Lin Xiuyan could only say that Ye Qingwan was indeed Ye Junfei's sister from the same mother, both of them were incredibly filial!

Ye Qingwan added, "That's basically the situation in the Prince's Mansion. To put it bluntly, it's a dog-eat-dog world."

"You were pretty tough when you were dealing with Zhou Chenyang. Keep it up, and beat up anyone who comes looking for trouble."

"If anything goes wrong, go to my brother and have him cover for you."

Lin Xiuyan: "..."

She discovered that the Prince of Pingnan's residence was far more complex than she had imagined.

In her previous life, she had actually visited the Prince of Pingnan's mansion. At that time, apart from Ye Jingxian, she had never seen anyone else in the mansion.

If she had known that the population of the Prince of Pingnan's mansion was so complicated, she would never have married him!

She coughed lightly and asked, "Can I not get married now?"

Ye Qingwan chuckled softly, "Sure, as long as my brother agrees."

Lin Xiuyan: "..."

At a time like this, it would be truly suspicious if Ye Junfei agreed.

She was curious about what had happened to the Pingnan Prince's Mansion in her previous life that caused such a sharp decline in population.

Could it be that all of them were killed by Ye Junfei?

She shuddered slightly when she came to this conclusion, feeling that she might very well be telling the truth.

Ye Qingwan moved closer to her and said, "I know you're afraid of my brother."

Lin Xiuyan raised an eyebrow, and Ye Qingwan continued, "Actually, I don't like my brother either, but he's my only family in this world, so I have to put up with it even if I don't like him."

"Because I know that although he doesn't like me either, he would never hurt me."

“Over the years, he was in the capital and I was in Liefeng City. We both had a very difficult time, but we survived by supporting each other.”

"It may seem difficult now, but it's nothing compared to before."

Lin Xiuyan looked at Ye Qingwan's disfigured face and felt a little complicated.

Ye Qingwan looked at Lin Xiuyan and said, "I don't know what method my brother used to get you to agree to marry him."

"But I know he likes you a lot, because I've never seen him treat anyone so well."

"Xiuyan, it's okay if you don't like him. I just ask that you pay a little more attention to him. You'll find that he's not as bad as you think."

Lin Xiuyan chuckled and said, "So are you saying good things about him, or bad things about him?"

Ye Qingwan said calmly, "Of course I'm saying nice things. If I said he was the kindest man in the world, you definitely wouldn't believe me."

Lin Xiuyan's lips twitched, and Ye Qingwan also smiled: "Actually, no one wants to be a scheming person."

"If someone could protect my brother, I think he would also be willing to be a dashing and unrestrained young man."

Lin Xiuyan's smile vanished upon hearing this. Ye Qingwan added, "And I will remain an innocent and naive girl, oblivious to the ways of the world."

Lin Xiuyan said softly, "I promise you, I will stand with you through thick and thin from now on."

As for whether I can fall in love with him, we'll talk about that later.

Ye Qingwan laughed: "Okay!"

Both men were intelligent, and at this point, their words were sufficient to leave the discussion at that; there was no need to elaborate further.

No one knows what the future holds.

Ye Junfei had excellent hearing; although they were speaking softly, he could still hear them by the carriage.

He slightly raised an eyebrow and suddenly realized that his younger sister seemed quite nice.

The journey was very smooth, and they arrived at the Prince of Pingnan's residence in the evening.

Marriage is held at dusk, which is an auspicious time.

Everything is just right.

Today, the Pingnan Prince's Mansion is decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers. Although Ye Junfei's marriage was very rushed, the Pingnan Princess is quite formidable.

In just one day, the vast Pingnan Prince's Mansion was completely transformed, showing no signs of haste.

When the carriage stopped at the Prince of Pingnan's residence, the Princess of Pingnan personally led a group of people to greet them.

She wore a polite smile, looking both dignified and joyful.

She was genuinely happy; in her eyes, Ye Junfei marrying a lowly merchant's daughter was a great joy.

If he were to actually marry Princess Anle, that would be a real problem.

Therefore, although today's marriage was rushed, Princess Pingnan arranged it with great care.

Ye Junfei jumped off his horse, symbolically kicked the carriage door with his foot, then lifted the curtain and helped Lin Xiuyan down from the carriage.

The bright red carpet stretched from the carriage all the way into the wedding hall of the Prince's mansion, creating a festive atmosphere.

Ye Junfei picked up a red silk ribbon tied with flowers and handed it to Lin Xiuyan. The two slowly walked towards the wedding hall.

The guests around him spoke auspicious words, but their eyes held a hint of disdain as they looked at Ye Junfei.

Although Ye Junfei is the heir of the Pingnan Prince's Mansion, he has no real power in the mansion.

If he marries a powerful wife, he might be able to retain his position as heir apparent.

Marrying a lowly merchant's daughter these days would likely mean facing ruin soon.

Ye Junfei completely ignored their gazes and led Lin Xiuyan directly to the wedding ceremony.

The best man over there was already shouting auspicious words at the top of his lungs.

Lin Xiuyan stepped over the saddle and the brazier and quickly arrived at the wedding hall.

The best man loudly announced the wedding ceremony, and soon it was time for the formal wedding ritual.

"I bow to Heaven and Earth!"

Ye Junfei and Lin Xiuyan bowed to the heavens and earth outside the wedding hall.

"Bowing to the parents twice!"

Ye Junfei and Lin Xiuyan bowed to the Prince of Pingnan, who was holding the memorial tablet of the former princess, as Ye Junfei had requested on the way.

Some whispers arose around them. Princess Pingnan felt uncomfortable, but still smiled and said, "The Crown Prince is filial."

"If my sister sees the young master grow up to be like this, she will be extremely happy."

With her saying that, no one said anything more, and the matter was simply dropped.

Princess Pingnan still felt that she had been humiliated by Ye Junfei today.

Just now, when Ye Junfei helped Lin Xiuyan out of the sedan chair, the Prince of Pingnan personally went to the ancestral hall to bring out the memorial tablet of the former princess.

Princess Consort of Pingnan was immediately displeased, but Prince Pingnan said, "You know better than anyone what kind of person your rebellious son is."

"If we can't go along with his wishes today, he probably won't worship at the temple."

Princess Pingnan was also somewhat annoyed: "It was clearly his own request to marry that merchant girl, so how come it's now that we're begging him to marry her?"

After a moment of silence, the Prince of Pingnan said, "Princess Anle has arrived in Yucheng and will likely come today to stop this marriage."

"In this situation, would you dare to reason with him?"

Princess Consort of Pingnan: "..."

The Prince of Pingnan advised her, "His mother has been dead for many years, but he still cares about his birth mother. This is filial piety, and we cannot stop him."

Even if Princess Pingnan felt uncomfortable, she could only endure it.

Seeing them go through the wedding ceremony, she just hoped they would finish quickly so that Ye Junfei wouldn't act all high and mighty again.

But it was clear that fate was going to give her a shock.

Just as the best man finished shouting "Husband and wife bow to each other," a slightly deep voice announced: "Imperial decree has arrived!"