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's reaction.

Ye Chuyan's face immediately changed. "I think this is inappropriate."

Pei Xiuyan frowned slightly, slightly unhappy. "Why, are you dissatisfied?"

Why did he feel a little sympathy and guilt towards Ye Chuyan just now? It was this woman who caused him to not marry Jiaojiao! Ha, it's true that nature is hard to change.

Zhao Yujiao couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. Ye Chuyan really couldn't hold it back. She confronted Pei Xiuyan in person today, and Pei Xiuyan would definitely not forgive her.

Ye Chuyan took a breath and calmed down.

"Your Highness, how can I be dissatisfied? I was willful at the beginning, which caused you and my sister to be unable to fall in love. Now that I have come to my senses, I feel ashamed."

Ye Chuyan paused and continued: "I want your Highness to give my sister co-wife status. Let my sister and I be the princesses of Qing. Your Highness, what do you think?"

Pei Xiuyan's heart seemed to be lifted up by a huge wave, and then it fell down hard. Ye Chuyan was unwilling to marry a co-wife at the beginning, but now she said this lightly, and she didn't care about herself at all.

Zhao Yujiao's excited heart almost jumped out. Was Ye Chuyan poisoned today? She volunteered to propose this. No! She must have seen that she was doomed and wanted to take the opportunity to curry favour with me!

Pei Xiuyan suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth, and said, "Very good! The princess's proposal is very good! At that time, the power of being the mistress of the house will also be handed over to Jiaojiao, and Jiaojiao will run the Qing Palace in the future."

Ye Chuyan said coquettishly, "Prince, you haven't asked my sister's opinion yet."

Everyone looked at Ye Chuyan and felt a little sympathetic for a while. No wonder the princess was so abnormal today; it turned out that her brain was broken! Who would refuse to be a princess? Besides, Zhao Yujiao and the prince were originally in love.

"Jiaojiao, are you willing to marry me and help me manage the Qing Palace in the future?" Pei Xiuyan's tone was quite gentle.

Zhao Yujiao lowered her head shyly. Of course, she was willing. She had been waiting for this day in her dreams. But in the eyes of everyone, she had to be reserved and couldn't let people see her urgency.

She almost bit her lip and whispered, "Let the prince decide."

Ye Chuyan clapped her hands excitedly. "Congratulations, Your Highness. Lovers finally get married."

Everyone sighed inwardly when they saw that Ye Chuyan was really smiling. The princess' brain is really broken!

Pei Xiuyan saw that Ye Chuyan was so excited that her eyes were curved and her cheeks were slightly pink, which gave her originally cold and white skin a hint of redness, like a fairy in the snow.

He looked at Ye Chuyan with eyes as cold as ice and said, "Then let the princess take care of the wedding."

Ye Chuyan bowed, "Yes, Your Highness. I will definitely live up to your trust and help you get this done in two years."

Zhao Yujiao almost subconsciously shouted, "What? Two years?"

Pei Xiuyan narrowed his eyes and looked at Ye Chuyan, waiting for her explanation.

Ye Chuyan pretended to be surprised and said, "Sister, you don't know, do you? When the Queen Mother passed away, the Emperor had to wait for the three-year mourning period to be over before he could establish a queen. Your Highness is a member of the royal family; how can you marry and establish a concubine during this period?"

As Ye Chuyan spoke, she seemed to have thought of something and suddenly raised her voice. "No, today is the first day of the new year, so it won't take two years. Just wait another year plus eleven months."

Dr. Wei mentioned this incident when chatting with her. He also said that this matter was decided by Pei Xiuyan himself. It's really a relief to use it today!

Zhao Yujiao had heard about this matter some time ago, and now that it happened to her, she feels dizzy. If she hadn't been sitting in a wheelchair, she would have almost collapsed on the spot. She is one year older than Ye Chuyan and is already twenty this year. If she waits another year or two, she will be twenty-two. In Dafeng, twenty-two is an old girl that no one wants.

Pei Xiuyan's anger magically disappeared. This made sense. He wanted to give Jiaojiao a name, but now he really couldn't violate the rules. He glanced at Zhao Yujiao and saw that she was pale, and he was worried that she couldn't hold on. "Jiaojiao, are you okay?"

Ye Chuyan glanced back and forth between Pei Xiuyan and Zhao Yujiao a few times and wanted to clap her hands and shout in her heart, What a pair of dogs and bitches! The heartless dog man is really different. He wants his wife to always miss him, but he doesn't want his sweetheart to be wronged.

Zhao Yujiao understood what Ye Chuyan's intention was today, but she had to swallow it and couldn't say a word.

"Your Highness, my sister is right. We can't hold a wedding in the face of the world's taboos."

Ye Chuyan nodded in agreement.

"Your Highness, my sister is so wise; why don't you give her the right to manage the household first? Let her practice managing the household for the next two years, so that she can manage this huge Qing Palace after getting married."

Zhao Yujiao was angry and hateful for a while, and her nails dug deep into her palms. Ye Chuyan had just forced her to get married two years later, and now she was going to give her the right to manage the household, which made her speechless. It seemed that she was really thinking about herself.

Pei Xiuyan squatted down and gently comforted Zhao Yujiao. "I'm sorry, Jiaojiao. Are you willing to help me manage the household first?"

Zhao Yujiao nodded in agreement, fearing that Ye Chuyan would do something else. The matter of Zhao Yujiao being a concubine was finalised.

After arranging everything, Pei Xiuyan lifted Ye Chuyan's house arrest. He also took Ye Chuyan and Zhao Yujiao to the ancestral hall to burn incense, and after returning, he went out to do business. Ye Chuyan and Zhao Yujiao each returned to their own courtyard.

After returning, Bai Zhi almost laughed until tears came out.

"Princess, I saw Zhao Yujiao listening for two years, and I almost rolled my eyes in anger."

"Princess, you are so awesome today."

She laughed until she had no strength left, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and asked about the doubts in her heart.

"Princess, there is one thing I really can't understand: why did you give the right of being the mistress to Zhao Yujiao today?"

Ye Chuyan sat at the tea table, poured a cup of tea, and took a sip. She explained to Bai Zhi calmly.

"The right to be the mistress has been taken back, and it is unknown whether it can be taken back. Why not give it to Zhao Yujiao?"

"Last time I beat Li Fu, he already hated me. If I continue to be the housekeeper and he makes trouble in private, I will have to spend more time. Now it's just right to give it to Zhao Yujiao; let her deal with Li Fu."

In fact, there is a sentence she didn't say. Today, she discovered that Li Fu's eyes looking at Zhao Yujiao were not right. Even though that look was well hidden, she still found it. Since Li Fu wanted to get close to Zhao Yujiao, give them more opportunities to get along.