Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Li Xuan'an's lips corners slightly pressed down, his Adam's apple rolled up and down quickly, trying hard to suppress the anger provoked by Meng Qianru, so that invisible coldness filled the entire room.

The more righteous Meng Qianru was, the more indifferent Li Xuan became. His calm voice was like dense needles penetrating into her body at the same time.

"The one who gave birth to me did not care about me, and the one who raised me never used the country and the people to oppress me."

"The princess is so arrogant."

Meng Qianru's eyes were red. No matter what she said or did, she never aroused any emotion in him. Even if he angrily questioned her about how to deal with Ye Zhen, it was better than such lukewarm torture.

She choked up, “I owed you that in the past, and I am willing to do my best to help you reach the top.”

"Second Master, listen to me. Stop associating with Ye Zhen."

Li Xuan stood up and dusted off his clothes, as if he would get dirtier if he stayed in this room any longer. He glanced at the outline on the screen and sneered, "You owe the Second Master of the Marquisate, but you will never have the chance to pay it back in this lifetime."

Meng Qianru frowned, and almost bit her lower lip to bleed, "Second Master..."

"Although I was favored by my father, it was difficult for me to inherit the title in the future because of my mother's status, so the princess did everything she could to avoid discussing marriage with the second son of the Marquis's mansion."

"What you call giving your all now is just because I am appreciated by His Majesty and respected by the people. I can decide life and death with just one word in the court."

Every word Li Xuan'an said was like a huge rock hitting Meng Qianru's head, making it difficult for her to breathe. "It's not like that."

"My father and brother are dead, and the Meng family is gone, what do I need these for!"

Even through the screen, she seemed to be able to see Li Xuan'an's cold and deep gaze.

He sighed softly, "Yeah, what's the use of these."

Meng Qianru only felt that the air around her began to become thinner, and the mattress was no longer enough for her to trample. The huge resentment and sadness in her heart surged like a flood. She got out of bed barefoot, and the tenderness that should have been in her eyes turned into stubbornness.

Her chest rose and fell, and she put two fingers together and swore to the sky, "I swear by my father and brother, if I have even the slightest selfish intention, I will not die a good death!"

The candle flames flickered as Meng Qianru made her resounding oath, as if responding to her heroic and determined expression.

What followed was a long silence. Meng Qianru straightened her back, her heart beating like a war drum. She looked like a man who was not afraid of life or death on the battlefield, and there was a firm light in her eyes.

In the entire Great Zhou, no other noble lady had such courage as her. Even the emperor praised her highly.

Meng Qianru felt that if there was still a woman in the Great Zhou who was worthy of Li Xuan, it must be and could only be herself.

I thought the silence was because Li Xu'an softened his heart and believed it, but when he spoke again, his voice was no longer polite, and it was as stiff as ice. "Princess, you should thank your father and brother. It's a good thing they died."

"They died for the people of Great Zhou, and earned you the honor of being the best among men."

"Everyone in the Great Zhou who pays homage to you and looks up to you is because of the countless corpses under your feet. Otherwise, you deserve to die for repeatedly hurting Ye Zhen in the name of this poor Taoist. Otherwise, do you think you can still stand here and talk to this poor Taoist?"

The knife-like words repeatedly pulled at Meng Qianru's most vulnerable wound. As if struck by thunder, her limbs went limp and she almost fell to the ground.

The sound of the door slamming shut made her tremble inexplicably, her mouth moved several times, and tears welled up in her eyes.

At some point, Yinxiang helped her back to bed and said distressedly, "How could Second Master do this to you?"

Meng Qianru wiped away her tears calmly and said softly, "Don't blame him. I treated him badly in the past, so it's reasonable for him to blame me."

"He's obsessed with Ye Zhen, or...he's trying to piss me off on purpose."

"I don't blame him. I won't let anyone hurt him."

*

When he walked out of the Princess's Mansion, Li Xuan'an's mind was filled with scenes from many years ago, so clear that he could hardly tell whether they were memories or reality.

"Why did you hurt her?"

"I like her so much, how could you treat her like that?"

"I want you to take good care of her for me."

The voice was sometimes sad, sometimes regretful, and sometimes full of weak complaints, tormenting Li Xuan to the point of collapse. Walking to the gate of the Princess's Mansion, Li Xuan bent over and started coughing.

"Second Master!"

Yun Zhui was so frightened that he ran over to pick him up, holding the fox fur.

Li Xuan leaned against the cold door and panted for a while, then slowly waved his hand, "It's okay."

"Your face is pale, yet you still say it's okay!"

Yun Zhui wrapped him tightly in fox fur and said, "Hurry up and get in the carriage."

After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Li Chengge from the East Courtyard had offended Ye Xue for some unknown reason. Her cries could be heard throughout the Mansion, and Baoyue Tower was no exception.

Sancho had no choice but to spend a lot of energy to set up a barrier so that Li Xuan could drink the medicine with peace of mind.

The Jinyiwei told Li Xuan'an every word of the conversation between Ye Zhen and Zhu Ci. It was even more effective than the Ningxiang Pills. His face soon became rosy.

Sancho said with a sigh, "No wonder the Taoist priests who failed to achieve their goal have short lives. They have neither achieved success nor a close friend or a beautiful woman. It would be great if everyone had someone who loved them like you, Second Master."

Yun Zhui could smell a sour odor.

Li Xuan'an was very happy and didn't care about Sancho's life or death. "It's true that Junior Master... it's impossible to get married. The only way out is to practice Taoism. However, there are too many mistakes remembered by the Discipline Hall. I have to work harder."

Sancho only hated that he couldn't vomit blood immediately!

Because he was in Li Xuan'an's hands, he couldn't scold him directly, so he gritted his teeth and scolded the Taoist priest of the Discipline Hall, "Xuan Feng, that bastard, there are so many people in the Qing Sect, but he has his eyes on me!"

Li Xuan left him alone to curse, and asked the Royal Guards what color clothes Ye Zhen would make for him. The Royal Guards couldn't always climb up to the roof to check, so Shen Du was smart in the end, "I'd be letting Miss Ye down by saying this, she probably wants to give you a surprise."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan'an's already beautiful eyes were filled with joy again.

After Sang Qiao and Yun Zhui went out to boil the medicine, Shen Du's face froze, "Second Master, His Majesty issued several orders today, asking General Dong's two deputy generals to train the Eastern Palace Guards."

"In my humble opinion, Prince Yu has offended Your Majesty and may never return to the capital in this lifetime. Your Majesty intends to allow General Dong to contact the Crown Prince in order to delegate power to the Crown Prince."

Li Xuan closed his eyes gently, leaned back in his chair and fiddled with his rosary beads. The sound of the peach wood beads, neither light nor heavy, echoed the sound of the wind outside the window, and eased the tension in the atmosphere.

"The Queen has waited so many years and finally waited for this day."

“Ambition is the strongest force that can sustain a person, but it is also the hardest to suppress.”

"Few of the crown prince's followers are clean. It's just that he used Prince Yu as a shield, which made him seem constrained in every way."

Li Xuan'an paused, "I have to go back to the Qing Sect, just in time for them to relax. But Dong Zhang..."

Li Xuan felt uneasy when he thought about his feelings for Ye Zhen and Dong Yuan's matchmaking.

He had to take Ye Zhen with him, and also keep Dong Zhang busy. It would be best if he had some important matters to attend to so that he would have no time and energy to deal with them.

"Shen Du, please do one more thing for me."