Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

All the female members of the family put their hands together and bowed devoutly, while the guards in front knelt down in greeting.

Cui's eyes fell on the action of Li Xuan pulling Ye Zhen's collar, and her eyes were complicated.

Dong Yuan came over after changing her clothes. She got angry when she heard what Madam Fang said, "No way! Liuxia didn't steal anything from them. They are the ones who framed her."

Madam Fang said calmly, "How dare we lie in front of the Second Master!"

As he spoke, he looked at Fang Jing behind him. Fang Jing lowered her head, and her tone was obviously not as confident as before. "That's right, she passed by the rockery, and I couldn't find my pendant."

Li Xuan looked over from a distance and asked, "Ms. Fang, are you sure your things are lost?"

Fang Jing tensed up, but Madam Fang thought she was nervous and answered herself, "The pendant was left to her by her grandmother, so Jing'er was a little anxious. Besides, we are all mean and lowly, and we won't cry until we see the coffin."

Li Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and everyone inexplicably felt a chill replacing the previous heat.

He asked again, "I just want to ask Miss Fang, is the pendant really lost?"

However, his voice was low and a little serious. Fang Jing actually had the illusion that she was being taken for interrogation. She subconsciously used a sharp and dissatisfied voice to cover up her panic, "It's lost, it's lost!"

She met Li Xuan'an's dark eyes from afar, and her heart tightened again, "Are you going to protect her? Could it be that you were really seduced by her?"

Madam Fang was the first to glare, "Don't be rude to the Second Master!"

Then he bowed to Li Xuan again with trepidation, and explained with a smile, "Ah Jing just fell into the water and was anxious to get rid of the child. Second Master, please don't blame me."

Li Xuan's hand was still on the back of Ye Zhen's collar. His soft and slightly cool palm was pressed against her sunburned neck. Ye Zhen felt much more relaxed instantly.

But I feel uneasy every second I feel comfortable. Why do I always do this in public?

She twisted her body, trying to use her eyes to remind him to let go for the umpteenth time, but she saw his left thumb pinching along the knuckles of the other four fingers a few times at a speed that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

Then he stared at Fang Jing with a half-smile, "Miss Fang went to the east guest room half an hour ago. The one with four purple morning glories blooming in the bushes in front of the door."

Fang Jing's nails dug deep into her flesh. Before she could open her mouth, she saw her mother nodding her head rapidly, "That's right."

If you didn't know, you would think that Mrs. Fang had figured out that her husband would be appointed prime minister.

At this moment, Ye Zhen tugged at Li Xuan'an's sleeve, but he suddenly lowered his gaze, which was so captivating that Ye Zhen moved his mouth twice and forgot what he was going to say.

His eyes swept across Ye Zhen's muddy sleeves, and his expression froze, "The pendant is in the east corner of the guest room."

Everyone was caught off guard. Fang Jing and her maid turned pale and stood there in disbelief.

Ye Zhen knew how powerful he was, but she was always as shocked as everyone else. At such a close distance, the light in his eyes was like a solitary lamp in a dimly lit place, reflecting all the scenes of Li Xuan protecting her since her rebirth.

The tattered wall in my heart loosened little by little.

The scary thing was that she could clearly feel her own throbbing every time, but she couldn't control it every time.

Li Xuan enjoyed her bewildered state a little bit. She was not cautious and did not think about how to draw a line between him and him.

He was excited in his heart, but his face was still as cold as water, "Second Miss, you have a lot of enemies."

"What will happen without me?"

Ye Zhen was indeed somewhat exhausted. "Second Master only reminded me that there was right and wrong, but he didn't tell me how to solve it."

The teardrop mole at the corner of Li Xuan'an's eye was reflected innocently in her eyes that looked like they were washed by water. She raised her voice slightly, "You and I are connected by destiny. This is just a small matter, I can handle it."

Ye Zhen's eyelashes trembled, and she was visibly panicked, but he bent down and whispered in her ear, "Second Miss, don't always think about repaying me. After all, that night in the attic... I should be held responsible."

"I···"

Ye Zhen's cheeks flushed red, and she almost covered his mouth with both hands. But this guy deliberately didn't let her stop him, "I know that the second lady is magnanimous and doesn't care about this poor monk, but I can't be a bad person."

"Don't..." Ye Zhen's ears couldn't stand the hot breath he kept pouring out, so she tilted her head, "Don't say anything."

Li Xuan stood up straight and distanced himself from her, "Okay."

Ye Zhen breathed rapidly and didn't dare to look down the corridor. No matter what they said, she didn't feel she was wronged.

"Second Master, something happened with the prince, please come over."

Prince Yu's confidant came over and looked back and forth between Li Xuan and Ye Zhen several times, not knowing what was going on but also feeling like he had discovered some incredible secret.

Li Xuan seemed to have known what would happen and was not surprised at all. On the contrary, Ye Zhen felt a little uneasy when she thought about Qin Yu.

Li Xuan was worried about her sunburned neck, "Don't run around, I'll take a closer look at the wound later."

Ye Zhen didn't dare to agree, nor did she refute.

This matter naturally alarmed Prince Yu's wet nurse.

After a cup of tea, because of the presence of Princess Pingyang, the female members of the family were no longer so afraid of the oppression brought down by Prince Yu's wet nurse.

Looking at the black jade pendant found in the corner of the bed in the guest room, Madam Fang clutched her handkerchief and said, "It turned out to be in the guest room. I thought it was lost over there on the rockery."

Ye Zhen exposed it mercilessly, "Miss Fang wronged Liu Xia and forced me to search under the scorching sun first and then go to the guest room to change clothes."

As long as they can hold on to the fact that Fang Jing framed them, all the faults will be hers. The women in the inner house don't care about any deep hatred or old grudges, they prefer to pull people down from the altar by seizing a little mistake.

"Ms. Fang has been jealous of my elder sister marrying into the Marquis' Mansion for many years, but she is now dead. What deep hatred do you have that is worth involving us like this?"

Ye Zhen looked aggrieved, "Why do you have to embarrass us at the prince's Spring Festival banquet?"

Hearing this, Prince Yu's nurse snorted coldly, "Miss Fang is young, but she has quite a temper."

Mrs. Fang had no way to defend herself, so she could only pull her daughter to apologize, "Please forgive me, Madam. Jing'er was still young, and she was frightened when she fell into the water. She also mistakenly thought that the pendant was lost, and she was anxious for a moment..."

I wanted to ask Prince Yu's nurse for some favor by using the drowning incident, but I didn't expect her to interrupt me before I could finish. "Miss Fang is more prestigious than me. From now on, when you ladies send invitations to other families, do you have to follow Miss Fang's preferences?"

The deep and gloomy voice makes one's heart tighten.

Fang Jing was terrified and couldn't explain a single word.

Madam Fang was extremely worried. “Madam, you are too kind. It is my fault for not disciplining my daughter well. But Jing really did not mean to offend you.”

"Please have mercy, madam."

Ye Zhen quietly stepped aside, not intending to add insult to injury.

During the stalemate, Meng Qianru spoke up, "Miss Fang is confused, is Mrs. Fang also confused?"

"If something is lost, you should let someone privately inform the old lady to deal with it. Even if you suspect someone, you must provide evidence. If the news of your making a scene gets out, it will inevitably implicate the prince."

Prince Yu's nurse looked stern, "Hmph!"

Madam Fang wanted to cry but had no tears. "My princess is right. I was foolish."

Meng Qianru's voice was gentle but carried an air of irresistibility. Her calmness from head to toe made people respect her unconsciously. "Fortunately, the Second Master showed up in time to save the situation, but Miss Fang was wrong."

"No one is perfect, and it is better to resolve a feud than to create one. I think... it is better to wait for Miss Fang to calm down and apologize to Miss Dong, Miss Ye Er, and Miss Liuxia who was wrongly accused."

"What do you think, Madam Fang?"

*

Coming out of the front hall, Ye Zhen's shock was still spreading. She had never thought that Meng Qianru would consider Liuxia.

Ye Zhen had also stood in the high position of the Lord of a mansion and even a royal lady. She knew very well that in the eyes of those in higher positions, lowly lives were like ants. She was already very satisfied that she could clear Liuxia's name today.

But Liuxia didn't dare to accept the greeting of the young lady from the Minister's Mansion, so Ye Zhen finally spared Fang Jing from apologizing to Liuxia in public.

If nothing else, Fang Jing is narrow-minded. If she really bows to the servant today, Liuxia will probably die soon.

Cui slowed down her pace and waited for Ye Zhen to catch up. "I've taught you before that no matter who you are, no matter how much you hate them, you can't say anything final. It's not to save face for the other person, but to leave a way for yourself in the future."

"Fang Jing was upset today, and she will inevitably be talked about. Whenever she is unhappy, she will think that you are the one who caused her to be like this."

"Mother is right." When she said this, her eyes were colder than Cui had ever seen. "But Fang Jing doesn't deserve to have dignity. If I tolerate it today, what if she steps on my head in the future?"

Cui was startled, "You..."

A palace maid ran after him and said, "The princess noticed that the second young lady's neck was sunburned, so she specially asked you to go to the inner room to apply medicine."

Ye Zhen came back to her senses, "Thank you for your concern, it's nothing serious, I dare not bother you."

"Miss Ye Er, you don't have to be polite. The princess practices Taoism and often reminds us that all living beings are equal. Today, you and Miss Liuxia have been wronged. The princess specially prepared a soup to reduce internal heat. Please follow me."

If Ye Zhen refused again, she would be ungrateful.