Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

It was almost noon when Qin Yurou came back from paying her respects to her mother-in-law. She returned to her room exhausted, and her maid Xiaohong quickly poured her some tea.

"Miss, your son-in-law is really something. He took you to pay your respects, left you there and ran away. Madam keeps talking endlessly, and I'm tired of listening to her."

Qin Yurou forced a smile. Yesterday she was a newlywed bride, full of hope, and today she was already a wife. Everything felt like a dream, unreal and empty. She always felt like her heart was floating, unable to find a place to settle.

Since yesterday, the Qin Mansion has become my parents' home, but I haven't been able to adapt to life in my husband's family quickly.

I was dizzy at the wedding yesterday, like a puppet, dazed and confused. Li Zong got drunk and fell asleep on the wedding night.

In the early morning, the maid from the mansion came to collect the original handkerchief. Li Zong then realized that he had gotten married yesterday. Fortunately, Qin Yurou was smart. She took a needle and pricked Li Zong's finger and dripped two drops of blood on the original handkerchief.

Li Zong howled in pain, scolding her for being cruel and not gentle at all.

Qin Yurou smiled: "You don't feel any pain when you prick me?"

Li Zong then stopped talking. On the way to serve tea to his parents-in-law, he comforted Qin Yurou that they would make up for their wedding night tonight.

The father-in-law, Li Shangshu, was fine. He just took the tea, drank it, said a few words, and then called Li Zong away, leaving the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to talk. Qin Yurou heard a lot about Li Zong from her mother-in-law, even the moles on his back.

My mother-in-law has been weak all her life, and neither of the two men in the family cares about her. She has to find a sense of existence with Qin Yurou. Qin Yurou's eyelids were twitching when she heard this, and she drank tea several times to refresh herself.

The only thing that comforted Qin Yurou was her mother-in-law's dislike for the housekeeper, who had told her that she would be the mistress of the household from now on. Qin Yurou asked Xiaohong to call the housekeeper over and carefully inquired about the affairs of the mansion. She had not expected the mansion to have so much assets, including seven or eight shops and farms. However, she was stunned when she looked at the account books: none of them were profitable. One farm had not produced anything in the past year and was even losing dozens of taels of silver.

Qin Yurou sneered. No wonder she was made the mistress of the house. If the expenses of this mansion were not enough, would her dowry be used to supplement them?

Qin Yurou planned to go for a walk around the shop after returning home in three days.

Where did Minister Li take Li Zong? It turned out that many people had come to help with the wedding yesterday, while some others were too busy to attend. Minister Li invited two tables to the Manyue Tower, and taking Li Zong out to socialize was also to make his son familiar to these dignitaries.

Li Zong was very reluctant. Wasn't the banquet scheduled for the evening? What were they doing out so early in the morning?

Minister Li looked at his son with disdain. He used to think that this child was very smart, but now he just couldn't stand him.

"The Prime Minister and his men are coming tonight. Do we have to plan ahead? If we want to lure this old fox into the trap, is it possible without using some tricks?"

Li Zong immediately perked up. He looked at his father and asked, "Dad, what are you going to do?"

Minister Li said firmly, "Today, we'll use a little trick to give him a warning and vent our anger. If we make things too serious, it will only bring trouble to us father and son."

Li Zong wanted to ask his father about the specific method, but his father rolled his eyes at him and said, "You don't need to know too much."

Li Zong was very conflicted. On the one hand, he looked down on his father from the bottom of his heart, but he could not do without his father's protection. He felt that his father always thought he was very smart, had great ambitions, but lacked wisdom. He thought about overthrowing the prime minister every day, but more than ten years had passed, and the prime minister's position became more and more stable. His son even became a general, while his father was still in the position of Minister of Rites, neither moving up nor down, as stable as an old dog.

He drank too much yesterday. He remembered what he said in front of General Ye, which was inconsistent with his previous image. He didn't know what General Ye would think of him.

Maybe it was because he was drunk and spoke the truth! That was indeed what he really thought.

Ye Youlan had dreamed of marrying him since she was fifteen, but every time she was with him, she was always fussy and fussy, lacking any girlish gentleness. In comparison, Qin Yurou lived up to her name, quiet and gentle, always looking up to her, which was very enjoyable.

Li Zong was still immersed in his own fantasy. After the Prime Minister's Mansion fell, Ye Youlan had nowhere to go. He would pity her and take her as his concubine!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The business at Man Yue Lou was booming at noon, and the shopkeeper was busy all the time. When Minister Li and his son came in and knocked on the counter, he was still calling out which private room needed food.

"Shopkeeper, we want the Peony Hall."

The shopkeeper didn't even look at them: "No, not in the evening either, they are all booked."

Li Zong tugged at his father's sleeve and said, "Dad, just let the housekeeper take care of these things."

Minister Li opened his hand with disdain: "The housekeeper has booked it for the evening, I just want to go in and take a look first. I miscalculated last time at Tianzihao, this time I have to be absolutely sure."

"Aren't you afraid of being recognized?"

Minister Li shook his head, not even bothering to roll his eyes: "If you meet someone you know, just say hello and invite him to the wedding tonight."

Li Zong laughed, it turned out that his father was also very smart, at least better than himself in dealing with human relations.

The shopkeeper recovered and saw that the father and son had not yet left. They were dressed elegantly and their attitude was much friendlier. "How about I prepare two dishes for you outside?"

Minister Li nodded, and the waiter led them to an empty table. Li Zong saw that the tabletop was a bit greasy, and asked the waiter to wipe it clean quickly with disgust.

Minister Li signaled his son to sit down and asked him if he had observed anything.

Li Zong shook his head: "Business here is really good. It would be great if we had a shop like this."

"You're useless. When I become the prime minister, do you want anything?"

Minister Li pointed to a private room on the second floor and said, "The Peony Hall is next to the Tianzi Hall. There are stairs going up and down both sides. The stairs on the north side lead directly to the backyard. There is a door there that you can leave directly. Tonight, you can have a few more drinks with Old Man Ye. When he seems drunk, you can find an excuse to leave."

Li Zong asked in confusion, "Dad, what about you?"

Minister Li twitched his lips and sneered, "I'll fall on the way here."

"Dad, are you sure the Prime Minister will come?"

Minister Li said proudly, "I have arranged for someone to come. He will come even if he doesn't want to."

Li Zong suddenly realized that his father's plan didn't seem very clever: "Are you sure I just want to get the Prime Minister drunk?"

Minister Li smiled proudly and said, "I invited two tables of people, and your coming is just an excuse."

Li Zong understood that his father was going to hold a Hongmen Banquet for the prime minister, and he was also curious about how his father would perform tonight.

The waiter finally had time to come over and greet them and asked them what they would like to eat.

Li Zong looked at the noisy hall and realized he had no appetite. He frowned and said, "No."

The waiter said awkwardly, "If you two don't want to eat, please give us a seat."