dognovel Chapter 389 A Title is a Burden
Chapter 389 A Title is a Burden
Upon hearing this, Han Lian'er immediately objected. To expect her to apologize to those two vile women? Dream on! She then looked at Zhou Jingxuan earnestly, "Third cousin, they're the ones who bullied me! Why aren't you helping me? I'm still your wife, I..."
"Apologize." Zhou Jingxuan took a deep breath, but remained patient.
"Why? They..."
"You're wrong." Zhou Jingxuan's face darkened, and his tone became harsher. "Do you think it's honorable to cause trouble for no reason? Han Lian'er, if you continue to be so arrogant, my Third Prince's residence has no place for an uncultured woman." He then turned to leave.
"I was wrong." Upon hearing this, Han Lian'er hurriedly reached out and grabbed Zhou Jingxuan's sleeve. "I apologize."
Zhou Jingxuan pulled his sleeve out, but didn't leave: "You're not apologizing to me."
"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Han Lian'er was quite flexible and bowed to Ning Wushuang and Yun Yi.
“Since you’ve made a mistake, you should correct it in the future.” Ning Wushuang chuckled. “I’ll let you off today for the sake of my third cousin.” After saying that, she glanced at Yun Yi and then turned to leave.
Yunyi glanced at Han Lian'er and Zhou Jingxuan, then followed them away.
Fifteen minutes later, Yunyi and Ning Wushuang were seated in a private room on the second floor of Wenxiang Teahouse.
This teahouse has only so-so business. It has always been positioned as a high-end establishment, and its tea and snacks are not cheap. As a result, it doesn't attract many ordinary people, and its business is lukewarm.
Unexpectedly, this was actually Princess Qiaochu's dowry shop, which has now been given to Ning Wushuang as part of her dowry.
"Isn't your face all better?" Yunyi looked Ning Wushuang up and down. "Why are you still wearing a veil?"
The original owner of this body had a casual relationship with Ning Wushuang, but ever since Ning Xingchen asked for medicine last time, Ning Wushuang has been communicating with her regularly, regardless of whether she wants to reply or not. They usually exchange two letters a month, so the two of them should be considered quite familiar now.
“I originally thought I would amaze everyone, and I even thought I would become the Third Prince’s principal wife so I could deal with Han Lian’er. But my mother said I couldn’t sacrifice myself to deal with a bitch, since I don’t like my third cousin either. So, I didn’t take it off.” Ning Wushuang said as she took off her veil and moved closer to Yun Yi. “Look, look, your ointment is really amazing. Now not only are there no scars, but even my freckles are gone. Touch my face, it’s so smooth…” She then took Yun Yi’s hand and placed it on her face.
Yunyi: ...
Ning Wushuang didn't find anything wrong at all: "Isn't that right?"
"Yes." Yunyi pinched her cheek and glanced at her. "The title of the most beautiful woman is well-deserved."
"Hehe." Ning Wushuang laughed happily. "Well, everyone says I'm prettier than Zhou Tingwan, and the title of the most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou should belong to me, but I don't care. What's the point of caring about a title? Besides, now that I see you, I realize you're actually prettier than all of us."
"It's good that you can think positively." Yunyi nodded. "Sometimes, certain titles are actually a burden."
“Yes, my brother said you’ve changed a lot and are amazing. I’ve realized it now. You really are amazing.” Ning Wushuang was overjoyed. “I actually came to find you. I heard that you left the Marquis’s mansion after you came back. I thought Sun Qingli must have made things difficult for you, but I ended up running into that disgusting Han Lian’er.”
“Indeed, Sun Qingli made me live in a dilapidated courtyard, so I came out.”
"Come stay at my place, or if you don't feel comfortable there, I have a separate courtyard..."
"No need," Yunyi shook her head. "I'll just find somewhere to stay tonight. I'm waiting for my father to come find me." If I go to the Princess's residence, things won't be as fun anymore.
"If you've thought it through, that's fine." Ning Wushuang stopped worrying and turned to wave at Nongqi.
Nongqi then handed over a large purse.
"Take this money. Make sure you eat and stay well, and don't deprive yourself." Ning Wushuang stuffed the purse into Yunyi's hand. "If it's not enough, I'll send you more tomorrow."
Yunyi weighed the purse in her hand; it was quite heavy. When she opened it, she was astonished to find it filled with gold coins, weighing about half a pound: "This is far too much."
"Not much, not much, this is all my savings." Ning Wushuang chuckled. "Don't be disgusted. If you ever needed money, just come to me. I'm your half-sister."
Yunyi chuckled: "Alright, dear sister, thanks." Since she was being so sincere, it wouldn't be polite to refuse, so she simply accepted it. After all, this princess was certainly not short of money.
The two chatted for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, they parted ways.
As Yunyi walked back, she came across Taibailou and asked Yunlu to go in and pack a few of their signature dishes. They then carried them back to Datong Hutong.
Shen Hu and Shen Long had already arrived and were very excited to see her.
"Boss, I was just thinking of going out to look for you." Shen Long's eyes gleamed. "Aunt Ge has already prepared the meal."
"Now that everything is ready, and I've packed a few dishes, let's eat." Yunyi nodded.
Originally, Yunyi had planned to have Mr. and Mrs. Ge eat together, but the elderly couple insisted on eating in the kitchen. So, Yunyi asked Yunlu to give them some of all the food, enough for the elderly couple to eat their fill.
Yunyi and three others sat at a table in the main room.
There were no rules; they just ate and chatted. Yunyi told them about things in Longxi, while the two brothers recounted everything that happened in the capital.
They accepted Yunyi's advice and made a lot of contact with people at the bottom of society, especially beggars. So, they have now formed a preliminary information network. Although they cannot find out too many internal secrets for the time being, they know exactly who came to which house when and when.
Yunyi expressed her satisfaction and told them to continue developing the information. She added that she would send someone to specifically handle this information, as these messages, though seemingly insignificant, could yield many useful clues.
Shen Long and Shen Hu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, as they were unsure how to manage the people below if the situation continued to develop.
"By the way, boss, this afternoon Jinlu Pavilion arrested a murderer. He was just locked up and hasn't even been interrogated yet, and someone's already come to ask about him." Shen Hu glanced at Yun Yi. "I followed that person for a while, but I lost him." The boss had written to him before, telling him to keep an eye on Jinlu Pavilion when he was on patrol. Although he didn't know why, he was definitely interested, so he had to tell him about it.
Yunyi's eyes flashed, and she turned around and went into the house to get a charcoal pencil and white paper: "Describe what that person looks like in detail."