Xie Zhixuan said, "Shi'an is the only bloodline of the Xie family now. I am naturally concerned about his marriage. It's not that I haven't tried to match him up, but he just doesn't have a girl he likes."
Yun Xiangye said calmly, "I know which girl cousin Shi An likes."
Xie Zhixuan was a little surprised: "You know?"
Yun Xiangye nodded and whispered, "Yes, the reason why cousin Shi An didn't have any girls he liked was because he already had a sweetheart five years ago, and that sweetheart was Fu Qianran."
Xie Zhixuan raised an eyebrow, "Fu Qianran?"
Yun Xiangye said, "It's her. Now that Fu Qianran is no longer the Crown Princess, she's free to marry. However, we can't let the Xie family propose marriage. Only... someone else can come forward."
Xie Zhixuan said, "Those people in the Fu family may not agree to this marriage."
Yun Xiangye said, "Just now, I heard Fu Anran say in the embroidery workshop that his uncle, Minister Fu, plans to find a random man for Fu Qianran to marry. Fu Qianran is, after all, a poor person whose mother died young. Instead of marrying a random man, it would be better to fulfill cousin Shi An's sincere wish..."
Xie Zhixuan said, "I know about this matter. Tomorrow, after I ask Shi An, if he really wants to marry Fu Qianran, I will naturally find a way to match them up."
Yun Xiangye smiled at Xie Zhixuan and said, "Thank you, mother."
Xie Zhixuan asked, "How is the embroidery business today?"
Yun Xiangye said, "It's not bad. Madam Lin and Aunt Xie are here to support and look after me. I'm new to business in Chang'an, so slowly building up my reputation is the most important thing."
Xie Zhixuan chuckled and said, "Your skills in making clothes are excellent. As you said, there's no need to rush into business, just take your time. Once your embroidery business is on track, you and Jingyu will manage the accounts of the princess's mansion together. At that time, you will be the one who decides the money for food, clothing and other expenses in the mansion."
Yun Xiangye chuckled and agreed, thinking in her heart that after her sister left the palace safely without being discovered, she would take Nuonuo back to Jiangnan, and she would not be responsible for the accounts.
She didn't want to stay in Chang'an City for even a day longer.
Two days ago at the horse racing track, those rich girls also said that she was not worthy of being Gu Yan's Crown Princess.
All of this stems from Gu Yan's concealment and his indifference.
Originally, Yun Xiangye wanted to take Nuonuo with both her parents, but after Gu Yan indiscriminately accused Nuonuo on the tenth day of the first lunar month, Yun Xiangye thought it might not be impossible for her to take Nuonuo back to Jiangnan alone.
At least Nuonuo is a princess bestowed by His Majesty, and no one in Jiangnan can bully her.
Although Nuonuo has lost her father, she will still love and pamper Nuonuo even more.
By then her sister Shuangbai's child will be born, and with sister He's child, Nuonuo will definitely not lack playmates, and it probably won't have much impact whether she has a father or not.
Thinking so, Yun Xiangye went to find Xiao Nuonuo who was playing with Xiao Jingru.
Little Jingru held up a wooden pony and said, "I want to ride a horse, but my parents won't let me. Woohoo, Nuonuo, do you want to ride a horse?"
Xiao Nuonuo opened her round eyes and said, "Horse a horse."
Xiao Jingru looked at Yun Xiangye who was coming over and said, "Sister-in-law, Nuonuo wants to go horseback riding. Can you take me to go horseback riding?"
Yun Xiangye chuckled and said, "I can't even ride a horse myself."
Yun Xiangye's family did have two horses, but they were mostly used to pull goods, and her parents didn't allow her to ride horses.
Xiao Jingru took Yun Xiangye's hand and said, "Brother can ride a horse. He is really good at riding a horse. Let him teach us how to ride a horse."
Yun Xiangye smiled faintly and said, "You are too young to ride a horse."
Little Jingru fiddled with her fingers and said, "I'm already four years old."
"You're only three years old, so there's still some time left." Yun Xiangye chuckled.
Xiao Jingru said, "After the New Year, I'll be four years old."
Little Jingru fiddled with her fingers and said, "I'm four years old now. I'm a big baby now."
Yun Xiangye chuckled and rubbed little Jingru's face. Jingru was indeed very cute and intelligent. "I'll talk to your brother later. He's been busy with official duties these days, so he'll teach you how to ride when he has some free time!"
Little Jingru jumped up and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Yun Xiangye chuckled and picked up Nuonuo. She wondered how long it would take for Nuonuo to be as eloquent as Xiao Jingru.
But she was reluctant to let Nuonuo grow up and just wanted to hug Nuonuo more.
Nuonuo was getting bigger and bigger, and she could only hold her for a quarter of an hour. Her hands would feel sore if she held her for more than a quarter of an hour.
Yun Xiangye brought Nuonuo back to Qingfeng Garden.
Gu Yan had returned. He took Nuonuo from Yun Xiangye and said with a smile, "Do you miss daddy?"
"Ride a horse!" Nuonuo blinked and looked at Gu Yan.
Yun Xiangye said, "Xiao Jingru wants to ride a horse, and she has bewitched Nuonuo. If you have time, take them both for a ride."
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Do you want to learn how to ride a horse?"
Yun Xiangye said, "I won't learn anymore. I'd rather embroider a few more clothes and earn more money."
Gu Yan asked, "Are you so short of money?"
"Of course I need it. You never gave me any money..."
Yun Xiangye paused mid-sentence and said angrily, "Speaking of which, you've been relying on me for your entire three years in Jiangnan!"
Although the Yunxiangye family is not rich, they are not short of money.
The reason why she only has 500 taels of silver now is because when her younger sister got married, most of her assets were given to her younger sister as a dowry, hoping that her younger sister would have some confidence in her husband's family.
Therefore, Yun Xiangye, who had never lacked money in the past three years, had never discussed with Gu Yan who would support the family.
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