Chapter 102: Give Me the Red Book and Iron Certificate
Xie Zhixuan said: "Shi An is the only bloodline of the Xie family now. I am naturally concerned about his marriage. It's not that I haven't tried to match him up, but there is no girl he likes."
Yun Xiangye said calmly, "I know which girl cousin Shi An likes."
Xie Zhixuan was a little surprised: "You know?"
Yun Xiangye nodded and whispered, "Yes, the reason why cousin Shi An didn't like any girl was because he already had a sweetheart five years ago, and that sweetheart was Fu Qianran."
Xie Zhixuan raised an eyebrow, "Fu Qianran?"
Yun Xiangye said, "It's her. Now that Fu Qianran is no longer the Crown Princess, she is free to marry. However, we can't let the Xie family propose marriage. Only... someone else can come forward."
Xie Zhixuan said: "Those people in the Fu family may not agree to this marriage."
Yun Xiangye said, "Just now I heard Fu Anran say in the embroidery workshop that his uncle, Minister Fu, plans to find a random man for Fu Qianran to marry. Fu Qianran is a poor person whose mother died early. Instead of finding a random man to marry, it would be better to fulfill the true love of cousin Shi An..."
Xie Zhixuan said: "I know about this matter. Tomorrow, after I ask Shi An about it, if he really wants to marry Fu Qianran, I will naturally try to find a way to match them up first."
Yun Xiangye smiled at Xie Zhixuan and said, "Thank you, mother."
Xie Zhixuan asked, "How is the embroidery business today?"
Yun Xiangye said, "It's not bad. Madam Lin and Aunt Xie are here to support and look after me. I'm new to business in Chang'an, so slowly building up a good reputation is the most important thing."
Xie Zhixuan chuckled and said, "Your skill in making clothes is excellent. As you said, there is no need to be anxious about doing business. Just take your time. When your embroidery business is on the right track, you and Jingyu will manage the accounts of the princess's mansion. At that time, you will decide on the food, clothing and money spent in the mansion."
Yun Xiangye chuckled and agreed, thinking in her heart that after her sister left the palace safely without being discovered, she would take Nuonuo back to Jiangnan, and she would not be responsible for the accounts.
She didn't want to stay in Chang'an City for even one more day.
Two days ago at the horse racing track, those rich girls also said that she was not worthy of being Gu Yan's Crown Princess.
All of this stems from Gu Yan’s concealment and his indifference.
Originally, Yun Xiangye wanted to take Nuonuo with both her parents, but after Gu Yan accused Nuonuo without any reason on the tenth day of the first lunar month, Yun Xiangye thought it might not be a problem for her to take Nuonuo back to Jiangnan alone.
At least Nuonuo is a princess bestowed by His Majesty, and no one in Jiangnan can bully her.
Although Nuonuo has lost her father, she will still love and pamper Nuonuo even more.
By then, her sister Shuangbai's child will be born, and with sister He's child, Nuonuo will definitely not lack playmates, and it probably won't have much of an impact whether she has a father or not.
Thinking so, Yun Xiangye went to look for Xiao Nuonuo who was playing with Xiao Jingru.
Little Jingru held up a wooden carved pony and said, "I want to ride a horse, but my father and mother won't let me. Woohoo, Nuonuo, do you want to ride a horse?"
Xiao Nuonuo opened her round eyes and said, "Horse a horse."
Xiao Jingru looked at Yun Xiangye who was coming over and said, "Sister-in-law, Nuonuo wants to ride a horse. Can you take me to ride a horse?"
Yun Xiangye chuckled and said, "I don't even know how to ride a horse myself."
Yun Xiangye's family did have two horses, but they were mostly used to pull goods, and her parents didn't allow her to ride horses.
Xiao Jingru took Yun Xiangye's hand and said, "Brother can ride a horse. He is really good at riding a horse. Let him teach us how to ride a horse."
Yun Xiangye smiled faintly and said, "You are too young to ride a horse."
Little Jingru fiddled with her fingers and said, "I'm already four years old."
"You're obviously only three years old, there's still some time left." Yun Xiangye chuckled.
Xiao Jingru said, "After the Chinese New Year, I will be four years old."
Little Jingru fiddled with her fingers and said, "I'm four years old now. I'm a big baby now."
Yun Xiangye smiled and rubbed little Jingru's face. Jingru was indeed very cute and smart. "I'll talk to your brother later. He's busy with official duties these days. If he has time, he'll teach you how to ride a horse!"
Little Jingru jumped up and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Yun Xiangye chuckled and picked up Nuonuo. She wondered how long it would take for Nuonuo to be as eloquent as Xiao Jingru.
But she was reluctant to let Nuonuo grow up and just wanted to hug Nuonuo more.
As Nuonuo grew bigger and bigger, she could only hold her for a quarter of an hour. If she held her for more than a quarter of an hour, her hands would feel sore.
Yun Xiangye brought Nuonuo back to Qingfeng Garden.
Gu Yan had returned. He took Nuonuo from Yun Xiangye and said with a smile, "Do you miss daddy?"
"Ride a horse!" Nuonuo blinked and looked at Gu Yan.
Yun Xiangye said, "Xiao Jingru wants to ride a horse, and she has bewitched Nuonuo. If you have time, take them both to go riding."
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Do you want to learn how to ride a horse?"
Yun Xiangye said, "I won't learn it anymore. I'd rather embroider a few more pieces of clothing and earn more money."
Gu Yan asked: "Are you so short of money?"
"Of course I need it. You never gave me any money..."
Yun Xiangye paused halfway through her speech, and then said angrily, "Speaking of which, you have been supported by me for the past three years in Jiangnan!"
Although the Yunxiangye family is not wealthy, they are not short of money.
The reason why she only has 500 taels of silver now is because when her sister got married, most of her assets were given to her sister as a dowry, thinking that her sister would have some confidence in her husband's family.
Therefore, Yun Xiangye, who had never lacked money in the past three years, had never discussed with Gu Yan who would support the family.
Gu Yan's status in Jiangnan was that his family ran a pharmacy business. Yun Xiangye knew that he was from a wealthy family, but she had never asked him for household expenses.
Yun Xiangye frowned and looked at Gu Yan and said, "In the three years since you got married to me, you have eaten my food and worn my clothes, and never brought a penny home. As the son of the eldest princess of Prince Ning, you eat and wear my clothes and live in my house. How can you have the nerve to spend a woman's money?"
Gu Yan touched his nose, he was indeed in the wrong.
Gu Yan has always been casual about food and clothing. In Yongxing City, he basically eats whatever Yun Xiangye eats, and his clothes are made by Yun Xiangye herself. He has never thought about using anyone's money in Jiangnan.
After all, he never had to worry about money.
Seeing that Yun Xiangye was angry, Gu Yan hurriedly said, "I will give you all my salary in the future."
Yun Xiangye became angrier and angrier as she thought about it. "I see that Xiao Jingru is wearing expensive brocade. I'm fine with that, but Nuonuo is your biological daughter. Why have you allowed her to wear ordinary silk and satin for the past two years? Your daughter doesn't deserve to wear brocade and live a life of luxury?"
Gu Yan was speechless for a long time before he said, "In the future, Nuonuo will also wear Yunjin."
Yun Xiangye was even more angry when she heard this, "You come from such a wealthy family, and you have watched me toil and work for the embroidery workshop for the past three years?"
Gu Yan said, "The embroidery shop is the family business left by your parents. If I ask you to leave the embroidery shop alone and enjoy your life, you will definitely not be happy. Just like now, you can obviously be a prince's consort at home and spend your days leisurely, but you still have to worry about the embroidery shop. When did you open the embroidery shop? I will help you write the plaque and go with you to open it."
Yun Xiangye took a deep breath and told herself to be patient and not get angry anymore.
She had already planned to return to Jiangnan after her sister left the palace safely.
Besides, didn't Gu Yan have any thoughts about himself? Didn't he already know this? When the time is right, just stay away from him.
However, before leaving, Yun Xiangye had to take more silver from Gu Yan, as this silver was originally owed to her by Gu Yan.
Yun Xiangye spread his hands towards Gu Yan, "Give me your silver."
Gu Yan took out a copper key from the side and said, "This is the key to the storeroom. It was given by His Majesty and the Queen. There are also some valuable gifts from others. The silver and treasures are all in the storeroom."
Yun Xiangye looked at the key in Gu Yan's hand and accepted it without hesitation.
Yun Xiangye thought that she couldn’t sell the things bestowed by the emperor, but she could sell all the other treasures that were not bestowed by the emperor before leaving Chang’an to exchange for silver and bring them back to Yongxing City. She would rather sell them at a low price than let Gu Yan get a bargain…
Gu Yan asked, "When did your embroidery workshop open? I have to take a leave of absence early."
Yun Xiangye snorted, "No need, you can't take a break."
Gu Yan said: "It's still possible to take half a day off."
"Really? Then can you still ask Xiu to come today?" Yun Xiangye's eyes were filled with sarcasm, "Spilt water cannot be reversed, and time cannot be turned back."
Gu Yan said, "It's opening today? Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Yun Xiangye snorted, "Didn't I tell you? Even Aunt Xie and Junior Sister Lin remembered that the embroidery workshop opened today, but you forgot it as soon as you mentioned it. Fu Anran cares about me more than you do."
Fu Anran, who had met her several times, remembered that today was the opening day of her embroidery workshop, but the person beside her didn't care.
Gu Yan hurriedly explained: "I was really too busy with Fu Ming's matter these days and forgot about it. I didn't forget about you. It's my fault. Don't be angry."
Yun Xiangye spread his hands and said, "If you want me to stop being angry, then give me the Red Book of Certificates..."
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