Chapter 185: The Poison That Makes People Mute

It is July, the hottest month of summer. Summer is coming to an end and autumn is quietly approaching. The weather is finally not as hot as before.

In Chang'an City, the people lived in harmony and the weather was good. Yun Xiangye's days in the embroidery workshop were plain and comfortable. She finally no longer felt that Chang'an City was oppressive to her.

Nuonuo is obviously getting a little older, and the spring clothes from the first half of the year are now a little tight for Nuonuo to wear in the evening. I have to buy her some new clothes.

Gu Yan entered the embroidery workshop and saw Yun Xiangye embroidering clothes for Nuonuo. He said, "You are busy with the business of the embroidery workshop and it is tiring enough. Why do you want to make clothes for Nuonuo yourself?"

Yun Xiangye said: "Although the embroiderers in the embroidery workshop are all skilled, it is for Nuonuo to wear after all, so I have to put more effort into it."

Yun Xiangye said, "I also made a few sets for my sister's child. I know that my sister's child will never lack clothes. The embroiderers in the Shanggong Bureau must be much more dedicated than I am. But just consider it as my token of my appreciation. Time flies so fast. My sister's child is about to be born, and my younger sister's child will be born soon..."

Yun Xiangye sighed and said, "I'm not with her. I wonder if she will be afraid of giving birth... Alas."

Yun Xiangye is worried about her sister at the moment.

Correspondence is very slow, and even if a letter is sent by carrier pigeon, it will take some time to receive it.

Moreover, Yun Xiangye only reported good news to Shuangbai, and she was afraid that her sister would also only report good news and not bad news.

Gu Yan said, "Sister, you will be safe. Besides, you have watched your brother-in-law grow up. Didn't he swear an oath? If he dares to treat you badly, he will be struck by lightning. Besides, your brother-in-law knows my identity now, so he will definitely not treat you badly."

Yun Xiangye thought to herself that she should really think on the bright side.

I just hope my sister is well.

Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye in his arms, gently placed his hand on Yun Xiangye's belly and said, "Nuonuo is looking forward to having a sister. I wonder if she can fulfill her wish by the end of this year."

Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and said, "Your first child has my surname Yun, and your second child also has the surname Yun. Will your father and grandmother have any objections?"

Gu Yan said: "My father doesn't bother to take care of me. In his eyes, besides my mother, there are state affairs. My grandmother definitely wants to have a great-grandson with the surname Gu, but you and I are still young, and it won't be difficult to have five or six more children in the future. My parents are quite old, but they still gave birth to Jingru, right?"

A sister who is eighteen years younger than him and only one year older than his daughter.

Yun Xiangye said, "Who wants to give birth to five or six children for you? That would be too much of a drain on your body. What do you think of me as? A sow raised on your farm?"

Gu Yan smiled and said, "I was wrong. Then I will fulfill Nuonuo's wish and give her another sister."

Yun Xiangye couldn't help but chuckle, "What about your Gu family's hereditary throne? You're not thinking of finding another woman to have a child, are you?"

Gu Yan said: "In the future, let Nuonuo marry a son-in-law to inherit the Gu family throne. What's the difficulty?"

Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan in surprise, "Do you really think so?"

Gu Yan said: "Well, if you really think so, could it be that daughters are not the bloodline of our Gu family? Why can only sons be?"

Yun Xiangye leaned in Gu Yan's arms. She was the only one of two daughters in her family. In fact, she was ridiculed a lot in Fangqiao Town. When she went out with her parents when she was a child, everyone would praise her parents for being blessed to have such a pair of beautiful daughters.

However, those people would always add that the two daughters’ embroidery workshop would have to be taken over by outsiders in the future.

Yun Xiangye had been annoyed by these words since she was a child, so if Gu Yan's aunt and uncle had not agreed to let the first child take the surname Yun, Yun Xiangye would never have married Gu Yan even for the sake of saving his life.

Yun Xiangye was glad that Gu Yan was the same as her father.

Gu Yan stroked Yun Xiangye's hair and said, "How about we go to my uncle's house at noon on Mid-Autumn Festival and come back to my house for a reunion at night?"

Yun Xiangye asked, "Aren't you going to the palace to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet?"

Gu Yan said: "You should also go to the palace banquet."

Yun Xiangye smiled and said, "What kind of status do I have to attend the palace banquet now?"

Gu Yan said: "I don't need any status to attend the palace banquet. I will ask the queen for an invitation. Now everyone outside laughs at me for dressing up to entertain my wife. You should just pretend to be nice and give me some face. Don't let people laugh at me for dressing up as a woman and not being able to coax my wife and children back."

Yun Xiangye said: "Okay then."

However, she was not trying to give Gu Yan this honor. She was just thinking about having a Mid-Autumn Festival reunion for her uncle, aunt, and sister.

…

In the East Palace.

Ye Wanhe's belly grew bigger and bigger, and it became increasingly inconvenient for her to move.

The belly of a seven-month-old baby is very obvious, and now we have to worry about premature birth.

The imperial grandson in her belly was extremely important, so when Zhao Yun was busy with official business outside, Ye Wanhe stayed in the bedroom and never went out.

At noon that day, Zhao Yun left the palace and went to the military camp to reward the troops who had returned from suppressing bandits and providing disaster relief. Ye Wanhe tossed and turned in the bedroom during her nap and couldn't fall asleep.

Ye Wanhe dismissed the servants, asked the palace maids to stay away from the bedroom, and knocked on the door of the underground palace. She knocked according to the secret code she remembered last time. Soon, Ah Hong inside opened the door for her.

Seeing Ah Hong, Ye Wanhe smiled faintly and said, "Do you have any left of the sesame candy I gave you last time?"

Although Zhao Yun said that things outside were not clean, the sesame candies made in the palace did not taste the same as they did in her childhood. She wanted to try it. Did the sesame candies sold at the stalls taste the same as in her deep memory?

Ah Hong made a gesture that Ye Wanhe could not understand, then turned and entered the underground palace. Soon, he took out two pieces of sesame candies and gestured with his fingers.

Ye Wanhe saw the deaf-mute boy in front of her. He had been living underground for many years and looked very white, not as white as ordinary people. He had bright eyes and white teeth. He looked about the same age as her younger brother, about seventeen or eighteen years old.

"Ah Hong, I don't understand your gestures."

Ye Wanhe took the Masutang and ate it. Her eyes were slightly red as she said, "It tastes like my childhood, it tastes like home."

When Ah Hong saw tears in Ye Wanhe's eyes, he made faces to cheer her up.

Ye Wanhe went outside and wanted to have some tea, and Ah Hong came forward and handed her a cup of tea.

Ye Wanhe took the tea and smiled at Ah Hong, saying, "I have a younger brother who is about your age. When I cried when I was little, he would make me happy. His name is Ye Li. Over the years, I have only seen him once..."

Ah Hong gestured, and this time Ye Wanhe understood, "Do you want to recognize me as your sister?"

Ah Hong smiled at Ye Wanhe and nodded.

Ye Wanhe smiled and said, "It would be nice to have you as my brother."

Ah Hong gestured towards Ye Wanhe, as if he wanted Ye Wanhe to smile more. Ye Wanhe said, "Well, I will smile more, at least for my child."

Ye Wanhe looked at the innocent boy in front of her, "Do you still remember your silk ribbon?"

Ah Hong raised the silk net and uttered two words with great difficulty, "Sister, sister."

Ye Wanhe was surprised and asked, "Can you speak?"

Ah Hong shook his head and said two words with difficulty: "Sister."

Seeing that Ah Hong could only say "sister", Ye Wanhe asked, "Ah Hong, do you want to come out of this underground palace? Live on the surface?"

Ah Hong gestured respectfully.

Ye Wanhe guessed that Ah Hong meant to be loyal only to His Majesty and His Highness.

Ye Wanhe chuckled. This young man recognized her as his sister. How could she take advantage of him?

Hearing the noise outside, Ye Wanhe wanted to ask Ah Hong to retreat quickly, but it was too late. She saw that the door of the palace had already opened.

Ye Wanhe heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Gu Jingyu came alone.

"Jingyu, why did you come in alone?"

Gu Jingyu said, "I saw that there was no one on duty outside, and I heard your voice, so I came in to check your pulse. Did I disturb you?"

"No." Ye Wanhe chuckled lightly.

Gu Jingyu looked at the young eunuch with a red mole between his eyebrows behind Ye Wanhe and smiled jokingly: "Is this eunuch new to the East Palace? He is so handsome."

Ye Wanhe nodded and said, "Yes, I just came to the East Palace."

Gu Jingyu came over to check Ye Wanhe's pulse and said, "Sister-in-law, the baby in your belly is very healthy, but you seem to have something that scares you. Are you afraid of giving birth? It's okay, I'm here, I will ensure that you have a safe birth."

Ye Wanhe asked Gu Jingyu: "Jingyu, do you have any medicine that can cure muteness?"

Gu Jingyu said: "I have a poison that can make people mute, but I don't have a medicine to cure muteness. Is the person you want to cure mute mute from the beginning or did he become mute later, or is he mute due to deafness..."

Ye Wanhe asked, "Is there a poison that can make people mute? Can you give it to me?"

Gu Jingyu asked in confusion: "Your Highness, sister-in-law, what do you want this medicine for?"

Ye Wanhe smiled and said, "There are bound to be some secrets in the palace, and I can't bear to let these palace servants die in order to keep the secrets. It would be best if there was a drug that could make people mute, and it could also save lives. Can you give me some?"

Gu Jingyu said: "Of course, I will bring the mute medicine to the palace for you tomorrow..."

Ye Wanhe said: "This matter is not glorious after all, you must remember not to tell anyone about it."

Gu Jingyu nodded to Ye Wanhe without any guard.

Ye Wanhe looked at Ah Hong behind her again, "He is the person I wanted to cure the muteness. He seems to be able to say the word 'sister'."

Gu Jingyu said: "Come here, I'll take your pulse."

When Ah Hong saw Gu Jingyu lowering her head with a slightly red face, the young man's eyes were full of embarrassment, and he slowly extended his hand to Gu Jingyu.

Gu Jingyu asked: "You can hear me? So you are not deaf but just dumb?"

Ah Hong shook his head.

Ye Wanhe explained, "He just reads your lips."