Chapter 80: Stop being a beloved minister and become a beloved concubine (7)
Madam Yu didn't dare to respond, and softly coaxed her daughter, "If you can't sleep, why don't you embroider some flowers?"
Yu Miao was about to nod when Yu Huo ran up to her and said with a smile, "Mom, my hands are full of needle holes. Can you please stop embroidering the flowers? We don't have no embroiderers at home..."
"You're talking nonsense again!" Madam Yu rolled her eyes at him. "If she doesn't embroider, what else can she do?"
Yu Huo shrugged: "That's a lot. Go horseback riding, play pot-throwing, and visit teahouses with me. You'll be a great companion for me."
"Are you sick? How can she maintain her reputation by doing these things as a girl?" Mrs. Yu got angry again and was about to pull his ears.
Yu Huo ran back behind Old Lady Yu in a flash. Mrs. Yu stood there, furious, and didn't dare to go forward to catch him.
Old Madam Yu looked back at him, her old eyes seemed to contain a thousand words. After a long while, she suddenly said, "Your mother is right. If a girl loses her reputation, it will be difficult for her to get married in the future."
Yu Huo chuckled, "What's so difficult about that? Didn't His Majesty say that my sister would be his daughter-in-law?"
A hint of admiration suddenly flashed across Old Lady Yu's shrewd eyes, and she smiled, "Huo'er is right. Someone wants it, so whether it's good or bad doesn't matter."
Madam Yu still didn't understand. She just thought that Old Lady Yu was spoiling her grandson. In a panic, she blurted out, "Your Majesty hasn't clearly announced it. How can he enter the royal family with such a bad reputation?"
Old Madam Yu sighed pretentiously: "That is the fate of our Yu family. It is also because our Miao'er is unlucky and cannot enter the royal family."
After saying this, she stopped looking at her clumsy daughter-in-law and instead grabbed Yu Huo, who was about to slip away, with a rare serious expression: "Now it seems that you two are very close siblings, but if your sister's marriage proposal goes wrong in the future and you are ridiculed by your classmates and friends, what will you do?"
Yu Huo raised his fist and sneered: "How about beating him up?"
Old Madam Yu grabbed Yu Huo's hand and patted it gently on the back of his hand: "Very good!"
Madam Yu's eyes widened, but she didn't dare to refute him. She could only mutter to herself, "Nonsense!"
Yu Kangping pretended not to hear and interrupted: "Mother, it's getting late, you should rest."
Old Madam Yu nodded slowly and waved them away: "Go to bed."
The next day, Yu Huo slept until the sun was at its highest before he opened his eyes. Yawning, he went to Qinshui Pavilion and pulled the handkerchief his sister was embroidering from her hand. "Come on, I'll take you to Mingxuan Teahouse for tea. The owner there has got some excellent Maojian tea. I tried it the day before yesterday. It's mellow and long-lasting, and it has a unique flavor when you savor it carefully."
Yu Miao followed him to the gate in a daze. Seeing the surprised look of the gatekeeper, he suddenly stopped and woke up: "Brother, are you really going to take me out? But it seems to be cloudy outside..."
Yu Huo blinked his eyes: "You're right, wait a moment!"
After saying that, he ran back to Qinshui Pavilion. Yu Miao thought he regretted it and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Unexpectedly, a short while later, her brother came running towards her with an oil-paper umbrella in his left hand and a white woven hat in his right hand. He then put the hat on her head and said to her soothingly, "Don't be afraid. Wear it first and take it off when you get used to the outside world. There are actually many women working in the streets to make a living. Only families like ours, who have no shortage of food and clothing, will not let girls go out..."
Yu Miao listened carefully and was dragged out of the door by his brother before he knew it. He started running on the crowded street. His mother, who was in charge of his brother's yard, was chasing after him, so he didn't have to worry about his safety.
The teahouse was not full of men. Many wives from merchants' families sat in the private rooms, listening to the storytellers and chatting with their sisters.
Yu Miao gradually relaxed and pricked up his ears to listen to the storyteller telling stories.
Yu Huo took a sip of tea, shook his head and sighed: "Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could have a sip of wine?"
Yu Miao turned to look at him in astonishment: "Brother, you are only nine years old. If you drink, you will be beaten with a stick. I am afraid that even grandmother will not protect you."
Yu Huo sighed, "This won't do! When will I grow up?"
[Rogue 945: Blame me?]
As soon as he finished speaking, a gavel rang in the hall, and the storyteller stood up and said goodbye: "If you want to know what happened next, please tell me next time."
As the crowd sighed, the two siblings walked out of the teahouse. Their mother came forward and urged them, "It's not far from dinner time. It's better for the eldest young master and the second young lady to go home early."
Yu Huo tutted impatiently, "What's so good about that? I have to go to the academy tomorrow, so I have to have a good time today. Come on, Yu Sanshui, I'll take you to the restaurant downstairs at Juxian Building!"
Yu Miao:.......
What the hell is Yu Sanshui? It sounds so ugly!
The mother next to him wanted to persuade him again, but Yu Huo was not big, but his legs moved very fast. He grabbed Yu Miao and ran into the crowd. The mother next to him had no time to care about anything else and hurriedly chased after him.
Halfway through the journey, raindrops as big as beans suddenly hit their faces. The vendors setting up stalls on the street cursed while quickly protecting their goods and either went home or moved them to the store.
In less than a minute of commotion, most of the people had disappeared, and the few remaining people who were exposed became increasingly obvious.
Yu Huo was opening his umbrella when he looked up and saw a lonely figure taking shelter from the rain in the corridor of the bookstore. He immediately walked over.
Yu Miao, who was about to get under his umbrella:...?
She stared at the direction her brother had left, and instantly recognized the 'little girl' who was taking shelter from the rain under the porch.
It turned out to be the Eighth Princess whom he had met once before.
It is rumored that the Eighth Princess lives a secluded life and rarely even attends royal banquets. I thought it was difficult to see her once, but who would have thought that I would meet her again today?
Still weird on the street!
It's really strange...
Jiang Ye was waiting for the maid to come into the store to buy books, but it suddenly started raining outside. He turned his wheelchair and went to the corridor to take shelter. However, the rain was so heavy, and the autumn rain was even colder. The cold wind blew the rain diagonally into his collar, making him shiver.
Just before he was about to call for help, an oil-paper umbrella with ink painting on it was suddenly opened above his head.
The boy still loves to laugh, and even though his words and actions are a bit frivolous, he is so handsome that people can't feel disgusted with him.
"The Eighth Princess is a daughter of gold. Why is she wandering the streets instead of enjoying her leisure in the palace? Aren't you afraid of being assassinated again?"
Jiang Ye glanced at him and said, "I'm going on a long journey with my uncle this time. I'm escorted by my father's shadow guards, so I'm safe."
uncle?
Could it be that blind uncle of the emperor?
This blind and lame guy actually wants to travel together?!
"Going away? Where to?"
Jiang Ye pursed his red lips tightly and asked, "Why are you here?"
Yu Huo pointed at Yu Miao, who had come over to hide from the rain pitifully, and said bluntly, "Take my sister to the restaurant downstairs at Juxian!"
Jiang Ye chuckled and reminded: "Your sister is wet."
It was obvious that Yu Huo valued his beauty over his sister: "It's okay, she's strong and healthy, it won't hurt her to get wet in the rain. But you, on the other hand, look weak. I'd better wait until your servants come before I take care of her."
Yu Miao: ...
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