Zhang Jingxian smiled and said to Du Yinyun, "Good girl, you've come to see Xiao'er, haven't you? Come in quickly, put your things on the table."
He Yunxiao lay on the bed, unable to move. Upon seeing Du Yinyun, he asked, "Yinyun, what brings you here?"
Seeing He Yunxiao address Du Yinyun by her full name, Zhang Jingxian simply smiled and remained silent.
Du Yinyun placed the food box on the table. "Young Master He, have you forgotten? All the maids at the bank are from the Marquis's mansion. The whole street probably knows about the beating you received this afternoon."
He Yunxiao looked embarrassed and said, "Is it that serious?"
Du Yinyun put the food box away. "Young Master He still underestimated Daqi Bank."
Zhang Jingxian, who had been listening nearby, finally interjected and asked Du Meimei, "Miss Du, what is the Daqi Bank?"
Fearing that Du Meimei might let something slip, He Yunxiao quickly explained, "Auntie, the Daqi Bank is a shop opened by Miss Yinyun, selling gold and silver certificates. I usually help out there. The maids I haven't seen at the Marquis's residence these past few days were also called there to help out by me."
Zhang Jingxian said, "They only said they were going to the young master's shop. I thought it was one of the shops in the mansion. I asked a few managers, but they all said they didn't know. No wonder they didn't know. It turns out that Xiao'er opened a shop without my knowledge."
He Yunxiao explained, "Auntie, I'm just helping Yinyun out. I don't own the shop; it's Miss Du's."
Zhang Jingxian was even more fond of Du Yinyun because she was beautiful and very capable. The fact that she could open a shop showed that she was very shrewd in accounting, which might help her expand her income in the future without ruining the family's existing assets.
"Miss Du, how's business at your shop?"
Du Yinyun replied, "Thanks to Young Master, today was not bad. The gold and silver vouchers sold..." She glanced at He Yunxiao, unsure whether she could reveal the sales figures to the Lady of the Marquis's residence, so she changed her approach and said, "Five or six thousand were sold."
Although Zhang Jingxian didn't know what these gold and silver certificates were, she estimated that if five or six thousand could be sold, they would probably fetch at least two or three thousand taels of silver. For a newly opened shop to be able to make so much money was enough to show that this Miss Du had an extraordinary talent for business.
It was getting late, and He Yunxiao couldn't afford to delay any longer. Tonight, he had to take Du Meimei home, help Jiang Jiejie redeem herself, and go to Nanzhu's wife's place to take her medicine. He was a master of time management.
"Auntie, I'm hungry. Could you go to the kitchen and urge them to prepare dinner?"
Just as Zhang Jingxian was about to say "okay", Du Yinyun said, "Young Master He, Yinyun brought you dinner. I don't know if it suits your taste."
Du Meimei opened the food box and took out five items, placing them on the table.
The steamed buns and meat porridge need no introduction, but the remaining three dishes are truly memorable.
Stir-fried eggs with chives, oyster soup, and stir-fried donkey meat.
He Yunxiao: ...
You, Du Yinyun, you think you can get away with this because I won't dare to touch you? If you're so capable, try doing this to me after we're married, and let's see who'll be miserable all night.
Zhang Jingxian looked at the three dishes, glancing at He Yunxiao and Du Yinyun with a hint of uncertainty. These three dishes didn't seem like something ordinary friends would eat together.
She always felt that the two of them seemed to be very familiar with each other in private. But whenever she thought that, seeing Du Yinyun's aloof face and feeling the unapproachable aura emanating from her, Zhang Jingxian would abandon that idea.
A person's tone of voice and smile can be faked, but a person's temperament cannot be faked.
Miss Du is the orphan of General Du Lie, a lady of high birth. Her early name, Chunlan, already spoke of her exceptional character, and coupled with her aloof and proud demeanor, she is the epitome of a stunning beauty from a prestigious family. It's true that Xiao'er wanted to curry favor with her, but her distance from him was certainly not feigned.
It must be because Xiao'er fought for her and helped her open the shop that she couldn't refuse his kindness.
Zhang Jingxian could see that He and Du were quite perceptive, so she took it upon herself to make plans for He Yunxiao.
If it weren't for Princess Nanzhu, Miss Du, with her talent and ability, could easily have become the principal wife of a marquis. But now that the princess is the de facto principal wife, Miss Du can only become a concubine if she wants to enter the household. Given her personality, even if she likes Xiao'er, she would definitely be a hundred times unwilling.
Zhang Jingxian racked her brains, but after thinking for a long time, she could only come up with a "forced marriage" approach to bring Du Yinyun into the family. However, she was afraid that Miss Du was too strong-willed and would rather die than comply. It was truly the worst possible solution.
Apart from that, Zhang Jingxian didn't know of any other solution to this matter.
There's Miss Jiang, Miss Du, and the Princess—all good girls, but just thinking about putting them all together gives Zhang Jingxian a headache. She has no idea what He Yunxiao's plans are.
He Yunxiao's current plan is to rebel against his mother.
I have money, soldiers, and advanced governing ideas; I'm also the Emperor (a time traveler)! Why can't I be Emperor for a few days?
The predicament of being the emperor's principal wife cannot be resolved until the emperor becomes the emperor.
Anyway, Meng Qingqian, the female lead of the "royalist faction," has nothing to do with him. He doesn't need to consider Meng Qingqian's feelings. As long as he can bring the protagonist Chu Fan into his rebel camp, the rebellion will surely succeed.
Fortunately, I was wise enough not to get involved with Meng Qingqian, otherwise this reversal wouldn't have been possible.
"Auntie, it's time to eat."
He Yunxiao, who was preparing to rebel, had an injured buttock and lay on the bed like a useless piece of trash, saying this.
Du Yinyun said, "Young Master He is not available, so let me feed you."
According to etiquette, it is natural not to let elders do things when there are younger people present, but Du Yinyun is a guest, and it is not reasonable for a guest to do chores.
Although Zhang Jingxian was happy to let He Yunxiao get closer to Du Yinyun and cultivate their relationship, she couldn't let the guest do the feeding.
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