Chapter 103: Stepping on Yunxiangye
Gu Yan placed his hand on Yun Xiangye's, pulled her into his arms and said, "I can't give you the red seal and iron certificate right now. As for forgetting to open the embroidery workshop this time, it was indeed my fault. When I have time during the holidays, I will help you sell clothes in the embroidery workshop."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly and asked, "Why can't the Red Book and Iron Certificate be given to me now?"
Gu Yan reached out and gently stroked Yun Xiangye's belly, "If you give me a son, I'll give him to you now."
Yun Xiangye frowned and pushed Gu Yan away, "You promised to give me the red book and iron certificate."
Gu Yan hugged Yun Xiangye tighter and said, "I promised to give it to you, but not at this time. If His Highness really wants to investigate the crime of deceiving the emperor, I will definitely take out the red seal and iron certificate to save you."
Yun Xiangye could only give up after hearing this.
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In the Duke of Wei’s mansion.
Lady Yan, the wife of Duke Weiguo, smiled and said to her daughter, "My dear, now that the imperial decree has been issued, I'm afraid Fu Qianran will no longer have the chance to become the Crown Princess. Now, among all the girls in Chang'an City who are most qualified to be the Crown Princess, you are the one..."
Yan said with a smile: "You are the Crown Prince's cousin, and you are only one step away from becoming the Crown Princess. As March 3rd is approaching, you should go and pick out some new clothes."
Wei Xi frowned slightly and said, "Mother, I don't want to be the Crown Princess."
Yan frowned and said, "You are still thinking about Gu Yan? Are you stupid? Gu Yan was willing to degenerate and marry a merchant girl. This shows how bad his vision and character are. Why are you still thinking about him?"
Wei Xi pursed her lips and said, "Mother, I only like Cousin Yan. I have liked Cousin Yan for so many years. I will never accept losing to a street merchant girl who is so much older than me and has no rules."
Yan couldn't help but stretched out her hand and fiercely tapped Wei Xi's forehead and said, "Are you stupid? That's the position of the Crown Princess. When you sit on the position of the Crown Princess, you will have great power in your hands. You can punish Yun Xiangye however you want!
Previously, the Princess's Mansion didn't take us seriously and didn't allow us to enter the Princess's Mansion for a banquet. Can you tolerate this anger?"
Wei Xi frowned.
Yan said, "Mian'er, you should enter the palace and become the Crown Princess now, so that Gu Yan will regret it and mother can get rid of her anger."
Wei Xi said: "Mother... I really don't want to be the Crown Princess."
Yan sighed and said, "My dear, you should also think about your brother. Xie Shian entered the Dali Temple as a junior official when he was twenty, and Gu Yan entered the Censorate as a chief censor when he was only twenty-one. Both of them hold real power.
Even Lin Yu, the son of Prime Minister Lin, entered the Ministry of Rites as a doctor when he was twenty years old.
Only your brother has only received a casual official position of Renyong Xiaoli because of his title of Weiguogong's son. Your father is obviously the uncle of the emperor, but he didn't even ask for a favor on your brother's behalf. Your brother and I can only rely on you in the future."
Wei Yu listened to what Yan said and remained silent.
Yan said to Wei Xi, "Xi'er, don't be silly. It would be great if you were the mother of a country like your aunt. With power in your hands, everyone would bow down to you. You can pay back all the humiliation you suffered from that merchant girl of the Yun family."
Upon hearing this, Wei Xi thought of Gu Yan in her heart...but what her mother said was true.
Yun Xiangye humiliated her in this way, and she had no choice but to ascend to a high position, second only to the emperor, so that she could trample Yun Xiangye under her feet and ease the resentment in her heart.
As the news that the crown prince is going to hold a beauty contest spreads like wildfire, the entire city of Chang'an is now betting on who will become the crown princess in the end.
Yun Xiangye was in the embroidery workshop and heard the embroiderers discussing this matter.
One of the young embroiderers walked up to Yun Xiangye and said, "Boss, you are the Prince of Ning's consort, the Crown Prince's cousin. Do you know who will be the Crown Prince's consort in the end? Let's go and win some silver."
Yun Xiangye chuckled and said, "I really don't know about that."
But she felt that no matter who became the Crown Princess, that woman would be very unlucky.
The embroidery workshop's business is still average today.
When Yun Xiangye brought Nuonuo back to the princess's mansion, they saw a newly opened shop on Zhuque Street, which was extremely busy.
When Yun Xiangye looked, he saw a familiar face. It was Zhao Rui, the cousin of Xiangjun Wang Gu Yan. There were three words "Xiaoyao Pavilion" written on the door. There was constant lewd music coming from inside, and the luxury outside was obvious. It was obvious that it was not a serious place.
Yun Xiangye carried Nuonuo away from here and returned to the princess's mansion.
Yun Xiangye returned to the princess's mansion and began to draw the clothes. Before she knew it, it was dark.
"Daddy."
Yun Xiangye looked at Nuonuo who was standing beside her, "Does Nuonuo miss daddy?"
Xiao Nuonuo nodded and said, "I miss Daddy."
After hearing what little Nuonuo said, Yun Xiangye reached out and touched her little head. The person she felt most sorry for leaving Gu Yan was Nuonuo. After all, this meant that Nuonuo would be without a father in the future.
However, by then Sister He’s children will have no father, and Nuonuo and her little cousin will not have a father, so it won’t be too sad.
Today, Gu Yan did not return home until almost the end of the Xu hour, almost at curfew.
As soon as Gu Yan entered, Yun Xiangye smelled a faint smell of alcohol on Gu Yan. She disliked the smell of alcohol and asked, "How much alcohol have you drunk?"
Gu Yan said without any sign of drunkenness, "Xiaoyao Pavilion opened today. My cousin Zhao Rui asked me to go and show my support. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also there, so we brothers drank a little more. My cousin Su Zhan was also there..."
Yun Xiangye frowned and said, "That place looks very frivolous at first glance."
Gu Yan chuckled and said, "It's not really improper. The women here only sell their skills but not their bodies. If Zhao Rui opened a place where women could sell their bodies, my mother would not let him go."
Yun Xiangye asked, "Is it serious to listen to music in a casino?"
Gu Yan said, "I won't go in the future. I'm going to show my support for the grand opening today. There's also money I invested in Xiaoyao Pavilion, so I can't not go to the grand opening."
Yun Xiangye asked Gu Yan, "Do you know who the Crown Prince will choose as the Crown Princess in the end? Today, I heard from the embroidery lady in the embroidery workshop that there are many betting sites in Chang'an City, and most people bet on Wei Xi."
Gu Yan said: "Wei Xi, absolutely impossible. I told you that my grandmother once said that cousins cannot get married if they are less than three generations apart."
Yun Xiangye asked, "Then do you know who has a higher chance of winning as the Crown Princess?"
Gu Yan asked: "Do you want to place a bet as well?"
Yun Xiangye said, "If Sister wants to leave the palace, won't she make a lot of money from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? I made a lot of money by betting on who will be the Crown Princess for her. The money I won can naturally be given to Sister. After she leaves the palace, she can also make a lot of money from it."
Gu Yan laughed and said, "I really don't know who the Crown Prince will marry. No one can tell without the imperial decree. You'd better not think about winning money by betting. If you lose, you may even lose your original capital."
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