Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

The Prime Minister discussed some matters with the Minister of Revenue, Lord Jin. After finishing their official business, the two talked about their children's marriage.

The Prime Minister congratulated Lord Jin on finding a good son-in-law. Lord Jin smiled from ear to ear: "My family depends entirely on Ruoyun. My son is useless. I have always worried about what will happen to Ruoyun after she gets married. Now it's good. Finding a live-in son-in-law is not bad either."

Lord Jin asked if Youlan's marriage was going well.

The Prime Minister smiled awkwardly and said, "My Youlan is currently selecting."

"That's good. Youlan is such a lovely child. My son is just useless. If he had a little bit of potential, I would have come to your house to propose marriage."

The Prime Minister laughed heartily. "Your son Jinbao is still a child. Youlan and Ruoyun have a good relationship, almost like sisters. By the way, Lord Jin, have you ever tried Snow Mist Tea? I heard that tea is very precious."

Lord Jin frowned, "I heard that Xuewu is very difficult to collect. Even a tael of Xuewu might cost over a hundred taels of silver. I've never tasted it, so how come the Prime Minister's Mansion has such good tea?"

The Prime Minister shook his head and said, "I usually like to drink tea. I have heard of Xuewu but never tried it. I thought Lord Jin would have some at home, so I could take advantage of it."

The prime minister returned home and called Ye Youlan to his study. He looked serious, which made Ye Youlan feel uneasy. She asked her father what she wanted.

"Tell me the truth, was that Snow Mist Tea really given to you by Ruoyun?"

Ye Youlan smiled and looked at her father flatteringly: "Dad, you are so smart that you figured it out. It is actually the Seventh Prince's tea. I met him at the temple that day and told him to show his sincerity if he wanted to apologize. But he sent Snow Mist Tea instead. I thought it was just ordinary tea and used it to make tea eggs. What a pity."

"Is there really nothing going on between you and the Seventh Prince?"

"Dad, what would you do if something happened between me and the Seventh Prince?"

"No, he's not right for you."

"I'm not married, and he's not married, so what's inappropriate?"

"He's a prince, he spends his days in brothels and he won't have just one woman by his side. You'll be suffering if you marry him."

Ye Youlan stepped forward and shook her father's arm. "If he has his own reasons for staying at Qinlou and Chuguan, and if he promises to be alone with me, would you agree?"

The Prime Minister shook his head, his expression becoming serious again. "Youlan, although he is now an idle prince, he was once a general with great military achievements. What if he marries you because he has his eyes on the Prime Minister and the general behind you?"

Youlan knew what her father was worried about. This was also what the Seventh Prince was worried about. Youlan pursed her lips and said, "Dad, I understand."

The prime minister looked at his daughter's departing back and couldn't help but sigh. He had to talk to his son and arrange Youlan's marriage as soon as possible.

Ye Youlan had a dream at night. She dreamed that the Seventh Prince was covered in blood and being chased by someone. He was walking carefully in the woods filled with autumn fog. Ye Youlan woke up in a sweat and tried to calm herself down.

She thought about whether there was a similar plot in the novel. After a long while, she remembered that one day after the original host married Li Zong, the Seventh Prince disappeared for a period of time. At that time, the court sent people to look for him. Could it be that the plot was brought forward?

Ye Youlan got up, put on a coat, opened the door, hung a lantern on a tree branch, and waited anxiously for Li Yi.

After a while, Li Yi jumped down, stood in front of her respectfully, and asked her what was the matter.

"Has the Seventh Prince taken any action recently?"

Li was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Go to the Prince's Mansion now, take everyone you can with you, and go to Xiaohua Mountain to look for the Seventh Prince. He might be trapped in the cliff cave at Yujiankou. Move him to a safe place and hide him there. Find him before the people sent by the court."

Li Yi was puzzled. How did Miss Ye know all this?

Ye Youlan looked anxious: "Stop talking nonsense and go quickly. The Seventh Prince's life depends on you."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi hurried away and disappeared in a flash.

Xiaomei heard the noise and came over to ask what happened. Ye Youlan blew out the lantern and went into the house.

The next day, Xiaomei brought breakfast to Ye Youlan and told her that many brothels in the capital had accidents yesterday and many people were arrested.

"Miss, were you worried about something happening to the Seventh Prince last night?"

Ye Youlan ate her meal absentmindedly, but she had no appetite. She asked Xiaomei to go to the street and buy her some preserved fruit.

"There are still some at home!"

"I asked you to go to the street and listen to what news there is?"

Xiaomei understood as soon as she heard it.

The Prime Minister and General Ye did not return home for several days in a row, and it seemed that there was a big commotion outside.

Ye Youlan guessed correctly, the Seventh Prince was missing, and people from all over the court were sending people to look for him.

Ye Youlan knew that the Seventh Prince was fine, and the only thing she was worried about was his injuries.

The Seventh Prince wiped out the brothels of the capital. No one could have imagined that after two years of hiding in the brothels, he would actually pull off a major scheme. Countless Northern Desert spies were apprehended, and countless corrupt officials were uncovered. The court took decisive action, punishing corrupt officials with confiscations of property, exiles, banishment, and even beheadings. Overnight, the capital was transformed.

The emperor was in a very good mood. Many of the cases that had been pending for years were solved, the embezzled silver was confiscated to enrich the national treasury, and the spies in the Northern Desert were also caught.

The only thing that made him unhappy was that his younger brother was missing.

Minister Li has not dared to sleep these days, and he has been unable to sleep. Overnight, his left and right arms were chopped off, how can he not be worried?

He went to court every day with trepidation and was much more low-key than usual.

He requested to see the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother avoided him on the pretext that the Seventh Prince's life or death was unknown. She only had someone warn him to stay still and behave himself.

The Prime Minister and General Ye returned home. While eating, they kept paying attention to Ye Youlan's expression, trying to see something from her face. However, Ye Youlan looked normal and talked about topics that interested her as usual, such as which restaurant had introduced new dishes, or which new jewelry was particularly beautiful, and that the sister-in-law should go and see it.

General Ye reminded Youlan that this was an extraordinary period and it was best not to go out.

Ye Youlan smiled and told her family that she wanted to stay in a farm outside the city for a few days, where there were flowers to see and fresh fruits to eat.

It's too boring to stay at home all the time.

The Prime Minister and General Ye looked at each other and said, "If you want to go, go. How about asking your sister-in-law to accompany you?"

Ye Youlan waved her hand: "No need, sister-in-law, you can stay at the manor. I'm going to the manor to have fun, not to escape. Besides, haven't I lived there before?"

The Prime Minister nodded: "Go! Three days at most."

Ye Youlan stretched out her hand: "Five days."

Xiaomei watched the young lady happily packing up her things in the room. She was a little confused: "Young lady, are you really not worried about the Seventh Prince?"

Ye Youlan asked her quietly, "Is Li Yi coming back?"

Xiaomei shook her head, very worried: "We don't know whether the Seventh Prince is alive or dead, and you are going to the manor for vacation. This sounds really disheartening."

Ye Youlan reached out and touched Xiaomei's face: "You are being disloyal. It seems that Li Yi has given you a lot of delicious food as a bribe."

The prime minister's manor was twenty miles away from the city, and the carriage took more than an hour to arrive.