Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Empress Dowager Ren Qishan and General Liu both focused their gazes on the little eunuch, unable to believe that the person before them was Ye Youlan. But upon closer inspection, whose eyebrows and expression could it be but Ye Youlan?

Ye Youlan stopped pretending. She threw the tray to the ground and said with a smile, "Actually, this is a scheme set up by me, the Seventh Prince, and the Emperor."

"What? It turned out to be a setup."

"I know the Queen Mother has always disliked me. She has been trying to find ways to harm me because the Seventh Prince is not her biological son. After marrying me, she lost control of her son. She was also worried that the Seventh Prince would become too powerful to be her own, so she kept plotting against me and the Seventh Prince."

When they heard that the Seventh Prince was not the Queen Mother's son, everyone was shocked. The rumors from that year turned out to be true.

The Queen Mother was furious: "Stop talking nonsense."

Ye Youlan looked at the Queen Mother and smiled. "Nonsense or not, the Queen Mother knows it well. The Seventh Prince's real mother is the deceased Concubine Chen. Don't the ministers in the court notice that the Seventh Prince and his mother are very similar?"

"It does look like it."

"I've noticed they look alike before, but I didn't dare to say it."

Ye Youlan continued, "The Empress Dowager's second child was actually stillborn, so she stole Concubine Chen's child and then had her killed. She has two sons, but they are not favored by the late Emperor. Do you know why?"

"why?"

The emperor coughed: "There's no need to talk about this."

Family disgrace cannot be made public, the emperor still has to save face.

"Your Majesty, this must be said, otherwise it will be unfair to others." Ye Youlan turned to look at everyone, "The Empress Dowager was not favored by the late Emperor because she was a jealous woman. She also framed her good sister Yi Lan, the wife of the late Li Da and the mother of the current Minister of Rites Li Zong. She is now in Qingyue Temple, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures!

Hearing that it was related to his mother, Li Zong couldn't help but prick up his ears, afraid of missing any details.

"The late emperor was deeply in love with Yilan, but Yilan didn't know it. After marrying Li Da, Yilan wasn't happy. The late emperor felt guilty about this, so he stopped favoring the empress dowager. The empress dowager and the now-banned empress were both daughters of the Ren family. Their hands were stained with the blood of the women in the harem, and they had murdered countless children, including the child recently lost by Concubine Ren. The empress dowager even spared her own niece, simply because Concubine Ren's father, Ren Qicheng, wanted to break with the Ren family."

Ren Qicheng's eyes were red and he looked at the empress dowager angrily.

"I won't go into the rest of the story, let's just talk about what's happening right now! Ren Qishan had already found the Fifth Prince among the people and married him to Liu E, the same woman who brought her child to the palace and caused a scene last time. Although the plot failed, it did attract the attention of the Seventh Prince and me. We sent people to investigate and found out that Ren Qishan had found the Fifth Prince and dug up the dike in Jiayang, causing floods and displacing the people. He also colluded with bandits to divert the court's attention and took the opportunity to station troops in Hezhou and Chen County."

"General Liu's sudden return to the capital to report on his duties was a decree from the Emperor, and it was also the result of some within the court becoming restless and impatient. General Liu's return with three thousand elite troops was intended to build momentum for a power grab."

"how do you know?"

"Because I have the ability to predict the future, don't take it seriously. The Queen Mother asked me to go to Xiangguo Temple because she wanted to harm me, disrupt the Seventh Prince's mood, and make him immersed in grief and unable to pay attention to the situation in the court. In the end, who would have thought that it was not me who went to Xiangguo Temple that day."

"Nonsense, it was obviously you that day."

Ye Youlan shook her head. "That person is one of the Seventh Prince's men. He has a delicate appearance and a body shape similar to mine. With a human skin mask and advanced makeup techniques, he created a lifelike Ye Youlan."

Prime Minister Ye complained, "You kid, could you have told me before you did this? You made your mother and I worry to death. Your mother is crying her eyes out."

"Dad, you have to act out your act completely. I'm telling you, you'll definitely be exposed."

"What are the Seventh Prince and General Ye looking for in the ravine?"

"They're not looking for anything. They just want an excuse to take their men out of the city. I guess General Liu's 3,000 soldiers have already changed their commander."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, they are all my confidants."

Ye Youlan continued to shake her head. "General Liu, you're so overconfident. You've forgotten that most of the soldiers you lead were once the prince's men. Do you think they'd rather betray the court and have their entire clan exterminated, or turn to the light and receive promotions?"

General Liu's face flushed red as he shouted, "General Zhao, kill her!"

General Zhao walked over, drew his sword, and when he pointed it at Ye Youlan, he suddenly changed direction and stuck it on Ren Qishan's neck.

"General Zhao, what are you doing?" General Liu looked at General Zhao in disbelief.

General Zhao sneered, "Who's in cahoots with you? Back before the Liangcheng ambush, you used tricks to make the Seventh Prince misunderstand me for several years. I've been feeling aggrieved ever since. Today, I just want to clear my name."

The Emperor sat back down and gazed at the crowd below. "How can you get this throne just by wanting it? I am not the Third Prince of ten years ago. Minister Ren, Minister Liu, my mother, and my fifth brother, what am I supposed to do with you? I have waited so long for this day. You have woven a web full of holes, and I have merely sealed this hole."

"Come here, throw these traitors into jail."

General Liu shook the sword in his hand and said, "Who of you dares?"

Just as he finished speaking, a copper coin hit his wrist. He loosened his grip in pain and the sword fell to the ground. Guards rushed up and arrested him.

"Wait until Liu Aiqing's family arrives in Beijing and then execute him together."

Ren Qishan looked ashen. He glanced at the empress dowager and was taken away without saying anything. Those who stood on the wrong side quickly knelt down and kowtowed. The emperor waved his hand and they were all pulled away.

"Mother, you can go back and recuperate now."

The Queen Mother was helped away mechanically.

The emperor was in a good mood and everyone cheered. Li Zong felt like he had survived a disaster, thanks to Qin Yurou's usual guidance. He was very annoyed at the beginning, but now he was very glad that he had listened to her a little, as this alone saved his life.

Suddenly he cried out in his heart: "Not good."

These days, he has been having people add something to Yu Rou's food and tea.

Yu Rou cannot die, she is a lucky star.

Ye Youlan survived and even performed great deeds. The tabloids in Beijing were in great demand, with the price of a copy of her glorious deeds rising from five wen to a hundred wen. Several Rongji teahouses hired storytellers to recount the princess's legendary tales daily, and business was booming, especially at Mingyue Teahouse, where customers were so numerous that they squatted outside, reluctant to leave.

After leaving the palace, Ye Youlan first returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and then to the Prince's Mansion.

Xiaomei hugged the princess and cried excitedly.

Li Yi pulled Xiaomei away and reminded her to be careful.