Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 570 These older sisters are terrifyingly enthusiastic!

"Master, the private room you requested has been cleaned and everything is ready. Are the guests arriving yet?"

Shopkeeper Wang was so excited that he stammered.

Gu Qingyue glanced at him with amusement. "It'll be a while. Sit down, I have a few questions for you."

"Your subordinate can just stand."

When Manager Wang heard Gu Qingyue say that, he smiled so broadly that his eyes disappeared.

"Please sit down."

Gu Qingyue insisted, and Manager Wang cupped his hands in greeting and sat down.

After chatting for a while, Gu Qingyue became even more satisfied with the current state of Wenxianglou.

In particular, the accounts show that the monthly income has stabilized at a relatively high level, which makes Gu Qingyue very satisfied.

Of course, according to Manager Wang, the old Duke often brought some old friends to drink tea and eat snacks, which cost a lot. Manager Wang did not charge them and was even scolded by the old Duke. So, he made a lot of money from this.

There's also Gu Qingyue's cousin, Gu Yuanzhen.

Ever since Gu Qingyue got him involved in the collaboration, supplying raw materials to Wenxianglou, the partnership has been going very well.

The raw materials he provided were of superior quality, and Wenxianglou used them with complete peace of mind.

Furthermore, Gu Yuanzhen introduced many other raw material supply channels to Manager Wang, all of which were excellent, of good quality, and reasonably priced, leading to a continuous win-win situation.

Gu Qingyue was very satisfied.

If this cousin doesn't listen to the women in the inner quarters and is willing to focus his energy on business, he is indeed a very qualified businessman, not bad!

She wasn't wrong about it!

As soon as we finished talking with Manager Wang and went outside, there was a commotion downstairs.

Gu Qingyue's good friends have arrived!

Cui Jiaojiao, Zhang Yuying, Lan Huier, Mei Xiaoyuan, Liu Enshan, and of course, Zhao Yunnan, the daughter of General Zhao's mansion, his future second sister-in-law!

Seeing everyone's mysterious smiles, Gu Qingyue raised an eyebrow with amusement. "Come in, come in! Why are you all standing there grinning like idiots?"

"Hehe, we're all admiring Princess Li's unparalleled beauty!"

Mei Xiaoyuan looked Gu Qingyue over and over again, and felt that Gu Qingyue seemed different this time, even more beautiful and lively!

"How dare you! You just packed your bags and ran off, and months have passed, making us wait and wait until you finally came back! Humph! You have to punish yourself tonight, and punish yourself by playing a tune for us..."

Cui Jiaojiao gave Gu Qingyue a stern lecture.

This guy, you went to your maternal grandparents' house, you could have just gone, but you didn't even have time to say goodbye in person. You just gave each of them a little trinket and wrote a fragrant note, and that was it? Really!

Gu Qingyue looked at everyone's resentful faces with amusement and said with a grin, "So you don't want to eat the new cakes from Wenxianglou?"

"Eat! We must eat! How can we refuse our sister's kindness!"

"Yes, yes, Cui Jiaojiao, move aside a bit, let me talk to Qingyue..."

"You just said that Qingyue is getting married, and she's probably too happy to cook anything delicious!"

"When did I say that?"

"..."

A moment later, Gu Qingyue's hair was askew, and she was finally pulled out of the crowd by Mo Xiaoliu.

"Sister Qingyue, are you alright?"

Mo Xiaoliu was utterly amazed; she had always thought she was the only one who loved to play and cause trouble!

Look at these ladies, their enthusiasm is terrifying!

Gu Qingyue chuckled, straightened her hair, and took a deep breath.

"Come, come, let me introduce a new friend to everyone," Gu Qingyue said proudly.

"This is Mo Xiaoliu, Sister Mo..."

"Wow! Whose daughter is this? She's so beautiful! Her face is so smooth and delicate!"

Cui Jiaojiao was the first to run over and looked Mo Xiaoliu up and down.

"This little girl is so pretty! She has a round face, a cute little upturned nose, and eyes like a pair of black grapes..."

"That's right, that's right..." The crowd immediately gathered around and began to praise him in unison.

Gu Qingyue was instantly pushed aside by everyone, and she wanted to facepalm.

She looked at Mo Xiaoliu, who was staring at her with innocent, wide eyes, searching for her everywhere. She was both amused and exasperated.

She understood the deeper meaning in her eyes: Help! Sister Qingyue!

The group enjoyed a sumptuous dinner and sweet milk tea before sitting down to chat and laugh.

The main topics of our conversation were just two.

Zhao Yunnan and Gu Yuanchen, Gu Qingyue and Prince Li.

Of course, they also didn't forget to gossip about the recent rumors and gossip surrounding Gu Qingyue in the capital.

Gu Qingyue listened with a smile to the end.

Seeing everyone's furious reaction, Gu Qingyue leaned back in her chair, looking languid. "Whatever they say, it's just jealousy."

Everyone nodded.

"Oh, I heard that Prince Zhang came back a few days ago. Yuying, do you know that Zhao Lingyun ran into your brother at the teahouse again?"

Mei Xiaoyuan ate her cake, looking completely entranced, and then she remembered this big piece of gossip.

Zhang Yuying nodded. Of course she had heard about it, and she was furious too. But that woman was so shameless and despicable!

Gu Qingyue's eyes widened. Was he still not giving up?

"So what? It's said that Prince Zhang turned around and left. I heard that he may have found someone he likes during his travels, so he didn't even glance at Zhao Lingyun."

Lan Hui'er disagreed.

"Is that right, Yuying? What kind of girl does your brother like? Whose family is she from?"

Gu Qingyue almost spat out the tea in her mouth.

Zhang Yuying had a similar expression.

They both knew perfectly well where Zhang Qingxuan had gone; they were so wronged!

But... hahaha! Gu Qingyue burst out laughing.

"Second sister-in-law, come here, give me that cup."

As soon as Gu Qingyue saw Zhao Yunnan that evening, she called him "Second Sister-in-law." At first, the young girl blushed to the roots of her ears, but now she remained expressionless.

"Here, be careful, this cup of tea is still hot!"

Zhao Yunnan held the cup very steadily and handed it to Gu Qingyue.

Gu Qingyue smiled and began to make herself a hand-shaken milk tea.

Upon hearing this title, the crowd, who had initially been jeering, had now become numb to it.

"Oh dear, you two sisters-in-law, go and be all lovey-dovey!"

Mei Xiaoyuan was sitting right between the two of them, and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yunnan laughed and teased her.

The atmosphere in the private room became lively for a moment.

"Qingyue, you'll soon be marrying Prince Li. You two must be careful after the wedding. I overheard Father and Mother whispering that the Emperor has been losing his temper a lot lately and has even executed several imperial physicians..."

Seeing everyone making a ruckus, Cui Jiaojiao lowered her voice and whispered in Gu Qingyue's ear.

"Really? That bad? What did the imperial physician do?"

Gu Qingyue was surprised. Mu Yun Chu hadn't mentioned this before. No wonder she didn't let her treat the old emperor!

"It seems... it seems the emperor is in a bad mood, saying his health is not good."

When Cui Jiaojiao said this, she used a breathy voice, and if Gu Qingyue hadn't had such good hearing, she probably wouldn't have heard it.

Gu Qingyue frowned. Wasn't it said that the condition had stabilized?

By the time Gu Qingyue and Mo Xiaoliu returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, it was already early in the evening.

Gu Qingyue collapsed on the couch in the room, not wanting to say a word. She was exhausted!

However, recalling what Cui Jiaojiao had said about the emperor's condition, she frowned again.

Is it that the imperial physicians can't cure the illness, and it's really that serious? Or... is someone sabotaging it?