Chapter 107: Do we have to hide the matter of the child from the prince?

The imperial mausoleum is located to the west of Chang'an. The four kings of the Great Sheng Dynasty since its founding are buried on the mausoleum mountain.

Today, His Majesty and other royal relatives have come to pay homage to their ancestors, and the entire imperial mausoleum is under strict guard.

Yun Xiangye and Gu Jingyu came in the same carriage. She opened the carriage curtain and looked at the hills that were getting closer and closer.

Gu Jingyu whispered to Yun Xiangye in the carriage, "Sister-in-law, Aunt Ye's baby is safe, but she still needs to be well protected for the first three months... And... do we really have to keep this baby a secret from the Crown Prince? I don't think my cousin the Crown Prince would be so heartless, right?"

"The prince is so heartless. My sister has already aborted a child for him."

Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Jingyu pleadingly and said, "Sister, the matter of the child must be kept secret. If His Highness knew, he would never let the child be born. My sister has already lost a child, and she cannot lose another one. Jingyu, please make sure to keep this matter a secret."

Gu Jingyu said: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will keep it a secret."

Yun Xiangye said to Gu Jingyu, "There is one more thing. My sister plans to fake her death and leave the palace during the days of His Highness's wedding in April. I will need your help then. His Highness has placed dragon guards beside me. I cannot rescue my sister who has faked her death from the palace, so I can only trouble you."

Gu Jingyu nodded and said, "Yes, I will."

The carriage stopped, and Yun Xiangye and Gu Jingyu got off together.

Many royal relatives came to visit the tomb today. As soon as Yun Xiangye got off the carriage, she saw a pair of eyes fixed on her. She looked back and saw Zhao Jing, who was so thin that his bones were just visible. She was shocked.

Yun Xiangye had always heard that Zhao Jing was seriously ill, and she really didn't expect that he would become so haggard.

Yun Xiangye saw Zhao Jing walking towards her. She pursed her lips, not knowing what to say. When she was thinking about how to say it, Gu Yan stood in front of her.

Gu Yan turned around and looked at Yun Xiangye with a frown.

Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan without fear. She saw Zhao Jing coming over and said from a distance, "Cousin Jing."

Zhao Jing looked at Yun Xiangye, his eyes unclear as he said, "It's been a long time."

Yun Xiangye said: "Long time no see."

Yun Xiangye didn't know what to say to Zhao Jing anymore. Fortunately, the imperial procession of His Majesty and the Empress had already arrived at the imperial mausoleum.

All the clan members knelt down and saluted.

After getting up, all the clan members began to sweep the tomb and pay homage to Emperor Taizu.

Yun Xiangye was beside Gu Jingyu, and she followed Gu Jingyu's example in worshipping, without making any mistakes.

As for little Nuonuo, Yun Xiangye felt relieved knowing that she was held by the eldest princess.

The group paid their respects one by one. When they arrived in front of the late emperor's tomb, Yun Xiangye saw the name of Queen Li written in front of it and her heart trembled.

Previously, she had always followed the rules when worshipping her, but this time, she sincerely performed the ritual of three kowtows and nine bows.

After all the clan members had left, the eldest princess put Nuonuo down and walked to the tombstone and said, "Mother, this is Yan'er's daughter, named Nuonuo. You are her great-grandmother now."

Xie Zhixuan touched Nuonuo's little head.

Yun Xiangye also walked up to the tombstone and said, "Master, this is my daughter Nuonuo. Thank you for speaking up for my mother. I will always remember that you taught me that women can also have a career, and that I can shoulder the family business after my parents passed away. All of this is inseparable from your teachings when I was young."

Xie Zhixuan looked at Yun Xiangye and asked, "You call your grandmother Master?"

Yun Xiangye nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Li is my mentor."

Gu Yan said, "Didn't my grandmother open an academy in Yongxing City? Xiangye and Aunt Ye both studied in my grandmother's academy."

Xie Zhixuan smiled faintly and said, "It's no wonder that we have such a fate. If I wasn't a girl taught by my mother, I'm afraid I wouldn't dare to slap my husband again and again."

Yun Xiangye knew that Xie Zhixuan was teasing him, but she still felt a little embarrassed and whispered, "Gu Yan should have been beaten."

Xie Zhixuan glanced at Gu Yan and said, "That's right. I didn't know Xiangye was actually your grandmother's student before. Now according to seniority, she is still your uncle. Don't bully Xiangye anymore in the future. Do you understand?"

Gu Yan said: "Well, I didn't bully her."

Yun Xiangye looked at Mr. Li’s tombstone. Gu Yan dared to talk nonsense in front of his ancestor’s grave.

Xie Zhixuan brought Nuonuo to a nearby grave, and Yun Xiangye followed.

Yun Xiangye looked at the words "Empress Xiaohuixian" written in front of her and looked at Gu Yan in confusion.

Gu Yan whispered, "This is my father's aunt, my grandmother's eldest sister, and the late emperor's empress. The current emperor was actually raised by Empress Xiaohuixian."

Yun Xiangye knew very little about the relationships in Gu Yan's family. She just felt that the relationships among his relatives were quite complicated.

Gu Yan had not told me about such a complicated family relationship before, which showed his perfunctory and indifferent attitude.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Yun Xiangye, along with the eldest princess, bowed to Empress Xiaohuixian.

In the afternoon, on the way back to the Princess's Mansion from the Imperial Mausoleum, they passed by the Gu family's ancestral tomb, and everyone went to pay homage to the Gu family's ancestral tomb.

When we got back home, the sun was setting.

Today the whole family had dinner together in Qingyangxie. Uncle Xie, aunt Xie and Xie Shian were also there.

The spring breeze is warm, and the weeping crabapples beside the waterside pavilion are gradually blooming, which is very beautiful.

During meals.

Madam Gu asked Gu Ling, "I heard that a new Crown Princess will be chosen on March 3rd? Are there any good candidates for the Crown Princess in the palace?"

Gu Ling said: "Your Majesty, please let the Crown Prince decide on this matter. After all, this is the woman he will spend his life with."

Madam Gu sighed and said, "It doesn't matter who it is, but it must not be a girl from the Wei family again."

Gu Yan said, "Grandmother, don't worry about this. My grandmother said that cousins ​​cannot get married, so it is definitely impossible for Wei Xi to be the Crown Princess."

Yun Xiangye was a little puzzled. Gu Yan's grandmother was also a daughter of the Wei family, so why didn't she want the daughter of the Wei family to be the Crown Princess?

Madam Gu said, "That's good. I don't know who will be the new Crown Princess, but during the selection on March 3rd, Shi An can also pick a good girl to marry. Yan'er is only two months older than you, and his daughter is already two years old. You should hurry up and get married."

Aunt Xie smiled faintly and said, "The old lady is right. I am also worried about his marriage. Shi An, did you hear that?"

Xie Zhixuan smiled and said, "I do have a good girl here."

Xie Shian wanted to refuse: "Aunt, I..."

Before Xie Shian could refuse, Xie Zhixuan interrupted him and said, "I still like Qianran very much, but unfortunately she has a bad fate. She was implicated by her elder brother and cousin. She is also a pitiful person. Now that the royal family has broken off the engagement, no one dares to marry her.

I heard that Minister Fu wanted to marry her off to a small family from another place. Even so, no one dared to marry Qianran. In fact, Qianran was implicated because her engagement was broken off. She is innocent after all. If you marry her, you don't have to worry about being implicated."

Xie Shian did not look happy, but just said: "Aunt, I am afraid I am not worthy of Miss Fu, and she was the fiancée of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Gu Yan said: "You also said it was before, now it is not, what does it matter."

Xie Zhixuan smiled faintly and said, "Shi'an, auntie just wants you to ask one question, are you willing to marry Qianran? If you are willing, I will go to the Fu family in person to propose marriage for you."

Xie Shian whispered: "If Miss Fu doesn't dislike me, I'm willing."