Chapter 62 The Prince's Trouble
Li Ruanruan thought for a moment and said, "I can only bring this up with the prince."
Li Mutou was already so happy, as if the prince had agreed: "That's great, sister. We in the stable have been looking forward to this day for so long."
Seeing how happy Li Mutou was, Li Runrun didn't dare to say anything to discourage him. It was rare to see her brother so happy.
Then she would try to make the prince happy more.
So Li Runrun quietly started embroidering Suzhou embroidery, preparing to sell it for more money to the prince. Maybe he would be happier and agree to it.
Maybe she was a little greedy, but she really wanted to cling to the prince's thigh, so that her father and brother could live better and better like her in this cannibalistic marquis' mansion.
While she was embroidering, Ye Qiaoqiao came to find Li Runrun and asked her to help with the Su embroidery shop.
"I didn't want to come look for you, because I missed your father and brother who you just found. But I'm really too busy, and there are some things I can't make up my mind about. Good soft, I'm sorry for you."
"It's okay. I'll go with you."
Li Runrun left Li Bai to look after her father and brother, and followed Ye Qiaoqiao to take care of the shop.
Ye Yunchu was drinking with a few playboys outside, and Gu Yuanqing was also at the table.
After three rounds of drinking.
Gu Yuanqing covered half of his face with a fan and whispered to Ye Yunchu, "My father has been sent to Yunzhou to provide disaster relief. The Crown Prince thought of recommending my father, so I knew you were thinking of me. My good brother, I think my father can handle this matter beautifully. When the Minister of Revenue retires in a few years, my father will be promoted."
"You thought it was a cushy job? You don't worry about your father's safety at all."
"I know my dad well. He wouldn't dare take on this hot potato if he didn't have the skills."
"You're really generous."
Gu Yuanqing smiled, raised his glass, and toasted Ye Yunchu: "Thank you, my Lord."
Ye Yunchu glanced at him and said nothing.
The second prince came over and said, "What are you two whispering about? Why don't you take me with you?"
Then he looked at Ye Yunchu: "What has Prince been busy with recently? I can't see him anymore."
"I don't know."
Don't try to trick him into talking.
The Second Prince was not annoyed and picked up his wine glass: "What's the point of drinking alone? We should drink together. Come on, raise your glass."
The playboys all raised their glasses.
Ye Yunchu's jade-white hand also picked up the silver wine glass inlaid with rubies, raised it, and then lowered his head to drink.
He took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped the corners of his lips.
Gu Yuanqing was sharp-eyed and quickly put down his wine glass: "Oh, isn't this Su embroidery?"
His eyes lit up when he saw something good. He snatched the handkerchief from Ye Yunchu's hand, unfolded it, and showed it to the dandies at the table: "This is truly a treasure among treasures. Look at this peony, it has two different colors on both sides, and it is as thin as a cicada's wing. Even in the palace, there is no embroiderer with such exquisite skills."
Ye Yunchu sat upright on the high platform, calmly letting them look at him, admire him, praise him, envy him, and be envious of him.
He slowly twirled the silver cup in his hand, his posture leisurely, and only after a long while did he raise his eyelids: "Give it back to me."
Gu Yuanqing was reluctant to return it to him. He loved it so much that he couldn't let it go. "Which shop did you buy this from? Tell us about it and introduce it to us. How much did it cost? Order one for me too. I want the peony style one too. It's really beautiful."
Ye Yunchu's voice was light, but it carried a hint of boasting that he deserved a beating: "I didn't spend any money, it was given to me by someone."
Gu Yuanqing's voice rose: "Oh, the girl gave it to you, right? Whose family is so generous?"
The Second Prince also came forward and asked, "Xiuzhu is going to marry a wife, but is the daughter of the Xu family a suitable match for you?"
Ye Yunchu didn't like rumors and explained bluntly, "It's just a toy given by my concubine."
Gu Yuanqing's ears pricked up: "Is it your concubine whom I saw at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion that day?"
"Is there anyone else?"
Ye Yunchu asked back.
Gu Yuanqing was so jealous that his eyes were almost red with envy. That little concubine was so beautiful and so dexterous.
Outsiders say that becoming a concubine is a step to success, but in Gu Yuanqing's opinion, the prince has also picked up a treasure. For example, Suzhou embroidery will be a very profitable business in the future.
If it were someone else's house, he would have been targeted long ago, but since he came from the Marquis' Mansion and was Ye Yunchu's man, who would dare to target him at all?
Dandies like to chase after these new things. The more difficult it is to get, the more they like it, and the more it can show off their status.
They also love to be in a lively atmosphere. No one in the capital can hide their affairs from their ears. They even know who is not raising a child.
Take the circle of power and nobility, for example. The young men from aristocratic families, there are few things about them that people talk about from childhood to adulthood.
But Ye Yunchu didn’t have that. Ye Yunchu was too cold, as if the secular world had nothing to do with him. In his eyes, there was only the court and the world.
A while ago, it was reported that such a pure person had a concubine.
Soon after, the storybook "The Heartless Prince's Soft-Sexed Room" was circulated in the world, and everyone had a copy.
The first thing we say when we meet at a dinner party is, "Have you read the Prince's storybook that's popular recently?"
If you haven't read the novel, you won't be able to talk to them. The author of the novel, Gu Yuanqing, himself, took the lead in discussing it. After all, they hoarded eight or ten copies, and gave twenty or thirty copies to maids and servants. The novel was a best-seller.
As an author, he made a lot of money. Otherwise, his father worked in the Ministry of Revenue and dealt with money, so he had been influenced by it since he was a child.
When Gu Yuanqing mentioned that he had met the concubine, the playboys all gathered around him:
"Shan Cheng has actually seen that concubine. Isn't she as beautiful as a fairy? Otherwise, how could the prince, who is not interested in women, be so captivated that he took her as his concubine?"
"I heard that the little concubine is extremely ugly."
"Where did you hear that? Look at our prince's temperament. How could he be interested in someone so ugly?"
"That's right. I've listened to so many versions, including all the transformations of the female demon, but I've never heard any version that said it was ugly."
"Shancheng, Shancheng, please tell us what you really look like. Stop keeping us in suspense."
"That Shancheng is not going to be caught. This guy is the worst. I advise you to ask the prince directly instead of asking him."
Gu Yuanqing immediately spoke up: "Look at what you said, am I that person? I am fishing for you, what is there to fish for? I would be secretly happy if I could be like the prince and catch a concubine who would send me Su embroidery."
At the end, Gu Yuanqing smiled happily, as if he had caught something.
Ye Yunchu, however, was the one who sat back and watched, no matter how chaotic they were, he remained motionless as a mountain and ignored them completely.
The playboys were also drunk and didn't dare to bother Ye Yunchu, so they started to bother Gu Yuanqing.
He threatened to strip Gu Yuanqing naked if he didn't tell him.
Just as they were arguing, the handkerchief flew out along the windowsill. Gu Yuanqing reached out to catch it but failed.
Ye Yunchu's face turned dark. He stood up and tried to grab it but failed. He watched helplessly as the handkerchief flew away with the wind and fell into the river below, disappearing without a trace.
The party fell silent in an instant, because seeing Ye Yunchu's ugly face, everyone knew that they were in trouble.
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