Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

This is the most inconspicuous house in the alley. The lantern on the door is leaking, and it is obvious that it has been in disrepair for a long time.

This place looks remote, but there is a long street behind it. Such a geographical location cannot be bought with money alone in Beijing.

As far as Ye Zhen knew, one of the courtyards was the chief eunuch's courtyard, and the other was bought by the prince, who kept a beautiful actress there.

So the Liu family could never afford to buy the yard here.

As soon as Ye Zhen's sedan chair landed on the ground, Zhi Yan, covered in wounds, was thrown out from the paint-chipped red door, followed by four men dressed as servants holding sticks.

Zhiyan's face was covered in bruises, and the collar of her clothes was torn. She was in a daze and saw Ye Zhen's sedan chair. She rushed over and said, "Second Miss, save this servant!"

Xiaonian grabbed the man and said, "How dare you!"

Zhiyan knelt on the ground, her face full of despair and her eyes full of water, "Second Miss is kind-hearted, please help me one more time."

"My brother is a loser and owes them money. I have given them all the money you gave me, but it is still not enough."

"I wanted to ask them to give me a few more days, but they wanted to sell me to a brothel to pay off the debt! I don't want to go, so I beg the Second Miss."

Zhiyan bit her lip and kowtowed and begged.

Seeing those people chasing after him, Ye Zhen didn't say anything yet.

Zhiyan looked at Xiaonian helplessly, and the other party also had an indifferent expression, "You and the Ye Mansion have no relationship anymore, and the second lady is short of money now, so she can't help you."

Zhiyan looked at him in disbelief, then looked at the silent sedan chair and clenched her fists, "Second Miss drank the Hehuan Powder that day. If this news gets out, not to mention General Dong, even the Imperial Master will no longer pity you!"

Xiaonian's expression became colder and colder, "You want to use this to threaten the Second Miss?"

Zhiyan pursed her lips, "I don't want to either, but I have no choice. That little bit of silver is nothing to the Second Miss, but it can save my brother's life."

"The Second Miss also has a younger brother, so she should understand how this servant feels."

The voice from the sedan chair sounded a little hoarse, "I'm sorry to disappoint you. I can't understand."

As soon as he finished speaking, he ordered, "Go."

The sedan bearers immediately changed direction. Xiaonian fiercely pushed Zhiyan's hand away, not noticing that her anxious face turned into devil-like hatred. She stood up and neatly sprinkled a handful of powder.

The medicinal properties mixed into the air, and Xiaonian and several sedan chair bearers fainted on the ground immediately.

The four big men who had chased after them lifted up the sedan chair without saying a word, carried the people inside and ran back to the house. Then several more people came out and dragged Xiaonian and the sedan bearers away. The alley was as clean as if nothing had happened.

Normally there are some peddlers stopping at the entrance of the alley, but today they all went to get the porridge and cakes from the princess, so even if Ye Zhen disappeared, she would not be discovered.

The house looked shabby from the outside, but it was clean and tidy inside.

Liu An opened the door when he heard the noise. Several people threw Ye Zhen, who was wearing a goose yellow dress, onto the bed. "Mr. Liu, the rest is up to you."

These people laughed sinisterly. Liu An hardly dared to look at them, let alone Ye Zhen on the bed. His hands hanging in front of him couldn't stop shaking. "Is this possible?"

"Although Prince Yu has left the capital, I have already implicated my father last time. If this matter gets out again today..."

"What are you afraid of! What is our master's identity and ability? You have been hiding in the capital for so long and no one has discovered you."

"Now that the master has let you get what you want, don't tell us you're a fucking wimp."

"I don't dare to go up to the person who is right in front of me."

Liu An was provoked by one of them. His face changed drastically and he clenched his fists. "She has harmed our Liu family to this extent. Of course I will not let her go! I am living here for this day!"

Liu An has always felt that he was betrayed and played with, and that his father had to resign from his official position, all because of Ye Zhen!

Seeing Ye Zhen lying motionless on the bed, his years of wishful thinking had already turned him into a demon, and coupled with that man's instigation for many days, he felt like a fire was burning all over his body from the inside out.

His breathing was disordered, and he put his hands on Ye Zhen's waist, without noticing that the skin he touched was a little hard.

"You forced me."

"Since you have no interest in me, you shouldn't have given me hope in the first place!"

"There is also the Spring Festival Banquet. If you are a little soft-hearted, the Liu family will be fine! What's wrong with me liking you? You have harmed me and my whole family."

"You should pay for what happened today. Anyway..." Liu An's anger grew stronger as he thought of the rumors about her and the Imperial Master. "Anyway, you are a slut!"

Liu An ripped off Ye Zhen's belt and turned her over. He didn't expect that his throat was suddenly pinched by two fingers. His cheeks turned red from holding his breath, but it did not affect his discovery that this person was not Ye Zhen at all.

But it was Rong Fei who was beside Ye Zhen!

Rong Fei showed his white teeth, his eyes full of coldness, "Mr. Liu, the Liu family has a fool like you, so there is no need to worry about not being exterminated."

"you···"

Liu An was surprised and scratched several marks on Rong Fei's wrist with his fingernails, but unfortunately it did not relieve the feeling of suffocation.

"Who is the master they are talking about?" Rong Fei increased the strength of his fingers and forced the man back to the corner.

Liu An wanted to call out, but he couldn't make any sound. In desperation, he kicked the chair next to him, trying to attract attention. Unfortunately, the four people thought it was Ye Zhen struggling and laughed instead.

"Young Master Liu, take it easy. The master said, don't be afraid of people getting hurt."

When Rong Fei heard this, his face turned green and he pinched Liu An so hard that his eyes almost popped out.

At this time, Ye Zhen, who had been switched with Rong Fei, was hiding in a corner wearing ill-fitting men's clothes. After seeing those men carrying Rong Fei into the house, a thin and capable man soon came to find Zhiyan and said something in her ear. Zhiyan wiped away her tears, carefully took a piece of gold, and thanked the man profusely.

"Come with me, the master will give you a reward."

Ye Zhen followed Zhi Yan from a distance, came out of another alley in the alley, turned several turns and entered a dead end in the northwest corner. This place was not far from the city gate, and the team collecting porridge could be seen.

Ye Zhen and Liu Xia didn't dare to get too close, but they couldn't see or hear anything from such a distance.

Ye Zhen adjusted her hat and said, "Wait here, I'll go over and take a look."

"No! It's too dangerous!" Liuxia was so nervous that she was shaking as she spoke.

Ye Zhen patted her hand and comforted her softly, "I will be careful."

"Second miss!"

Liuxia was frightened when she saw her walk into the crowd, but she didn't dare to call out loudly.

Because it was a dead end, Ye Zhen couldn't hide, so she pretended to pass by and took a look. She saw an ordinary blue cloth sedan chair, but the maidservants serving it looked familiar.

Ye Zhen's heart was beating like a drum. She leaned against the wall and gasped for a long time. If she only took one more look, she would definitely remember it!

She thought about it carefully. The people inside didn't look at her just now, which meant they didn't care about her. Now if she passed through the alley again... she could only pray.

To calm herself down, Ye Zhen closed her eyes and walked towards the alley entrance again.

However, everyone inside had disappeared. She thought something was wrong, and before she could turn around, a force grabbed her by the collar.

Ye Zhen didn't even think twice before stabbing the silver needle into her head.

As a result, her wrist was also restrained, and the silver needle was forced to fall to the ground. One hand gently placed on her lower abdomen, and led her to circle and hide behind the wall on the other side.

As her back hit the wall, Ye Zhen's head was supported by his other hand, and then a pair of cold lips fell on her. The fragrant aroma and short breaths instantly took her breath away.

Ye Zhen clearly saw several people holding knives passing by them.

When they found the two of them being intimate, they breathed a sigh of relief, and then drove them away impatiently, "Get lost!"