Chapter 5: What Kind of Crown Prince Consort is Yun?

It’s the You hour.

Yun Xiangye carried Xiao Nuonuo out of the door. As soon as she reached the door, she heard the laughter of Zhuyi and several maids in the yard.

Lan Yi said: "I never thought that the Crown Prince's Consort would be so ordinary in appearance. Among the beauties in Chang'an City, her appearance is barely average."

"How can Yun be considered as a consort of the Crown Prince? Back then, our Crown Prince married Yun just for the sake of getting married. With Yun's status, how can she be qualified as a consort of the Crown Prince?"

"Now that the prince has returned to Chang'an City, will he divorce Yun?"

"Need I say that? The prince will definitely divorce Yun. The daughter of Prime Minister Lin is a childhood sweetheart of the prince. Now she is nineteen years old and still unengaged. Isn't she waiting for our prince? That is a perfect match for the prince."

"I think the cousin of the Wei family is a better match for the prince. The cousin of the Wei family is of noble birth and is the niece of the current queen. The cousin of the Wei family has not been engaged in these years. She has stayed in our house to take care of the old lady. Isn't it just to wait for our prince?"

"It would be fine if Yun was a fairy-like person, but this barely considered a beauty... Hehe, if she were to attend a banquet at someone else's house as the Crown Prince's Consort, wouldn't she be laughed at?"

"The prince will definitely divorce her, make her his concubine, and marry another woman from a high-class family."

Yun Xiangye listened to the maids' words outside and clenched her hands tightly.

What a great guy Gu Yan is. It turns out that he had even had affairs with two women of noble birth in Chang'an City.

Run'er said: "These servants are really too much, Miss, you should go to your son-in-law to complain..."

"Complain? I'm afraid that's what Gu Yan is thinking."

Gu Yan only told her his identity today, and he didn't ask her to prepare more in advance, which only showed that he didn't care about her in his heart.

These are all Gu Yan's personal maids.

Run'er whispered, "But I don't think my son-in-law would want to demote his wife to a concubine. If he really wanted to demote his wife to a concubine, he wouldn't have brought you back to Chang'an, nor would he have let you attend the family dinner..."

Yun Xiangye took a deep breath. Gu Yan might not want to demote his wife to a concubine, but he was indeed going too far.

Yun Xiangye glanced at Xiao Nuonuo beside her, and finally took a breath, opened the door, took Xiao Nuonuo's hand and went to the front yard to look for Gu Yan.

As soon as Yun Xiangye entered the front yard, she saw several tall and handsome young men from wealthy families talking to Gu Yan.

Seeing Yun Xiangye coming, several young men looked over, observing her appearance and clothes without any concealment in their eyes.

Gu Yan walked to Yun Xiangye's side and whispered to her, "The one in purple is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yun Xiangye looked at the man in purple. He had an upright figure and very handsome features. She didn't know how to greet him, so she just knelt down and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"My sister-in-law, there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony." said Crown Prince Zhao Yun.

Gu Yan helped Yun Xiangye up and introduced them to her: "This is Wei Qian, the Prince of Wei, Zhao Rui, the Prince of Xiang, and this is Xie Shian. They are all my cousins."

When Yun Xiangye saw all the outstanding young men around her, she had no choice but to nod to each of them as a greeting.

She didn't care about the etiquette at this moment, and just wanted to save Gu Yan's face.

Gu Yan picked up the little Nuonuo who was beside him and said, "Nuonuo, call me uncle."

Little Nuonuo called out obediently, "Uncle."

Xie Shian chuckled and pinched Xiao Nuonuo's chubby face, "You're so good, this is the longevity lock that your uncle gave you."

Xie Shian took out a small gold lock and put it on Xiao Nuonuo.

Yun Xiangye hurriedly said to Nuonuo, "Hurry up and thank your uncle."

Xiao Nuonuo said shyly: "Thank you."

Prince Zhao Yun took off a jade pendant from his waist and said, "My cousin has never prepared a gift specifically for you. I'll give you this jade pendant to play with."

Xiao Nuonuo glanced at Yun Xiangye, and only after Yun Xiangye nodded did Xiao Nuonuo dare to accept the jade pendant.

Gu Yan smiled at Yun Xiangye and said, "It's already twilight hour, let's go to Jiang Yuexuan for dinner."

Yun Xiangye took her daughter back from Gu Yan's arms. She followed Gu Yan and a few others closely and saw that the noble gentlemen in front of her were talking about court affairs.

Yun Xiangye didn't understand, nor did she want to understand.

The sky was gradually getting dark, but the road from Qingfeng Garden to Jiangyuexuan was decorated with lanterns, making it very bright.

When we arrived at Jiang Yuexuan, the lights were on and the room was full of people.

Unlike the banquets in wealthy families that Yun Xiangye had imagined were strictly regulated, the banquet in the princess's mansion was quite lively.

"Yan'er, long time no see."

Yun Xiangye heard the man in the lead speak.

Gu Yan bowed and said, "I greet your majesty, the queen."

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiangye hurriedly knelt down with Gu Yan and said, "Greetings to Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen."

The queen smiled faintly and said, "Quickly stand up, you are Xiangye, right?"

Yun Xiangye never thought that she would be able to see His Majesty and the Queen on her first day in Chang'an. His Majesty was majestic without even getting angry, and had the aura of the ruler of the world. The Queen was extremely gentle. Yun Xiangye tried her best not to be afraid.

"Yes, Queen, I am Xiangye."

The queen smiled softly and said, "Girls from Jiangnan are so beautiful."

Yun Xiangye lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise."

Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hand, walked to the side and took Yun Xiangye to recognize the relatives in front of him, "This is my uncle and aunt."

Yun Xiangye followed Gu Yan to a couple. Gu Yan's aunt was also extremely beautiful, which showed that all the members of Gu Yan's family were very good-looking.

"Uncle, aunt."

Aunt Gu Yan chuckled and took out a brocade box and handed it to Yun Xiangye, "It's the first time I meet you. This is a gift for Xiao Nuonuo. I hope you don't dislike it."

Yun Xiangye said: "Thank you, aunt."

Gu Yan took Yun Xiangye to another couple, "Aunt, Uncle."

Yun Xiangye raised her eyes and looked at the couple in front of her. She said in a calm voice, "Aunt, Uncle."

Aunt Gu Yan smiled faintly and said, "You are so good. I have also prepared a gift for you and Nuonuo."

The maid behind Aunt Gu Yan handed over a brocade box.

Yun Xiangye hurriedly thanked him.

Yun Xiangye followed Gu Yan to recognize many relatives, and only then did she realize that Gu Yan's family had so many relatives. After paying her respects to them one by one, she sat down with Gu Yan to eat.

Yun Xiangye observed the dining etiquette of others and then she learned to eat like Gu Yan. There were many rules in the princess's mansion.

Gu Yan occasionally fed the little Nuonuo beside him. The little Nuonuo had just learned to use chopsticks, so he ate messily and needed someone to feed him.

When Yun Xiangye arrived at the end of the banquet, she was only concerned with feeding Xiao Nuonuo. She really had no interest in eating the dishes on the table.

After all, this room was full of the most noble people in the Dasheng Dynasty. Before this, she couldn't believe that she could dine with His Majesty.

The banquet lasted for about half an hour.

After the banquet was over, Yun Xiangye did not wait for Gu Yan who was still chatting with the prince and others, and took her daughter back to Qingfeng Garden. It was her first time to see the emperor, so she needed to take a break.

Yun Xiangye's only impression of the royal family was that her cousin from her uncle's family was chosen and sent to the palace as a maid twelve years ago. She should be twenty-five years old now, and almost old enough to leave the palace.

When Yun Xiangye came to Chang'an this time, he thought about whether he could find a way to spend some money to contact his cousin.

Tell my cousin that her family is waiting for her to be released from the palace when she turns 25 so that the family can reunite.

Who would have thought that even His Majesty had seen her before she could even think of spending money to find out about her cousin.

Returned to Qingfeng Garden.

Yun Xiangye returned to her room. She was exhausted from the long journey and had a nightmare this morning, which made her break out in a light sweat. She should have taken a shower and washed up.

But today Yun Xiangye no longer had the energy to take a bath. Although there was a charcoal fire burning in the room, it was winter after all.

Yun Xiangye was lying on the bed, singing nursery rhymes to lull her daughter to sleep, her thoughts in a state of confusion.

Yun Xiangye saw her little daughter sleeping soundly. Just as she was about to fall asleep, the door was pushed open.

Gu Yan walked in and stood beside Yun Xiangye and said, "It's really cold in Chang'an City in the twelfth month."

When Yun Xiangye saw Gu Yan getting on the bed, she stretched out her hands and pushed Gu Yan off the bed.

Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hands with both of his own, held her in his arms and said, "Are you still angry that I hid your identity from you?"

Yun Xiangye said, "The maidservant beside you said that you have another place to live, so don't come to my room."

Gu Yan frowned and asked, "What do you mean you have another place to live?"

Yun Xiangye frowned slightly, afraid of waking her daughter, and whispered, "The maid beside you said that you don't live with me. After all, you are going to take a concubine in the future. You can't bring a concubine to my room to make love, right?"

Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan with sharp eyes, "Although I come from the market, I will never allow my husband to take a concubine. Since you have the intention to take a concubine, why don't you write a divorce letter and I will leave the princess's mansion with Nuonuo tomorrow morning."