Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

That night, Ye Zhen came to greet Cui again, and Wang Ma finally let her in.

Cui was lying on the couch, her face was pale, her eyes were red and swollen, and a brown headband made her look a few years older.

"Mother's Day condolences."

Ye Zhen bowed lightly and didn't say much. She stood quietly in front of the couch waiting for her instructions.

Cui took two sips of tea and slowly raised her eyes, with no emotion in her eyes, "The general took Ye Xue in. If you hadn't come back, Ye Xue would have done everything she could, and if you hadn't nodded, she would still be a cheap thing."

Ye Zhen said calmly, "Aunt Zhao's background is not good enough, and Ye Xue is also my father's illegitimate daughter. If I don't agree, it means I won't give the Ye family face. From now on, let alone the girls from the side branches of the Ye family, I'm afraid that the daughters of the Cui family will be implicated when they ask for marriage."

Cui frowned, as if she didn't expect her to talk back?

"You can try to delay it, or just kill Ye Xue and be done with it. Now that she has taken the lead, how can you return to the Marquis' Mansion?"

Ye Zhen added, "The general likes Ye Xue. If I kill her, the general will only hate me."

Cui looked annoyed, "Why did Rong'er raise you all these years? You couldn't solve a small problem, and you made her die of depression."

Ye Zhen was puzzled and said, "It was obviously Li Chengge and Ye Xue who harmed her. Is mother so angry that she is confused?"

"You!" Cui was completely enraged by her. She swept the teacup off the small table, and the fragments splashed at Ye Zhen's feet. She did not move at all.

At this time, Wang Ma came in with a strange look on her face and said something in Cui's ear.

Cui's eyes suddenly became sharp when she looked at Ye Zhen again, "Rong'er wanted to poison Ye Xue, why did you stop her? And why did you let Li Chengge know that it was her who did it?"

Cui was originally dissatisfied with Ye Zhen's self-willed decision, but she thought she was venting her anger for Rong'er, so she didn't get angry in the past few days. She asked someone to go to the Marquis' Mansion to check with Zhou Ma, and only then did she know that Ye Zhen had concealed the fact that Ye Rong had asked Zhou Ma to poison Ye Xue.

Ye Zhen said calmly, "My elder sister and the general were at odds at that time. If I kill Ye Xue, it will only wear away the general's friendship with her. Besides..."

She looked at him fiercely, "My elder sister wants to pin the blame on me. If the general really misunderstood, I will never win his heart even if I become the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion in the future."

Cui's eyelids twitched, and she had no words to refute for a moment.

Rong'er's final plan was to push Ye Zhen to be the second wife and secretly sow discord between Ye Zhen and Li Chengge. In this way, Ye Zhen would have power but no love, and would never be able to escape Cui's support for the rest of her life.

Cui didn't expect Ye Zhen to see through this, and suddenly realized that she had changed a lot in the past six months in the Marquis' Mansion.

She gritted her teeth and said coldly, "Rong'er is confused due to her illness, and she also wants to clear the obstacles for you. Don't listen to Zhou Ma's nonsense. Rong'er loves you, how could she let you bear the blame."

Ye Zhen's expression also softened, "I think so too, so I feel so angry for my elder sister."

Cui's eyes darkened. "The general will bring her back tomorrow. I will create an opportunity. You should be polite to the general and go back to the palace with them tomorrow."

Ye Zhen pretended to be shocked, "Mother just let my eldest sister die unjustly?"

Cui's eyes flashed with ferocity, "Revenge is not a one-time thing. The most important thing right now is that you return to the Marquis' Mansion! No matter how much he likes Ye Xue, Ye Xue doesn't have the ability to be a housekeeper. He needs you."

"He is using the excuse of returning home to test your father and me."

Ye Zhen's silence made Cui feel unsure for the first time. Finally, she said, "There was a flood in the south, and Jing Lan's medicine was blocked halfway. But I have sent someone to get it by land. As for how long it will take, it depends on your efficiency."

Cui sneered, "Doctor Qin's medical skills are very good, but Jing Lan has been suffering from this disease for more than ten years. Not to mention Doctor Qin, your father's medicine is useless."

"Ye Zhen, I don't care what you're thinking, but you'd better be obedient, so that Jing Lan can suffer less."

Ye Zhen clenched his fists and was speechless.

She had thousands of ways to make Li Chengge hate her and the Cui family, but she couldn't ignore Jing Lan.

After coming out of Cui's courtyard, Ye Zhen felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.

Liuxia accompanied her all the way back to the courtyard. Seeing that her brows were getting deeper and deeper, she knew without a doubt that Cui must be using the young master to threaten the second young lady again.

But Ye Yunsheng sent someone to pass on a message, saying that Ye Xue was already the concubine of the Marquis's mansion, and asked Ye Zhen to be polite when she returned home tomorrow.

It turns out that as long as she is with Li Chengge, she will not know what is right or wrong.

Liuxia said angrily, "How could this servant not have realized that the master and his wife were such people before!"

She suddenly spoke, startling Ye Zhen back to her senses, "Liuxia, do you think there is any medicine in this world that can become addictive?"

Liuxia's thoughts were still on blaming Ye Yunsheng and his wife. She shook her head and said, "It has always been the case that patients who are weak cannot do without medicine. However, no matter how good the medicine is, it cannot make up for the damage done, and it will gradually lose its effect."

After saying this, Liuxia suddenly thought of Ye Jinglan and said nervously, "That's not what I meant, I..."

Ye Zhen smiled softly, "I know. I just can't understand why the painkillers must be brought back from the south by Madam to be effective?"

"Doctor Qin was also confused before. No matter how good the painkiller is, it can only last for two hours at most, and it cannot be used four times a day, otherwise it will harm the body."

"But the medicine that Madam gave Jing Lan can last for three days with just one dose, and he doesn't feel any pain at all. Not only can Jing Lan sleep well, but he often sleeps for a whole day and night, and when he wakes up, he looks happy and cheerful."

"There is no magic pill in the world, but that medicine... is more effective than any magic pill."

Ye Zhen had never doubted this before. Firstly, the environment in the Marquis' Mansion made her dare not slack off at all. Secondly, she saw that Jing Lan did not have to suffer after taking the medicine.

In this life, she went against Cui's wishes too early, causing her to deliberately not give Jing Lan medicine. This dragged on for three or four days, and even Doctor Qin used strong herbs to no avail, so she became suspicious.

Liuxia didn't understand what Ye Zhen meant. "The Cui family has many business routes, and last year they opened a sea route. They have many new and unique things that even princes and noble ladies have never seen."

"But Madam can't threaten you with this. After all, you are the root of the Ye family."

Ye Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Let Rong Fei come over later."

She had to find a way to get Cui's prescription and find out what the medicine was.

When Ye Zhen was changing into her pajamas, she saw the emerald green rosary hidden in her purse. She suddenly thought of Li Xuan. She wondered if he was feeling better and whether Li Chengge was causing trouble for him for letting her go.

She touched the beads, which felt cool and smooth. Perhaps they were round because they were rubbed so often.

As she pinched, she thought of Li Xuan'an's slender white fingers. Every time he supported her, he was very strong but would not hurt her. As a result, whenever she saw him later, she would calm down unconsciously.

That night in the attic, he was wanton and unbridled, but now thinking back, he seemed gentle and considerate... But until now, Ye Zhen couldn't imagine him saying obscene words.

Ye Zhen lay in the quilt, placed the rosary under the pillow, and slowly closed her eyes. She couldn't help but think again, wondering if he liked the two boxes of agarwood.

In the dream, she vaguely saw Li Xuan again. He was still coughing, with blood oozing from the corners of his lips, but he coldly pushed away the handkerchief she handed over.

She wanted to thank him in person, but no matter how she walked, she couldn't find the entrance to Baoyue Tower. There was also a voice that kept urging her to go back, "Second Miss, please go back."

"As long as you don't come again, the Second Master will get better."

Two Taoist children chased after her and scolded her, "If it weren't for you, the Second Master wouldn't have been injured so badly!"

"Second Master did this because of you!"

How could it be for me?

He did it for the Hou Mansion...

Ye Zhen was sweating profusely and suddenly opened her eyes. Liu Xia breathed a sigh of relief, "Second Miss, are you having a nightmare?"

Ye Zhen calmed herself down. She didn't know why she kept dreaming about Li Xuan these days.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he found that his voice was hoarse, "What time is it?"

Liuxia put away the tent and said, "It's just morning. The general and the third lady are coming back today. Madam asked everyone to get ready early."

After saying that, he muttered, "It has nothing to do with us, why rush?"

Ye Zhen drank some tea to moisten her throat, washed up and changed her clothes. Yuan Bao, the servant beside Ye Jinglan, came over and said, "Second Miss, the young master said he wanted to eat some candy. Can you take him to the street today?"

"You haven't been out for a long time, sir."