Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Li Zong's joy did not last for a few days, because the people working in the Hanlin Academy were all successful candidates in the imperial examinations. He used to get by here with the help of his father's connections, but now he was a fourth-rank lecturer. Without any real talent or knowledge, he would be exposed and laughed at everywhere.

When he got home, he begged Qin Yurou to speak well of Ren Yue and ask Ren Yue to help him get a relationship with the Queen Mother. He should go to the Ministry of Rites! The Ministry of Rites was where his father had been running the business for many years. They might not take care of him, but they wouldn't embarrass him either.

Qin Yurou could not resist his pleading and had to take the gifts to the country village to find Ren Yue. Ren Yue was wearing a pink skirt, her face was rosy, as bright as a peach blossom, and her lips were moist and bright, like a cherry.

Qin Yurou was surprised. Ren Yue was becoming more and more beautiful. She was a beautiful young woman with charm. The word "widow" had nothing to do with her.

Ren Yue saw Qin Yurou's delighted face and said, "I happen to be going to the palace to talk to my aunt today. I will find a chance to mention it."

Yu Rou was very grateful. She said, "When you come out of the palace, come stay at my house for a few days and we can have a good chat." Yu Rou put a hundred taels of silver in Ren Yue's hand and said, "Thank you for your help last time, otherwise I would have been embarrassed to death."

Ren Yue was not polite and accepted the banknote. The two of them rode in a carriage into the city. When they arrived in the city, Qin Yurou got off and returned to her own carriage. When she lifted the curtain, she saw Ren Yue also lifting the curtain. She smiled and felt a touch of warmth in her heart.

As the carriage passed through a street, Xiaohong suddenly told Qin Yurou: "Miss Xiaoling went to the cosmetics shop."

Qin Yurou was resting with her eyes closed when she heard Xiaohong suddenly mention Chen Xiaoling. The sound of Chen Xiaoling's loud scolding that night came to her mind, and she felt a little indignant: "Go back home."

She knew that it was wrong for her to ask Ye Youlan to save Li Zong, but she was upset when Chen Xiaoling defended Ye Youlan and blamed her. Although the sisters usually squeezed each other, she was particularly uncomfortable with Chen Xiaoling's constant defense of Ye Youlan. Wasn't it because Ye Youlan married the prince and she married a minor official in the Hanlin Academy?

Even if she doesn't have to eat steamed buns, she must fight for her reputation and do everything she can to help Li Zong rise to the top and let those who look down on her see it clearly.

The Queen Mother had a sharp eye. When she saw Ren Yue coming in with a smile on her face and wearing bright clothes, she had a bad feeling that something was wrong with Ren Yue.

During the conversation, Ren Yue spoke up for Li Zong again, and she had the answer in her mind.

"Do you like that Li Zong?"

The Queen Mother's blunt question flustered Ren Yue. Did she like Li Zong? She couldn't really say, perhaps because she was too lonely. She dropped a few hints, and Li Zong took the bait.

Her husband was a sickly man, and they had been married for four years, but they had spent very little time together. It was only when she was with Li Zong that she discovered the joy of being a woman. Li Zong had no talent, but he was sweet-talking and understood women very well, which made her fall deeply in love with him.

The Queen Mother understood Ren Yue's expression and said, "You are seven or eight years older than Li Zong. If this matter were to get out, it would bring disgrace to the entire family. Do you understand the consequences?"

Ren Yue raised her eyes, tears in her eyes: "I know, I will be very careful."

The Queen Mother was also a woman. She had lived a lonely life in the deep palace, and the long nights were like knives that kept her awake. So she hated Yilan, the woman who ruined her happiness, and she hated Ye Youlan, the woman who stole her son. She couldn't bear to see others happy, but for Ren Yue, she had a special feeling.

Ren Yue is another self. She hopes that Ren Yue will be happy, so she wants to send Ren Yue to the palace to stay with Li Ke. Unexpectedly, Li Zong takes advantage of her.

The Empress Dowager had never met Li Zong, but she still remembered Li Da's appearance when he was young.

"I will meet with Li Zong, and at least he will give you an explanation."

The Queen Mother stood up and took out a small box from the compartment of the dressing table and handed it to Ren Yue: "Here is a pill. Remember, if your affair with him is exposed, it will be your death. I will take care of the rest for you."

Ren Yue suddenly came to her senses. She was indulging herself in this way, risking her life. She took the pill and said, "I will control my feelings and slowly break off ties with him. Please, aunt, take good care of me in the future."

The Seventh Prince was handling some matters in the study. He looked up and saw that the desk opposite him was empty. His heart was also empty. He was used to Ye Youlan sitting at the desk opposite him, drawing and writing, and sometimes settling accounts with Xiaomei or discussing how to do business.

Now Ye Youlan has moved next door, just separated by a wall, but he feels very far away.

He was wondering whether he should tear down the partition wall. Just as he was pondering this, Li Zhi came in and handed him a stack of letters. He opened them one by one, and the more he read, the tighter his brows became, twisting them into the shape of a "川" (Chuan).

"This Li Zong actually went to the Ministry of Rites?"

"My subordinates sent me news that Qin Yurou went to the countryside to see Ren Yue two days ago. Ren Yue entered the palace that same day, and two days later Li Zong went to the Ministry of Rites. I guess the Empress Dowager spoke for him again."

Li Zhi added, "There's a maid in the Li Mansion named Lanzhi who's now living with Ren Yue. It seems like Ren Yue is covering up for Li Zong and that maid. It's just so strange, why would she do this?"

The Seventh Prince snorted in disdain. He remembered that when he was a child, Ren Yue came to the palace to accompany his mother. In front of many people, she would hold his hand and care for her frail cousin. However, as soon as she left the adults' sight, she would shake off her hand in disgust and ask him to go away.

Every time she entered the palace, she would bring a lot of small things from outside the palace to share with other princes, and the rest that no one wanted would be given to him as rewards to a beggar.

Ren Yue is very scheming despite her young age. It wouldn't be that simple for her to help Li Zong. There must be some profit to be made. As to what it is, further investigation is needed.

Xiaomei came over and said that the studio next door had been tidied up, and the princess came to ask the prince to go over and take a look.

The Seventh Prince walked to the next door and saw Xiaomei and Li Zhi following him. "Haven't you all met before?"

Xiaomei replied: "I have seen Guard Li but not him."

Li Zhi was also very curious. Li Yi had mentioned it to him and said it was very special.

The Seventh Prince pushed the door open, and his eyes were dazzled, as if he had opened a magical new world. The room was large and spacious, with white walls and a wooden table. The table was huge, and the Seventh Prince estimated that it was as big as five of his own desks. Behind the table, the entire wall was covered with cabinets, divided into many small compartments, some for books, some for vases, and some even with small dolls hanging on them.

The wall opposite the door was a sliding door, now half-open, revealing the scenery outside. To the left was a large couch, but it wasn't high, only reaching his calves, so seven or eight people could easily lie on it. In the middle of the couch was a rectangular table with a pot of tea and several plates of snacks on it.

Ye Youlan suddenly entered the room through the sliding door, tilted her head and asked him if he was surprised.