Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Qin Yurou said with disgust: "You are a rich lady, how come you look like you haven't eaten anything? No wonder you are not liked by others."

Ye Youlan was about to put the food she picked up into her mouth when she heard her say that. "Why am I not liked anymore? Ruoyun, Miaoyu, Xiaoling, they all like me. Only you are always being sarcastic to me."

"I'm not being sarcastic, I'm reminding you how to be a rich lady."

Ye Youlan put the food into her mouth and swallowed it before she spoke: "Miss Qin, please give more advice to your Master Li in the future."

Qin Yurou said shyly: "Hate it."

After dinner, Qin Yurou left first, as she had an appointment with Li Zong. The rest of the group went to the pavilion downstairs to drink tea.

"It's really strange. We are incompatible with Qin Yurou, yet we can still sit together for dinner and take her with us every time we go out to play."

"Xiaoling, don't forget, it was you who brought her here."

After Jing Ruoyun reminded her, Chen Xiaoling finally remembered, "Don't look at Qin Yurou as arrogant and proud. She's actually quite pitiful. Her father favors boys over girls, and she's been trying to please him since she was little. Other girls learn needlework and flower arrangement, but she reads military books. Look how well-behaved she is in front of men, but she's so mean around us girls. That Li Zong was just fooled by her appearance. If he marries her, he'll find out how boring she is."

Li Miaoyu smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. Maybe men just like girls like her. Look at us, we have nothing to do except eating, drinking and having fun. Will men dislike us for being useless?"

Ye Youlan raised her hand in protest: "Don't belittle yourselves. How can we be useless? We know so much. Look at Miaoyu, she is proficient in everything, such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Ruoyun manages the affairs of the mansion in an orderly manner, and Xiaoling..."

"I what? Why don't you say anything?"

"You are very good, pretty and lively, with a sharp tongue."

Chen Xiaoling glared at Ye Youlan and said, "I'm a little better than you. At least my needlework is decent. Unlike you, the orchids you embroider look like weeds, and the stitching on your purse is crooked."

Ye Youlan looked innocent: "Am I that bad? I gave the purse to my father and eldest brother, and they loved it."

When the girls heard this, they burst into laughter and became a mess.

Chen Xiaoling teased her, saying, "If you have a lover in the future, don't give him a purse. It will scare him away."

"He dares."

Miaoyu reminded Youlan: "You need to change your temper. Li Zong probably chose Qin Yurou because he couldn't stand your temper."

"I don't care about him! I will definitely meet a man who is infinitely tolerant and doting on me in the future. Just wait and see."

"We'll see."

The Li family sent someone to the Qin family to propose marriage, but was rejected by Minister Qin.

Minister Li was embarrassed. He asked his son what was going on. Didn't he say Qin Yurou agreed?

Li Zong also looked confused. Qin Yurou had clearly agreed that day and said that she would wait for his family to propose.

"Dad, what did the matchmaker say?"

"Minister Qin said that Qin Yurou is stupid and needs to be taught at home for another two years before she can consider getting married."

"Two years later, she'll be twenty. Isn't this a rejection by Minister Qin?"

"You're quite clever. I'll ask Minister Qin tomorrow and see what he means. If that doesn't work, you can try to make it a done deal."

Li Zong blushed: "This is not what a gentleman does."

"Are you content to be behind others, or do you want to be the best? You've been in the Hanlin Academy for a year. Have you achieved anything?"

Li Zong blushed. After he passed the imperial examination, he did not take the exam again. Instead, he entered the Hanlin Academy with the help of his father. He knew that his colleagues looked down on him for being a person who got in through the backdoor. He had always been concerned about this and wanted to make achievements, but his ability was limited.

So he followed his father's arrangement and took the initiative to get close to Ye Youlan, hoping to become the prime minister's son-in-law and use the prime minister's power to rise to prominence. However, Ye Youlan always kept a distance from him and yelled at him. Instead, he found admiration and comfort in Qin Yurou.

After seven days of contemplating his mistakes at home, Minister Li finally attended the court. The Emperor was very pleased with his reflection and did not mention the past any more.

Minister Li requested the emperor to grant his son a marriage.

"Is it Minister Qin's daughter, Qin Yurou?"

Minister Li was a little surprised at how the emperor knew this. He nodded.

"I have long admired Miss Qin and hope the Emperor will grant my wish."

The emperor looked embarrassed. Before you came to see me, Minister Qin came to express his position to me, saying that he had no intention of marrying his daughter off and wanted her to stay with him for another two years.

"Ah?" Minister Li was speechless for a moment, and a look of disbelief flashed across his fat face.

The emperor smiled lightly, revealing his royal disdain.

"Marriage is a matter of great importance, decided by the parents and the matchmaker. I have good intentions to help everyone find happiness, but I won't force anyone. My dear, why don't you look for other girls?"

Minister Li walked out of the imperial study in embarrassment.

Qin Yurou was very sad when she heard that her father had rejected the Li family's proposal. She came to find her father to find out the reason.

Minister Qin was tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. His unyielding military majesty made people feel cold. Qin Yurou stood timidly in front of her father.

Minister Qin looked up at his daughter, his eyes filled with anger at her lack of fighting spirit and sadness for her misfortune.

"I worked so hard to raise you and educate you, and yet you end up marrying a piece of shit like that."

Qin Yurou's heart ached: "Dad, he is a very good person, and he treats me very well."

"Humph! I don't know if it's him or you who's brainless? You're actually rushing to marry a man who even Ye Youlan, that uneducated girl, doesn't like? Are you trying to slap your father in the face?"

Qin Yurou's face turned red and white: "No, Dad, he has never liked Ye Youlan."

Minister Qin slammed the books in his hand down on the table. "His father only knows how to flatter and fawn all day long, doing things behind his back, and even keeping concubines. Do you expect his son to be a good person?"

Qin Yurou's eyes were filled with tears. She tried to hold them back and said with a choked voice, "I just want to marry him. I will bear the consequences myself."

"Get lost." Minister Qin looked at his daughter fiercely, "How could I raise such an unpromising daughter like you?" His tone was filled with disappointment, and he was really sad.

Qin Yurou left her father's study in tears and returned to her room where she cried for a long time. She thought that if her mother were still alive, she would definitely support her. Unfortunately, her mother was gone and her aunt only had eyes for her son.

In the evening, the Seventh Prince wandered around in the garden and waited for a long time before Xiaomei came to report that the young lady had something to do and would not come today.

"What's the matter, Youlan?"

Xiaomei blushed: "I'm not feeling well, but I'll be fine in a few days."

When the Seventh Prince heard that Ye Youlan was not feeling well, he became anxious: "Have you called a doctor?"

"Oh, girls always feel uncomfortable for a few days every month. There's no need to call a doctor. How come you don't know anything?"

Xiaomei walked away impatiently, patting her chest as she walked, thinking that she was so brave that she dared to confront the prince.

The Seventh Prince stood there, tall and slender, looking very lonely.

"Li Yi, what did Xiaomei say just now?"

Secret guard Li Yi hid on a branch and whispered, "It's a girl's period! I heard it causes a lot of bleeding and stomachache."

The prince's brows knitted together, and his heart ached: "What should we do then?"

"I heard that drinking more brown sugar water is better."

"Hurry up and get it. I want the best brown sugar."