Chapter 53: They are all her old acquaintances
Su Zhan lowered his voice and said, "Her surname is not He, but your cousin Ye Wanhe from the Ye family... She is also 25 years old this year, and she should leave the palace in March."
"You mean Sister He?"
Yun Xiangye sighed and said, "I did see her, but it's a pity that she can't leave the palace."
Su Zhan asked hurriedly, "Why? Aren't all palace maids released from the palace when they reach the age of 25?"
Yun Xiangye said, "Sister is now serving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness is used to your service and will not allow you to leave the palace when you are old enough."
As soon as Yun Xiangye finished speaking, she saw that the light in Su Zhan's eyes seemed to disappear in an instant, and his originally bright face turned dark and gray.
Yun Xiangye looked at Su Zhan's expression and couldn't help but think a lot in her heart.
When she was young, Sister He often came to her family's embroidery workshop to learn embroidery from her mother. Su Zhan's house was next to her own embroidery workshop, and she would occasionally come to the embroidery workshop to play. At that time, she was still young and there was no barrier between men and women...
But that was when they were children after all, and Yun Xiangye couldn't be sure whether Su Zhan's expression meant that he liked her sister He.
Yun Xiangye looked at Su Zhan and asked tentatively, "Cousin, where is your cousin's wife? Is she in Luoyang or did she come to Chang'an with you?"
Su Zhan whispered, "I haven't gotten married yet."
When Yun Xiangye heard this, her heart skipped a beat. It seemed that her guess was correct...
Su Zhan looked at Yun Xiangye in front of him and said, "Cousin, have a cup of tea in Yuanxin Hall next to you and wait for me for a while..."
Yun Xiangye nodded and took Nuonuo to Yuanxin Hall in the dental clinic.
As soon as she sat down, a maid handed her a cup of warm tea.
Yun Xiangye first asked Nuonuo: "Do you want some water?"
Xiao Nuonuo kept shaking his head.
Yun Xiangye saw Xiao Nuonuo shaking her head like a rattle and chuckled, "You still have to drink some water. You can't be so unwilling to drink water."
Little Nuonuo shook his head even more vigorously.
Seeing Xiao Nuonuo shaking her head, Yun Xiangye reached out and touched her little face, chuckling, "Okay, I won't let you drink water."
Only then did Nuonuo look up and smile sweetly at Yun Xiangye.
Yun Xiangye waited for a moment, and saw Su Zhan coming with two wooden boxes in his hands.
Seeing the embarrassment in Su Zhan's eyes, Yun Xiangye said to Run'er, "Take Nuonuo to the street to eat something, and buy her a string of candied haws."
When Nuonuo heard about the candied haws, she stopped sticking to Yunxiangye and stretched out her hand to let Runer hold it.
Yun Xiangye smiled helplessly, "Little greedy cat."
After Run'er and Nuonuo left, Yun Xiangye put away her smile and looked at Su Zhan, "Cousin."
Su Zhan sat down next to Yun Xiangye, opened a wooden box in his hand, handed it to Yun Xiangye and said, "This gold bracelet is for you."
Yun Xiangye saw the filigree gold bracelet in front of her, which was inlaid with many red and blue sapphires. It was extremely precious at first glance. She said repeatedly: "Cousin, this is really too precious. I can't accept it. You should keep it for your future cousin's wife..."
Su Zhan said to Yun Xiangye, "I have no one to whom I can give this bracelet anymore, so just accept it. I have something else to ask of you."
Yun Xiangye said, "Cousin, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. There is no need to give me such a valuable bracelet."
Su Zhan handed another wooden box to Yun Xiangye and said, "Please give this to Wan He for me."
Yun Xiangye raised her eyes and looked at Su Zhan, but did not respond.
Su Zhan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "I know it's very difficult to get in touch with the palace maids. Here's a silver note of 100 taels, which you can use to take care of those people..."
Yun Xiangye said, "It's not difficult for me to see my sister, but I can't help you deliver the things to my sister."
Su Zhan frowned slightly and asked, "Why?"
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Men and women cannot exchange things privately, especially since my sister has entered the palace, she cannot exchange things privately with men outside the palace. If I give this bracelet to my sister, it will only implicate her."
"Then consider it as a gift from you to her."
Su Zhan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "I found this for her. She cannot wear gold bracelets in the palace. This wooden box contains a Hetian jade bracelet, which is not conspicuous."
Yun Xiangye looked at the gold bracelet that Su Zhan had just said he would give her, and thought that Su Zhan must have put a lot of thought into it.
Yun Xiangye felt really sad for Ye Wanhe at this moment. If she had not entered the palace, she would have had such a lover who cherished her...
Why did I have to take contraceptive pills for six years in the palace and not even get a status?
Yun Xiangye pushed the two wooden boxes back to Su Zhan and said, "Cousin, these two bracelets are too valuable. My sister and I cannot accept them. People in the palace are used to seeing treasures. They must know how precious these jade bracelets are. My sister cannot wear them either."
Yun Xiangye did not dare to give Su Zhanzhi's jade bracelet to Ye Wanhe. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was interested, he could easily find out the origin of such a top-notch treasure.
Yun Xiangye said to Su Zhan, "You should keep it for your future cousin's wife."
Su Zhan smiled bitterly and frowned, "Is she okay in the palace?"
Yun Xiangye whispered only five words: "Being with the emperor is like being with a tiger."
Su Zhan looked towards the direction of the palace, sighed, and then turned to ask Yun Xiangye: "Cousin, how about you, are you doing well after getting married? You look well dressed, so you must have married into a wealthy family, right? Is your mother-in-law treating you well?"
Yun Xiangye only smiled faintly and said, "Why do you only ask about my mother-in-law? You don't even ask how my husband treats me?"
Su Zhan said, "After a woman gets married, no matter how good her husband is, he is not as good as her mother-in-law. If she meets a mother-in-law who is always nagging and setting rules, her life will be miserable."
Yun Xiangye smiled and said, "My mother-in-law treats me very well. Cousin, how did you meet my sister He?"
Su Zhan understood what Yun Xiangye meant by acquaintance. He said, "When Wan He was selected as a palace maid, she went to Chang'an. I also went to Luoyang with my parents to do business. At that time, we went north on the same big ship and spent two months together on the ship..."
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Although all the government offices had started to report for duty on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, it was still the Lantern Festival and many government offices in Chang'an had nothing to do and closed early.
Especially for the Censorate, since it was not a serious matter, there was no need for them to impeach officials during the New Year.
When Gu Yan returned to Qingfeng Garden, he did not see Yun Xiangye, but only saw a peacock.
Only then did they know that Yun Xiangye had gone to the Lin Mansion early in the morning and brought back a peacock from Prime Minister Lin's Mansion. However, although the peacock had returned, she and Nuonuo had not yet returned.
Gu Yan waited for half an hour but did not see Yun Xiangye return, so he asked the guards to look for Yun Xiangye's whereabouts. After a long time, he heard the guards come to report that Yun Xiangye had gone to the pawnshop on West Street.
Gu Yan then rode to West Street. As soon as he arrived at West Street, he saw Run'er holding Nuonuo's hand in front of the sugar painting stall, watching the sugar painting master painting a dragon.
"Nuannuo..."
"Daddy." When little Nuonuo saw Gu Yan getting off the horse, she stepped forward and threw herself into Gu Yan's arms.
Gu Yan picked up Xiao Nuonuo and asked, "Where is your mother?"
"Uncle!" Xiao Nuonuo said with his head tilted.
Gu Yan smiled and touched the soft little face, "Why are you calling me uncle? Call me daddy."
"Mom, uncle." Xiao Nuonuo said in a baby voice.
Run'er said from the side: "Son-in-law, my daughter was discussing something with the cousin of the Su family in the pawnshop, so Nuonuo said uncle."
Gu Yan paused, "Cousin?"
Run'er nodded and said, "The cousin of the Su family is my daughter's cousin."
Gu Yan snorted, "She is quite capable. Earlier, Master Chu, and now Cousin Su has come. She even said that she came to Chang'an where she is unfamiliar with the place. Obviously, everyone in Chang'an is her old acquaintance."
Run'er was so angry when she heard what Gu Yan said, but due to her status, she could only curse Gu Yan in her heart.
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