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Chapter 33 - Palace Banquet

 Nan Gongli suddenly turned his head to look at Ye Chuyan, and his eyes met with Ye Chuyan's in the air. He raised the teacup in his hand and nodded, and Ye Chuyan frowned slightly. Pei Xiuyan noticed that Ye Chuyan's face was different and followed her line of sight to look at Nan Gongli, who smiled gently at Pei Xiuyan. Pei Xiuyan squinted at him slightly but did not respond. After the previous emperor abolished the cabinet, the six ministries were directly under the emperor's control. Pei Xiuyan has been above the six ministries in recent years. Zhang Qingman, the Minister of Justice, is the official most favoured by the emperor. He sat below Nan Gongli. He did not bring his wife today but brought his eldest son, Zhang Jing, and his legitimate daughter, Zhang Xiuyu. Zhang Xiuyu sat there in a lost mood, her eyes a little absent-minded. Zhang Jing seemed to be comforting her, and the two kept talking in private with their heads down. After Zhang Jing consoled her for a wh...

Chapter 32 - Heartless

 Ye Chuyan didn't know what Yan Xue meant. She thought he must have something urgent to report to Pei Xiuyan. She simply took Bai Zhi to find a nearby pavilion and sat down leisurely. Bai Zhi said, "Princess, this pavilion is windy on all sides. I'll find you a hot water bottle." "No, I'm healed. The cold can't hurt me." Bai Zhi was unwilling. "Princess, the dress you're wearing today is a little thin. I'm really worried." Ye Chuyan couldn't refuse Bai Zhi's kindness and nodded in agreement. After Bai Zhi left, Ye Chuyan looked around. Most of the eunuchs and maids in the palace were in Hanyuan Hall today. The path leading to the Imperial Garden was sparsely populated. The pavilion was surrounded by pine trees and was extremely quiet. It is really a quiet and good place. "Master Wu, wait for me." A woman's panting voice came from a distance, as if she were out of breath. "How many times have I told you not...

Chapter 31 - Emperor Tianwu

 This morning, Na Sheng brought the envoys of Beirong to Beijing, and Pei Xiuyan led hundreds of officials to the city gate to welcome them. The streets of Kyoto were empty and crowded. The people all wanted to see the legendary new emperor of Beirong. Na Sheng brought two thousand guards, a dozen envoys, and his personal servants with him, a total of only more than two thousand people, but there were more than fifty carriages accompanying him. The carriage that Na Sheng was riding in was covered with glazed jadeite, and there were four black gold unicorn heads on the roof. Wherever he walked, the jadeite jingled pleasantly. The city gate was wide open, and Pei Xiuyan stood in front of the officials in a bright red official robe, looking really handsome. He said loudly to Na Sheng's sedan, "Pei Xiuyan, the King of Dafeng, and all the officials respectfully welcome the Emperor Tianwu of Beirong to visit Beijing." Na Sheng lifted the curtain and slowly walked out of the car...

Chapter 30 - Bloodstained

 The white paper is full of Pei Xiuyan's crimes. From the forced increase of taxes to the seizure of the homes of several aristocratic families in Kyoto in the past ten years to the imprisonment of several confidants left by the queen mother, Pei Xiuyan handiwork is behind everything. The dirty things are clearly written on the white paper. Pei Xiuyan held the white paper hand, put it behind his back, and circled around the leading scholar. "Zhang Puyu, if I remember correctly, you are the second son of Zhang Qingman, the Minister of Justice. You just turned 20 this year, have not yet married, and have been instructed by Ye Jin in your studies." Zhang Puyu didn't expect Pei Xiuyan to know him, and he was a little flustered for a while. "Pei Gou, I am responsible for my own actions. This matter has nothing to do with the Zhang family. If you have any problems, come to me." Pei Xiuyan laughed up to the sky. He turned to the others, pointed at one of them, and ...

Chapter 29 - Deep Love And Gratitude

 After Pei Xiuyan lifted the curtain, he nodded slightly to her and helped Ye Chuyan get out of the car. The woman was a little surprised to see Ye Chuyan next to Pei Xiuyan. "Your Highness, who is this?" "My princess." The woman smiled and said excitedly, "Princess, you can call me Madam Mo. The princess is heroic, free, and easy, and she is indeed different from other women. You and your Highness are really a perfect match made in heaven." Ye Chuyan didn't know where Madam Mo came from and didn't know how to respond to Madam Mo's compliments for a while, so she had to bite the bullet and say, "Madam Mo, you are too kind." Madam Mo invited Pei Xiuyan and Ye Chuyan into the yard with quick hands and feet. After entering, Ye Chuyan found that this was a three-entry yard, not luxurious but quite exquisite. Plum and bamboo trees intertwined in the corners, and every blade of grass and tree showed the owner's attentiveness. Madam Mo t...

Chapter 28 - Enemy

 Pei Xiuyan met a servant who was coming back from buying snacks on the street. He learned about the Lanyue Pavilion and rushed over at full speed. As a result, he saw Ye Chuyan crying when he entered the door. During this period, Ye Chuyan cried several times in front of him, and her tears were mostly filled with despair. Today, she was filled with heartbreaking loneliness, as if she had been abandoned by the whole world. Pei Xiuyan's breath suddenly stopped when he saw Ye Chuyan like this. He pulled Ye Chuyan up murderously and said, "Follow me!" Ye Chuyan subconsciously thought that Pei Xiuyan had seen Wu Mu and wanted to settle accounts with Wu Mu. She couldn't let Pei Xiuyan target Wu Mu. She hurriedly explained: "Pei Xiuyan, it's all my fault; don't do this." Pei Xiuyan paused and turned to look at Ye Chuyan, seeing that she looked flustered, her tears had not yet dried, and her eyes were filled with fear. How could Ye Chuyan, who was full of p...

Chapter 27 - Fool

 When Wu Mu saw Ye Chuyan's tears, his first reaction was to hold her in his arms and help her wipe away her tears. How could his Ah Yan cry? He walked forward and stopped a few steps away from Ye Chuyan. He restrained his emotions and pretended to smile indifferently, showing his white teeth. "Ah Yan, am I very obedient? You asked me to wait, and I waited obediently. I didn't cause you any trouble at all." God knows how painful it was during this period. He wanted to sneak into the Qing Palace to see Ye Chuyan, take her away, and guard her day and night. He wanted to comfort her and tell her not to be afraid; the Ye family was gone, but he was still there. But he held back. He knew that doing so would only bring more trouble and pain to Ye Chuyan. Ye Chuyan put away her tears and looked into Wu Mu's eyes. The eyes of this young man were always so clean, pure, and bright. After four years of not seeing each other, he has grown taller and has a more majestic figure...

Chapter 26 - Long Time No See

 The next day, when Ye Chuyan woke up, she found that her body was held by a big hand, and Pei Xiuyan had not left yet. "Awake?" After a night's rest, Pei Xiuyan's slightly hoarse voice once again returned to its former clarity. "Yeah." Ye Chuyan didn't want to talk too much with Pei Xiuyan. She planned to meet Wu Mu today. "Wash up and go out with me." Feeling the person in his arms stiffen for a moment, "Why? Don't you want to?" "No, it's just a little unexpected." Ye Chuyan said it self-deprecatingly. After three years of marriage, Pei Xiuyan never accompanied her out except for the palace banquet. "You have to dress up for the palace banquet on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. I will take you to Lanyue Pavilion later." Lanyue Pavilion is the largest clothing pavilion in Kyoto. Ye Chuyan sneered in her heart. No wonder he took her to choose clothes in person. It turned out that he was afraid o...

Chapter 25 - Possessed By Demons

 Honglu Temple, wing room. Pei Xiuyan sat at the table, selecting officials to receive Beirong. Yan Xue came in and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, just now Lin Shi came to report that the princess did not leave Jianjia Garden today, just like in the past. Maybe she is in good health now. When he came out, the princess was practicing with a spear in the courtyard." Pei Xiuyan's eyes were slightly rippled as he was reading the documents, and his sight was vague in the air. How long has Ye Chuyan not practiced with a spear? He remembered that Ye Chuyan liked to wear red clothes before marriage and practiced with a spear in the plum forest in the backyard of the Ye family mansion, with a clear mind and beautiful bones, like a swimming dragon. Before the Ye family got into trouble, she stopped practicing with a spear to please him. After the Ye family got into trouble, she first wanted to die with them but was forced to live with guilt. He knew very well that Ye Chuyan would n...

Chapter 24 - Step By Step

 "Don't worry, Zhao Yujiao won't have the chance to be harsh on us. We still have the dowry property, which is enough for our expenses." Ye Chuyan explained to Bai Zhi slowly. "Although there are few masters in the Qing Palace, there are more than 500 servants and guards, and there are so many properties. After Zhao Yujiao takes over, she will have no time to bother us for at least half a month." Bai Zhi had mixed feelings after hearing this. "Princess, you were not like this before. I always feel uncomfortable." The master in the past dared to love and hate and disdained to scheme, but now she is taking every step carefully. Ye Chuyan curled the corners of her mouth in self-mockery. "I used to be the daughter of a marquis, but now I am just the daughter of a criminal. All my honour and disgrace depend on Pei Xiuyan. The identity of the Princess of Qing makes it easier for me to do many things, and it cannot be taken away by others now." ...

Chapter 23 - Two Years?

 Zhao Yujiao held back her energy, wanting to see if Ye Chuyan could really swallow her breath. After she asked Hongying to accept the things, she was so excited that her eyes were full of tears. She wanted to stand up from the wheelchair and hold Ye Chuyan's hand. "Sister, I am so happy that you can think like this. Just now, the prince said that he would give me a status, and we will serve the prince together in the future." Ye Chuyan looked up at Pei Xiuyan and said in surprise, "What status will the prince give to my sister?" Pei Xiuyan said in a deep voice, "I plan to take Jiaojiao as a concubine." The old Qing prince was infatuated with the old princess and never had a concubine in his life. He also set a rule that the descendants of the Qing palace in the future were not allowed to have a concubine, and if necessary, they could only take a concubine. After saying this, he subconsciously looked at Ye Chuyan. He really wanted to know Ye Chuyan...

Chapter 22 - Unlucky

 Yan Xue was unmoved and repeated coldly, "Miss Zhao, please don't embarrass me." Zhao Yujiao looked at Yan Xue with wet eyes and was about to cry. "Guard Yan, can't you really make some concessions? I'm here to find the princess to burn incense at the ancestral hall." In previous years, the first thing the princess did when she got up was to go to the ancestral hall of the palace to burn incense. Although Zhao Yujiao had no status, she would go there. "No!" The three guards next to her couldn't stand it anymore. Seeing Zhao Yujiao's pity, their hearts tightened, but Yan Xue just wouldn't listen. Ye Chuyan and Bai Zhi in the yard heard the conversation outside. Bai Zhi frowned and said "Pooh" at the gate of the yard. "It's New Year's Day, unlucky!" Ye Chuyan was amused by Bai Zhi. She stood in the yard, took a deep breath, and looked up at the sky. Although the weather was cold, there was a sunrise. Her h...