Yun Xiangye ignored the palace rule of not walking fast and ran after them, holding up her skirt. Finally, she saw the backs of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and her cousin.
"Sister He."
Ye Wanhe heard Yun Xiangye's voice, turned around and saw Yun Xiangye waving at her. She lowered her head and said, "Your Highness, may I have a few words with my cousin?"
Zhao Yun glanced at Yun Xiangye who was making a fuss in the palace, frowned slightly and said, "Don't stay too long, return to the East Palace as soon as possible."
"yes."
After Ye Wanhe bowed in agreement, she turned around to look for Yun Xiangye.
Yun Xiangye caught up with Ye Wanhe and indeed smelled a strong herbal scent on her.
"Sister He, why did you say you didn't want to leave the palace?"
Ye Wanhe glanced at the palace maids coming and going around, and said to Yun Xiangye, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go talk somewhere else."
Ye Wanhe held Yun Xiangye's hand and went to a corner of the palace where few people went.
After checking that there was no one around, Ye Wanhe said to Yun Xiangye, "Sister Yun, it's not that I don't want to leave the palace, but I can't."
Yun Xiangye waited for Ye Wanhe to explain to her, but she sighed and stopped talking at this point.
Yun Xiangye said, "Sister, the Empress is aware of your affair with the Crown Prince, and she won't allow you to stay in the Eastern Palace for long. Why don't you go back with me and ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to let you leave the palace? The Empress will definitely agree."
Ye Wanhe listened to Yun Xiangye's words, her eyes filled with surprise as she asked, "What did you say? What did the Empress know?"
Yun Xiangye said, "Just now, the Princess took your pulse and found out from it that you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have been spending every night together and taking contraceptive pills every day."
Ye Wanhe's face turned red and blue with shame when her cousin found out about her private matters that she was reluctant to talk about.
Yun Xiangye sighed and said, "The Empress is very angry. She just said that she would not let this seduced servant stay in the Eastern Palace for long..."
Tears welled up in Ye Wanhe's eyes instantly. She bit her lower lip and shook her head, saying, "I didn't, Sister Yun. I didn't seduce you. I didn't."
Seeing Ye Wanhe crying, Yun Xiangye hurriedly said, "I believe you."
Yun Xiangye and Ye Wanhe are only two years apart in age, but Ye Wanhe has behaved like an older sister since she was young. Yun Xiangye still remembers every detail of when they were young and learned embroidery from their mother.
Yun Xiangye didn't think that her sister would be the kind of person who would seduce her master.
"Sister He, come with me and ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to let you leave the palace."
Ye Wanhe said, "No, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won't let me leave the palace. I can't disobey him or go against his orders."
Yun Xiangye said, "Even if you don't leave the palace with me today, the Empress will not let you stay in the Eastern Palace anymore. I don't know where the Empress will assign you then.
Sister, if the Empress is so angry, I'm afraid she won't let you become the Crown Prince's concubine or a concubine!"
Ye Wanhe said: "I have never expected to be a concubine of the crown prince or a concubine of the royal family. I come from a humble background, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not allow me to be a concubine or a concubine of the royal family.
Moreover, since His Majesty ascended the throne, there has only been one Empress in the harem. His Royal Highness's grandmother hated concubines and side wives the most. I think His Royal Highness will only have one Crown Princess. Otherwise, His Royal Highness would not be twenty-three years old now and still not have a concubine or concubine."
Yun Xiangye asked, "Since you knew this, why did you choose to stay in the Eastern Palace?"
"Sister, as a slave in this deep palace, how can I choose? I can only follow my master's wishes."
Ye Wanhe shed tears, "If I ask to leave the palace against His Highness's wishes, it will anger His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness looks kind, but he never allows anyone to disobey him."
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe distressedly and said, "But the Queen will never let you stay in the Eastern Palace..."
Ye Wanhe sighed and said, "The servants in the palace can only obey the orders of their masters. If the Queen really wants to transfer me out of the East Palace, I will obey the Queen's orders. However, now, I still have to obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Ye Wanhe looked at Yun Xiangye, who was worried about her, and said, "Sister Yun, I won't say any more to you. I have to go back to the East Palace to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Yun Xiangye said, "Sister, please don't take the contraceptive pills anymore. The princess said that you are already having trouble conceiving. If you take the contraceptive pills a few more times, you might never have children again in this life."
Ye Wanhe gently touched her belly, her lips trembling as she said, "Xiangye, it's not up to me to decide whether to take the contraceptive pill or not. Compared to being childless for life, it's better than the heart-wrenching pain of having a child aborted."
Yun Xiangye's eyes reddened as she said, "Sister, Her Royal Highness the Princess has been very kind to me. Why don't you come with me and ask her for help? She will definitely find a way to protect you and won't let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince embarrass you."
Ye Wanhe said, "No matter how capable the Princess is, she can't protect our relatives far away in Jiangnan. It would be too easy for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to deal with me."
Ye Wanhe reached out to wipe away Yun Xiangye's tears and chuckled softly, saying, "Don't worry, it's okay if you don't have children in this life. If I'm lucky enough to leave the palace, I can only become a stepmother at my age. Without my own children, I can focus on taking care of my stepchildren. If I can't leave the palace, I will definitely not be able to have children in this life, so there's no need to worry about being childless in this life."
When Yun Xiangye saw Ye Wanhe's forced smile, she felt a sharp pain in her throat.
Ye Wanhe smiled and said to Yun Xiangye, "Go back to Fengyi Palace quickly. Don't worry about me. I've been in the palace for many years after all. As for you, have you suffered any grievances since you first arrived in Chang'an City?"
Yun Xiangye now felt that the grievances she had suffered from Gu Yan were nothing compared to the grievances her sister had suffered in the palace.
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