Yun Xiangye frowned on the side. How could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be so kind as to give his cousin such a noble lady as his wife?
Cousin Su is deeply in love with my sister. I wonder if he would be willing to be married by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?
However, no matter whether my cousin is willing or not, this matter cannot be changed. After all, disobeying the order is a serious crime.
Zhao Yun was very satisfied with Ye Wanhe's answer. He carefully bandaged the wound on Ye Wanhe's hand and said, "Go back to the palace."
Ye Wanhe nodded slightly and followed Zhao Yun into the East Palace's carriage.
As soon as they got on the carriage, Zhao Yun pulled Ye Wanhe into his arms, held her head with his big hands, kissed her red lips, and did not let go of Ye Wanhe for a long time.
"Wan He, I can give you everything except a name and a child. What do you want?"
Ye Wanhe whispered, "I am already satisfied just to be by His Highness's side."
Zhao Yun gently stroked Ye Wanhe's head, listening to her gentle words, his heart full of guilt, so he had to hold her in his arms.
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In the temple.
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and said, "Why would His Royal Highness the Crown Prince propose marriage to my cousin for no reason?"
Gu Yan said: "I'm afraid this matter has something to do with Aunt Ye."
Yun Xiangye had guessed something, "Can mother help stop this marriage?"
Gu Yan said: "Go back and ask mother to give it a try."
Yun Xiangye hurriedly picked up Nuonuo and returned to the Princess's Mansion, and went to the main courtyard to meet the Princess.
"Mother."
The Princess was playing with Little Jingru, Prince Ning, and when they saw Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan approaching, Gu Ling frowned slightly and asked, "What do you want?"
Gu Yan said, "Mother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to arrange a marriage between Xiangye's cousin Su Zhan and Xu Mengqi from the Zhenbei Marquisate."
Xie Zhixuan smiled faintly and said, "This is a good thing. Su Zhan has been helping my business all these years. He is very capable. In just a few years, he has surpassed his parents' business. In time, he will definitely become a wealthy businessman."
Gu Yan said, "How can this be a good thing? Su Zhan comes from a merchant family, while Xu Mengqi is the eldest daughter of a marquisate. Their statuses are completely different."
Xie Zhixuan said, "If anyone else said that, it would be fine, but how can you say that? Su Zhan is Xiangye's cousin, and therefore your cousin. They are very close relatives. How can your cousin, the Prince of Ning, not be worthy of the eldest daughter of the Xu family?"
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Mother, my cousin has always had a woman in his heart that he can't forget. If he ever lets go of her, then it's fine for him to get married. But now it seems like he hasn't let her go. Marrying Miss Xu would be a real disservice to her."
Xie Zhixuan looked at Yun Xiangye and asked, "Has the woman he's been thinking about gotten married?"
Yun Xiangye shook her head and said, "We haven't gotten married yet."
Gu Yan said: "The girl that Su Zhan has always been thinking about is Aunt Ye."
Xie Zhixuan couldn't help but frown when she heard this, "No wonder Yun'er gave Su Zhan a marriage for no reason."
Yun Xiangye said, "Mother, could you please ask His Majesty not to grant my cousin a marriage?"
Without waiting for Xie Zhixuan's reply, Gu Ling refused and said, "No."
Xie Zhixuan glanced at Gu Ling and said to Yun Xiangye, "Xiangye, Yun'er has never allowed others to covet his things since he was young. The reason he arranged the marriage must be that he knew Su Zhan's thoughts and wanted to give him a noble lady to completely cut off Su Zhan's delusions. If it weren't for the arranged marriage, Su Zhan would still be obsessed with coveting the maids in the Eastern Palace. I'm afraid..."
Xie Zhixuan didn't say the rest of the words, but Yun Xiangye already understood.
Yun Xiangye bowed and said, "Thank you very much, mother."
Xie Zhixuan said: "Not everyone in this world can be together. Many people are not destined to be together. Please persuade Su Zhan to accept the situation."
Yun Xiangye replied, "Yes."
Yun Xiangye returned to Qingfeng Garden, feeling very depressed. The sky outside was covered with dark clouds, making it even more difficult to breathe.
Seeing Yun Xiangye sitting on the small couch, Gu Yan went over and sat beside her. "Actually, just like my mother said, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. The last time we saw Auntie during the Lantern Festival, she was eager for Cousin Su to get married and have children soon... This arranged marriage will put an end to Cousin Su's thoughts on Auntie Ye. He'll get married and have children, and Auntie won't have to worry about him all the time."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly. In fact, Yun Xiangye also understood that even if Sister He could successfully fake her death and leave the palace, it would be difficult for Sister He and her cousin to get married.
After all, there is no impenetrable wall in this world. If Sister He faked her death and left the palace to protect the royal bloodline and committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, Gu Yan's red letter of guarantee can protect their nine clans from any danger, and even the court officials will not pursue it too much.
But if Sister He marries Cousin Su and lets the Crown Prince's child call Cousin Su "Daddy," once the truth is revealed, even if Gu Yan uses up all three red books and iron certificates, he will not be able to protect the nine clans of the Yunye and Su families.
Gu Yan hugged Yun Xiangye into his arms and said, "Don't be too sad."
Yun Xiangye felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart. Nothing had gone well since she came to Chang'an City. Every single thing made her feel depressed.
She yearned more and more for the freedom and comfort of her hometown.
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The second day of March.
The Eastern Palace was very busy early in the morning. Although the Crown Princess had not yet been decided, the wedding date had been set.
In the bedroom, when Ye Wanhe woke up, she felt a severe sore throat and pain all over her body. She got up several times but couldn't get up, so she simply fell asleep again.
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