Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Cui brought a dish of braised bamboo shoots, a plate of fried tofu, and a bowl of lotus seed soup.

The bamboo shoots were too oily, the tofu was too soft, and the lotus seed soup was not sweet enough. These were the flavors that were good for health, but Ye Zhen didn't like them.

Cui saw that she only drank two mouthfuls of lotus seed soup, "Girls change a lot when they grow up. Not only do their thoughts change, but their tastes change too. In the end, your father and I are useless."

Ye Zhen said calmly, "The Ye family depends on Madam, and we will have to rely on Madam in the future."

Cui smiled meaningfully, "You are wrong. As soon as the Imperial Master left, someone sent ginseng and deer antlers to the mansion to treat your health. From now on, the Ye Mansion will really rely on you."

"It's just a compliment from the Imperial Master."

Seeing Ye Zhen was not polite, Cui's face changed slightly, "That's not how you show respect."

"You broke off the engagement with the Marquis' Mansion, but you got close to the Imperial Master. You stayed at the Taoist temple for two days, and he took extra care of you."

"Ye Zhen, I raised you, but I never knew you had such great ambitions."

Ye Zhen pursed her lips upon hearing this, "Oh? What ambition do you mean, Madam?"

Seeing that she was just playing dumb, Cui completely lost her patience. "You are not the wife of a general, the mistress of a marquis's mansion, but you are related to the national teacher. He is a Taoist priest. Although he is in a high position, he does not get any fame or wealth, and he will not give you any status!"

"Now the whole Great Zhou is saying that the Ye family didn't teach their daughter well. The reputation Rong'er has built in the capital over the years has been ruined by you and Ye Xue."

"What's the point of you sticking with him?"

"Once he leaves Beijing and returns to the mountains, you won't even have a chance to marry into a good family."

Cui looked so sorry for Ye Zhen and felt so disappointed with her that people who didn't know would think Ye Zhen was her biological daughter.

However, Ye Zhen understood her intention as soon as she heard this.

Ye Yunsheng cared about herself in front of Li Xuan'an, trying to please Li Xuan'an. I'm afraid that under the rumors, he had the idea of ​​letting her stay close to the national teacher, but Cui disagreed.

Cui kept Ye Xue hanging to put pressure on her, while at the same time hinting that there was no way out of getting close to Li Xuan.

This couple really has their own ulterior motives.

I thought Cui was scheming, but unexpectedly, the next sentence made Ye Zhen's face change.

Cui said, "You saved the Imperial Master, and His Majesty rewarded the Ye Mansion, but made the master kneel outside the Warm Heart Pavilion for a whole night. In the end, the eunuch only let out a sentence, 'The Ye family has educated a good daughter.'"

"Think about it carefully."

Ye Zhen did not sleep well that night. She had several confused dreams and woke up before dawn with a sudden headache.

After breakfast, the Taoist boy beside Li Xuan came to give Ye Jinglan a massage and brought medicine for Ye Zhen.

"The second master said that you can get out of bed and walk a few steps today, but you must not get tired." The Taoist boy stood in front of the door, not daring to even raise his head, but his voice sounded as bright as the sun.

Ye Zhen thought of his pale face yesterday and asked, "How is the Second Master?"

The Taoist boy was delighted that Miss Ye didn't care about her feet and asked the second master as soon as she opened her mouth. It seemed that it was just as what people said outside!

"Reporting to the Second Miss, the Second Master went to the palace last night and has not returned yet. This morning the palace sent a message asking me to deliver medicine to you."

Didn’t go home?

Ye Zhen thought of what Cui said about the emperor making Ye Yunsheng kneel for a night, which was obviously a warning to the Ye family to take care of themselves and not have too much involvement with the imperial teacher.

The assassination attempt outside the city was aimed at her, but Li Xuan stood in front of her and even involved the Crown Prince and Prince Yu. If the Emperor found out the truth, how would he explain it?

Can the phrase "fate is connected" convince the current emperor?

Ye Zhen was unsure, so she just said, "Thank you. Thanks to your care these past few days, Jing Lan looks much better."

She winked at Liuxia, and Liuxia handed over a box of scented ink that she had prepared.

"Please accept your kindness."

The Taoist boy didn't dare to accept it, and took two steps back, "It's too valuable. Besides, it's the order of the state master, so I can't accept it."

"If you want to thank someone, then thank the Imperial Master."

The Taoist boy put his hands together, bowed, and quickly ran out. He almost tripped and fell, which made Liuxia and Yulu laugh.

Ye Zhen didn't care about the Taoist boy, she was just worried about why Li Xuan hadn't returned to the mansion yet.

She asked Rong Fei to go out and inquire about the news. However, before Rong Fei returned home, news came out from the palace that Ye Yunsheng had also been detained. Cui paid a lot of silver to the eunuch who delivered the message, but the other party only said that the national teacher was not feeling well, and His Majesty asked Ye Yuanshou to wait outside the palace.

The uneasiness in Ye Zhen's heart became more and more serious.

In the morning, Rong Fei came back.

The Jinyiwei interrogated Feng Ting at night. He was a tough guy who cut off his tongue on the official road and was tortured in the imperial prison but did not write a single word. Finally, the Jinyiwei found a white handkerchief embroidered with bamboo in his sleeve pocket, and upon investigation, they found that Fang Jing also had one.

Minister Fang's legs weakened in court, and he insisted that Feng Ting had deliberately framed him. However, Prince Yu said that Fang Jing had bewitched Feng Ting, and the argument continued.

Fang Jing was dragged to the imperial prison, and she fainted before she even saw Feng Ting. It was said that Feng Ting was only breathing his last breath and was blind. He recognized the unconscious Fang Jing with just his hands. Although he could not speak, he cried bitterly and kowtowed to beg the Jinyiwei to let her go. It didn't seem fake.

However, because Minister Fang and Fang Jing refused to plead guilty, and there was no other evidence except the handkerchief, the case could not be closed for the time being.

Mrs. Fang was so angry that she ran to the door of Ye's house in the middle of the day and cursed Ye Zhen at the top of her lungs.

"It was you, the vixen, who seduced the Imperial Master. It was you who framed Jing'er!"

"Ye Zhen, give me back my daughter!"

"I'm going to kill you, you shameless bitch."

Cui asked Wang Ma to bring people to coax and persuade her but it was no use, so she simply let her scold her, just so that Ye Zhen could see what kind of situation she was in.

Ye Xue said that she came back to see Aunt Zhao, most likely because she heard the news and came to make fun of her.

She also didn't expect Ye Zhen to have gotten herself to this point, so there was no need for her to worry about him.

Hearing that Madam Fang was determined to see Ye Zhen, she advised Cui, "Madam, why don't you ask the second sister to come out and explain? It will be disgraceful if the situation continues like this."

After saying this, she pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, by the way, my second sister injured her foot. I heard that she took the imperial master's sedan chair to enter the mansion. I guess it's inconvenient for her to come out."

Cui glared at her, and she was trying to show off her little trick. Ye Xue felt guilty and didn't dare to say anything more.

However, when Madam Fang heard this, she became even more furious, "What a slutty vixen! The Imperial Master was bewitched by her and helped her to harm the Fang family!"

"Where is the law of heaven!"

Ye Zhen couldn't sit still anymore when she heard from the servants that Madam Fang didn't even let Li Xuan go.

No matter how Liuxia persuaded her, she insisted on leaving. "Fang Jing and I have a feud. The Fang family deserved the punishment. She can just vent her anger by scolding me. How can she implicate the Second Master?"

Liuxia and Rongfei accompanied Ye Zhen to the door. Seeing Madam Fang crying, Ye Xue pretended to persuade her, "Madam, take care of yourself. Second sister and the Imperial Master have nothing. Please stop talking nonsense."

"With nothing, the Imperial Master protected her? That day at Baiyun Temple, so many people saw him helping Ye Zhen back, and on the way back, he let Ye Zhen ride in his sedan chair."

"If it's not her seduction, then what is it?"

"Ye Zhen just holds a grudge against what happened at the manor, but Princess Pingyang has already spoken to her on behalf of Jing'er. How, how could she do such a despicable thing!"

Ye Zhen sighed softly and turned her head to ask Rong Fei, "Has the evidence of Minister Fang reselling disaster relief grain been sent back to the capital?"

Rong Fei nodded, "Everything is ready. By now, the people should have arrived in Shuntian Prefecture."

Ye Zhen felt much more at ease and was not in a hurry to leave. She whispered a few instructions to Rong Fei.