Chapter 4: The Unruly Maid
Yun Xiangye heard what Gu Yan's younger sister said, and hurried forward to pick up her daughter. She looked at Xiao Jingru and said, "Little princess, her name is Yun Ran, and her nickname is Nuonuo. She is not stupid, but because she is less than two years old, she can't speak."
Xiao Jingru raised her eyes and blinked at Yun Xiangye, then looked at Gu Yan who was beside Yun Xiangye.
It was the first time that Gu Yan saw the little sister who was only one year older than his daughter. The little sister looked more like his father.
Xie Zhixuan said: "Jingru, you can't be rude to Nuonuo, call me brother and sister-in-law."
Little Jingru called out obediently: "Brother, sister-in-law."
Xie Zhixuan said to Yun Xiangye, "As her sister-in-law, you don't have to call her Little Princess. Jingru is my daughter who I had in my old age. She has been suffering from minor illnesses since she was born. Her father and I have been too pampering to her. She was rude to Nuonuo just now. If she is still so ignorant and bullies Nuonuo in the future, you can just teach her a lesson."
Yun Xiangye hugged little Nuonuo tightly in her arms and smiled at little Jingru: "Sister Jingru is only one year older than Nuonuo. She is still young and naive. It's okay."
How dare she teach a lesson to the princess's young daughter?
Xie Zhixuan walked up to Yun Xiangye and said, "I've had Qingfeng Garden renovated and made it into a residence for you. It's getting late, so you should go to Qingfeng Garden first to pack your bags and have a good rest. We will have a family dinner in Jiangyuexuan at 15:30."
Yun Xiangye replied, "Yes."
Yun Xiangye held the little Nuonuo in her arms and went with Gu Yan to the courtyard prepared for them by the princess.
After walking for about half a quarter of an hour, Yun Xiangye still hadn't seen their courtyard. She couldn't help but sigh at how big the princess's mansion was, as she hadn't even arrived there after walking for half a quarter of an hour.
Gu Yan wanted to take his daughter from Yun Xiangye.
Yun Xiangye hugged her daughter tightly in her arms and was unwilling to give her to Gu Yan.
After passing a courtyard, we arrived at Qingfeng Garden.
Gu Yan glanced at Yun Xiangye and knew that she had not yet adapted to everything that had happened today. She was still angry that he had kept her identity a secret for three years, so he said, "Take your daughter back to her room and put everything in order. See if there's anything missing. I'll go to the study and take a look."
Yun Xiangye responded: "Yes."
It was the twelfth lunar month, and the two wintersweets in Qingfeng Garden were in full bloom, and the camellias were also in full bloom.
"Flower."
When little Nuonuo saw two plum blossoms in the garden, she stretched out her little hands to pick them.
Yun Xiangye carried Xiao Nuonuo over and let Xiao Nuonuo pick green plum blossoms, which were very rare.
“Don’t touch!”
A gorgeously dressed maid ran over and said sternly.
"This plum blossom cannot be touched casually."
The maid looked down on Yun Xiangye and said, "These two green plum trees were hard to come by. They are the favorite plum trees of Her Royal Highness the Princess. They have only just bloomed for a short time. You must not ruin the flowers."
When Yun Xiangye heard the maid say this, she stopped her daughter from playing with the flowers in her arms and said, "Nuonuo, stop playing."
Xiao Nuonuo saw the stranger coming out and scolding her, and she was so scared that she threw herself into Yun Xiangye's arms.
Yun Xiangye looked at the visitor and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know these two green plum trees were so valuable. Nuonuo, you must remember not to play with flowers in the future."
Xiao Nuonuo was blinking at Yun Xiangye, and tears welled up in her eyes, as if she knew she had done something wrong.
Yun Xiangye coaxed little Nuonuo and said, "Let Aunt Arun go to the street tomorrow to see if there are any plum blossoms for sale. If there are, Nuonuo can play with the flowers as much as she wants."
The maid Zhu Yi said disdainfully: "Our eldest princess has always loved flowers, plants and trees, and she hates to see people destroying them."
Yun Xiangye looked at the maids in the princess's mansion and her little daughter with tears in her eyes. She could only say softly, "Nuonuo, flowers really can't be spoiled. We won't play with flowers anymore in the future. Be good."
Nuonuo was still sobbing on Yun Xiangye's shoulder.
Yun Xiangye carried her daughter into the room, only to see three beautiful maids in gorgeous clothes. They were taking out the things Yun Xiangye brought from Jiangnan and putting them in a bamboo basket beside them.
Yun Xiangye went inside and asked, "These things are fine, why were they thrown into the bamboo basket?"
"Madam, the fabrics of the clothes you brought are really too poor. You should throw them away..."
Yun Xiangye frowned and said, "You don't need to help me clean up here. I can pack my bags by myself."
The maids looked at each other and stopped what they were doing.
The maid who had just advised against playing with flowers came up to Yun Xiangye and said in a bad tone:
"It's okay if you don't want us to serve you. Lianyi, Lanyi, Meiyi and I are only here to serve the prince. How many maids do you have? I'll talk to the housekeeper and ask him to add a few more maids."
Hearing this, Yun Xiangye looked at the maid in front of her. Even the maids in the princess's mansion were so pleasing to the eye.
The maids in Qingfeng Garden are all very beautiful.
Yun Xiangye said: "I only have one maidservant named Run'er by my side. What's your name?"
Zhu Yi said, "My name is Zhu Yi. Let's go to the prince's room and clean up first."
Yun Xiangye asked, "In the prince's room? Doesn't Gu Yan live with us?"
Zhu Yi said, "Madam, the prince has his own room in the front yard of Qingfeng Garden. If he wants to take a concubine in the future, he can't always stay with you."
Yun Xiangye was stunned. She felt a chill all over her body and a surge of anger in her heart!
Good Gu Yan! He hid his identity for three years and still wanted to take a concubine!
Zhu Yi glanced at Yun Xiangye and said, "Let's all withdraw first."
After Yun Xiangye put her daughter down, she asked Run'er to close the door and took a deep breath.
Yun Xiangye sat on the small couch, looking at the luxurious furniture and the big bed made of golden nanmu wood in the house. Everywhere was filled with luxury.
Run'er pouted and said, "Miss, these maids are really unruly. You are the mistress of Qingfeng Garden after all, and they actually talked about taking a concubine in front of you..."
Yun Xiangye felt cold all over her body. "I heard that some officials and nobles would arrange for their sons to have maids who would know about sex early on..."
Run'er looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "You mean those four maids were the maids of the son-in-law?"
Yun Xiangye whispered, "That's not necessarily true, but it does happen among officials and nobles."
As Gu Yan's wife, the four maids had not shown any respect to her at all, which made Yun Xiangye even more suspicious.
Run'er took out the clothes from the bamboo basket and packed them.
Yun Xiangye saw Run'er's appearance and said, "Don't rush to pack your bags. We may not stay in the princess's mansion for too long."
Run'er whispered, "Ah?"
Yun Xiangye said: "Although I was born in a humble family, I will not tolerate my husband having three wives and four concubines."
Yun Xiangye thought that she was not so generous as to share her husband with other women, and she could not let her Nuonuo compete with her half-siblings for her father's love.
If Gu Yan wanted to take a concubine, then she would have to divorce him.
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