Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan sent Lin Boyan home before heading to the princess's mansion.

Yun Xiangye whispered to Gu Yan, "Why do I feel like our matchmaking was a success?"

Gu Yan said, "They have known each other since childhood. Although Zhao Rui can be a bit careless at times, he knows what is allowed and what is not allowed. It is difficult for Lin Bolan to refuse Zhao Rui."

Yun Xiangye smiled faintly and said, "That's right."

Yun Xiangye was exhausted after spending the entire day on the mountain. When she returned to Qingfeng Garden, she was too lazy to move. However, she was thinking that she had just been caught in the rain and that she should take a bath.

In the end, it was Gu Yan who helped her wash and dress.

Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan were lying on the bed and said, "Ever since you learned about Lizhou, you seem to have been restless and looking forward to going to Lizhou..."

Gu Yan said, "I have elderly parents and young children at home. Your Majesty will not send me to Lizhou, so you can rest assured."

Yun Xiangye whispered, "I'm sorry. If you hadn't given me the fake death drug to coax me, you wouldn't have been implicated by me."

Gu Yan gently stroked Yun Xiangye's face. "I'm the one who should be sorry. At that time, I didn't consider your situation much. I just wanted to give you the fake death drug and get it over with. In fact, I didn't stand on your side to find a solution for your sister. I just stood on the prince's side to persuade you. No wonder you blame me..."

Yun Xiangye felt a surge of grievance after hearing Gu Yan's words. "Even if you didn't help me think of a solution, you could have joined me in scolding the Crown Prince. But you didn't do that back then. How can I not blame you?"

Gu Yan hugged Yun Xiangye into his arms and said, "Alright, alright, it's all in the past. Let's not talk about it anymore."

Yun Xiangye said to Gu Yan, "I know you want to go to Lizhou. How about I go with you? I won't go there as a member of the imperial court, but as a cloth merchant and medicine dealer. Is that okay?"

Gu Yan said, "Are you willing to let go of Nuonuo?"

Yun Xiangye whispered, "I'm reluctant, but for your reinstatement, I have no choice but to do so. I know you're very unwilling..."

Gu Yan lowered his head and kissed Yun Xiangye's lips. After a while, he said, "I want to go to Lizhou, not for the sake of reinstating my official position, but for the sake of the people of Lizhou and the merchants of Dasheng. Now that His Majesty has sent Prince Xu, I can rest assured."

Gu Yan took Yun Xiangye into his arms and said, "Even if I were to enter the court again, His Highness would definitely not trust me as much as before, and I would definitely not be able to hold such a high position all of a sudden."

Yun Xiangye lowered her head and said, "But you are very loyal to His Highness. It was Sister He who drugged him. What does it have to do with you?"

Gu Yan said calmly, "It's not about harming His Highness, but giving Sister He the fake death drug that is deceiving the emperor. He hates deception and betrayal from those around him the most."

Yun Xiangye asked worriedly, "Then you..."

Gu Yan chuckled and said, "It's okay if I don't go to the court. On the contrary, I have more free time to spend with you and Nuonuo. If you can't stand me being idle, I will go to Wanliu Academy to teach. It can be regarded as a way to repay the court."

Yun Xiangye calmed Gu Yan down and rubbed her head in his arms.

Gu Yan lowered his head and kissed Yun Xiangye's lips again, chuckling softly, "After being dismissed from office, I don't have to report for duty anymore. It's quite good not to have to get up early every day."

Yun Xiangye said, "I'll go and ask my sister for help tomorrow..."

Gu Yan said, "Don't do that. The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. If you ask Sister He to plead for me, it will only make His Highness more alienated from me."

Yun Xiangye thought about it carefully and said, "That's right."

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In late spring and early summer, the weather suddenly becomes hot.

In the Eastern Palace, Ye Wanhe was particularly afraid of the heat this year for some reason.

I am more afraid of heat than last year when I was pregnant with Yuer.

After sending Zhao Yun away early in the morning, Ye Wanhe held little Yuer and played in the East Palace Garden. The seven-month-old little Yuer always liked to put anything in his hand into his mouth.

Ye Wanhe smiled gently and said, "You are just like Sister Nuonuo, both of you are greedy."

Ye Wanhe was holding Yu'er and playing in the courtyard when Bai He came over and said, "Your Highness, Crown Princess, Miss Yu and the second daughter of the Ye family are outside the East Palace and want to see Your Highness, but Your Highness is still discussing matters with Minister Lin, the Prince of Ning."

Ye Wanhe said: "Let them come to me first."

Ye Wanhe handed Yu'er in her arms to the wet nurse beside her and met with Yu Xihe and Ye Zhimiao.

They hadn't seen each other for many years, and Ye Wanhe had only met Ye Zhimiao once briefly. She still remembered how much Ye Zhimiao clung to her when they were little, calling her "sister" in a baby voice.

During the time she entered the palace, Ye Zhimiao had already grown into a graceful and elegant young girl.

"Greetings to the Crown Princess." Yu Xihe bowed perfunctorily to Ye Wanhe.

Ye Wanhe only looked at Ye Zhimiao next to Yu Xihe. It was not because they were friends or not, but because Ye Wanhe felt that they looked somewhat similar.

Ye Wanhe asked, "What brings you to the palace today?"

Ye Zhimiao looked at Ye Wanhe with resentment and said, "We're not here to see you, we're here to see His Royal Highness. Don't even think about stopping Xihe from seeing His Royal Highness again and again. Xihe spent a night alone with His Royal Highness in Yongxing City!"

When Ye Wanhe heard Ye Zhimiao's words, she felt a tightness in her throat. "What did you say?"

Ye Zhimiao said, "The Zhu family in Yongxing City knows about this. Xihe's family also knows about it. You were the one who drugged the Crown Prince. How could you be so vicious? You truly are a vain scum who would sever ties with his family just to become the Crown Princess."

Ye Wanhe took a deep breath and looked at the girl in front of her. She never thought that the little girl who held her thighs and called her sister when she was a child would talk to her like this at this time!

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