Ye Wanhe was boiling medicine while listening to Yun Xiangye's voice. When she turned around, she saw the little girl Yun Xiangye was holding.
Ye Wanhe's eyes were fixed on the child Yun Xiangye was holding. She knelt down and cupped the child's face in her hands. "Sister Yun, is this child your daughter? She looks just like Second Sister Yun when she was little."
Yun Xiangye touched Nuonuo's little head and said, "Nuonuo, call me aunt."
Nuonuo looked at Ye Wanhe in front of her and said, "Aunt, don't cry."
When Yun Xiangye heard Nuonuo say this, she took a closer look and saw that there were indeed tears in Ye Wanhe's eyes.
Ye Wanhe forced a smile and said, "Don't cry, Auntie. Nuonuo is so good."
Ye Wanhe stood up and went to a small box made of rosewood in the corner and took out a silver lock.
Ye Wanhe squatted down again and handed the silver lock to Nuonuo, saying, "I haven't been able to prepare any gifts for you in the palace. This silver safety lock is something I've worn since I was born to keep me safe. I hope you don't mind."
Xiao Nuonuo took the silver lock with her little hands and smiled at Ye Wanhe: "Thank you, auntie."
Ye Wanhe touched Xiao Nuonuo's face and forced a smile, but a tear still fell from the corner of her eye.
"Don't cry, Auntie."
Little Nuonuo spoke in a baby voice and reached out to wipe Ye Wanhe's tears.
Ye Wanhe hugged Nuonuo tightly in her arms, tears streaming down her eyes, and she cried even more sadly.
Yun Xiangye waited for a while, squatted down gently, and handed the handkerchief to Ye Wanhe.
Ye Wanhe took the handkerchief, slowly let go of Xiao Nuonuo, and just wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe worriedly and said, "Sister He."
Ye Wanhe quickly wiped her tears and said, "Sister Yun, I'm sorry, I lost my composure."
Yun Xiangye said, "Sister, have you considered not having any more children? How dare Gu Yan lie to me? He clearly said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not allow you to use harmful contraceptives anymore. I'm going to go and settle the score with him."
Ye Wanhe quickly grabbed Yun Xiangye's wrist and said, "Prince Ning was not lying to you. His Highness really didn't allow me to use contraceptive pills anymore. I insisted on using them."
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe in confusion.
Ye Wanhe gently stroked her belly and said, "I once had a child. I was only nineteen at the time. I was shocked, panicked, and overjoyed—a mixture of emotions. But when His Highness found out, he simply had his wet nurse give me an abortion pill. The child was already born... I simply don't want to experience that heart-wrenching pain again."
Upon hearing this, Yun Xiangye's eyebrows furrowed slightly, tears welling in her eyes. "How could His Royal Highness treat you like this? He is such a jerk."
Ye Wanhe smiled bitterly and said, "I am a servant. Back then, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was only seventeen years old and hadn't even been engaged yet. How could it be possible for the Emperor's eldest grandson to be born into the belly of a servant?"
Yun Xiangye clenched her fists. She understood why Sister He couldn't help crying when she saw Nuonuo. Sister He must have been thinking of the child she once had. Yun Xiangye thought of how painful her sister must have been at that time, and she also shed tears.
Ye Wanhe wiped Yun Xiangye's tears and said, "Sister Yun, why are you crying too? It's all in the past, it's all in the past."
Yun Xiangye bit her lower lip and said, "Sister He, I will definitely find a way to rescue you from this pit of fire."
Ye Wanhe chuckled softly and said, "You don't have to worry about me. I'm at least a first-rank maid in the East Palace. Everyone calls me Aunt Ye, so my life isn't exactly a hell."
Yun Xiangye choked up and said, "How can it not be considered a fire pit? All medicine is poisonous, especially when it's a contraceptive, how can it not be harmful to your body?"
Ye Wanhe smiled and said, "Take this medicine a few more times, and once you're completely unable to get pregnant, you won't need to take it anymore. Besides, the Crown Princess will soon be entering the palace. When Your Highness has a Crown Princess, and they have a deep love for each other, I won't need to take this medicine anymore."
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe and said, "Sister He, the Crown Princess is going to enter the palace. Aren't you unhappy at all?"
Ye Wanhe laughed, "Why should I be unhappy? I'm eager for the Crown Princess to enter the palace as soon as possible. Although there's no master in the inner court of the Eastern Palace, there are still a lot of affairs to deal with. After the Crown Princess enters the palace, the internal accounts of the Eastern Palace can be handed over to her, and I'll have more free time on weekdays."
"After His Highness gets a Crown Princess, perhaps His Highness will soon get tired of me and let me leave the palace."
Ye Wanhe's smile did not reach her eyes. To His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she was just a maid for his entertainment when he had no concubines. Now that he had a young, beautiful and talented Crown Princess, he might not prevent her from leaving the palace like he did now.
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe and there was no displeasure on her face. Instead, she looked at Ye Wanhe with worry and distress.
Ye Wanhe said, "Oh, I remember that today is the old lady of the Fu family's sixty-fifth birthday, and Your Highness is also going to the Fu family to celebrate. It's getting late now, isn't it time for you to take Nuonuo to the Fu family as well?"
Yun Xiangye shook her head and said, "Gu Yan wouldn't let me go to the Fu family to celebrate their birthday."
Ye Wanhe frowned slightly and said, "Why didn't Prince Ning let you go to the Fu family to celebrate his birthday? As his wife, how could you not go to celebrate his birthday?"
Yun Xiangye said, "It's a long story. I didn't go to the Fu family because I was hiding from someone."
Ye Wanhe was relieved when she heard Yun Xiangye's words. "I originally thought that Prince Ning was unwilling to take you to the Fu family to celebrate your birthday because he disliked your humble background. I'm glad that's not the case."
Yun Xiangye said, "Perhaps Gu Yan also has the same idea."
After Ye Wanhe saw that the medicine was ready, she poured out the soup and said to Yun Xiangye, "I see that you seem to be mad at Prince Ning."
Yun Xiangye said, "I'm not just angry, I'm filled with anger. If it weren't for Nuonuo, I would have divorced him long ago."
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