Yun Shang also saw the lady next to Lady Hua Guo. She swept across her quickly and knew she must be Hua Yutong. Yun Shang sat down and said with a smile, "Grandmother, You must have forgotten me as you got such an outstanding lady to accompany you."
"Naughty girl." Lady Hua Guo laughed out loud. She took Hua Yutong and introduced her to Yun Shang. "This is Yutong, the youngest daughter of your grandfather's younger brother. She ranks as your senior in the clan. Since you are about the same age, you could just call her by her name.
Hearing that, Yun Shang nodded to Hua Yutong gently and said, "I'll call you Tong'er and you could call me Shang'er."
Hua Yutong agreed with a smile. Then she sighed and said, "I gotta learn courtesies and etiquette from the senior maid. With your company, aunt won't feel boring today."
Lady Hua Guo patted her hand and said, "Go ahead. Learn by your heart. I know it's the last thing you want to learn, but now you have to. I will check up on you anytime."
Hua Yutong smiled at Yun Shang and said, "Shang'er, you see, this old lady is not kind at all." She giggled and walked away.
Yun Shang couldn't help smiling. "Tong'er is really a genuinely sincere girl."
Lady Hua Guo nodded with a smile, but a concerned look appeared on her face. Yun Shang had been gazing at her, so she noticed it. "I seem to have seen her name on the list of candidates for this year's selection. Does grandfather want Tong'er to enter the Imperial Palace?"
Lady Hua Guo froze for a moment before she nodded and said with a smile, "Over these years, we have seldom engaged in politics, turning a blind eye to matters both in the court and in the imperial household. We used to feel at ease in that way, but now we feel a bit regretful. We have nobody to rely on in the Imperial Palace and it is somewhat inconvenient."
Yun Shang kept silent for a while, and then walked to Lady Hua Guo's side. She whispered, "I know you and grandpa are doing this for His Highness. But Tong'er is just a teenage girl, and His Majesty is around fifty. Besides, I'm afraid she is too innocent to fit in the imperial household." Yun Shang paused before she continued, "Grandmother, don't worry. His Highness and I have made some arrangement for the selection."
Lady Hua Guo held Yun Shang's hand and said gently with a smile, "It's very considerate of you. Both the Liu clan and the Su clan have married ladies into the Imperial Palace. If no one from our clan could be chosen into the imperial household, people will gossip about us. It has nothing to do with Qingyan."
Then she changed the subject. "I heard that you were being set up and involved into the case of Hanshi Drug? I was so worried about you. Yesterday I kept asking your grandpa to send someone to inquire about the situation. We got the news that you were fine, but we had no idea what was going on exactly. Tell me what happened?"
Yun Shang told her everything that had happened yesterday.
After a long silence, Lady Hua Guo sighed. "Given the power of the Su clan, His M
glanced at the bathroom from time to time, Yun Shang was a little startled. Was Qian Yin in the bathroom?
Yun Shang was thinking about it when Luo Yi spoke up. "Your Highness, I don't want to..."
Hearing this, Yun Shang clenched her hands in the sleeves and then slowly loosened her grip. "Well..."
Before Yun Shang could finish her sentence, Luo Yi interrupted, "I don't want to have a fake marriage with Qian Yin. I hope we could be a real couple. I like Qian Yin. It doesn't matter that she lost her hands. I'm willing to be her hand. "
Yun Shang was surprised. She felt much more relieved.
"Well, since you said so, I know what to do. You could go back to prepare for your marriage. Although Qian Yin is just a maid, you still should conform to the traditional marriage rituals and give at least 500 taels of silver as the bride money." Yun Shang smiled and wanted to make fun of Luo Yi.
Giggling like a fool, Luo Yi scratched his head and stammered, "Okay, okay, okay. I'll go to find a matchmaker. No, no, I'm going right now." Then he hurriedly ran out of the room.
Yun Shang, Qian Liu and Qian Zhuo exchanged a glance and couldn't help bursting into laughter.
"This idiot..." Yun Shang sighed and said aloud, "Qian Yin, why don't you come out?"
There was no reply from Qian Yin. After a long time, she moved out from the bathroom slowly. Her eyes were slightly red, as if she had been crying. And she seemed a little shy.
Yun Shang burst into laughter. "You've always teased me and made fun of me. Now it's my turn. I've told you that you didn't need to worry. Luo Yi is not a heartless man. You can rest assured now."
Qian Yin blushed. After a while, she said, "But where could he get so much money..." A trace of blame could be felt in her tone.
Yun Shang goggled at Qin Yi, "I am helping you..." Then she waved her hand and said, "Never mind. Now you haven't been married yet, but you've already care about him more."
Looking at Yun Shang, Qian Yin chuckled shyly. Soon, laughter filled the room.