Two days later at noon, the girl took a carriage, slowly drove through the streets and alleys, and came to a room on the second floor of a teahouse.

She wore a veil on her head, hiding her face. After entering the wing room, she lifted it up, revealing a smiling face. She went forward to greet Aunt Lou, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Ask your aunt how she is..." the girl called softly, kneeling slightly to greet her. Aunt Lou quickly extended her fingertips to support her, saying repeatedly, "No need to do this... Luan Niang is going to be the wife of the prince, why would she bow to ordinary people like us?"

It seemed that the news spread quickly. The girl smiled slightly and said slowly, "Aunt, please be polite. After all, we are blood relatives that cannot be separated."

Aunt Lou's eyes turned red. She pulled her to sit by the window. Looking at the girl's straight back and the new dress she was wearing, she couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

"You've finally made it! If I could see you get married with my own eyes..." As my aunt spoke, she couldn't help sobbing softly.

Yu Luan and her cousin said a few gentle words of comfort to her, and she finally stopped feeling sad.

The girl saw that the material that Aunt Lou was wearing was fashionable in the capital, and the hairpins and earrings in her cousin's hair were of decent quality. She knew that the cake shop must be doing well, and that their life was getting better and better.

She couldn't help but feel relieved for them and asked about the business of the shop and how their family was doing.

"Everything is good, everything is good..." Aunt Lou said ramblingly, "Your eldest cousin married a tofu seller from the Yuan family at the beginning of the year. She has a good temper and works efficiently. She doesn't look down on us, an orphan and a widow... The business of the shop is getting better and better. Your eldest cousin even said he wants to open a second shop!"

Just thinking about it but not taking action means that if you want to expand your business, you still lack money.

She understood in her heart, and said softly: "Dong Yu."

The maid pushed the door open and came in, holding a rosewood box in her hand, and put it on the coffee table.

The girl stretched out her fingertips to open the lid of the box, and saw twenty taels of silver neatly stacked inside, as well as two small handfuls of gold leaves, pearls, and two mutton-fat jade bracelets.

"These are for my aunt," the girl said with a smile, her tone frank and generous, "Use them to find a good location and open another shop. If you are worried that there will be too little to keep busy, you can use the remaining money to hire two more helpers. It shouldn't be a problem!"

Aunt Lou and her daughter were slightly surprised. This was already a generous gift, so they dared not accept it. Aunt Lou shook her head and said, "You are going to marry into the mansion of a first-rank duke. You will need money in many places in the future. Why give it to us for nothing?"

Yu Luanyin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Aunt. My life is better now. These things are nothing, and... I have something to ask you to do."

Aunt Lou then asked, "What's the matter? Just tell me!"

The girl asked the maid to close the door and then she spoke in a low voice.

"The maids that Madam prepared for me were probably sent to watch over me. They are not on the same page with me... Once I have established myself in my husband's family, I will naturally replace them! Only my aunt can choose the candidates... I will feel at ease then."

It is understandable that she would have such concerns.

In her previous life, when she was married into the Fushan Palace, even Dong Yu left unexpectedly, and was replaced by people sent by the wife to monitor her. She didn't even have a confidant of her own, and it was naturally unpleasant to have her every move secretly watched by others. She felt depressed for several years.

Hearing this, Aunt Lou nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "That's right, then I will use this money to buy some managers for you... I will examine them for the time being and give you the best ones after picking them out."

After expressing her gratitude, the girl chatted with the Lou family mother and daughter for a while before she stood up and left.

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