Seeing the tears in Yun Xiangye's eyes, Gu Yan wiped them away helplessly and said, "In three days, the court will go on holiday. You'll have seven days to rest. I'll take you and Nuonuo to have a good time in Chang'an."
When Nuonuo saw Yun Xiangye crying, she ran into her arms, wiped her tears with her little hands and said, "Mom, don't cry."
Yun Xiangye smiled faintly and said, "Don't cry, mother."
Yun Xiangye continued to make new clothes for Nuonuo until late at night. After Nuonuo fell asleep, she was carried away by Nanny Cao.
Gu Yan came back from the study and saw Yun Xiangye still embroidering the dress. He stepped forward, took the dress from her hands and said, "Stop it. Be careful not to hurt your eyes."
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and said, "When you asked me to make new clothes for you just now, why weren't you worried about hurting my eyes?"
Gu Yan was extremely helpless and said, "Xiangye, do you really have to be so incoherent and unable to speak properly?"
Yun Xiangye said: "I just don't know how to talk properly. If you dislike me, then divorce me..."
Before Yun Xiangye could say anything, Gu Yan kissed her red lips. Since coming to Chang'an, there has not been a single day that she did not mention the word divorce.
When Yun Xiangye was picked up by Gu Yan, she quickly put her hands on Gu Yan's neck and said, "I want to ask you something."
Gu Yan placed Yun Xiangye inside the bed curtains and reached out to untie her clothes. "It's more important to expand the Gu family. If you have anything else, I'll ask you later..."
Yun Xiangye said, "Today, I heard from Sister He that the second daughter of the Fu family, Fu Anran, is as beautiful as a fairy, the most beautiful woman in the world, just like your mother. She came to you three years ago to propose marriage, why didn't you agree? Was it because you were afraid of the power of the Fu family's relatives?"
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "The reason why I didn't agree to the marriage proposal is only for one reason: I don't like her."
Yun Xiangye asked, "You don't even like someone this beautiful? Then who do you like?"
Gu Yan looked into Yun Xiangye's eyes and asked, "What do you think?"
"Wei Xi?"
Yun Xiangye thought of Gu Yan's energy in protecting Wei Xi...
Gu Yan frowned and said, "If I didn't like you, there's no way I would agree to the wedding, and there's no way I would spend the wedding night with you."
"Hmph!" Yun Xiangye chuckled. "You lied to me again. You said you liked me? This is the biggest joke I've heard this year."
What Gu Yan called love was that he hid his identity from her for three years, completely ignoring her situation when she first arrived in Chang'an?
Let her be laughed at by everyone for not being worthy of him?
It's really ridiculous.
Gu Yan lowered his head and held Yun Xiangye's hand, moving her hand under her belly. "Even if I could lie to you, it can't. It knows I like you."
Yun Xiangye felt her hand burning. She quickly withdrew her hand and spat softly, "You have no shame."
What Gu Yan called love was nothing more than sex. What kind of love was this?
Half an hour later, Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye in his arms and chuckled softly, "Should you believe that I like you now?"
Yun Xiangye no longer had the energy to argue with Gu Yan about whether he liked it or not.
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The next morning.
Yun Xiangye slept until noon before waking up. Her previous illness had made her accustomed to getting up late.
Yun Xiangye woke up this morning and her right eyelid was twitching. She felt like something was about to happen.
When Run'er helped Yun Xiangye to her feet, she saw the marks on her shoulder and frowned, "How could the uncle bully you like this?"
Yun Xiangye put on her pajamas and said, "It's okay. I'm afraid he's more injured than me. Go prepare a carriage. I'm going to Linlang Restaurant later."
Since the eldest princess has given Linlang Restaurant to her, Yun Xiangye naturally has to build a good career so that Gu Yan will no longer look down on her and say that she can't manage the Gu family business.
What's more, Yun Xiangye thought that in this world, no matter what you rely on, it is not as useful as relying on money.
Yun Xiangye called Nuonuo to go to Linlang Restaurant together. It was not yet lunch time when they arrived at Linlang Restaurant, but the entire restaurant was already full of diners.
The accountant at the counter greeted Yun Xiangye as he saw her approaching, saying, "Boss."
Yun Xiangye held Xiao Nuonuo in her arms and said, "It's not even lunchtime yet, and business in this restaurant is already so good?"
The accountant smiled and said, "The new menu you provided is excellent value for money, with a wide variety of dishes at excellent prices. It's just around the corner for Chinese New Year, and many families are entertaining relatives and friends from out of town who are visiting Chang'an for New Year's greetings, so they naturally choose the Linlang Restaurant."
Yun Xiangye looked at the guests in the hall and smiled gently, "Thank you for your hard work. From today until the Lantern Festival, everyone's wages in the restaurant will be tripled. If you are short of staff, we will hire a few more and treat the guests well."
The accountant replied, "Yes."
Yun Xiangye's right eyelid still twitched occasionally. While she was having dinner with Nuonuo in her arms, she heard the diners next door talking about what happened at the Fu family's birthday banquet yesterday.
"Did Prince Ning really say that the Crown Princess is prettier than Miss Fu?"
"really."
"Then I wonder what a stunningly beautiful lady the Crown Prince's Consort must be. No wonder Prince Ning is willing to marry her despite her humble background."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly. Is Gu Yan just talking nonsense outside?
He just said it casually, but she would be the one being laughed at.
Although Yun Xiangye had never seen Fu Anran, even Ye Wanhe said that Fu Anran's appearance was comparable to that of the eldest princess. She must be a rare beauty in the world. How could she dare to compare her appearance with her?
It would be fine if Gu Yan just lied to himself, but how dare he make up such a lie to others?
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Inside the East Palace.
Gu Yanhe reported to His Royal Highness, "Your Highness, this is the evidence I've found that Fu Ming, the Junior Minister of the Honglu Temple, ordered his servants to enclose land and build a farm. They've forced the villagers of Hongliu Village to lose their land and homes, and have forced them to become tenant farmers. Their lives are truly miserable."
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