Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Ye Zhen ran to a row of side rooms on the east side before she suppressed the excitement that Li Xuan had aroused in her heart.

She had seen all kinds of storms in her previous life and had seen through all the things between men and women. Although the incident in the attic refreshed her cognition, she was not the kind of person who would indulge in it. How could she be distracted by Li Xuan'an's excuse of teaching her how to draw lots?

That's outrageous.

In front of so many young ladies from aristocratic families... Ye Zhen was not afraid of other people's comments, but it was better to have less trouble than more. Once there was evidence, it would be something that Cui could use against her. If it affected her younger brother's marriage in the future, she would feel even more guilty.

"Ah Zhen." Dong Yuan came after him, panting, followed by two palace maids.

She was a little embarrassed. "Just now, there were so many people around, and I didn't dare to say that I wanted to pray for my second sister to have a child, so I hurt you... Now that I think about it, it doesn't matter even if I said it. Anyway, everyone knows that my second sister has been in the palace for many years and has no children."

Ye Zhen immediately put her thoughts aside and smiled at her, "The virtuous concubine has no children but is the leader of the four concubines. She should be careful with her words and actions. Don't take it to heart. It's not because of this."

Dong Yuan felt a little relieved, and then asked with concern, "That's because they were gossiping and talking nonsense."

"I should have told them to shut up! Those women are like ducks. I get annoyed just listening to them."

However, Ye Zhen didn't hear what they were talking about at all. Seeing that Dong Yuan was even angrier than she was, she advised, "No."

Dong Yuan frowned, "Then why are you angry?"

Even though Ye Zhen was eloquent, she couldn't find a suitable excuse for a while. Fortunately, the maid from Prince Yu's mansion came over.

"Greetings to Miss Dong and Miss Ye Er."

"The old lady asked the second young lady to go to the back hall to help sew the last few stitches of the forehead band."

Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment, "Forehead band?"

The maid explained, "His Majesty rewarded the old lady with four rubies, and the old lady asked a craftsman to inlay them on the forehead band. Two days ago, the imperial teacher came to the mansion to check the old lady's pulse and said that the second young lady's horoscope complemented the old lady's, and she is the old lady's benefactor."

"We specially found a worker with auspicious horoscope and good luck to make this forehead band. In the end, my second sister just needs to sew a few stitches on it to make it better."

Did Li Xuan'an go to Prince Yu's Mansion earlier? And she was said to be Ruan's noble lady?

Ye Zhen declined Ruan's kindness and was prepared to be bullied. However, she did not expect Ruan to not get angry. It turned out that Li Xuan had already paved a way out for her.

Just say that you don’t have that much luck.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhen was not too unhappy about what happened just now, but next time she would definitely remind him not to do it in public all the time.

Ye Zhen said amiably, "Please wait a moment. I'll be there soon as I talk to Miss Dong."

The maid bowed and consciously stepped back a little.

Dong Yuan was surprised and delighted. He suddenly felt like he didn't know Ye Zhen. "When did you become Madam Ruan's benefactor? We haven't seen each other for just a few months. How come..."

Ye Zhen held her hand and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "I'll explain this to you later. I want to ask you for a favor."

Dong Yuan became interested, "You go ahead."

Ye Zhen whispered a few words into Dong Yuan's ear. Dong Yuan was shocked at first, then looked down upon, "No wonder she doesn't like the young master of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. It turns out she wants to get close to Prince Yu."

Ye Zhen nodded, "Prince Yu is not a playboy, so just let her do whatever she wants. So you just need to stop her and don't let her see Prince Yu."

Dong Yuan couldn't stand Fang Jing in the first place. When he heard that she was still planning to take advantage of Prince Yu, he immediately became as passionate as a warrior who supported justice, "Don't worry, I can't cure her, right?"

Seeing her like this, Ye Zhen was a little worried, but the maid had looked over here several times, so she could only go to the back hall first. She thought it would only take a few stitches and she would be back soon.

The house is at the back, separated by several rows of bamboo trees, so it is not exposed to the sun. It is cool and can block out the noise in the front. Prince Yu is really good to his wet nurse, and Ruan really knows how to enjoy herself.

As soon as he arrived in front of the house, he bumped into Prince Yu.

"Slave, please see your Majesty."

The maid knelt down and saluted. Ye Zhen suddenly came back to her senses and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Yu."

The golden dragon claws on Prince Yu's robe swayed slightly. He looked down at Ye Zhen and said, "Raise your head."

The deep voice had a charm of its own, which made Ye Zhen's heart tighten.

Why isn't he in the front?

In her previous life, Fang Jing had an affair with Prince Yu at the Spring Festival Banquet, so Ye Zhen asked Dong Yuan to keep an eye on Fang Jing this time.

Prince Yu appeared here, but Fang Jing didn't follow him...Ye Zhen suddenly felt uneasy.

Ye Zhen tensed up and said, "I am ugly and I dare not offend the prince."

In his previous life, Li Chengge had seven or eight concubines, which was closely related to Prince Yu.

Others all said that Prince Yu had high standards, and the position of the princess remained vacant until now. But Ye Zhen knew that this man was romantic and cruel, and regarded women as playthings. The reason why there were no rumors in the market was that few of the women he favored survived.

Ye Zhen's scalp tingled when he thought of the scene in his previous life when Prince Yu pounced on him.

She lowered her head, her black hair hanging in front of her, revealing a slender white neck. Prince Yu narrowed his eyes. On the day Li Chengge returned to the capital, he glanced at Ye Zhen from afar. Unlike other women who were stunningly beautiful, her fresh and unworldly feeling made his eyes light up. It was indeed unforgettable.

Although her affair with Li Chengge was known to everyone, she risked her life to save her nanny, and he would say anything to make her happy. But just now he heard that she had declined her nanny's kindness...

Prince Yu was originally feeling uncomfortable, but he didn't expect to see her here again. Compared with the plain clothes she wore that day, today's clothes were bright and colorful. However, when she wore them, there was no frivolity or ostentation on her, but rather a dignified and noble look.

Prince Yu chuckled, "I am also curious, how ugly are you that General Li would rather raise a lowly concubine's daughter."

Ye Zhen's palms were sweating and he was hesitant to move.

Prince Yu's voice turned cold, "Raise your head!"

Ye Zhen took a deep breath and raised her neck a little bit...

At this time, a burst of hurried footsteps came out of the room, "Prince, the second master's time is almost up, the lady is urging him."

Li Xuan is here too!

Prince Yu looked at the shiny white neck in front of him again, and curled his lips wickedly, "I don't care whether you saved the nurse by accident or on purpose, as long as you can serve her well, everything will be fine. If you make her unhappy, then your life will not be easy."

Ye Zhen had no doubts and bowed her head to the ground, "I will remember your teachings, my Lord."

As soon as Prince Yu left, the surrounding air gradually entered her body again, and the oppression was tantamount to the fear of suffocation.

Ye Zhen followed the maid into the small courtyard. Cui and other wives of the main family were sitting in the corridor. Concubines like Ye Xue who were not presentable could only wait in the side courtyard outside the manor.

When Cui saw her coming, she smiled kindly, "Go quickly, the princess has just finished sewing, and you are the only one left, so be more careful."

Ye Zhen could only bow and said, "Got it."

The shops owned by these ladies all had business dealings with the Cui family to some extent. They did not talk about Ye Zhen because Cui was around, but they all made faces and their thoughts were written on their faces, but Cui pretended not to see.

The room was filled with the scent of pears, and because the windows were not open, it smelled a bit sweet.

The maid asked her to wait outside the screen while she went in to report. Ye Zhen saw a smoky green figure in front of the window, covered with a light yellow halo, which gave her a godly-like sense of tranquility.

He took a sip of tea, his lips rosy, and as if he felt Ye Zhen's gaze, he turned his head to look over.

Unfortunately, before Ye Zhen had time to dodge, she heard a series of footsteps coming from behind the gauze curtain. Jade fingers lifted the curtain, revealing a face as delicate as jade. Her eyebrows and eyes were like natural jade, full of clarity and spirit. Even her voice was as clear as a wind chime, and every word and action was extremely noble.

She walked up to Li Xuan'an and sat opposite him naturally. "Why don't you use the agarwood I sent over?"

Li Xu'an replied calmly, "I don't like it."

He doesn't like agarwood? Ye Zhen's breath tightened.