At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

Chunyu was counting the silver bills under the counter, grinning from ear to ear. She hadn't expected that after working for an entire afternoon, she could earn so much money, more than 100,000 taels of silver, and some of it was only paid as a deposit.

Yu Yun felt helpless when he saw Chunyu's useless smile.

"Let's go to the princess's house for a big meal." Leng Shuang smiled and patted Yu Yunxin who was keeping accounts.

"Okay! Ask my second and third cousins ​​to go with us." Yu Yunxin then asked, "How is my future fourth cousin now?"

"My fourth brother is a dullard. All he does after returning to Beijing is read books." Lin Qian said.

"By the way, Miss Ye is going to hold her coming-of-age party in a few days. Cousin, have you received the invitation?" Li Wan asked.

"Received it, I haven't told the princess yet." Qiu Shuang replied: "By the way, the second young lady also received the visiting card this time."

"The Minister of Rites is the prince's uncle. Many concubines' daughters of officials should have received the invitation. There is nothing wrong with it." Li Wan said.

"Never mind, let's pack up. Madam Mu, you can come with us!" Yu Yunxin looked up and asked Madam Mu who was packing her jewelry on the side.

"Thank you for your kindness, Princess. Yihe is still waiting for me to go back. I will not accompany you today." Mrs. Mu replied.

"Okay! Yunshan, go back to the Princess's Mansion and ask the kitchen to prepare beef hotpot."

When Yunshan heard this, he immediately used his Qinggong skills to jump out of the third-floor window and looked away.

After packing up today's things and waiting for Madam Mu to leave, she first went to General Lin's mansion to pick up Old Lady Lin and her two aunts.

When the two aunts saw that it was Yu Yunxin, they happily welcomed her into their home.

Yu Yunxin helped Old Lady Lin into the carriage.

"Xin'er, you said you came to see us without notifying us." Cheng said, holding her hand.

"My aunt is getting younger and younger. It's my fault that I haven't had time to come and see you these days." Yu Yunxin replied with a red face.

"Sister-in-law, look how you made Xin'er's face red." Bai Yan came in and said.

"Second Aunt, guess how much money our Xingxin Cloth Shop earned today." Lin Qian came out and helped Cheng.

Yu Yunxin helped Old Madam Lin onto the carriage first, then Lin Qian helped Cheng onto the carriage, and Lian Qiao also helped Bai Yan onto the carriage.

After everyone got on the carriage, Old Lady Lin spoke up: "Alright! No matter what, today is Xin'er's first big thing to do after returning to Beijing. You three youngsters should follow Xin'er's lead in the future."

"Don't worry, grandma. You see, since we opened this Xingxin Fabric Shop, I feel that it is much more interesting than staying in the backyard." Leng Shuang said with a smile.

"By the way, cousin, aren't you going to open a theater? I can help you find some craftsmen to make some props for the stage." Li Wan asked.

"Xin'er is going to open a theater! What kind of play do you want to stage?" Cheng asked curiously.

Yu Yunxin smiled mysteriously: "It's a secret for now. My two aunts, don't forget to come and support us when the time comes. I'll book a private room for you."

"When the time comes, I will bring more people to show my support." Cheng said with a smile.

Yu Yunxin looked at Li Wan and said, "Okay! The theater needs to be renovated in the next few days, so I'll trouble you, Third Cousin."

The family came to Princess Xingguo's mansion chatting and laughing just like they did in Nanling County.

As soon as she returned home, Nanny Liu immediately greeted the women of the Lin family.

"Princess, we have prepared the beef hotpot you mentioned according to Miss Yunshan's instructions. You and the old lady can go to the table together!"

"Okay Qiu Shuang, go get a few bottles of fruit wine that I brought back from Nanling County. Let's drink some fruit wine tonight to celebrate today's fashion exhibition." Yu Yunxin said as she walked into the dining room, where there was a large round table.

They sat down one by one according to their seniority. Seeing that there were a few empty seats, Yun Xin asked Qiu Shuang, Chun Yu Lian Qiao and Yun Shan to sit down together. Eating hot pot is more enjoyable when there are more people.

Qiu Shuang poured a glass of cherry wine for everyone. The light red wine poured into the white porcelain cup made people's appetite increase.

"From now on, we will hold a fashion show for Xingxin Fabric Workshop every quarter, and clothing exhibitions will also be renamed fashion shows." Yu Yunxin raised her glass first and said.

"Fashion show, this is a good name. Let's call it fashion show from now on." Leng Shuang stood up and said.

"I regretted today why I didn't go to see the fashion show held by Xin'er." Bai Yan listened to Lin Qian and Li Wan talking about how wonderful the fashion show was and she couldn't wait to go and see it in person.

"Aunt and second aunt, please come and help next time. Don't complain that it's too tiring!" Yu Yunxin toasted her two uncles.

"No! No, don't forget to call me next time." Cheng said immediately.

Bai Yan also said: "And your second aunt, don't forget that your second aunt loves you the most."

"Yes, my second aunt loves me the most." Yu Yunxin said as she put a piece of beef into the sauce that Bai Yan had prepared.

Then he gave it to the old lady, Mrs. Cheng, and told her that when eating, she should let the elders pick up the chopsticks first.

The old lady looked at Yu Yunxin and smiled, then took the lead in eating a piece of beef, which was fresh, tender and smooth. She could taste different flavors every time she ate this hotpot.

"That's great! It would be even better if the family could stay together." The old lady said, looking at the people at the table.

"It should be soon! As long as Southern Yunnan doesn't send troops against us next year, maybe my grandfather and the others will come back." Leng Shuang said.

Yu Yunxin nodded and put some seafood balls and vegetables into the hot pot. The hot pot was steaming with boiling soup.

Lin Wan said, "Xin'er, we can also open a hot pot restaurant, what do you think?"

"Okay! Let's open it in the theater. Don't you think it would be more interesting to eat warm hot pot while watching a play?" Yu Yunxin asked everyone.

"So that's a restaurant. I think we can stagger the times. If the show is good, we can't be distracted by eating such delicious hotpot!" Bai Yan analyzed.

"Okay, then I'll ask someone to sing a little song while we eat hotpot. That way it will be more interesting." Yu Yunxin said.

"It would be great to listen to some nice songs while eating hotpot!" Cheng said.

"My Lady, would you like me to find some famous songs from the Music Bureau for you, and have Miss Qu Yan sing some to liven up the fun for everyone?" Upon hearing Cheng talking about singing a little tune, Nanny Liu walked over to Yu Yunxin and asked.

Yu Yunxin had never heard ancient music here before, and she wanted to listen to some. She looked at Madam Liu and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Madam Liu."

As soon as they heard that they were going to listen to some music, everyone slowed down their chopsticks because they were afraid that when others arrived and finished eating the hotpot, they would have to experience the joy of you eating hotpot and listening to the music.

Matron Liu was very efficient. After waiting for an incense stick of time, she invited in the famous singer Qu Yan from the Jiaofang Bureau.

"I pay my respects to Princess Xingguo, Old Lady Lin, the two Lin ladies, and the young ladies." Qu Yan bowed to everyone as soon as she entered the restaurant. This girl Qu Yan often appeared at some gatherings of ladies and young ladies, so she knew several female heads of the Lin family. Princess Xingguo was also told by Aunt Liu before she entered the door, so she recognized everyone as soon as she entered the door.

"What kind of music would you like to listen to?" Qu Yan asked after she sat down at the dining table and picked up the pipa.

"Just sing your best song, Miss Qu Yan!" Yu Yunxin said, as she had never heard any music from this era.

Qu Yan began to play and sing! Her voice was gentle but the tune was a little sad. The song she sang was about the separation of a man and a woman, and the woman's longing for the man.

Yu Yunxin looked at her two aunts and three cousins ​​who were lost in thought by Qu Yan's music and immediately stood up and said, "Miss Qu Yan, why are you playing this kind of music here? Don't you know that the husbands of the women of the Lin family are all on the battlefield in Nanchuan, guarding the South Gate for Dacheng?"

Qu Yan immediately stopped playing the pipa, stood up and apologized, "My lord, I'm sorry, but this piece of music is my specialty. I didn't expect it to offend several masters of the Lin family."

"Okay! Sing some cheerful songs!" said Yu Yunxin.

Qu Yan was stunned. The songs she played and sang for the wives of officials in the capital were either simple tunes or sad songs, which people in the capital liked to listen to. Why was this princess so special?

Seeing Qu Yan standing there, he said, "Send her away, Madam Liu!"

Madam Liu walked up and took out ten taels of silver and handed it to Qu Yan, saying, "Miss Qu Yan, you can sing well, but the princess and the ladies are having a celebration banquet now, so this song won't do."

Yu Yunxin then sat down and continued to serve dishes to the Lin family members. She said, "Qu Yan's song just now was too sad. I will play a cheerful song for my grandmother and two aunts."

When Qiu Shuang heard this, she immediately took out the zither and prepared it for the princess. She hadn't heard the princess play the piano for a long time.

Seeing that Qiu Shuang was quite fast, Yu Yunxin immediately sang a song called Peach Blossom Smile.

"The moon blooms in my hand, my arms smile... my willow waist. I jump and dance in this Peach Blossom Spring... the peach trees are lush and green, and the banana leaves are also green..."

The music is light and cheerful, making people feel less sad after listening to it.

Li Wan was the first to unconsciously clap her hands and said, "My cousin is amazing. This song is so upbeat to me."

"Yes! Was this song composed by you, Xin'er?" Cheng asked.

"Yes! I have also heard other songs played by the princess. The princess has played many beautiful songs in Nanling County?" Chunyu said.

"I think you should listen to this kind of lively music while eating hotpot, so that you can eat more." Old Lady Lin also said.

"Let's sing another song! Xin'er, you sing so well."

"Okay, I'll play another song, 'The Painter in a Small Town.'" After saying that, he began to pluck the strings.

After the song ended, Li Wan started clapping again: "Well, this one is also very nice!"

Everyone followed suit and applauded.

Qu Yan did not leave the Princess's Mansion. After listening carefully to the Princess's singing, she broke the pipa string in her right hand. Looking at the ten taels of silver in her hand, she walked back to the Jiaofang Division in anger.

When they were almost at the entrance of the Jiaofangsi, two drunken scholars saw Qu Yan and flirted with her, "Isn't this Miss Qu Yan, who sells her art but not her body?"

"Come and sing a song for me." The two men were about to make their hands towards Qu Yan.

The eldest princess in the sedan chair stopped him: "Stop it, Qu Yan is my music teacher in the Music Bureau, you are so bold to come outside my Music Bureau and tease my people."

As soon as the two saw the eldest princess, they immediately said, "Your Highness, we have offended Miss Qu Yan. We would like to apologize to her." After saying that, the two kowtowed to Qu Yan and left.

The princess glanced at Qu Yan and said, "Let's go inside and talk."

After arriving at the back room, Qu Yan handed over all the money she earned from singing today to the eldest princess.

The princess sneered when she saw the fifty taels and said, "I have only earned this much from the famous music from the Jiaofang Bureau these days. It's not even as much as the courtesan in the brothel. You embezzled it."

As she spoke, the princess lifted Qu Yan's chin and looked at her carefully for a while, then pushed Qu Yan away.

"Since you have earned so little these days, don't blame me for sending you to a brothel."

"Princess, no, please don't." Qu Yan knelt down and said.

"Your Qu family was also implicated by Duke Li's Mansion. If I hadn't rescued you from exile, you would have become a military prostitute in the Xizhou military camp. Since you are so useless, I might as well send you directly to a brothel. You have been a virgin for so many years, you wouldn't still be thinking about that short-lived ghost Li Muli?" asked the eldest princess.

"Princess, Mu Li and I have been childhood sweethearts. Please, for the sake of my former relationship with the Duke's Mansion, let me remain a virgin for him for the rest of my life." Qu Yan continued kneeling.

"He has been dead for five years, and you are still keeping your virginity for a ghost?" the eldest princess asked.

"Princess, I went to the Princess Xingguo's mansion today. I listened to the two songs the princess played and sang. I had never heard such lively songs before. Princess, please give me a chance and I will try to change the style of music." Qu Yan pleaded.

When the princess heard this, she smiled and asked Qu Yan to tell her what happened in Princess Xingguo's mansion.

Yu Yunxin from Princess Xingguo's Mansion personally helped Old Lady Lin onto the carriage at the door.

"Xin'er, don't forget to come to the Lin residence to see Laosheng." Old Madam Lin looked at Yu Yunxin kindly and asked, "Where is your master?"

"I don't know where he's going. He said he would come to see me in more than a year." Yu Yunxin replied.

"Remember, no matter what happens, never leave Chengguo." Old Lady Lin gave these last instructions twice.

Yu Yunxin nodded, and when they got out of the carriage, Bai Yan took out a brocade box and said, "This is the medicine for healing in my Baiyun Villa. I know you are in charge of Yanyu Villa now, and you are still fighting against Yuelin Pavilion. This medicine is a little gift from Baiyun Villa. You can give it to the people in Yanyu Villa."

"Thank you, second aunt." Yu Yunxin looked at Bai Yan and said.

"Congratulations, Princess. See you in a few days." Lian Qiao bowed to her with a smile and got into the carriage with Bai Yan.

Early the next morning, the eldest princess came to visit with the dancers, singers and music girls from the Music Bureau.

Yu Yunxin understood what the princess meant. She couldn't go into the Jiaofangsi to personally instruct these dancers and singers. The princess also wanted to protect her reputation so she let the dancers go in through the back door.

In the backyard, Yu Yunxin saw Miss Qu Yan from yesterday and asked, "Princess, do you want to leave your people with me?"

"These are the dancers and singers I trained. Please give them your guidance, Princess." said the eldest princess.

"Of course you can, but I would like to ask the Princess if I can borrow the dancers and singers from your Jiaofang Bureau?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"What does the princess want them to do?" the eldest princess asked curiously.

Yu Yunxin said without hiding anything: "I want to open a hot pot restaurant and a theater, just to let them sing songs in my restaurant to add some atmosphere."

"Okay, but Princess, our Music Bureau is open at night so please don't delay our business." said the eldest princess.

"No problem. I can select a few people who won't hinder the eldest princess from earning money. I will also provide them with costumes and performance fees." Yu Yunxin agreed when she saw that the eldest princess was so easy to talk to.

When the eldest princess heard about the clothes, she knew that the styles of the clothes worn by the princess were very novel. If she could make a few for her dancers, it would surely increase the business of her brothel and the Music Bureau.