Chapter 164 Gossip Among My Best Friends
Xie Yunyu stood up and looked at the Crown Prince, saying, "These matters all involve women, and also love and the inner quarters."
It's normal that you grown men can't figure out the key to this.
Tomorrow, please relay what we discussed today to Her Majesty the Empress. She has a more detailed understanding of the situation of the ladies in the harem.
The crown prince nodded.
The two left the palace under cover of night and returned to their residence.
Once inside the carriage, Xie Yunyu's mind was perfectly clear, and she kept thinking about the matters in the dossier the whole way.
But Xiao Ling was tired, so he rested his head on Xie Yunyu's shoulder and leaned on it all the way.
Xiao Ling slept soundly through the night, while Xie Yunyu's mind raced, and she couldn't fall asleep at all.
Finally, I closed my eyes as dawn was approaching.
I woke up around noon.
After Xie Yunyu got up, she took the people and children to enjoy the cool air by the lake in the back garden of the mansion.
Xie Yunyu looked at the bare back garden and, recalling what happened last night, asked:
"Granny, why don't we plant some lotus flowers in our mansion?"
“There used to be, but once the prince went to pick lotus flowers and fell into the water, so the princess had all the lotus flowers pulled up.”
Xie Yunyu chuckled upon hearing this.
"If the princess likes it, she can plant some potted lotus in the courtyard so that she can enjoy them anytime, anywhere."
Xie Yunyu smiled after hearing this, but didn't say anything.
She likes plum blossoms, and it's fine to put plum blossoms in a vase during the winter.
Of course, she also likes auspicious green plants like the money tree, but unfortunately there aren't any here.
She was bored after her afternoon nap when Xue Weiyang and Wu Yumin came to her door together.
Xie Yunyu was overjoyed and kept talking to the two of them.
Wu Yumin didn't bring her child today; she came to visit Xie Yunyu.
The three of them then had Gu Yu play mahjong with them.
"Oh dear, having a child means less freedom. Staying home with the child every day is exhausting," Wu Yumin complained.
"Isn't that child being looked after by the nannies? What are you tiring yourself out of?"
Xue Weiyang was puzzled.
"You don't understand, it's exhausting to have someone on your mind every day."
Wu Yumin drew a nine-stick card.
"Yes, that's the feeling. I'm even more tired when I have to worry about two things at the same time."
Xie Yunyu also laughed.
Xue Weiyang looked at the cards in her hand, unsure which one to play. After a long pause, she played a four of characters.
But he said, "Yuanzheng looked just like my husband when he was born."
Six months have passed, and now it looks even more like it.
I'm afraid none of my future children will look this much like them.
“Nephews resemble their uncles, so your child will probably look like your three older brothers,” Wu Yumin remarked.
Xue Weiyang nodded in agreement.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the three of them started talking about gossip in the capital.
"I heard from your second brother that the eldest prince has taken a liking to men now?"
Xue Weiyang said, "It's all about gossip."
"Yes, Wei Ningyan originally brought eight beautiful courtesans from the capital, but the eldest prince didn't like any of them."
Later, Wei Ningyan found a man from Nanfeng Pavilion, and it's said that the First Prince was enamored with him.
Xie Yunyu said calmly.
"That's fucking disgusting." Xue Weiyang said with utter disdain.
Then he said, "Do you think this couple is sick?"
A wife is eagerly seeking male lovers for her husband?
Xie Yunyu chuckled and said, "Who said he was a male concubine? He was clearly an informant, a spy, a conspirator."
Wu Yumin frowned: "Why is Wei Ningyan spying on the First Prince?"
"She probably wants the eldest prince dead," Xie Yunyu replied.
Wu Yumin was startled and dropped the cards in her hand onto the table.
Instead, Xue Weiyang pouted and snorted:
"That Crown Prince should have died long ago. It's just as well as Wei Ningyan, that poisonous woman, killing him."
Wu Yumin experienced the "pregnancy brain" syndrome for three years, and her mind was noticeably less sharp than before.
"But murdering a prince is a grave crime!"
Xue Weiyang played a red dragon and glared at Wu Yumin:
"Yumin, are you stupid?"
She doesn't need to do anything herself; she just needs to tell the Crown Prince and His Majesty what the eldest prince has been doing in private.
"If these two knew, anyone could kill him; why would they need to do it themselves?"
Xie Yunyu drew a card and said with a smile:
"Second sister-in-law is right, that's exactly what Wei Ningyan did."
The Dragon Boat Festival made His Majesty so angry he almost had a stroke.
"Wasn't it Princess Yongning who was poisoned on the Dragon Boat Festival, and His Majesty who suffered from a stroke?" Wu Yumin asked again.
"It happened because of Princess Yongning at the time, and it happened again two days later because of the First Prince."
Xie Yunyu explained patiently.
Speaking of this, Wu Yumin asked again:
"Speaking of which, have you found out who poisoned Princess Yongning?"
It's said that the poison was intended for the Crown Prince, but Princess Yongning accidentally ingested it.
Xue Weiyang and Xie Yunyu both nodded: "That's how it is."
Xue Weiyang spoke again:
"They probably haven't found out yet. I heard from my husband that the case has been handed over to Du Shaoqing of the Dali Temple."
If it's found, the Dali Temple should have news by then.
Wu Yumin nodded.
Xie Yunyu suddenly asked, "Do you know whose family in the capital grows the most beautiful lotus flowers?"
“Lotus flowers, there is a lotus pond at Nanshan Academy, where people from all over the capital go to admire the lotus flowers every summer.”
Wu Yumin often stayed at Nanshan Academy, so she was very familiar with the situation there.
Who planted those lotus flowers?
Xie Yunyu continued to ask.
"My grandfather told me that the lotus flowers there existed when the academy was first established."
These must have been planted by the first generation of teachers at the academy.
Xie Yunyu then asked, "And in the capital, whose family has the best lotus flowers?"
"Many people in Beijing like lotus flowers, but not many people have good lotus flowers at home."
When I was a child, I heard that there was a place called Fenghe Garden, where the lotus flowers were the most beautiful. However, the place is now abandoned and has become a deserted house.
"And then there were the lotus flowers in the backyard of the Princess's residence. They used to be exceptionally beautiful, but for some reason, the Princess sent people to destroy them."
Xue Weiyang said.
Xie Yunyu laughed when she heard this: "I asked the nanny next to me about this today. She said that my prince fell into the lotus pond when he was a child."
That's why the eldest princess ordered all the lotus flowers to be pulled up.
Wu Yumin laughed upon hearing this: "Ah? I see. It makes the capital city lack a beautiful lotus scene."
Xie Yunyu thought for a moment and then asked, "Who are the best qin players in the capital?"
"A skilled musician?"
Wu Yumin thought for a moment and said:
"There are many. Master Cen, Mr. Changyi, and Headmaster Fu of the academy are all skilled in playing the qin. My grandfather was also skilled in playing the qin."
Then there's the Imperial Music Bureau, where the two sisters, Yanyun and Yanyu, are both skilled at playing the zither.
Furthermore, in the singing and dancing halls of Wenroufang, there are many skilled musicians.
For example, Yingniang from Wanhualou, Hongxiu from Hongxiuzhao, and Linglan from Cuiweige were all skilled at playing the zither.
And there's also Young Master Langyue, who is skilled at playing the zither.
Xie Yunyu asked in surprise, "Young Master Langyue?"
After drawing a 90,000, Xue Weiyang explained:
"Oh, he's a distant relative of the Langya Wang family. He just came to the capital to seek refuge, and his zither playing is superb."
He was also very handsome and dashing, with a free and unrestrained style, making him quite popular with young women.
Xie Yunyu murmured, "The lotus flowers of Nanshan Academy, and the zither of Headmaster Fu?"
Then, after throwing away the coin in his hand, he asked:
Who did Master Fu teach the zither to?
"Master Fu? There are many."
Twenty years ago, when Master Fu first entered the academy, he taught students how to play the zither.
Many people went to study at that time, including the children of royalty, princesses, and princes from the palace.
Xie Yunyu mentally marked Fu Shanzhang as an important figure.
It must have been around that time that Prince Rui and a woman were learning the zither together at Nanshan Academy, and the two became acquainted and fell in love.
In the end, this person entered the Emperor's harem.
I just don't know who this person is now?
"Where in Beijing can I find the best hibiscus cake?" Xie Yunyu asked.
Xue Weiyang replied:
"If we're talking about pastries, then of course it's our Jiuzhou Pastry Shop. Cakes, peach shortbread, and nine-layer cakes are all delicious."
Hibiscus cake? I really didn't know that.
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