Chapter 217: His Highness Will Not Betroth Me to the Prince of Xiang

Before dusk, the Ye family had already set up dinner.

When Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan came to Ye's house, they smelled a fragrance from a distance.

Yun Xiangye said before she even entered the hall: "It's a coincidence that I came today. I can smell the smell of smoked fish from a distance. I haven't eaten smoked fish for a long time."

Yun Xiangye entered the dining hall and saw the person sitting in the main seat. She almost thought she was seeing things.

Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hand tightly and saluted, "Your Highness."

Yun Xiangye also bowed his head and said softly, "Your Highness."

Xiao Nuonuo, who was following Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan, poked her head out and walked to Aunt Ye's side: "Grandma, is the smoked fish delicious?"

Ye Wanhe, who was beside Aunt Ye, smiled softly and held Xiao Nuonuo in her arms. She picked up a piece of smoked fish, took out the fish meat and fed it to Xiao Nuonuo, saying lovingly, "You are such a greedy little cat."

Zhao Yun looked at Gu Yan and Yun Xiangye and said, "Since you have come at the right time, let's sit down and have dinner together."

Gu Yan took Yun Xiangye's hand and sat down, and the palace maid beside them asked the maid of the Ye family to bring the bowls and chopsticks.

After Yun Xiangye sat down, she didn't dare to pick up the smoked fish that she loved very much. It was Gu Yan who helped her get a piece of smoked fish.

Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and asked if the Crown Prince had taken any wrong medicine to have dinner at the Ye family, which he despised the most.

Gu Yan signaled to Yun Xiangye with his eyes to enjoy his meal first.

With Zhao Yun around, no one dared to say anything at the dinner table. Only Nuonuo, like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger, pestered Ye Wanhe to eat smoked fish again.

Ye Li clenched his hands and said, "Dad, Mom, my sister and His Highness are here today. I want to tell you something. Actually, I should have told you this a long time ago, but last year..."

Ye Li glanced at Zhao Yun, coughed and said, "Dad, Mom, I have someone I like and I want to get married."

Ye Wanhe chuckled and said, "This is a good thing. You are about to turn eighteen. Which girl do you like?"

Ye Li looked at Run'er who was taking care of Nuonuo behind her and said, "It's Run'er."

Ye Yuan and his aunt Ye were quite satisfied when they heard that it was Run'er. Although Run'er was Yun Xiangye's maid, she grew up under their eyes after all. This little girl could be considered Yun Xiangye's sister.

“No.”

Zhao Yun said coldly, "Since you want to enter the official career, why do you marry a little maid?"

Yun Xiangye said: "Run'er is my sister, not my maid."

Besides, what right did Zhao Yun have to interfere in Ye Li's marriage? Zhao Yun didn't regard the Ye family as his in-laws.

But Yun Xiangye only dared to say this in her heart.

Ye Wanhe smiled softly and looked at Run'er behind Nuonuo and said, "Run'er, what do you think?"

Run'er looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "I only listen to my daughter."

Ye Wanhe chuckled and said, "This is bound to be a good marriage. We can get married by the end of this year."

Zhao Yun frowned slightly, but seeing that Ye Wanhe agreed, he didn't say anything more.

Ye Yuan smiled and stroked his beard and said, "Li'er, get married and start a career. After you get married, you must start a career as soon as possible."

Ye Li responded: "Yes, Dad."

When Gu Yan heard the word "Li Ye", he looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Your Highness, in Lizhou..."

Zhao Yun said, "You can't go to Lizhou. Something must have happened there. It's very dangerous. My mother has already fallen seriously ill because of me and hasn't recovered. If something happens to you again, she will be sad again."

Yun Xiangye looked at the desire in Gu Yan's eyes, and a layer of guilt rose in her heart again.

Gu Yan wanted to go to Lizhou in order to return to the court.

After the meal, Zhao Yun took Ye Wanhe away.

Although Ye Wanhe was very reluctant to leave, she knew it was almost dusk and had to return to the palace.

Seeing her tearful mother seeing her off at the door, Ye Wanhe said, "Mom, I will have the opportunity to leave the palace and come to see you in the future..."

When Aunt Ye saw Zhao Yun helping Ye Wanhe into the carriage, she smiled and waved goodbye to Ye Wanhe.

After the carriage left.

Yun Xiangye dared to say to Gu Yan: "Did His Highness take the wrong medicine? He actually allowed my sister to come to the Ye family?"

Gu Yan smiled. It was a pity that His Highness said that he was cowardly and afraid of his wife. How could he not be the same? Today, the Ye family was allowed to sit at the same table with him, and they did not care about his etiquette and rules. Although Zhao Yun still frowned during the meal just now, he did not eat much.

Gu Yan said: "It is often said that when a man is about to die, his words are good. He has been lying in the coffin for nearly a month. I guess he is determined to do good."

Yun Xiangye listened to Gu Yan's words and smiled, "I have to go back and prepare Run'er's dowry."

Gu Yan said: "It's better to take care of our marriage first."

Yun Xiangye asked, "Do you really want to get married again?"

Gu Yan nodded and said, "Yes, do you remember last year during the Lantern Festival when we went to Luoyang? We met a fortune teller who said that you would have a second marriage."

"You still remember the words of the street warlock."

Gu Yan said: "But the sorcerer said that my sister is a phoenix, so she really became the Crown Princess... I can't help but believe it. Besides, I owe you a wedding ceremony, and I owe you three letters and six gifts."

Yun Xiangye chuckled and said, "If you don't mind the trouble, then it's up to you."

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The end of March is the time when spring is at its best.

In the East Palace, flowers were in full bloom and the scenery was picturesque. Ye Wanhe, who was suffering from spring sleepiness, did not wake up until almost noon.

Last night, Ye Wanhe didn't know when Zhao Yun let her go. Zhao Yun said that he didn't care, but he still wanted to eat back the "meat" he hadn't eaten in the past six months with interest...

"Crown Princess, Miss Yu outside wants to see His Highness, but His Highness went to the Zhenbei Marquis's military camp early this morning. Miss Yu has been waiting outside the East Palace for a long time."

Ye Wanhe said: "Let her in."

Ye Wanhe stood up and put on her makeup in front of the bronze mirror, in which her face was reflected.

"This doesn't seem to be the place for Brother Yan's study."

"Is this the bedroom?"

Yu Xihe followed the palace maid into the bedroom and saw Ye Wanhe sitting upright and dignified in front of a bronze mirror. Beside Ye Wanhe there were several palace maids helping her to put her hair in a bun and some were also putting on makeup for her.

Yu Xihe frowned slightly at the sight of such a big scene. After Ye Wanhe drugged His Highness, how could she still feel at ease enjoying the high status of the Crown Princess?

Ye Wanhe glanced at Yu Xihe and said, "Don't you show respect to me when you see me?"

Yu Xihe whispered, "Meet the Crown Princess."

Ye Wanhe looked at Yu Xihe, who looked aggrieved and angry, and said, "I held you in my arms when you were a child. At that time, your family lived behind our cloth shop. Your father was a teacher and taught my brother to read for some time. Originally, your father should not have been the governor of Yuezhou. It was when I saw your father's name that I found it familiar and it was him. So when His Highness was selecting officials for Yuezhou, I mentioned his achievements and made him the governor of Yuezhou."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xihe pinched her fingertips.

Ye Wanhe smiled and said, "His Highness said two days ago that he would marry you to the Prince of Xiang. You and I have become sisters-in-law, so it can be said that we are destined to be together."

Yu Xihe heard this and said, "Prince of Xiang? How can it be Prince of Xiang? It can't be Prince of Xiang. Your Highness will not marry me to Prince of Xiang."

Ye Wanhe glanced at Yu Xihe and chuckled, "Why, do you think the Prince of Xiang is not worthy of you, who is so charming that all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison?"