Seeing Yun Xiangye's expression as though she didn't know about this, the other embroiderers asked, "Don't you know yet?"
Yun Xiangye frowned and asked, "What?"
One of the embroiderers said, "It's been all over Chang'an these days that Prince Ning has solved the difficult question posed by Xiwan's Imperial Preceptor to Princess Diya about choosing a husband. People are saying that for the sake of peace between the two countries, Prince Ning will definitely divorce you and marry Princess Diya as his consort. There's even a lot of betting going on these days, wondering when Prince Ning will divorce you."
Yun Xiangye frowned and asked, "What odds?"
Another embroiderer whispered, "It's about betting on the date that Prince Ning will divorce you. There are several bets, some saying within ten days, some saying within half a month after ten days, and some saying within half a month after that, or within a month. Right now, the bet that you'll be divorced within ten days has the highest odds, ten to one."
Yun Xiangye smiled helplessly and said, "The people in Chang'an City are so idle that they actually gamble on this matter."
The embroiderer whispered, "The common people are just using this as a form of entertainment. Please don't be angry."
"Yes, if Prince Ning really wanted to divorce you, it would only be because he didn't want to offend the Princess of Xiwan."
Yun Xiangye smiled softly, "I'm not angry. I was going to divorce Prince Ning anyway. You guys continue embroidering clothes. I'll go take a look on the street."
Yun Xiangye only took Run'er to the street. There were quite a few gambling houses in Chang'an City, and they offered all kinds of odds.
You can bet on whether the baby in someone's belly is a boy or a girl.
Yun Xiangye saw that there were many people in the most lively Xiaoyao Pavilion even during the day.
Yun Xiangye felt somewhat familiar with the words Xiaoyao Pavilion, as if she had heard Gu Yan say that he had also joined the group.
As Yun Xiangye entered Xiaoyao Pavilion, she heard a middle-aged man waving a folding fan inside say, "Let's bet on when Prince Ning will divorce his wife. The odds of divorcing her within ten days are ten to one. If you want to place your bet, you better hurry."
Yun Xiangye heard some whispers around her.
"I don't think he'll divorce me within ten days. Half a month is more appropriate. At the very least, he can't divorce me before the Crown Prince's wedding."
"I think Prince Ning will divorce his wife within ten days. It is said that Prince Ning's wife is ugly and cannot give birth to a son. Not to mention that Prince Ning married her just to bring good luck.
Perhaps Prince Ning has wanted to divorce Yun Shi for a long time, but was worried that if he divorced her before, people would think he was abandoning his wife for the sake of a happy marriage. Now he has a legitimate reason to divorce her.
"Indeed, with Yun's background, it's only a matter of time before she's divorced."
"Everyone in Chang'an City is betting that Yun Shi will be divorced, but most of them are betting that it will be half a month later, after the Crown Prince's wedding."
"I think I can give it a try and divorce my wife within ten days. I can try my luck at getting rich. Divorcing my wife within ten days gives me the highest chance of success."
Yun Xiangye looked at the plaque of Xiaoyao Pavilion and sneered. She whispered an order to Run'er.
Run'er nodded and said, "Miss, please wait for me here."
Yun Xiangye said, "This place is not far from Lord Tao's Villa. I'm going to go see my sister first. You can come find me at Lord Tao's Villa later."
Run'er said, "Yes."
Yun Xiangye left Xiaoyao Pavilion and went to Tao Gong's Villa. After waiting for a while, a eunuch came and took Yun Xiangye into Ye Wanhe's room.
There were several extremely gorgeous dresses displayed in Ye Wanhe's room.
Yun Xiangye ran an embroidery workshop. It was her first time seeing such luxurious and exquisite clothes. "Sister, the clothes here are so beautiful. This red wedding dress is so exquisite in every detail. You will definitely stun everyone when you wear it."
Yun Xiangye could already imagine how beautiful this wedding dress would look on Ye Wanhe. It was worthy of being the wedding dress worn by the Crown Princess at her wedding.
Yun Xiangye didn't dare touch the clothes even with her best-maintained hands, for fear that her hands would get caught on the exquisite clothes.
Ye Wanhe chuckled and said, "No matter how beautiful the clothes are, they are not as beautiful as the wedding dress my family has already prepared for me."
Ye Wanhe was almost thirteen years old when she entered the palace. Her family was in the cloth business. Although she was not yet ready to get married, she had obtained a piece of good cloth, and her parents had arranged for someone to make her a wedding dress.
Yun Xiangye listened to Ye Wanhe speaking Yongxing dialect and turned to look at Ye Wanhe. There was no joy on her face about her upcoming wedding and becoming the Crown Princess.
"Sister," Yun Xiangye said, "I may not be able to attend your wedding banquet."
Ye Wanhe asked: "Why?"
Yun Xiangye said, "The gambling house opened by Gu Yan and his brothers actually opened a betting today, betting on when I will be fired."
Ye Wanhe frowned and said, "How could Gu Yan treat you like this? He is simply going too far!"
Yun Xiangye hurriedly said, "Sister, you're pregnant, so please don't get angry. Anger is harmful to your health. Even though Gu Yan bullied me, I won't let him get away with it. The princess gave me 30,000 taels of silver during the New Year. I plan to bet all of it on being divorced within ten days. At the very least, I can make a lot of money."
Ye Wanhe glanced at Yun Xiangye worriedly, "Xiangye..."
Yun Xiangye smiled softly and said, "I had already decided to divorce. Originally, I shouldn't have taken the silver that the eldest princess gave me. If I win the bet now, I can say that it was Gu Yan who gave me the silver."
Ye Wanhe whispered, "It's not you who should be divorced. You haven't done anything wrong. Why should Gu Yan divorce you?"
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