Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Ye Xue still didn't know what trouble she had caused. Hong Luo said that all the ladies who came to pay their respects had arrived by now. It was unknown whether Ye Rong had died of illness at such a young age. Those who could come were those who had a good relationship with the Marquis' Mansion.

Although she was unwilling to not be able to see people and had to stay in the house, this was only temporary and she would have plenty of opportunities to show up in public in the future.

"General, just wait until others think highly of you. Then he will understand how good I am."

Ye Xue still cares about being rejected by Li Chengge last night, but she is confident that she will be more successful than Ye Zhen in her previous life, and she will make Li Chengge never remember Ye Rong again.

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There is a double-sided embroidered screen in the back courtyard, which is intended to block evil spirits. The location is fine, but the scenery above is astonishing.

The front side of the painting is a landscape, and at first glance it seems fine, but the bad thing is that there is a crane on a pile of rocks in the lower left corner, and a crouching tiger on the right, while the dark shadow of a dragon that is neither a dragon nor a dragon is vaguely reflected in the water at the bottom.

It's no wonder that people thought too much. Civil officials of the second rank and above in the Zhou Dynasty wore court robes embroidered with crane feathers, but the colors varied according to their ranks. The color of Li Xuan'an's red robe was even more colorful than the prime minister's.

The court dress of military officers above the third rank was embroidered with a tiger. Although Li Chengge was a fourth-rank general and was known as the Flying Tiger, he was not qualified to have a tiger embroidered on his court dress.

The crane and the tiger seem to be metaphors for the two young masters of the Marquis' Mansion. The dark shadow in the pond inevitably makes people speculate that it is the one sitting on the dragon throne.

Cranes and tigers are perched on it, which is extremely disrespectful.

If someone says that this explanation is far-fetched, then the following painting of birds paying homage to the phoenix would prove the accusation.

The phoenix is ​​the king of birds and only the current queen can use it. There is such a painting in the back hall of the marquis's mansion, which is specially provided for the female members to rest. Who would dare to come in?

Mrs. Chen, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was straightforward. "This is not a place for rest. It's more terrifying than being in prison."

The other ladies looked at each other, also displeased.

Li Chengge finally understood why the person who left earlier looked at him with that kind of eyes. He stared at the screen, his face almost turning red.

Only Zheng didn't know what happened. She was a little unhappy after hearing what Madam Chen said, "They didn't serve me well. Madam, just tell me. I will definitely give you an explanation."

Zheng was trying to please everyone with a smile, but when Mrs. Chen saw her, her face turned even worse.

Without anyone telling him, Li Chengge could tell that his mother's attire did not look like that for a funeral, so it was not an exaggeration to say that he had inherited the title of Marquis today.

He was really confused and didn't know who to vent his anger on.

Mrs. Chen sneered, "No need for that. My Chen family is not blessed enough to enjoy such a grand ceremony."

Zheng's smile faded, and she thought to herself, is Mrs. Chen sick? Why would she come to someone else's house and put on airs?

But before she could say anything, several other women threatened to leave. Their expressions of wanting to avoid them as much as possible made Zheng confused.

Fortunately, Li Chengge was clear-headed and couldn't let them leave the mansion! This matter must be resolved, otherwise if it gets out, he will lose his head!

When Ye Rong was around, these things would never happen. Even if there were occasional unpleasant things, she could handle them quickly.

Now···

He tried his best to look relaxed, "Ladies, you have misunderstood. This screen..."

Shit, he didn't know how to explain it!

Cai Ling, the Junior Secretary of the Ministry of Rites who had grown up with him, was very righteous and said behind him in time, "I'm afraid it was the concubine who manages the inner courtyard who made a mistake, or some foolish servant did it."

He reminded Li Chengge to find a scapegoat.

But Dong Yuan couldn't bear to hear this. She had come to see Ye Zhen in the first place. She hadn't said anything just now because she thought that Ye Zhen had been managing the Marquis' Mansion half a year ago, and she would definitely be implicated if something like this happened.

Dong Yuan guessed that someone wanted to harm Ye Zhen.

After hearing what Cai Ling said, he immediately supported Ye Zhen, "Master Cai is on good terms with the general, so he knows the reputation of Second Miss Ye. Besides, even if she made a mistake, why didn't the servants in the Marquis' Mansion remind her in time?"

"Besides, she is only acting as the former wife to manage the inner court. All decisions need the general's approval."

Cai Ling choked, touched the tip of his nose, gave Li Chengge a look that said "you did your best, brother", and quietly stepped back.

What a joke! Although General Dong Ting, the Zhenbei General, has retired and returned to his hometown, his eldest son has been stationed in the northwest and has made great military achievements in the past ten years, which is unmatched. His second daughter married the current emperor and was named Concubine Xian. The youngest daughter is Dong Yuan, who was raised in the palace by Concubine Xian as an exception.

Even if Cai Ling had a hundred heads, he would not want to provoke her.

Dong Yuan's words made people speculate that Li Chengge did it on purpose.

The lady immediately agreed, "It's fine if they are just bold, but they also want to drag down the Imperial Master! The Imperial Master has done so much for the good weather and good harvests in the Great Zhou, and his blessings are enough to protect the Marquis' Mansion, so how could they be involved in this?"

"That's right! Since the general returned to the capital, the Imperial Master specially moved back from the mountain to live. But I heard that on the day of the small banquet, there was not even a seat for the Imperial Master."

These two ladies have received great kindness from Li Xu'an. Their condolences today are secondary. They mainly want to find an opportunity to meet Li Xu'an. Now I will first speak up for Li Xu'an.

After hearing this, Zheng finally remembered to ask, "What's going on?"

Mrs. Lai whispered the details to her.

Zheng looked at the screen in front of her and felt dizzy. She immediately asked, "What did Ye Zhen do? Why don't you call her over?"

Ye Zhen sighed in her heart, is he thinking of herself now?

Rong Fei saw that the situation was not good and wanted to protect her behind him, but Ye Zhen pushed him away. He said nervously, "Second Miss."

Ye Zhen knew what was going on. She patted Rong Fei on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay."

She walked around from one side to the front, and walked into the crowd through the small path. She smiled under all the gazes, "Ye Zhen was ill in bed the day before yesterday, and many things were handled by my third sister. She has never seen the world and has no experience, so please bear with her."

Ye Zhen stood in the sun in plain clothes, her unpainted face looking a little haggard, and a row of newly-opened white pear blossoms on her hair added a touch of liveliness, which neither offended the deceased nor made people feel sad.

In addition, her every move and every word was unhurried and graceful, and even Li Chengge forgot their previous unpleasantness for a moment.

When Dong Yuan saw her, his eyes lit up. When he heard that she was ill, he looked her up and down several times, "Ah Zhen, why have you lost so much weight? You don't look well."

Ye Zhen was also happy to see her, and the two held each other's hands. Due to the presence of others, they didn't say much, but their concern for each other was obvious in their eyes.

"Thank you Miss Dong for your concern. I will be fine soon."

Seeing that she was in good spirits, Dong Yuan was not so nervous anymore. He frowned and said, "I was wondering why you would arrange for someone to put out something like this. It turns out that your third sister did it."

"Who is she? How can the Marquis' Mansion allow her to interfere in the affairs of the inner court?"

Li Chengge and Zheng were both shocked when they heard this.

Zheng was afraid that Ye Zhen would say something nonsense, so she quickly interrupted him and said, "Ah Zhen, Ye Xue is your sister. If you don't nod, how can the servants listen to her orders?"

"It's probably because you missed Rong'er so much that you became ill and lost your mind, which is why you did this mistake."

Ye Zhen was not in a hurry to argue with her, but Dong Yuan could not bear to hear it any more. "What are you saying, old lady? Ah Ye is ill, and it should be you who should take care of the funeral, but it fell into the hands of an outsider. If something goes wrong, you want Ah Zhen to take the blame. Is this appropriate?"

Zheng choked, rolled her eyes several times, and had nothing to refute.

Ye Zhen walked to the screen, glanced at Li Chengge, and said meaningfully, "Yes, I still don't understand why the general agreed to let my third sister put this kind of thing in the back hall."

The implication is that no matter who put it up, Li Chengge had already approved of it after seeing it.

Li Chengge clenched his fists and said, "I didn't know she had put up such a thing."

Ye Zhen had a calm expression on her face and said nothing. She walked to a small table at the side and touched the white jade teacup. It was warm and cool to the touch and felt comfortable.

Others didn't know what she meant, and Dong Yuan subconsciously said, "Did Ye Xue make this teacup? My second sister has never seen such clear white jade in the palace."

After her reminder, Mrs. Chen and others looked even uglier.

In the past, no matter how rich Ye Rong was, she would always be cautious about it in front of others. Why would she wait for trouble by being so naked?

Ye Zhen chuckled, "I guess the general doesn't know that this tea set can't even be brought into the house, so it can only be placed in the yard."

The courtyard is for the servants and maids serving the ladies to rest, which means that this tea set is only for servants to use in the marquis's mansion.

Li Chengge was speechless.

Dong Yuan immediately understood what Ye Zhen meant. "The general knew nothing, but he agreed to Ye Xue's doing this, and the servants in the Marquis' Mansion didn't stop him?"

"When did the general become so trusting and close to Ye Xue?"

"Or maybe I was out of touch with the news in the palace and let something big slip out."