Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

It’s not too late yet, but why is there no one serving in the yard? Even Li Chengge’s guards with swords are nowhere to be seen.

Seeing that the lights in the house were on, Ye Zhen walked into the yard.

Liuxia said, "Second Miss, I'm afraid the general has talked to someone and sent all the servants away."

"I'll go over and report it first."

Ye Zhen stopped and said, "Okay."

As Liuxia was about to step onto the stairs, Zheng's voice came from inside, sounding very unhappy, "How can you agree to break off the engagement with her! She has so many shops and dowries under her name, we can't keep any of them."

Li Chengge was already upset, and when he heard his mother still thinking about Ye Zhen's dowry, he said impatiently, "The dowry didn't belong to the Marquis' Mansion in the first place, I wouldn't embezzle that little bit of money."

Zheng hated her son for not knowing how expensive food and daily necessities are. She was so anxious that her eyes almost popped out of her head. "Those few things? Just a few shops are enough for you and me to eat and wear for a lifetime, not to mention jewelry!"

"The man in the West Courtyard is obsessed with cultivation. You finally got the title of general. Even if the Marquis loves them, he will definitely let you inherit the title for the future. But that man is the state teacher. Do you think he is just talking for the Marquis's house? He just wants to take the opportunity to step on you!"

"If you don't want to be suppressed by him for the rest of your life, you have to use connections to gain real power."

"Can these things be accomplished without money? Even if you have money, can you compare with the cash cow of the Cui family? Why is Ye Rong so anxious to make Ye Zhen your successor? It's because she wants to help you succeed, and the Ye and Cui families will benefit from it."

"They need your help. What's wrong with spending money on the Marquis' Mansion?"

Zheng puffed out her chest, becoming more and more angry as she spoke, "Ye Zhen has the ability, means, and looks. Not only can she give you money in the future, but she can also help you bribe the people above you at a critical moment. Is it worth it for you to do this for Ye Xue?"

"Ye Xue's mother is a prostitute. She has been suppressed by her mistress all her life and has never been able to make a name for herself. She has no money and nothing. You can just sleep with her happily, but you must not give up Ye Zhen for her."

Li Chengge was shocked when he heard this, "Mother, what do you mean? What do you mean Ye Zhen can bribe the people above you!"

Zheng looked disgusted, "On the day you returned to Beijing, Ye Zhen went to the city gate to pick you up. When Mrs. Lai came back, she told me that Prince Yu looked at her with dirty eyes."

"The North Camp is in the hands of Prince Yu. If you want to climb up, you can't do without Prince Yu's help."

"Mother!" Li Chengge's expression was icy. "Won't people be scolded for doing such a despicable thing?"

Zheng smiled and said, "When you have the ability to cover the sky with one hand, who will dare to say a word to you?"

Li Chengge couldn't answer.

Liuxia was furious, "Second Miss, they are simply not human!"

Ye Zhen had experienced the hypocrisy of this mother and son in her previous life. One time, Prince Yu took advantage of his drunkenness to tease her and almost took off her skirt. If she hadn't been quick-witted and alerted the emperor, she would have succeeded.

At that time, she was afraid of affecting Li Chengge's future and did not dare to mention it to him. Now it seems that he had already arranged to give her to Prince Yu.

Liuxia's aura startled the people inside. Li Chengge shouted angrily, "Who's outside?"

As the door opened, murderous aura rushed in, Liuxia shuddered. Ye Zhen looked at Li Chengge calmly, his cold eyes full of undisguised hatred.

Li Chengge obviously didn't expect her to come over, and his murderous intent suddenly subsided, but then he thought of the conversation he had just had with his mother, and a cloud of gloom suddenly appeared between his brows again.

Liuxia was so angry that she bit her lip and asked, "The Second Miss has never done anything wrong to the General. Even if it has become like this, you shouldn't have thought of harming her like this!"

"She almost gave her heart to everyone in the mansion. How could you..."

Liuxia couldn't stop crying and was shaking with anger. "Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Li Chengge's eyes were gloomy. "How dare you yell at this general?"

Ye Zhen protected Liuxia behind her and said to him calmly, "The victim is not angry, but the persecutor is angry first."

"In the past six months, I have spent thousands of taels of silver on the old lady, just for the ginseng soup for half a month. I don't intend to ask you for this money. It's not too much for Liuxia to scold you."

Li Chengge was originally feeling guilty, but after hearing what she said, his face darkened terribly, "Do you know what you are talking about? How dare a lowly maid be compared to my mother?"

"Liuxia is more important to me than a thousand taels of silver. Let her scold you a few times and you can pay off such a large debt. I don't think the merchants outside who are asking the general for debts will give you such a good thing."

When Li Chengge was mentioned, he felt that she was deliberately trying to make fun of him, but he was too embarrassed to ask her for money, so he was speechless for a moment.

Zheng came out after hearing this, her eyebrows raised, "You were willing to let me use you, I didn't force you to do it!"

Ye Zhen sneered and stared at Zheng until she started to feel weak. Then she said, "So Madam, you must take good care of yourself in the future. If something happens again, no one will buy you ginseng for medicine."

Zheng's expression froze, and she said, "Why are you here so late? Didn't you have enough fun during the day? Even the guy from the west courtyard moved over to help you save face in front of everyone. How dare you say you are sincere to us?"

"I'm telling you today, no matter what Chengge says, I will never agree to your breaking off the engagement!"

"Don't be angry, mother. I'll talk to her." Li Chengge held Zheng's arm and whispered a few words to comfort her.

He turned to Ye Zhen and said, "Come in if you have anything to say."

He has not forgotten the embarrassment he suffered during the day.

Ye Zhen didn't move a step, and took out two lists from his arms, "This is the money needed for the funeral. Since you don't have it in your account, I can borrow it. But since it's a loan, please write an IOU, General."

Li Chengge was startled again, his pupils dilated slightly, and he couldn't believe what he heard.

Zheng was already furious. When she heard that Ye Zhen actually wanted them to write an IOU, she immediately put her hands on her hips and said, "Are you crazy? The one who died is your daughter of the Ye family, your eldest sister. You are arranging her funeral and want us to write an IOU. You are dreaming!"

Even Li Chengge couldn't stand Zheng's expression. He stopped his mother with one arm and scolded Ye Zhen, "It's just a small matter. Why do you come here in the middle of the night? We'll talk about it tomorrow."

Ye Zhen didn't waste time with him. "I can wait, but the dead can't. Neither can the visiting card. If the general doesn't write, I can't pay the money. The matter has to be postponed."

"Do you think this general can't afford it? Or will he refuse to pay you?" Li Chengge once again personally experienced the humiliation of being penniless. He could still use his status to pressure those merchants, but he had no way to deal with Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen said sarcastically, "The general can afford it and won't default on his debt, so of course he won't be afraid to write an IOU."

Li Chengge was speechless.

Zheng grabbed her son's arm tightly and said, "You can't sign!"

She had just discussed it with the housekeeper today and wanted to include the money she spent on making clothes and buying hair accessories in the calculation. She wanted to trick Ye Zhen.

How could Ye Zhen not know what she was thinking, but she had already made plans and did not make things difficult for the housekeeper.

"If the general refuses to sign, I will have to go to the government office and make a statement. Anyway, I have already lost money, so I am not afraid of losing face again. But people will inevitably laugh at the general."

Zheng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, "How dare you!"

Li Chengge was not willing to take advantage of her, not because he was innocent, but he felt that he had a bright future and there was no need to lose his status for such a small sum of money. Besides, Ye Zhen would regret it in the future.

"Send it up."

Ye Zhen handed the list to Liuxia, who gave it to Li Chengge with a lot of resentment.

Zheng panicked, "Chengge, don't sign! If you have the guts, let her watch her own sister rot in the yard."

This was too much. Li Chengge said unhappily, "Rong'er is my first wife. Not to mention that I am a general today, even if I am a poor family, I cannot let others pay for my wife's burial."

"But···"

Li Chengge didn't understand why his mother cared so much about this matter, and frowned and said, "Mother, I am a man."

Zheng watched him write down his words, and planned to ask the housekeeper to come and erase her things tomorrow...

How hateful that Ye Zhen is so cunning!

Li Chengge felt a little sad when he saw Ye Zhen carefully put the note away, "Are you so afraid that this general will cheat you out of your money?"

Ye Zhen said bluntly, "Why not be afraid?"

"you···"

He gritted his teeth and said, "Humph, now you can focus on handling Rong'er's funeral. If there is any mistake, you know the consequences."