Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

When Ye Xue heard Hong Luo say that Ye Zhen forced Li Chengge to sign the IOU, she was shocked, but also proud that she didn't have to do it herself. Ye Zhen was heading towards a dead end every day.

I can only sigh that God will not let me live again in vain.

In the evening, Li Chengge came over. She exaggerated Fan Yezhen's inhumanity. Seeing that he was indifferent, she began to blame herself, "It's me who brought shame to the general."

Li Chengge felt upset for the first time when he heard her crying again.

Ever since they had sex, Ye Xue would cry twice every now and then. At first, he had the patience to coax her because he felt that Ye Rong and Ye Zhen were going too far and he sided with her in his heart.

But ever since Ye Rong's death, Ye Zhen was determined to leave him, and Li Chengge no longer had much desire to hang out with Ye Xue.

Just as she was about to scold her, Ye Xue said, "Thank you for your kindness, General. I will serve you well and try my best not to embarrass you because of me again."

Li Chengge turned around and saw the alluring emotions hidden in her wet eyes. She was like a well-behaved and loyal cat, naively wanting to make him proud.

He had been running into obstacles with Ye Zhen these past few days, and Ye Xue's look was really heartbreaking.

But what his mother said made sense. Ye Xue could only satisfy him in bed, and could do nothing else. But he couldn't bear to blame her, so he pinched Ye Xue's chin and smiled helplessly, "Stay here, and wait until your elder sister's funeral is over, and this general will give you a status."

Ye Xue was pleasantly surprised, her almond eyes filled with emotion, "It is my blessing to serve the general. I don't care about these things."

Li Chengge said, "Your mother's family background is not good, but you are still the concubine of Dean Ye. However, taking a concubine does not require such a complicated process. I can just talk to your father."

concubine?

Ye Xue was of course not satisfied. Even if she couldn't become the second wife, she wanted to be a concubine like Ye Zhen so that she could climb up smoothly in the future.

But if she were a concubine, it would be very difficult to be promoted to the principal wife.

But she has neither the qualifications nor the ability to ask Li Chengge to change his mind.

That night, the two of them slept with their clothes on for a rare night.

Ye Xue didn't sleep the whole night. Right now, Li Chengge had only two things worrying him. One was that he had no money, but that could be solved by giving him a reward. The other was that there was no one to take care of the Marquis's Mansion, so things that the housekeeper couldn't handle had to be brought to him for a decision every day.

If I can handle all the matters in the Marquis' Mansion and help Li Chengge share some of the hard work, why would I be afraid that he would not give me what I want?

Ye Xue had a plan, but she had no chance to do it. She could only stay in the house and sulk for two days.

But soon, Ye Zhen gave her a chance.

Ye Zhen arranged the funeral and only paid the money according to the housekeeper's list. She did not go through all the details herself as she did in the past.

In addition, Zheng was afraid of spending her son's money, so she secretly asked the housekeeper to change the list, and instructed Lai Po to keep an eye on the purchases and not to spend a penny more.

This resulted in the steward being unable to make the decision. He wanted to save face for Li Chengge and the Marquis's Mansion, but Mrs. Lai was holding on to the price and refused to make a decision.

The incense, candles, and paper money were all cheap items that had been treated to prevent moisture. The white cloth was also second-hand goods that had been piled up in the shop for many years. It was thin in color and had even turned yellow in the sun. The two servants worked too hard in the afternoon, and the mourning clothes had several holes in them.

It would be a waste of money to make another one.

In the afternoon, the housekeeper sent someone to ask Ye Zhen for money. Liuxia wrote down the list, asked the other party to sign, and then gave the money.

"Second Miss, if we continue like this, we will waste more than we save. Do you really not care?"

Liuxia felt sorry for her young lady's wallet. No matter how much savings she had, it couldn't withstand their mess.

Ye Zhen lay on the couch reading a book, but her mind was not on the words. It would be difficult for her to have a peaceful day if she stayed in the mansion for one more day.

"Good or bad is related to their own reputation. If they don't have any shame themselves, do I have to pick it up from under others' feet? What a joke."

"That's what you said, but..." Liuxia said in embarrassment, "The Madam will also come on the day of the funeral. She will see how perfunctory the eldest lady's funeral is, and she also knows that you and the general want to cancel the engagement. What if she doesn't agree?"

Ye Zhen had thought about this a long time ago, so she felt that the one who really had difficulty was her stepmother Cui, because she had her younger brother in her hands.

But Cui also loves her only daughter. If she knew that it was Li Chengge who angered Ye Rong to death...

Ye Zhen thought, let’s take a gamble.

"Wait until the lady comes."

Liuxia didn't dare to think too much, and just said, "Oh, by the way, the housekeeper came over early this morning and said that he wanted you to talk to the Second Master and ask him to perform a ritual for the Madam."

Thinking of Li Xuan, Liuxia's eyes lit up, and she immediately complained about the housekeeper, "They really want to take advantage of everything. They think the Second Master treats you differently."

Ye Zhen's eyes trembled, and she lowered her head hastily. "Second Master is of noble status. He never performed the ritual himself when the Concubine Dowager passed away a few years ago. If he performs it for the eldest sister now, it will cause gossip and trouble for no reason."

"Just tell the housekeeper what you said."

"Slave, go now."

Ye Zhen knew without much thought that this was most likely Zheng's intention. She was reluctant to part with the money in her hands and did not agree with Li Chengge's cancellation of the engagement. She also wanted Li Xuan, as the imperial master, to personally perform a ritual for Ye Rong so as to gain a good reputation in front of Cui. If a quarrel really broke out, Cui would not be too disrespectful to the Marquis' Mansion.

Zheng wanted to be truly beautiful. She didn't want to spend more money, but she also wanted people to look at her with admiration.

Unfortunately, she miscalculated.

Soon Liuxia came back from the front yard, "Second Miss! The white flowers on the door plaque of the Marquis' Mansion have changed color due to the sun. The general brought several deputy generals from the North Camp to pay respect to the eldest Miss. He happened to see it and was very angry. He scolded the housekeeper in front of everyone."

Seeing her panting and gloating, Ye Zhen pursed her lips and said, "Does this make you so happy?"

Liuxia waved her hands, "No. It was the two maids serving in the Third Miss's courtyard who spoke up for the housekeeper and pushed Lai Po out."

"You didn't see it. The general's face was darker than the bottom of a pot."

Ye Xue’s people?

Ye Zhen guessed what she wanted to do as soon as she thought about it.

"I was afraid that the general would cause trouble for you in a rage, so I had prepared an excuse to push the responsibility away by saying that you were not feeling well. But Miss San went over and punished the two talkative maids, and then covered up for the housekeeper and the old woman, so the general was forced to step down."

Ye Zhen raised her eyebrows, "Oh? She came to me on her own initiative. She gave me a surprise that night at the Little Banquet, and I haven't returned the gift to my third sister yet."

So Ye Zhen took advantage of the situation and pretended to be sick.

Li Chengge sent the people from the North Camp away and was about to come over to complain to her, but halfway she saw Rong Fei escorting a doctor out of Ningguang Courtyard.

The doctor advised, "Miss, you lost so much blood last time, and you have been depressed for days, it will be troublesome if you don't take good care of yourself."

When Li Chengge heard this, his anger subsided a lot.

Then he thought that even if Lai Pozi was greedy for advantage, he had already made it clear to Ye Zhen, and there must not be any mistakes!

Starting tomorrow, colleagues in the court and other dignitaries will also come to pay tribute, and there must be no mistakes. He must explain the importance of this to Ye Zhen.

But at some point Ye Xue caught up with him, holding several books that the housekeeper had prepared, "General!"

Li Chengge didn't want her to show up in front of others at this time. Those deputy generals had already teased him today, but he didn't get angry because she handled the problem in time.

At this moment, he frowned and asked, "Didn't I tell you to stay in the room? Why did you come out?"

Ye Xue blamed him in her heart for making her look shameful, but she had a youthful smile on her face. In particular, she tiptoed to wipe the sweat off Li Chengge's forehead before speaking. This action made his eyes focus and his expression softened instantly.

Ye Xuecai said, "I went to the housekeeper to look at the purchase brochure and found that some of the things were bought second-hand because they were cheap. In order to avoid something like today happening again, it is better to change them early."

"It's fine if the person who came today is the general's subordinate, but if you are impolite in front of the noble, you will be charged with disrespect and that will be troublesome."

Li Chengge didn't say anything.

Ye Xue was afraid that he would force Ye Zhen to deal with it, which would leave her with no room to maneuver, so she hurried after him.

"I heard that my second sister is ill. I think she is unwilling to help the general take care of it. Rather than making you angry, I will personally arrange for someone to buy some decent things to replace it."

Li Chengge obviously didn't believe in her ability, but he also didn't mind her hanging around in front of others. "You?"

Ye Xue said considerately, "I will just watch from the courtyard, and the housekeeper will come out. I just want to help the general share his worries. After all, only if the general is well, I will be well too."

"Besides the general, I have no one to rely on."

There was a hint of disappointment on her face, but the expectation in her eyes made Li Chengge feel a sense of accomplishment of being needed, and he agreed to Ye Xue's request.

The two of them left from the gate of Ningguang Courtyard. Ye Xue looked back at Ye Zhen's house and smiled triumphantly.

She remembered clearly how Ye Zhen had won the favor of the nobles at the funeral in her previous life.

Do it again, this is her best bargaining chip!

Liuxia saw Ye Xue's smile through the window and stamped her feet in anger, "Fox charmer!"

Ye Zhen slowly skimmed off the tea foam and said seriously, "Li Chengge is a prominent young general in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The most distinguished person at this funeral is Prince Yu's wet nurse."

Ye Rong and Cui had done a lot of things for Madam Ruan, the wet nurse of Prince Yu. In her previous life, it was because of Madam Ruan's favor that she was able to secure her position as the successor in front of Li Chengge.

Ye Xue wanted to imitate her, but she was afraid that her plan would be in vain.

Ye Xue caused her to lose her innocence, so she wanted Ye Xue to never be able to stand by Li Chengge openly in this life!