Chapter 177: The face of a villain who succeeds
Zhao Yun narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Yan: "The cavalry of Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion was originally Gu's army. How could there be no instructions from you? If you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't come to me with these roundabout ways."
Gu Yan said, "Your Highness, it was Wei Xi who sent people to smash the Ye Family Cloth Shop yesterday. I beg Your Highness to seek justice from Wei Xi for the Ye Family Cloth Shop."
Zhao Yun asked, "Why would Wei Xi order the destruction of the Ye family's cloth shop?"
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Some time ago, Wei Xi came to my embroidery workshop to cause trouble. I said a few words to her and she told me to wait. The embroidery workshop has been peaceful these days, but yesterday the Ye family's cloth shop was smashed by people from the Wei family. How could this not be related to Wei Xi?
If there really was a rash, ordinary people wouldn't come and smash the shop right away. They would first ask for money to buy medicine before they were serious. Why would they take advantage of the strong wind and heavy rain to smash the cloth shop?"
Ye Wanhe frowned and ordered Li Quan, "Go and summon Wei Xi!"
Zhao Yun glanced sideways at Ye Wanhe.
Ye Wanhe said: "Your Highness, as the Crown Princess, am I not qualified to teach the Crown Prince of Chu a lesson?"
Zhao Yun nodded to Li Quan and said, "Go and summon Wei Xi."
Li Quan had just gone outside to give instructions to the eunuchs of the Eastern Palace when the eunuchs from the Taiji Hall came hurriedly.
"Your Highness, Prince Xuanning's son wishes to see you, His Majesty."
Zhao Yun stood up and said to Gu Yan, "Let's go."
On the way out of the East Palace and towards the Taiji Hall.
Gu Yan asked the eunuch who came over, "Why did your majesty summon me?"
"The Prince of Chu came before His Majesty and sued you for having Deputy General Han Bing destroy his Chu Jing Pavilion."
Gu Yan said: "He still dares to complain."
Zhao Yun glanced at Gu Yan and said, "The Ye Family Cloth Shop was bullied, so you just came and reported it to me. How could I ignore the Ye Family Cloth Shop? Why did you send people to smash the Chu Jing Pavilion and ask the prefect of Chang'an to investigate? Such a simple matter still needs the prefect of Chang'an to investigate?"
Gu Yan smiled and said, "Isn't it because they are afraid that you will help Wei Xi? After all, she is your cousin, and now she is the Crown Prince of Chu's consort..."
Having said that, Gu Yan paused.
He finally understood why Yun Xiangye didn't tell him about the bullying when she first came to Chang'an.
Just like now, when Gu Yan was not sure who Zhao Yun would help, he dared not come to Zhao Yun easily. Yun Xiangye, who had just come to Chang'an, must have distrusted him in his heart...
Thinking of this, Gu Yan felt as if needles were piercing her heart. He was the only person she knew in Chang'an at that time, and she didn't trust him. How isolated and helpless she must have been. No wonder she was making a fuss every day...
Zhao Yun said, "It's true that Wei Xi is my cousin, but Wan He is pregnant now. If I side with Wei Xi in this matter, will she be able to have a safe pregnancy?"
Gu Yan said: "It was my mistake."
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Inside the East Palace.
After Ye Wanhe watched the prince leave, she held Yun Xiangye's wrist and said in Yongxing dialect, "How are my parents? Were they hurt when the store was smashed yesterday?"
Yun Xiangye nodded and said, "Sister, my uncle and aunt are fine, only the fabric was damaged and a large sum of money was lost, but Gu Yan has already given them the money."
Ye Wanhe said, "Money is a small matter. What's important is that my father and mother are fine. What about you? I haven't seen you for a while. Have you reconciled with Gu Yan? He came early this morning to ask for justice for you, which shows that he still cares about you."
Yun Xiangye shook his head and said, "He has been deceiving people for three years. It is not something that can be avoided just once or twice."
Ye Wanhe couldn't help but smile, "Your temper..."
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe and said, "Sister, are you doing well in the East Palace?"
"It's fine. I couldn't eat anything when the weather got hot a while ago. Now I feel much better. The baby in my belly is really making trouble."
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe's bulging belly and said, "She became naughty later. A few days before she was born, she kept kicking me and even turned over in my belly. I thought she would be naughty after she was born, but fortunately, she was very well-behaved after she was born."
Ye Wanhe listened to Yun Xiangye talking about the interesting things that happened in the late pregnancy, her eyes were empty. She was often in a trance now. One day she would become the Crown Princess, but her first child would not even be able to be born.
It took Ye Wanhe a while to recover and listen to Yun Xiangye talking about the pain she went through when she gave birth to Nuonuo.
"Shuang Bai was so scared that day that she cried and kept saying that she didn't want to have children in the future. Now she is pregnant, and I can't be with her."
Ye Wanhe touched her belly and asked, "Does giving birth really hurt?"
"It hurts, not just any pain," Yun Xiangye said, "It's the most painful pain I've ever experienced."
As soon as Yun Xiangye finished speaking, a voice from the eunuchs came through.
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess of Chu is waiting outside for you to see her."
"Xuan."
Ye Wanhe said to Yun Xiangye again, "Sister, just sit next to me."
Yun Xiangye nodded, took a seat, and took the tea handed to her by the palace maid.
Wei Yu entered and bowed perfunctorily, "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."
After saying this, Wei Xi was about to stand up.
Ye Wanhe also took the tea. She sipped the tea slowly and said softly, "I don't think I asked you to stand up. You are the daughter of the Wei family after all. Don't you know this little bit of etiquette?"
Wei Xi frowned and looked at Ye Wanhe, his eyes filled with anger. This Ye Wanhe really had the face of a smug villain.
She was afraid that she had forgotten how humble she was when she was a palace maid.
But no matter how angry Wei Xi was, she still had to kneel and salute, "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."
After a long while, Ye Wanhe said, "Get up."
Wei Xi breathed a sigh of relief, "I wonder what the Crown Princess wants me to do today?"
Ye Wanhe said: "Wei Xi, who gave you the courage to dare to go to the Ye family cloth shop?"
Wei Xi looked very innocent and said, "Ye's Cloth Shop? What's the matter? I don't know what Ye's Cloth Shop is."
Ye Wanhe said, "You don't know about the Ye family's cloth business. Do you want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ask you in person before you admit it?"
Wei Xi's expression was full of disdain for Ye Wanhe. Even if she had sent people to smash the house, it would be impossible for Wang Tao to give him away.
Wei Xi said, "Your Highness, Crown Princess, I am at least the Crown Prince's wife of the King of Chu, your cousin's wife. Are you going to set up a private court and punish me?"
Ye Wanhe gently stroked her belly, and looked at Wei Xi with an unchanging expression, "Oh, my stomach hurts so much, maybe it's because I heard that the Ye family's cloth shop was smashed and I got a miscarriage...
If anything happens to the baby in my belly, do you think Wang Tao would still be willing to have his entire clan slaughtered to protect you loyally?
Wei Xi was extremely angry. How dare Ye Wanhe, that lowly slave, be so arrogant because she was just lucky enough to be pregnant with the dragon grandson?
Yun Xiangye smiled gently when she saw her sister's behavior. Although this trick was not very frank, it was indeed useful.
Wei Xi's hands were shaking with anger; the smug faces of Ye Wanhe and Yun Xiangye were truly too disgusting.
Yun Xiangye said at the side: "Prince Consort of Chu, I advise you to admit it. It's not a big deal that you sent people to smash and destroy things. You can kneel down and apologize to my uncle and aunt, and compensate the cloth shop with 5,000 taels of silver, and the matter will be over. If anything happens to the baby in the Crown Princess's belly, you can't bear the consequences..."
Wei Xi said coldly, "Who are your uncle and aunt? Are they worthy of asking this prince's consort to kneel down and apologize to them? Yun Xiangye, you are a lowly merchant girl. How can you have the right to speak in the East Palace?"
Ye Wanhe looked at Wei Xi and said, "Ms. Yun is a guest of the Eastern Palace, so she is naturally qualified to speak here. But you are still unwilling to give up until you see the Yellow River. Miss Yun is also doing this for your own good. You should carefully consider the sin of smashing the store. At most, you will apologize to my father... Shopkeeper Ye's wife. If anything happens to the grandson in my belly, I will investigate it thoroughly. Can you still get away with it?"
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