Chapter 13: Yun's Jealousy

Xie Zhixuan looked at the red finger marks on her son's face and ordered the maid beside her to go back to the room and get the snow skin cream.

Xie Zhixuan frowned: "What did you do wrong to Xiangye? The force of these two slaps was not shallow."

Gu Yan frowned and said, "There's nothing wrong with it. She's just being unreasonable. She..."

Gu Yan felt something was wrong halfway through his words and coughed, "This wasn't caused by Xiang Ye. This was the mark I left when I was sleeping."

Gu Ling gloated in his heart: "Then you pressed the two sides very symmetrically."

Xie Zhixuan glared at Gu Ling and took the Snow Skin Cream from the maid: "Apply this Snow Skin Cream, it will reduce the redness and swelling in a quarter of an hour, and then cover it up with gouache, no one should be able to see the slap mark on your face."

Gu Yan took the ointment and said, "Thank you, mother. I'll take my leave now."

--

When Yun Xiangye woke up, it was already noon. She felt sore all over. Gu Yan had really gone too far last night. She only regretted that she had not used all her strength to slap him two more times.

However, Yun Xiangye was also glad that she did not report the four maids before.

Gu Yan didn't have me in his heart. I just said a few words to those maids last night and he started to protect them.

Run'er heard the noise in the room and came in to help Yun Xiangye wash up.

Yun Xiangye saw that Nuonuo was no longer beside her, so she asked, "Where's Nuonuo?"

Run'er smiled faintly, "Nanny Cao is playing in the courtyard with Miss Nuonuo, and the little princess is also there."

After washing up, Yun Xiangye walked to the window and indeed heard the sounds of playing and laughing outside. However, she also saw the gentle Princess watching the two children playing. Yun Xiangye panicked and said to Run'er, "The Princess is here, why didn't you report it?"

Run'er looked out the window and said, "I didn't see Her Royal Highness the Princess just now."

Yun Xiangye quickly combed her hair, put on her clothes and went to the courtyard, "Greetings, mother."

Xie Zhixuan happened to pick a green plum for Nuonuo.

Yun Xiangye hurriedly said, "Mother, Nuonuo is still young, and the flowers will be ruined if they fall into her hands. I heard from Zhuyi that the plum blossoms here are your favorite."

Xie Zhixuan smiled faintly and said, "Nuonuo is my first granddaughter. Not to mention her favorite flower, if the moon in the sky could be plucked, I would also find a way to pluck it and give it to Nuonuo."

Xie Zhixuan said this while pinching the cute little face.

Little Jingru at the side said jealously, "Mother."

Xie Zhixuan also pinched Xiao Jingru's face and said, "Mother will also give you the best."

Little Jingru threw herself into Xie Zhixuan's arms. Xie Zhixuan tapped her head and said, "You learned this jealousy from your father. Go play with Nuonuo. Mother has something to discuss with your eldest sister-in-law."

Yun Xiangye raised her eyes to glance at Xie Zhixuan, then quickly lowered them again. It was her first time meeting this mother-in-law of noble status. Even though she was very gentle, she was still a little afraid.

Yun Xiangye followed Xie Zhixuan into the house and said, "Mother."

Xie Zhixuan asked: "Did Yan'er bully you?"

Yun Xiangye shook her head and said, "No."

Xie Zhixuan looked into Yun Xiangye's eyes and said, "Yan'er's aunt told me about your life story. You were also a poor child. I heard that you lost your father and mother one after another when you were fourteen or fifteen years old...

Now that you have come to my home, I hope you can treat me as your own mother. If you have been wronged, just speak out. There is no need to keep it in your heart. I told you yesterday when I felt your pulse that liver qi stagnation is not a good thing. "

Yun Xiangye's nose felt sore, and she said with tears in her eyes, "It's nothing to be wronged."

Xie Zhixuan sighed, and seeing that she was unwilling to speak, she did not force her, "Yesterday I told you to help me manage the restaurant, but did that make it difficult for you?"

Yun Xiangye shook her head and said, "It's not difficult."

Gu Yan looked down on her and concluded that she was incapable of managing the affairs and family business of the princess's mansion. So she would let Gu Yan understand what it meant to look down on others.

Xie Zhixuan chuckled and said, "That's good. If Yan'er bullies you in any way, just tell me and I will seek justice for you. Don't be angry and make yourself sick."

Yun Xiangye said: "I won't let myself get sick from anger."

Xie Zhixuan smiled faintly again, "Slapping someone will hurt your hands, and Yan'er has entered the officialdom after all, so it is inappropriate for you to slap him. If he makes you angry again in the future, you can punish him by making him kneel on the washboard, kneel on the abacus, or kneel on anything else... He needs to show his face to others."

Yun Xiangye blushed, and she knelt down hurriedly and said, "Your Highness the Princess."

Xie Zhixuan said, "I don't mean to blame you. Get up quickly. I also married to Chang'an from Yongxing City. I have experienced how hard it is to live alone in your husband's house. I believe that if Gu Yan hadn't bullied you, you wouldn't have taken action."

Yun Xiangye stood up, and with tears in her eyes she spoke of her grievances:

"Mother, ever since I entered the mansion the other day, Gu Yan's four maids in Qingfeng Garden have not taken Nuonuo and I seriously.

Zhu Yi and the others said that Gu Yan would have concubines in the future... They also said that I was of low status and unworthy of being the Crown Prince's consort, and that the Crown Prince's consort was someone else, and that being a concubine was a great favor from the Gu family to me... But Gu Yan was still helping them, so I got angry and beat him up."

Xie Zhixuan's eyes were filled with anger. She frowned and ordered the maid beside her, "Let Zhu Yi, Mei Yi, Lan Yi, and Lian Yi come in!"

Yun Xiangye saw four maids come in, and they knelt down obediently and properly in front of Xie Zhixuan.

Xie Zhixuan slammed the table angrily and said, "How dare you four maids commit treason and disrespect your master? You will be expelled from the Princess's residence from today. Considering that you have served the prince, I will not sell you out. You can take your indentures and leave."

"Your Highness, please don't!" Zhu Yi kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, please have mercy."

Lian Yi cried and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, please give me a chance to live. I will not leave the prince..."

Xie Zhixuan listened to the crying of several maids, waved her hands, and the old woman beside her took the four maids out.

Xie Zhixuan said, "I am usually busy with the affairs of the pharmacy, and the maids in the princess's mansion are not well managed. After the New Year, the general affairs of the princess's mansion will be handed over to you to prevent these servants from committing crimes. As for the maids that are missing in Qingfeng Garden now, I will ask the Queen to select a few from the Shanggong Bureau to serve. The palace maids in the Shanggong Bureau can also help you manage the household."

Yun Xiangye's nose felt sore and she replied, "Yes, mother."

--

Wei Xi was wearing a coat made of silver fox and walking in the courtyard of the princess's mansion when she heard several maids loudly begging for mercy.

When I looked over, I saw that the four maids beside Gu Yan were being dragged out of the door by some old women.

In the past few years in the Princess's Mansion, Wei Xi had tried her best to please these maids, hoping that they could speak well for her in front of Gu Yan. Seeing them being driven out of the Princess's Mansion, Wei Xi frowned slightly.

Wei Xi left the princess's residence through the side door and saw several maids crying in the alley, so she went over to ask, "Sister Zhuyi, the New Year is coming soon, why are you crying so miserably here?"

Zhu Yi wiped her tears and bowed, saying, "Miss Wei Biao, I don't know what Yun said to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Her Royal Highness the Princess drove us out of the mansion."

Wei Yu said with a look of pity on her face: "You have served my cousin for many years. Even if you have no merit, you have worked hard. You should have a bright future. In this cold winter, Yun's family has driven you beautiful ladies out of the house. How can you live?

Alas, Yun Xiangye came from a small place. She must have become jealous of the beauty of your four sisters, so she doesn't allow your cousin to have any beautiful maids.

You might as well go to the Censorate and beg your cousin. He will definitely make the decision for you and let you return to the Princess's Mansion to rebuke Yun's jealousy..."

Zhuyi and Lianyi looked at each other.

Lan Yi stood up and said, "After we left the Princess's Mansion, there is nowhere else to go. We might as well fight for it. Even if the prince cannot let us go back, the Yun family will not have a good reputation."

Mei Yi wiped her tears and said, "Well, the Yun family was so jealous that they drove us out of the princess's mansion as soon as they arrived. They really didn't want to give us a chance to live. So you and I might as well fight to the death and let the people of Chang'an see how shameless the Yun family is."

Zhu Yi nodded and said, "Let's go to the Censorate together."