Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Li Yi brought in water to help the Seventh Prince wash up, and Xiaomei brought in breakfast.

The Seventh Prince looked at the couple and saw how well they cooperated with each other. He remembered what Ye Youlan said yesterday and decided to tease them.

"Xiaomei, after you finish your meal, pack up your things and go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Xiaomei and Li Yi were both stunned and looked at the Seventh Prince together, including Li Zhi who was about to leave.

Xiaomei asked with a look of grievance and confusion: "Why?"

"There's no reason. It was the princess who told you to go back to the Prime Minister's residence and not come back. Li Yi will stay in the palace. She will draw a long, wide Milky Way between you two, so that you can only see each other once a year."

Xiaomei's tears streamed down her face. "Did I do something wrong? Why did the princess chase me away? I said I wanted to follow her this morning, but she refused to take me out."

Li Zhi couldn't bear to come over and speak for Xiaomei: "Your Majesty, did you misunderstand the princess's meaning? How could she possibly chase Xiaomei away?"

Li Yi also kept nodding.

The prince laughed: "You have no sense of humor, don't you realize it's a joke?"

Xiaomei couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears: "I told you that the princess would never abandon me. Even if she doesn't want the prince, she won't abandon me either."

Wait, what do you mean? Does it mean that I am not as important as a little girl in her heart?

Li Yi quickly explained: "I didn't say anything I wanted to say."

"No, explain yourself clearly. If you can't explain yourself clearly, you and Xiaomei will leave the palace immediately."

Xiaomei wiped away her tears and said, "In this palace, I am the one who cares about the princess the most. The princess thinks about how to make money every day. The prince is out of the palace every day. He came back very late yesterday. Moreover, the prince does not seem to like the princess as much as before."

You said I don't like the princess? How can you tell?

The Seventh Prince asked Li Zhi and Li Yi to go out, as he wanted to hear what Xiaomei had to say.

Xiaomei lowered her head and rubbed her skirt. "When we first got married, I brought you hot water every day, but recently I've stopped letting you do that. I thought the princess hadn't had her period yet, so I told her. She said it was normal and that in three to five years, maybe you two will sleep in separate rooms. Your Majesty, think about what the princess meant by that. Is she disappointed in you?"

The Seventh Prince was practically amused by Xiaomei's analytical skills. "The princess asked you to take care of the business, don't you have enough to do? You're always thinking about this nonsense."

Xiaomei muttered softly, "Anyway, you don't like the princess as much as before. I suspect you have another woman outside, but Li Yi and Li Zhi won't tell me."

The Seventh Prince was so angry that he laughed. He waved his hand to let Xiaomei go out: "You really should go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Send Xiaomei away and let Li Yi in.

The Seventh Prince glared at Li Yi with a cold face: "Take good care of Xiaomei. If she keeps talking nonsense, you and she will both leave the palace and go wherever you fall in love with."

Li Yi frowned in annoyance. "I've told her many times, but she insisted that I was in Cao's camp but my heart was with Han. It was a waste of the princess's kindness to me, and she even accused me of being a traitor."

Li Zong came out of Qingshan Academy and straightened his body. He said to his followers, "I won't go to Jinghua Academy today. You guys go ahead!"

Li Zong took out two taels of silver from his sleeve and gave it to his followers: "After you finish your work, find a place to deal with it."

Li Zong had a rare moment of leisure, so he decided to walk home. His eyes stopped at the shop next to the academy, thinking that business was really good, but when he looked up and saw the ten-cent shop, he laughed and wondered what kind of profit it could make.

He decided to walk back from the riverbank opposite the shop, which was quiet and suitable for a walk.

A black carriage was parked opposite. Although the carriage had no markings, Li Zong knew it belonged to a wealthy family and was more luxurious than his own.

There were two people standing beside the carriage. He recognized one of them as Dingxiang, the maid beside Ye Youlan. The one with her back to him should be Ye Youlan, right?

Li Zong looked back at the store again. He wondered if this was the new store opened by Ye Youlan?

It shouldn’t be like this. Would the Seventh Prince’s Mansion do such a cheap business?

Could it be that because I came to the academy, she got the news and wanted to see me? Thinking of this, he was ecstatic.

Since Zhuangzi left, he seemed to have not spoken to Ye Youlan alone. He walked over to greet Ye Youlan.

"How come the princess has time to come here?"

Ye Youlan turned around and saw Li Zong grinning. She asked unhappily, "Why are you here?"

"I came to the academy for an inspection and happened to run into the princess. Better to arrive early than to arrive at the right time. I'll treat you to tea. We haven't spoken in a while."

Ye Youlan asked disdainfully, "Are we in a relationship where we can sit down and drink tea together?"

Li Zong objected, "Why not? From a more distant perspective, we grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and we almost became husband and wife. From a more recent perspective, you're Yurou's good friend, and also my friend. Is there anything wrong with friends meeting up for tea?"

Ye Youlan sneered, "It's okay to drink tea together, but it's not okay to drink tea with you. Get lost."

Li Zong hesitated for a moment: "If you don't want to drink, then don't drink. Why are you cursing? Are you holding a grudge against me because I married Qin Yurou instead of you?"

Ye Youlan turned around and got on the carriage, and Li Zong was very proud.

Two words came from the carriage: slap.

Li Zong sneered: "Who are you trying to scare?"

He waved his sleeves and left, continuing to walk forward to the river bank, then two crisp sounds fell on his face. He covered his face in pain, but there was no one in sight. He was panicked and quickly turned back, walking through the crowded area.

When he returned home, he didn't dare to see Qin Yurou. He hid in the study, looked in the mirror, and asked Xiaobao to give him some medicine to apply.

"Master, who hit you? Who was so bold as to hit the Minister of Rites?"

"A mosquito bit me, and I swatted it myself. I was a little too rough and didn't control the strength well."

Who does Xiaobao want to believe?

When Qin Yurou heard that Li Zong had returned, she was a little puzzled. Shouldn't he be working at the Ministry of Rites at this time? Had he gotten into trouble again?

So she hurried to the study, but couldn't open the door. Thinking Li Zong had relapsed, she shouted from outside, "If you don't open the door, I'll burn the house down."

Li Zong opened the door from the inside. Qin Yurou went in and looked for someone. After searching for a while, she found nothing. She turned around and saw Li Zong covering his face.

"What's the matter? Do you have a toothache? Why are you locking the door in broad daylight?"

Li Zong nodded and said vaguely, "It's a toothache."

"Let me see." Qin Yurou saw him blocking it with his hands, and she was displeased, "Let me see."

She pulled Li Zong's hand away and saw five bright red finger marks on his right cheek. She asked angrily, "Is this a toothache? Who hit you?"

Li Zong cautiously probed: "I told you not to be angry."

Qin Yurou suppressed her anger and said, "You say."

"I was inspecting the academies today and passed by Qingshan Academy. I happened to see Ye Youlan and greeted her, but ended up provoking her. Her guards hit me, and I didn't even see where her guards were, but I got slapped twice. I tell you, Ye Youlan just looks down on people..."