"Brother, you are here, come and sit down."

Ye Jinyun looked at Ye Huaibai standing stupidly at the door and felt a little funny. She knew how perfect her face was, but seeing such an expression on her always steady elder brother's face was really eye-opening for her.

Hearing the familiar and pleasant voice, Ye Huaibai finally came back to his senses and took a deep breath. This was indeed his younger sister, and he was not seeing things.

Walking up to Ye Jinyun, "Yun'er, is this your secret?"

Ye Jinyun looked at him with a smile and nodded, "Brother, what do you think? Are you scared by Yun'er?"

A blush crept up Ye Huaibai's handsome face. Thinking of his reaction just now, Ye Huaibai felt a little embarrassed.

"I'm sorry to have made Yun'er laugh at me. I'm really surprised, but I'm also glad that Yun'er was able to protect herself."

After seeing Ye Jinyun's stunningly beautiful face, Ye Huaibai guessed that the red spots on her face must have been caused by her. Although he didn't know how she did it, the fact that she hadn't been discovered for so many years meant that what Ye Jinyun used must be unknown to others.

He was very happy because this showed that Ye Jinyun could protect herself well and would be able to survive in the palace even if she entered it in the future.

"Brother, you won't be angry that Yun'er has been hiding it from you for so many years, right?"

Ye Jinyun touched her face. She still remembered that red spots had appeared on her face overnight, which scared Ye Huaibai. He thought that she had eaten something wrong and was poisoned, which led to her disfigurement.

But later, a doctor said that she was in good health and showed no signs of poisoning. The red spots on her face might have been something she had in the womb and had only appeared now as she aged. Only then did Ye Huaibai breathe a sigh of relief.

He comforted her by saying that even if no one married her in the future, as long as he was there, he would support her in the mansion for the rest of her life.

Ye Huaibai stared at her clear eyes and shook his head.

"How could that be? Big brother is so happy that he can't contain himself. Yun'er can think of such a good way to protect herself. It doesn't matter even if she hides it from you. What's more, Yun'er has taken the initiative to tell you, which means that you are a trustworthy person in Yun'er's heart."

Ye Jinyun looked up at the boy's gentle face, her clear and bright eyes met the boy's star-like dazzling eyes, and she smiled heartily.

Ye Huaibai stayed in Ye Jinyun's courtyard until he saw Qing'er had outlined the red spots again and Ye Jinyun's face had returned to its usual appearance, then he got up and left.

Not long after Ye Huaibai left, someone came from the palace to read the imperial edict to the palace. Everyone in the Ye family, young and old, hurried to the courtyard and knelt to receive the edict.

"The Emperor, by the order of Heaven and Earth, decrees that Ye Zhongqiu's second daughter, Ye Jinyun, be granted the title of Noble Lady, and his third daughter, Ye Jinrong, be granted the title of Talented Lady. They will enter the palace in three days. This is my decree."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor."

After receiving the imperial edict, Ye's father asked the eunuch who came to deliver the edict about the selected beauties from each family, and handed a big purse to the eunuch.

The father-in-law weighed the heavy purse in his hand and smiled with satisfaction.

This was not a secret that could not be told, but each family wanted to know it in advance so that they could be prepared. He was also happy to make some extra money, so he informed Minister Ye of the positions given to the beautiful girls in each mansion, and then took his leave and went to the next house.

According to him, among the beauties entering the palace this time, the one with the highest rank was Chu Mingrou from the Duke of Chu's Mansion. The Emperor conferred upon her the title of Jieyushi because of her status as a noble concubine. Chen Lanxin from the Earl of Yongding's Mansion and Bai Ruoli from the Prime Minister's Mansion were both conferred the title of Beauties.

Lin Qingtang from the Zhenyuan General's Mansion, whom Ye Jinyun cared about the most, was named a talented person just like Ye Jinrong. The remaining concubines were mostly ranked as noble ladies or below.

After sending off the father-in-law who delivered the imperial edict, the Ye family was once again filled with lively celebration.

The positions of the two young ladies in the family were not low, and Ye Jinrong was even conferred the title of Talented Lady, which showed that the emperor still valued the Ye family very much and did not casually grant low-level positions to the two of them.

After hearing the imperial edict announcing the position, Ye Jinyun finally felt that she was really going to enter the palace.

Even though she was extremely unwilling, she still had to enter the palace and become a bird in a cage.

Feeling the slightly worried gaze from his elder brother, Ye Jinyun gave him a reassuring smile. Ye Huaibai took a deep breath and lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.