Chapter 407 Remember to do it early in your next life

Since Lin Suyi left the palace, no one has lived in Chaoyang Palace. However, people are regularly sent to clean it, so it is ready for people to move in now.

Liu Cheng and Liu Nuo in the palace are no longer in serious condition and have been sent to Ye Cao's place.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner.

This Mid-Autumn Festival, Ye Wan didn't mind the trouble and planned to hold a grand celebration.

All officials and their wives of rank were allowed to attend palace banquets.

It was also to welcome the two sisters, Leaf Flower and Leaf Grass, back home.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the place was incredibly lively from noon onwards, with the entire palace packed with people.

The moment Ye Wan and Lin Anyuan appeared, they became the focus of everyone's attention.

"My beloved subjects, please rise. Today is a family banquet, so there's no need for such formalities."

Lin Anyuan, sitting in the high seat, reached out and took Ye Wan's hand.

The former Emperor Emeritus and Empress Dowager had a good relationship, and now the Emperor and Empress also have a good relationship, so everyone is used to it.

However, Lin Anyuan remains the model for all women when choosing a husband.

He was handsome, talented, skilled in both literature and martial arts, and loved only his first wife.

Although Emperor Jing favored his empress during his reign, he had many wives and concubines before that. He also had a penchant for adopting sons; with so many sons, it's unclear what his unusual habit was in raising sons for others.

Compared to others, Emperor Lin is still the best. Apart from his background, there is really no fault with him.

Because the emperor respected his principal wife, and officials also valued their principal wives, the practice of favoring concubines over wives was greatly reduced, and these noblewomen all respected Ye Wan.

Ye Wan met Ye Hua at the palace banquet.

"Big sister, it's been years since I last saw you, I almost didn't recognize you."

Ye Hua and Ye Cao's seats were closer to the front, so Ye Wan could hear them when she spoke.

Others, seeing the three sisters exchanging pleasantries, wouldn't be so tactless as to join in.

"Second sister, little sister, how have you been?"

Ye Hua is now elegant and graceful, exuding a composed aura. She wears jewelry from the Nanzhao Kingdom, giving her a refined air, and a child sits beside her.

"This is my son, Feng Qi. Please greet your two aunts."

The child who looked somewhat like Ye Hua stood up and respectfully bowed to Ye Ye Wan and Ye Cao.

Ye Cao glanced at the child. "Big sister, didn't you say in your letter that you had two children? Where's the other one?"

"There's another one in the palace, being groomed as an heir but not brought out." Ye Hua spoke calmly now, after all, she had been a princess in Nanzhao for several years, and was naturally different from before.

Whenever she felt like giving up, she would think of Ye Wan.

Ye Cao couldn't help but laugh, "In that case, I'm the least capable of the three of us sisters. My sisters are all queens and empresses, and I'm the one who's dragging them down."

"But this is what I asked for. I'm happy with it, and I wouldn't trade it for the Empress's throne!"

Ye Hua looked at her with some heartache, "Cao'er, as long as you're happy."

It's good that she was able to marry the man she loved, but I'm afraid Liu Wenshu still has someone else in his heart. Now that they have children, he must be living a pretty good life.

Ye Cao laughed, "I'm quite happy. Now I have both a son and a daughter. You two can just secretly envy me."

Ye Wan said, "I'm not envious at all. Childbirth is just too painful. I only need Mingqian."

Ye Wan still gets goosebumps when she thinks about it. She absolutely never wants to experience the pain of childbirth again.

As they spoke, the three sisters all glanced at Lin Mingqian, who was sitting not far away next to the Crown Prince.

Ye Hua couldn't help but say, "Mingqian is just like his father. Look at all the young ladies here, their eyes are all drawn to him. You won't have to worry about finding a daughter-in-law in the future."

"There's nothing to worry about. Just let him be happy either way."

Ye Wan has always been open-minded about this kind of thing; she couldn't accept it even if her son brought home a man one day.

However, when she shared this view with Lin Anyuan, Lin Anyuan's expression at the time was rather complicated.

In the end, I only told her to read less of those random books, as they could easily damage her brain.

Ye Wan ignored him, but when she turned around, she found that all the male-male romance novels she liked to read were gone, which made her so angry that she got into a fight with Lin Anyuan.

Of course, it started as a fight, with her beating Lin Anyuan unilaterally, but the nature of the fight changed later.

The crowd suddenly fell silent.

Ye Wan was talking to her sisters and hadn't noticed what was happening until she looked up and found everyone staring strangely at the person in the center of the hall.

Pei Zhichuan?

What is he doing standing here?

Suddenly someone spoke up, "Lord Pei, how could you be so rebellious? You actually harbor such thoughts about the Empress! These poems of yours are full of veiled and suggestive thoughts, all of which are your shady intentions!"

"Your Majesty, this boy harbors wolfish ambitions and deserves to die!"

Ye Wan frowned upon hearing this; it was actually aimed at her. How could something from so many years ago be brought up again?

Pei Zhichuan knelt down, "Your subject has absolutely no such intention."

When he was serving as an official in a local area, he offended his superior. Unexpectedly, some poems he had written in the past that he was reluctant to destroy were brought out and used as evidence to be made public at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

If Lin Anyuan cares...

Lin Anyuan was extremely concerned. For a man, this was absolutely intolerable, and he would definitely not have a good ending. This move was truly insidious.

Pei Zhichuan gave a wry smile, fearing it would tarnish Ye Wan's reputation.

These are all things of the past. Over the years, he has witnessed their deep affection and no longer has such thoughts. But who would believe him if he said that?

Everyone held their breath, for this Pei San was coveting the Empress.

What audacity! No wonder he's still not married; it turns out he harbors such thoughts about the Empress.

Lin Anyuan looked at Pei San kneeling down and spoke in a voice that was neither loud nor soft, which rang out in the hall, “My Empress is the mother of the nation. Of course, all the officials and common people in the world yearn for her. What’s wrong with writing a few poems to express your admiration? It’s just showing off your literary talent. The Empress will never look at you. It’s a pity. Even if you were reincarnated, you would never have the chance!”

"The Empress only loves me!"

Chu Xiujie chimed in, "My goodness, the Emperor is far too confident! At my age, even hearing that makes me feel ashamed!"

Someone chimed in, "The Emperor lacks confidence? Do you think you are? Just look at your pathetic state, you wouldn't stand a chance even if you were reincarnated eight times."

Chu Xiujie spat out the wine in his mouth.

The people next to him looked disgusted.

Lin Anyuan said to Pei Zhichuan, "Minister Pei, rise. Remember to reincarnate early in your next life and meet the Empress before me. But I reckon you don't have much of a chance, since you're not as good-looking as me."

Pei Zhichuan:......

While I felt relieved, it also made me so incredibly annoyed.