Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Ye Xue's face was pale as she grabbed the corner of Li Chengge's robe and said, "I know that the general wants my second sister to return home, but she is stubborn. I poisoned myself just to give the general a reason to threaten her."

Li Chengge looked down at her, without a trace of emotion in his eyes, "Is this general supposed to thank you?"

"I dare not. The reason I kept it secret from the general is that I am afraid that if it is exposed, it will implicate the general."

Ye Xue was unsure now, and the fear on her face was not fake. She didn't expect that the person in Ye Jinglan's courtyard was not the Dripping Guanyin, and she didn't expect that Ye Zhen climbed up the big tree of Prince Yu's Mansion.

She still couldn't figure it out. In her previous life, Ye Zhen and Prince Yu's wet nurse only met at the Spring Festival Banquet next month!

But fortunately, she and Li Chengge broke off their engagement, and even Cui couldn't interfere. As long as Ye Xue coaxed Li Chengge, everything would go smoothly in the future.

Hearing this, the scrutiny in Li Chengge's eyes gradually faded, "I don't think you dare! Don't be so smart in the future. Since I accepted you, nothing has gone smoothly for me."

Ye Xue was helpless, but she believed everything in her past life. She clung to his thigh and said, "It is I who am stupid. But the general is very lucky and will surely be promoted to a higher position and inherit the title of marquis in the future."

These words touched Li Chengge's heart. After a while, when the gossip outside died down, Prince Yu would definitely continue to use him. When he inherited the title of Marquis, it would be too late for Ye Zhen to regret it!

"Know that you are stupid, so be honest next time."

"The servant knows."

Ye Xue felt extremely disappointed. This was the first time since her rebirth that she failed to appease Li Chengge. She could see from his face that he thought she was troublesome.

She stood up, holding her chest and groaning softly. Li Chengge did not bend down to help her.

Ye Xue said anxiously, "General, do you still remember that day at the small banquet, I helped my second sister who was poisoned by the Hehuan Powder to rest in Baoyue Tower."

Li Chengge frowned even tighter, and looked at him with a very cold look, "What do you want to say?"

Ye Xue stretched out her arms to him, and Li Chengge pulled her into his arms. She smiled and said, "Although the second sister cut her wrists and bled to remove the poison, the way she looked... Do you think the second master saw it?"

"Second Master is devoted to cultivation and is very indifferent to people and things. Why did he help Second Sister to oppose you many times? If there is nothing between them, I don't believe it."

Li Chengge's expression tightened. Even he couldn't imagine Ye Zhen's arousal. If Li Xuan saw it...

He had never thought about it in this way. Now that Ye Xue reminded him, he subconsciously rebuked her coldly, "He is the national teacher. You know that even His Majesty would think twice about what he said in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if you have evidence, telling others will only implicate this general."

His eyes were filled with hatred, and his big hand suddenly grabbed Ye Xue's neck. The latter looked terrified, "If you dare to cause trouble for this general again, you will go down and apologize to Rong'er."

Ye Xue was trembling with fear, as if a stream of cold water had been poured into her bones, and her teeth began to chatter. It was not until Li Chengge pushed her away that she managed to squeeze out a sentence, "I, I dare not."

But she was not convinced. What was there to be afraid of? A sickly Taoist priest, Li Chengge would be the new emperor's right-hand man in the future and would be crowned king!

Li Xuan'an didn't spend his whole life working for world peace, so he treated her like a worn-out shoe. She wanted to see if his followers would still worship him after his scandal was exposed to the public!

*

The next day, Ye Zhen came early to pay her respects to Ye Yunsheng and Cui.

"My daughter insisted on breaking off the engagement with the Marquis' Mansion, which brought shame to my father and mother. I am truly ashamed. My daughter has packed her things and will go to a nunnery outside the city to avoid the limelight this afternoon."

Ye Zhen knelt obediently, as if she had turned back into the sensible and obedient daughter she used to be overnight.

Ye Yunsheng didn't sleep the whole night yesterday. He had finally established a relationship with Li Yuan, the Marquis of Dingyuan. Now that Ye Zhen's breaking off of the engagement had become known to everyone, he didn't know whether Li Yuan would blame him.

The reason why he chose to marry into the Marquis' Mansion was, firstly, that he valued the stability of Li Yuan's position in the emperor's heart, and secondly, the Marquis' Mansion was neutral, so no matter who between the Crown Prince and the Prince of Yu became the new emperor in the future, it would not affect the Marquis' Mansion, and thus the Ye family and the Cui family would also be safe.

Now that Ye Zhen has established a relationship with Prince Yu's Mansion, she has even forced Li Chengge to sign a letter of withdrawal from the engagement. This makes things difficult for both sides!

The more Ye Yunsheng thought about it, the angrier he got. He dropped his chopsticks with a "bang". "You are going to be a daughter of Prince Yu's Mansion. We are not ashamed. We are afraid that we are not worthy of being called your father and mother."

Cui was even more angry than Ye Yunsheng. Rong'er died with hatred in her heart, and her years of hard work went down the drain. Even raising a dog was not as ungrateful as Ye Zhen's.

Cui snorted coldly, "How dare your father and I let you go to a nunnery? If Madam Ruan is unhappy and offends us, we will kowtow to you and apologize."

Ye Zhen had anticipated their attitude, so she took a step back and told them about her encounter with Prince Yu's wet nurse in the flower garden.

Sure enough, when Ye Yunsheng and Cui heard Li Xuan's name, they immediately became cautious and immediately remembered that the person who sent Ye Jinglan back yesterday was the Jinyiwei.

Cui thought again, on the day of Rong'er's funeral, it was Li Xuan'an who took timely action to ensure Ye Rong was buried smoothly.

She winked at Ye Yunsheng, and then spoke to Ye Zhen in a much softer tone, "Now that things have come to this, you should take a good rest for the next two days. I will discuss with your father about Prince Yu's nurse's decision to adopt you as her adopted daughter."

Ye Zhen knelt down and said, "It's all up to my parents."

When she came back from the main courtyard, Ye Jinglan had already brewed Biluochun for her. Seeing that her brother looked much better than before and had barely slept for two hours last night, Ye Zhen felt even more grateful to Li Xuan'an.

"Madam is determined to let my sister go to the Marquis' Mansion to create a new world. I am afraid that you will find a way to reject Prince Yu's Mansion. She never does anything that offends others."

After yesterday's broken engagement, Ye Jinglan seemed to have grown up a lot. He regretted that he could not pass the imperial examination and gain a foothold in society, and his elder sister had to continue to live under Cui's watchful eyes.

Ye Zhen shook her head, "Wrong. She will let me be Ruan's goddaughter, which will make it easier to pave the way for Li Chengge."

Ye Jinglan was worried about her, "Sister, don't go."

Ye Zhen said, "Don't worry about this matter. Just drink the medicine that Second Master prescribed. If the pain is severe, we will ask Second Master's disciples to give you acupuncture."

When Li Xuan'an was mentioned, Ye Jinglan's eyes were full of anticipation, "Sister, can I still see the Second Master?"

Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment, "I think so."

Li Xuan was the only unexpected person to appear in her plan, and because of her brother's illness, she would inevitably have to trouble him in the future.

After seeing Ye Jinglan off, Ye Zhen took out the string of emerald green beads from the pouch under her pillow. It felt cool and comfortable to the touch, and as delicate as his skin.

Ye Zhen wore the rosary on her left wrist. Even though there was no one in the room, she still pulled down her sleeves to cover it.

Suddenly I thought, can he sense it?

Next time I see you, he probably won't ask me if I like you, right?

*

Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

When Li Chengge came back from Beiying, he saw a few debt collectors coming to the door again. They looked familiar.

He had been so angry all day that he had no way to vent it. As soon as he got off his horse, his face darkened. "The money has been paid, why are you standing in front of the door making trouble? Do you really think you can mess with the Marquis' Mansion as you please?"

The three shopkeepers were startled by the whip and knelt down in unison. "No, not from last time! The old lady ordered a few sets of spring clothes. They were all made of good fabrics that only came in one or two pieces in a batch. We can't buy them on credit."

Li Chengge's eyelids twitched. Why was his mother making new clothes again? Didn't she just make two sets of clothes for Ye Rong's funeral?