Chapter 126 The Daughter of a Guilty Minister vs. the Disabled Prince 40
Ji Yunhuan was woken up by Xiao Yan. She had been sleeping separately from Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan came early in the morning. He hugged her, kissed and touched her, and woke her up abruptly.
She was so sleepy that she kept yawning. She felt very tired and had not gotten enough sleep. However, Yuling had already quickly dressed her up and pushed her in front of Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan held Xiaoyun's hand and carefully helped her sit down in the yard, as if he was protecting some rare treasure.
Breakfast had been prepared in the yard. Xiao Yan filled a bowl of chicken soup and fed it to Xiaoyun with a spoon.
"Be good, open your mouth. I've skimmed off the excess oil. It's not greasy and very fragrant. Would you like to try a bite?"
Everyone in Qianhe Palace was watching. Ji Yunhuan felt very embarrassed and whispered, "Your Highness, please stop making trouble. I'll do it myself."
Xiao Yan was very stubborn, "Is Xiaoyun still angry with me? You even refuse to drink the soup? I still remember the bowl of chicken soup you brought to me when you first entered the East Palace. It was the best chicken soup I have ever had."
Ji Yunhuan could only open his mouth and drink.
After a night passed, Xiao Yan seemed to no longer be angry, so she naturally would not mention those unpleasant things again.
Xiao Yan's anger came and went inexplicably, he was truly moody.
Ji Yunhuan also served Xiao Yan a bowl of chicken soup and fed him a mouthful under Xiao Yan's expectant gaze.
"It's good that Your Highness is not angry. What I said yesterday was just a spur of the moment. No matter what situation Your Highness is in, I will always be with You."
Xiao Yan held Xiao Yun's hand and said affectionately, "No, this is not Xiao Yun's fault. It's my fault. Xiao Yun is just worried about my health. I shouldn't yell at you. I won't do that again. Let's never quarrel again and love each other forever, okay?"
Ji Yunhuan got goosebumps from these cheesy words, but she could only follow Xiao Yan's words and lowered her head shyly, "Okay, I'll listen to your Highness."
The people in Qianhe Palace understood that the two were not arguing about the prince's wife entering the palace, but wanted His Highness to take care of his health.
His Highness's love for Xiaoyun has not diminished at all, and he even loves her even more.
Xiao Yan's cold eyes swept over the crowd, "You all remember, the friendship between me and Xiaoyun is incomparable to others. Even if there is a prince's consort, Xiaoyun is still my woman and the legitimate master of Qianhe Palace."
"If anyone dares to disrespect Xiaoyun in the future, he will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane at the least. If he dares to do it again, he will be kicked out of Qianhe Palace and sent to the prison camp to do hard labor. Do you understand?"
Everyone knelt down and said in unison: "I understand."
Ji Yunhuan was shocked by the scene. She swallowed the chicken in her mouth and tugged at Xiao Yan's sleeve. "Your Highness, you are worrying too much. No one is disrespectful to me."
Xiao Yan snorted coldly, "Just because there is no trouble now doesn't mean there won't be any in the future. It's better to take precautions before it happens. If I don't make plans for you, how will you live after the prince's wife enters the palace?"
"Okay, let's all go. Yuling, stay. You are loyal to the Lord, you deserve a reward. Tell me, what do you want?"
Yuling stood up excitedly, she knew that she had guessed correctly. His Highness's friendship for Miss Xiaoyun was much deeper than others imagined. Even if the prince's wife entered the palace, Miss Xiaoyun's position would be unshakable.
"I am a vulgar servant, I just like real gold and silver. If Your Highness wants to reward me, please give me some gold and silver."
Yuling happily took a few pieces of gold back home. She still lived in the original house. The third-class palace maids were sleeping in a large bunk bed with seven or eight people.
Several young palace maids were chattering away.
"It's just that you hooked up with a criminal slave, why are you so proud? When the prince's wife enters the palace, the right thing to do is to serve her."
"Qianhe Palace is a small place. It used to only house one master, Your Highness, but it was spacious. Now that the princess is going to move into the palace, I heard that the palace at the back will also be enclosed and used exclusively for her."
"This is the real favor. No matter how much Your Highness honors her, she can never surpass the prince's wife. After all, she is still a slave, even worse than us."
Seeing Yuling coming in, everyone fell silent and pretended to be busy with their work.
Yuling sneered, "Did you just turn a deaf ear to what His Highness said? If I hear you talking about the Master again, I will tell Manager Xia to kick you all out!"
The few young palace maids didn't dare to talk back, but they looked quite unconvinced.
Yuling has heard a lot of gossip these days. Since she has chosen Miss Xiaoyun and received so many benefits from her, and even appeared in front of His Highness, she must stand on Xiaoyun's side.
The most taboo thing in the palace is to serve this person today and be loyal to that person tomorrow. Such people will never be valued by their masters.
What she envied the most was Bai Zhi, who had already left the palace. She was wholeheartedly loyal to the late queen. Once the prince gained power, Bai Zhi became rich. It was no exaggeration to say that she had a mountain of gold and silver. The prince even showed mercy and let Bai Zhi leave the palace early.
Her dream was to save a lot of money, sell the fields and land, and when she got older, ask for the grace of her master to leave the palace and live a happy life.
There are people protecting her in the palace, and no one dares to bully her as a woman living outside!
Yuling packed up her things and left the big bunk bed. Miss Xiaoyun had prepared a new room for her, so she no longer had to squeeze with these people.
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After breakfast, Xiao Yan went to the Hanlin Academy. After the decree of marriage came down, Xiao Yan officially took over the job in the Hanlin Academy. Unless he had a day off, he had to report to the Hanlin Academy every day.
Ji Yunhuan could only see Xiao Yan in the morning and at night, so she started to get up early every day just to have breakfast with Xiao Yan.
Qianhe Palace became more and more lively, with people coming and going every day. The emperor and Concubine Wu rewarded many things and also rewarded many people.
The Imperial Household Department worked very quickly. After the Qianhe Palace was connected with the palace behind it, the emperor inscribed a plaque and named it "Yihe Palace".
The prince's wife, the two concubines, and Ji Yunhuan, the little concubine, will all live in the Yihe Palace in the back in the future.
After the palace was renovated, Xiao Yan's marriage was put on the agenda.
When the Fifth Prince got married, the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department prepared for a full year, but the eldest prince’s wedding took less than a month to prepare.
At the end of March, the eldest prince got married.
Because there had never been a precedent of a prince getting married in the palace, in order to avoid offending the masters in the palace, the wedding was kept simple and seemed particularly hasty and sloppy.
Xiao Yan was wearing a bright red dress that was hastily made. It didn't fit him well, and even the cuffs were a little too short.
There was not a trace of red in the room, just like before. Xiao Yan stood for a long time holding Xiaoyun. At this moment, he even wanted to take Xiaoyun away from the palace, away from all the disturbances, to find a quiet place, as long as Xiaoyun was there.
But he couldn't, and Xiaoyun wouldn't be willing to do so either, as they both had things they had to accomplish.
It was not until Xia Yang urged him three or four times that Xiao Yan reluctantly let go of Ji Yunhuan, "I'm sorry, Xiaoyun, wait for me here for a while, I will come back to accompany you."
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