Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

This reason made Li Xuan feel more helpless than ever before.

Dong Zhang dared to send her gifts after only seeing her two or three times after returning to Beijing, and he had obviously been entangled with her at the best time, but there was no progress!

Li Xuan felt that he might have been too cautious in the past and too afraid that she would be unhappy.

Just now, seeing her and Dong Zhang so close, Li Xuan'an's internal organs were about to explode. Now he cornered her, his momentum was fierce, but his tone was not harsh at all. Facing her bright and slightly fearful eyes, he knew that he would lose sooner or later.

"I don't know General Dong's horoscope, nor have I calculated whether he is compatible with you."

He turned down the reason that was sent to him without hesitation, but suddenly he became afraid. What if she asked him to tell her fortune? What if she and Dong Zhang...

Li Xuan'an frowned, his eyes like a sharp sword cutting through the tranquility of this place, "Don't count. He has a murderous aura and will hinder marriage."

"The Dong family has been full of military commanders for generations, and the killings and karma have accumulated to a certain extent. By the time of Dong Zhang's generation, his descendants had naturally withered. This is also the biggest reason why Concubine Xian has no children after entering the palace for many years."

Ye Zhen didn't expect him to say that. She was immediately distracted by Dong Yuan's marriage in her previous life and asked anxiously, "Then, what will happen to A Yuan?"

Li Xuan did not hide it, "Marrying too early means that I have little affinity with my husband's family and children. If I don't get married in the next two years... I will have to bear the fate of the Dong family sooner or later."

Ye Zhen's heart rose to her throat, "What fate?"

"Defend our country."

"The virtuous concubine balanced the relationship between the emperor and the empress in the palace. Although she had no children, she was respected and maintained the surface cleanliness of the harem with her own efforts. If the inner palace is safe, the country will also be safe."

"As for what Dong Yuan will do in the future, it is unknown at present."

Ye Zhen's legs went limp, her mind filled with the words, "You're sending me to protect the country, what use is that to the general?"

In his previous life, Dong Zhang died on the battlefield, and Dong Yuan used himself to exchange for a brief period of stability with the Turks when the Great Zhou was at its most vulnerable. Isn't it the destiny of defending the country?

Ye Zhen dropped her hands weakly, feeling that she had lost all her strength. She had always believed that Prince Yu's elimination this time could change the final outcome and avoid the fate of Dong Yuan's marriage.

But now Li Xuan said this...

The feeling of powerlessness almost swallowed up all of Ye Zhen's efforts.

Seeing her like this, Li Xuan'an's smile was uglier than crying, "Why? Are you feeling sorry for the Dong family and General Dong?"

"General Dong's luck is still there. If you marry him now, you will also be honored by everyone."

These words were squeezed out from between his teeth. "How about I help you break the window paper, as compensation for interrupting your good thing just now?"

The sound of nails scratching the wall was like a beast gnawing at bones beside Ye Zhen's ears, making her scared and clear-headed at the same time. "Don't tell me about the Dong family in advance. Second Master hasn't answered yet. I'm with General Dong. Why is Second Master always angry?"

Li Xuan'an's eyelashes twitched, and he looked away, "I don't have any."

Ye Zhen's palms were covered in sweat, "You have."

"Not only are you angry, you also believe that I like General Dong and that I want to be with him."

Her voice was clearly shaking, and it sounded like an unavoidable bomb in Li Xuan'an's ears, igniting the emotions that he had tried so hard to suppress.

But he couldn't bear to yell at her.

His Adam's apple moved several times, and he let out a stiff and contemptuous smile, "Isn't it?"

Ye Zhen took a breath and said, "No."

"Humph." Li Xuan'an obviously didn't believe it. "Second Miss always dresses up nicely every time she sees General Dong."

"You even gave him a purse!"

Li Xuan didn't realize that his body began to tremble slightly, and the lines on his face were almost stretched to the limit.

Ye Zhen softened instead, "I also made a sweat towel for Second Master."

"I also wanted to make clothes for the Second Master, but he didn't want to."

"I still want to know why Second Master is in such poor health, but Second Master avoided me as soon as he woke up."

Li Xuan was stunned on the spot, his eyelashes flickered several times in one second, and he visibly avoided Ye Zhen's clear gaze, "You!"

Ye Zhen's whole body tensed up, as if what lingered around her nose was not the sandalwood scent, but something that made her thoughts stagnate. She could not plan anything, could not prepare anything, and had thrown away all the consequences and dignity.

"Second Master took care of my remaining illness without my permission, but he refused to accept my gratitude for my care. He was worried that Prince Yu would be angry with me, so he rushed to rescue me, but he blamed me for acting on my own."

Ye Zhen's cheeks were slightly red, her breathing was disordered, and she could even hear her teeth chattering.

"Second Master can only be a benefactor to me. I really don't know how solving the problem by myself can be considered as acting on one's own."

"Second Master, you don't want my things. Why do you get upset so many times just because I go out with others?"

Ye Zhen did not complain, but simply stated the facts as softly as water. After she finished speaking, she felt relaxed both physically and mentally, but was soon filled with uneasiness again, even more unbearable than before.

In her previous life, she was blindly in love with Li Chengge, but he never gave her a chance to express his true feelings until his death. But even if he did, Ye Zhen would not want it.

So, for the first time in her two lifetimes, she tried her best to open up to someone, and she was just one step away from saying those words bluntly.

Her heart beat faster and she stared at Li Xuan without blinking.

The noise on the Qing River was louder than before. The dragon boat race had reached a critical juncture. Water splashed into the crowd, and the waves of shouting made people's ears hurt.

Even so, Li Xuan and Ye Zhen's disordered breathing could still be heard clearly by each other.

Ye Zhen's words were like a hot lamp approaching his dark and deep heart. He longed to be illuminated, but was afraid that she would discover the things that could not see the light.

She had made it very clear.

Li Xuan'an's heart was soothed and warm.

The scorching sun was shining on his back, and he should have been sweating, but he didn't feel any warmth at all. After an unknown amount of time, he finally faced Ye Zhen's hesitant gaze.

However, she did not have the same nervousness and excitement as expected, it was just brighter than usual.

Ye Zhen couldn't find what she wanted, and the anxiety and tension became more and more intense, even making her unconsciously clutch his clothes at his chest.

"Your fate is connected to mine. In a sense, you are one with me. You shouldn't take risks alone. You can discuss everything with me."

Li Xuan was able to explain to her calmly, "After going through so much, I feel I can be trusted by the Second Miss."

"As for you meeting someone else, I..." He choked up, unable to brazenly speak nonsense, "I am indeed unhappy."

Ye Zhen's eyes lit up.

"General Dong is not someone you can trust with your life."

Avoiding the answer again!

Ye Zhen refused to let him go, and almost grabbed his clothes to pull him closer, "Then please tell me, what kind of person can I entrust my life to?"

Li Xuan turned his head, and his cheek still touched her cold nose. His heart ached, and he gritted his teeth to restrain his impulse.

"Like the Second Master, who responds to everything I ask, protects me everywhere, and is willing to protect me from disasters and evil spirits. As long as someone is close to me, he can also help me calculate whether my marriage is auspicious."

Li Xuan almost had to catch air to keep breathing normally.

When Ye Zhen said this, her heart sank, and the warmth in her eyes gradually disappeared.

She sighed, "It's a pity that the Second Master is a Taoist priest."

"Taoists don't enter the secular world, don't marry, and don't care about feelings." Ye Zhen's finger poked Li Xuan'an's heart little by little, and her voice choked up, "What did the second master's kiss mean that day at the dead end?"

Ye Zhen felt like her heart was stabbed. Although she was not dead, she bled more than she had imagined. But she did not allow herself to be sad. To like someone was the most expensive and rare happiness in the world. Even if the person she liked did not like her, Ye Zhen could not bear to make him feel sad.

But you should ask everything that needs to be asked.

"What about the teasing that Second Master did before?"