Inside the Censorate.
Although Gu Yan was a new official, he had already had contacts with officials in the Censorate because of his investigation into tea taxes in Jiangnan. Moreover, Gu Yan came from a noble family, so today was his first day in the yamen, and everyone in the Censorate was very caring towards him.
But even if it was a favor, it was almost the end of the year, which was the busiest time for the Censors, so Gu Yan would not have a day off.
At lunchtime, Gu Yan invited his colleagues to have lunch at the Linlang Restaurant.
Just as he arrived at the gate of the government office, Gu Yan saw the four maids in his courtyard rushing over and kneeling before him with tears in their eyes.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, we dare not have any illusions about you. We only hope to stay in Qingfeng Garden and earn a living. But Madam Yun thinks we have ulterior motives and will not tolerate us staying by your side. She has expelled the four of us from the Princess's Mansion, leaving us no chance of survival."
Zhu Yi knelt before Gu Yan with tears in her eyes and kowtowed, saying, "Please, my lord, don't drive me away. I'm willing to do anything..."
Gu Yan frowned when he heard this.
Lian Yi knelt before Gu Yan and said, "My Lord, I have no relatives in my family for a long time. Now Madam Yun has kicked me out of the Princess's Mansion. In the cold winter during the New Year, I don't even know where to get my next meal."
Gu Yan's brows furrowed even more. He glanced at the looks coming from his colleagues in the Censorate and said to the four maids in front of him, "All of you get up."
Mei Yi kowtowed and said, "Prince, please don't drive us away."
Gu Yan's face darkened and he signaled to Qing Ming, the servant beside him.
Seeing this, Qing Ming signaled with his eyes to the people sitting in the tea stall at the gate of the yamen. Those people were the guards around Gu Yan in disguise. They came over and pulled Zhu Yi and others away.
Zhu Yi cried out, "Your Highness, we have served you for many years and have never dared to have second thoughts. Yun is jealous of our beauty and cannot bear to see us by your side. She wants us dead. We are not in trouble for not being able to return to the Princess's Mansion, but I am afraid that Yun's jealousy may cause great harm to you in the future."
The offices surrounding the Censorate were all occupied by officials from Chang'an City. Coincidentally, the surrounding offices were also having lunch, and Zhu Yi's crying attracted the attention of many officials from other offices.
Seeing the secret guards taking Zhu Yi away, Gu Yan acted as if nothing had happened and invited several colleagues to have dinner at the Linlang Restaurant.
Inside the Linlang Restaurant.
Yun Xiangye held Nuonuo in her arms and sat down with Gu Jingyu in the Tianzi box.
The eldest princess intended to hand over the Linlang Restaurant to herself, so Yun Xiangye must want to make some achievements there, so Yun Xiangye wanted to come to the Linlang Restaurant to take a look at it at noon today.
It happened that Gu Jingyu was free, and Yun Xiangye had just arrived, so she followed Gu Jingyu to the Linlang Restaurant.
Gu Jingyu smiled faintly at Yun Xiangye and said, "Sister-in-law, this Linlang Restaurant has been open for quite a few years. Back then, it was hard to get a table at the Linlang Restaurant's medicinal cuisine. Now, business is not so good, but there are still many customers coming."
Yun Xiangye asked, "I see that the dishes here are no longer medicinal dishes?"
Gu Jingyu smiled and said, "There are many rules for medicinal food, and many people can't eat it casually. Later, it simply became an ordinary restaurant. In the past two years, we have changed two chefs, and business has been lukewarm. After Aunt Xia Lian left, the accounts here are also very messy. Mother is usually busy with the medicine shop and treating patients, so the business of this restaurant has been delayed."
Yun Xiangye looked at a booklet placed in the private room and said, "This is quite unusual. All the dishes are actually written down in a booklet."
Gu Jingyu smiled and said, "This is called a menu. It was figured out by my grandmother."
Yun Xiangye picked out two light and glutinous dishes and planned to try the food in the restaurant.
Although Yun Xiangye runs an embroidery workshop and has never opened a restaurant, she feels that the same principle applies to a restaurant and an embroidery workshop. The most important thing is that the goods are genuine and the prices are fair, and everyone is treated fairly.
The embroidery workshop of Yun Xiangye's family is famous in the surrounding villages of Fangqiao Town because of its excellent embroidery skills and high-quality embroidery threads. Almost every customer who comes here thinks it is worth it.
For a restaurant to do good business, it must provide delicious food with reasonable prices and sufficient quantity.
Gu Jingyu ordered five or six more dishes. Yun Xiangye was pouring a glass of water for Nuonuo when she heard a noise coming from outside.
"Sir, there are guests in the Tianzi box today. Would you like to go to the next room?"
Yun Xiangye heard Gu Yan's voice coming from outside, "Who is in the Tianzi box?"
“Daddy!”
When Nuonuo heard Gu Yan's voice, she was very excited. She got off the stool and opened the door, "Daddy."
Seeing his soft and tender little daughter, Gu Yan smiled faintly and leaned over to pick up Nuonuo. "Nuonuo, why are you here?"
Yun Xiangye came out of the side room. She thought that Gu Yan was the only one there, but unexpectedly, there were five or six men in official robes behind Gu Yan.
A middle-aged official behind Gu Yan praised him, "Brother Gu, your daughter is so pretty. If your daughter is so pretty, I'm sure your sister-in-law will be as beautiful as a fairy..."
"Look at what you said, Old Hu. Brother Gu is so handsome, his wife must be a fairy from heaven. I wonder if I can see her face today?"
Yun Xiangye was listening to the discussions of the officials around Gu Yan at the door. She frowned slightly. Doesn't she look like Gu Yan's wife?
Gu Yan glanced at Yun Xiangye, put down Nuonuo in his arms and said, "Daddy has something else to do, you and mother can eat first."
Little Nuonuo nodded obediently and said, "Yes, Daddy."
Gu Yan took a few colleagues to the next box.
Yun Xiangye chuckled lightly. What a Gu Yan! Now he was even unwilling to introduce himself as his wife in front of his colleagues.
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