Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Wang Ma reported Ye Zhen exactly what she had said. She thought she would get off the car to apologize to Cui, but Ye Zhen spoke lazily, "My neck injury is really uncomfortable, and I'm afraid I'll disturb Madam if I take a car back."

"Liuxia, let's go."

Aunt Wang was stunned. Just leaving now?

Really gone?

The dust raised by the wheels almost choked Wang Ma and she started coughing. She brushed the dirt off her body and returned to Cui in a huff.

I can't help but grumble, "What happened to the Second Miss? She's like a different person since she came back from the Marquis's Mansion. Even if she can climb to a higher position, she should know that it's hard to achieve anything without the support of the Madam."

"Even if you want to be a little bit petty, you should know your limits."

When Cui heard this, she felt even more upset.

Aunt Wang continued, "Miss San is standing next to the general, not noticing that everyone else is laughing at her. Why don't you go over and remind her?"

Cui glared at her immediately, "You saw that I still have a breath left today and I am not angry to death, right?"

"I can't even hide from her, I'm afraid of being implicated by her, and you want me to get angry?"

Aunt Wang didn't expect her to react so strongly, her eyes almost burst into flames.

The original intention was to let her vent her anger by stepping on Ye Xue, but how come she is being blamed?

Wang Ma bowed her head and said, "My servant said something wrong, Madam, please don't get angry and hurt yourself."

Cui waited for Li Chengge to take Ye Xue away. Even after the carriage of the Marquisate had gone a long way, she could still hear Ye Xue crying and making a scene in the carriage. Cui rubbed her brows and said, "What a vixen, just like her mother, she is full of seductiveness."

"Li Chengge just fell for her tricks."

This time, Wang Ma didn't dare to respond.

Half a quarter of an hour after Cui left, Prince Yu personally escorted Li Xuan out. The distance from Xiaobeitang to the outer garden was not short, and many guards saw Prince Yu smiling and talking for the first time.

In contrast, the Imperial Master had a calm expression and answered with one or two words from time to time, which made it seem that Prince Yu's closeness was a bit deliberate.

Prince Yu naturally wanted to take the opportunity to please him. As long as Li Xuan could say a word for him in front of the emperor, it would be more effective than his scheming.

But apart from what was related to Ye Zhen, Li Xuan talked more and had almost no response to other things.

Prince Yu was not an innocent man to begin with. Seeing that he had gained nothing today, he made up his mind and asked, "The Imperial Master came here today specifically for the second young lady of the Ye family, right?"

Li Xuan'an was not embarrassed at all by being exposed. He looked over with cold eyes and said, "I can't hide it from Your Majesty."

You've got it!

Prince Yu thought for a moment, "Miss Ye Er is smart and clever, and indeed unique. I can only feel sorry for General Li."

"It's no surprise that she is favored by the Imperial Master."

"It's a pity that Miss Ye Er declined the nurse's offer. Otherwise, with the support of Prince Yu's Mansion, no one would stop her from doing anything in the future."

Li Xuan stood alone, his hands behind his back, "Your Highness asked me to check on the old lady's health before. The old lady begged me repeatedly, so I did a divination."

"Miss Ye Er's horoscope can indeed make up for the flaws in the old lady's fate, and that's why she saved her life."

"After the old lady knew about this, she insisted on taking Miss Ye Er as her adopted daughter. Although she was not after money or profit, she wanted to gain the other party's luck and fortune, which would invisibly harm herself. I made this trip today on purpose, and I hope the old lady will think twice before acting."

Li Xuan'an's eyes fell lightly on Prince Yu, and it seemed that Prince Yu could no longer hide his dirty thoughts about Ye Zhen.

Prince Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes like cold ponds narrowed slightly, his gaze was as cold as ice, "The Imperial Master should know that this prince does not believe in Buddhism or Taoism."

"She saved our nanny and I helped her break off the engagement according to her wishes. But she rejected her kindness. If it weren't for the Imperial Master, I would not have let her go so easily."

The implication is that if you admit that you have selfish feelings towards Ye Zhen, I can go easy on her in the future.

Li Xuan bowed slightly, "Miss Fang openly framed her in the prince's territory and caused Miss Dong to fall into the water. Miss Qin then threw dirty water on her with empty words. If the prince punishes her again for rejecting the old lady, it will be just what they want to do by using your name."

Prince Yu had not thought of this. After hearing what he said, he couldn't help but feel that he would definitely deal with Ye Zhen according to his temper.

Humph, Fang Jing is really good at taking advantage of loopholes.

Prince Yu chuckled, "I am terrified that the Imperial Master is thinking of me like this."

Li Xuan'an's face was as calm as a pool of still water. "The Marquis' Mansion owes her a lot, and I will repay her as much as I can. I do have some selfish motives."

"I am really envious of the fact that the Imperial Master can make an exception and get close to me."

Li Xuan felt helpless and remained silent for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, "The other day in Nuanxin Pavilion, I heard from several officials of the Censorate that someone was killed in the field at the foot of Mianshan Mountain."

"If I remember correctly, the land is under the old lady's name."

Prince Yu suddenly stopped laughing. How could he not receive any news about such a big event? The emperor must have asked the Royal Guards to investigate secretly.

"Thank you, Imperial Master."

Prince Yu was now respectful.

Coming out of the manor, Yun Zhui felt uneasy, "Second Master never interferes in the affairs of Prince Yu and the Crown Prince. Is it worth it for Second Miss today?"

"After this, even if Prince Yu has something on you, what can you do if he uses it to threaten you to serve him in the future?"

Li Xuan saw that most of the carriages had left, and he didn't know when Ye Zhen left, and whether he could meet her on the road later.

"Prince Yu thinks highly of himself. He is determined to cause trouble, and I can't stop him."

His contemptuous tone frightened Yun Zhui. He didn't need to ask any more questions and just listened to his explanation, "If Your Majesty knew that Prince Yu had helped to force me, what good future do you think he would have?"

"Are you deliberately acting as bait to make Prince Yuan think he has you hooked?"

Li Xuan remained silent. Prince Yu was vindictive. Fang Jing caused trouble at his banquet. It was impossible for the Fang family to get Prince Yu's protection in the future.

Even after getting on the carriage, he was still thinking about catching up with Ye Zhen, "Hurry up."

There was only one official road, and the people coming were all delicate women and young men, so there was no way they could take the rugged path. Li Xuan almost bumped into the carriages of various mansions, and only saw the Ye family's carriage when he was about to enter the city.

Cui was the only one in the car. Yun asked and found out that Ye Zhen had left first.

"Second Master, Miss Ye Er is almost back home now."

Li Xuan'an's voice sank, "She didn't go back."

Yun Zhui didn't understand what he meant, "Even if we haven't reached Ye Mansion, we are almost at Changjie."

"It's getting late today. I will send a letter to the Ye Mansion tomorrow morning to ask for an audience with the Second Miss."

Yun Zhui also didn't understand how many things the Second Master had to deal with that he had to see him every now and then.

Li Xuan slammed the wall of the carriage. Yun Zhui shuddered and heard him sternly order, "Turn back, quickly."

*

Halfway through the journey, Ye Zhen's horse suddenly went mad. The driver was unable to stop it and fell off. The horse neighed as it rushed down the official road and ran all the way to the hillside covered with lush vegetation.

Because she left a little earlier than others and did not encounter any other carriages on the road, she had no way to ask for help.

After several bumps, Liuxia curled up and held Ye Zhen in her arms. Her back hit the car several times and she bit her lips in pain.

Ye Zhen felt a piercing pain on the back of her neck, even worse than before she took the medicine. The burning pain spread throughout her body, and she felt like she was neither able to live nor die.

Ye Zhen felt that the ointment tasted a bit strange at the time. Although she had no evidence, she now felt that there was something wrong with the ointment.

However, Meng Qianru also touched the ointment... It couldn't be Fang Jing's doing. She wouldn't risk offending Princess Pingyang in order to kill herself.

What's going on?

Suddenly, the carriage was stuck by a large rock, the horse broke the reins and rolled down the hillside, and Ye Zhen and Liu Xia were finally able to catch their breath.

"Second Miss, are you okay?" Liuxia's voice was hoarse, and a strong smell of blood came out when she opened her mouth.

She lowered her head and saw that the sunburn on the back of Ye Zhen's neck had spread to a larger area and was horribly scarlet.