Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

"Change my heart for yours, and we will know and remember each other deeply."

Dong Yuan read the fortune word by word, and was very happy for Ye Zhen. "This is a good sign of mutual understanding. Ah Zhen can rest assured in the future."

"The Imperial Master is truly amazing." Dong Yuan secretly wanted to take the stick away to avoid being begged for it by the girls behind him.

The lottery box was still in Ye Zhen's hand, and Li Xuan'an was still holding her hand. She looked at the slender fingers in front of her, and he looked at the woman with blushing cheeks in front of him. Time seemed to have stopped.

Ye Zhen felt his hands getting hotter and hotter, and sweat broke out on her back. She wanted to remind him to let go, but it was not easy to say this in front of so many people. If she struggled... she would seem guilty.

She took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, Imperial Master."

"Um... A-Yuan, it's your turn now."

She pretended to stand up, thinking that Li Xuan would definitely let go, but she didn't expect that her movement was a little too big, causing his sleeve to get caught on the corner of the table.

Ye Zhen leaned forward, and the skewers fell to the ground, but the skewers holder remained firmly in her palms because Li Xuan held her hands tightly the whole time.

The sound of bamboo pieces falling to the ground tore through the silence in the front hall. The sound of discussion behind her once again surrounded Ye Zhen, but she had no intention of caring about what others said. She just tensed her body and tried to break free from him.

After trying twice without success, she glanced at Li Xuan with a red face, but found that he had a frank expression and clear eyes, and seemed a little at a loss about the slight anger she showed.

Look, it looks just like the real thing.

"Second Miss, why are you in such a hurry? It won't be too late to put down the lottery box and then stand up." He spoke slowly, his eyes moist with tenderness like the bright moon and the gentle breeze. He also walked around the other side of the table and stood in front of Ye Zhen.

The scent of sandalwood became stronger, so strong that Ye Zhen could hardly smell any other scent.

She wanted to withdraw, but his hands were still held. When she moved, she heard a faint chuckle from his nose, "Second Miss, are you planning to take the lottery box away?"

"It's not impossible. Anyway, I won't count it today."

"I was forced to come here because I lost a bet with Prince Yu."

When those noble ladies heard that he didn't count, they were disappointed and became jealous of Ye Zhen again.

Dong Yuan also became anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Forget it? We haven't even prayed for a child yet!"

She didn't finish her words. As soon as she said the words "seeking a child", Yun Zhui's eyes widened wider than anyone else's. "Second Miss, why are you so anxious?"

Ye Zhen blushed, "No, it's not..."

Li Xuan took a half step forward, intentionally protecting her embarrassed look in his arms, and said with some inexplicable helplessness, "It's a little early, but nothing is absolute."

Ye Zhen stamped her feet like a rabbit in a hurry, straightened her back and distanced herself from him, staring at the hands that were tightly holding her, and said in a low voice, "Second Master, can you let go?"

She was a little annoyed, and Li Xuan seemed to remember this after she reminded him, but he did not let go immediately. His fingers slowly crawled over her knuckles, the back of her hand, and then to her wrist. He bent down and whispered in her ear, "Then, Miss Second, hold the lottery box tightly."

The warm, sweet breath along with the movements of his hands easily made every nerve in Ye Zhen feel numb. She felt a little embarrassed and annoyed.

Dong Yuan finally reacted and explained, "It's not that Ah Zhen wants a child, it's..."

As soon as she said this, she thought of the many young ladies surrounding her. If everyone knew that her second sister was eager to have a child, wouldn't that prove that the emperor was incompetent?

Fortunately, she used her brain, otherwise the Dong family would have been completely disgraced.

Thinking of this, Dong Yuan looked at Ye Zhen very embarrassedly and found that the two people's postures were not strange at all, as if the national teacher was holding someone in his arms. "The national teacher's clothes today are quite compatible with the color of Ah Zhenru's skirt."

Ye Zhen's breathing became faster, and she finally broke free from Li Xuan'an's hand. The lottery tube was wet with marks from the sweat on her palms.

Li Xuan glanced at his palm calmly, and this action made Ye Zhen feel uneasy again.

She knelt hastily and said, "Excuse me."

I didn't have the time to listen to what others were saying or what they were talking about. I just wanted to get away from here and go somewhere else to take a few deep breaths and relax.

"Ah Zhen!" Dong Yuan did not forget to take the stick with him when he chased out.

Li Xuan'an's eyes followed Ye Zhen as she went away. The green mountains were so lush and that sunflower color was very conspicuous. No matter how far she ran, she could not escape his sight.

The corners of Li Xuan'an's lips curled up beautifully, and even the teardrop mole at the corners of his eyes turned red, which made people think of the word "vivid and colorful".

The ladies were stunned and only left reluctantly when Yun ordered them to leave.

"Am I dazzled? The Imperial Master can actually laugh."

"The Imperial Master looks so good when he smiles."

"Yes, it is even more attractive than the white magnolia on the farm. It would be even better if he could hold my hand and teach me how to draw a good fortune."

There was a sense of disappointment in the tone of several young ladies. They did not get any guidance from the imperial teacher, and they were as wilted as flowers that had not been watered for several days.

Yun Zhui packed up the fortune stick box and saw that his master was still looking at him from afar, and his smile only grew.

"Second Master, it was Second Miss who got the good lottery ticket. Why are you so happy?"

Li Xuan rubbed his fingers and said, "She wore it today."

"What to wear?" Yun Zhui was completely confused.

Li Xuan'an obviously had no intention of answering his questions, and walked to the male guest seats at the back with a peaceful look on his face. He rarely attended these banquets, but because Ruan was assassinated two days ago, Prince Yu was very worried and handed him a name card to ask him to come to his house to see Ruan.

Prince Yu did not expect that he would agree, and stayed in Ruan's room for half an hour. After coming out, Ruan felt refreshed, as if reborn.

Ruan and Prince Yu jointly sent an invitation to Li Xuan'an for a spring banquet. When it was delivered to him, Li Xuan'an was discussing the issue of flood control in the south with the emperor. The emperor bluntly told the imperial teacher to relax.

Li Xuan seemed to be following the emperor's wishes, but in fact he deliberately let the emperor speak so that he would not be accused of being close to Prince Yu.

He wanted to come and see Ye Zhen.

The male guests played tossing pots, and Li Xuan deliberately lost to Prince Yu. Prince Yu knew that the female guests were wishing for peace and prosperity, so he punished Li Xuan to come to the front hall to tell fortunes, and also wanted to save face for the ladies. However, he didn't know that Li Xuan also wanted him to perform well so that he could meet the female guests.

Just now he touched the rosary on Ye Zhen's wrist, and he felt very happy. It was worth his careful planning.

As Li Xuan got off the arch bridge, a palace maid came towards him.

"Yinxiang greets the Imperial Master. The princess invites you."

Li Xuan'an's expression had long since returned to normal. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Lead the way."

At this time, the news that Ye Zhen was given special care by Li Xuan and drew a very good fortune had spread throughout the village.

Fang Jing had a disgusted look on her face. "She broke off the engagement with the general, and now she's hooking up with the Imperial Master. I thought she was so arrogant, what a slut."

The young lady of the scholar's family who was beside her reminded her, "Miss Fang, be careful with your words. It's fine if you talk about her, but you can't talk about the Imperial Master."

Fang Jing was indeed afraid of Li Xuan'an, so she gritted her teeth and swallowed her words. At this time, her maid whispered in her ear, "Miss, Aunt Xue has been settled."

Fang Jing frowned, and today she was going to let everyone know that Ye Zhen was a slut!