Queen Wei frowned upon hearing this and asked, "How dare she embarrass Xi He?"
Empress Wei then ordered her personal maid, "Prepare the sedan chair to go to the East Palace."
Wei Xi smirked and said, "Aunt, since Ye Wanhe can't be dealt with by the Crown Prince, Yun Xiangye can't be let off lightly. There's no need to ask where Ye Wanhe got the fake death drug from; we know it must have been Yun Xiangye."
Queen Wei said, "There's no need to punish Yun Xiangye any further. She's not to blame for this. You've already married Zhao Jing, so just be a good consort to the Prince of Chu. Don't even think about becoming an enemy of Yun Xiangye."
Wei Xi's eyes reddened as she spoke, "Aunt, you don't know how capable Yun Xiangye is. She's already married, yet she's still hooking up with Zhao Jing. If it weren't for the Gu family's secret guards by Yun Xiangye's side, Zhao Jing wouldn't be able to get close to her. Otherwise, who knows how she would have snatched my husband away...Aunt..."
Queen Wei showed no sympathy and said, "Since you also said that Yun Xiangye has the Gu family's secret guards around her, she would definitely not dare to seduce other men. You really can't blame Yun Xiangye for Zhao Jing's feelings for her."
Seeing the Queen defending Yun Xiangye, Wei Yu clenched her fists, "Aunt."
Empress Wei sighed softly and said, "My dear, my dear, they say men should be open-minded, and so should women. You are the legitimate daughter of a noble Duke, why would you embarrass yourself for Gu Yan?"
Wei Xi said, "Aunt, if I had lost to anyone else, I would have accepted it, but losing to Yun Xiangye is something I truly cannot accept. She is not a great beauty, she is mercenary and petty, and she comes from a humble background. How could she marry a man I cannot marry?"
Empress Wei sighed deeply and said, "Marriage in this world is determined by heaven. Even if Yun Xiangye is not a good person, she must have other outstanding qualities since she is favored by Gu Yan. As for you, if you feel that marrying Zhao Jing is not a good choice, your aunt will arrange for you to divorce and find you another good marriage."
Wei Xi said, "The good marriage you're talking about isn't it just like Xu Mengqi marrying a lowly merchant? I just can't accept that. I can't bear to watch Yun Xiangye suffer such an easy life. As the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, I shouldn't be humiliated like this."
Queen Wei frowned and just sighed, not having the patience to teach her niece anymore.
She has taught all the principles that should be taught, and she has done her best.
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Inside the East Palace.
Yun Xiangye was summoned to the Eastern Palace. She was afraid that something had happened to her sister, but when she arrived at the bedroom and saw her sister playing with the little grandson, she felt relieved.
"Sister, why are you so anxious to summon me to the palace?"
Ye Wanhe held little Yu'er in her arms and said, "Please sit down. I came to you so that you can ask Sister Miaomiao if she likes the Prince of Xiang."
After Yun Xiangye sat down, she took the teacup handed to her by the palace maid and said, "Sister, why are you asking about this all of a sudden?"
Ye Wanhe said, "Yu Xihe has done Your Highness a favor, and Your Highness has promised to find her a good marriage. Your Highness feels that the Princess of Xiang County is suitable for Yu Xihe, but just now Yu Xihe said that Miaomiao likes the Prince of Xiang County."
Yun Xiangye nodded and said, "Gu Yan did mention to me that Yu Xihe was going to be betrothed to the Prince of Xiang. I think Miaomiao does seem to have some interest in the Prince of Xiang, but I think the Prince of Xiang has high standards and probably doesn't like Miaomiao."
Zhao Rui doesn't even look down on a beauty like Fu Anran, let alone Ye Zhimiao.
Ye Wanhe said, "Miao Miao is indeed of marriageable age. When I left, she was about the same age as Nuonuo is now. Now she is also of marriageable age. Please look for a good match for her."
Yun Xiangye nodded and said, "Yes, I will take it to heart."
"The Queen has arrived!"
Followed by a loud voice at the door.
Ye Wanhe stood up and walked to the palace gate to greet her, "Mother."
Yun Xiangye followed behind Ye Wanhe and bowed, "Your Majesty the Queen."
Queen Wei looked at Ye Wanhe and said coldly, "I heard that you embarrassed Yu Xihe just now?"
Ye Wanhe said, "Yu Xihe is your Highness's benefactor. I didn't dare to embarrass her. I simply corrected her from calling her Brother Yun. If she finds this embarrassing, then I have no excuse."
Queen Wei frowned and said, "It's just Brother Yun. Why do you have to use this title to embarrass a little girl?"
Ye Wanhe responded in a low voice, "Yes, Mother, I will not embarrass Miss Yu because of the name in the future."
Seeing Ye Wanhe admit her mistake, Empress Wei stopped nagging her and said, "Since Yu Xihe has done Yun'er a favor, she will be a distinguished guest in the Eastern Palace in the future. You must not let her suffer any more injustice in the palace."
"Yes, mother." Ye Wanhe responded in a low voice again.
Seeing Queen Wei leaving, Ye Wanhe bowed and said, "Farewell, mother."
After seeing the Queen's back disappear into the distance, Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe with a worried look on her face, "Sister..."
Ye Wanhe smiled at Yun Xiangye and said, "As a fellow mother, she resents me for wanting to support Yu Xihe, but I don't blame her."
Yun Xiangye said, "It's quite annoying that Yu Xihe keeps calling me 'Brother Yun' every day. Since His Highness wants to marry her to Zhao Rui, it would be a good match."
Ye Wanhe said, "If Miaomiao likes Zhao Rui, she and Miaomiao are good friends, so she can't arrange her marriage to Zhao Rui. This will only turn the two friends into enemies."
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe, and ultimately did not tell her about Ye Zhimiao's resentment towards Sister He. In fact, Sister He did not have to worry about Ye Zhimiao at all.
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Yu Xihe returned to the villa.
Ye Zhimiao then stepped forward to greet Yu Xihe with a smile, "Have you met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agree to let your brother enter Wanliu Academy? Your brother's knowledge surpasses my second brother's, it would be a pity if he didn't go to Wanliu Academy."
Seeing Yu Xihe's aggrieved face, Ye Zhimiao asked unexpectedly, "What's wrong with you? Did you suffer any injustice in the East Palace?"
Yu Xihe held Ye Zhimiao's hand and whispered, "I haven't suffered any injustice."
Ye Zhimiao said, "Stop lying to me! Look at you, how can you not be wronged? Do you still regard me as your good sister?"
Yu Xihe whispered, "She is your sister. I really shouldn't say anything bad about her in front of you, but she is really too much. She doesn't allow me to call her brother Yun, and even more, she wants me to marry..."
Seeing Yu Xihe hesitate to speak, Ye Zhimiao asked anxiously, "Who does she want you to marry?"
Yu Xihe whispered, "She wants me to marry the Prince of Xiang."
Ye Zhimiao's expression changed, "How can this be?"
Yu Xihe said, "Miaomiao, don't worry. I will never compete with you for the title of Prince of Xiang, and I will never marry the Prince of Xiang."
Ye Zhimiao murmured, "How could she do this to me? How could she?"
Yu Xihe held Ye Zhimiao's wrist tightly and said, "Miaomiao, don't worry. I would rather disobey the order and not marry than compete with you for the title of Prince of Xiang."
Ye Zhimiao said, "I want to go find her. I want to ask her why she treats me like this when she's greedy, vain, and unfilial to her parents. Xihe, will you take me to the East Palace to find her? Let's go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and expose her disgusting, vain, unkind, and unfilial face."
Yu Xihe said, "Okay, I'll take you to the East Palace someday."
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