Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Li Xuan said he would never live here again.

He set out for the city the next day, but it started raining just after he left the town. Ye Zhen was worried that he would catch a cold, so she personally made ginger soup and sent it to him when they rested.

Li Xuan'an supported his temple with his slender fingers. The moment Ye Zhen came in, he shook his shoulders and threw off the fox fur coat. But when he saw that she was holding the ginger soup, he forced a smile.

"Drink it while it's hot. I asked Yun Zhui to tuck in the curtains so you don't get blown by the cold wind when you sweat."

She was so worried that Li Xuan felt hot inside. He was obviously unhappy about what happened yesterday, but he couldn't be cold to her. He could only take the ginger soup and drink it up under her gaze, then joked, "Now everyone knows that I am in terrible health."

Ye Zhen couldn't help laughing, "I already reprimanded Liuxia and Rongfei yesterday, they won't talk nonsense again."

Li Xuan rubbed his brows with his fingers, smiling helplessly and dotingly, "Is the point of the problem that they are talking nonsense?"

Ye Zhen tilted her head, looking as if she was listening to his explanation.

Li Xuan took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, let's go back to the capital quickly. I want to talk to His Majesty about the marriage!"

He emphasized the second half of the sentence so much that he wished he could announce it to the world.

Ye Zhen actually didn't have high expectations for this matter. She had heard from Ye Rong before that the title of Marquis Dingyuan seemed to be a gift from His Majesty out of nostalgia, but in fact it meant living a cautious life.

Marquis Dingyuan is not an extrovert person, but he made so many shocking decisions because of Taoist Chen Buchu. Besides liking him, he also wanted to let the emperor know that he was staying away from the center of power.

Even if the meritorious officials who followed the emperor did not form cliques for personal gain, as long as others wanted to throw dirty water on them, it would be considered a grudge against the emperor.

There were quite a few officials who wanted to discuss marriage with the Marquis's Mansion, and Fang Jing was one of them. But Marquis Dingyuan finally chose Ye Rong for Li Chengge, still using the name of Ye Yunsheng's rescue. The fact is that Ye Yunsheng was in the Imperial Hospital, so it couldn't be considered collusion.

Li Xuan started practicing Taoism at the age of twelve and is now revered as the national teacher. Before he met Ye Zhen, almost everyone believed that he would never marry.

Now, although Ye Zhen has no status to speak of, on the other hand, how can a dignified national teacher marry a woman who has broken off an engagement and has a bad reputation.

Ye Zhen herself has no confidence.

But seeing the light in Li Xuan'an's eyes, she couldn't bear to say more, so she just lowered her head and pretended to clean up the soup bowl, "Okay."

Li Xuan couldn't help but leaned over and kissed her smooth forehead. "The house is almost ready. Let Yun Zhui ask you directly what to put in it and how to arrange the things. You can arrange it."

"Make it whatever you like."

"Also, keep the three thousand taels of silver and the land deed. Although I can't come up with the same amount right now, it's enough for me to buy a house."

After saying that, he was afraid that Ye Zhen would secretly spend his money, so he said in a deep voice, "If the Second Miss still pays for it herself, then I really can't do anything inside or outside."

"If you can bear to see others laugh at me, then just spend your money."

Ye Zhen knew his good intentions and smiled, "It's all up to you, Second Master."

Li Xuan was satisfied.

The journey back to Beijing was not as smooth as the trip here. There was a lot of rain this year, and the further north we went, the more likely it was that there would be cool breezes at night. After repeating this many times, Li Xuan started coughing again.

The date of arrival in the capital was three days later than scheduled, but as soon as Li Xuan returned to the capital, Meng Qianru was already waiting at the city gate.

I heard from the guards that Princess Pingyang comes here every day.

Meng Qianru ignored Ye Zhen and snatched Li Xuan's arm from her. Seeing that he looked unhappy, she frowned and said, "Second Master has lost weight."

"Yinxiang, quickly bring the Ningxiang pills over here."

"And the pills, dissolve them in warm water, and remember to bring the candied fruit as well."

Meng Qianru gave a series of instructions, and her familiar and calm appearance made Ye Zhen feel inferior. She didn't even struggle when someone snatched Li Xuan away.

Li Xuan was also puzzled. Ye Zhen actually let go?

There was no other way. He shook off Meng Qianru's arm, frowned, and said unhappily, "My princess, you look like I'm going to die."

Ye Zhen's face changed slightly. How could he curse himself?

Meng Qianru's smile froze, and under his cold gaze, she stepped back a little, "When I used to call you Brother Xu'an, you liked me holding your arm like this."

The corners of her eyes drooped, and her usually bright gaze seemed covered with dust, which made people feel pity.

But Li Xuan'an didn't respond with any softness. "It's been too long. I don't remember."

Meng Qianru's body swayed, and her eyes were filled with disappointment, as expected. "Second Master always... never gives me any hope. Is it true that no matter what I do, it will be useless?"

When she said this, she raised her eyes and glanced at Ye Zhen, like ice placed on charcoal fire, instantly turning into water vapor.

Li Xuan didn't answer and turned to grab Ye Zhen's wrist.

Meng Qianru was stimulated by this scene, her eyes suddenly turned cold, and she suddenly grabbed Li Xuan'an's clothes. When his unhappy eyes swept over, she asked, "In this case, please return the purse you took from me when I was a child."

“The one with mandarin ducks embroidered on it in the color of crabapple.”

"At that time, the Second Master cried for it and said that he would take care of me for the rest of his life."

Meng Qianru was already out of control at this moment, and even Yin Xiang was surprised. After all, there were many guards in and out, and the princess always cared about her face. Even if the imperial teacher did not show mercy to her, she could find a way to make up for her words. Why did he speak so harshly today?

Moreover, during this period, Yinxiang did not realize that the princess had completely given up on the imperial teacher.

Li Xuan'an frowned even tighter, and even the teardrop mole at the corner of his eye was filled with sorrow. "Childhood words cannot be counted. As for the purse... I will ask Yun Zhui to find it and send it back to the princess."

As expected, Meng Qianru should be desperate and sad, but when she heard Li Xuan'an's answer, she was startled at first, subconsciously took a half step back, tears hanging on her face, and she looked more like she was frightened.

Then came the intense sadness and... disbelief.

Li Xuan pulled Ye Zhen past her. Ye Zhen was not soft-hearted, but she felt that Meng Qianru's reaction was a bit strange. The Second Master didn't like her, she should have known it all along, why was she the saddest this time, so sad that she looked at Li Xuan with such strange and fearful eyes.

They walked a long way, and Meng Qianru suddenly asked again in a trembling voice, "Second Master, in all these years, have you ever thought about me for a moment?"

Ye Zhen also looked at Li Xuan'an's straight and thin back, and her heart was in suspense.

Li Xuan didn't hesitate at all, "No."

Meng Qianru chuckled and stared at his back coldly, "Second Master, don't waste your energy looking for it. That purse doesn't exist at all."

Li Xuan'an's back suddenly stiffened, and Ye Zhen clearly felt the hand holding her tightening its strength, and it took a while before it relaxed again, "I've said before that I have no recollection of what happened back then, so I'll just go with whatever the princess says."

In fact, there was nothing wrong with his answer. He was always very cold towards Meng Qianru, but his voice was a little weak at this moment. Although it was only for a moment, Ye Zhen still caught it sensitively.