His Majesty looked at Zhao Yun standing before him and said, "If you don't let her leave the Eastern Palace, are you trying to give her a status?"
Zhao Yun said, "No, my grandmother hated men taking concubines when she was alive. I will only have one Crown Princess in the future."
Gu Ling chuckled and said, "What your grandmother hated most when she was alive was men who were fickle. Do you think that not giving her a title doesn't count as taking a concubine, and that you don't disobey your grandmother?"
Zhao Yun said, "Uncle, if you don't give me a title, it doesn't count as taking me as a concubine."
His Majesty frowned upon hearing this.
Zhao Yun bowed and said, "Father, I know my status and would not do anything excessive for a palace maid. However, she has been with me for ten years. I have long been accustomed to her and Li Quan's care and do not want to change her to serve me."
His Majesty finally indulged Zhao Yun and said, "Just be clear about your own identity."
Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Father, do you have anything else to say? If not, I will take my leave."
His Majesty said in a deep voice: "Go down."
Zhao Yun bowed and left the Taiji Palace.
Zhao Yun returned to the East Palace with a frown on his face.
In the East Palace, Gu Jingyu was giving acupuncture to Ye Wanhe. She heard the palace maids greeting outside and saw Zhao Yun returning from outside.
Zhao Yun glared at Yun Xiangye unhappily, then looked at Gu Jingyu and said, "Didn't you say it was nothing serious? Why did you give him acupuncture?"
Gu Jingyu took back the silver needle from her lower abdomen and said, "Aunt Ye has some stomach discomfort. I'm afraid she'll vomit frequently. I'll give her acupuncture to help her stomach heal faster."
Zhao Yun frowned and asked, "Why is your stomach upset?"
Gu Jingyu said, "Maybe she didn't eat properly on time. The stomach controls emotions, so being depressed can cause stomach problems. However, Aunt Ye's stomach problems aren't serious. She just vomits from time to time."
Zhao Yun looked at Ye Wanhe, whose face was pale, and then said to Gu Jingyu, "Wanhe's body is now in your hands. Please take good care of her in the next few days."
Gu Jingyu smiled faintly and said, "Okay."
After Zhao Yun returned, Yun Xiangye could no longer say anything to her sister, so she left the Eastern Palace with Gu Jingyu.
On the carriage back to the princess's mansion.
Gu Jingyu frowned slightly and said, "I never thought that the Crown Prince's cousin would be such a person. He and Sister Qianran are getting married soon, but he got another woman pregnant before the wedding."
Yun Xiangye whispered, "He's the crown prince, so having three palaces and six courtyards is normal."
Gu Jingyu said, "But my grandmother hates men having three wives and four concubines the most. Even if my cousin is the crown prince, he can't do that. He keeps saying that he won't take concubines, but in the end he got a palace maid pregnant. How can this be considered not taking concubines?"
Yun Xiangye couldn't help but sigh, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually listens to his grandmother."
Gu Jingyu whispered, "It's not just about listening to my grandmother. The Emperor's uncle is only in his early forties now. If the Crown Prince takes a concubine, there's no guarantee that the court and the people won't submit petitions asking the Emperor's uncle to also expand his harem and add more children to the royal family. By then, there's no guarantee that the Crown Prince will have more brothers and sisters. Besides, the Emperor's uncle is in very good health. He will definitely be able to live another twenty or thirty years. By then, the throne will be hard to say..."
Yun Xiangye listened to Gu Jingyu's words and whispered, "That's true. For His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, preserving his throne is most important."
Yun Xiangye and Gu Jingyu returned to the princess's mansion.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard the crying sound of Princess Chu from inside.
When Yun Xiangye heard the voice of Princess Chu, she returned to Qingfeng Garden from the small path. After all, she had promised Gu Yan not to see Zhao Jing. If Princess Chu asked her for help, she would be embarrassed. It would be better not to meet her at all.
Gu Jingyu went to the side of Princess Chu and said, "Second aunt, mother."
Xie Zhixuan gently comforted Princess Chu, saying, "Jing'er is blessed by fate. Don't worry. Jing'er just can't bear this blow for a while. She will be fine in a few days."
Princess Chu wept and said, "Mother and son are connected by heart. Seeing him so thin, my heart aches... He said he only wanted to see Xiangye. Just seeing Xiangye would make him give up."
Xie Zhixuan said, "Now that things have come to this, if there is no way around it, why bother meeting again?"
Princess Chu said, "But...Axuan, I really can't bear to see Jing'er torturing himself like this."
Xie Zhixuan sighed and said, "Sometimes in this world, there is no destiny. Marriage is determined by heaven. There is no destiny between him and Xiangye."
Princess Chu cried, "Ah Xuan, Jing'er is also your nephew..."
Xie Zhixuan said, "I know, but what's the point of meeting Xiangye? Xiangye is already married to Yan'er, so why bother meeting Zhao Jing again?"
Princess Chu kept shedding tears. Seeing that she couldn't let Yun Xiangye go to her, she had to go back to the Prince Chu's Palace first.
In the bedroom, Zhao Jing was lying on the bed, his eye sockets were sunken due to his weight loss.
The Princess of Chu said to Zhao Jing, "Jing'er, I begged your aunt, but she refused to let Xiangye come. You should just give up on seeing Xiangye. She's already a wife and a mother. She just saw me, yet she took a side path to avoid me. This shows she has no feelings for you."
Princess Nan'an said, "Brother, I've already told you that Yun Xiangye is heartless. She didn't want to come even though she knew you were seriously ill. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to become the Prince of Ning's consort. You better cheer up quickly."
Zhao Jing lowered his eyes, "Mother, please go to the palace and ask the Queen to issue an order. I just want to see Xiangye once..."
Princess Chu said, "Her Majesty, how could she care about such matters? Xiangye simply doesn't want to see you. Are you going to issue an order to force her?"
Zhao Jing clenched his fists and said unwillingly, "But, I was the one who knew her first..."
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