Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Ye Yunsheng and Cui, one was truly ill, the other pretending to be ill, but because it was the order of the Imperial Master, they had to come out as long as they were not dead.

Upon hearing the whole story, Ye Yunsheng immediately pointed at the pale and haggard Cui and said, "I told you not to mess around! Look at the trouble you've caused!"

Cui was panting as she stood there. Compared to Ye Yunsheng's mean face, she still had some dignity as a household manager. "The Ye family has not been defeated yet, and we have not promised Ye Zhen to the Niu family. These two people are just making trouble. Let the Second Master deal with them."

Cui Shi did not deal with Ye Zhen when she had such a good opportunity, but because she realized that Li Xuan would protect her no matter what, there was no need to offend the Imperial Master for this.

After all, he was Ye Yunsheng's relative, not hers. Besides, she hadn't taken the Ye family's actions of adding insult to injury seriously, so she just wanted to start with Niu Xiaobao.

Cui's face showed that she had not been well-off, and the people of the Ye family had no chance of having an easy life either.

Madam Niu was really scared at this moment. She knelt down and crawled in front of Li Xuan, "Master, spare me! Yes, someone instigated us to forcefully marry Miss Ye Er. It has nothing to do with us."

Niu Xiaobao's screams like a pig being slaughtered were so painful that it gave people a headache. Li Xuan hit him with a palm knife and the man fainted.

Mrs. Niu was so frightened that her soul flew away. "Xiao, Xiao Bao?"

"Since the Ye family has spoken, I won't be polite." Li Xuan clapped his hands, displeased that his clothes had just been soiled by Niu Xiaobao, and said unhappily, "Yun Zhui, let the Jinyiwei come to take the people."

Ye Yunsheng shuddered, and before he could speak, Li Xuan glanced at him with contempt, "The Ye family is in trouble, and this lady said that someone else instigated it. It's better to find out the truth."

"Dean Ye, I have always remembered your relationship with the Marquis' Mansion, and have helped you many times."

"If you don't have the energy to look after your wife and relatives, I don't mind talking to His Majesty and asking him to send someone to help."

If the mansion was surrounded by soldiers, Ye Yunsheng would really have to retire and return home. He immediately smiled and said, "I will definitely keep an eye on them in the future. There won't be a next time. Never again."

Ye Zhen was supported by Liuxia and finally stood up straight. She knelt down to thank Li Xuan, but when she looked up, he had already turned around and left the house.

Ye Zhen stood there in a daze, as if all the blood in her chest had drained out, leaving her feeling cold and empty.

"Second Miss, how is your back?" Liuxia was also surprised that the Second Master didn't say a word to the young lady?

Seeing Ye Zhen's absent-minded look, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her for staying up all night to make handkerchiefs.

Ye Zhen had always been stoic, but this time her eyes turned red and she said weakly, "It hurts, it hurts so much."

When Li Xuan heard this, his heart tightened, but he didn't stop.

Ye Yunsheng was also confused and took two steps to chase him, "Master Imperial Master!"

He shouted and panicked again. He looked around and his eyes lit up when he saw Ye Zhen's face. "Master Imperial Master, Ah Zhen, I have something to tell you!"

Ye Zhen's eyes instantly sparked with anger. Before he could refute, Li Xuan'an coldly blocked Ye Yunsheng's hope, "Dean Ye, you still have the energy to make trouble for me. Why don't you ask the Jinyiwei to ask you to go to the Imperial Prison to help interrogate the Cui family? This is a legitimate way to make up for your crime and is much better than asking others for help."

Ye Yunsheng was really moved. Cui was so angry that her curses were full of blood. "Ye Yunsheng, how dare you!"

Li Xuan sneered and strode away.

Back in the carriage, Meng Qianru had already brewed white tea, but it was not as fragrant as the one Ye Zhen brewed that day in the winery.

He took a sip and said, "It's too strong."

Meng Qianru froze for a moment, as if she had forgotten the embarrassment just now, and said with a smile, "Then filter it twice more and it will be diluted."

Li Xuan looked over with eyes that were neither warm nor cold. He looked at everyone else no differently, and this was what made her most helpless.

He said, "Your Majesty is a noble lady, why do you always have to accommodate me?"

Meng Qianru lowered her head and gently stroked the tea foam. "Second Master is tolerant of all living things, so why have you been so picky with me since Second Miss Ye and General Feihu broke off their engagement?"

"Second Master was not like this before."

Li Xuan'an frowned slightly, "The princess didn't cause any trouble before, so you can't be picky. I'm not a sociable person, and the princess knew that many years ago."

Meng Qianru bit her lip, her face flushed red, and she couldn't answer a single word.

If she had known that she would be the only one left in the Meng family, and that Li Xuan could become the Grand Master of the Great Zhou, she would definitely not...

Meng Qianru's nails dug into her palms. She could have lived a better life!

But who can I blame!

She forced a smile, "Just now, the Second Master said that he didn't want to go to the Ye Mansion and cause people to talk about it... I can't force you to go this time."

Li Xuan'an's face was frighteningly cold, his dark eyes were bottomless, as if he could stare a hole through her body, "I'll say it again, the Marquis' Mansion owes Ye Zhen a favor, and it's more than what outsiders see."

"Whatever she does, I will help her within my ability, and I will also help her beyond my ability."

"This is a matter between the Marquis' Mansion and her. Princess, please don't pay too much attention to it."

Meng Qianru's whole body seemed to be struck by ice. No matter how elegant and calm she was, she couldn't hide the tiredness and sadness in her eyes. The Second Master warned her like this for Ye Zhen.

Their friendship of many years is not as good as Ye Zhen?

She sniffed, "Second Master dedicated himself to all the subjects of the Great Zhou. Then my father and brother, and more than a hundred men in my Meng family died on the battlefield. The people of the Great Zhou also owe me."

"Will the Second Master protect me?"

Li Xuan closed his eyes and turned the rosary again, his voice cold, "His Majesty made an exception and conferred you the title of Princess Pingyang. Wasn't it earned by your father and brother for you?"

But Ye Zhen had nothing.

Meng Qianru raised her head and said, "Nowadays, the most common thing I get from Second Master is rejection."

"Then I guess, the princess hasn't gotten enough."

Meng Qianru's hands trembled, and the tea spilled all over the floor. She was so close to him, and he was a flesh-and-blood person, how could he be so cold and inhumane than the statues in the temple?

*

Ye Mansion.

Ye Zhen crawled on the bed, biting a handkerchief, the sweat on her head sliding down her cheeks.

Liuxia applied the medicine to her gently, and looking at the long purple scar on her thin white back, she gritted her teeth in hatred, "Second Master, you'd better have someone beat Niu Xiaobao to death!"

Ye Zhen paused and said weakly, "Think of a way to find out where Madam Niu stayed these past two days and who she met?"

Not everyone can afford that Shu brocade handkerchief. If she knew the exact pattern, it would be easier for her to check.

What happened today was nothing more than someone wanting her to get married sooner. Who was she getting in the way of?

"Miss, please have a good rest. Give the young master's autumn clothes to me and Yu Lu."

Ye Zhen wanted to sew it herself but couldn't get up, so she had to nod and warned, "Don't tell Jing Lan about my injury. He has been so eager to immerse himself in those Taoist texts these past two days that he is rarely happy."

Liuxia covered her with the quilt, her eyes a little sore, "I know."

Now that Master Jinglan is gone, I don’t know who will still care for the Second Miss in the future.

Thinking about the Imperial Master's attitude today, Liuxia suddenly felt unsure. Why did the Imperial Master act so hot and cold towards the Second Young Miss? What did he mean by that?

Ye Zhen applied some medicine and the pain gradually subsided. He stared at the fan in Liuxia's hand and fell asleep unknowingly.

In her dream, she returned to the moment in her previous life when Li Chengge strangled her neck, and finally struggled to death.

Li Chengge hugged her body, laughing and crying, and the blood spurting from her throat stained her whole body.

Ye Xue walked in at some point and looked down at them, "Second sister, what's the point of you climbing so high? You're still going to die at the hands of the person you love the most."

"We are sisters. You didn't help me when that damn Taoist priest treated me coldly. I couldn't do anything to him, so I could only let my second sister also feel the pain of dying."

"I'm better than you. At least I made Li Chengge realize that you are the one who truly loves him. Let him take you to hell to make up for it."

Ye Xue stood in front of their bodies and talked crazily, but suddenly a shadow covered her and her laughter stopped abruptly.

The cold sword blade pierced through his chest, blood dripping down. Ye Xue turned around in disbelief, "Second Master..."

Li Xuan'an looked like a killer from hell, his eyes were full of bloodshot, "You should also go to hell to atone for your sins."

He bit his finger slowly and drew an incomprehensible spell on Li Chengge and Ye Xue's foreheads. His voice was frighteningly cold, "Only you and him will go to hell."

Then, he threw away the sword, wiped the blood off his hands with Li Chengge's clothes, carefully took Ye Zhen out of Li Chengge's arms, and sobbed against her cold cheek.

Ye Zhen couldn't see his face buried in her body, she could only see his trembling back and his hands that were almost crushing her, causing her to clutch her chest to catch her breath.

He stroked his face again and again, "If I had used some tricks to marry you, you wouldn't have had such a hard life."

"But you like him. You like him."

"I want you to be happy, and I'm afraid you'll be sad, so I hide away at the ends of the earth and ignore you... I..."

After hearing this, Ye Zhen could no longer breathe.

What is he saying?

When did this happen? Was it a dream?

Wake up, I don't want to dream anymore, I want to leave...

But she couldn't escape at all. She could only watch Li Xuan scream and see blood gushing out of him. The light in his eyes faded little by little, and the teardrop mole at the corner of his eye almost faded.

He even laughed, "If it happens again, I will not let you go. Even if I have to become the enemy of the whole world, I will cultivate a bond with you and stay together for a long, long time."