Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

"What happened to you?"

"You suddenly brought me to the Prime Minister's residence. Didn't you want to have a meal? What did you say to father and eldest brother?"

"I inquired about Li Da and his wife Yi Lan."

"Tell me quickly."

"Let's talk in the car. I see your nose is red from the cold."

The two got on the carriage, and the Seventh Prince told Ye Youlan some of the things that happened back then.

The Queen Mother and Yilan were good friends. After the Queen Mother entered the palace, she was in a bad mood when she was pregnant with the Seventh Prince, so she brought Yilan to the palace to accompany her. Unexpectedly, Yilan developed feelings for the Emperor, and the Queen Mother was very angry.

When Yilan tried to seduce the emperor, the empress dowager asked Li Da to go to Yilan's room, and finally the emperor's father agreed to the marriage.

After Yilan married Li Da, she broke off her relationship with her mother and stopped attending any palace banquets. Li Da was promoted several times with the recommendation of the empress dowager, and he relied on flattery to get the position of Minister of Rites.

"So Li Da planned to eliminate you on the front lines, which led to the Liangcheng ambush. He then eliminated my father and took the position of Prime Minister. He then married Qin Shangshu, the Minister of War, so that he could control the government and call the shots."

"more or less!"

"No, the Queen Mother is your mother. Why would she do such a cruel thing to you?"

The Seventh Prince smiled coldly, "Because my mother has not favored my father since she gave birth to me. She hates my father, so she transferred this hatred onto me."

"They say even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. It's ridiculous that your mother would want to murder her own son." Ye Youlan thought for a moment and asked, "Is it possible that another concubine in the palace was also pregnant at the time, and the child the queen mother gave birth to died, so she took the other concubine's child and pretended it was her own?"

The Seventh Prince was originally immersed in his own sorrow, but upon hearing what Ye Youlan said, his eyes lit up: "I'll have someone investigate."

"We must investigate. If no other concubine is pregnant, the Queen Mother could find a child from elsewhere to exchange. I feel like you're the child of another concubine, because you look a lot like the Emperor. Normally, no matter how much a mother dislikes her child, she wouldn't think of killing him. Your existence is only a threat to the Emperor, not to her. Wait, could it be that the Emperor is jealous of your talent and afraid that your achievements will overshadow yours, so he planned the ambush in Liangcheng when victory was in sight?"

The Seventh Prince nodded: "It's all possible. I will investigate thoroughly."

Ye Youlan reached out and hugged the Seventh Prince: "Don't be sad, you still have me!"

The Seventh Prince forced a smile: "I know."

After returning to the palace, Ye Youlan asked the Seventh Prince to go back to his room and rest first, as she wanted to discuss some things with the housekeeper.

"Can't I listen?"

"My little business isn't worth your time."

"But I'm curious."

So the two of them went to the front hall and called over the palace's steward and some housekeepers.

Ye Youlan inquired about how many of the shops under the palace's name dealt exclusively with women, and asked them to summon their owners tomorrow. She also instructed the housekeeper to send someone to buy the Qingfeng Teahouse and clean up the backyard, as she planned to set up the Jinghua Women's Evening News office there.

The housekeeper smiled and said, "You don't need to buy this. This is a teahouse under the name of the palace."

Ye Youlan remembered that the prince had said that half of the street belonged to his family. She believed it: "That's even better."

Ye Youlan asked the housekeeper to pick five servants in the mansion who were literate and hardworking, and she would train them personally starting tomorrow.

The Seventh Prince had been quietly watching Ye Youlan speak. She spoke at a steady pace, her arrangements were well-organized, and her thoughts were very clear. Although he didn't know what she was going to do, he always felt that what she was going to do would be very interesting.

Chen Xiaoling regretted that she had been busy with many things during the first three days after her wedding and missed Miaoyu's wedding. She was a little unhappy. Chen Su consoled her by inviting them to dinner together another day.

Chen Xiaoling was originally very curious about the wedding night, but she didn't expect that she would have her period. Scared Chen Su, she thought she was sick, and screamed for a doctor in the bridal chamber. Chen Xiaoling covered her mouth with her hand, and after explaining to her, Chen Su touched his head embarrassedly.

The next day, when paying respects to Prince Yong'an and his wife, Chen Xiaoling's face turned pale. Princess Yong'an was still angry that her son did not show sympathy to women, so she pulled Chen Xiaoling to look left and right, and the more she looked, the more she liked her.

Chen Xiaoling whispered in Princess Yong'an's ear, "I felt really uncomfortable during my period yesterday. It has nothing to do with my husband."

Princess Yong'an covered her mouth with her hands and smiled. After bowing and offering tea, she asked Chen Su to help Xiaoling go back to the house to rest.

After the young couple left, Princess Yong'an smiled and said, "I like this child."

Prince Yong'an is usually very serious, but today he is in a good mood: "I think she looks a lot like you when you were young. No wonder Su'er likes her."

When Chen Su brought Chen Xiaoling back to her parents' home, it was Miaoyu's wedding day. Because it was unlucky to come to Kuishui to congratulate the newlyweds, Chen Xiaoling had to let her maid deliver the congratulatory gifts.

Miaoyu's wedding wasn't as grand as the Yong'an Palace's, but Zhang Liang's family was a businessman, and the betrothal gifts they sent were generous, enough to cover ten miles of land on the wedding day. Minister Li wasn't one to dwell on such matters; he valued Zhang Liang's character, so the wedding went smoothly.

Although Zhang Liang was a little clumsy on the wedding night, it was still quite interesting.

As the New Year was approaching, Miaoyu asked Zhang Liang's parents to stay until after the New Year before leaving. However, Zhang Liang's parents were worried about the family business and were not used to the climate and food in the capital. Five days after the wedding, they left the capital and returned to their hometown.

Because Zhang Liang needed to guard the military camp, Li Miaoyu moved back to her parents' home, and the Zhang Mansion was left vacant, with only a few servants left to guard it.

Li Shangshu found a good son-in-law, who made him feel confident in Chen Shangshu. Every time before leaving the palace, he would say, "My son-in-law will have a drink with me in the evening" or "My son-in-law will play chess with me."

Minister Chen was so angry that he pointed at Minister Li's back and cursed, saying to Prime Minister Ye: "Look at how he's showing off, as if everyone has a son-in-law."

Prime Minister Ye did not forget to add insult to injury: "It's a pity that your son-in-law doesn't live at home and can't accompany you to drink and play chess."

Minister Chen was so angry that he retorted, "Doesn't your son-in-law live in your house?"

Prime Minister Ye said proudly, "My son-in-law bought the yard next door. He comes to my house every few days to eat and brings good wine. I will have someone send you a pot of wine later. But don't tell Old Li."

Minister Chen was so angry that he was speechless: "Okay, all of you just wait."

The days passed one by one, and in the blink of an eye it was the end of the year.

Qin Yurou hadn't received any letters from Li Zong recently, and she felt uneasy. She went to Li Da to ask if he knew how Li Zong was doing with the disaster relief work in Chubei, and if he could come back for the New Year.

Li Da was worried about this matter. The disaster in northern Chu was serious. Li Zong was not used to the climate there and could not endure the hardship. He had written several letters asking his father to find a way to take him back.

"Yu Rou, do you think there is any way to get Zong'er to come back for the New Year?"