“You said Pingping would arrive in half a month. Now, more than a month has passed. They still haven’t arrived. Has something happened?” Ye Yunniang asked worriedly about Li Ping.
If Ye Yunniang hadn't mentioned it, Jiang Mingzhe would have completely forgotten about Li Ping.
"I'll have Chen Xiang lead some men to greet them," Jiang Mingzhe said, still somewhat uneasy.
Ye Yunniang did not object to holding a full moon celebration, but she had some concerns.
I can't handle it myself.
"Mother has made arrangements. She has asked Princess Jing and Princess Yanping for help."
"Princess Yanping, how did you meet her?"
Ye Yunniang remembered that the emperor was going to bestow a marriage upon the two of them.
“I don’t know her personally; someone introduced her to my mother.”
Jiang Mingzhe also told Ye Yunniang not to worry.
Princess Yanping has someone she loves and doesn't want to be forced into marriage.
Who is the person she loves?
"You know him."
Ye Yunniang met an unmarried man in the capital.
It's impossible for Tong Mo and Bao Min to be together. If it were either of them, Jiang Mingzhe wouldn't have the time to joke around with her.
She knew unmarried men whose status was comparable to that of Princess Yanping.
"The Imperial Physician Gu".
"My wife is clever; she guessed it right away."
"I don't know anyone else besides him." Ye Yunniang felt that Jiang Mingzhe was just blindly praising people.
What's the situation between them?
Jiang Mingzhe told Ye Yunniang about the love, hate, and grudges between them.
Princess Yanping's original name was Jin Xinyu, and she was the daughter of General Jin.
The Jin family and the Gu family are neighbors.
Jin Xinyu and Gu Cundong grew up together as childhood sweethearts.
The two have feelings for each other, and both families agree.
Twelve years ago, General Kim led his troops to a defeat.
The emperor intended to punish him severely, but it was Prime Minister Lin who intervened and pleaded for General Jin, resulting in his exemption from punishment.
Lord Lin pleaded for her because his eldest grandson, Lin Zhongmou, had taken a liking to Jin Xinyu.
The Lin family has expressed interest in a marriage alliance between the two families.
At that time, the Jin and Gu families were discussing marriage, but they rejected the Lin family.
When the Jin family is in trouble, only the Lin family can save them.
To save her father and brother, Jin Xinyu took the initiative to approach Lin Zhongmou and made her demands.
The Lin family saved her father and brothers, so she married him.
Jin Xinyu bid farewell to her childhood sweetheart and married into the Lin family.
Jin Xinyu has been married into the Lin family for many years without having children, which has caused dissatisfaction among the entire Lin family.
Ten years later, General Jin and his son died in battle, suspected of being greedy for merit and reckless.
The Lin family did not protect her and even divorced Jin Xinyu, severing all ties.
It was later found out that General Jin had not acted rashly; he had been framed.
To avoid discouraging the generals, the Emperor bestowed upon Jin Xinyu the title of Princess Yanping and arranged a princess's residence for her.
The Lin family is once again trying to get Jin Xinyu to return to them.
Although Jin Xinyu married to save her father and brothers, she also wanted to live a good life with Lin Zhongmou.
After marrying into the Lin family, she discovered that Lin Zhongmou was not a good match. He was lustful and had ruined his health, rendering him unable to bear children.
The Lin family blamed everything on Jin Xinyu.
Jin Xinyu had endured it all out of gratitude to the Lin family for their past kindness. It wasn't until the Jin family was in trouble again that she realized the incident 12 years ago was a deliberate setup by the Jin family.
The emperor did not initially intend to punish the Jin family.
Jin Xinyu knew the truth, and she hated the Lin family too much to even think about going back.
"The Emperor said that I should marry Princess Yanping. Firstly, it was to test me, and secondly, it was to test Gu Cundong."
"If I agree, then I will truly have nothing." Jiang Mingzhe then spoke of the emperor's test.
Now they are all in the right place.
"Will Imperial Physician Gu take his anger out on An'an?" Ye Yunniang worried that Gu Cundong might dislike Li An because he remembered the Emperor's bestowal of a marriage between Jiang Mingzhe and Princess Yanping.
No, it won't.
Gu Cundong took the initiative to introduce Princess Yanping and Cai Damei to each other.
As for the matter of Bao Min that the two discussed during their meeting, I won't tell Ye Yunniang about it.
Ye Yunniang is in postpartum confinement, so it's best not to worry about her too much.
As they spent more time together, Ye Yunniang noticed some changes in Jiang Mingzhe's expressions. Knowing he was hiding something, she didn't press him further.
"If you didn't have the title of earl, would you hate me?"
“I won’t hate you,” Jiang Mingzhe whispered into Ye Yunniang’s ear. “I will hate the Emperor for breaking his promise.”
Ye Yunniang covered his mouth, "You can't say such treasonous things."
Jiang Mingzhe licked his hand near his mouth.
Ye Yunniang withdrew her hand and wiped it on Jiang Mingzhe's clothes.
"I haven't washed my hands yet, don't you think it's dirty?"
"My wife is the cleanest."
"I'm still clean, you smell me, I smell bad." Ye Yunniang couldn't say it, because she felt itchy all over.
"I want to take a bath." Having been in postpartum confinement for over a month, Ye Yunniang wasn't even allowed to wipe herself down, let alone take a bath.
"My dear wife, just bear with it a little longer. After you finish your postpartum confinement, I'll take you to a hot spring, okay?" Jiang Mingzhe coaxed Ye Yunniang.
"I don't want to soak in the hot spring. Husband, just let me wipe myself down a little," Ye Yunniang said coquettishly.
Jiang Mingzhe wanted to agree, but Ye Yunniang's unconscious state really frightened him.
"Just bear with it a little longer, there are still 20 days left. You can take a shower after that."
"Hmph." Ye Yunniang turned around, her back to Jiang Mingzhe.
"The Imperial Physician Gu will come to administer acupuncture tomorrow. I'll ask him about it,"
"Don't ask." Ye Yunniang turned over.
Ye Yunniang blushed deeply when she thought about how Jiang Mingzhe had asked Gu Cundong if they could share a room.
"Don't ask, okay?" Jiang Mingzhe reassured the agitated Ye Yunniang.
Fearing that Jiang Mingzhe would outwardly comply but inwardly disagree, Ye Yunniang repeatedly told him not to ask.
Ye Yunniang did not expect that, without them asking, the Imperial Physician Gu would take the initiative to speak.
Ye Yunniang is recovering well and can be wiped down simply at noon, but she cannot take a bath or wash her hair.
Ye Yunniang blushed and glared at Jiang Mingzhe. Didn't I tell you not to ask?
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