Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

The Fang family became the target of public criticism and were surrounded by Prince Yu's heavy troops in the afternoon. No one was allowed to enter or leave, and it was obvious that they were not even allowed a chance to get out of trouble.

Shuntian Prefecture handed over the witnesses and material evidence to the Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division, and Minister Fang no longer had to struggle.

The evidence was irrefutable, and Minister Fang was the prince's money bag, so Prince Yu would investigate and punish him severely, so Ye Zhen didn't have to worry about it. However, she was still worried because there was no news of Li Xu'an returning to the Marquis' Mansion.

Li Xuan did not leave the palace, and Ye Yunsheng could not leave either. Cui was busy spending money to find someone to find out, which gave Ye Zhen some peace and quiet.

Rong Fei also investigated the matter between Li Chengge and Qin Yu thoroughly.

After returning from the manor, Li Chengge would run to the Wusifang whenever he didn't go to the North Camp. Ye Xue made a fuss about this twice, and Li Chengge didn't return to the Marquis' Mansion for several days. Ye Xue only restrained herself after being scolded by Zheng, but she secretly controlled the money.

Li Chengge's salary was not enough for him to spend his leisure time in Wusifang, so he was naturally dissatisfied with Ye Xue.

Recently, he and Qin Yu did not meet in Wusifang, but made an appointment to have a quiet chat in a teahouse away from the eyes of others.

Ye Zhen stroked the tourmaline beads on her wrist through her sleeve, and unconsciously imitated Li Xuan'an in fiddling with the beads one by one.

Hearing this, he sneered, "When Li Chengge likes someone, he can do anything. It's not an exaggeration to say that he is a love saint. He moved himself to tears."

"What Ye Rong did before her death ruined her perfect image in his heart, but after all, she was the woman he loved for many years, so he couldn't hate her. The thorn in his heart kept torturing him."

"I insisted on breaking off the engagement with him, so that he would think that Ye Rong's desire to control the Marquis' Mansion was beyond imagination, so he chose Ye Xue. But he couldn't bear to let me work like a slave for the Marquis' Mansion."

"In the end, Ye Xue only had that little ability, and she also caused him to suffer reputation damage. Even if she could get money, she couldn't resist Qin Yu's attraction to Li Chengge."

Liuxia and Rongfei listened to her words quietly and felt scared. Fortunately, Ye Zhen broke off the engagement.

Ye Zhen thought for a moment, "Prince Yu has a counselor beside him, he is tall and thin, his last name is Xue."

She said to Rong Fei, "Check his relationship with Qin Yu. If I'm right, this man is in love with Qin Yu, and Qin Yu has been keeping him hanging because she thinks he is of low status. Now that she's hooking up with Li Chengge, I'm afraid it's not easy to get rid of Xue."

Rong Fei's heart was shocked, and the look he gave Ye Zhen was even deeper than before.

He had been with the Second Young Miss for so many years and thought he knew her very well. However, ever since Ye Zhen wanted to break off the engagement, every time she gave him an order he was very surprised.

Ye Zhen fiddled with the rosary beads and sorted out her thoughts. "Mr. Xue likes to play chess, and Qin Yu is also good at it. We can start from there."

In her previous life, she discovered that Qin Yu had dealings with Prince Yu's Mansion. In order to avoid upsetting Li Chengge and to cover up the shame for the Marquis' Mansion, she simply said that Qin Yu was Prince Yu's spy.

In fact, Qin Yu and the man surnamed Xue had been having an affair for a long time.

"If he is persuaded by Qin Yu to give up this relationship, then you should find a way to let him know that Qin Yu is two-faced and despises the poor and loves the rich."

"I'll do it right away." Rong Fei understood what Ye Zhen wanted to do and had an idea in mind.

Ye Zhen asked Liuxia to give Rong Fei a stack of banknotes. "This matter is not easy to handle. It will inevitably cost more money. Don't save money for me."

"Let Xiaonian go to the Marquis' Mansion to collect the debt tomorrow."

After settling everything, Ye Zhen felt a little tired. Plus, she didn't sleep well last night, so she dozed off while leaning against the couch.

Liuxia came in to serve her tea and snacks. Worried that she was not sleeping well, she was about to go forward, but Yulu grabbed her and dragged her out of the room. Only then did they dare to breathe loudly.

"Why did you drag me out?"

Yu Lu's baby fat hasn't grown yet, and her cheeks are puffy when she purses her lips, which is particularly cute. "The second young lady finally fell asleep, let her rest for a while."

Liuxia was amused by her and found that this little girl had grown up. She noticed that the Second Miss was in a bad mood today. "That's why we have to go back to bed to avoid putting pressure on our legs and feet. The Second Miss's sprained foot has healed."

Yu Lu kept shaking her head, "But once she called me, the Second Miss couldn't fall asleep."

Seeing Liuxia frowning, she mustered up her courage and said, "Sister Liuxia, didn't you notice? The Second Miss has been uneasy since she knew that the Imperial Master is still in the palace. She is worried about the Imperial Master."

Liuxia hadn't expected this and opened her mouth to refute, but the image of Ye Zhen that morning popped into her mind and she lost her confidence.

Finally, he just reminded, "Don't let outsiders hear this, otherwise our young lady will have to take the blame again."

Yu Lu nodded rapidly.

In the room.

Ye Zhen held the rosary on her right wrist with her left hand and unknowingly dreamed of Li Xuan.

The dream was dim, with only a beam of light behind him. He pulled her through the dark and bloody wilderness all the way to the Taoist temple. The rugged mountain road was winding with blood dripping from his body.

"Stop, you're hurt."

She grabbed Li Xuan's white clothes and touched the cold silver bracelet on his wrist, which made her shiver.

He finally stopped and slowly turned around. Ye Zhen saw blood dripping from his teardrop mole. He asked numbly, "Why am I holding you? Don't you really understand?"

The scene changed, and they were in the narrow sedan again. Li Xuan lowered his head to untangle his hair, then held her hand and said to her aggrievedly, "Am I not good to you?"

"No one in this world will treat you better than I do. But why do you always reject me?"

"I said I would compensate you for your hair, but I was just looking for an excuse to see you."

"Why don't you want it?"

Ye Zhen couldn't help but ask, and seeing his thick eyelashes about to brush her nose, her breathing tightened and she woke up suddenly.

I took a few deep breaths and found that my forehead was covered with sweat.

"What a dream." She said self-deprecatingly, and her expression tensed the next second.

She thought about why Li Xuan said, "I've heard this tone many times before."

At the Marquis' Mansion, when she knew that the man Xiaoyan was with was him, she had repeatedly said that she didn't need to take responsibility and even didn't want to have any more contact with him!

But he later helped her and emphasized that he was responsible for her.

That night in the attic...

Ye Zhen suddenly felt hot in the heart and hurriedly looked for a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off her face. It must be because the weather was getting hot and the room was too stuffy.

Liuxia heard the noise and came in. Seeing her blushing cheeks, her heart tightened. "Why is Second Miss's face so red? Is your ankle hurting again?"

As she spoke, she put down the tray, came over and touched Ye Zhen's forehead, then touched her own, and asked in confusion, "It doesn't feel hot."

Liuxia reached out her hand again, but Ye Zhen dodged it. "What time is it?"

"It's almost Shen time."

Ye Zhen frowned slightly. It was so late.

"No news from the palace yet?"

Liuxia thought of what Yulu said about the Second Miss being worried about the Imperial Master, so she said, "Are you talking about the Master? Madam has been sending people to inquire about him, but there is no news, but there is no bad news either."

Ye Zhen said bluntly, "Is the Imperial Master seriously ill? Even if that's the case, there should be several good doctors in the Imperial Hospital taking turns to take care of him. Why is it just my father?"

Just as he finished speaking, Yu Lu came in and said, "Second Miss, the master is finally back!"