Zhao Yun frowned and asked, "Fu Ming, is he Fu Qianran's brother?"
Gu Yan responded, "That's right."
Zhao Yun said, "Go and warn him that the Crown Princess will soon be entering the Eastern Palace, and that this matter should not be made public. Return the land he has seized from the people."
"Yes." Gu Yan responded.
After Gu Yan sat down, he continued to chat with Zhao Yun about the affairs of the court.
A palace maid came over to serve tea.
Seeing that it was Ye Wanhe who came to serve him tea, Gu Yan took the teacup with both hands and said, "Thank you, Aunt Ye."
After serving tea, Ye Wanhe left.
Zhao Yun, who was sitting at the head of the table, saw Ye Wanhe only serving tea to Gu Yan. He frowned slightly and said to Gu Yan, "Give me your tea."
Gu Yan was stunned for a moment, then walked forward and handed his tea to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun opened the lid of the cup and took a sip of tea. He immediately frowned. He took another sip, and his brows furrowed even more. "Ye Wanhe, come in."
Gu Yan asked, "What's wrong?"
Ye Wanhe heard Zhao Yun's angry voice from outside and hurried inside, kneeling and saying, "Your Highness."
Zhao Yun asked, "What did you put in the tea?"
Seeing the teacup Zhao Yun was using, Ye Wanhe bit her lower lip and said with a trembling hand, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I heard from my cousin that Master Gu bullied her, so I added two spoonfuls of salt to Master Gu's tea. I know I was wrong, and I ask for your punishment."
Gu Yan smiled and said, "Aunt Ye, I didn't bully Xiangye. It's good enough that she didn't bully me."
Zhao Yun said coldly and angrily, "Go down and receive ten blows from the board."
Ye Wanhe clenched her hands and said, "Yes..."
Gu Yan pleaded, "Your Highness, forget about the punishment. Aunt Ye is only seeking justice for my sister. If she continues with these ten strokes of the cane, her skin will be torn to pieces."
Zhao Yun looked at Ye Wanhe kneeling on the ground and said, "She can add salt to tea today, but who knows what she will put in the tea tomorrow. As a maid of honor in the Eastern Palace, she committed such a serious mistake. Ten strokes of the cane is already a mercy."
Ye Wanhe kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace."
Gu Yan said repeatedly: "Cousin, please spare Aunt Ye."
Zhao Yun looked at Gu Yan and said, "Some things cannot be forgiven. Go down and receive your punishment."
Ye Wanhe kowtowed and said, "Yes."
Gu Yan looked at Ye Wanhe's back. Ye Wanhe had always been steady. The reason why she teased him like this was probably Yun Xiangye's idea. If Yun Xiangye knew that her sister was punished for this, she would feel extremely guilty.
Gu Yan said, "Your Highness, if you want to punish someone, why not punish me? Everything started because of me. If Xiangye knew that her sister was punished because of me, she would definitely feel bad."
Zhao Yun looked at Gu Yan and said, "This can be considered as a lesson for Yun Xiangye, so that she can know some rules. Chang'an City is not her country where there is no distinction between high and low, and she has no idea what imperial power is!"
Ye Wanhe, who had just walked out of the palace gate, started shaking with her hands when she heard what Zhao Yun said.
Gu Yan didn't dare to plead anymore. Three years passed, and Zhao Yun became more and more majestic as the crown prince.
After Gu Yan took his leave, he met Ye Wanhe who was waiting for him outside the door.
Ye Wanhe looked at Gu Yan and said, "Yesterday Xiangye came looking for me. I forgot that there are spies everywhere in the East Palace. I'm afraid Your Highness already knows everything about my conversation with Xiangye yesterday.
We said many disrespectful things to His Highness... Tell Xiangye not to think about letting me leave the palace anymore.
And I must not be able to hide the fact that I received a punishment from her. Tell her that my punishment has nothing to do with her, and that she doesn't need to feel guilty. It was my own fault that I made a big mistake.
Prince, I hope you will treat Xiangye well in the future."
Gu Yan said, "Don't worry, sister. I will definitely treat Xiangye well."
Ye Wanhe glanced inside the hall, sighed lightly, and went to the Eastern Palace Criminal Court to receive her punishment.
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