In the entire warm room, no matter from the bride’s family or the husband’s family, the ones with the highest status are Jiang Fourth Lady and Eldest Lady Qi. The head of the Xie family is now the right prime minister, so Yin Mingyu’s status is slightly higher than the two.

However, she is the step-wife and has an elder sister, so the situation seems a little delicate.

Jiang Fourth Lady saw Eldest Lady Qi’s look and secretly glanced at her as a reminder. Then, she led Yin Mingyu to sit on the beauty couch and said, “According to the rules, I should have asked two ladies you are familiar with to accompany you, but I just met you and it is not easy to arrange it casually.”

Yin Mingyu smiled indifferently and said, “Sister Jiang is too polite, already being able to enjoy the flowers in this season, I have no more complaints.”

At this time, Eldest Lady Qi said in a somewhat stiff tone: “If Yin Second Lady likes, you can come here to play in the winter, and you can also enjoy the plum blossoms behind the warm pavilion.”

Jiang Fourth Lady smiled and agreed, “I also built a hot spring pool. When the first snow comes, I will send you an invitation.”

Yin Mingyu nodded and thanked her, but she was puzzled in her heart. Their attitude was unexpectedly warm. Even Eldest Lady Qi, who seemed difficult to get along with at first, was trying to please her.

A group of ladies not far away suddenly started playing together, and the music sounded cheerful and joyful.

Yin Mingyu’s attention was attracted by them and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

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Jiang Fourth Lady also looked at her with a smile, and suddenly said, “Actually, I have heard of you.”

Yin Mingyu looked at her in surprise.

Jiang Fourth Lady smiled at her in a friendly manner, “It was your eldest sister. She was casually chatting with me one time and said that she passed by your courtyard and saw you and your two sisters playing Cuju.”

Yin Mingyu was stunned and her eyes expressed more and more surprise.

The West Courtyard is a bit off the beaten track and is not in the same courtyard as the Eldest lady’s boudoir, so why would she pass by there?

Seeing her expression, Jiang Fourth Lady smiled helplessly, “I was also visiting Yin’s family, and I didn’t see you. I just casually asked and discovered it.”

At this time, Eldest Lady Qi sneered and said, “She is always like that. When I first came to Beijing, I was very annoyed when I saw her cold face. Who would have thought she was so stupid.”

“Second Lady, don’t listen to her hypocrisy.” Jiang Fourth Lady held Yin Mingyu’s hand and said with a smile, “You played Cuju with Princess Weiyang earlier, and many ladies in the capital liked you and wanted to meet you. Why do you have to stay in the mansion?”

“The people I invited to the warm room are all easy to get along with, so just relax a little.”

As she spoke, she took Yin Mingyu’s hand and walked among the ladies. She casually stuffed the pipa into her arms and let her play it freely without any restraint.

Yin Mingyu didn’t know how to play the pipa, but since Jiang Fourth Lady asked her to play, she apologized and started playing it confidently.

In an instant, an incompatible and unpleasant sound broke into the originally harmonious ensemble.

The other ladies were so shocked that they forgot to continue playing, but when they reacted, they burst into laughter. Some lively ladies even covered their ears and said angrily, “Second Lady Yin, are you trying to kill us?”

Yin Mingyu was the youngest, and habitually exposed a well-behaved smile. After doing so, she paused, then gave up those acquired habits and smiled openly, “I can hide my clumsiness, but such ordinary playing can never attract the attention of the ladies. Look at me a few more times, so that I can be happy all day long.”

The ladies were laughing so hard that they were shaking with laughter, and some even teased her for being “sweet-mouthed”.

Her lively and interesting words, without any pretense, immediately broke down the previous barrier of unfamiliarity, and the unfamiliarity with everyone when they spoke to her was immediately reduced.

Yin Mingyu could not play the pipa, but she had learned the piano when she was young. After putting down the pipa, she took the initiative to play the piano and accompanied them in order to save face.

Jiang Fourth Lady and Eldest Lady Qi also joined in, and everyone played song after song together.

A group of young women gathered in the warm room, not talking about their husbands’ families or the harem, but just playing some elegant things. At noon, they had a meal together, drank a few glasses of wine, and then sat together in groups of three or four, either chatting or painting……p>

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