Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

After the New Year, the court ordered General Liu of Chubei to return to the capital to report on his work. Ten days later, General Liu led 5,000 soldiers and arrived a hundred miles from the capital.

The government and the public were shocked, wondering what General Liu meant by this move.

There was a fierce quarrel during the morning court session. Some people suspected that General Liu had impure motives and was leading the troops this time in order to force the emperor to abdicate. Others believed that the soldiers led by General Liu had not been home for many years, so it was understandable that he came back to reunite with his family.

Lord Xiao from the Ministry of War reminded the emperor to prepare for the worst.

After the court was dismissed, the emperor called the old minister to the imperial study to discuss the matter.

General Ye suggested that General Liu enter the city, while the others set up camp outside the city. Without the court's permission, they could not enter the capital. If their families wanted to see them, they could leave the city. The Yulin Army he led would also be prepared to respond.

The emperor agreed and granted the general's mansion to welcome General Liu.

The Seventh Prince has been to the palace twice, hoping that the Emperor will not let General Liu go back this time.

"I want to too, but now I can only stabilize him first, wait for the right opportunity, and annihilate the remaining followers of Lian Ren Qishan." The emperor looked at the seventh prince and asked him if he was willing to come back?

"Coming back now will only make the political situation more chaotic. It would be better for me to stay outside and see things more clearly."

Qin Yurou woke up from her sleep and heard a noise outside. She got up and wanted to go out to see what was going on, but Li Zong reached out to stop her.

"What can happen?"

"I'd better go take a look."

Qin Yurou put on her clothes and came out, only to see several maids in the mansion looking panicked, saying that Xiaohong had jumped into the lake and died.

Qin Yurou was stunned for a few seconds: "Who did you say died?"

"Your personal maid, Miss Xiaohong, is dead. Her body was just fished out and turned white from the blisters."

Qin Yurou was stunned and asked her maid to report to the police. How could such a good girl die?

When the maid was about to leave, Li Zong came out and told her that no one was allowed to report to the police. There was no big deal about a maid dying in the mansion. They should just take her out and bury her.

Qin Yurou wanted to go see Xiaohong, but was stopped by the mother-in-law: "It's too scary, Madam, you'd better not look at it."

Qin Yurou returned to the house weakly and stared at Li Zong: "Why did he die out of nowhere? Was it Xiaobao who forced him to do it?"

How would I know that Li Zong is guilty?

"I'll call Xiao Bao over. If he's the one who forced Xiao Hong to death, I want him to pay with his life."

"Go to sleep and talk in the morning."

How could Qin Yurou fall asleep? She asked someone to call Xiao Bao to the front hall. She wanted to interrogate him. Li Zong had no choice but to follow.

Xiao Bao was trembling with fear. He had not expected Xiao Hong to have such a strong personality and would rather die than obey.

"Madam, Xiaohong's death has nothing to do with me. I wanted to marry her, but after she rejected me, I no longer had that intention. I went back to my room to sleep early that night. I just heard that Xiaohong had died."

Qin Yurou asked the servant who lived in the same room with Xiaobao to come over for questioning, and the servant testified that Xiaobao was indeed sleeping in the room.

Qin Yurou asked them to go down first and no one was allowed to leave the house during the next few days. Then she asked the old woman who found Xiaohong's body, "Are Xiaohong's clothes intact?"

"Xiaohong's clothes are intact. Could it be that Xiaohong was worried about marrying Xiaobao, so she went for a walk by the lake in a bad mood and accidentally fell into the lake?"

Li Zong heard it and said, "That should be the case."

Qin Yurou asked the maid to bury Xiaohong properly. She had no father or mother and had been with her since she was a child. Now she was gone. Qin Yurou felt like she had lost an arm.

She asked the maid to arrange another maid to come over.

The mother-in-law recommended a maid named Chunni, who used to work in the kitchen.

Seeing that Concubine Chun looked well-mannered, Qin Yurou asked her to stay by her side and serve her first!

Li Zong quietly had Xiao Bao brought to the study and asked him what was going on and why someone had died.

Xiao Bao looked annoyed. "It's all my fault. Last night I stopped her by the lake and wanted to have a good talk with her, but she turned and tried to run. I chased her, but she ran off and fell into the lake. I can't swim, and I didn't dare call for help."

Li Zong glared at him: "Idiot."

Xiao Bao smiled flatteringly: "I have given benefits to those old women and maids. They won't say anything nonsense. Even if they report it to the police, they can't find out about me. Don't worry, young master."

"Don't hang around Madam for the time being, or she'll think of Xiaohong when she sees you."

Xiao Bao took the opportunity to flatter: "Master, now that Minister Qin has returned to his hometown, the lady is still counting on you for her livelihood. You don't have to be afraid of her. Also, I heard something from the old woman, and I don't know if it's true or not."

"what's up?"

"Madam's health has deteriorated since her last miscarriage. The doctor said she will never be able to have a child again."

Is this happening?

Li Zong thought about Lanzhi and began to understand. No wonder she wanted to bring Lanzhi to her house. She must have wanted Lanzhi's child. Now Lanzhi's sister also wanted the same thing.

It was the first time that Li Zong realized that Qin Yurou was so scheming, and he felt a chill on his back.

"Young Master, there are three kinds of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no offspring. It is inappropriate for your wife to occupy the position of mistress without being able to have children. With your current status, you can marry a wife of equal status."

Li Zong knocked Xiao Bao with the book and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Madam has helped me a lot to get to where I am today. I can't be ungrateful."

Everyone can say nice words, but Xiao Bao's words were like seeds that fell into Li Zong's heart and could never be pulled out.

Xiao Bao left, still pondering the matter in his mind. Divorce was impossible, and divorce was not an option either. The only option was to lose her and marry again. He was frightened by this sudden thought.

He went to the courtyard where Yurou lived and saw the new girl standing at the door, occasionally stretching her head to pay attention to the movements in the house. The girl had fair skin, a straight figure, and was relatively thin, which made the hillock on her chest particularly prominent.

Li Zong walked over and Chunni respectfully called him "Young Master".

Li Zong stretched out his hand to pinch her chin and said only one sentence: "Serve the Madam well, and you will definitely benefit from it."

Chunni's face turned red with shame, her heart was pounding, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

The Queen Mother wanted to go to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, and asked Ye Youlan to accompany her.

The Seventh Prince wanted to go with her because he was worried and felt that the Queen Mother was going to cause trouble again and he had to be on guard.

Ye Youlan believed that the Queen Mother’s visit to Xiangguo Temple to worship Buddha was fake, and that she might be contacting the remnants of Ren Qishan.

There is a feeling of impending storm in the capital recently.

Because the Empress Dowager was coming to pay homage to Buddha, Xiangguo Temple had been cleared three days in advance. Although the Empress Dowager and her entourage were dressed simply, the group still numbered several dozen people, not including the guards surrounding them.

Ye Youlan accompanied the empress dowager to burn incense, listen to Buddhist scriptures, and listen to the old monk's sermons. It was not until after the vegetarian meal in the evening that the empress dowager let her go down to rest.

The Queen Mother looked at the Seventh Prince who had been following closely behind her and said unhappily, "How could I possibly eat your wife? Look how nervous you are. Who do you think I am?"

"Your Majesty, you're worrying too much. I just want to accompany you and show my filial piety."

Late at night, I suddenly heard a noise outside, saying that there was a fire.

Li Zhi said outside that there was a fire in the wing where the empress dowager lived.