Chapter 119 Concubine Lu
Chapter 119 Concubine Lu

However, before Ye Xuan could open his mouth to refuse, Chang Sheng rushed to the door and shouted, "Hurry up and bring the ladies' gifts in. If you are slow, I will break your legs!"

Suddenly, a large group of maids and servants rushed in with large and small bags.

Ye Xuan was immediately at a loss for words and said, "Brother Chang, what are you doing? My place is simple and small. If the two young ladies move in, I'm afraid they will be wronged."

Chang Sheng said casually: "It doesn't exist, sisters, do you mind?"

The Chang sisters lowered their heads and shook their heads vigorously, but one could still vaguely see the smiles that they couldn't hide on the corners of their mouths.

He wanted to say something else, but Chang Sheng said quickly, "Hey, Brother Ye, you're just borrowing my house for a few days, you don't have to be so stingy, right?"

Ye Xuan had no choice but to say, "Okay, but let me be clear, my place has a large population. Now only two rooms in the west wing are empty. If the two young ladies move in, there will be no room for the servants!"

Chang Ruyun lowered her head and said softly, "Don't worry, Master Ye. We sisters can make do with it."

Chang Ruyue also nodded to show her agreement.

Chang Sheng looked at his two sisters, laughed, winked at Ye Xuan and whispered teasingly: "Brother Ye is so lucky, my two sisters admire you so much!"

Ye Xuan's face darkened as he said coldly, "Brother Chang, where is my ten thousand taels of silver?"

Hearing this, Chang Sheng immediately stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, wait until Brother Ye decides to marry our girl before we settle the matter!"

Ye Xuan was completely speechless. This was simply treating the two girls as commodities.

He called Qiuyan and told her that the Chang sisters would be staying for a few days. He asked her to lead the Chang family's servants to clean out the west wing and put down the gifts. Then Ye Xuan sent all the people away.

Out of politeness, Ye Xuan led the Chang sisters to the cleaned west wing. Seeing them putting their gifts in unfamiliar places, he felt a little reluctant.

He also called Spring Breeze and Summer Rain and assigned them to the Chang sisters respectively, to take care of the two sisters' daily lives.

The two sisters were extremely moved by this, and felt shy about Ye Xuan's thoughtfulness.

After dealing with the mess, Ye Xuan was just about to sit down and take a rest when another uninvited guest arrived.

"Master Ye, the prince wants to see you."

Standing in front of Ye Xuan was a frosty-faced little palace maid who was about seventeen or eighteen years old and dressed in a clean white palace dress. She called herself Gu Ting.

She has dark eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and is pretty and charming. She is only seventeen or eighteen years old, but she has a curvy figure and a willow-shaped waist.

Ye Xuan couldn't help but be amazed. The quality of the palace maids in the Eastern Palace was indeed high. I wonder if Zhu Biao had enjoyed them.

Ye Xuan was smacking his lips with some regret when the somewhat surprised voices of the Chang sisters were heard behind him.

"Gu Ting, why are you here?"

Gu Ting, with a frosty face, raised her head and looked behind Ye Xuan, also showing a look of surprise, and said: "Fifth Miss, Sixth Miss, why are you here?"

The Chang sisters blushed when they heard this, and looked at Ye Xuan shyly, then said, "Let's not talk about this. We haven't seen each other for a long time. You have to stay for two days this time."

After saying that, he remembered that this was not Kaiping Palace, but Ye Xuan's home, and looked at Ye Xuan inquiringly.

Ye Xuan smiled calmly and said, "You are a guest. You can stay as long as you want. No need to be polite."

However, Gu Ting said regretfully, "I'm here to see Lord Ye on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I really can't stay long." The Chang sisters felt a little regretful, but still grabbed Gu Ting and chatted with her for a while.

Ye Xuan also understood the relationship between Gu Ting and the Chang sisters from the conversation between the three women.

It turns out that Gu Ting is the personal maid of Crown Princess Chang. It can be said that she grew up with the three Chang sisters.

So they had a very good relationship with each other, but after Chang married into the Eastern Palace, she took Gu Ting with her, so the Chang sisters and Gu Ting seldom met each other again.

After they chatted for a while, Gu Ting said anxiously: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still waiting to see Ye Xuan, and I have to go back to report. Next time you come to start construction, we will have a good chat."

The Chang sisters also nodded regretfully, and reluctantly saw Ye Xuan and Gu Ting off from the Ye Mansion.

Only when Ye Xuan and the other man were no longer out of sight did he return to the Ye Mansion in a unhappy mood.

After watching this scene, Ye Xuan's opinion of the Chang sisters changed a little. She thought that the fact that they could have such a good relationship with a maid meant that they were not bad people with evil nature.

Walking on the road, Ye Xuan deliberately fell one step behind, and couldn't help but admire Gu Ting's back as she walked.

Gu Ting is really a cold beauty. As long as Ye Xuan doesn't speak, she won't speak either. She is completely different from Dong Yue.

Unknowingly, with the beautiful scenery swaying ahead, Ye Xuan and the others arrived at the East Palace.

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In the East Palace Garden, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was sitting in front of a small lake, leisurely sipping tea.

Ever since he got the carbuncle on his back, Zhu Biao couldn’t remember how long it had been since he had enjoyed the sun so comfortably.

In the past, even if he was not sick, Zhu Biao did not dare to stay in the sun for too long.

Because the body will sweat over time, the broken wounds on the back will feel burning and painful when they are stained by sweat.

Accompanying Zhu Biao was a beautiful lady in her early twenties who was charming and full of allure. She was Zhu Biao's concubine, Lu.

Seeing Zhu Biao so happy, Lu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I haven't seen you so happy, Prince, for a long time."

Zhu Biao put down the teacup and couldn't help but smile, "Yes, I can't even remember how many years ago it was since I last basked in the sun like this. This is really all thanks to Ye Xuan."

Lu's beautiful eyes flickered, and she said, "It must be the captain of the Jinyiwei who presented the medicine. Your Highness the Crown Prince should really reward her well."

"My beloved concubine, you don't have to worry about this. Your Majesty has already made the reward on my behalf." Zhu Biao laughed.

Mrs. Lu paused for a moment and said with a smile, "So, Your Majesty has also known about Doctor Xu's affairs? I wonder how your father will react. Has he issued an order to investigate the case thoroughly?"

After that, he sighed and said, "I never expected that there would be spies from the Mongol Yuan Dynasty sneaking into the East Palace of the Ming Dynasty..."

Zhu Biao put down his teacup and was about to say something when a powerful voice suddenly came from not far away: "Madam Concubine, you don't know that this Imperial Doctor Xu may not be a spy of the Mongols."

Mrs. Lu was startled, and when she looked up, she saw Gu Ting leading a group of Jinyiwei walking slowly towards her.

"Ye Xuan, come and try this freshly picked tea!" Zhu Biao called out and poured a cup of tea.

However, Ye Xuan did not sit down rashly just because of Zhu Biao's approachable manner. He still stood aside with a respectful look and refused to take a seat.

(End of this chapter)