Chapter 58: Cousin is waiting for you to leave the palace
Ye Wanhe lowered her voice and said, "I just saw him at the banquet. I didn't expect that he was also in Chang'an City. It's a good thing that you have a family member who can help you."
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Sister, my cousin has also been looking forward to you leaving the palace."
Listening to Yun Xiangye's words, Ye Wanhe seemed to be on the ship coming to Chang'an at that time. The young man said with pure eyes that he would wait for her to leave the palace.
At that time, both of them were only thirteen or fourteen years old. In the blink of an eye, more than ten years had passed.
Ye Wanhe had long forgotten Su Zhan during these years in the palace.
Ye Wanhe smiled faintly and said, "When I came to Chang'an City, I spent more than a month with him on the boat. When I entered the palace, he said he would wait for me to leave the palace."
Ye Wanhe took the water that Yun Xiangye handed over and said, "After so many years, I thought he would have forgotten the promise we made when we were young."
Yun Xiangye said hurriedly: "No, my cousin remembers it, and he has collected a lot of treasures for you and is waiting for you to leave the palace..."
Ye Wanhe held Yun Xiangye's hand and said, "Xiangye, there's no need to say anything. After all, I have no chance to leave the palace now, and he already has a wife. You should persuade him to cherish the people around him."
Yun Xiangye said: "My cousin has no one around him."
Yun Xiangye looked into Ye Wanhe's eyes and said, "My cousin has not yet married. He is waiting for you to leave the palace."
Ye Wanhe slowly let go of Yun Xiangye's wrist and said, "Then you should persuade him to find a daughter who can live a good life and get married. After all, I can't leave the palace again. There is no need to mention that he remembers me. It is better to forget it."
Yun Xiangye said: "Sister, what I told you last time about faking my death and leaving the palace..."
Ye Wanhe frowned and said, "This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. Once discovered, there will be endless troubles. Xiangye, I can't implicate your family and you."
Yun Xiangye said, "When His Highness gets married, there will be chaos in the East Palace. If you fake your death at that time, it will be considered bad luck and you will definitely not let anyone find out."
Ye Wanhe shook her head lightly, "Xiangye, just live a good life with Nuonuo and don't think about me anymore. I would never dare to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Ye Wanhe whispered, "I can't afford the consequences, and neither can you. Don't even think about letting me leave the palace."
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe and said, "Sister, are you reluctant to leave His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Ye Wanhe smiled bitterly: "It is indeed because of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but it is not because I can't bear to part with him."
"I have been with His Highness for ten years. When I was fifteen, the Queen Mother chose me to go to the East Palace to take care of His Highness the Crown Prince. He looks kind and friendly from the outside, but in fact, he is more ruthless than His Majesty.
Not long after I entered the East Palace, a gossipy eunuch sent a letter outside, and His Majesty ordered him to cut off his ears and tongue and exile him to the bitter cold of Cangzhou."
Ye Wanhe said: "His Highness is not as kind as you think. If he finds out that we dared to deceive him, it will be a disaster for the whole clan. You should give up this thought and don't mention it again."
Yun Xiangye said: "Sister, what if I can ensure that nothing goes wrong?"
Ye Wanhe whispered: "No one in this world can guarantee that nothing will go wrong."
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe distressedly, and Ye Wanhe smiled faintly: "Don't worry about me too much, just live your life well."
Yun Xiangye said: "I originally thought that after you left the palace, I would accompany you back to Jiangnan."
Ye Wanhe asked, "Why did Prince Ning do something to displease you? Husbands and wives quarrel at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed. Prince Ning is indeed a good man. You should cherish him."
Yun Xiangye heard a knock on the door, she hurried to open it, and saw Run'er coming in with food.
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe and said, "Just now I saw you taking care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince while he was eating. You must be hungry."
Ye Wanhe took the chopsticks with a chuckle.
Yun Xiangye ordered Run'er to go out and guard the door. She whispered again, "Sister, cousin Su's feelings for you are sincere..."
Ye Wanhe said, "I never thought that he would really keep his promise on the boat and wait for me to leave the palace. I thought he had already married and had children. Before today, I never knew that he still cared about me. But even if I could really leave the palace, I would have no chance to be with him."
Ye Wanhe slowly put down her chopsticks and said, "After all, he and I are not destined to be together in this life. Sister, tell him that he doesn't need to wait for me anymore. Tell him that I have already forgotten him. I stayed in the palace for the wealth and power in the East Palace..."
Yun Xiangye sighed: "Sister, why bother lying to cousin Su?"
Ye Wanhe placed her hand on her belly and whispered, "I can't delay him... Even if I can leave the palace, I'm no longer worthy of him. It's better for him to give up as soon as possible and find a girl who is truly worthy of him to spend the rest of his life with."
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Qingfeng Garden, in the study.
After appreciating the painting, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at Gu Yan in front of him and said, "Did you have any important matters to discuss with me during the New Year?"
Gu Yan smiled and said, "Your Highness, Xiangye has been looking forward to meeting Aunt Ye outside the palace for a long time. I asked you to come to the study just to give the two sisters a chance to talk."
The Crown Prince did not care about it anymore and just said to Gu Yan: "Does Yun Xiangye's cousin know Wan He?"
Gu Yan said: "I don't know about this."
Zhao Yun turned the ring on his finger and called the secret guard to go and investigate.
Gu Yan hurriedly stopped him and said, "Your Highness, what's the point of you investigating this matter? After all, Aunt Ye is now close to you and cannot leave the palace. If you investigate a commoner merchant, others will think you care about Aunt Ye."
When Zhao Yun heard what Gu Yan said, he looked up at Gu Yan, then waved his hand and asked the secret guards to retreat.
Gu Yan said: "Your Highness, if you really care about and love Aunt Ye, why not give her a name? She can't have children anymore anyway..."
Zhao Yun said: "After my father ascended the throne, my mother was the only one in the six palaces. If I take a concubine, there is no guarantee that officials will send some women to my father.
Moreover, for Yu Wanhe, it would be better to be a senior palace maid than a concubine in the backyard of the East Palace, where she would be more respected. The palace maids are not necessarily worse than concubines."
Gu Yan sighed, "After all, a female official is just a servant. It would be better to give Aunt Ye a title of Liang Di or Liang Yuan."
Zhao Yun looked at Gu Yan and said, "You have become bolder. It's time for you to have a say in my harem affairs?"
Gu Yan listened to what Zhao Yun said, but he was not panicked. He chuckled and said, "I am afraid that you will regret it when you lose Aunt Ye in the future."
"How is that possible?" Zhao Yun sneered, "How could I possibly regret losing Ye Wanhe?"
At the door of the study, Yun Xiangye and Ye Wanhe came over and heard what Zhao Yun said.
Yun Xiangye couldn't help but frown in anger, but Ye Wanhe's expression remained calm.
Ye Wanhe couldn't help but smile at Yun Xiangye. Why should she be angry about this?
To His Highness, losing her was just like losing a palace maid who could provide him with entertainment.
How can I regret it so much?
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