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As they were talking, Ouyang Ke walked inside. She smiled as she said, "Paying respects to grandmother. Jiejie is here early. It looks like I am late." She calmly went to sit down next to Ouyang Nuan. "Jiejie is really someone grandmother cares about. Jiejie is so diligent."

Ouyang Nuan carelessly fixed her sleeve. When she smoothed out her cuff, she slowly said, "Grandmother is older. We juniors should naturally be around to wait on her. I know meimei [younger sister, can be used to denote familiarity] is distressed over mother. You must have been accompanying mother earlier. That's why you're late. Don't worry. Grandmother won't blame you."

Ouyang Ke's breath stifled. Ouyang Nuan smiled faintly and casually changed the topic. She said that the venison was delicious so she would send some over to Nee Li. Then she said that she had an embroidered picture of birds looking at the phoenix that she wanted to admire with Ouyang Ke. "When we were young, meimei used to play with me and Jue'er. But after growing up, we're not as close anymore. We Ouyang siblings should be closer."

Ouyang Ke had calmed down her anger. She smiled as she said, "Jiejie is right. The Yingshan Yunwu I promised you hasn't been sent over yet. I would have forgotten if you didn't mention it. I will send it over later."

Ouyang Nuan smiled. "Thank you, meimei."

Nee Li nodded. Her face had on a gratified smile. "Sisters should be harmonious and talk things through like this. I am relieved that you sisters are harmonious."

When they left, Ouyang Nuan left first. Ouyang Ke thought that she had left already, but who knew that Ouyang Nuan was waiting for her in the corridor? She smiled as she said, "Let's leave together, meimei."

Ouyang Ke looked at her smiling eyes and gentle smile. She didn't know why, but she felt apprehensive.

Ouyang Nuan smoke amiably to Ouyang Ke along the way, while Ouyang Ke answered absentmindedly. They came to the garden in the blink of an eye. A person suddenly ran out from behind the rockery. Ouyang Ke was deep in thought and didn't notice what was happening. She was b.u.mped into all of a sudden. "Ah." Her whole person fell backwards. She cut a very sorry figure. Even her hairpins were skewed.

Ouyang Nuan immediately went over personally to help her up. The servants were all fl.u.s.tered. The garden was chaotic. Ouyang Ke was helped up and was furious. Her first-rank maidservant Qiuyue rushed forwards to give the little yatou two hard slaps. "How do you walk? You dare to b.u.mp into Second Xiaojie? Are you blind?!"

The little yatou looked up. A palm-print was on her face. She was panicked like a frightened rabbit. Her eyes were red and tears swirled in her eyes. "I…… I…… I didn't do it on purpose. Please forgive me, Second Xiaojie!"

Of course Ouyang Ke was not so easy to talk to. She was about to vent her anger when she heard Ouyang Nuan exclaim, "Baihe! Why is it you?"