On the third day after the wedding, Linlin took a rare day off, which was also the last day of Prince of Jin's three-day wedding leave.
Tang Zhuyun had something to complain about, "They fine us every day, I don't know what's the point of this job!"
So, if you don't become an emperor and make the business your own, you're missing out!
Because they lived so close, Tang Zhuyun hadn't even gotten out of bed yet when she heard Xue Lie shouting from next door.
The Xue Family family arrived early.
Tang Zhuyun tidied up, didn't even take a carriage, and walked home with Prince of Jin and the two children.
Meng Yulan and several of the Xue Family's sisters-in-law greeted Tang Zhuyun at the second gate, and they all smiled knowingly at her.
"You look good." Meng Yulan took Tang Zhuyun's hand and led her inside.
Tang Zhuyun said she was completely drained, so how could she possibly look well?
Are men some kind of skincare product?
Tang Zhuyun greeted Old Madam Xue, and the family chatted happily.
Tang Zhuyun asked, "Where is Sister Yuan? I haven't seen her."
Meng Yulan smiled and said, "Grandpa is holding her outside. My maternal grandfather and uncles also like her and want to play with her."
Tang Zhuyun: "... Be careful they don't secretly feed Sister Yuan wine later."
The Prince of Jin had done such unreliable things before.
Tang Zhuyun brewed her own wine, and not only did Prince of Jin taste it himself, he also secretly gave it to Linlin to taste, only to be caught red-handed by her.
Even the smallest child can be teased by these people using chopsticks dipped in wine.
Meng Yulan said, "Your older brother is here! Those are his eyes."
Tang Mingfan and Tang Baixin are now more skilled at holding children than she is.
The first thing the father and son did upon returning home was to change clothes, wash their hands, and hold their Sister Yuan.
This kind of treatment was something Meng Yulan never dared to dream of before.
Tang Zhuyun laughed and said, "No, we can't let them keep Sister Yuan. I'll go out and snatch Sister Yuan back!"
We're all family, so there's nothing to hide.
Meng Yulan stopped her and whispered, "Don't go, there are outsiders there."
Who is it?
Meng Yulan seemed to want to say something but hesitated.
Xiu'er rushed in at that moment and tugged at Tang Zhuyun's sleeve. "Your Highness, I just got scalded by hot water, please take a look."
She pulled Tang Zhuyun next door and said, "It's over, Your Majesty, the debt collectors are here."
Tang Zhuyun was taken aback. "What debt collector? Who?"
She was in debt, how come she didn't know?
"Wei Xuan!" Xiu'er stamped her foot. "Have you forgotten? That disciple of Master's, you insisted on marrying him, and he left the capital to avoid you!"
Tang Zhuyun remembered.
"The Four Young Masters of the Capital"
"It's him!" Xiu'er said. "He probably heard you got married, so he finally dared to come over."
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
"I'm afraid the prince will start fighting with him," Xiu'er said.
"No, you're worrying unnecessarily," Tang Zhuyun said. "It's all in the past between him and me, and I haven't done anything to him, have I?"
"You didn't succeed, but Wei Xuan was quite angry too."
The other party would definitely be angry about those clumsy attempts at staged accidents in the original version.
Moreover, Wei Xuan had a teacher-student relationship with Tang Mingfan, and also had a very good personal relationship with Tang Baixin, so he couldn't afford to be too outspoken.
Unable to afford to offend them, he had no choice but to avoid them, and thus he was forced to leave the capital.
It seems that this debt should indeed be placed on her shoulders.
It was probably from this incident that Tang Mingfan refused to accept any more disciples.
--Afraid of being burdened by her daughter.
Tang Zhuyun: "Your Highness is unaware of this, is he?"
"Do you believe that?" Xiu'er rolled her eyes. "He probably already knows everything about your past."
"Then... let them be."
Xiu'er: "Aren't you going to do something?"
What can I do?
She had no choice but to play dumb; otherwise, if people suspected she still harbored feelings for Wei Xuan, she would be in trouble.
"Good Xiu'er, go and bring Sister Yuan back so I can have some fun with her."
Xiu'er said, "You should think about how to deal with the prince. I think he's definitely going to be jealous tonight."
She turned and left.
Tang Zhuyun seriously reflected on whether she had made too much noise last night.
Actually, it's alright, considering she was quite restrained...
Xiu'er didn't bring Sister Yuan back, saying, "Once the Prince holds her, she won't follow anyone else. She giggles when she follows the Prince... I've never seen such a small child laugh so loudly... She cries as soon as someone else holds her."
Even the Xiao Huai loves to dress up!
Xue Lie and his brothers forced Prince of Jin to drink wine. On the day of the wedding, he tried to stop the Prince of Jin but failed. Today, he was determined to avenge that defeat.
Xiu'er would occasionally go out to gather information, and she would be greatly shocked when she returned.
"What's wrong?" Tang Zhuyun asked, yawning.
Meng Yulan noticed that she was a little tired, so after dinner she was told to go back to her old room to rest.
The Xue Family's sisters-in-law teased her, saying they had all been through that time and told her to go and rest without feeling embarrassed.
So Tang Zhuyun pretended to be shy and then went back to her room and lay there like a corpse.
"Your Majesty, do you know what this servant saw!"
"Did you see cows flying in the sky?"
Don't men always brag when they're drunk?
Xiu'er said, "No, no, no, I saw it! Wei Xuan was helping the Prince avoid drinking!"
She didn't understand, but she was deeply shocked.
These two are "love rivals"!
Tang Zhuyun: "Wei Xuan likes me, which makes him the prince's rival in love, but he doesn't like me."
Such harmony is wonderful.
"No," Xiu'er said, "Then tell me, why did they suddenly become... brothers?"
Tang Zhuyun: Who did she ask?
Perhaps the Prince of Jin was thinking, "Thank you for not trying to take her from me?"
Wei Xuan: Thank you! You've finally subdued that monster!
Thinking about this bizarre harmony, Tang Zhuyun almost laughed herself silly.
Upon returning to the Prince's residence, she asked the Prince of Jin about the matter. He replied, "I mainly feel sorry for him. He went blind at such a young age and failed to recognize your potential."
Tang Zhuyun laughed loudly, "What about Wei Xuan?"
Wei Xuan sympathizes with me.
Tang Zhuyun laughed and fell onto Prince of Jin, who took the opportunity to hold her hand.
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
They'd already slept together, and he still secretly touched her hand—it's unbelievable.
Unexpectedly, the Prince of Jin behaved himself that night, even taking his own blanket to sleep on the couch.
Tang Zhuyun: What triggered this?
She didn't dare ask; she figured she'd just take the rest whenever she could.
While the Prince of Jin was bathing, she wrote in her diary while biting the pen.
On the third day of our marriage: My husband seems to have suddenly lost interest. Have I lost my charm, or is he no longer capable?
The Prince of Jin came out and said with a smile, "Don't read or write under the lamp; it'll ruin your eyes. Go to bed early."
Tang Zhuyun put the book away, agreed, climbed into bed, hugged the blanket, and quickly fell asleep.
The Prince of Jin tentatively called out, "A-Yun?"
Tang Zhuyun did not respond.
The Prince of Jin got up from his bed and quietly left the room.
(One more chapter is on its way, urge me to update and I'll summon the dragon!)