttlecock?" Rong Yingluo thought that since it was still early, she should find something to do.

"Sister-in-law, isn't kicking shuttlecock a bit indecent?" Gu Qingling felt that kicking shuttlecock was too much of a movement, and it was not appropriate for a young lady. It was fine to play it at home, but this was someone else's house.

"Your sister-in-law is a heroine who has run the martial arts horse track. What's so unseemly about kicking a shuttlecock?" At this moment, a girl's voice came from behind the three of them.

The group turned around and saw a girl dressed in a princess's palace attire walking towards them.

"Princess Jinyang!" Rong Yingluo was delighted to see her friend and took a few steps to greet her.

"I heard you were here, so I came to find you immediately." Princess Jinyang was very happy to see Rong Yingluo again.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know the princess would be coming, so I didn't look for you." Rong Yingluo was very embarrassed; she hadn't even inquired whether Princess Jinyang would be coming.

"It's nothing. Would you like to play shuttlecock? I'll play with you." Princess Jinyang was never a quiet person and loved all kinds of exciting games.

"I want to participate too," another woman's voice came.

"Sister Ke." Rong Yingluo saw that Ke Miaoran had also come. She had inquired earlier and learned that the Qi family had not yet arrived.

"Can I participate?" Ke Miaoran asked with a smile.

"Of course you can, you should exercise more." Rong Yingluo didn't say the last part, which was more conducive to getting pregnant. There were three unmarried girls in front of her, so it wasn't appropriate to say such a thing.

Several people form a circle, and each person takes a turn kicking the ball. Whoever the ball lands in front of must kick it out with force so that someone else can catch it.

Whoever fails to catch it will get a flick on the head.

The group had a great time.

Ke Miaoran and the two Miss Gus were the weakest, while Princess Jinyang and Rong Yingluo kicked the shuttlecock with great skill.

"Sister-in-law, please take care of me." Gu Qingyin had already been hit on the head several times.

The eldest sister-in-law loved to kick at her and Qingling, forcing them to go all out. They managed to catch it once, but when they kicked it again, it was off-target. However, the eldest sister-in-law and Princess Jinyang always managed to catch it and kick it back, leaving them helpless.

"Haha, so you have to be quick with your eyes and feet." Rong Yingluo kicked even better than Princess Jinyang.

She secretly used a bit of her light-footed skill.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Ke Miaoran kicked the shuttlecock over: "Second sister, catch it quickly."

Rong Yingluo deliberately avoided it, letting Gu Qingyin come and receive her.

"Kick it to me quickly!" Princess Jinyang shouted.

The girls played shuttlecock back and forth, attracting many noble ladies to watch them play.

Seeing how much fun they were having, the others also made plans to play shuttlecock together.

In no time, the open space in the garden was filled with circles of girls playing shuttlecock.

It also attracted many young men to come and watch.

Gu Ce heard that Rong Yingluo was playing shuttlecock with Princess Jinyang in the garden and was so engrossed in it that he came looking for her.

And the person accompanying him was none other than Ke Miaoran's husband, Qi Zishuo.

Gu Ce saw from afar that Rong Yingluo was being clever by deliberately kicking the shuttlecock high into the air, so that Ke Miaoran would have to back away if she wanted to catch it.

"Ouch!" Ke Miaoran tripped over a small bump while retreating and fell straight backward to the ground.

"Miaoran, be careful!" Qi Zishuo exclaimed in fright, but he was too far away to save her in time.

Rong Yingluo reacted quickly, used her lightness skill to move incredibly fast, and in a flash she was in front of Ke Miaoran, grabbing her hand.

Before the girls could even see how Rong Yingluo got to Ke Miaoran, they saw her grab Ke Miaoran so she wouldn't fall to the ground.

But this shock caused Ke Miaoran's heart to pound wildly.

She fell down as a child and broke her arm, which left her traumatized. How embarrassing it would be if she really fell to the ground.

"Sister Ke, are you alright?" Rong Yingluo asked worriedly.

"I..." Ke Miaoran was still in shock when she felt an unusual, dull pain in her lower abdomen, which made her frown.

"Miaoran, what's wrong?" Qi Zishuo noticed that his wife was acting strangely.

"I feel a pain in my lower abdomen. Ouch!" Ke Miaoran felt the pain getting worse.

"Lower abdomen?" Rong Yingluo exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes." Ke Miaoran nodded affirmatively.

"Young Master Qi, quick, carry Sister Ke up and find a room for her to lie down." Rong Yingluo thought of a possibility.

We must not be careless.

Upon hearing this, Qi Zishuo immediately picked the person up and had a maid from the Zhao family lead the way.

"Your Highness, please take care of my two younger sisters. I'll go check on Sister Ke first," Rong Yingluo hurriedly instructed.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of them." Princess Jinyang never put on airs in front of Rong Yingluo. She liked the people Rong Yingluo liked, regardless of their status.

Rong Yingluo hurriedly followed Qi Zishuo's footsteps, and Gu Ce also followed on his own.

Arriving at the nearest room, Qi Zishuo placed the person on a soft couch.

"Mrs. Gu, thank you for your trouble." Qi Zishuo bowed deeply.

Madam Gu secretly went to the Qi family at night to give his wife acupuncture. He knew all about Rong Yingluo's medical skills and always watched from the side.

This matter was kept quiet from anyone in the Qi family; they only told the mother in secret.

Rong Yingluo sat down and took Ke Miaoran's pulse.

"Sister Ke, when did your period start?"