Chapter 21 Meeting an acquaintance in Chang'an
Princess Mansion, Qingfeng Garden.
After finishing his official business in the study, Gu Yan returned home and looked at the closed door. He pushed it but it didn't open. He knocked for a long time but no one answered. He could only hear the laughter of Yun Xiangye and Nuonuo, mother and daughter.
"Nuonuo, open the door for Daddy."
Inside the room, Yun Xiangye and Nuonuo were playing with a cloth tiger. Nuonuo heard Gu Yan calling her to open the door: "Daddy."
Yun Xiangye looked at Nuonuo and said, "Nuonuo, Daddy has made Mommy angry. Let's just ignore Daddy for a few days, okay?"
Xiao Nuonuo nodded and said, "Okay."
Yun Xiangye smiled gently when she saw her daughter nodding her head, not knowing whether Xiao Nuonuo understood what she said.
Yun Xiangye blew out the light, hugged Nuonuo and fell asleep.
Perhaps the people outside noticed that the lights inside had gone out, and soon there was no more knocking on the door.
Early the next morning.
Yun Xiangye, who had just woken up, received an invitation from the Weiguo Mansion.
The plum blossoms in the Red Plum Garden of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion are in full bloom recently, and the wives and daughters of the wealthy and powerful families in Chang'an City are invited to go and appreciate the plum blossoms.
Yun Xiangye had no interest in appreciating plum blossoms, but after all, the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion was the maiden home of Gu Yan's grandmother, so she couldn't refuse.
When Yun Xiangye was thinking about what to wear when going to the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, she saw Gu Jingyu coming in from outside the door, bringing with her several pieces of top-quality brocade fabric.
Gu Jingyu smiled at Yun Xiangye and said, "Sister-in-law, mother received an invitation to the plum blossom viewing banquet at the Duke of Wei's mansion, and she specially ordered me to send you some cloth. However, there are still three days to go, and I'm afraid the embroiderer in the mansion won't be able to make clothes for you in time. I will take you to the ready-made clothing shop to choose clothes and jewelry later."
Yun Xiangye said hurriedly: "No need, I have clothes."
Gu Jingyu chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law, please accompany me. I also want to pick out some jewelry and clothes. It would be nice if I could take Nuonuo to Chang'an Street to see the excitement."
Yun Xiangye responded, "Okay."
Yun Xiangye waited for Nuonuo to wake up, and after helping Nuonuo wash and dress, she carried little Nuonuo and went to Chang'an Street with Gu Jingyu.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, people are busy buying New Year's goods and new cloth, and the streets of Chang'an are very busy.
Little Nuonuo was lying on the window of the sedan chair, looking at the excitement outside. His round eyes were fixed on the vendor's candied haws, and his little hand was stretched out, "Mom, gourds..."
Yun Xiangye chuckled and took back the little hand that Nuonuo had extended: "I'll buy you some candied haws when I get home after buying clothes."
Yun Xiangye saw the sedan chair stop in front of a grand second-floor shop facing the street.
Yun Xiangye got off the sedan chair and saw a plaque in front of her with the words "Chu Jing Pavilion" written on it.
Gu Jingyu walked up to Yun Xiangye and said, "Sister-in-law, this clothing store is the best in Chang'an City. The clothes inside are all top-grade, and the embroidery skills of the embroiderers are comparable to those in the palace."
The female shopkeeper of Chu Jing Pavilion came to the door to greet her, "Princess Yu, you haven't been here for a long time. Who is this distinguished guest?"
When the female shopkeeper saw Yun Xiangye holding the child behind Gu Jingyu, she felt that she looked unfamiliar.
Gu Jingyu smiled lightly and said, "This is my sister-in-law."
Inside Chu Jing Pavilion, a gorgeously dressed young woman was slightly startled when she heard this. She hurried to the door and asked Gu Jingyu, "Jingyu, sister-in-law? Which sister-in-law?"
Gu Jingyu chuckled and said, "Sister Lin, who else could it be? It's naturally my brother's wife."
Yun Xiangye looked at the woman in front of her who was wearing a pink crabapple-pattern skirt. She had a pair of extremely moving peach blossom eyes and was very beautiful.
Lin Bolan looked at Yun Xiangye and said with a sore throat, "Are you Senior Brother Gu's wife?"
Yun Xiangye heard the woman's trembling voice, as if she was about to cry in the next second, and smiled lightly, "Miss Lin, I am Gu Yan's wife."
Lin Bolan held the edge of her skirt tightly, still looking at Yun Xiangye's face, her eyes reddened, and she said with tears in her eyes: "This is too unfair to Senior Brother Gu."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly, "Miss Lin, what do you mean by this?"
Her surname is Lin, and she calls Gu Yan "senior brother". She must be the daughter of Lin Xiang, the teacher of Gu Yan mentioned by my cousin, and Miss Lin Bolan, who is Gu Yan's childhood sweetheart.
But why did I end up being wronged by Gu Yan?
Having a husband like Gu Yan, she was still full of grievances and anger.
After Lin Bolan realized that what he said was inappropriate, he hurriedly said, "Nothing, nothing."
The female shopkeeper came over quickly and smiled softly, "Princess Yu, Crown Princess, your Chu Jing Pavilion has just received a pair of pomegranate red long-sleeved skirts with extremely exquisite embroidery. You two can take a look at them."
Behind the female shopkeeper, two maids hung a pomegranate red wide-sleeved skirt embroidered with golden plums on the hanger.
Yun Xiangye stared at the pomegranate red wide-sleeved skirt in front of her and felt that it looked very familiar. Wasn't this the one she embroidered?
Why did the clothes sold in her Five-Color Embroidery Workshop appear in the clothing shop in Chang'an City?
Gu Jingyu saw Yun Xiangye staring at the clothes in front of her and said, "Sister-in-law, do you want this golden plum and pomegranate red dress? I'll buy it for you."
At this moment, a voice came from the door: "This golden plum and pomegranate red skirt is not for sale. This princess was not in Chang'an a few days ago, and the people below didn't know about it and sent this dress to the shop to sell."
Yun Xiangye heard a sound and turned to look outside the door. The woman who came in was dressed gorgeously, with a high bun and a red coral headpiece on it. She looked elegant and graceful.
After seeing the woman's face clearly, Yun Xiangye was a little surprised. He didn't expect to meet an acquaintance in Chang'an City.
"Meet Princess Nan'an."
Everyone in Chujingge shop saluted Princess Nan'an who came.
Yun Xiangye was more and more surprised when she heard people addressing the new woman. She never thought that she was actually Princess Nan'an of the Prince Chu's Mansion!
Yun Xiangye was originally curious about how the clothes sold in her embroidery workshop could be found in a ready-made clothing shop in Chang'an City. But now that she saw Princess Nan'an, she understood.
This clothing store is called Chu Jing Pavilion, Chu Jing...
She should have thought of it just now.
Gu Jingyu walked up to Princess Nan'an, held her hand and said, "Sister Nan'an, can you sell this dress to me? My sister-in-law likes it very much."
Princess Nan'an held Gu Jingyu's hand and smiled: "Jingyu, when did you get a sister-in-law?"
Gu Jingyu smiled and said, "My brother and sister-in-law came back a few days ago. I had invited you and Brother Jing to attend the welcoming banquet, but you and Brother Jing accompanied my second aunt to the Taoist temple. This is my sister-in-law and niece Xiao Nuonuo."
Gu Jingyu smiled softly and said to Xiao Nuonuo, "Call me auntie."
Xiao Nuonuo said obediently: "Auntie."
Princess Nan'an then turned her gaze to Yun Xiangye who was holding Nuonuo. After seeing Yun Xiangye's appearance, she was also surprised and unbelievable. It took a long time for her to utter two words from the bottom of her throat: "Sister-in-law?"
Compared to Wei Xi, Princess Nan'an can be considered as Gu Yan's cousin.
When Yun Xiangye heard her call her sister-in-law, she nodded to Princess Nan'an and said, "Hello, cousin."
Princess Nan'an said meaningfully with her eyes: "I never thought that after all these twists and turns, you would become my sister-in-law."
Gu Jingyu asked in confusion: "Sister Nan'an, what do you mean by this? Did you know my sister-in-law before?"
Princess Nan'an looked at Yun Xiangye, but didn't say anything. She looked at Yun Xiangye with contempt and said, "Sister-in-law wants this dress? Then give it to her."
Yun Xiangye hurriedly said, "Thank you, cousin."
After Yun Xiangye finished speaking, he turned to Gu Jingyu and said, "Jingyu, I suddenly feel tired, so I'll go back first. You can let Princess Nan'an accompany you for a walk."
Gu Jingyu said, "Are you tired? I'll go back home with you. My brother came to me early in the morning and asked me to take you out for a walk in Chang'an City to cool down. If anything happens to you, my brother will definitely blame me."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly. Gu Yan did not come to apologize himself, but asked his sister to apologize on his behalf.
Did Gu Yan think that he could gain forgiveness by buying himself some clothes and jewelry?
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Inside the East Palace.
Gu Yan entered the East Palace's government hall and saw two people in the hall. He bowed and said, "Your Highness, Cousin Jing,"
Prince Zhao Jing of Chu turned around and saw Gu Yan. He chuckled and patted Gu Yan on the shoulder: "You are finally back. I haven't seen you for three years. When did you come back?"
Gu Yan smiled and said, "I have only been back for a few days, and I haven't brought my wife and daughter to visit my second uncle and aunt yet."
Zhao Jing asked: "Do you really have a daughter?"
Zhao Yun said, "Brother Yan's daughter Nuonuo is almost two years old. Brother Jing, you must get engaged as soon as possible. When Gu Yan brings his daughter to your Chu Palace to pay a visit, you will inevitably be nagged by Uncle Chu and Aunt Chu again."
Zhao Jing smiled and said, "I will go to Jiangnan again in the spring. If she still doesn't want to marry me this time, I will have to force her to marry me. If she hates me, that's fine. Anyway, I will treat her with all my heart and never let her down."
Gu Yan looked at Zhao Jing and asked, "Which commoner girl is so blind that she would not even marry the powerful prince of Chu?"
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