freenovelworld Chapter 464 Stay safe
Chapter 464 Stay safe
Chapter 464: Long Time No See
Zhou Jingxuan's face darkened. He wanted to say something, but remembering that Lu Chengyu was still there, he held back and instead smiled and nodded: "Then let's invite your man to have tea together another day?"
“My husband doesn’t drink tea, he drinks water. There’s nothing we can do, we’re too poor to afford tea.” Yunyi waved her hand and said, “I’m leaving.” But before leaving, she gave Lu Chengyu a meaningful look.
Lu Chengyu frowned slightly. Why was Miss Fang looking at him so strangely? But he didn't take it to heart, after all, he had a lot on his plate. He then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhou Jingxuan, turned around, and left with his men.
A shadow crossed Zhou Jingxuan's eyes as he turned and entered the palace.
"Xuan'er, why are you in the palace again?" Consort Chen asked, somewhat surprised, since her son had just had lunch with her. "Did something happen?"
"Mother, do you still want your son to be well?" The angrier and more annoyed Zhou Jingxuan was inside, the calmer he appeared on the surface.
"Why do you ask that?" Consort Chen frowned immediately. "If I don't expect you to be well, who can I expect?"
“The Chen family,” Zhou Jingxuan said, turning the ring on his finger. “And the Han family.”
Consort Chen sat up straight: "Has Han Lian'er gotten into trouble again?"
“When has she ever not caused trouble?” Zhou Jingxuan looked up at Consort Chen. “Mother, if this continues, she will ruin all the popularity I have built up over the years. At that time, not to mention… we may not be able to escape the consequences.”
Consort Chen took a deep breath: "Xuan'er, your mother knows you've been wronged. I will give the Han family a warning. If..." If Han Lian'er still doesn't know how to restrain herself, then it's better to just let her go.
"It has been raining in Huai'an City for half a month, and the Huai River has breached its banks in many places. A letter from Huai'an Prefecture was sent by express courier and was delivered to the Imperial Study an hour ago. Father will send people to assist in disaster relief, and I will request permission to do so."
"Very well." Consort Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Although water and fire are merciless, doing a good job is still a merit." Moreover, when the prince goes to provide disaster relief, he doesn't need to do any actual work; he just needs to go and make a show of it, so there will be no danger.
"I'll leave the Han family to Mother Consort."
"You silly child..." Consort Chen smiled. "Don't worry, I will never let anyone stand in my son's way."
“But now, Chen Rui is still unconscious, and Zhuang Xiuxiu is also in a coma.” As Zhou Jingxuan said this, a surge of anger suddenly welled up inside him, and he couldn’t suppress it anymore. However, he didn’t show it on his face, but he squeezed the teacup tightly and shattered it. “What about the wedding? Am I really going to become a laughing stock?”
"Are you hurt?" Consort Chen was startled and hurriedly took her son's hand. "You're bleeding." Then she pressed her handkerchief against the wound.
"It's nothing." Zhou Jingxuan withdrew his hand. "No need to make a fuss."
Consort Chen knew her son's temperament, so she didn't say anything more. She simply handed him a clean handkerchief and said, "Xuan'er, don't worry. There are still two months left. There's always a solution."
Actually, thinking about this marriage made her very angry. It seemed that her son's marriage had never gone smoothly since he broke up with Fang Yunyi.
“Okay.” Zhou Jingxuan nodded, then got up to take his leave and left Jianjia Palace.
Consort Chen watched her son's figure disappear behind the door.
As for Yunyi, she was not affected by Han Lian'er and continued to wander around the East Market until she had completely finished shopping before heading back.
We simply came to a fork in the road and instead of taking the main road, we entered an alley.
The person who had followed him also entered the alley, only to find it deserted. He frowned and turned to leave, only to discover that the person who had been following him was right behind him.
"Long time no see, Ah Kuan."
Ah Kuan couldn't help but touch his face. He had disguised himself, so how did the other person recognize him?
"Your disguise was very successful, but unfortunately, I never judge a book by its cover." Yun Yi smiled. "Now that you're back in the capital, why didn't you go find your former master? Why did you come here to follow me?"
Suddenly, Ah Kuan knelt down on one knee: "I want to follow you."
"I dare not take you." Yunyi hurriedly shook her head, "After all, even the landlord's family doesn't have surplus grain."
"I don't want wages." A-Kuan hurriedly called out to Yun-Yi, who was about to leave. "I can work, I just need a place to stay."
"What if Han Lian'er finds out and causes me trouble?"
"I can disguise myself."
"What if you're a wanted criminal?"
Ah Kuan was silent for a long time before standing up and saying, "I'm sorry, I offended you." Then he turned and left.
"Young Miss, are we just going to let him go?" Yunlu asked in a low voice.
"Are we going to invite him to dinner?" Yunyi glanced at Yunlu. "Or, have you taken a fancy to him?"
"Young Miss, what are you saying?" Yunlu couldn't help but stomp her foot.
"Alright, let's go." Yunyi glanced at A-Kuan's retreating figure before returning home.
The next morning after breakfast, Yunyi took Erya and Qibao to the Guo family.
The Guo family bought a small courtyard house with three courtyards in Jishanfang, south of the city.
Jishanfang was a residential area for merchants, mostly people from other places who came to Beijing to do business.
Although the three-courtyard house couldn't compare to their home in Longxi, being more than half the size, it was already quite good to be able to buy such a house in the capital where land is extremely valuable.
Guo Yining was overjoyed to see Yun Yi: "Sister Yun, I thought you had forgotten about me."
Because she was engaged and needed to embroider her wedding dress, and because she had only recently arrived in the capital from out of town and hadn't yet integrated into the local community or made any friends, she rarely went out.
Seeing Yunyi now, he was naturally overjoyed.
"I've only been here a short time and haven't settled in yet." Yunyi handed over the gift she brought. "It's a Chinese herbal medicine I prepared myself. It's good for beauty and health, and you can drink it like tea."
"Thank you." Guo Yining happily accepted it, then handed it to the maid Cuiqin, and took Yunyi's arm as they walked inside. "My mother cooked for me today, so you must eat more at noon."
"Of course." Yunyi nodded with a smile.
Lunch was a lavish affair, with the Guo couple showing their utmost sincerity in treating Yunyi and her two children.
After dinner, Guo Yining knew her father wanted to talk to Yunyi, so she took the two children to play in her yard.
Guo Song first told Yun Yi about the furniture business, and then seemed hesitant to speak further.
"Uncle Guo, just say what you have to say."
“It’s like this,” Guo Song said, sounding a little excited. “After I came here, I got to know all the neighbors, and then I ran into a friend I’d known for many years. He also lives in Jishanfang.” He rubbed his hands together as he spoke. “Do you know what kind of business he’s in now?”