Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

"Your eldest brother is very good. He only stopped giving her the contraceptive soup after I gave birth. Now he wants a daughter like Yueyue."

"My eldest brother is just greedy. He wants a daughter after he has a son, and if he's not satisfied with one son, he probably wants another. Sister-in-law, please don't spoil him. One concubine is enough for the family, but we can't have another one or two."

"Only you dare to say that about him, I don't dare."

"Sister-in-law, you are the mistress of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you have given birth to a son. Stand up straight, and I will see who dares to bully you."

Ye Youlan knew that her sister-in-law was simple-minded, so she could only remind her sister-in-law to think more about everything and that it was not a bad thing to be careful.

Chen Xiaoling asked her maid to bring a message to Ye Youlan, saying that Chen Su had sent a letter saying that he had met General Ye and that they should work together to resist the mountain torrents and fight the bandits.

Ye Youlan took Yueyue to the Yong'an Palace, and later went to the Jin Mansion to see Ruoyun and the Li Mansion to see Miaoyu.

When leaving Miaoyu's house, they almost collided with Li Zong's carriage on the road.

Li Zong didn't expect to meet Ye Youlan on the street. He got off the carriage and came to talk to Ye Youlan. Ye Youlan told him through the curtain to go home and that she would not let him go if he made Yu Rou sad.

Li Zong said with a playful smile, "I know you've been brooding over the fact that I didn't marry you. In fact, you should be thankful that it was because I didn't marry you that you had the opportunity to marry the prince. Although your prince is not bad either, I am now a third-rank official, a favorite of the Emperor, and much more prestigious than your prince."

Ye Youlan asked the coachman to leave, and Li Zong got on the carriage with a smug look on his face. When the carriage turned a corner, it suddenly seemed to be frightened and ran madly into the crowd. People on the street quickly fled in all directions. Master Qin Wu pulled the reins hard to grab the horse. At this time, Li Zong was so scared that his face turned pale.

After returning to the Li Mansion, Li Zong asked Master Qin Wu to check carefully, but Master Qin Wu found no clues.

But the horse kept humming that night, and only quieted down in the second half of the night. Li Zong felt that this scene was strangely familiar.

Li Zong nudged Qin Yurou beside him and asked, "Can we get a new horse?"

Qin Yurou was sleeping and was a little impatient when he woke her up: "Are you dreaming? Do you know how much silver a horse costs?"

"Well, I didn't say that."

Li Zong turned his back to Qin Yurou and thought, "If you don't buy it for me, I will buy it myself."

The next morning when he left the house, he asked Master Qin Wu to go to the horse market when he had time, because the current horse had a problem and needed to be replaced.

Master Qin Wu said coldly: "It's not the horse that's wrong, it's you who offended someone."

Li Zong was stunned and asked him, "What do you mean? Who did I offend?"

Li Zong thought about his encounter with Ye Youlan yesterday and denied it, "Could it be Ye Youlan? I only exchanged a few words with her, how could she have the time to target me?"

Master Qin Wu did not continue. Minister Qin asked him to come and help train the servants and became the coachman of his brother-in-law, but he looked down on his brother-in-law from the bottom of his heart.

Li Zong sat in the carriage, still pondering Master Qin Wu's words. He lifted the curtain and said to Master Qin Wu, "Ye Youlan is your young lady's good friend. You'd better not spread rumors and make your young lady unhappy."

Fortunately, Mr. Qin Wu had his back to him, otherwise he would have really wanted to roll his eyes at him.

There was nothing important happening in the morning court. The only important thing was the discussion of the situation in Jingnan Kingdom. The power struggle there has not yet been decided.

Li Zong stood up to show concern for General Ye's suppression of bandits and Chen Su's progress in dealing with the dangerous mountain torrent situation.

His concerned look immediately aroused the enthusiasm of the others, and everyone started discussing it enthusiastically.

Minister Qin said that the suppression of bandits went smoothly and there was no need for discussion. Chen Su handed over the handling of the dangerous mountain torrent situation to the people from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue for discussion. The chattering of others would not solve any problems.

When the emperor heard this, he thought it made sense and quickly dismissed the court.

Li Zong watched everyone disperse and felt unhappy. This old father-in-law was always sabotaging him and making him lose face.

He chased after him and wanted to say a few words to his father-in-law. He called out to him several times, but his father-in-law did not turn back and went to the side hall to discuss matters with the prime minister and others.

He went to the Ministry of Rites in a depressed mood and saw Song Wen and Qiao Luochuan talking together in the corridor, seeming to be very familiar with each other.

He adjusted his posture and walked towards the two of them.

Song Wenqiao and Luochuan were both of lower official rank, and when they saw Li Zong coming, they quickly saluted.

Li Zong asked them if they were doing well in their respective departments and whether they wanted to come to the Ministry of Rites.

Song Wen and Qiao Luochuan looked at each other, wondering what Li Zong was up to.

"Thank you for your care, sir. I am very happy in the Hanlin Academy."

"I am also very happy in the Ministry of Personnel."

Li Zong smiled and said, "Let's go back and have a drink in the evening."

"Sorry, Brother Qiao and I have an appointment tonight. I'll treat you to a drink another day."

Li Zong said disapprovingly, "Are you guys going to Cuixiangyuan to drink wine?"

The two blushed and quickly denied it.

Li Zong stared at Song Wen and said, "No matter how good the top girl in Cuixiang Court is, you can't marry her home."

After Li Zong left, Song Wen asked Qiao Luochuan, "What does he mean?"

"I don't know either. I don't even know where Cuixiangyuan is."

It was not until Song Wen was drinking with some painting friends in the evening that he understood what Li Zong meant.

It turned out that when he was down and out, he was invited to a mansion to paint for some girls. Unexpectedly, those girls were all women from brothels. His paintings had a distinct personal style and were recognized by people, which made Li Zong mistakenly believe that he was on good terms with the women in the brothels.

Qiao Luochuan asked him if he wanted to clarify?

"No need, the innocent will be innocent."

Li Zong returned home and saw Qin Yurou waiting for him in the front hall.

Qin Yurou asked him where he got the money to buy the horse?

Li Zong was a little dazed. This Mr. Qin Wu was really efficient.

"Our horse has been frightened twice. For safety's sake, it's best to replace it with a new one. Mr. Qin Wu, could you tell me how much it would cost?"

"Three hundred taels."

"Three hundred taels is not too expensive. The emperor rewarded me with five hundred taels a few days ago, which is just what I need." He handed over the banknote as he spoke.

Qin Yurou asked him with a hint of doubt: "Why did the emperor reward you?"

"Because I am excellent."

Qin Yurou doesn't think you are outstanding, but you are probably very good at flattery.

Seeing that Qin Yurou did not ask any more questions, Li Zong smiled and said, "You know many ladies. See if there is anyone suitable and introduce a girl to Song Wen."

Song Wen? Qin Yurou thought the name sounded familiar.

"Didn't you say he was having an affair with the top girl in Cuixiang Courtyard?"

Li Zong coughed awkwardly: "Can't you allow people to mend their ways?"

"I'm going to Qingfeng Teahouse for tea with some ladies tomorrow. I'll keep an eye out."

Li Zong went to the study and asked Xiao Bao to call Master Qin Wu over, as he had something to say.

Master Qin Wu walked with a majestic look. He was in his thirties, but he was very imposing. After all, he was the one who followed Minister Qin to march and fight.

Li Zong saw that he was a little timid. He wanted to act like a master, but finally gave up. He sat in front of the desk, looking at Master Qin Wu with his eyes slightly raised.