Yun Xiangye chatted with Ye Wanhe for quite a while before she heard the sound of greetings coming from outside the door.

Yun Xiangye also hurriedly and respectfully bowed to the Crown Prince, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Zhao Yun looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Wanhe's pregnancy is unstable now. She needs to rest well in the palace. To prevent her from getting bored, you should come to the palace more often to accompany her."

Yun Xiangye looked at Zhao Yun in disbelief. Had he actually changed his temper? When had His Royal Highness the Crown Prince become so kind?

Zhao Yun looked at Ye Wanhe again and said, "The Emperor has ordered his officials to draft an edict to grant you, Wei Zhenzhu, the title of Crown Princess."

Ye Wanhe picked up the pruning shears. After she cut off the entire peach branch, she looked up at Zhao Yun and said, "Your Highness, I don't want to defend Zhenzhu. I am just Ye Wanhe."

Zhao Yun whispered, "Disobeying the imperial order is punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of your clan. Even if you're not afraid of death... don't you care about the lives of everyone in your Ye family?"

Yun Xiangye frowned.

Ye Wanhe held onto the table beside her and slowly knelt down, saying, "Your Highness is a benevolent prince who works hard and loves the people. It is unsuitable for you to bear the reputation of being a ruthless and cruel person for me. Everyone has their own responsibility. I disobeyed Your Highness, and it was my fault alone. Your Highness can sentence me to death. Taking the lives of everyone in the Ye family will only damage your reputation."

Zhao Yun looked at Yun Xiangye standing aside and said to Ye Wanhe, "I'm not afraid of my reputation being damaged. Yun Xiangye's words were disrespectful to me earlier, which is a serious crime of disrespect. I will punish her today. Her words are insulting to the Crown Prince, and I can cut off her tongue."

Yun Xiangye: “…”