Ye Wanhe raised her eyes to look at Zhao Yun and said, "When I left the academy, I was just reading these books. They made up for the regret that I was unable to finish reading when I was young. If Your Highness feels that these books are not what I should read, then I will not read them."

There was a hint of loneliness in Ye Wanhe's eyes.

Zhao Yun laughed and said, "Just read it. If you are pregnant with a son, it can be considered as an early enlightenment for your son in your womb."

Ye Wanhe asked, "If it's a daughter, does that mean she can't be enlightened?"

Zhao Yun said, "Whether a daughter understands these things or not is irrelevant, but for a son, reading these is absolutely necessary."

Ye Wanhe handed the book to Zhao Yun and said, "Your Highness, Qianran didn't explain this clearly just now. Could you explain it to me?"

Zhao Yun pulled Ye Wanhe into his arms, looked at the column she pointed out, and explained to her with a chuckle, "This is the famous two peaches that killed three warriors. At that time, there were three warriors in Qi State, named Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, and Guyezi. They were all highly skilled in martial arts and had made great military achievements, but they were also disrespectful to the emperor. That's why Yan Zi offered a suggestion to King Jing of Qi, rewarding them with two peaches, and letting the three of them claim the peaches according to their merits..."

Ye Wanhe said, "I know this is the story of two peaches killing three warriors, but I don't understand why, after Gongsun Jie and Tian Kaijiang took the peaches, they committed suicide out of shame when Guyezi claimed that they had the greatest contribution."

Zhao Yun said, "This is the pride of a warrior. They are greedy for fame and are no longer worthy of being called warriors. If they survive, their reputation will be completely lost, and they will have no face to live in this world. Suicide is also to preserve the reputation of warriors who are not greedy for fame."

Ye Wanhe chuckled softly, "Then it seems that being thick-skinned will help you live longer."

Zhao Yun also smiled.

Ye Wanhe asked Zhao Yun other questions, and Zhao Yun explained them one by one for Ye Wanhe. Before they knew it, it was dark.

Zhao Yun closed the book and said to Ye Wanhe, "You don't want to take the imperial examination, so don't read by candlelight. Our wedding day is coming soon. You should rest well. A wedding in the Eastern Palace must be very tiring."

Ye Wanhe nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

Zhao Yun whispered, "Although the wedding is complicated and grand, you don't have to be nervous. I will be by your side in everything."

Ye Wanhe was not nervous at all about the upcoming grand event. After all, this wedding ceremony was not what she wanted.

With an identity that was not hers and marrying a man she did not love and even hated, Ye Wanhe had no expectations for the wedding date.

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By April, the martial law in Chang'an City had become increasingly strict. No matter where you went out on the street, you would be questioned about your household registration and residence.

Yun Xiangye's hometown is still in Jiangnan, and she speaks with a Jiangnan accent. She is often questioned, so she simply stops going out on the streets.

On the fifth day of April, the day before the wedding of the Eastern Palace, a palace banquet had already been held in the palace, and the city of Chang'an was extremely lively.

On the same day, Yun Xiangye took Nuonuo to her uncle's house in West Street.

Yun Xiangye said to Ye Yuan, "Uncle, aunt, I've already inquired. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will go to the Wei family to pick up the Crown Princess. After picking her up, he will first go around the inner city and go to the ancestral temple to pay homage to the royal ancestors. Then, from the ancestral temple, he will go to the Taiji Hall in the imperial palace to perform the ceremony of worship...

The Crown Princess's sedan chair will pass by Zhuque Street, which has now been cleared by soldiers and is under martial law. However, the second floor of my embroidery workshop happens to be located in a corner where I can see Zhuque Street, so I can see the Crown Princess' sedan chair passing by."

Ye Yuan said, "Xiangye, that's not necessary. We won't go to see it."

Aunt Ye said in a deep voice, "Yes, there's no need to go and see her. It's because of our incompetence that we couldn't give Wan He a good background. It's a blessing for her to be the high and mighty Crown Princess now. We don't need to visit her anymore."

Yun Xiangye saw the loneliness in her uncle and aunt's eyes and sighed softly.

Ye Zhimiao said angrily, "After all, my parents gave birth to me. It would be fine if I accepted someone else as my parents, but I didn't even want to come and say goodbye to them before getting married? After becoming the Crown Princess, has she forgotten even filial piety?"

Yun Xiangye listened to Ye Zhimiao's words and frowned slightly. "Sister has no choice. She can't go against the Crown Prince and come to see her uncle and aunt."

Ye Zhimiao said, "Since His Highness has appointed her as the Crown Princess, it shows His Highness's love for her. If she wants to come and see my parents, can His Highness tie her up? After all, she despises the poor and loves the rich, and she thinks we will hold her back."

"Miaomiao!" Aunt Ye stood up and said, "You are not allowed to say that about your sister!"

Ye Zhimiao said, "Dad, Mom, I really feel sorry for you. You've traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an City, only to see that the daughter you've been thinking about for over a decade doesn't want to acknowledge you as her parents. She didn't even come to say goodbye privately on her wedding day. She's so unfilial, and yet you're still protecting her!"

Aunt Ye became more and more angry as she listened to Ye Zhimiao's words. She raised her hand and slapped Ye Zhimiao hard in the face.

Ye Zhimiao covered his face and angrily looked at Aunt Ye and said, "Mother! You actually hit me? You hit me for an unfilial daughter who doesn't even want to acknowledge you as her mother."

When Xiao Nuonuo saw this scene, she was so scared that she hugged Yun Xiangye.

Yun Xiangye picked up Xiao Nuonuo and said, "Miaomiao, you're going too far. You don't know the power of the emperor. Sister has no way of doing what she wants."

Ye Zhimiao said, "Am I going too far? Ye Wanhe had an affair with the Crown Prince before marriage and got pregnant. Isn't that just because she's greedy for wealth and fame? A palace maid climbing into her master's bed, how can she not be so shameless?"

Yun Xiangye frowned tightly. Ye Zhimiao was only fifteen years old now. He had no experience and naturally did not understand the helplessness and frustration of being under the imperial power.

The sun moved westward. His Highness was getting married tomorrow, so the security in the city would be even tighter today. Yun Xiangye returned to the embroidery workshop from West Street early.

When they arrived at the embroidery workshop, Xiao Nuonuo poked her little head out of the carriage window and said in surprise, "Daddy."

Yun Xiangye lifted the curtain of the carriage and indeed saw Gu Yan standing at the door of the embroidery workshop.

Yun Xiangye looked at the joy on Nuonuo's little face at Gu Yan's arrival and sighed softly. Nuonuo actually still liked her father very much.

When Gu Yan saw the carriage stop, he walked over and picked up Nuonuo, who had just stepped out of the carriage. He then looked at Yun Xiangye who had just stepped out of the carriage and said, "I can take you to the Wei Mansion to send your sister off for marriage."

Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan. She didn't think Gu Yan would be so kind.

Gu Yan whispered, "Don't worry, Wei Xi can't enter my sister's courtyard at the Wei family. My sister's courtyard is heavily guarded. Not only Wei Xi, but even the wife of the Duke of Wei can't enter."

Yun Xiangye wanted to get her sister married. When she was young, she and her sister were of similar age and played best friends. However, when she got married, her sister was not there to accompany her.

Yun Xiangye raised her eyes to look at Gu Yan and said, "Thank you very much."

Gu Yan said, "Just the words 'thank you'? You and I are not husband and wife anymore. 'Thank you' is not enough."

Yun Xiangye asked, "Then what thank you gift do you want?"