Chapter 133 The Daughter of a Guilty Minister vs. the Disabled Prince 47
On the tree-lined path outside the study.
Two tall eunuchs dutifully stood in front of the princess, saying expressionlessly:
"No one is allowed to enter the study without the order of His Highness. Princess, please go back."
Sun Jiayi stepped forward, looked at the arrogant palace maid disapprovingly, and reprimanded: "Xiaoqing, don't be rude! The eunuchs are all capable people around His Highness, doing errands and doing things for him, don't make things difficult for them."
"Please go in and inform him, Your Highness works so hard every day. I feel so sorry for him, so I specially made a tonic soup for him to nourish his body."
The two eunuchs still said the same thing, "Please go back, Princess."
Sun Jiayi was not angry, and still looked gentle and dignified, "Your Highness has not been to Yihe Palace for a long time. I guess there must be something I did wrong that made Your Highness dislike me."
"Today, I must apologize to His Highness in person. If His Highness refuses to meet me, I will not leave."
Xiaoqing was very sensible and led a few palace maids forward. The prince's wife had to save face and maintain a dignified and virtuous demeanor, so these dishonorable things had to be done by her close confidants.
The reason why they forced their way in was because of the ignorance of the people around them, and it had nothing to do with the prince's wife.
The two eunuchs were still blocking, refusing to give in. They were wearing eunuch's clothes, but they were very agile and had calluses on their hands from years of martial arts practice. Not to mention the palace maids, even the imperial guards were no match for them.
Soon, several palace maids fell to the ground, sweating from the pain, but there were no scars on their faces.
Sun Jiayi was also a little angry. She hadn't seen Xiao Yan since their wedding night. She was Xiao Yan's wife, so why didn't Xiao Yan see her?
She was about to get angry when she saw Xia Yang coming over with a smile on his face and taking the soup bowl from her hand.
"Thank you for your hard work, Princess. It's just a small matter. We can just send a maid over. Why bother you to come here in person? Your Highness knows what Princess wants, but she is busy with official duties and doesn't like to be disturbed. Please go back."
Sun Jiayi was still a little unwilling, "Just let me go in and take a look. I will never disturb Your Highness."
Xia Yang approached the princess and whispered, "Your Highness didn't go to the princess, nor did he go to anyone else. Princess, please stop making trouble. If you really anger Your Highness, and Your Highness favors someone else in the blink of an eye, you will be asking for trouble."
"I will be on vacation soon. His Highness will definitely take time to visit you. Whether you can keep His Highness here depends on your ability."
Sun Jiayi knew that she couldn't get in, so she could only settle for the next best thing. "It seems that His Highness is really busy, so I won't bother you. Please say a few good words to him, Eunuch. On the day of rest, I must see His Highness."
Xia Yang got another piece of fine jadeite, and smiled until his eyes narrowed. "Of course, Your Highness will not look for the prince's wife, so why would he look for those people of low status? Don't worry!"
Sun Jiayi left contentedly. From what Xia Yang said, she felt relieved that His Highness would definitely not go to find Yun Fengyi.
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Xiao Yan ate and drank his fill in the dark room, feeling very happy. He then held the soft Xiao Yun in his arms and had sex with her again in the study.
In the next few days, Ji Yunhuan was angry and didn't want to pay attention to Xiao Yan. She even slept with her back to him at night. Xiao Yan finally kept quiet for a few days and stopped teasing her.
In a blink of an eye, the day of rest arrived, and the emperor summoned the eldest prince's wives and concubines to pay their respects.
Early in the morning, Xiao Yan went to the Yihe Palace and sat quietly at the top drinking tea.
"Don't panic. I came too early. It's normal for the princess not to wake up yet. Go tell her to take her time to get dressed. I'm not in a hurry."
Xiaoqing was overjoyed and hurried to call the prince's wife. It seemed that His Highness really cared about the prince's wife and came so early.
Xiao Yan kept looking towards the door. He hadn't seen Xiao Yun openly for a long time. He heard that Xiao Yun came to pay her respects to the prince's wife every day. He finally got some free time, so he couldn't wait to come.
The first one to arrive was Wenlan, who lived closest to the place.
Her father was originally a first-rank official, but because he offended Wu Xin, he was sent to another place to serve as a prefect. Her father was honest by nature, and he just took care of his own little piece of land and didn't bother to pay attention to the disturbances in the capital.
Although she was demoted, the Wen family's foundation is still there. In terms of family background, Wen Lan is much better than Sun Jiayi. However, with an imperial edict from the emperor, she became the eldest prince's concubine and had to look at Sun Jiayi's face every day.
Her father and brother didn't want her to come, and even thought of faking her death, but she didn't want to drag her father and brother down, so she decided to return to Beijing and get married, even if she didn't marry the person she liked.
Sun Jiayi was used to pretending, and she didn't dare to treat a good lady harshly in terms of food, clothing and other expenses. As for those disgusting words, Wen Lan pretended not to hear them and managed to get by.
Wen Lan suddenly realized what was going on when she saw Xiao Yan. No wonder she was not asked to stand outside waiting today. It turned out that Xiao Yan was here.
"I pay my respects to Your Highness." Wen Lan kneeled perfunctorily and stood up without waiting for Xiao Yan to speak.
Xiao Yan knew that this was the concubine arranged for him by the emperor. He did not even look at Wen Lan, but just said casually, "No need to be polite. Please take a seat."
Wen Lan sat there for a while, but couldn't help but sneer, "Your Highness is here early, and you must be eager to show your courtesy to the Emperor."
Xiao Yan's gaze finally fell on Wen Lan's face. He felt that this woman looked familiar. After thinking for a while, he remembered that there seemed to be a good lady named Wen.
"You are Xizhi's brother, no, you are his sister. Is Xizhi okay?"
Wen Lan liked to wear men's clothes and walk around the streets with her brother since she was a child. She had met Xiao Yan several times, but her brother was rather old-fashioned and did not allow her to have too much contact with men outside of her.
"Thanks to Your Highness, my father is an official in Qianxi, far away from the emperor, and he is very comfortable. My brother is free from official duties and lives a very good life!"
"If they knew that Your Highness is now doing well in the palace and is deeply loved by the Emperor, they would definitely be very pleased!"
Wen Lan became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She used to admire the Crown Prince. Her brother often said that the future of Xiao State depended on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince cared about the world and had great justice in his heart, which was completely different from the current emperor.
The Wen family was also willing to follow the prince, but what about now? What is the difference between Xiao Yan and the fifth prince? Aren't they both servile and fawning on the emperor, seeking only glory and wealth, regardless of the lives of the people!
Xiao Yan had actually secretly contacted the father and son of the Wen family, but these things were not suitable for Wen Lan to know.
Three years ago, when the emperor was determined to depose the crown prince, Lord Wen opposed it most vehemently and was later driven to a remote area to serve as an official.
Lord Wen has done a good job in government, but he is unwilling to please Wu Xin and the fifth prince, so he has remained in the same place for three years.
Xiao Yan calmly took a sip of tea and said, "Let's put it this way. I am indeed an old acquaintance of your father and brother, but the Wen family has angered my father, so they deserve to be demoted. If I hear such resentful words again, I will have no choice but to report it to my father, and your father's official position will be lost!"
"You...you are shameless!" Wen Lan was so angry that he wanted to cut Xiao Yan into pieces!
She turned her head away and avoided looking at Xiao Yan, for fear that she would say something unpleasant and give Xiao Yan a handle on her. She absolutely could not harm her father and brother.
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