Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Li Xuan'an wanted to cut off Cui's plan to use Ye Jinglan to control Ye Zhen!

Ye Zhen stared at Li Xuan's delicate and handsome facial lines, as if the emptiness deep in her heart was filled by something soft. A warm current continued to surge in her chest, rushing up with a torrent that she had never experienced in her past or present life.

He lowered his head immediately, afraid that others would notice that his eyes were red.

Ye Jinglan was just as shocked as Ye Zhen. His facial features were trembling slightly, and his hands were tightly gripping the wooden chair, his nails almost leaving marks on the armrests.

Li Xuan put one hand on his shoulder, warm and powerful, "The life of a Taoist priest is hard, are you willing, Mr. Ye?"

Ye Jinglan's lips trembled for a long time, and he suddenly grabbed Li Xuan'an's arm with both hands. The boy's clear eyes seemed to reflect a rainbow, his face was full of longing and expectation, and more of it was gratitude.

If he could leave the Ye Mansion, Cui would no longer be able to use him to threaten my sister, and my sister would have no worries.

This is what Ye Jinglan most wants to see in his life!

The stronger this expectation became, the more he blamed himself and felt guilty. The guilt accumulated in his heart over the years was enough to suffocate him. He wanted to die many times, but he couldn't bear to leave his sister alone in the world.

What's more, everything my sister endured was for him to live a good life.

Right now, it seemed like a dream for the Imperial Master to take him away from Ye Mansion.

It took Ye Jinglan a long time to find his voice, "Yes, I do."

Ye Zhen suppressed her soft emotions, put on a sincere and grateful smile and bowed to Li Xuan, "Second Master, you have given Jing Lan a new life, and Ye Zhen will repay you with a heartfelt thank you."

Li Xuan'an's smile disappeared because of her heavy words. He stretched out his hand to help her up and said calmly, "Mr. Ye is already fifteen years old. He is a man and can make his own decisions."

"You can take responsibility for your own choices."

Ye Jinglan was greatly encouraged and straightened his chest, "Master Imperial Master is right."

Li Xuan saw that although he was timid, he was sensible, understood righteousness, and was willing to listen to what was said. It was obvious that Ye Zhen had put a lot of thought into his brother over the years.

Moreover, Ye Jinglan does have a connection with Taoism, so it cannot be considered as partiality on his part.

There was such a harmonious and touching scene here that Cui's heart fell into the abyss as she watched from the other side. She stood up anxiously to stop them, "No way!"

Three eyes looked over at the same time. Seeing Cui frowning and looking unhappy, she had to take Li Xu'an's identity into consideration and said, "The Ye family only has this one child. The master has high hopes for Jinglan. I am really unworthy of the kindness of the national teacher."

The burden that had been weighing on Ye Zhen's shoulders for many years was relieved, and her patience with Cui Shi also decreased instantly. She was about to refute, but Ye Jinglan sneered, "High hopes?"

"I have been back in the Ye Mansion for seven years, and I can count the number of words I have spoken to my father on my two hands. During every festival, the housekeeper always gets a word of praise from him, but I am ignored."

"Madam always cares about me and I am alive all these years thanks to her medicine. But sister has done a lot for Madam, too, right?"

"I even sacrificed my lifelong happiness and followed your advice to enter the Marquis' Mansion."

Ye Jinglan had been depressed for many years and now he finally had an outlet. He thought he would scream like crazy, but all he felt was deep despair and suffocation.

"I want to ask Madam, what father has high hopes for his son, but makes his son want to kill himself countless times."

"Which mistress would take care of her husband and offspring by using addictive analgesics so that he cannot get rid of them for the rest of his life? Living a life that is neither human nor ghost, a life worse than death?"

When Cui heard this, her face suddenly changed, her heart skipped a beat, and then her legs went weak and she couldn't stand steadily.

When Ye Zhen heard him say the word "break", tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

She always knew that she could fill the void left by her mother, but she could not replace her father to comfort him, teach him to be strong and brave. She always knew it, but... she didn't expect that A-di felt so miserable.

Seeing her crying like rain, all her toughness and defenses were removed, like a stubborn flower standing tall in the cold, which made Li Xuan feel distressed. So he glanced at Cui with a look that was as sharp as an ice arrow.

“Although I do not advocate the glorification of suffering, the fact is already done. It has not erased the kindness and will to survive in your hearts, so you can be reborn.”

"The past is gone, the future is promising."

Li Xuan handed Ye Zhen a handkerchief, her words were soothing, and her face showed a compassionate look. But who would have thought that the handkerchief she gave Ye Zhen was made from the small piece of clothing!

Ye Zhen couldn't cry anymore, her ears started to feel hot and she didn't even dare to raise her head.

But he kept stuffing the handkerchief into her hands as if nothing had happened. Ye Zhen couldn't avoid it. She took the handkerchief with a red face, wiped her tears and stood behind Ye Jinglan.

Li Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, secretly sighing that he was one step behind. This little guy might take the opportunity to take away the evidence.

As expected, Ye Zhen wiped her tears very naturally. No one noticed these small details in this scene. She stuffed the handkerchief into her sleeve pocket openly, then glanced sideways at Li Xuan, her heart trembling.

Those phoenix eyes were cold and bright, scanning her from head to toe, seemingly casually, but also as if they contained something hot that could burn her from the inside out.

The handkerchief in her sleeve pocket was pressed against her skin and gradually became warm. Ye Zhen lowered her head and seemed to smell a faint scent of sandalwood on her body. Her thoughts suddenly stopped.

The two of them exchanged glances several times, but Cui still hadn't given up struggling.

"Jinglan, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Cui was guilty and did not dare to continue the confrontation with Ye Jinglan. She just said, "This is a big matter. We need to ask the master and the elders of the Ye family first."

Ye Jinglan knew that the hand that the Imperial Master placed on his shoulder was suppressing the demon in his heart. He had tried his best to control it, but Cui's face was so hateful that he couldn't help but ask, "When my little mother came to look for my father, why didn't you ask the elders of the clan?"

"If we ask them now, do they still remember that there is someone like me in the Ye family?"

No matter what Cui said, Ye Jinglan left her speechless. Seeing Cui's face turn pale, Li Xuan seemed to want to mediate, but he just said perfunctorily, "Madam, what you said makes sense. After all, Dean Ye must agree."

"If Madam doesn't mind, can I wait for Dean Ye to come back and ask him in person?"

Cui was so confused that she just said something casually and went back to her room to change her clothes. She also asked people to prepare food and she was very polite.

Ye Jinglan felt extremely happy and invited Li Xuan to sit in his yard.

Seeing that Ye Zhen didn't say anything, Li Xu'an deliberately said, "Mr. Ye, go back and have a rest. I will stay here."

Ye Jinglan turned around and grabbed Ye Zhen's sleeve, begging, "Sister, please help me."

Ye Zhen hadn't seen her brother looking forward to something so much in a long time. It was just like when he was a child and begged her to take him out to play. Ye Zhen raised his eyes and, as expected, met Li Xuan'an's smiling eyes.

It looked like he was waiting for me to speak.

Ye Zhen lost her usual generosity and dignity, and there was a hint of shyness between her eyebrows that she herself did not notice. "Liuxia made some date cakes. I remember that the Second Master liked them very much when we were in the Marquis' Mansion."

Li Xuan remained calm.

Ye Zhen lost her confidence again, "If you don't mind, Second Master, why don't you go to Jinglan's yard and try it?"

Seeing that Li Xuan was still unmoved, Ye Zhen felt a little discouraged. She guessed that he always kept a distance from her in front of others. Would she make him feel uncomfortable by being so proactive?

Or... is he really only willing to help Jing Lan out of consideration for the friendship between their fathers, without any other feelings involved?

Ye Jinglan also lowered his head in disappointment.

Ye Zhen felt uneasy and instinctively wanted to say something to save the situation. Unexpectedly, Li Xuan finally spoke, "Second Miss, do you only remember that I like Miss Liuxia's date cake?"

Ye Zhen's eyelashes twitched, and her heart suddenly panicked.

Seeing him turn his head to glance at the half-cold cup of white tea, Ye Zhen's eyes softened and his expression brightened.

"This cup of white tea was hastily prepared, and it's missing a piece of ginseng."

Li Xuan was satisfied.

Ye Zhen thought in her heart, this bad guy with a fairy-like appearance, he doesn't say what he wants to say directly, is it fun to tease me?

Even so, she also wanted to be closer to him and talk to him more.