0p0 Chapter 222 My Daughter is Popular
Chapter 222 My Daughter is Popular
"We worked so hard but ended up losing money. It's really not worth it." A lady showed a look of regret.
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come. It took a long time to get here from the city."
Qin Yurou felt a little embarrassed and unhappy. It was you who started the trouble, and now it is you who are backing down.
Ye Youlan smiled faintly. "Let the guys take turns finding a place to eat and rest for a while. In the evening, hang as many lanterns as you can in the yard. Now, have someone go to the city to spread the word that there will be a garden party in the manor tonight, and we can have fun all night long. Yu Rou, have someone go to the city to invite a troupe of actors to come over, and they can perform some operas or acrobatics."
Ye Youlan said this and looked at the other ladies: "Your stalls should not be too close together. There should be two or three meters between them. Don't put things randomly. Put them in an orderly manner. Offer some discounts, such as a clearance sale, leaving nothing behind."
The ladies were happy and thought the princess's idea was good, so they asked the maid to tell the servants outside to make preparations.
Ye Youlan stood up and said, "I have to go home now. I have children at home! I wish you a prosperous business and a big sale."
Qin Yurou had a smile on her face, but she felt unhappy inside. She used to look down on Ye Youlan, thinking that she was uneducated and only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. She had never expected that she was so talented in business. Compared with her, she was really inferior in every way. Thinking of this, she felt a little discouraged.
However, this emotion only lasted for a moment, because she had to implement Ye Youlan's good suggestion and could not afford to sigh in secret.
Li Zong's forehead was red and swollen as he saw the Seventh Prince off. He saw him holding Ye Youlan's hand, the two of them dazzling like the unattainable sun. Especially Ye Youlan, despite having given birth to a child, was bright, charming, and touching. Her eyes were filled with affection as she looked at the Seventh Prince.
He was a little dazed. Had she looked at him this way before? His eyes moved to Qin Yurou beside him. She was beautiful and dignified, but he always felt that something was missing from her. Perhaps it was the freshness and brightness of Ye Youlan.
After seeing off the Seventh Prince and Ye Youlan, Li Chuang was about to go back, so he asked a few people from the City Patrol to stay.
Li Zong said, "I'll go back with you. I have to attend the morning court tomorrow."
Qin Yurou had a hint of disappointment, but she quickly returned to normal: "Go back and get some rest."
Qin Yurou arranged side rooms for the other ladies to rest, and she also went into the room to take a nap. She felt too tired and would never do such a thankless job again.
Ye Youlan and the Seventh Prince returned to the palace and found that Prime Minister Ye and his wife were playing with the little princess.
"You two are so careless. You left the children alone and went out to play." Mrs. Ye stood up and said, "Master, it's time for us to go home."
"No, since you're here, stay and have a meal together. I'll ask Li Zhi to take you back later."
"Is there any wine?"
"Yes, enough."
Mrs. Ye shook her head and said, "You are still an alcoholic even when you are old."
"Yueyue, your grandpa is an alcoholic."
Yueyue smiled in her nanny's arms, her eyes as charming and lovely as a crescent moon.
"Mom, did I look like Yueyue when I was a child?"
Madam Ye glanced at Ye Youlan and said, "You? When you were little, you were like a little monkey. You wouldn't sleep well, and you'd stare with your eyes wide open every day as if your treasure had been robbed. Every time your eldest brother came to see you, he would tell you not to look at him like that."
Ye Youlan pointed at the Seventh Prince and asked, "If he doesn't look like me, then he looks like him?"
Madam Ye looked from the prince to the princess and said, "Yueyue is just like her father, so popular."
"Mom, can we still talk happily?"
"Why are you still jealous of your husband, kid?"
"Dad and Mom, do you still remember that you have a precious grandson named Ye Junlin?"
"I remember. What's the matter?"
"You guys keep coming to the palace to see Yueyue. Aren't you worried that my sister-in-law will feel uncomfortable and think that you don't love your precious grandson?"
"Your sister-in-law is not that kind of person. She also wants to come and see Yueyue, and now she wants to have another daughter who will be like Yueyue."
Ye Youlan was anxious when she heard this: "Mom, tell my sister-in-law not to have another child. Giving birth to Junlin is like risking your life. Giving birth to another child might cost you your life. The doctor has warned us not to take this lightly."
Madam Ye snorted: "Can I decide this?"
"I'll go home and persuade my sister-in-law some other day."
The prime minister and his wife left after dinner.
When he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he happened to meet General Ye who was going out and returning to the military camp.
"Why are you leaving so early today?"
"I'm going to see Yueyue."
Not long after Ye Youlan saw her parents off, a servant came to report that General Ye had arrived.
As soon as he finished speaking, General Ye walked into the yard.
"Brother, why are you here?"
"I came to see Yueyue and will go to the military camp later. Sister, how about I take Yueyue home and you two have another child?"
The Seventh Prince protected Yueyue, fearing that General Ye would come and snatch the child away: "You have a wife and a concubine, so go and give birth yourself."
General Ye glared at the Seventh Prince: "Don't be so stingy, you are still young and can have more children. How about I exchange Junlin with you?"
"You wish? Don't you like sons the most? When Youlan gave birth to Yueyue, who said she had to have a son?"
Ye Youlan reminded her eldest brother with concern: "Sister-in-law is not in good health, don't let her give birth, let Yuhong give birth!"
General Ye smiled and said, "I understand. I'll come over tomorrow night. How about I give Yueyue a dagger? It can be used for self-defense."
Ye Youlan held her forehead with her hand: "Brother, our Yueyue is a girl, can you give her something else?"
Besides, Li Zong was bored after he came back, so he called Xiao Bao and asked if the new concubine was pretty.
Xiao Bao saw through the young master's thoughts and told him: "It's almost the same as Lanzhi."
But he immediately reminded the young master: "Don't make the young lady unhappy when you go to Aunt Lan's place."
Li Zong wondered if Qin Yurou letting him come back alone was just giving him a chance. Should he go or not?
Seeing that the young master was hesitant, Xiao Bao suddenly had an idea and whispered a few words in the young master's ear. Li Zong smiled and gave him two taels of silver.
Aunt Lan's appearance is not inferior to her sister. Unexpectedly, thanks to her deceased sister, she, a country girl, can live a life of luxury.
It’s a pity that the young master hasn’t come over even after living in the Li Mansion for many days.
That night, as she was getting ready to go to bed, the maid who served her came running over and said that the young master would be here soon. She hurriedly got up, put on her clothes, and touched up her makeup in front of the mirror. Looking at her pretty appearance in the mirror, she was very satisfied.
When Li Zong came in, she was stunned. She had asked the maid and knew that the young master was good-looking, but she didn't expect him to be even more handsome than she had imagined.
Li Zong saw admiration in her eyes, and he was very satisfied. He had seen this kind of look in Qin Yurou's eyes before, but it disappeared after they got married.