Although Ye Lingyu was eating, her ears were not idle; she kept an eye on Cheng Qingyan's movements.
I wonder what this person is up to now. Now that she's been accepted by the Princess Consort of Ning, she can't act recklessly anymore. So many eyes are watching her.
Unable to find out what she wanted to know, Yun Yue pretended to be angry: "Xiao Yu, you should keep a close eye on her when you get back. She dares to keep things from her mother now, and she'll probably keep things from you in the future. She's really gotten to her."
Setting down her bowl, Ye Lingyu obediently replied, "Mother is right. I will definitely discipline her properly when I get back."
Cheng Qingyan felt like she had dug herself a hole. How did her mother and wife reach a consensus? What had she done to deserve being disciplined? That didn't make sense, did it? She clearly wanted to help her wife!
It's truly heartbreaking. But, didn't her wife just start calling Yun Yue "Mother"?
Cheng Qingyan shook off his earlier dejection and grinned, extending his hand to Yun Yue: "Mother, give me the money. My wife just called you 'Mother'!"
Yun Yue was confused, but she had attended many other people's weddings, where the bride would address her parents as "father" and "mother," and they were always expected to give money as a gift.
She patted herself down, but found no money. Someone of her status wouldn't normally carry banknotes with her when she went out.
“Chuiyu, give me all the silver notes you have on you.”
Chuiyu obediently took out all the money she had on her, a thick wad of cash. Cheng Qingyan was stunned. Did Chuiyu usually carry this wad of silver notes with her like this? How could she put it away? Wasn't she afraid of being robbed?
Yun Yue placed the stack of silver notes in Ye Lingyu's hand: "Here, this is the money your mother gave you for changing your address. Keep it safe. If you need more, just ask your mother for more."
Cheng Qingyan reached out to take the silver notes, wanting to count how much money was in the stack, but Yun Yue slapped her outstretched hand.
"Why are you reaching out? Those are all for Xiaoyu, you're not allowed to take them."
Cheng Qingyan said pitifully, "Mother, I didn't mean to snatch it, I just wanted to touch it, touch it~"
Yun Yue snorted and rolled her eyes at her.
Ye Lingyu took the thick stack of silver notes from her hand. She didn't know where to put them and prepared to return them to Yun Yue.
That's too much. The first bill is five hundred taels, and this stack has at least twenty or thirty bills. If we calculate it at five hundred taels per bill, thirty bills would amount to fifteen thousand taels.
He handed the silver notes back to Yun Yue, saying, "Mother, this is too much; I can't accept it."
Yun Yue didn't take it: "Just take the pocket money I gave you. I didn't bring much with me this time because I was in a hurry. I'll give you some more later when I have the chance."
Cheng Qingyan's eyes sparkled. She also saw the first silver note with a face value of five hundred taels. How could her mother be so rich, giving away tens of thousands of taels of silver notes so casually?
If it were her, she would also call for her mother, since Yun Yue hasn't given her any money yet.
"Mother, Mother, I want some too, I want some too~"
Yun Yue tapped her on the forehead: "What do you want? There's nothing left, I gave it all to Xiao Yu. You can have a piece of pastry." After saying that, she picked up a piece of pastry for Cheng Qingyan and placed it on the plate in front of her.
Looking at the pastries on the plate, Cheng Qingyan complained, "Mother is biased! She only gave them to my wife and not me~ Waaah, so sad~"
Although she knew she was faking her tears and deliberately making a scene, Yun Yue still didn't want to see her cry: "Alright, alright, when we get back, Mother will make it up to you, okay?"
Cheng Qingyan immediately changed her expression, her eyes not even moist, as if she had been coaxed by Yun Yue's words. In fact, she had been faking it from the beginning.
"There's no need to rush. Actually, Mother can give it to you, so I don't need it."
She didn't know who was crying and demanding gifts, nor did she know who had given her a room full of rare and precious items, which she then returned.
Yun Yue was deeply moved, grateful that her daughter, despite growing up in such a harsh environment, hadn't become the kind of person who was greedy for money or would do anything for profit. She was thankful that she had retained the innocence of a child.
The most fortunate thing is that she was able to become friends with Shen Ziyu. Despite being separated by thousands of miles, she was able to meet and get to know them on Shen Ziyu's first visit here, and then she was able to discover Cheng Qingyan's secret and find her child.
Perhaps all of this is fate, or perhaps it was all preordained.
The child she had been searching for for so many years without any news was unexpectedly found by Shen Ziyu. It can only be said that this was something that God had arranged long ago.
Yun Yue put away her playful expression and solemnly promised, "What is rightfully yours, your mother will not shortchange you. What those people owe you, your mother will also help you get back. From now on, no one will dare to bully you at will. Your mother promises you this."
If anyone dares to push their way forward, even though she is the Princess Consort of Ning, she can easily fabricate a crime and execute a few people without anyone daring to say anything.
This is why, even though Shen Ziyu has left, the token she gave to Ye Lingyu can still intimidate the county magistrate and his men.
Although it was just a token from the Marquis's residence, these officials below still treated him with great respect. If the Marquis remembered him and gave him a little promotion, it might be the most glorious moment of their lives.
Cheng Qingyan herself didn't know what she should give him, and she felt things were fine as they were. As for who owed her, she didn't know either. As for Yun Yue's words, perhaps only Yun Yue herself knew what they truly meant.
Cheng Qingyan wasn't in a hurry. She had just recognized Yun Yue, and as long as things didn't disrupt her life, she didn't care.
The stack of silver notes that Ye Lingyu refused to accept were left on the table.
Cheng Qingyan reached out and took the silver note: "Mother, no one has bullied me. My wife and I have been doing very well these past years. I'll accept this silver note on behalf of my wife."
"Of course, if you're short on cash, just let me know and I'll return the banknotes to you."
Seeing that she had stuffed the silver notes into her arms, Yun Yue was both amused and annoyed: "Xiao Yu, aren't you going to do anything about her? She dares to snatch money from you, how can this be allowed?"
Ye Lingyu sat up obediently, smiling gently: "Mother, don't worry, Ayan is just pretending. She won't waste money, will she?"
Cheng Qingyan's eyes darted away as he stared at the food on the table: "Yes, my wife is right. Mother, please rest assured, I'll be very obedient and won't waste money."
After saying that, who is feeling guilty?
Ye Lingyu pretended not to know and continued to speak up for Cheng Qingyan: "Qingyan is very well-behaved and knows how to behave. You can rest assured about her."
After spending the past few days with Cheng Qingyan, Yun Yue had already noticed that Cheng Qingyan's personality was similar to hers, and also somewhat like Prince Ning.
Of course, most of the time he's like her.
There's nothing to worry about, but when it comes to making decisions, between Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu, Ye Lingyu is more suitable.
At least he was steady in nature, and Cheng Qingyan obeyed her rules.
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