Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

The sound stopped abruptly, and the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Ye Zhen was as confused as the other old Taoists. It was clear from the look on the state teacher's face that he didn't want her to be here. He even sat at her table to save the temple master's face and warn him against being too clever.

During the discussion, they almost forgot about the existence of Miss Ye. Now, they all looked at the national teacher serving her a bowl of soup, and they couldn't tell what was strange about it.

Ye Zhen lowered his head and looked calm without showing any panic. He was actually more calm than those old Taoists who claimed to have practiced for half a lifetime.

But even if she had remained calm for two lifetimes, she couldn't resist Li Xuan's special attempt to kill her.

Because this guy waved his wide sleeves frankly, most of his sleeves were spread on Ye Zhen's arms, and using this to cover her, he skillfully grabbed her right hand.

The residual warmth that had previously remained on the fingers had not yet faded away, and was covered by new sandalwood.

Ye Zhen suppressed the emotions surging in her heart, nodded and said, "Thank you, Imperial Master."

Li Xuan did not respond, but his eyes were brighter and moister than before, and he looked at the old Taoist opposite him, "Master Qingxu, please continue."

Being ignored, Ye Zhen pursed her lips and tried to pull her hand away, but he didn't let go.

Taoist Qingxu came back to his senses and quickly organized his thoughts. He suddenly forgot where he was talking about. He had to look at his senior brother next to him for help before he could continue.

Li Xuan responded with a few words from time to time, which gave the other party great courage and made him talk more eloquently.

Ye Zhen was inexplicably angry. What did he think of himself? He acted cold in front of others, but acted recklessly behind their backs.

She exerted force, and Li Xuan'an's eyes were obviously pressed down.

Ye Zhen struggled harder and harder, and her body naturally twisted, and she bumped into the low table unexpectedly, and the loofah soup almost fell over. When everyone looked over again, Li Xuan let go of his hand and controlled the loofah soup.

Some of the soup still spilled out and stained his sleeves.

Ye Zhen suddenly came back to her senses and met Li Xuan'an's clear and deep gaze. She heard him say, "Not to your taste?"

Ye Zhen clenched her fingers slightly in her sleeves, her thoughts all coming together, and she nodded in confusion.

Li Xuan'an added, "This is not a place for young ladies to come. I appreciate the Master's kindness. Miss, go back and have a rest."

Ye Zhen couldn't wait.

Li Xuan turned around and told Sancho who was drinking soup, "Please, Junior Master, send the Second Miss off."

Sancho spat out half of his soup, stood up with a fake smile, and said, "Okay."

"Second Miss, please come this way."

Ye Zhen bowed and walked out pretending to be calm under the gazes of several people. Li Xu said calmly, "Master, please continue. It's a good place and good people."

Taoist Qingxu opened his mouth twice but couldn't say a word, because his mind was full of thoughts: Didn't he see Miss Ye drinking the soup? Why was she not to her liking?

Is the Imperial Master’s attitude towards Miss Ye ordinary or extraordinary?

When Ye Zhen returned to the west courtyard, she saw that Liuxia had already prepared the meal, including her favorite beef stewed with bamboo shoots. She immediately forgot about her previous unhappiness.

"Good girl, how do you know I didn't eat well?"

Ye Zhen sat directly next to the braised beef and bamboo shoots, picked up the chopsticks, took two bites, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

Liuxia's cooking skills were excellent. Upon hearing this, she said, "The Second Master specifically asked me to prepare lunch for you before he went to the main courtyard."

"At that time, I was confused. The master of the temple had prepared the banquet, but why did I have to prepare it myself? Now seeing your state, I know that the food is not to your liking and you are still hungry."

Liuxia sighed in her heart that it was fortunate that she was quick and nimble, because if her master had come back a little earlier, the food would not have been ready yet.

"Second Master is really thoughtful." Liuxia couldn't help but sigh and immediately asked a question that she had been holding back for a long time, "Second Miss, why does Second Master treat you differently from others?"

Ye Zhen took a mouthful of rice and her chewing speed slowed down significantly. It seemed that Li Xuan had thought of everything before he even went to the main courtyard.

He looked down on me on the surface, but secretly used candied fruits to coax me.

If he didn't want her to come over, why didn't he just say so when the Taoist boy invited him? If he acted so cold in front of others, why did he sit with her and even personally serve her soup?

Ye Zhen couldn't figure it out either.

She looked back and forth between the dishes, unable to pick up her chopsticks, and said guiltily, "What's the difference?"

Liuxia said seriously, "It's very different!"

Ye Zhen thought of Li Xuan grabbing her hand, and her cheeks suddenly became hot. She lowered her head to eat, trying to hide it, "Ahem."

"Second Master saves the dying and the wounded, and helps people avoid danger and seek good fortune, and he won't tell you with a loudspeaker."

Liuxia's doubts were resolved after hearing what she said, "You are right."

"Second Master must be a man of great suffering and hardship, so he is revered as a god by the people."

Ye Zhen was afraid that she would ask again, "Eat it while it's hot. After the vegetarian banquet is over, if someone sees us eating beef in the temple, it will cause trouble for no reason."

Liuxia smiled and said, "Don't worry. Taoist Master Yuchenzi said that the Second Master specially asked him to go down the mountain early in the morning to buy it for you to replenish your body."

"Cough cough."

Ye Zhen was choked by the rice grains again and started coughing until her face turned red.

"Second Miss, have a cup of tea to calm yourself down."

Ye Zhen thought, tea might not be able to satisfy her...

After calming down, she held Liuxia's hand and said sternly, "Don't mention how the Second Master treated me in the future. First of all, I am a divorced woman, and it will be bad if I get close to anyone. Secondly, there are many people who want to get close to him. If we are not careful, neither you nor I will live long."

Liuxia might not understand, but seeing her solemn expression and ruthless tone, she couldn't help but feel frightened and nodded rapidly.

"The servant knows."

Half an hour later, Ye Zhen was lying on the bed taking a nap. As soon as she closed her eyes, she thought of Li Xuan secretly stuffing candied fruits into her mouth. Even though she had eaten and rinsed her mouth, she could still smell the sweetness of candied fruits in her throat.

She couldn't get rid of the image of that man that kept appearing in her mind. She covered her head with the quilt in frustration, then opened it again, took two deep breaths, repeated this several times, and suddenly sat up, "I can't sleep this way."

"Second Miss, are you asleep?"

Liuxia asked cautiously in front of the door, and heard Ye Zhen's angry words, "I can't sleep, come in!"

The moment Liuxia pushed the door open, she was still wondering if the second young lady couldn't fall asleep because she had eaten too much beef and it was difficult to digest. Usually, she would fall asleep for a while at this time.

"Master Yuchenzi said that there is someone outside the temple claiming to be a servant of the Ye Mansion who wants to see you."

Ye Mansion?

It has been a day and a night since the news reached the capital, and it is indeed time for someone to come.

She just didn't expect that the person coming would be Rong Fei.

Ye Zhen and Liu Xia were overjoyed. When Rong Fei came in, he first looked at Ye Zhen from a distance, and after making sure that she was fine, he stepped forward to report, "Second Miss, Xiaonian has found evidence of collusion between the rice shop and Minister Fang!"

"You guessed correctly. Although the relief grain is being transported by soldiers from the Northern Camp, it is impossible for them to be watched all day and all night. I am afraid that it will be replaced once it leaves the capital."

In her previous life, Ye Zhen suffered several losses because Fang Jing and Prince Yu had an ambiguous relationship for a while. She spent a lot of money privately to investigate the Fang family. In the end, she took the evidence as a token of her allegiance to the prince, which became the last straw that forced Prince Yu to rebel.

What aroused public outrage was the case of the Fang family reselling disaster relief grain.

Ye Zhen thought for a moment, "This matter is not urgent. Let's have someone follow us along the way. We need to find a suitable time and someone who can make a big fuss. Otherwise, if we are suppressed, we will be in danger."

Rong Fei heard this and said, "Second Miss, I will personally go there to handle this matter."

Ye Zhen turned around and saw a look of embarrassment on Rong Fei's face, and she immediately understood.

"But someone doesn't want to follow me?"