When his aunt, who was the Princess Consort of Jing, spoke up and asked him to go to Shuangxi Town to propose to a peasant girl, he refused.
It wasn’t that he looked down on her, rather it was simply the reality of the situation.
For no reason at all, being asked to marry a farm girl whose name and face he didn’t even know, no one would be happy about that.
Moreover, when the Princess Consort of Jing mentioned Ye Jiu, who had created soap, Liu Yunqing’s expression turned even more complex.
Ye Jiu was someone he had seen, and although he did not despise her ugliness, in all honesty, that dark-spotted, dark and plump little girl truly could not inspire any sort of desire in a person.
However, later, after he learned the full story of Ye Jiu’s background, Liu Yunqing was both shocked and angry, yet he couldn’t dismiss the matter.
To prevent the Liu Family from being executed, he had to marry Ye Jiu.
The nanny said that the Princess Consort of Jing was determined to acknowledge Ye Jiu and had already fallen into madness several times because of it, so he had no choice but to compromise.
Otherwise, who knew what crazy thing his dear aunt might do.
Heh, replacing a member of the Imperial Family without a sound, he wasn’t aware, and he wondered where she got such courage and how many lives she thought she had to dare to do such a thing.
The more he thought, the heavier his worries became, and Liu Yunqing looked somewhat exhausted. Even though his white clothes were stained with dust, he still resented that he couldn’t move faster.
Finally, he arrived in Shuangxi Town before it got dark. As soon as Liu Yunqing entered Huarong Pavilion, he urgently asked Shopkeeper Mo, "Go inquire about the girl from the family that has been dealing soap business with our shop. She’s the ugly and plump girl who visited Huarong Pavilion last winter. I want to know everything about her, from her childhood to recent events."
Shopkeeper Mo frowned, "A few months ago, I received a message from our main household, cutting off the soap business with the Ye Family."
"What?" Liu Yunqing, who had always been known as a gentleman as fine as jade, naturally possessed an extraordinary demeanor, but at this moment, he couldn’t help becoming agitated.
The incident involving Ye Gaosheng in the capital city already placed a huge obstacle in his way to propose to Ye Jiu. He had been counting on the business dealings between Huarong Pavilion and the Ye Family to start his move, but now, reality had dealt him another harsh blow.
Shopkeeper Mo didn’t understand Liu Yunqing’s intentions and did not dare to say more, only nodding in agreement.
"Let the soap business be for now. I need you to gather information about that Ye Jiu," said Liu Yunqing.
Qingyue’s parents were not around, and even the newly acknowledged brother was nowhere to be found, so all decisions were made by Mrs. He.
Since the wedding was planned before the end of the year, the engagement was kept very simple, just a family gathering for a meal.
Ye Jiu and Ye Gaosheng were discussing affairs of the workshop.
The workshop for making shower gel was built not far outside Wangshan Village, and it was now fully completed. Ye Jiu had secretly placed all the necessary materials and items in a secluded courtyard she had purchased for Ye Gaosheng to retrieve when he had the time.
Then there was the matter of hiring workers. Ye Gaosheng suggested they could initially hire some villagers, but the key manufacturing processes had to remain in the hands of their own people.
Thus, the next scene they had to face involved buying more servants.
After months of transformation, Ye Gaosheng was also rapidly absorbing everything around him, no longer as ignorant as before, and had begun to take responsibility.
Especially in the days after his engagement to Qingyue, Ye Gaosheng suddenly appeared much more mature.