Nuonuo's birthday party is coming soon, so Yun Xiangye has not been going out for the past two days. She just follows Gu Jingyu to take care of the affairs of Nuonuo's birthday party.

Gu Jingyu is worthy of being the princess of Prince Ning's Mansion. She is very organized when organizing banquets.

After selecting the dishes for tomorrow's banquet, Yun Xiangye said to Gu Jingyu, "Thank you, sister, for helping Nuonuo organize the birthday banquet."

Gu Jingyu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, we are a family, so why should we be polite?"

Yun Xiangye smiled gently at Gu Jingyu and said, "I am eight years older than you, but I am not as capable as you. It only took a few days to prepare a banquet with dozens of tables full of distinguished guests, and my sister was able to keep it in perfect order without any chaos."

Gu Jingyu chuckled and said, "Sister, stop talking like that. What's so great about hosting a banquet? If hosting a banquet in the backyard is really that great, why don't men in their families award their official positions based on whoever hosts the best banquet in the inner house?

So my sister is really amazing. I heard that she was able to run an embroidery workshop and inherit the family business when she was only fifteen. I tried to run an ointment shop years ago, but I lost a huge amount of money.

Yun Xiangye smiled faintly and said, "I've heard that when choosing a daughter-in-law, aristocratic families specifically look for women who can manage the harem and host banquets. My sister is worthy of being the princess of a royal palace. She will definitely be able to become the mistress of a noble family in the future."

Gu Jingyu chuckled, "The reason I learned all this wasn't to become someone else's daughter-in-law. It's just that my mother is busy with medical treatment and midwifery, and there are a lot of things to do at Renyuan Pharmacy. My grandmother's health has been getting worse since my grandfather passed away, so my father asked me to learn these housekeeping things from her.

I don't want to be confined to managing my husband's harem after marriage. What I long for most is to travel around the world with my husband after marriage. Wherever we go, I will provide free medical treatment to the people there, travel far and wide, and appreciate the scenery of the world..."

Yun Xiangye smiled. After listening to what Gu Jingyu said, she felt a little yearning. "Even if we don't get married, we can still travel around the world."

Gu Jingyu whispered, "My parents don't want me to go out and explore the world. I have to wait until I get married so I can use my husband's travel plans as an excuse. Then my mother won't be able to stop me."

Yun Xiangye smiled faintly. If one could have a loved one as a companion, traveling around the world and enjoying the scenery would indeed be enviable.

Early in the morning of the seventh day.

Yun Xiangye woke up early and braided Nuonuo's hair. Nuonuo didn't have much hair, and her entire head of hair could barely be tied into two small buns. After tying them with red ropes, she looked very cute.

Yun Xiangye changed Nuonuo into the clothes she had made herself and kissed her on the cheek, "Nuonuo is now a two-year-old baby."

Gu Yan looked at the jacket and skirt that Nuonuo was wearing, which was embroidered with a lifelike koi fish. It was exactly what he had drawn a few days ago. He didn't expect Yun Xiangye to have embroidered it so quickly.

"You embroidered these two fish in just three days. I'm afraid it took a lot of effort. Don't you think it hurts your neck?"

As Gu Yan spoke, he helped Yun Xiangye massage her neck. When he was in Jiangnan, Gu Yan often massaged Yun Xiangye's neck.

Gu Yan learned medicine when he was young, and was particularly good at massage.

Yun Xiangye let Gu Yan press her down and said, "How much energy does it take to embroider these two little koi? Aren't you going to the government office today?"

Gu Yan said: "Nuonuo is turning two today, so I'm taking a day off."

Yun Xiangye also dressed up nicely today.

At noon, many guests arrived.

Yun Xiangye followed Gu Jingyu, recognizing the guests and entertaining the distinguished ladies into the banquet hall.

Yun Xiangye saw a very beautiful woman coming towards her. She felt that she looked familiar. She had met her once when she first came to Chang'an. Yun Xiangye had forgotten which relative she was.

Gu Jingyu came forward and called out, "Aunt."

Yun Xiangye then realized that she was the wife of the eldest princess's half-brother, Prince Xie, and she followed suit, bowing and saying, "Aunt."

"No need to be so polite." Aunt Xie took out a small wooden box from the side and handed it to Yun Xiangye, saying, "This is a gift your uncle and I prepared for Nuonuo."

Yun Xiangye accepted the gift from Aunt Xie and said with a faint smile, "Thank you, Aunt."

Gu Jingyu escorted Aunt Xie into the banquet hall. As soon as Aunt Xie sat down, Yun Xiangye noticed that the ladies and daughters who were chatting in groups nearby had moved away from Aunt Xie.

But it seems that Aunt Xie has gotten used to it and doesn't care.

Yun Xiangye asked Gu Jingyu curiously at the door, "Why do they seem to dislike my aunt?"

Gu Jingyu lowered her voice and said, "When my aunt was young, she was a skinny horse raised for high-ranking officials and nobles in Yangzhou City. Later, she worked as a singer in the Linlang Restaurant for a while. It was by some strange coincidence that she married my uncle..."

Yun Xiangye suddenly realized, "My aunt is now a princess, after all. Why do these ladies still dare to look down on her like this?"

Gu Jingyu continued in a low voice, "That's just how people perceive us. My aunt is a pitiful person. She was raised like a skinny horse when she was young, which was something she never wanted. At first, she was extremely reluctant to marry my uncle, fearing that her skinny background would affect his future. It was also because my uncle and aunt had good tempers that she didn't mind even though everyone in Chang'an looked down on her."

Yun Xiangye actually felt a sense of shared fate. Born as a merchant girl from a small family, she was no more noble than the so-called skinny horse in the eyes of the nobles in Chang'an City.

Gu Jingyu said, "The most unfortunate thing is my cousin Shi An. He is as outstanding as my brother, but because of his mother's family background, it has always been difficult for him to find a husband. He is only a few months younger than my brother, and he has yet to get married."

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