After Yun Xiangye faked her death and escaped from the palace with Ye Wanhe's consent, she felt a lot more relaxed.

It is a happy thing that my sister is about to regain her freedom.

The craftsmen have almost finished renovating the embroidery workshop on Jinxiu Street. They just need to install the furniture and it will be open for business in a short time.

Yun Xiangye took Nuonuo to the Chang'an City God Temple and asked the Taoist priest in the temple when it would be best to open.

In early February, many people came to the City God Temple to burn incense and offer sacrifices.

Yun Xiangye and Nuonuo were dressed in luxurious clothes and came to this small City God Temple, which naturally attracted the attention of many people.

"Whose noble family is this?"

"He must be a merchant. If he is truly a distinguished person, why would he come to this small City God Temple? Don't most people go to Yuqing Temple?"

Yun Xiangye listened to the people's discussions about her, but she just carried Nuonuo into the temple and kowtowed to the City God.

"Lord City God, I, Yun Xiangye, beg you to bless my sister Ye Wanhe and her unborn child to be safe and healthy. I beg you to bless her to escape the deep palace prison safely. I also beg you to bless my uncle and aunt to have a safe journey, and to bless my Nuonuo to grow up healthy..."

After Yunxiang Ye Mosheng made many wishes, he generously took out a silver note worth one hundred taels and put it in the merit box.

Yun Xiangye carried Nuonuo to the Taoist priest who was fortune-telling and choosing dates for the embroidery workshop. She handed him a small silver ingot and said, "Sir, please choose an auspicious date for the opening of my embroidery workshop. Preferably before March 3rd."

The Taoist priest flipped through the almanac and said, "The 19th of February is the best day to open a business."

Yun Xiangye thought it was a nice day, so she said, "Thank you, sir."

After calculating the date, Yun Xiangye and Nuonuo went to a breakfast stall next to the City God Temple.

Nuonuo loves to eat wontons. It’s a rare opportunity for Yun Xiangye to take Nuonuo out, so she asked for a bowl of wontons for Nuonuo.

There is a teahouse next to the wonton stall, and there are many people coming here to drink tea and listen to books.

Yun Xiangye was feeding Nuonuo wontons when she heard the people at the table in the teahouse nearby talking about rumors.

"I heard that Princess Xie and the second wife of the Fu family have been getting close these days. Is Xie Shian and the second daughter of the Fu family going to get married?"

"The Fu family is a noble family that even produced a Crown Princess. How could they marry the most beautiful woman in Chang'an to Xie Shi'an? Princess Xie was born a skinny horse singer. The Fu family would never fall to such a low level."

"Besides, maybe the second young lady of the Fu family can even become the Prince of Ning's consort."

"How is that possible? Hasn't Prince Ning already married and had a daughter?"

"That was just a wedding for good luck. Without the parents' permission and the six rites of marriage, it can't be considered a true marriage. Moreover, I heard that the Ning Wang Crown Prince's daughters didn't take his surname Gu, but their mother's. It's obvious that the Ning Wang Crown Prince would find it difficult to accept a daughter born to a merchant woman."

"I heard that Prince Ning's daughter is named Yun Ran. It seems that the second daughter of the Fu family also has the character Ran in her name. Prince Ning even named his daughter after the second daughter Fu. He really loves her deeply."

"Yes, the second young lady of the Fu family is named Fu Anran. Yunran, Anran, it is obvious that Prince Ning is still thinking about the second young lady of the Fu family."

Yun Xiangye frowned slightly as she listened to the discussions in the surrounding teahouses.

Xiao Nuonuo was eating wontons. When he heard the name Yun Ran, he looked up at Yun Xiangye and said, "Baby."

Yun Xiangye chuckled and wiped the wontons off Xiao Nuonuo's lips, "Be good and eat your wontons."

The name Yun Ran was chosen by herself, and the people in the community are really good at spreading rumors.

Yun Xiangye understood why Gu Yan ignored the rumors. It is more important to guard against the people's gossip than to guard against the river. These nosy people just spread rumors and concluded that Nuonuo's name was given because of Fu Anran.

This rumor cannot be explained clearly in one go.

However, what Yun Xiangye didn't understand was why Gu Yan's uncle, Prince Xie, didn't care about the rumors outside. So many people were saying that his wife was born a skinny singing girl. If they arrested a few civilians and detained them, perhaps no one would dare to say anything.

“Daddy!”

Xiao Nuonuo looked at the people coming over.

Yun Xiangye raised her eyes to look at Gu Yan and Xie Shian beside him.

Gu Yan heard Nuonuo's cry and walked over to their table.

Nuonuo saw the wontons in front of her and handed them to Gu Yan.

Gu Yan touched Nuonuo's head and said, "Daddy is not hungry, Nuonuo, eat."

Nuonuo said: "I don't want to eat it."

Yun Xiangye said, "Nuonuo has already eaten five or six, so you should eat the rest."

Yun Xiangye looked at Xie Shian who was sitting down. Even if Prince Xie didn't care, Xie Shian looked not much different in age from Gu Yan. He was already in his twenties now. Why didn't he care about the rumors about his mother?

Gu Yan coughed twice. Seeing that Yun Xiangye's eyes were still on Xie Shian, he sat down next to Yun Xiangye and pinched her waist hard.

Yun Xiangye frowned and glared at Gu Yan: "Hiss! Why are you pinching me?"

Gu Yan lowered his voice and scolded, "Yun Xiangye, I'm still breathing, and you're looking at another man in front of me?"

When Yun Xiangye saw the people at the table in the teahouse next to her disperse, she turned to Xie Shi'an and said, "I'm not looking at my cousin Xie. I just don't understand why the dignified Princess Xie is being talked about by the people for her humble background, and why neither my uncle nor my cousin cares about it?"

Xie Shian chuckled and said, "My mother was originally a skinny horse singer, so what's wrong with this identity? As my grandmother said before she died, it wasn't that my mother wanted to be a singer, she just had to make a living. My father and I don't think there's anything wrong with my mother being a skinny horse singer, so we don't need to worry about it.

Many people in Chang'an are keen on discussing the affairs of the families of high-ranking officials and nobles. In fact, they only know a little bit to fuel their imagination. If you really want to control the mouths of these people, you will never be able to do it.

Living for the reputation of others must be very tiring."

Yun Xiangye also smiled at Xie Shian and said, "My cousin is very insightful."

Gu Yan felt that Yun Xiangye's smile was extremely dazzling. Gu Yan looked at Xie Shian and said, "Don't you have something important to do?"

Xie Shian laughed awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, I'll take my leave first."

Yun Xiangye said, "Goodbye, cousin. Nuonuo, say goodbye to your uncle."

Nuonuo waved to Xie Shian and said, "Uncle, goodbye."

Xie Shian smiled faintly and said, "See you later, Nuonuo."

Yun Xiangye looked at Xie Shian's back and sighed, "Although living for the reputation of others is tiring, cousin Shian has also been somewhat affected by Aunt Xie's reputation. Otherwise, he wouldn't be unmarried at this age."

Gu Yan said, "It's not that Shi An can't find a good daughter to marry, but it seems that he had a girl in his heart a long time ago, and later got engaged. I'm afraid he hasn't gotten over the girl's engagement yet, so he hasn't mentioned marriage in all these years. Otherwise, he is the son of Prince Xie, so how could he be unable to get married because of his mother's identity?"

Yun Xiangye said, "He's quite infatuated. Which girl did cousin Xie have a crush on in his early years?"

Gu Yan said, "I don't know. He didn't want to talk about it at first, and after the girl got engaged, he couldn't say it anymore, lest it get known to outsiders and ruin her reputation."