Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

The housekeeper failed to persuade Ye Xue. Seeing that the expense was more than doubled, the housekeeper quickly told Li Chengge about it after he returned home.

Li Chengge frowned, "Didn't mother ask Mrs. Lai to keep an eye on me?"

The housekeeper had been frowning for the past two days. Seeing that there was no one around, he said bluntly, "The third young lady was very capable and sent the old lady a headdress and the fabric she liked, so the old lady called Lai Po back."

Li Chengge sighed. What could he say about his own mother?

The housekeeper added, "The Second Miss has arranged all the people to serve at tomorrow's funeral, but..."

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Li Chengge asked unhappily, "What is she doing?"

"No. It was the Second Miss who looked at the things that the Third Miss had bought. She found that some of the items were not well chosen and the regulations did not suit your current status. She asked someone to remind her, but the Third Miss did not listen."

"I have also advised her. Miss San said that we are a marquisate and we cannot be too embarrassed."

The butler did not agree with Ye Xue's statement, but she was the one in Li Chengge's heart now, so he could only go along with her.

"After all, he is a marquis of a different surname. In the past, Madam and the Second Miss were very cautious about these matters. I think..."

The butler didn't expect Ye Xue to come over and hear what he said, and he felt a chill down his spine.

Ye Xue's eyes were filled with grievance, "The general now has his own status, and he is no longer a young master with the halo of a marquisate, so he should be well behaved."

"There will be many guests coming tomorrow, and exquisite things will show your status and prove that the general has put in a lot of effort."

Ye Xue glanced at the housekeeper and thought that in her previous life, when Ye Zhen used those things in her room, he didn't complain, so why was he not able to do so when it came to her? It was obvious that he was siding with Ye Zhen.

Ye Xue was wrongly accusing the housekeeper. She ignored the fact that when she saw those things in her previous life, Li Chengge was already the right-hand man of Prince Yu, and those things were rewards from Prince Yu's wet nurse.

Li Chengge felt that Ye Xue's words made sense, but the bill was not good. "The Marquis' Mansion is in a tight financial situation right now. There is no need to spend so much money just for appearances."

The items and jewelry awarded by the palace cannot be pawned or sold, and there is only a certain amount of real gold and silver, so we cannot spend it all on this.

Ye Xue knew that Li Chengge would be very successful in the future, so she naturally disdained this little money and advised, "After the eldest sister leaves, her dowry shop and farm may be taken over by my stepmother."

"The fact that Second Sister and you broke off the engagement will be revealed sooner or later. You can't let others think that you left them and couldn't even have a proper funeral."

Seeing that Li Chengge was moved, Ye Xue grabbed his sleeve and acted coquettishly, "I am really thinking about the general's future. It's ok that the servants in the mansion don't understand me, but the general will understand me, right?"

Li Chengge spent Ye Rong and Ye Zhen's money but still didn't want to acknowledge it. When he heard this reason, he no longer cared whether the reward was enough.

"Well, I'll do as you say."

The housekeeper felt helpless when he saw this situation, thinking that once the second young lady really left the Marquis' Mansion and the reward money was paid back, would all the mouths in the Marquis' Mansion be left to starve?

Ye Xue arrogantly drove the housekeeper away, but Li Chengge still felt uneasy. He first pulled down Ye Xue's hand that was clinging to his shoulder, and thought, "You have never taken care of the backyard. Ye Zhen has more experience in these matters than you. Why not..."

Ye Xue was not happy, but she knew how to control him, so she softened her voice and said, "She knows more and has more experience than me, but she is not as devoted to the general as I am."

"Maybe she could in the past, but now, she has no general in her heart."

Li Chengge remained silent.

Whenever Li Chengge thought about Ye Zhen suddenly not taking him seriously, he felt itchy and helpless.

Ye Xue gently kissed his earlobe and breathed hot air, "General, please have mercy on the person in front of you."

Her intention was very obvious. Her fingers slowly drew lines along the back of Li Chengge's neck. They were very familiar with each other's bodies, and a little bit of teasing was enough to ignite the fire.

Li Chengge couldn't stand this in the past, but today he pushed Ye Xue away.

"General..." Ye Xue was unwilling.

Li Chengge helped her pull up her clothes, "Rong'er will be buried tomorrow, and this general doesn't want to do it."

Ye Xue calmed down and said, "It's my fault."

Humph, Ye Rong almost poisoned herself to death, and only a few days have passed and Li Chengge has forgotten about it!

It doesn’t matter, it’s useless for him to think about it, he’s a dead end!

It would be best if Ye Rong’s spirit in heaven could watch with her own eyes how she would enjoy life in the Marquis’ Mansion from now on!

*

On March 13, Ye Rong held a funeral.

Li Chengge was at the door to welcome guests early in the morning, but Ye Zhen delayed leaving on the grounds of feeling unwell, so Zheng had to receive the female family members in the back hall.

Cui had been extremely sad in recent days, so she only asked someone to send Ye Rong's favorite things as a memorial, and she didn't have the courage to come herself.

Prince Yu's wet nurse also claimed that she was not feeling well and sent the sacrificial gifts early.

Li Chengge was relieved that these two people did not come.

Ye Zhen had made meticulous arrangements yesterday, and today both the mourning hall and the front hall were busy and orderly. After the military officers who had arrived early exchanged greetings with Li Chengge, they went into the front hall to have tea.

As soon as they saw the floor-standing screen, their faces changed and they quickly found an excuse to leave without even having tea.

When leaving, Li Chengge felt that they were looking at him strangely, but as guests came up one after another, he had no time to ask any more questions.

In the back hall, Zheng was wearing new clothes that had been made overnight and a new jade headpiece. If you didn't know, you would have thought the marquis's family was welcoming a bride.

Especially when two distant cousins ​​of the Li family came to pay their respects, Zheng would stroke her hair from time to time, fearing that they would not be able to see her head full of emeralds and cat's-eye ruby ​​rings.

In the past, these two relatives often laughed at her for being reduced from a concubine to a wife. With Zheng's current status, there is no need for her to argue with them, but she can only show off to them. It is not her turn to show off to other wives.

"Madam, you are so lucky. I heard that the general's concubine is also a daughter of the Ye family. You will have endless blessings in the future."

"Yes, yes. I see that the decorations in the house are not the same as those we used to bring during the New Year. They are more exquisite."

The two of them were really talking about things that were not related to the topic. Zheng had her own grievances but could not speak them out. She no longer had the mood to show off and coldly ordered, "Take the two sisters-in-law to have some snacks."

The two men didn't know how they had offended her, and their hearts tightened. They hurriedly said, "The eldest young master has been appointed a general. Please take care of our business in the future."

"The medicinal materials business is not doing well this year, and the border crossing is not easy either. Please, General..."

Zheng said unhappily, "The Marquis's Mansion is having a funeral today. Rong'er has been very nice to you in the past. I don't ask you to send her off sincerely, but there's no need to rush to do personal things."

The two men retreated in disgrace.

Zheng cursed without hesitation, "What a spoilsport."

Not long after, Mrs. Lai came in hurriedly, "Madam, there's something wrong up ahead!"

Zheng raised her eyebrows, "The wife of the general of the Marquis' Mansion has passed away. Who would be so blind as to cause trouble at this time?"

Mrs. Lai looked solemn, "It was Mrs. Chen, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, and Miss Dong, the younger sister of the virtuous concubine, who refused to go to the back hall to rest."

Zheng's heart skipped a beat. "Why didn't she go to the back hall for no reason? Which maid or old woman bumped into her?"

"Neither. Go and have a look."

At the same time, Ye Zhen also led people to the back hall. Rong Fei explained the whole story to her in detail behind her, and Ye Zhen had an idea in her mind.

She asked Liuxia, "Have you prepared the tea cakes that Miss Dong likes?"

Dong Yuan was Ye Zhen's only close friend in the capital. She had thought she would not come, but unexpectedly, the Concubine Xian agreed to let her come to the Marquis' Mansion to pay her respects.

"Don't worry, everything is ready."

"That's good."

Ye Zhen arrived at the back hall and saw a lot of people gathered in the courtyard, including both female relatives and officials. Everyone had tense expressions and was talking a lot.