Chapter 196: Sleeping in the Cowshed
The nights in mid-November were freezing cold.
There is a brazier in the bedroom of the embroidery workshop for heating.
When Yun Xiangye entered, she saw Gu Yan sitting in front of the desk, staring blankly at the documents in front of him.
Yun Xiangye has been only concerned about her sister these days and has neglected Gu Yan. To Gu Yan, the person who died was his cousin who grew up with him, and he must be extremely sad.
However, Yun Xiangye could only hide this matter from Gu Yan. Even if Gu Yan found out the truth one day and resented her, Yun Xiangye could not tell Gu Yan the truth.
"Mother."
Yun Xiangye picked up Nuonuo and walked to Gu Yan's side.
When Gu Yan saw Yun Xiangye coming, he reached out and pulled Yun Xiangye and Nuonuo into his arms. The three of them hugged each other tightly and said, "Things in life are unpredictable. No one could have thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would die so young. We should cherish every day in the future."
Yun Xiangye lowered her eyes slightly, feeling a surge of guilt towards Gu Yan, but then she thought about the pain her sister had suffered because of the Crown Prince.
Just six years of using contraceptive pills is enough to show how harmful it is to your health.
I love Gu Yan, but I feel more sorry for Sister He.
She will keep this matter a secret from Gu Yan for the rest of her life. If one day she can no longer keep it a secret, even if Gu Yan hates her or blames her, she will only stand on her sister's side.
Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hand again and said, "What a pity, our wedding ceremony will be delayed for a whole year."
Yun Xiangye said calmly: "It's okay, it's only a year's work. In the blink of an eye, we have been in Chang'an for almost a year."
Gu Yan hummed and said, "The Empress has been too sad to get up from bed these past two days. Your Majesty is also very sad and has no interest in state affairs. The Emperor's grandson is still young, so I may be busy with government affairs in the future. After all, the Emperor's grandson is too young."
Yun Xiangye sighed softly when she heard that the Queen Mother was bedridden. The Queen Mother was the most innocent person in this matter.
The pain of losing a son was like an old person sending off a young one, and Queen Wei was completely innocent.
But when Yun Xiangye thought of her uncle and aunt's honest, aggrieved and silent tears, she could only choose her closest relatives.
If the Queen wants to blame someone, she can only blame the Crown Prince for all the evil things he has done.
Yun Xiangye leaned on Gu Yan's shoulder and said, "I have heard that His Majesty has asked Father-in-law to supervise the country these days. His Majesty trusts Father-in-law very much."
Gu Yan said: "Well, they are brothers who grew up together. Moreover, the little grandson of the emperor and our Gu family are also closely related. Only our Gu family will wholeheartedly assist the little grandson of the emperor."
Yun Xiangye actually believed what Gu Yan said. After all, the Wei family members were not the Crown Princess's biological children.
Gu Yan lowered his eyebrows and looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Xiangye, follow me back to the Princess's Mansion. Now the Princess's Mansion and the Crown Princess must be in the same camp. Come with me..."
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Okay, I'll go back with you. I'll leave the little grandson to you in the future."
Gu Yan nodded and said, "Well, whether for the sake of my brother the Crown Prince or for your sake, I will do my best to help my little grandson grow up and become the emperor of Dasheng."
Qingfeng Garden, which I have not seen for a long time, still looks the same as before.
Yun Xiangye returned to Qingfeng Garden again, and her mood had changed.
Xiao Nuonuo didn't really like going back to Qingfeng Garden. After all, Qingfeng Garden was much bigger than the embroidery workshop, and her room was no longer adjacent to their bedroom, so she had to walk a long way to get there.
However, after returning to Qingfeng Garden, Xiao Nuonuo was quite happy to play with her aunt Jingru every day.
After the death of the crown prince, the country was in mourning for a year. During this period, no banquets or operas were allowed, so the business of the Five-Color Embroidery Workshop plummeted. Yun Xiangye hurried to buy some plain-colored fabrics, and these plain-colored dresses prevented the embroidery workshop from being completely without business.
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Yongxing City.
The small city in the south of the Yangtze River, thousands of miles away from Chang'an, did not observe the national mourning as strictly as Chang'an.
During the twelfth lunar month, every household starts preparing for the New Year.
Yun Shuangbai and Shen Lang came to the market with their newborn son in their arms.
The baby went out for the first time. He looked around with his round eyes wide open, and everything he saw was curious.
Seeing the look on her son's face, Yun Shuangbai said to Chen Lang, "I miss Nuonuo. I haven't seen Nuonuo for almost a year."
Chen Lang comforted Yun Shuangbai and said, "Didn't my brother-in-law ask us to go to Chang'an together? When the child is older and can go on the road, we will take the child to Chang'an, and you will be able to see your sister and Nuonuo."
Yun Shuangbai smiled gently and said, "Well, we will set off when the child turns one year old."
Yun Shuangbai and Shen Lang walked to a street and saw a lot of people gathered together. Some people said, "This slave is very good-looking, but unfortunately he is mute."
"It's quite expensive, fifty taels of silver."
"I want it."
A woman in the crowd walked up to Renyazi and asked, "What's the name of this slave?"
"Mrs. Zhu Er, his name is Gou'er, and he is a mute."
"Sister." Shen Lang saw his sister Shen Qing, and walked to Shen Qing's side with the child in his arms and said, "Sister, this dumb slave wants fifty taels of silver, which is too expensive, and the look in his eyes is also very fierce."
Seeing her nephew in Shen Lang's arms, Shen Qing chuckled and took the baby from Shen Lang's arms, "I think he looks a bit like your brother-in-law, and I also think it's a bit pitiful for him to be sold around like this, so why not I buy him and make him a servant."
"Does he look like him?" Yun Shuangbai leaned closer to the mute slave and looked at him. "He does look a bit like my brother-in-law Gu Yan, but he's not as good-looking as my brother-in-law."
Zhao Yun, who was forced to be tied, heard the words "brother-in-law Gu Yan" and looked up at Yun Shuangbai.
Yun Shuangbai was touched by Zhao Yun's eyes and hid behind her husband in fear, "Sister Chen Qing, this mute slave is hard to discipline judging by his eyes. You may buy him home and he will run away the moment you buy him home.
Chen Qing looked at Zhao Yun and said, "I don't think he looks like Gu Yan, but he looks a bit like my husband. It just so happens that my husband needs a reliable servant to take care of him, so I'll buy him to be his servant."
Chen Lang looked at Chen Qing and said, "Sister, Shuang Bai and I have decided to go to Chang'an after next summer. Didn't you and your brother-in-law also say that you would go to Chang'an to seek refuge with Shuang Bai's uncle and aunt? Do you want to go together?"
Shen Qing sighed and said, "My parents-in-law won't let us go to Chang'an. They only let us stay in Yongxing City to make wine. So you guys should go."
Yun Shuangbai frowned and said, "The two old people in the Zhu family are really biased. It's a waste of time for their son to stay with them, and they are unwilling to let their son leave Yongxing City. How can there be such biased parents in this world..."
Chen Lang hurriedly held Yun Shuangbai's hand and said, "Stop talking."
When Chen Lang saw Chen Qing hand over fifty taels of silver to the human trafficker, he looked at the mute slave dog. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that this mute slave dog was not like an ordinary slave.
This mute slave dog has a gloomy face and an intimidating presence without even getting angry. Such a person should not be a slave.
Chen Qing walked up to Zhao Yun and whispered, "You will follow my husband from now on. On weekdays, you just need to help my husband make wine and serve him."
Zhao Yun glanced around the streets of Yongxing City. It turned out that this was Yongxing City, the place that Ye Wanhe had been dreaming about...
Zhao Yun also knew that he now had no household registration, no documents, and no money. With his current abilities, he would probably starve to death before he even reached Chang'an.
If he rashly went to the government and wrote down that he was the Crown Prince, he would be treated as a lunatic causing trouble and thrown into prison.
It would be better to make the best of it. Since we are in Yongxing City and at the home of Gu Yan's brother-in-law's sister, there is no guarantee that we will not be able to find an opportunity to contact Chang'an's subordinates.
Zhao Yun followed Chen Qing back to a mansion with a vermilion gate, with the words "Zhu Mansion" written on it.
After entering the Zhu Mansion, we circled around and finally arrived at the two bungalows on the westernmost side. They were small and cramped, in stark contrast to the mansion we had just passed.
When Zhu Ting heard the voice, he saw a tall man with extraordinary temperament following Shen Qing. Although the man in front was wearing tattered clothes, it could not conceal his noble aura.
"Qing'er, who is this?"
Chen Qing looked at Zhu Ting with concern and said, "This is the servant I bought for you. He was very busy brewing wine in the twelfth month. I see that you have been tired and your back has ached these days. It would be better to let him help you. He is a mute, so let him follow you so that you can have a rest."
Zhu Ting looked up at Zhao Yun and said, "We only have two rooms here. You and I will live in one, and Que'er and the children will live in the other. Our parents won't allow us to live outside. Find a servant to come over, as he has nowhere to live either."
Chen Qing pointed to the cowshed nearby and said, "Just let him sleep in the cowshed. Give him two more quilts so he won't feel cold sleeping with the cows."
Zhao Yun frowned tightly when he heard this. How could the crown prince of a country sleep in a cowshed?
Chen Qing asked his maid Que'er to go in and fetch out the torn quilt and a bamboo bed and put them in the cowshed.
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