Chapter 150: Having an affair with the prince before marriage
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 didn't finish reading when I was young. If Your Highness feels that I shouldn't read these books, then I won't 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 regarded 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, "It doesn't matter whether a daughter understands these or not, but a son must read them."
Ye Wanhe handed the book to Zhao Yun and said, "Your Highness, Qianran didn't explain this clearly just now. Can 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 to kill three warriors. At that time, there were three warriors in Qi State, named Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, and Guyezi. They were all very brave and powerful, 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 receive the peaches according to their own achievements..."
Ye Wanhe said: "I know this is the saying of "Two peaches kill three warriors", but I don't understand why after Gongsun Jie and Tian Kaijiang took the peaches, they would commit suicide out of shame because Guyezi said that they had the greatest contribution?"
Zhao Yun said: "This is the self-esteem of warriors. They are greedy for merit and no longer deserve to be called warriors. If they live, their reputation will be completely lost and they will not be able to live in the world. Suicide is also to preserve the reputation of warriors who are not greedy for merit."
Ye Wanhe laughed softly, "Then you'd better be thick-skinned so that you can 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 female champion exam, so don't read under the candlelight. We will be married soon, so you should take a good rest. The wedding in the East 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 or even hated, Ye Wanhe had no expectations for the wedding.
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By April, the martial law in Chang'an City had become increasingly strict. If you went out on the street, you would be questioned about your household registration and residence.
Yun Xiangye's hometown is still in Jiangnan. She speaks with a Jiangnan accent and is often questioned, so she simply stops going out on the streets.
On the fifth day of April, the day before the East Palace's wedding, 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 went to her uncle's house in West Street carrying Nuonuo.
Yun Xiangye said to Ye Yuan: "Uncle, aunt, I have already inquired about it. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will go to the Wei family to pick up the Crown Princess. After picking up the Crown Princess, he will first go around the inner city and go to the ancestral temple to worship the royal ancestors. Then, from the ancestral temple, he will go to the Taiji Hall of 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 able to see a corner of Zhuque Street, and I can see the Crown Princess' sedan chair passing by."
Ye Yuan said: "Xiang Ye, no need, we won't go to see it."
Aunt Ye said in a deep voice: "Yes, there is no need to go and see her. It is because of our incompetence that we cannot give Wan He a good background. It is a blessing for her to become the high and mighty Crown Princess. We don't need to go and see 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 my sister accepted someone else as her parents, but she didn't even want to come and bid farewell to them before getting married? After becoming the Crown Princess, has she even forgotten her filial piety?"
Yun Xiangye listened to Ye Zhimiao's words and frowned slightly, saying, "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 to see her 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."
"Miao Miao!" 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 traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an City, but all you see is that your daughter, who you have been thinking about for more than ten years, doesn't want to acknowledge you as her father and mother. She didn't even come to say goodbye to you privately on her wedding day. She is so unfilial, and you still protect 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, looked at Aunt Ye angrily and said, "Mother! You actually hit me? You hit me for an unfilial daughter who doesn't even want to recognize 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 are going too far. You don't know how powerful the imperial power is. Sister can't do 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 because she coveted wealth and fame? A maidservant climbed into her master's bed. How can it not be excessive for her to be so shameless?"
Yun Xiangye frowned. Ye Zhimiao was only fifteen years old now. He had never experienced anything, so he naturally didn't 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 stopped, he walked over and hugged 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 see your sister off to get married."
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan. She didn’t think Gu Yan would be so kind.
Gu Yan whispered, "Don't worry, Wei Xi cannot 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 cannot enter."
Yun Xiangye wanted to marry her elder sister off. When she was young, she and her elder sister were of similar age and played best friends. However, when Yun Xiangye got married, her elder 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 now, so the words 'thank you' are not enough to express my gratitude."
Yun Xiangye asked: "Then what thank you gift do you want?"
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