Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

"You're talking nonsense!" Liuxia only then realized that Ye Zhen was in a hurry to find Ye Xue to save her life!

But not only is no one grateful to the Second Miss, first the general wanted to kill people, and now Aunt Wang is talking nonsense!

"The Second Miss was unwilling to serve the General. She didn't even agree to the First Miss's dying request. How could she be so worthy as to poison the Third Miss!"

"She just recovered, and she ran so far to come here to save people..." Liuxia started crying as she spoke.

"Besides, since I asked you to poison her, why did the Second Miss come to me and wait for you to expose her?"

Liuxia was so clear-headed that Ye Zhen was surprised. Looking at the girl who was protecting her, Ye Zhen remembered that it was the same in her previous life. Liuxia had argued with Li Chengge several times to stand up for herself. If she hadn't transferred him to a farm outside, she would have been punished by Li Chengge long ago.

Ye Zhen felt warm in her heart and grabbed Liuxia's trembling hand, only to find that her palms were covered in cold sweat.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang's expression froze. How could this be possible that the Second Miss hadn't agreed to Madam's request?

She was not as confident as before when she spoke again, "I didn't lie, it was the Second Young Lady who ordered me to do it!"

Ye Zhen did not show any panic on her face, nor did she argue with Wang Ma. She turned her head to look at Li Chengge, who had a murderous look on his face, and said, "Who exactly wants to kill Third Sister? I'm sure the general has plenty of ways to interrogate him, and the general will not condone any evil hands to manipulate the situation in the Marquis' Mansion."

Li Chengge hugged Ye Xue, but his mind was completely attracted by the coldness in her eyes.

He had seen her docile and well-behaved, and he had also seen her disgusting and stubborn. Her cold and distant expression made him feel uncomfortable whenever he thought of it. Today, he almost killed her, but she didn't cry or make a fuss, and she was able to calmly remind him to interrogate her in time.

Li Chengge suddenly felt that he had never seen clearly what kind of woman Ye Zhen was.

In fact, just the calmness at the moment was enough to impress him.

Ye Xue was sensitive enough to notice this difference. She put her arm around Li Chengge's waist and said, "General, if you really pity me, just pretend that this never happened."

"It's not decent for the Marquis's Mansion to have such a mess, and I didn't do anything wrong, so please don't make a fuss about it."

It has to be said that Ye Xue also had a good grasp of Li Chengge.

The more she could endure grievances and the more sensible she was, the more she seemed to be helpless and in need of Li Chengge's love.

Sure enough, after she said that, Li Chengge immediately had Wang Ma detained and a thorough investigation was conducted into where the poison in the medicine came from. Everyone who had contact with Wang Ma had to be thoroughly investigated, including Ye Zhen.

For the next period of time, Ye Zhen was forced to stay in Li Chengge's study, watching Ye Xue clinging to him desperately, and watching him whispering to comfort the woman in his arms.

Tsk, how should I put it... nauseating.

After a while, Li Chengge got bored and sent Ye Xue to rest inside, and then he walked out.

Seeing Ye Zhen casually picking up a military book on the small table to read, her eyelashes were long like wings, her nose was small, and there seemed to be beads of sweat on her face in the sunlight. Few women like to read these.

She was watching so intently that she didn't even notice she had walked out. Li Chengge also subconsciously slowed down his pace for some reason.

Ye Xue kept crying, either because she was afraid or sad, which made him feel annoyed. He didn't expect to get a moment of peace from Ye Zhen, even though she didn't do anything.

Li Chengge thought about it carefully and realized that he hadn't seen her for several days.

She just rushed in and saved Ye Xue. Does she...want to ease the relationship with me?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Li Chengge's expression became even better.

As a bastard girl, it would be impossible for her to find someone better after getting such a good status as mine! Once the engagement was cancelled, she would most likely be sent to a nunnery by the Ye family to spend the rest of her life.

It would be fine for other women, but she has been following her stepmother and Ye Rong since she came to the Ye family. She has seen the world and has a broad mind. How could she possibly endure that kind of life?

I guess he was spoiled by Ye Rong, so he dared to challenge me.

Li Chengge couldn't help staring at the person for a long time. He was tired of Ye Xue's wantonness, and then he felt that Ye Zhen's honesty was not bad.

The guard came in and interrupted his thoughts, and got to the bottom of the matter.

First, Ye Zhen did not agree to Ye Rong's request. The two maids outside the door heard it clearly. Second, she did not interact with the people around Ye Rong in the past few days. Wang Ma's claim that she received her instructions was false. Third...

The guard took a breath and said, "The second young lady went to the west courtyard alone at night...she buried a jade pendant that Madam used before under the crabapple tree."

"I have informed the Second Master, and he said that there is a saying in the south that if you bury the things that the patient often uses under a tree, it is equivalent to burying the disease energy as well, and the patient will recover soon."

Ye Zhen stared at the book, but her fingers barely touched the corner of the page. She had indeed told Rong Fei to bury something, and she was planning to use this as an excuse to explain her whereabouts that day.

But she had never thought of informing Li Xuan, nor did she intend to have any dealings with him, but he knew everything! Moreover, what he said was more credible than her own explanation.

Ye Zhen couldn't help but think of the sandalwood scent on his body and his cold eyes, and her heart was confused.

Li Chengge ordered the guards to continue investigating and make sure to find out who poisoned the medicine.

He glanced at the window and saw Ye Zhen turning a page of the book, not affected at all.

Li Chengge's heart moved. He thought he had wronged her and shouldn't have doubted her.

He deliberately made some noises; first the tea lid slipped down, then the pen rolled off the table.

However, Ye Zhen acted as if he didn't hear anything, as if he wasn't even in the room!

At this time, Ye Xue called out tenderly, "General, my feet hurt."

These four words irritated Li Chengge. He said coldly, "Just bear with the pain! Will it stop hurting if you tell me?"

Ye Xue was obviously startled and started sobbing, "It's my fault, General, don't be angry."

Li Chengge put the teacup down heavily, and Ye Xue immediately dared not even breathe loudly.

"General! We found out! Although Aunt Wang kept biting the Second Miss, her two maids were spineless and confessed after just two blows."

The guard stole a glance at Li Chengge and lowered his voice, "Yes, that's what the madam meant."

Li Chengge was immediately furious, but before he could vent his anger, Ye Zhen slammed the book in his hand shut and said, "Now that I have found out everything, can I leave now?"

Her voice was soft and her tone was cool, clear and clean. She was not as charming as Ye Xue, but it seemed to be able to soothe the anger in her heart.

Li Chengge clenched his fists and said, "Do you think my study is a place where you can come and go as you please?"

Ye Zhen glanced at him. In her previous life, she loved him blindly and thought everything about him was good. But now that she was sober, she realized that this man was being unreasonable.

"I don't ask the general to thank me for saving your beloved, but you don't have to treat me as a prisoner, right?"

"Or is it that the general is reluctant to put the blame on my elder sister and wants to pin the crime on me?"

At the end of her words, her cold eyes became sharp, making Li Chengge feel as if he was being watched by an enemy.

It shouldn't be like this.

He avoided Ye Zhen's gaze, and his tone softened. "This general doesn't mean that. You..."

Ye Zhen didn't give him a chance. She perfunctorily bowed and hurried out. The guards outside didn't dare to stop him since Li Chengge didn't say anything.