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Yulixiao stopped in his tracks, stood by the door, and looked at her.

"Don't bother Lady Chen Yao, just ask for a doctor."

Yu Yan did not say it directly, but Yulixiao understood what she meant. Chen Yao had a lot of thoughts and it was unavoidable that women would be jealous of Yu Yan being pampered, but Yulixiao believed himself to be confident, so Chen Yao did not dare act rashly. Thus, he could only smile as he walked out in large strides.

Yu Yan quickly ran out of the house and caught up with him. She pulled his sleeves and raised her head to let him see, "Don't go yet, look at my birthmark …"

"What's wrong?" Yulixiao touched it with his finger. The color was very bright, it seemed to be even brighter than before.

"Sulanqi once said that this isn't a birthmark … Ask another doctor for me, even if I'm stingy... "I don't want to die …"

Yu Yan covered her forehead, her eyebrows knitted tightly.

"There's a lot of stuff. Who dares to be like you? Every day, you can think of all sorts of reasons to ask me for this." Yulixiao shot her a glance, and quickly left with his men.

"What did I want?"

Yu Yan who was at the back stomped her feet and asked angrily.

Her Nian En still hadn't returned, she didn't want Chen Yao to check her pulse, and she was poisoned with mercury. She was also filled with doubts, and the longer she grew, the redder her birthmark became.

The servants stood at the side with their heads bowed. Some of them dared, and quietly observed Chen Yao who was hiding in the shadows.

Steward Fu's eyes turned and his fleshy chin trembled a few times. He walked over with large strides and cupped his fists as he said, "Congratulations Miss. I'm afraid the position of wangfei will be returned to Miss very soon."

"Yeah, don't offend me again." Yu Yan coldly swept him with a glance, then turned and entered the house.

Steward Fu choked and wrinkled his nose in embarrassment. The fat on his face squeezed for a bit before he turned around and left.

Yu Yan looked out the window. He was clearly one of Yu Tianqi's men, but she was able to follow Yulixiao out of the capital and arrived here. In other words, this Steward Fu was actually Yulixiao's person, right?

She turned her head to look at where Chen Yao was hiding. In her heart, was she feeling really bad right now?

"The most powerful way to make an enemy sad is not to give them a slap, but to make them angry without a place to go, angry without a place to vent their anger. To stare at the people and things that they want to do, getting further and further away from her …"

Yu Yan pursed her lips and began to comb her makeup. She wanted to see Nian An and Nian En, and also wanted to find Ah Lang and bring him back.

Only now did Chen Yao slowly come out from behind the tree, and turned around to walk forward. The path made of small stones, through the thin soles of embroidered shoes in the heart of the foot, all the way to the heart.

After walking for a while, he saw a few girls hiding at the base of the wall and discussing in low voices.

"Did you know? Last night, the Prince personally washed Miss Yu Yan's hair with water.

"Really?"

"Yes, Miss Yu Yan used to wear the prince's clothes, and last night she made the prince's gown dirty. I just washed it in the morning, and there was tung oil, and also the lotus leaf mint paste to wash my hair. The mud was all on my sleeves, and the prince didn't mind, so he carried her back to his room."

"Why should I despise them? They are sworn brothers, and after Miss Yu Yan became a loyal servant, she served the Prince for more than three years. She did not have any ill reputations, but the Emperor personally bestowed her the title of Madam Long Zhen."

The servant girl beside Chen Yao saw that Chen Yao's expression was turning uglier and uglier, and hurriedly brought their men over, giving those servant girls a few tight slaps, and angrily scolded:

"Aren't you afraid of getting tongue-tied? "Hurry up and get back to work."

The few of them turned to look, only to see Chen Yao standing in front of them. She was so scared that her face had drained of all color.

"Mistress, don't be sad. Go to the garden and relax." The servant girl came back again, supporting Chen Yao who was holding onto the arm that was too tight, she softly advised her.

Chen Yao lightly nodded, and slowly walked into the yamen's garden.

The yamen had a small garden, which naturally could not be compared to the King Xiao Palace, but it was way better than nothing.

The clear, sparkling spring water bubbled out of the garden at the back of the yamen, and flowed in four streams to the same small pond. The pond was very deep, and occasionally, some fish would come out and spit bubbles.

In the distance, Ye Sujian and Qiu Xuanling were sitting in the garden, basking in the sun. A few green leaves extended from the branches above their heads.

Ye Sujian's personality was straightforward, all the bad things happened on her face. This Qiu Xuanling seemed timid, just like a fence-sitter, carefully trying to curry favor with anyone.

"Madam." The two of them saw Chen Yao and hurried over to greet him.

"Yes." Chen Yao gave a shallow smile and sat down on a stone bench by the spring, watching the spring water slowly flow towards the east.

In the garden, there were many peach trees. The wind shook the petals off, causing them to fall into the water, turning into a stream of peach blossoms that flowed together into the small pond.

The two girls were hammering their clothes on the small pier, the same one that Yulixiao had dirtied.

Chen Yao watched for a while, her heart feeling even more uncomfortable.

"Madam, I want to go and pray for Father and Mother's blessings. Can we go out tomorrow?" Qiu Xuanling walked over and begged her in a soft voice.

"No." Chen Yao shook her head, and said softly: "I am afraid that there will be a war in the next two days, you are all people close to the Duke, you cannot let the enemy get the chance to pray for mercy, as long as you are filial, there is no need to stick to the situation. "Also, the food convoys have been stopped and dispersed. Recently, the army has been using up almost as much energy as they do, so we also need to do the same. Everything we eat and everything we eat will be halved."

"Got it." Qiu Xuanling quickly bowed and obediently retreated to the side.

With one hand on the stone table to support herself, Chen Yao covered her chest and said softly:

Also, I have already asked the women in the city to take up the needlework in their hands and to sew clothes for the soldiers. The clothes will be brought to your courtyard later on, and you and the maidservants will do it together.

"Yes." Qiu Xuanling hurriedly nodded again.

"For the sake of the prince, Madam Chen Yao has done her best. I heard that your highness wants to return the wangfei's position to her. How hateful. " Ye Sujian clenched her teeth and turned to look outside the garden.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. She is an imperial concubine after all, so it is understandable for her to be the consort of a princess. "On the other hand, you should restrain your temper a little to prevent the prince from getting angry. As long as you are a side wife, there will always be a chance for you to be pampered by the prince a little more in the future." Chen Yao looked at her, enduring the anger in his chest, and pretended to be generous as she smiled.

"The Madam is generous, but I can't stand her generosity. One day, I will definitely teach her a lesson." Ye Sujian sneered, then extended her hand to pinch a blossoming peach blossom, ruthlessly crushing it within her palm.

Chen Yao looked at her, lowered her head and smiled, maintaining his silence.

Qiu Xuanling looked left and right, her eyebrows furrowed tightly, as she picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Madam Mingyue …" She went over with Yu Yan! " Ye Sujian suddenly extended her hand out, pointing at the two figures holding the lute, she called out.

Chen Yao turned her head to look, and fury flashed past her eyes. Ye Mingyue was actually leaning towards Yu Yan, and she could guess that it was simply because she wanted to walk the same path as Yu Yan, and get closer to the Duke … Previously, Ye Mingyue did not think much of it, but someone gave her an idea, making her willing to let go of her position and walk down this path.

Her eyes flickered slightly as she shot a look at the servant girl beside her. The servant girl immediately excused herself to get some fruit and pastries before hurrying out of the garden.

"Madam, all the cloths have been delivered, and over a dozen of them have been delivered to the four ladies." Steward Fu wiped his sweat and ran over quickly. He cupped his hands in a salute to Chen Yao and continued to ask: "However, for Miss Yu Yan, how many of them do you want to give?"

"Give it to me. After all, she is still a part of the Prince. Don't forget her part in everything you do." Chen Yao smiled and nodded.

"Oh, the other one. Madam Mingyue said that she has no time to do it and is unwilling to do it." The Steward Fu said again.

"Let her be. She has a weird personality." Chen Yao knew that this was Ye Mingyue trying to temper himself with her and was not willing to listen to her words. She was confident that she could pull it back, and could even make good use of it.

"My lady is magnanimous and magnanimous, and always goes to the camp to treat the soldiers' injuries. Everyone praises my lady and says that she will definitely become a wise empress one day." Steward Fu still had a smile on his face as he enthusiastically flattered his horse.

Chen Yao smiled and shook her head, then said softly, "Steward Fu, go and busy yourself. If that's the case, don't say that you still have Princess Yu Yan."

"Yes." Steward Fu wiped off the sweat on his face. saluted once more, then turned and left.

"The Steward Fu is such a good method, to be able to become the big red man in front of Yu Tianqi and the Duke." Qiu Xuanling sighed.

"What do you know?" Steward Fu, Bai Chengan, they are all the prince's men. In the past, they were the ones who spread the news about the palace, but now, there are still people in the palace. " Ye Sujian curled her lips and whispered.

Qiu Xuanling once again covered her chest, and nodded in realization. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she grabbed her skirt, running forward.

"I've seen His Highness go over. I want to ask Your Highness if you want to hear me sing a new song tonight!"

"Damned girl, you're not ashamed either." Ye Sujian spat at her back, but she did not have any malicious intent, just having fun between the girls.

Chen Yao stared at her for a while before asking softly: "Su Jian, do you want to be doted on by the Prince?"

Ye Sujian's face flushed red, she sighed: "Madam, I do not have the ability and luck, the Prince hates me, if not for my father turning to him, I am afraid that I would not be able to sit here. "To tell you the truth, I had always wanted to enter the palace to be the Empress, but now that I've become the wife of a prince, I feel that the Empress and the Empress aren't so glorious and my heart is very bitter."

Chen Yao's face slightly twitched, she gently patted her hand and said softly: "Yes, my heart is very bitter, but there's no other way. Who asked us to become his women? That's the only way. Love him with all your heart. "

Ye Sujian turned her face to the side, looking at Qiu Xuanling's figure disappearing in the distance, and said in her heart: But I really miss the Emperor …

Was this her life?

You must retract your thoughts. You are not living for the sake of resenting Yu Yan, but for the sake of getting the prince's favor. This is the only way for your Ye Family to gain fame and fortune in the future.

Ye Sujian looked at her beautiful face, and only after a long while did she gently nod her head, and quietly say: "Please nurture me Madam."