Chapter 35: Does your sister-in-law's family also run an embroidery workshop?

Yun Xiangye coughed lightly and said, "It's my fault that I didn't go to visit my second aunt. But I'm still a little sick and it's not easy for me to go to the Prince Chu's Mansion. I'll trouble you to go there for me."

Gu Jingyu smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I'll just go to the Prince Chu's Mansion."

"Sister, are you going to the Prince Chu's Mansion?"

Inside the house, a three-year-old girl wearing a small jacket came out and threw herself into Gu Jingyu's arms.

Gu Jingyu scratched Gu Jingru's little nose and said, "You have the best hearing, but I won't take you out with me. I can't control you."

Xiao Jingru took Gu Jingyu's hand and said, "Sister, please take me to play with you."

When Yun Xiangye saw little Jingru's appearance, she thought of her biological sister. She also remembered that when she was young, she had to beg Ye Wanhe, who was two years older than her, to take her out to play.

Gu Jingyu took the clothes from Yun Xiangye and said, "Sister-in-law, I will return the clothes for you. You can take care of Xiao Jingru for me."

Yun Xiangye smiled and replied.

Although Xiao Jingru is Gu Yan's younger sister, she is only one year older than Nuonuo, and Yun Xiangye can easily pick her up.

Yun Xiangye held little Jingru in his arms and said, "How about I take you to play with Nuonuo?"

Xiao Jingru chuckled and said, "Well, play with Nuonuo."

Yun Xiangye held Xiao Jingru's hand and returned to Qingfeng Garden.

Yun Xiangye entered Qingfeng Garden and saw that Gu Yan had returned. She said, "If I had known you would come back at this time, I would not have bothered Sister Jingyu to go to the Prince Chu's Mansion to deliver the clothes. You can just do it."

"Tomorrow is a day off. There is nothing important to do in the government office today, so I will leave early."

Gu Yan pointed to a wooden box beside him and said, "There is a Begonia red feather satin ermine lining coat in here. It's for you."

"elder brother."

Little Jingru was behind Yun Xiangye, blinking her eyes as she looked at the older brother in front of her who seemed to be a complete stranger to her.

Gu Yan hummed, "Go to the inner room and play with Nuonuo."

After Xiao Jingru went to the inner room, Yun Xiangye went to open the wooden box and took out the Tanghong clothes inside.

The feather satin feels extremely soft and warm, and the ermine fur inside is even smoother and more shiny, which shows how precious this dress is.

Yun Xiangye raised her eyes and looked at Gu Yan, "Where did you get this dress?"

Gu Yan said, "I saw you liked this material very much yesterday, so I went to ask the Queen for it. It just so happened that there was a brand new one in the palace storeroom. The Queen thought the color was young, so she never wore it. She was planning to give it to the Crown Princess when she entered the palace next year. Since I asked for it, she gave it to me first."

Yun Xiangye smiled gently as she touched the soft feather satin in her hand, and secretly decided not to quarrel with Gu Yan before the New Year.

Seeing Yun Xiangye's happy eyes, Gu Yan chuckled and said, "Try it on."

Yun Xiangye put on the clothes. The size was just right and she felt much warmer all over instantly.

Yun Xiangye touched the extremely delicate fabric and was glad that her hands were well maintained because of embroidery, otherwise she would be afraid of scratching this extremely precious material.

Gu Yan smiled and said to Yun Xiangye: "Do you like it?"

Yun Xiangye nodded and said, "Of course I like it. This dress has an exquisite pattern. It is light and warm in winter. It can be said to be warm as spring. I'm afraid there are few people in the world who don't like it."

Yun Xiangye touched the sable fur on the inside of her clothes. The sable fur alone was of top quality, not to mention the gold-woven feather satin material on the outside.

Yun Xiangye was originally an embroiderer, and she never felt tired of looking at this excellent material.

Gu Yan chuckled and said, "Now you should know what it's like to be the Prince of Ning's consort, right?"

"Look, now that you have become the Prince of Ning's consort, you can choose any gorgeous clothes you want. You can even wear clothes that are rarely seen in this world. I don't know why you are so angry..."

Before Gu Yan could finish his words, Yun Xiangye took off her clothes and threw them back to Gu Yan.

Yun Xiangye glared at Gu Yan and said, "Do you think I care about these gorgeous clothes? This feather satin is precious and rare, but I may be able to make it. If it takes me one year, I can make one in two, three, or ten years. This top-quality ferret is hard to find, but ordinary fox fur or rabbit fur may be able to keep me warm."

Yunxiang Yeben was happy because Gu Yan had obtained this rare dress for her.

But she didn't expect that Gu Yan actually looked down on her like this, thinking that she would be greedy for vanity and wealth for the sake of fine clothes and would not care about his deception and concealment.

My anger, which had never subsided, became even more intense.

Gu Yan took the clothes that Yun Xiangye threw over and said, "I know you don't care about these things, but I just told you the benefits of being the Crown Prince's Consort, so why are you making a fuss?"

Yun Xiangye frowned and said, "Why am I making a fuss? Who do you think I am? Do you think a feather satin ermine cloak can make me burst into tears of gratitude to you, the Prince of Ning?

Gu Yan, even if you give me a phoenix robe, I don’t care. If you give me a dragon robe, maybe I will really be grateful to you..."

Gu Yan hurried forward and covered Yun Xiangye's mouth. "What are you talking about? Do you still want the head on your head?"

Gu Yan lowered his voice and said in Yun Xiangye's ear: "You don't care about the feather satin ferret cloak, but where is the drug for fake death?"

Yun Xiangye was worried that she still had to rely on Gu Yan to get her sister out of the palace, so she could only suppress the anger that Gu Yan had provoked in her heart, and asked, "When did you ask mother for the fake death medicine?"

"We have to find a reason. We can't let mother know that we want to fake my sister's death and leave the palace."

Yun Xiangye asked, "Why can't mother know?"

Gu Yan said: "This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. If one less person is implicated, then that's one less person. If one less person knows about it, then that means one less person will be implicated."

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In the inner courtyard of the Prince of Chu's Palace.

Princess Chu smiled and said when she saw Gu Jingyu coming in, "Jingyu, why are you here today?"

Gu Jingyu chuckled and said, "Second aunt, I'm here to bring clothes to Sister Xiangxiang. My sister-in-law has mended Sister Xiangxiang's clothes."

Zhao Xiangxiang stood up and took the clothes from Gu Jingyu. She checked carefully and asked, "Where is the hole? I remember it was clearly here. How come it's gone?"

Gu Jingyu smiled and said, "Sister, the holes in the mended clothes will naturally disappear. Otherwise, how can it be called mending?"

Princess Chu smiled dignifiedly and said, "A wild goose leaves traces after it passes by, and something that has been mended will certainly leave some traces as well."

Zhao Xiangxiang carefully checked it from front to back and from left to right. "Mom, there is really no trace of mending at all. If it wasn't the only one of its kind, I would have thought it was a new dress."

Princess Chu stepped forward and took a closer look and said, "It is truly the same as a brand new cloak. Madam Yan'er's mending skills are truly superb. It is as seamless as a piece of clothing."

Gu Jingyu said, "My sister-in-law's family runs an embroidery workshop. She must have learned these skills since she was young. I see that the clothes she embroidered for Nuonuo are all very good."

Zhao Jing, who was sitting nearby playing with his nephew, heard what Gu Jingyu said and frowned, "Jingyu, does your sister-in-law also run an embroidery workshop?"

Gu Jingyu said, "Yes, cousin Jing, who else has an embroidery workshop?"