Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Let Ye Zhen break the window paper first and also... offer the betrothal gift.

Li Xuan was happy that she liked him and was planning for the future, but he also felt very guilty. He was a man, and he actually let the woman he loved worry about these things!

Li Xuan's eyes drooped, and his usual pride was gone.

If he had a Taoist magic that could convert things into cash, he would definitely turn the entire carriage into gold and silver to support himself.

Seeing that he didn't ask any more questions, Ye Zhen let out a sigh of relief, thinking that the matter was over. Then she looked at Li Xuan'an's face full of disappointment, his hands folded neatly on his knees, and she immediately understood his thoughts, and said patiently, "I don't mean anything else, but now that the Ye family has fallen, my father and Aunt Zhao are always thinking about my money. Instead of wasting time on guarding against them, it's better..."

Ye Zhen's intention to comfort him was very clear, which made Li Xuan'an even more uncomfortable. He interrupted her and said, "I don't want silver and land. It is more important for a woman to have property."

Ye Zhen's eyelashes twitched, and she couldn't help but feel emotional when she looked at him.

She was treated like a money bag by Li Chengge and Zheng. In her previous life, she helped Li Chengge keep so many concubines. Everyone spent her money and wanted to step on her. No one felt sorry for her.

But now Li Xuan says that she wants to keep her money for herself.

Ye Zhen's eyes were red. When Li Xuan noticed, she turned away hastily. Then, his warm breath sprinkled on her cheek. "I've come back from the Qing Sect. Can His Majesty grant us a marriage?"

There was little light in the carriage, but in Li Xuan'an's eyes, Ye Zhen had red lips, white teeth, and picturesque eyebrows. She looked delicate, but was actually brave and strong inside.

He dared to cancel the marriage and investigate the matter. He even dared to plot against the masters in the Marquis' Mansion and forced her to answer his questions.

Li Xuan didn't want to think about anything else and just wanted to marry her home.

Marriage?

Ye Zhen's face was full of surprise. She had long thought about living with him in secrecy for the rest of her life, and was even afraid that she would become a burden to him.

She never thought that Li Xuan would marry her.

He is a Taoist priest. Even if he could marry, she would be the second master of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and the high-ranking national teacher of the Great Zhou. It is really unbelievable that he would marry a woman like himself who had broken off the engagement and had a not-so-good reputation...

Ye Zhen pinched her palm with her fingernails through the handkerchief, but she didn't feel any pain. She only knew that the breath she exhaled was hot.

"Do you want to?"

Li Xuan lowered his head again and again, staring at her slightly trembling eyelashes, and his voice was as gentle as the wind blowing across Ye Zhen's forehead.

Ye Zhen rarely couldn't make up her mind, no matter big or small. She never frowned when it came to matters of life and death. But now she was confused. "I, my second master is two years older than you, I..."

Li Xuan gently kissed her forehead and said, "I just want to ask if you are willing."

"That day at the Qinghe Bridge, you said in person that it would be a great blessing to marry the second master of the Marquisate, and you gave me such a heavy betrothal gift."

"If Jinglan's matter had not been settled long ago, I would have wanted to marry you now."

Every time Ye Zhen moved away, he moved closer, following the rhythm of her heartbeat, and asked, "Hmm?"

"OK?"

Ye Zhen wondered why the journey home was so long today.

"Ok?"

"I have a house in Yunshu Lane, which will be repaired in a month or so. I will go to the sect to say hello to the sect master this time, and everything will be easy."

Ye Zhen couldn't resist him talking against her cheek, so she said softly, "Yeah."

Li Xuan'an's eyes lit up, and then his whole body felt the excitement. He held back, but finally hugged the person in his arms. He was enveloped by unprecedented satisfaction and peace.

*

The departure date was set for three days later, on May 9th.

Ye Zhen asked Ye Jinglan to bid farewell to Ye Yunsheng, as he didn't want Ye Yunsheng and Aunt Zhao to cry poor in front of him, saying that Ye Jinglan had climbed up the social ladder and become successful, and had forgotten the kindness of the Ye family in raising him over the years.

At first Ye Jinglan pretended not to hear, but Ye Yunsheng and Aunt Zhao became more and more aggressive. Aunt Zhao had recently received news that Ye Xue and Li Chengge slept in separate rooms. The loan sharks were demanding the money, but the brothel couldn't find a better victim, and the money they had lent out couldn't be recovered.

Aunt Zhao's health has never recovered since her miscarriage. If she gets a little excited, she will have spotting the next day. After a long time, her lower abdomen began to hurt.

Ye Yunsheng prescribed several prescriptions but none of them had any effect. He also didn't want to see her all day and listen to her complaining about her pain and misery... Gradually, he stopped caring.

Aunt Zhao got angry for a while, but when she saw Ye Jinglan didn't react, she got even angrier and kept complaining, "It's because you have a powerful sister. I don't know what she has done with the Imperial Master that you got into this good thing."

Ye Jinglan gritted his teeth, calmly picked up the teacup on the table and poured it over Aunt Zhao.

"what!"

Fortunately, the tea was no longer hot, but Aunt Zhao still jumped in fright.

Ye Yunsheng was also startled and stared at Ye Jinglan, "What are you doing!"

Ye Jinglan glanced at Ye Yunsheng lazily and said, "Take care of your concubine."

"How dare you! Do you have any rules?" Ye Yunsheng was threatened by his son and couldn't bring himself to do it, so he scolded him coldly.

Unexpectedly, Ye Jinglan curled his lips in a cold voice, "Over the years, my elder sister has paid for the expensive herbs and clothes for me, and the food is provided by the mansion."

"I've asked someone to settle the accounts and send the money over later. From now on, I will have nothing to do with the Ye family anymore."

Ye Yunsheng was panicked now and subconsciously wanted to get angry, but when he met Ye Jinglan's calm gaze, he forced himself to hold back.

What a joke! Now the Ye family is counting on Ye Jinglan to become a Taoist. Although it is not as good as becoming an official, this dynasty advocates Taoism. If his son enters the Qing sect, he will have the face to see people in the future.

"Jinglan, don't talk nonsense."

Ye Yunsheng felt that he had already lowered his attitude very much, but Ye Jinglan didn't even glance at him. He told Yuanbao to turn the wooden chair around and leave, leaving Ye Yunsheng and Aunt Zhao standing there in amazement.

Not long after, Yuanbao brought the accounts of the mansion's expenses for Ye Jinglan over the years, as well as a bag of silver.

Aunt Zhao couldn't wait to grab the silver bag, but before she could finish her sip, Ye Yunsheng took it away. She asked the housekeeper to return it with a sullen face.

"You're crazy! We have so much money, and now we have porridge for three meals a day. The rice in the porridge is almost gone. What's the point of returning the money?"

Aunt Zhao has some private money, but she is unwilling to spend it on Ye Yunsheng.

Ye Yunsheng was worried that Ye Jinglan would break off relations with him, so he insisted on not accepting him.

Aunt Zhao was so angry that she burst into tears. Ye Yunsheng just said, "That is my only blood. Even if I starve to death, I will not let him sever his relationship with the Ye family."

Speaking of bloodline, Aunt Zhao remembered that she had lost her son and hated Cui. Now that Cui was dead, she could only blame Ye Yunsheng.

After cursing for a while, she became discouraged and asked Ye Yunsheng for a divorce.

After hearing the news, Ye Zhen smiled coldly, "Take care of her and comfort her. Don't let her get the divorce letter. The incident of her helping Ye Xue to mortgage and sell things in the palace has not yet happened. Don't let Ye Yunsheng get away with it."

The next day, Liuxia gave Ye Yunsheng some silver, and Aunt Zhao really stopped mentioning the divorce letter.

Ye Zhen finally finished making clothes for Li Xuan'an overnight, and after fumigating them with incense, she asked Rong Fei to deliver them to the Marquis' Mansion personally.

As it was getting dark, Liu Ting, a close attendant of Dong Zhang, was ordered to deliver some mosquito repellent sachets. He bumped into Rong Fei in front of the door, and the two went to Ye Zhen's yard together.

Liu Ting was talkative. "The sachets prepared by the military doctors under the general are more effective than those prepared by the imperial doctors. The general and... Miss Three are worried about Miss Two Ye, so they asked me to send them here quickly."

Rong Fei could see what Dong Zhang was thinking, so he opened his palm. Liu Ting was stunned for a moment as he looked at the sachet in his hand.

Rong Fei said, "The Imperial Master said that the Second Miss has a cold constitution, and that using too many ordinary herbs would be bad, so he specially prepared a mosquito repellent bag that has been ground into powder."

Liu Ting's heart was shocked, "National Master?"