A servant came to report that the ladies' party was over, so they dispersed and took their ladies back to their homes.

Li Zong didn't say a word along the way, and Qin Yurou asked him what was wrong?

"The Seventh Prince said that he found a treasure by marrying Ye Youlan. What's there to be proud of? It's not me who wants it."

Qin Yurou's good mood disappeared in an instant. She took out a small mirror from the secret compartment beside her and handed it to Li Zong. Li Zong took it and asked if there was something on his face.

He took a picture and found his face clean and still handsome. He immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing.

"Don't be angry, I just can't stand the Seventh Prince. Why is he showing off? He even said he quit drinking because Ye Youlan wouldn't let him."

Qin Yurou ignored Li Zong until she reached the gate of the mansion. Li Zong felt bored. After getting out of the car, he tried to help Qin Yurou in a flattering way, but Qin Yurou shook his hand off.

This scene happened to be seen by Ren Yue who had just left the house. She smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I was just about to go to the house to look for you, and you came back."

Li Zong thought, "You are such a great word.

Qin Yurou turned from anger to joy: "I'm going to my sister's house to sit down and have something to say to her."

Li Zong stood there, watching the two of them walk into the mansion hand in hand. He had no choice but to shake his sleeves and go back to his home. At the same time, he was worried about what Ren Yue would say in front of Yu Rou.

Qin Yurou complained about Li Zong in front of Ren Yue and felt much better.

"Mr. Li is not obsessed with the princess, is he?"

Qin Yurou said confidently: "That won't happen, but men are like this. They're always looking at what's in the pot while they're eating. If they can't get it, they'll always be thinking about it, but if they get it, they won't cherish it."

Ren Yue sighed softly: "Sister, you're right. I've never met a good man in my life. I married a sickly man and waited on him for four years, but in the end, I got nothing."

Qin Yurou patted her hand gently: "Don't be sad, sister. Maybe you will meet a nice man in the future."

"hope so!"

Qin Yurou asked curiously, "Why don't I see Sister Lancome?"

Mentioning Lancome, Ren Yue couldn't help crying. Qin Yurou looked at her puzzledly: "What's wrong with sister Lancome?"

"Lankou, like me, met the wrong person. She was deceived by a man."

"what happened?"

Ren Yue told Yu Rou that she didn't know when Lan Chou met a man and was deceived by his sweet words. Now she is pregnant, but the man does not admit that the child in her belly is his and is unwilling to marry her. Now he just ignores her and doesn't care about her. It's really worrying.

Qin Yurou had never thought that there would be such a heartless man in the world: "Should we report it to the police?"

Ren Yue whispered, "If I report this to the police, where's my face as a girl? Where's my face as a Ren family? I heard that man already has a wife, and she's pregnant. He wanted Lankou to be his concubine, but he refused. I asked him who the man was, but she refused to tell me even if I beat her. I heard that taking medicine is bad for her health, so she kept the child in the mansion and will give him away quietly after the child is born."

Qin Yurou's heart skipped a beat. How could such a coincidence happen in this world? She felt a little restless. She stood up and went back home. Ren Yue looked at her back and smiled coldly.

Li Zong was lying in the room with a book covering his face. He heard hurried footsteps in a daze. Just as he was about to take the book off his face, he heard a crisp sound and a slap hit him hard in the face.

He opened his eyes and saw Qin Yurou looking at him with a look of suspicion and resentment.

Li Zong sat up: "Why did you hit me?"

Qin Yurou asked Xiaohong to leave. She lowered her voice and asked, "Is the baby in Lancome's belly next door yours?"

Li Zong said guiltily, "No."

Qin Yurou said word by word: "Look into my eyes and speak."

Li Zong raised his eyes but didn't dare to look directly at her. He averted his gaze, then simply sat down on the ground and hugged Yu Rou's legs, saying, "She seduced me. She sent me to the study because you were pregnant, but who knew that woman Lancome would come through the dog hole? I couldn't hold back, so I asked Xiao Bao to seal the dog hole. She also said she would abort the child."

Qin Yurou's eyes went dark, and her heart felt like it was being stabbed by thousands of needles. She was overwhelmed with disappointment, helplessness, hatred, and her pitiful self-esteem had to be maintained. All the complex emotions made her breathless. She wanted to shout, she wanted to push Li Zong away, but she couldn't shout at all, and she fell to the ground. She seemed to hear Li Zong calling her name in her ears, the voice was very loud, with a scared cry, but she didn't want to wake up, she just wanted to calm down like this, she felt safe in the darkness.

Qin Yurou lay in a coma for several days. The doctor came several times during this period and Xiaohong cleaned her body. She knew that the child could not be saved, and she was even glad that she did not save the child.

Li Zong came every day, holding her hand and constantly confessing, saving her and forgiving her, but she did not react. She felt that her heart was flying in the air, and she didn't want to stop or fall down at all. She even refused to take medicine or eat. She thought it would be better to just die like this.

Xiao Hong cried and asked, "Master, what should we do if the young mistress goes down now? How about asking the princess and the others to come and persuade her?"

Li Zong said harshly, "No need, let Sister Ren Yue from next door come over and persuade her!"

Ren Yue took Lancome back to the countryside to live and would not be back for a few days.

Li Zong rubbed his face and asked Xiaohong to take good care of the young lady. He was going to the palace to be on duty as the Autumn Examination would begin soon.

Xiao Hong cried: "Master, Young Madam is already like this, and you still go on duty."

Li Zong said impatiently, "What can I do? Can I give her my life?"

Xiaohong was so scared that she didn't say anything.

After Li Zong left, Qin Yurou struggled to sit up: "I want to eat."

Everything that happened in the Li Mansion was reported to the Seventh Prince by the secret sentries. The Seventh Prince saw Ye Youlan happily returning to the studio from the embroidery room with a few pieces of cloth in her hands.

He hesitated for a moment and decided not to say anything and wait and see what Qin Yurou would do next.

Ye Youlan was leaning over the desk, concentrating on drawing. The Seventh Prince came over to take a look, but Ye Youlan quickly covered her eyes to prevent him from seeing.

"Let me see what's going on."

"I've recorded everything that happened during our time away from the capital in pictures, so we can look back at them together when we're old."

The Seventh Prince thought of the wooden box and asked with a smile, "I thought it contained banknotes, not paintings. Can't I paint with you? I'm your painting teacher."

"No, just go ahead and do your thing. We'll talk over dinner."

The Seventh Prince told Ye Youlan that he had been back in the capital for a few days and asked if he should go to the palace.

Ye Youlan put down her pen and said, "According to etiquette, I should go there. I'll go look for gifts for the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, as well as the little princes and princesses. I miss them a little too."

The Seventh Prince handed her a list that listed everything, including what gifts were given to whom.

Ye Youlan looked at the prince and said coquettishly, "Prince, you are so kind. With this list, I don't have to worry about what to give to whom. Only you, the prince, can understand me."

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