Yun Xiangye, while boating on a spring day, lost her footing and fell into the lake. She was rescued by Gu Yan, a wealthy young master who was recuperating in Jiangnan.
To repay his great kin...
Zhao Yun went to the bathtub again to wash away the filth that Ye Wanhe had vomited.
In the bathtub shrouded in mist, all Zhao Yun could see were Ye Wanhe's red eyes and her heartbroken words.
Zhao Yun had a constant thought in his mind, but he still frowned. After changing his clothes, he left the palace.
Seeing Zhao Yun leave, Ye Wanhe forced herself to get up and go find some medicine to reduce her fever. She absolutely could not let the imperial physician take her pulse. Fortunately, most of the palace maids had some medicine on hand.
After Ye Wanhe finished boiling the medicine, she became worried that the medicine might harm the baby in her belly, so she simply stopped taking the medicine.
In Xiaoyao Pavilion.
Seeing Zhao Yun drinking one glass after another, Xiangjun Prince Zhao Rui said, "Royal brother, you still have to choose your wife tomorrow, so drink less."
Zhao Yun looked at Zhao Rui standing before him and said, "I really envy you and Gu Yan."
Zhao Rui asked puzzledly, "Are you envious of me and Gu Yan?"
Zhao Yun said slowly, "You and Gu Yanshi'an can marry any woman you want. Don't worry too much. My Crown Princess will be the future Queen Mother, so she must come from a noble family..."
Even though I saw my beloved become ill because of this, I could only let her down and not marry her."
"Why not?" Zhao Rui asked, "Your Majesty and the Queen didn't force you to choose anyone. They all came according to your wishes."
Zhao Yun said, "My Crown Princess cannot be the daughter of a merchant family... and certainly not a servant in the palace."
Zhao Rui snorted, "Royal brother, you are really taking advantage of me and still acting like a spoiled brat. You said that Brother Yan Shi'an and I can marry any woman we want, but that's not true.
Xie Shian has liked Fu Qianran for many years, but he could only bury this love deep in his heart and dared not tell anyone.
And you! You can marry whoever you want!
You are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the only heir to the throne of the Great Sheng Empire. You can marry any woman you want. If you feel you can't marry her, it simply means you don't love her enough...
"Our grandfather was forced to marry Wang as his empress in order to consolidate his imperial power, and he was not allowed to marry the girl he loved. Now that your imperial power is stable and the court is peaceful and prosperous, you still can't marry the girl you love? You never loved her with all your heart."
Zhao Yun frowned and said, "Zhao Rui, you are so bold!"
Zhao Rui said, "I am indeed bold. If you want to punish me today, I will also tell you to stop pretending to be affectionate and helpless."
"Cousin Yan is also of noble status. Didn't he also marry a merchant girl?
Besides, how can Aunt Ye be considered not of noble birth now? She has a cousin who is the Prince of Ning's consort, so how can she not be noble enough?"
"Once Aunt Ye has your child, her future children will be cousins of the future grandson of Prince Ning. Why should you worry that your child's throne will be unstable due to his mother's low status?"
Zhao Rui said to Zhao Yun, "By the way, if you say that daughters of merchants are of low status, then your grandmother and my grandmother-in-law both ran a restaurant. Now that you despise merchant daughters like this, aren't you afraid that the censor will accuse you of being unfilial?"
Zhao Rui became more and more angry as he spoke: "And don't you have the blood of a merchant girl flowing in your veins?"
Zhao Yun frowned and said, "Zhao Rui, do you really think I dare not punish you?"
Zhao Rui said: "You can punish me if you want, but you can go to the Emperor's uncle and aunt to judge this matter. If you really count it, the Emperor's uncle has the blood of a merchant girl. You are obviously just attracted by her beauty and don't love Aunt Ye at all. Why are you pretending to be affectionate in front of me?
If you really like her, you are the crown prince, the only cover for His Majesty. If you insist on marrying Aunt Ye, who can stop you? You could have given her the title of Crown Princess long ago."
Zhao Yun picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all in one gulp. In the end, he did not punish Zhao Rui.
Uncle Xiang Wang and Aunt Zhirong have been traveling abroad, and Zhao Rui can be considered as his biological brother who grew up under their care.
Zhao Yun had indeed not thought about giving Ye Wanhe the position of Crown Princess before. He just thought that he could not give her the title of Concubine Liang Di.
He had never thought of making Ye Wanhe his legal wife. This idea only came to him when he was planning to re-elect the Crown Princess.
Zhao Rui snatched the wine glass from Zhao Yun's hand and said, "It would be a shame to let you drink this good wine."
Zhao Yun frowned, stood up and was about to leave.
Zhao Rui said to Zhao Yun, "Royal brother, if you decide on the Crown Princess tomorrow, there will be no room for maneuver.
Your wedding is only a month away, and it will take at least ten days or half a month for everyone to arrive in Chang'an. Once you decide on the Crown Princess tomorrow, there will be no way you can change her choice again."
After listening to Zhao Ruizhi's words, Zhao Yun strode out of Xiaoyao Pavilion.
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In Qingfeng Garden.
Yun Xiangye's left eyelid kept twitching violently. She was filled with worry, fearing that something serious was about to happen.
Nuonuo threw herself into Yun Xiangye's arms and cried, "Mother."
Yun Xiangye held Nuonuo in her arms and placed her hand on her left eyelid.
When Gu Yan came back, he saw Yun Xiangye blinking her left eye and asked, "What's wrong with your left eye?"
"My left eye has been twitching all day. I wonder if something serious is going to happen?"
Gu Yan chuckled and said, "If your left eye twitches, it means good luck."
Yun Xiangye asked, "What if the right eyelid twitches?"
Gu Yan said: "That's because you didn't sleep well last night."
Yun Xiangye couldn't help but laugh, "How could there be any good news for me?"
Gu Yan walked up to Yun Xiangye and held her wrist. "Could it be that there is really good news?"
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