Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Li Chengge was wearing a black tight-sleeved suit, and his outer shirt was gone. Ye Zhen pressed against his shoulder and felt something sticky. Upon closer inspection, she found it was blood.

Ye Zhen's pupils tightened and her wrist was clamped by him.

Li Chengge was dissatisfied with her refusal, and with a disgusting smell of alcohol, he warned her, "I am in a bad mood today, don't mess with me."

He had already stepped into the sedan chair. Ye Zhen was furious and slapped him without hesitation, "Li Chengge, you and I have nothing to do with each other anymore. Don't make me look down on you even more."

Li Chengge was stunned for a moment, and he touched his right cheek with the tip of his tongue, and his turbid thoughts became clear.

Was he hit? Or was he slapped in the face?

"You dare to hit this general?"

Li Chengge was furious. He turned his head and saw a sharp silver needle with a cold light appearing in front of his eyes. He immediately remembered that Ye Zhen had forced to leave the house that night. She had used this thing to prick his numb acupoints unexpectedly, leaving him unable to move.

He wasn't scared to death, but he had just suffered a setback from Qin Yu, and Ye Zhen always wanted to kill him.

Li Chengge's eyes were bloodshot, and he pinched Ye Zhen's wrist like a claw and twisted it, causing her to break into a sweat. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I don't beat you up, you drunkard who blocked the sedan chair and made trouble, should I treat you kindly?"

"Ye Zhen! Do you really think that this general won't touch you?"

"Did I give you too much face in the past, so you stepped on my face and humiliated the Marquis' Mansion again and again!"

His low, hoarse questioning was like a raging beast, pressing down on Ye Zhen from a short distance, "You asked those shopkeepers to come to the Marquis' Mansion to collect debts again, and even Qin Yu knew about it! She asked me why I used so much of your money, and what did I say?"

"What the hell did I say!"

The silver needle was pressed against his artery, and the slight friction made Li Chengge instantly alert.

Ye Zhen's ears hurt from his yelling, and her anticipation and happiness of meeting Li Xuan'an were completely wiped out. She suppressed her anger and said, "It is only natural to pay back a debt. It is clearly written in black and white."

"Whether Miss Qin knows or not, what does it have to do with me? You can't ask me to give you face when you can't save your face yourself."

"shut up!"

Li Chengge was drunk after all. He was staggering and unable to stand steadily. He was sometimes sober and sometimes confused.

He laughed twice and said, "I know the Ye family wants to marry you to a fool. Haha, if you leave me, you can only live with a fool."

"You regret it and want to find me, General?"

"You deliberately let that servant go to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for money. If this general can't pay it back, you will take advantage of the situation and come back to control the Marquis' Mansion, right?"

He himself didn't realize that there was a hint of sadness and comfort in his words at the end.

If she had listened to Ye Rong and supported Ye Zhen as her second wife, she would have made good plans for herself even for the sake of her mistress's reputation.

Maybe she would have helped him marry Qin Yu back home a long time ago, unlike Ye Xue, who used money to secretly blackmail him, telling him that he could have fun but could not bring anyone back home.

If Ye Xue hadn't been so annoying, he wouldn't have wasted Qin Yu so much time. He couldn't afford to redeem her, and he knew she was having a good time with a man named Xue. Now, at least, the man named Xue could give her the title of his wife, but he...

Li Chengge had nowhere to complain to.

Ye Zhen rolled her eyes, unable to hold back, and decisively moved the needle slightly away from the artery, stabbed him hard, and kicked him out before he lost consciousness.

"Find two people to carry General Flying Tiger back."

Even after walking out of Jinxiu Lane, I could still hear Li Chengge's cursing voice.

Ye Zhen straightened her clothes, rolled up the curtains on both sides of the sedan chair to disperse the smell of alcohol, and carefully checked that the lacquered wooden box was intact. Only then did her face look better.

He then noticed the congealed blood on his palm and guessed that Li Chengge must have met the man surnamed Xue. Could the blood on his clothes be from Xue?

The Ye Mansion was in turmoil these past two days, so Ye Zhen hadn't had time to inquire about this matter in detail. It seems that it has been done now.

When the aide named Xue learned that Qin Yu wanted to climb up the social ladder and discovered that Li Chengge was a playboy, he was naturally unwilling to accept this and decided to report it to Prince Yu.

*

Qingyun Winery.

Li Xuan arrived half a quarter of an hour ago. The shopkeeper took him into the southernmost wing of the backyard. There was white tea at just the right temperature, as well as dried apricots and candied fruits on the table.

Yun Zhui saw that his smile never fell, and he couldn't believe that the Imperial Master didn't dislike the mundane things of the world. Back then, His Majesty specially vacated a room for the Imperial Master in Qingning Palace, but the Imperial Master never smiled.

Miss Ye Er's two plates of dried fruits made him so happy.

But this is not important. What is important is that she actually has such a big wine shop in the capital! Just this three-in-three-out yard... wouldn't it be worth more than a thousand taels in the capital?

Yun Zhui sighed sincerely, "The Second Miss is so rich."

"Just this half of the yard is enough to buy you several Chunyang Palaces."

The smile on Li Xuan'an's face disappeared, and he looked around. Although the furnishings seemed simple, the gauze curtains were made of moon-shadow gauze, and the soft couch was made of huanghuali wood. The tea set in front of him looked ordinary, but it was actually slightly warm to the touch. It was a rare warm jade, and the tea could be kept warm when poured into it.

It was already hot in the afternoon in April, and there were ice cubes in the corners of the room.

Yun Zhui was already smacking his lips, "No wonder the general and Madam Zheng refused to agree to Second Miss Ye's divorce, and even tried every means to embezzle her dowry."

"I now fully understand."

Yun Zhui hadn't noticed that Li Xuan's face had changed, and continued, "Miss Ye Er's wealth... is worthy of their shamelessness."

Li Xuan was silent for a moment. "From now on, I will only arrange one day a month to go to Baiyun Temple. For those recommended by the temple master, I will charge a fee based on the complexity of the matter."

Yun Zhui couldn't believe it, "Taking money?"

He didn't believe that the second master would say these two words.

Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, "Is it difficult?"

Yun Zhui immediately waved his hands, his brows lit up with joy, "You should have done this a long time ago! Those Taoists who are not as good as you have bought fields and lands over the years."

Li Xuanan added, "Didn't the emperor give me a house two years ago?"

"Yes! It's in the west of the city, and the environment is very good. But we don't have the money to hire someone to clean it, so it's all abandoned!"

Li Xuan frowned, "Is this so poor?"

Yun Zhui didn't want to hurt his finally enlightened mind, but he had to nod and admit it.

"From now on, we will charge for talisman paper too."

Yun Zhui immediately imagined himself counting money and couldn't help laughing out loud, but Li Xuan looked at him and quickly shut him up.

It turned out that Ye Zhen had arrived.

She talked to the winery manager for a while and walked over here.

Li Xuan straightened his clothes and found that the most valuable thing on him from head to toe was the jade crown that tied his hair, but it was still nothing compared to the warm jade teacup.

The moment the door opened, Ye Zhen was still a little nervous. This was her most daring moment, to meet someone in her own territory, which meant that her only secret was no longer a secret.

If Li Xuan helped her so much for some purpose, she hoped it was money or other material things.

But selfishly, I don't want him to have any real purpose.

"Your subordinate greets the Second Miss." Yun Zhui bowed respectfully, stepped aside, and naturally stood under the eaves with Liuxia on his left and right.

The door was not closed, so Ye Zhen didn't dare to give instructions specifically.

"It's my fault for inviting you here on such a hot day and keeping you waiting for so long."

Ye Zhen did not mention her encounter with Li Chengge. She placed the lacquered wooden box on the table first, as if this would make it seem like she had something serious to say.

Li Xuan looked at her without blinking, his eyes gentle and restrained, "I'm fine. Is it hot outside?"

Seeing beads of sweat on her forehead, he took a step forward and closed the door. The heat was blocked outside and the cold air from the ice quickly took effect.

"A little bit." Ye Zhen sat down and felt the temperature of the warm jade teacup. "Second Master, please have some tea. The temperature is just right. It will cool down in a while."

Li Xuan sat opposite her and took it. "Okay."

The table was a little small, and the stool was also low. It was made according to Ye Zhen's comfort level. Li Xuan felt a little uncomfortable sitting on it, so he had to stretch his legs. The tip of his shoe touched Ye Zhen's calf, and she tensed up.