Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Chapter 39: Push Me Into the Fire Pit

The first thing Ye Youlan did when she came back was to meet with her sisters.

In the teahouse, Chen Xiaoling scolded her for not telling her she was going to the village. She had been idle at home these days and should have gone along to play earlier.

"Aren't there Miaoyu and Ruoyun?"

Chen Xiaoling pointed at the beauty in front of her and said, "Ruoyun is busy getting married, and Miaoyu practices music, chess, calligraphy and painting every day, which really pleases me. The only one who shares my interests is you."

Ye Youlan patted Chen Xiaoling and said, "So this is how you think of me?"

The sisters chatted and laughed, and time passed quickly.

"How about we go to Yuxianglou for dinner and then go boating on the lake to admire the moon?"

Miaoyu reminded: "The capital has not been very peaceful recently, so it is better not to stay outside for too long."

This reminded Chen Xiaoling, and she said, "I heard that the Seventh Prince hasn't been found yet. Could he be dead?"

"You're such a jinx, bah bah bah." Ye Youlan interrupted her.

Chen Xiaoling stared at Ye Youlan: "What's wrong with you?"

Ye Youlan covered it up and said, "Be kind. The Seventh Prince is not a bad person except for being a bit of a playboy. I hope he comes back safely."

Miaoyu nodded. "Actually, we've all misunderstood the Seventh Prince. He's been hanging around in brothels and other places for the past two years because he's doing something important. If he returns safely this time, the court will definitely reward him, and marriage proposals will be pouring in."

Chen Xiaoling seemed to have discovered something. She looked at Li Miaoyu and said, "Miaoyu, you haven't been going out lately. You've been practicing music, chess, calligraphy and painting at home. Are you thinking of marrying the Seventh Prince?"

Ye Youlan's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She looked at Li Miaoyu, who blushed, "What are you thinking? I've always been quiet and timid. If I marry the Seventh Prince, I'll have to think of ways to please a man every day, and compete with a group of women in wits and courage. It's terrifying just thinking about it."

Ruoyun agrees with Miaoyu's words: "We are just ordinary women, so we should marry an ordinary man. An ordinary life is the real life."

Ye Youlan disagreed, thinking that they were a little too self-deprecating. They were not ordinary women at all. They were the most outstanding women in Da Chu and worthy of the best men in the world.

Chen Xiaoling clapped her hands and laughed: "Ye Youlan, how about you take down the Seventh Prince when he comes back?"

"Why not you?"

Chen Xiaoling surrendered with both hands: "I'm not as confident as you."

Ruoyun smiled: "I can imagine that it would be very interesting if Youlan married the Seventh Prince. She would make the Seventh Prince mad every day."

Miaoyu said, "No, if the Seventh Prince runs off to another woman, Youlan will be even more miserable."

"Stop, stop, are you my good friends? Are you pushing me into the fire pit when there is one?"

"Just kidding!"

Ye Youlan asked them if they had any news about Qin Yurou recently and how she and Li Zong were getting along.

Chen Xiaoling said, "Li Zong's leg hasn't healed yet, and Yu Rou is now the mistress of the house. She's busy all day. The last time I ran into Yu Rou at the Rouge Shop, she left before we could even say a few words."

Chen Xiaoling stared at Ruoyun as she said this: "Don't do this after you get married. We asked you out to play, but you are not allowed to make excuses."

The sisters drank tea and went home without eating.

Ye Youlan returned home and saw that her family were all there, chatting. But they stopped talking when they saw her.

Ye Youlan sat aside and asked them what they were talking about so happily just now?

General Ye smiled and said, "My subordinate Zhang Liang will come to my house tomorrow. How about you watch from the side?"

"Okay!"

Seeing that his sister had no objection, General Ye introduced Zhang Liang and praised him to the highest praise.

"Brother, we'll know when we meet tomorrow."

The Prime Minister's wife said, "Your elder brother means well. If you don't like it when you see him tomorrow, don't force yourself. We are not in a hurry."

The Prime Minister echoed, "What's most important is that Youlan likes it."

"Let's eat. I'm hungry."

The eldest sister-in-law said regretfully: "We thought you were eating outside, so we didn't wait for you."

Ye Youlan stood up: "I'll ask Xiaomei to go to the kitchen to get something to eat."

It was already evening when Qin Yurou finished dealing with the affairs of the mansion. She dragged her tired body back to the room. Li Zong was lying there. She asked her where she had been. She felt bored lying in the room all day without even anyone to talk to.

Qin Yurou leaned on the couch and said, "I'm exhausted every day. There are so many things going on in the mansion. I don't want to talk now. Let me take a nap."

Li Zong was dissatisfied: "I'm hungry."

"If you're hungry, ask the girl to bring you food. Will you starve to death when I'm not at home?"

Li Zong was surprised by Qin Yurou's impatient tone, as if it was the first time he saw this side of Qin Yurou.

He felt very aggrieved: "I just want you to eat with me, why are you yelling at me?"

Qin Yurou suppressed her anger and said, "I'm so tired that I don't even want to eat. Don't wait for me to eat with you in the future. If there aren't enough people in this room, I'll assign you two more maids to wait on you."

Li Zong was so angry that he was speechless. He closed his eyes and hit his legs hard, then screamed in pain. Qin Yurou pretended not to hear him in disgust.

The news of the Seventh Prince's return spread quickly. Li Yi came over to tell Ye Youlan that the Seventh Prince had returned to the palace to stay for a few days and would come back after things were settled.

Ye Youlan said she understood.

Li Yi was still waiting there, thinking that Ye Youlan had something else to convey. When he saw Ye Youlan went into the house after she finished speaking, he looked at Xiaomei uneasily and asked, "Miss, what do you mean by this?"

Xiaomei curled her lips and said, "The general will invite his subordinate Zhang Liang to dinner later to arrange a marriage for the young lady. I'm only telling you this, and you can't tell your prince, or he'll think my young lady is greedy. In fact, the young lady is very annoying."

Li Yi was a secret guard, and his duty was to report everything in detail and protect his master, so when he heard Xiaomei say that, he quickly slipped away. When Xiaomei stopped nagging, he realized that there was no one around him.

"Did I say something I shouldn't have?" Xiaomei walked into the room feeling a little guilty. Seeing the young lady picking out clothes, she suggested that the red dress would look good on her and would be especially festive.

Ye Youlan said as she was picking out clothes, "You're talking nonsense in front of Li Yi again, aren't you?"

Xiaomei was very surprised and asked, "Miss, how did you know?"

"No one knows a servant better than their master. Xiaomei, you're good in every way, except that you're sometimes a bit naive. Of course, that's probably because of my influence. I used to be a bit naive as well."

Xiaomei smiled and said, "I'm just chatting with Li Yi casually. Li Yi is a tight-lipped person, so he probably won't say anything nonsense."

Ye Youlan sneered twice, what a naive child.

The Seventh Prince's Mansion was quiet and solemn, with a particularly oppressive atmosphere. The servants did everything with great care, fearing to upset the Prince. Li Zhi waited for Li Yi to come out and scold him for not considering the time. If he told the Prince about this at this time, how could the Prince not be angry?

Li Yi felt aggrieved: "I don't want to do this either, but I can't hide it from the prince. What if Zhang Liang and Miss Ye fall in love with each other?"

Li Zhi shook his head: "No matter how good Zhang Liang is, he can't compare to the Seventh Prince. I believe in Miss Ye."

"But the Prime Minister and the General are on Zhang Liang's side."

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