Chapter 9: Not Allowed to Leave the Palace
Ye Wanhe said: "Not many people know about the Ning Wang's prince's marriage. As for whether those daughters know that the Ning Wang's prince has married, I don't know about this matter."
Yun Xiangye recalled what the four maids had said yesterday, that the prince only married her for the sake of bringing good luck and would definitely divorce her and marry another daughter from a wealthy family. It turned out that they were not talking nonsense.
The five noble ladies that my cousin mentioned just now were all from noble families, and they were well matched with Gu Yan and very close to him.
Yun Xiangye felt a dull pain in her heart. It turned out that the three years of love between husband and wife were just a joke.
"Sister He, is this where you live in the palace? It's really worthy of being a royal palace. Even palace maids can live in such a luxurious house."
Ye Wanhe chuckled and said, "This is His Highness's bedroom. How can a palace maid deserve to live in such a nice place?"
Yun Xiangye was slightly surprised: "Since this is His Highness's bedroom, why are you boiling medicine in His Highness's bedroom?"
Ye Wanhe smiled and said, "I am the head maidservant beside His Highness. I need to be with His Highness at all times and keep watch for His Highness at night. Therefore, I have no other place to live. Fortunately, His Highness has forgiven me and allowed me to boil medicine here."
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe and said, "Sister, are you sick?"
Ye Wanhe was stunned for a moment, hiding the emotions in her eyes, and smiled helplessly at Yun Xiangye, "Nothing is wrong, just some medicine to recuperate."
Yun Xiangye chuckled and said, "His Highness is very good to you. I have just asked His Highness, and He has promised to let you leave the palace early. Your uncle and aunt are waiting for you to return home for a reunion."
Ye Wanhe asked hurriedly: "Are my parents okay? And my brothers and sisters?"
Yun Xiangye said, "Everything is fine, but you haven't written to your family. They are very worried about you, and they haven't replied to the letters they sent to you."
Ye Wanhe sighed and said, "It is really not easy to communicate with people outside the palace. Without thirty or fifty taels of silver, it is impossible to send a letter. Later, when we arrived in the East Palace, the palace rules were very strict and communication was even more impossible.
In the East Palace study.
Gu Yan looked at Zhao Yun and said, "I never thought that Aunt Ye is actually Yun Xiangye's cousin. Thank you, Your Highness, for letting Aunt Ye leave the palace."
Zhao Yun picked up the teacup, looked at Gu Yan and said, "I have no intention of letting Wan He leave the palace."
Gu Yan: "You just promised Yun Xiangye that you would allow her cousin to leave the palace early. Your words are not joking..."
Zhao Yun said slowly: "I am not yet a king."
Gu Yan looked at Zhao Yun who was acting like a scoundrel with a serious face and said, "Your Highness...you don't want to let Aunt Ye go? Do you want to make her a concubine?"
Gu Yan was one of the few people who knew about the affair between Zhao Yun and Aunt Ye, the chief maid in the East Palace.
Zhao Yun is now 23 years old. As early as five years ago, when he was 18 years old, he had chosen Fu Qianran as his Crown Princess.
However, Fu Qianran was unlucky. Not long after she was appointed as the Crown Princess at the age of sixteen, her mother passed away. After three years of mourning, her aunt's stepmother passed away. Now she still had one more year of mourning.
The Crown Princess had never entered the Eastern Palace, and Zhao Yun had never added any concubines or maids to the Eastern Palace. The only woman around him was Aunt Ye.
Zhao Yun said: "I don't plan to appoint a concubine. Wan He is old enough, and her life outside the palace may not be better than in the palace. She will stay in the Eastern Palace and be the head maid in charge..."
Gu Yan said: "I have met her parents a few times. They are now doing some cloth business in Yongxing City. Their family is also wealthy. She may have a hard time if she returns."
Zhao Yun said slowly: "I will not let her go."
Gu Yan said: "If you really want to keep Aunt Ye, you have to give her a status. Even if she is not a concubine, you should give her the status of a concubine. If you only let her stay in the palace as a maid, I don't know how to explain it to Xiangye..."
Zhao Yun said, "How could the maidservants in the Eastern Palace treat her badly? Rather than letting her be a concubine in the backyard of the Eastern Palace, it is better for her to be a maidservant beside me. Even if the Crown Princess enters the Eastern Palace in the future, she will still not be able to treat Wanhe harshly."
Gu Yan frowned slightly. He didn't know how to say this to Yun Xiangye.
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In the prince's bedroom.
Yun Xiangye and Ye Wanhe were chatting about things happening in Jiangnan.
When Ye Wanhe heard that Yun Xiangye's parents had passed away, her eyes were red and she said, "Aunt and uncle had a tragic fate. You were also a poor person. It must have been very difficult for you, right?"
Yun Xiangye said calmly, "Fortunately, my uncle, aunt, and cousin helped me a lot, and I got through the hard times. Shuangbai got married two years ago, and her child is now one year old."
Ye Wanhe couldn't help but sigh: "Sister Shuang is married? She was just a child when I left."
Yun Xiangye smiled and said, "When you return to Jiangnan this time, you will be able to reunite with your family."
Ye Wanhe looked outside the door and had some expectations in her heart.
The two chatted for a long time, until a palace maid came outside to tell them that Prince Ning was going back. Only then did Ye Wanhe realize that she had talked too much with Yun Xiangye.
Ye Wanhe said to Yun Xiangye: "It's already dusk outside, you should go back quickly."
Yun Xiangye held Ye Wanhe's hand and said, "Sister, come with me. His Highness has just agreed to my request. You can leave the palace early. Let's go back to Jiangnan together..."
Ye Wanhe smiled and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you going back to Jiangnan together? You are Gu Yan's wife, why are you going back to Jiangnan?"
Yun Xiangye sighed slightly and said, "That's right."
Ye Wanhe chuckled and said, "You should go back soon. Even if I have to leave the palace, I have to pack my bags first. I will come to the Princess's mansion to find you after I leave the palace."
Yun Xiangye said: "Then sister, I will wait for you to leave the palace."
Yun Xiangye left the prince's bedroom and met Gu Yan outside the palace gate.
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye with some guilt in his eyes, "Let's go, let's go back."
Yun Xiangye raised her eyes and looked at Gu Yan. Gu Yan was indeed very handsome.
Three years ago, her parents had passed away and she had registered as a daughter. She had originally planned not to marry in this life, but she still married Gu Yan.
Firstly, it was because of his life-saving grace, and secondly, it was because he was so handsome.
No wonder my cousin said that those noble ladies all fell in love with Gu Yan.
After getting on the carriage, Yun Xiangye said to Gu Yan, "This is really a coincidence. I didn't expect to find my cousin without any effort. Coming to Chang'an is not all bad. At least I got to see my cousin and can get her out of the palace before the end of the year."
Gu Yan said, "Aunt Ye, your cousin, is the head maid of the Eastern Palace, a first-rank female official. If the prince ascends the throne in the future, she will be the head maid of the imperial court, so she cannot leave the palace at the age of 25."
Yun Xiangye said angrily, "But His Highness has already promised me that he will let my cousin leave the palace before the New Year. How can His Highness go back on his word?"
Gu Yan stretched out his hand to cover Yun Xiangye's mouth and said, "Shh, don't be disrespectful to His Highness."
Yun Xiangye blinked and looked at Gu Yan, "But it was His Highness Wuxin who came first."
Gu Yan said slowly, "Your Highness didn't know that your cousin was his chief maid. The head aunt of the East Palace is not an ordinary maid, and there is no rule that one should leave the palace at the age of 25."
Yun Xiangye said: "Can't you ask His Highness for help?"
Gu Yan said: "I begged His Highness, but the aunt in charge of the Eastern Palace is His Highness's confidant and cannot leave the palace easily. Your cousin is powerful in the palace and is a close confidant of His Highness. She will not have a hard time staying in the Eastern Palace."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly. Of course she was sad. After all, she was a slave.
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and said, "Is there really no way to let my cousin leave the palace?"
Gu Yan shook his head, "Xiangye, that's the East Palace."
"But aren't you also His Highness's cousin? His Highness has so many slaves and palace maids, why must he have my sister?" Yun Xiangye asked anxiously, "Gu Yan, can you help my sister leave the East Palace?"
Yun Xiangye thought of her uncle and aunt who were still waiting for her cousin to return home in Yongxing City. She could only suppress her anger towards Gu Yan and pleaded humbly.
After arriving in Chang'an City, everything went wrong.
I thought I was lucky enough to see my cousin without having to look for her, but I didn't expect it to be such bad news.
Gu Yan sighed and said, "Xiang Ye, I can't help Aunt Ye leave the East Palace."
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In the prince's bedroom.
Ye Wanhe put the contraceptive pill residue into gauze. After the residue dried, she would grind it into powder and sprinkle it in the East Palace Garden. No one would find out that she was taking contraceptive pills.
Squeak.
The door was pushed open.
When Ye Wanhe saw Zhao Yun coming in, she bowed and said, "Your Highness."
Zhao Yun looked at Ye Wanhe's red eyes and said, "Seeing your family is a happy thing, why are you crying?"
Ye Wanhe wiped her tears with the back of her hand and knelt down, saying, "I shouldn't cry in the palace. It's just...it's just that I heard from my cousin that my aunt and uncle died young and I was heartbroken. My aunt took good care of me when I was young."
Zhao Yun reached out his hand to help Ye Wanhe up. Looking at her tearful face, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes. "Write a letter to your parents later to let them know you are safe. Also, tell them that after you turn 25, you will still stay in the palace and will not leave."
Ye Wanhe exclaimed: "Your Highness!"
"What?" Zhao Yun asked in a light tone.
Ye Wanhe also knew that she had lost her composure. She lowered her head and knelt on the ground again, saying, "Your Highness, this servant, this servant..."
The words "I want to leave the palace" lingered on Ye Wanhe's lips, but she didn't know how to say it, nor did she dare to say it.
The Crown Prince in front of him appears gentle on the surface, but in fact he is the coldest and most ruthless.
"I obey your orders."
Ye Wanhe kowtowed and slowly closed her eyes, trying her best not to let the tears fall.
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