Chapter 196 Sisters Assist
Chapter 196 Sisters Assist

Imperial City, East Palace.

"Sister, you have to help my sister. How can the emperor grant a marriage just like that?"

Crown Princess Zhu looked at her two crying sisters with amusement, and said helplessly: "What can I say about you? After all, you are two princess sisters who like the same man at the same time, but you actually want to snatch the man from the eldest princess?"

"I can't help you with this. First of all, Zhu Huan is the Crown Prince's sister, and the eldest daughter of the late Emperor is already 22 years old this year. She is a rare and lovely person. If you want me to persuade you, I will not agree with you!"

Chang Ruyue said sadly: "Sister, you can't bear to see the eldest daughter of the emperor lose her love, but can you bear to see your own sister unable to marry the man she loves?"

After a lot of arguing among the three Chang sisters, the Crown Princess was unwilling to step in and help.

Chang Ruyue and Chang Ruyun saw this and knew there was no hope. They said angrily, "Sister, if you really don't want to help, we won't force you. We just want to ask you for one favor."

Seeing her sister give in, the Crown Princess breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed, "Okay, okay, as long as you're not competing with the Crown Princess for a man, everything is fine."

Chang Ruyue said: "It's not appropriate to say that we are robbing, I just want to ask my sister to make the decision and let us become Ye Xuan's concubines."

Chang Ruyun also nodded hurriedly.

But when the Crown Princess heard this, she flew into a rage and scolded, "This is ridiculous! As a princess, how can you be a concubine to a Jinyiwei? Besides, after Ye Xuan becomes a consort, he cannot take concubines. He can only have the princess as his wife. Don't dream on!"

Chang Ruyue seemed unaware of this and was immediately surprised: "But sister, Ye Xuan already has a concubine!"

"What?" The Crown Princess was surprised and asked, "When did this happen? How come I haven't heard about it?"

Chang Ruyun said: "We have been living in the Ye Mansion for some time, and we can see her every day. It is said that she is a prostitute, and was taken home by Ye Xuan. He only promised her the title of concubine, and did not perform any ceremony."

After hearing the whole story, the Crown Princess was shocked.

Since Ye Xuan already has a concubine, according to etiquette, he is absolutely not allowed to marry the princess. This matter must be reported to Zhu Yuanzhang immediately. Otherwise, once the marriage edict is issued and this matter is discovered, it will damage the reputation of the royal family.

The two girls understood immediately. They had never expected that their unintentional words might ruin the marriage. They were overjoyed.

Crown Princess Chang immediately found Zhu Biao and told him the whole story.

Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and confirmed, "Your two sisters said that this courtesan named Nian Wei has not yet performed the ceremony with Ye Xuan, nor has she made her presence known to the public?"

Chang didn't understand why Zhu Biao asked this, and just replied: "My two sisters did say so."

"Then there's still time to delay this matter." Zhu Biao smiled, stood up and prepared to meet Zhu Yuanzhang.

Chang suddenly understood and said, "You mean to let Ye Xuan cut off his relationship with that courtesan?"

Zhu Biao nodded, "It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. As long as Ye Xuan is willing to cut off ties with that woman, I think the emperor won't make it difficult."

Chang could see that Zhu Biao truly admired Ye Xuan.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have cared so much about this matter, and even took the initiative to find a way for Ye Xuan to successfully marry his sister.

Although his two younger sisters also admired Ye Xuan very much, the Chang sisters were still young and were not as anxious about their marriage as the eldest daughter Zhu Huan.

Moreover, she herself was unwilling to let her two sisters marry Ye Xuan. After all, they were the daughters of the King of Kaiping, and it would be bad to spread the news that two women shared one husband. So Gan Man urged Zhu Biao to meet Zhu Yuanzhang immediately.

The Chang sisters were staying in the yard. When they saw Zhu Biao hurried out, they thought he was going to persuade the emperor, and they were happy at the time.

Zhu Biao felt a little embarrassed when he saw the two of them, so he just smiled and didn't say much.

After a quick ride, Zhu Biao soon arrived at the Wuying Palace.

"It's Biao'er who is here." When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Biao, he thought that there was some state affairs that he needed to ask him for instructions.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Biao asked, "Father, are you going to marry Huan'er to Ye Xuan?"

Seeing Zhu Biao's serious expression, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Zhu Biao did not agree with the marriage, and immediately asked in confusion: "Biao'er, if I remember correctly, you have recommended Ye Xuan to me many times, saying that he is smart and capable, and can shoulder important responsibilities."

"Why, don't you want to marry Huan'er to him now?"

Zhu Biao bowed and said, "Father, you have misunderstood. I admire Ye Xuan's character and talents. It would be a good match for Huan'er to marry him."

"But I just learned that there is a woman in Ye Xuan's mansion who has been promised the title of concubine. If Huan'er is married to her, it will be against etiquette."

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised, put down the imperial pen in his hand and said seriously: "Ye Xuan already has a concubine, how come I don't know about this?"

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "It is said that it was only a private promise, without any ceremony or announcement."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly when he heard this, and then relaxed after a moment.

"If that's the case, there's something we can do. As long as Ye Xuan is willing to break up with that woman, then that's fine."

However, Zhu Biao was a little worried and said, "I don't think Ye Xuan is someone who can bear to be so heartless and unrighteous. I'm afraid he won't agree."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly upon hearing this. "Biao'er, you worry too much. Not to mention that our Huan'er is beautiful and intelligent, but as the eldest daughter of the emperor, many princes and ministers dream of marrying us. As long as Ye Xuan is not stupid, I believe he will know how to choose."

"I have already asked Yunqi to go and announce it. Don't leave for a while. You will know it after a while."

On Ye Xuan's side, Yun Qi repeatedly cited Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial orders, and then he shook off Chang Sheng who was pestering him, and pulled Ye Xuan to the Wuying Palace.

"Your Majesty, Captain Ye is here." Yun Qi wiped the sweat off his forehead and made way for Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan had a bitter face, bowed and stood there without saying a word.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, his heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself that Zhu Biao could be right, and Ye Xuan would really be unwilling to marry the emperor's eldest daughter for the sake of a commoner girl!

"Ye Xuan, I intend to marry my eldest daughter Zhu Huan to you. What do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Ye Xuan said with a look of despair: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and feel unworthy of the eldest princess. Please take back your order."

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised. He didn't expect that there would be someone in the world who didn't want to be his son-in-law. He said in disbelief, "Is there something you can't tell me? For example, the concubine at home?"

(End of this chapter)