The Wine Orchid Garden quieted down as they left.
Those who had been drinking earlier re-entered, and soon it was lively again.
Su Yunmo clapped her hands and instructed her subordinates to tidy up the first floor. A new establishment couldn't afford to be a laughingstock.
Her demeanor already showed signs of a seasoned manager.
Uncle Dong nodded with satisfaction, but still pulled Su Yunmo to the second floor to continue reporting the situation.
Su Yunmo spent the afternoon at the Wine Orchid Garden. The Wang family did not dare to show up.
By the time Su Yunmo returned home, it was already late at night. Ye Ningyuan had occupied half the bed and was sound asleep.
The little dumpling, tired from a day's activities, couldn't be bothered to wash up. She simply kicked off her shoes, nudged Ye Ningyuan further into the bed, and then collapsed onto the edge to sleep.
When Luoluo came in with the washbasin, she found the two masters sprawled on the bed and felt helpless. She called for Linlang to help.
They helped clean the faces, hands, and feet of the two young masters with towels, then changed them into pajamas and covered them with quilts before leaving.
Both of them must have been exhausted today, allowing themselves to be fussed over without waking up.
Especially Ye Ningyuan, it was unclear what she had been doing outside today, as she snored loudly in her sleep.
Fortunately, Su Yunmo was also tired today and was not disturbed by the snoring.
Ye Ningyuan snored all night, and her snoring only subsided as dawn approached.
When the sun was high in the sky, Su Yunmo woke up, but Ye Ningyuan was still asleep.
Seeing her like this, even though Su Yunmo didn't care what she did outside, she was a bit curious now.
Luoluo came in from outside and saw Ye Ningyuan still sleeping. She teased, "The County Princess slept earlier than Miss yesterday, but woke up later than Miss today."
She had previously thought her Miss was the sleepiest child in the world, but it turned out the County Princess was even more so.
Su Yunmo put on her clothes and instructed Luoluo to prepare the carriage.
She planned to visit the Prince Yu's mansion today to discuss Luo Yin Feng's matters with Ye Jingyu in advance.
Luoluo nodded and said "Yes," taking a hot towel to wipe her young lady's face. "Miss, Zi Yuan went out with you yesterday, why didn't she come back with you?"
"Because there's been a lot going on at the Wine Orchid Garden these past two days, so Zi Yuan is staying there temporarily to help," Su Yunmo yawned.
In reality, Uncle Dong insisted she help with the accounts every few days, and finding it bothersome, she left Zi Yuan there.
Zi Yuan was much more adept at such tasks than she was.
Luoluo knew about the opening of the Wine Orchid Garden and also knew that her Miss was different from ordinary children, with many secrets.
Earlier, she had felt it was unfair that Miss only shared many of her secrets with Linlang and Zi Yuan. Now, she had become smarter and didn't ask many questions.
After all, everyone had different strengths. They handled external matters, while she managed internal affairs.
She dared say that in terms of taking care of Miss, Zi Yuan and Linlang combined couldn't compare to her.
Thinking this, Luoluo suddenly felt incredibly capable.
"Miss, this morning and evening I've made several dishes you usually like. Shall we go out after eating?"
"Alright." Su Yunmo sat down at the dining table with a yawn to eat.
At this moment, Ye Ningyuan woke up and also clamored to wash her face and get dressed.
Luoluo served the little dumpling a bowl of congee and placed it nearby, then turned to serve the other.
By the time Ye Ningyuan was dressed and had washed up, sitting at the dining table, Su Yunmo had already finished eating and was preparing to leave.
Seeing her about to go out, Ye Ningyuan eagerly asked her to wait.
Su Yunmo ignored her, but before she could reach the courtyard gate, she saw Su Siyuan blocking her path with his arm outstretched.
"Third Brother? What are you doing... performing a shamanistic dance?"
Su Siyuan stumbled and almost fell.
He glared at the little dumpling, puffing out his cheeks. "What shamanistic dance? I'm waiting for you. Are you going out today?"
Su Yunmo nodded as she walked out. "Yes, I have some errands to run."
"What errands? Are you going to Prince Yu's mansion to see that person who never smiles?" Su Siyuan asked, his cheeks puffed out in anger.
His puffed-up appearance made him look like a pufferfish.
Calling him "that person who never smiles" now, Su Siyuan completely forgot the look on his face when he had pestered Ye Jingyu for a red envelope during New Year's Eve when Ye Jingyu visited their mansion.
Su Yunmo raised her eyebrows and stopped. "Third Brother seems to have a lot of opinions about Ye Jingyu?"
Was it because of Ye Jingkun that day?
It seemed that man wanted to pressure her through her family, which was quite clever.
However, he revealed one thing: she never fell for such tactics.
"So what if I do?" Su Siyuan snorted and turned his head away. "I don't like him anyway. He's too fierce and not at all suitable to be Momo's friend."
How could his cute and adorable sister always hang out with someone like that?
If it went on for too long, what if she also learned to have a poker face that never smiled?
"Is that so." The little dumpling touched her chin, then smiled and said, "Since Third Brother is so worried, why don't you come with me?"
It would be best to leave difficult matters like this to Ye Jingyu to handle.
After all, that scoundrel had said he wanted to marry her when she grew up. Therefore, building good relationships with her family was his obligation.
Su Siyuan was surprised. "You're willing to let me go with you?"
He had been thinking that if she refused to listen to him and insisted on going to Prince Yu's mansion, he would have to cry, make a scene, and even threaten to hang himself to force her to take him along.
Now, it was so much better, no crying or fussing was needed!
"Of course, let's go." The little dumpling waved her hand and walked out with a smile.
Su Siyuan immediately said, "Alright!" and followed her.
Linlang had prepared the carriage at the mansion gate.
As the two got into the carriage, Ye Ningyuan also chased after them, biting into a bun.
The three then headed to Prince Yu's mansion together.
Meanwhile, Ye Jingyu was handling official business.
Although he did not hold any major positions in the court now, most of the court's official business was handled through him.
Especially cases from the Ministry of Justice, which had to be approved by him before being submitted to the Emperor.
When Su Yunmo arrived, Qianxue came to announce her.
Ye Jingyu had just finished processing some evidence when he heard Qianxue say the little one had arrived. He was somewhat puzzled. "When did she become so well-behaved? She knows to announce herself when coming to see me?"
Didn't she usually just kick the door open?
Qianxue was a bit helpless. "You'll know when you go out and see."
Ye Jingyu frowned. "Can't she just come to the study to see me?"
Why did she have to run out?
A commotion could be heard from outside the courtyard. This sound was definitely not from Prince Yu's mansion. The servants in the mansion were all well-behaved and would not make a fuss no matter what happened.
Ye Jingyu was inherently sensitive to noise.
Hearing the commotion now, his eyelids twitched, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.
The man put down his brush, stood up, and went outside. When he pushed the door open and saw the scene in the courtyard, the corner of his mouth twitched violently.
Su Yunmo stood with her arms crossed in the courtyard, with two people standing on either side of her.
On the left was Ye Ningyuan, and on the right was Su Siyuan.
The one on the left was smashing ice in the pond, scattering ice shards all over the ground.
The one on the right was examining a stone lantern, having already toppled two of them.
Su Yunmo spread her hands and shrugged. "Surprised?"
Ye Jingyu: "..."
I thank you for your surprise.