Chapter 271 Extra 2 (End)
Ye Wanhe was slightly stunned. She looked at herself in the mirror. She was already 34 years old, which was really not young anymore.
Even if one takes good care of oneself and others praise that time has left no trace on one's body, one is still not as bright and pretty as a 15 or 16-year-old girl.
It is natural for Zhao Yun to be tired of himself and want to select another concubine.
They have been married for almost ten years.
Ye Wanhe laughed and said, "You are right. A will cannot bind us. Let him be. He can be selected for the imperial selection. Even if there is another prince, his status will not be higher than Yu'er's."
Yun Xiangye couldn't help but frowned slightly and said, "Sister, aren't you sad?"
Ye Wanhe said: "I might have been sad six years ago, but not now. I can't stop him from taking a concubine. It's better to be a virtuous queen and leave a good reputation in history books."
Seeing Ye Wanhe being so open-minded, Yun Xiangye said, "Sister, it's good that you think clearly."
Ye Wanhe said: "What I am more concerned about now is Yu'er. He went to the East Palace too early. I am always worried."
Yun Xiangye chuckled, "My Shun'er is the same..."
The two chatted about the child for a long time, and Yun Xiangye did not leave the palace until dusk.
When Yun Xiangye walked to the palace gate, she saw Gu Yan waiting for her outside.
After getting on the carriage, Gu Yan said to Yun Xiangye: "Why did you talk to my sister for so long? But my sister is very sad?"
Yun Xiangye said: "No, sister is not sad at all. Sister is very clear-headed. If His Majesty really wants to take a concubine, she can't stop him. Why bother to stop him? Isn't it good to have a reputation as a virtuous queen?"
Gu Yan was stunned and asked, "Did my sister really say that?"
Yun Xiangye nodded and said, "Well, what's wrong?"
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Then I want to take a concubine now..."
Yun Xiangye's face darkened, and she shook off Gu Yan's hand. She raised her hand and slapped Gu Yan...
Gu Yan didn't have time to hold her hand, and was slapped hard. He laughed out loud, "It's been a long time since I was hit by you."
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan, who had just turned thirty and started growing a beard, and said, "You are going backwards as you age. You are already thirty years old, and I slapped you, and you still laughed?"
Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hand and said with a faint smile: "You will hit me because I want to take a concubine, but that's because you have me in your heart, so I am naturally happy."
"His Majesty asked me to tell you about the concubine and asked you to go to the palace to find the Queen, just to test his position in the Queen's heart."
Yun Xiangye was speechless. "Using the matter of taking a concubine to test my status? He is the king of Dasheng, but you still use this kind of thing to test me? You still need to test my feelings for you, and you even dare to mention the word concubine?"
Seeing Yun Xiangye was slightly annoyed, Gu Yan hurriedly said, "I was wrong. I will never mention the word concubine again."
Gu Yan was busy coaxing Yun Xiangye. Seeing that Gu Yan admitted his mistake with a good attitude, Yun Xiangye said, "I'll forgive you this time."
"Thank you, Princess Crown Prince, for your generosity."
Gu Yan took Yun Xiangye into his arms and massaged her shoulders, being very attentive.
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In Fengyi Palace.
At night, when Ye Wanhe was about to fall asleep, she felt something heavy beside her.
Today, Little Chang'an went to live in the East Palace. Ye Wanhe noticed that the movement around her did not seem to be from Little Chang'an. Smelling the familiar ambergris, she opened her eyes and said, "Your Majesty."
Zhao Yun stared at Ye Wanhe fiercely and said, "In your heart, I don't have any weight at all!"
Ye Wanhe asked, "Your Majesty, why do you say that? Aren't you going to select concubines?"
Zhao Yun said: "I thought you would come to me when I told you about the selection of concubines, but I didn't expect you to want the title of virtuous queen. Ye Wanhe, you are really heartless!"
"You knew that I was angry because of you, and you haven't come to see me for the past four or five days. Now when you learned that your husband was going to take a concubine, your first reaction was that even if there were another prince, he would not be able to surpass Yu'er's status. What do I mean to you?"
Ye Wanhe saw the bloodshot in Zhao Yun's eyes through the candlelight outside the gauze curtain. She realized belatedly that Zhao Yun had walked away with a wave of his sleeves because he felt that he only cared about Yu'er and not him.
Ye Wanhe hurriedly said: "In my heart, you are my husband and my beloved."
Zhao Yun sneered, "My dearest love, what you mean by your dearest love is to watch him choose his concubines without any reaction. Do you want to be virtuous?"
Ye Wanhe said: "You are the emperor. If you really want to take a concubine, how can I stop you? If you don't want a good reputation, what can I do?"
Zhao Yun said: "Say it again."
Ye Wanhe looked at Zhao Yun in confusion, "What?"
"I repeat once more that I am your husband, your beloved."
Ye Wanhe looked into Zhao Yun's eyes and smiled gently, "Your Majesty, that little maid poured you tea to seduce you, but I didn't notice it. It's not that I don't care about you, but I trust you. Xiangye told me today that although there is a legacy from my grandmother that you can't take concubines, Xiangye and I both know that this rule of not taking concubines can't actually restrict you. Only this place can restrict you."
Ye Wanhe placed her hand on Zhao Yun's chest and said, "Your Majesty, I have always believed in your heart. It's not that I don't care about you, but that I believe in you."
Zhao Yun gently embraced Ye Wanhe in his arms: "I will not let you down."
Ye Wanhe couldn't help but chuckle: "Yeah."
As early as when Zhao Yun said he would lend her his life, Ye Wanhe believed that Zhao Yun was sincere to her.
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In the eleventh year of Chenghe, in the first month.
Yun Ran has turned fifteen, and a coming-of-age banquet is held in the Princess's Mansion.
Gu Jingyu and his wife, who had been away for many years, finally returned to the Princess's Mansion. Xie Zhixuan and Gu Ling, who had been traveling around practicing medicine, also returned to Chang'an.
Today is the day when the Princess's family is most reunited in the past seven years since they parted from Lizhou.
Yun Ran’s coming-of-age ceremony was very solemn, and the emperor and empress were also present in person.
Yun Xiangye put the colorful phoenix hairpin given by Ye Wanhe on Yun Ran. Looking at the graceful girl in front of her, she smiled with relief. Her Nuonuo had grown up and become a great beauty.
Yun Xiangye looked at Yun Ran and smiled faintly, "Nuonuo, mother wishes you peace and happiness for the rest of your life."
Gu Yan said: "Then Daddy wishes you to have endless delicacies from the mountains and the sea for the rest of your life."
Yun Ran smiled brightly at Yun Xiang and Ye Gu Yan, "Thank you, Daddy and Mommy."
At the coming-of-age banquet, the guests were full and the food was clinking.
After the guests had left, they were in the observation pavilion on the second floor of the Princess's Mansion.
Gu Ling walked to Xie Zhixuan, put a cloak on her and said, "You just drank some wine, be careful not to catch a cold."
Xie Zhixuan turned around and looked at Gu Ling, chuckling, "In the blink of an eye, our granddaughter has reached the age of marriage. I still remember when I reached the age of marriage... I left my mother and brother and married into your Gu Marquis Mansion..."
Gu Ling supported Xie Zhixuan and said, "The thing I am most grateful for in my life is that I made you my wife regardless of everything."
Xie Zhixuan smiled faintly and looked at the people around him, "The luckiest thing in my life is meeting you."
Gu Ling and Xie Zhixuan held hands and asked, "Where do you want to practice medicine after the New Year?"
Xie Zhixuan smiled faintly and said, "Yangzhou City, let's go and see the scenery along the Qinhuai River..."
Gu Ling also smiled at Xie Zhixuan and said, "Okay, we'll go after the Lantern Festival. When we get to Yangzhou, it might be spring in the south of the Yangtze River."
Xie Zhixuan looked at Gu Ling in front of her and said, "After returning from Yangzhou this time, we will stay in Chang'an. We have to carefully choose a husband for Yun Ran..."
Gu Ling chuckled: "Yeah."
Xie Zhixuan leaned in Gu Ling's arms, looking at the bright fireworks in the dark sky, so beautiful and dazzling...
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