Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Liu Ting and the others had also heard about Dong Yuan's matchmaking between Dong Zhang and Ye Zhen. Since he came to Dong Zhang's side, he saw that his master always stared at his purse in a daze when he was free, and today he specially asked him to bring a mosquito repellent sachet, so he knew that the general was always thinking about her.

"The Imperial Master and Second Miss Ye..." Liu Ting had not heard about Li Xuan and Ye Zhen, and his face was full of curiosity.

After holding it in for a long time, he said, "Oh, Miss Ye Er almost became the sister-in-law of the Imperial Master."

Rong Fei's expression froze.

Liu Ting added, "It seems that Miss Ye Er has a very good personality. I heard that the Queen wanted to ask the Imperial Master for a talisman but was rejected. Yet, she still cares about Miss Ye Er so much."

Rong Fei looked at his brother's silly and blessed look, not knowing what to say, so he forced a smile and said, "Yeah."

Seeing that the second gate was still some distance away, Liu Ting couldn't help but chat with Rong Fei, "Speaking of which, the only one who could be treated differently by the Imperial Master, besides Princess Pingyang, was Miss Ye Er."

"But now I guess Princess Pingyang won't get the mosquito repellent sachet from the Imperial Master."

Rong Fei could sense something was wrong in Liu Ting's tone and couldn't help but slow down his pace. "Oh? I heard that the princess has been practicing with Second Master's biological mother, so naturally she has a closer relationship with Second Master. Treating her differently? I don't see that."

Liu Ting coughed lightly, looked around, leaned against Rong Fei's shoulder, and lowered his voice, "The princess's father and Dingyuan Marquis have a good relationship. The two families have always been in contact. The Imperial Master is only two years older than the princess, so it's not an exaggeration to say that they grew up together."

"When the Imperial Master was young, he was not as cold and indifferent as he is now. He was a delicate, warm and soft-hearted young man."

Liu Ting has followed Dong Zhang since he was a child. Dong Zhang is one year older than Li Chengge, so he naturally knows more.

"When the Imperial Preceptor was five years old, he chased after the princess and said he wanted to marry her. He stayed at the Meng family and refused to leave. No matter how the Marquis tried to coax him, he would not listen. He had to cry and ask the three-year-old princess to agree to him."

Liu Ting couldn't help laughing, while Rong Fei frowned, unable to imagine the imperial master he was talking about.

Another thing... forget it, since I'm at the age of being naked, it doesn't count.

Rong Fei just comforted himself when Liu Ting said, "I heard that General Meng personally promised to marry his daughter to the Imperial Master, and the Imperial Master returned home."

"Even His Majesty heard about this at the time, and he summoned the Marquis and General Meng to the Warm Heart Pavilion to ask whether they should grant the marriage."

Liu Ting himself laughed.

Rong Fei said, "Of course not. Later, the Meng family went to the border, and the second master practiced Taoism."

Liu Ting became excited, "Before the Meng family left, General Meng wanted to arrange a marriage for the two, but the princess refused. She went to the palace and knelt before the queen, and the matter was dropped."

Rong Fei felt a little depressed, "Then the Second Master..."

"I remember that the Imperial Master was willing at that time."

Rong Fei's heart skipped a beat, and then he thought about how Princess Pingyang had embarrassed the Second Miss many times...

Liu Ting sighed, but was not so sure. "I am not sure either. Because in those years, it is said that there was a good-looking and quiet little maidservant beside the Imperial Master. The two of them went in and out together and were inseparable. The Imperial Master often made the little maid happy."

"Unfortunately, the Imperial Master was assassinated later, and the maid blocked the arrow for him, and the two fell into the valley. When they were found, the Imperial Master had been shot in the back, and the maid was gone."

"Since then, the state master's temperament has changed drastically. Many people who know the inside story believe that the state master became disillusioned and joined the Taoist sect because of this."

"Hey."

Liu Ting's sigh made Rong Fei's heart, which had sunk to the bottom of the sea, feel like it was being pressed down by a huge rock again, and he was speechless for a long time.

Because Liu Ting was a stranger, it was inconvenient for him to meet Ye Zhen, so he just explained his intention in the courtyard.

Ye Zhen refused without a second thought. Although she repeatedly expressed her gratitude to Dong Zhang, she was determined not to accept the sachet.

Liuxia brought up the woman's reputation again, and Liu Ting had no choice but to leave with regret.

Only after I left the house did I realize that Second Miss Ye did not accept things from her master. So why didn't she hear me ask her to return the gift given by the Imperial Master?

Liu Ting thought about it all the way back to Beiying and explained to Dong Zhang, "The imperial master's can ward off evil spirits and protect the house."

Dong Zhang was shrouded in a layer of slight loss, and smiled bitterly, "You are right, the things of the national master are unmatched in the entire Great Zhou."

The Imperial Master knew that she had a cold body, unlike him, who knew nothing.

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Rong Fei thought about it again and again, but Ye Zhen saw through that he had something to say. He sent Liuxia and Yulu away, and after several inquiries, he told Ye Zhen what Liu Ting said.

Ye Zhen sat upright, with her forearms resting on the edge of the desk, looking calm and cool.

The flickering candlelight could not illuminate her slightly shaking pupils. When she spoke, there was no abnormality in her voice. "I have never heard of this."

In her previous life, she didn't take Li Xuan seriously. He was away from home all year round and only came back to recuperate. He never even left Baoyue Tower. He had no interest in dealing with Ye Zhen, so she wouldn't waste time and energy investigating him.

Moreover, given his status as the Imperial Master, not to mention that Marquis Dingyuan would block the news, I'm afraid that Your Majesty would have to keep it a secret for him.

"It's all in the past."

Ye Zhen forced herself to stay calm, "I'm just curious about the assassination."

Rong Fei felt a little sad. He had followed Ye Zhen for many years and could tell that she was deliberately trying to divert the focus.

Anything that can make people subconsciously avoid it must be something that hurts their hearts.

Rong Fei wants her to be well, and he is willing to exchange his own life for it, so he cannot just go along with her or coax her.

"There is one more thing. Liu Ting said that the silver bracelet on the wrist of the Imperial Master and the little maid each have one."

Ye Zhen clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. The crisp sound of the silver bracelets colliding echoed in her ears. "He saw it with his own eyes?"

Rong Fei sighed, "He said that the Second Master treasured that little maid very much, and hid her in the mansion from the people in the East Courtyard. She even wore a bamboo hat when she went out, but the two of them held hands, and the bracelets on their wrists were exactly the same."

Ye Zhen couldn't imagine what the enthusiastic and cheerful Li Xu'an was like, but she knew very well what it felt like to like someone with all her heart and eyes.

Is the Imperial Master’s loneliness over the years due to that little maid?

After a silence that lasted for a cup of tea, she rubbed her brows and said, "I understand."

Ye Zhen didn't notice when Rong Fei went out. She stared at the candlelight. It seemed that Li Xuan's gentle smile emerged in the red light, and he kept asking her, "Are you willing to marry me?"

One is the princess who has been engaged to her childhood sweetheart, and the other is the little maid who protects her with her life.

Second Master, Second Master, no wonder you are so skilled in teasing people.

No wonder that night in the attic...you were so good that it didn't even seem like the first time.

That little maid was willing to die for you, so isn't your joining the Tao a promise to her? If that's the case, why are you provoking me again?

Ye Zhen had lived two lives and could handle any powerful woman, but a little maid who died and whose name she didn't even know was not worth her jealousy.

She knew that she cared because she liked Li Xuan.

Ye Zhen tossed and turned all night long, unable to fall asleep.

At the same time, Li Xuan finished his meditation, his long eyebrows twisted into a beautiful arc, and he muttered to himself, "What's bothering you? Can't the sachet protect you from a good sleep?"

He stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the crescent moon in the sky. He pinched his fingers into a seal and silently chanted a few spells. After a moment, a smile appeared at the corners of his eyes.

Sensing that Ye Zhen had fallen asleep, Li Xuan also got into bed. Although he was thinking of Ye Zhen, in his dream he was back to the bottomless cliff.

Dozens of archers chased after him, and the flying dust made him cough continuously.

Someone held his hand tightly, so tightly that his bones were almost deformed, but he didn't feel any pain. Through the snow-white hat, the man's smile was clear and bright, like the sun, like the best treasure in the world.

It is also the only treasure he has ever owned since he was a child.

"We must die together."

"No, I will protect you. You won't die."

Countless arrows were shot at them and they had no way to dodge them. The huge impact force was enough to force them off the cliff.

"puff!"

The sound of the sharp arrow piercing the flesh was so clear that all he could see was blood, the smile reflected in the blood, and then there was the heart-wrenching pain.

Li Xuan fell into a nightmare, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, his hands were tightly grasping the quilt, and his body could not move at all.

"no, do not want!"

"I don't want you to die!"

"Please, don't die!"

The hoarse roars and pleas made him sink deeper. He didn't know how long he had been crying in the cave when he suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder.

It was a clear and pleasant voice. She pointed at the silver bracelet on her wrist and said, "I'll break it for you, and you'll be free."

Li Xuan'an's soul trembled. Is this voice... Ye Zhen?

He first met Ye Zhen on the streets of Changning. She was performing with a circus troupe, with a rope tied around her pretty neck, like how others tie up an animal.

But she is different from others. There is still light and hope in her eyes.

She was trapped in a certain range by a rope. When someone threw a plate at her, no matter how far or near, whether she used her feet or hands, she could always catch it steadily, winning a lot of praise.

The boss received a basket of copper coins, but only gave her a few.

Even so, she still smiled and said thank you to the owner.

She saw the silver bracelet on her wrist, her expression turned cold, and she rushed forward, gritting her teeth, "I'll help you break it open!"

She thought Li Xuan'an's bracelet was the same as the rope around her neck.

Li Xuan'an felt heartbroken because of her words.