Chapter 202 I would rather marry a mute slave
Yu Xihe has always liked calligraphy. She would collect calligraphy works by famous calligraphers. Although the handwriting of the mute slave in front was written with a wooden stick, it could not conceal his brushstrokes and calligraphy skills.
The more Yu Xihe looked at it, the more familiar it seemed to her, but she couldn't remember when she had seen this word before.
I think this character may be somewhat similar to Gu Yan's.
Yu Xihe looked back and saw that the mute slave had closed his eyes and was resting. She did not dare to move. She squatted in the cowshed, forcing herself to sleep, planning to leave her uncle's house early in the morning and go back to the prefectural government office.
When the sky slowly brightened, Zhao Yun woke up. He had a nightmare, but he couldn't tell what it was.
When Zhao Yun woke up, he saw Yu Xihe squatting in the cowshed, and he kicked Yu Xihe with his foot.
When she woke up, Zhao Yun wrote a few words on the ground with a wooden stick, "I'll take you home."
Yu Xihe was surprised that she dared to fall asleep, and looked up at Zhao Yun. This mute slave was very well-behaved and a rare good person.
Yu Xihe was afraid that she might run into trouble on the road alone. Although there were several maids from her uncle's house, those two maids might not be trustworthy. They did not stay by her side last night.
It would be best if a mute slave could escort me back to the prefectural government office.
Zhao Yun saw the yellow cattle mooing at him, and he wrote a few words with a wooden stick, "Wait until I finish feeding the cattle."
Zhao Yun couldn't help but chuckle when he heard the yellow cattle mooing beside him. After only a few days, he had already gotten used to feeding the cattle.
After Zhao Yun finished feeding the cows, he sent Yu Xihe back to the prefectural government office in Yuezhou City.
After entering the government office, Yu Xihe said to Zhao Yun: "Thanks to you last night, otherwise I don't know what I should do. My father cares most about reputation, he will definitely let me marry my third cousin. Fortunately, you saved me, I owe you a favor. If you need my help in the future, just ask."
Zhao Yun didn't say much, turned around and left, going to the Zhu family winery.
After entering the Zhu family winery, Zhao Yun frowned the whole time. I don't know if the third son of the Zhu family failed in his plan yesterday, so he came to the winery early this morning and got very angry.
When Zhu Ting saw Zhao Yun, he asked, "Where have you been? I haven't seen you since early this morning. It's almost the New Year, so we need to make more wine."
Zhao Yun did not tell Zhu Ting about the girl from the Yu family, he just followed Zhu Ting to make wine.
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In Chang'an City.
On New Year's Eve, Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan went to West Street to deliver New Year's goods to their uncle and aunt.
As for the affairs in the palace, Yun Xiangye kept her mouth shut to her uncle and aunt, not wanting to make them worry too much.
Aunt Ye chuckled and said, "It would be great if you just came. Why bring so many things?"
Gu Yan said: "These are all donated by the farms below. My family can never finish them all. I hope you don't mind."
Aunt Ye said, "How could I dislike it? I have never seen these good things before."
At noon, Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan had lunch at Ye's house.
After lunch, Aunt Ye said to Yun Xiangye, "Xiangye... have you seen your sister these days? Is your sister okay? She lost her husband at such a young age... I'm afraid it's hard for her to get over it."
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Sister is fine. She still has Yu'er to take care of. Even if she is in pain, she will do her best for Yu'er."
Aunt Ye listened to Yun Xiangye's words and sighed, "Aunt knows you are lying to me. Your husband died young, and they are orphans and widows. With their status, their future life will not be easy."
"If she were an ordinary family, she could still come back to her parents' home after her husband died. We would take good care of her and Yu'er. We owed her so much for many years. Unfortunately... Alas!"
Yun Xiangye couldn't help but sigh as she listened to what her Aunt Ye said, feeling sorry for the love of parents in this world.
Yun Xiangye forced a smile and said, "Aunt, today is the New Year, you should be happier. A new year brings new beginnings. Who knows, maybe after the New Year, you and sister will have the hope of meeting again."
Aunt Ye also smiled and said, "Yes, as long as you are still alive, you still have hope for everything."
In the afternoon, Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan took Nuonuo back to the Princess's Mansion.
This year's New Year's celebration is destined to be dull. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just passed away, and no one dares to make a big show of congratulating the New Year.
There was no lively New Year celebration in the Princess's Mansion, just a family reunion.
After the Chinese New Year, it was Nuonuo’s third birthday. Naturally, this year’s birthday party was not as big as last year’s.
After the New Year, His Majesty recovered from his serious illness and was able to attend court again. After His Majesty attended court, he was no longer in mourning.
Everyone thought that the Crown Prince had passed away and the national mourning would last for a year, but they didn't expect that the national mourning would be lifted before the end of the first month of the year. Many rich girls came to the Five Colors Embroidery Workshop to order clothes for the spring.
Business in the embroidery workshop was booming again.
Yun Xiangye has also been busy in the embroidery workshop these days, and she always returns to Qingfeng Garden later than Gu Yan.
When I returned home today, I saw Gu Yan holding Nuonuo, and they both looked at her sadly.
Yun Xiangye took the gift from Gu Yan and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Mother will definitely come back early tomorrow."
Nuonuo pouted and said, "Mom, Nuonuo misses you so much."
Yun Xiangye smiled and said, "How about taking Nuonuo with you to the embroidery workshop tomorrow?"
"Okay!" Nuonuo smiled cutely.
Yun Xiangye kissed Nuonuo's little face.
Gu Yan said to Yun Xiangye: "There is news about the whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly. In fact, she didn't want the Crown Prince's whereabouts to be revealed from the bottom of her heart. "We found him so quickly. He didn't have to suffer for a few more years. It was really a good thing for him."
Gu Yan smiled helplessly and said, "It has been almost half a year. My brother has suffered a lot. My father has already rushed to Yongxing City with the secret guards."
Yun Xiangye raised an eyebrow and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince actually went to Yongxing City?"
Gu Yan said: "Yes, the trafficker was found. He said that he sold the mute slave to the second young lady of Zhu's Winery in Fangqiao Town, Yongxing City..."
"Chen Qing?" Yun Xiangye clicked his tongue twice, "Things in this world are really full of coincidences."
Gu Yan said: "When I first heard the news, I also thought it was a coincidence. I wanted to go to Yongxing City with my father, but the round trip would take more than a month even if I rode a horse without sleep, so I decided not to go."
Yun Xiangye said: "When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returns, my sister will be in trouble. If I had known earlier, I should have kept it a secret from you for the rest of my life."
Gu Yan said: "But after all the twists and turns, it still comes back to my sister taking the fake death drug and leaving. Besides, don't you know that for my sister, there is nothing wrong with being Ye Wanhe again?"
Yun Xiangye sighed softly.
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In the backyard of Yuezhou prefectural government office.
When Yu Xihe heard that his parents had returned, he hurried to the hall to greet them, "Dad, Mom, Brother, you are finally back from Chang'an."
Yu Bai walked up to Yu Xihe and frowned, "Xihe, you really disappoint your father! How could you do something so dishonorable?"
Yu Xihe listened to Yu Bai's sudden words and frowned, "Dad, what are you talking about?"
Madam Yu on the side laughed and scolded, "Xihe, you should have told me earlier that you like your third cousin. This is also a great event that strengthens the relationship between relatives. Why do you have to spend the night with your third cousin when you go to stay at your uncle's house? You are the daughter of an official family after all, you can't do such a shameful thing!"
Yu Xihe said, "Dad, Mom, I didn't, I didn't. My uncle and aunt asked me to spend the New Year at their home. On the first day I stayed there, my third cousin tried to do something indecent to me, but I ran away. I didn't shamelessly spend the night with my third cousin."
"How come not?!" Zhu Jian entered the main room, walked up to Yu Xihe and said, "That day you clearly told me that you have admired me for a long time, and you even took the initiative to spend the night with me."
Yu Xihe listened to Zhu Jian's words, and said to Yu Bai with red eyes: "Dad, you were just promoted to the governor of Yuezhou last year. How could I, as the daughter of a governor, stoop so low as to do such a thing? It was Zhu Jian who slandered me."
Madam Zhu stepped forward and said, "Xiao He, how could your third cousin slander you with this matter? That night, your grandmother and I went to your room, but we didn't see you. Where did you go?"
Yu Xihe couldn't help but shed tears. The Zhu family really had a very vicious plan.
Her father finally got his reward last year when he was promoted from the position of Tongpan of Shanyin County to the position of Governor of Yuezhou. Before that, her father was a small official with a low salary and was often looked down upon by the Zhu family.
Last year, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made an exception and appointed my father as prefect. The Zhu family must have been jealous of their family and wanted to gain some benefits from them, so they set their sights on themselves.
I had fallen into their trap long before I agreed to stay at my uncle and aunt's house for the New Year.
Yu Xihe looked at Zhu Jian's obscene eyes and said hurriedly, "I was not with Zhu Jian that night. I was with the mute slave beside my second cousin that night!"
"What?!" Madam Yu frowned and asked, "Xihe, do you know what you are talking about? You spent a night with a lowly mute slave?"
Yu Xihe made up her mind and said, "Yes, I spent the night with the mute slave beside my second cousin. If you don't believe me, you can ask him to come and testify."
Since she has fallen into the Zhu family's trap, if she must marry just to lose her reputation, she would rather marry that handsome and handwriting mute slave than marry Zhu Jian, who had been planning and forcing her from the beginning.
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