Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Qin Yurou had a miserable New Year. Li Zong had only sent back a short letter during the Lunar New Year, a brief one to let her know that she was safe and sound, without mentioning anything else.

The mother-in-law was ill and asked a doctor to diagnose her, but she refused. Liu Ma came to her yard and said that the master had come to the lady's room. She didn't know what had happened, and the lady had chased the master out. The master cursed when he left, and the lady was emotionally unstable, crying and laughing at the same time.

Qin Yurou asked Qiuhong how she had been performing recently?

"That girl is quite honest. Every time she returns to the mistress after serving the master, she is humble and obedient, doing things the same as before."

Qin Yurou couldn't help but ask Liu Ma, "Does the Madam dislike the Master? Was she forced to marry the Master?"

Aunt Liu hesitated for a moment and said, "After Madam married and gave birth to the young master, almost all the servants in the mansion were replaced. I came in to serve Madam at that time. Madam's relationship with the old master was sometimes good and sometimes bad. I thought it was because of the childbirth. Later, they often quarreled, and I realized that Madam didn't like the old master. Madam often touched a half-piece of jade pendant. I think the owner of the jade pendant might be the person Madam really loved. Madam was also a stunning beauty before, but now she is haggard and has suffered a lot these years."

Qin Yurou asked Liu Ma to withdraw some money from the accounting office and go to the pharmacy to get some calming soup for the lady to drink. It was not convenient for her to intervene in such matters, so she asked Liu Ma to be there and comfort her.

Li Da has been feeling very upset lately. His son has been writing to him every few days, urging him to come back, saying he can't stand that hellhole any longer.

That day, he went to his wife's room in high spirits, only to find themselves arguing again over an old matter. Back in his own room, Qiuhong couldn't wait on him because she had her period. He tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Suddenly, he missed his departed concubine. He wondered if she was doing well now. Hey, what was her name? He wondered if he was getting too old to remember it.

When he went to the palace, he saw Prime Minister Ye and the Grand Tutor chatting and laughing, and ignoring him, which made him angry. So he asked someone to hit Ye Youlan, but the plan failed and he lost 100 taels of hiring money in vain.

Today he came to the Queen Mother to beg her again, and the Queen Mother scolded him severely, saying that a kind father often spoils his son. If he can't even bear this little hardship, what kind of future can she expect him to have?

"Let someone send him some silver!"

Li Da said that he didn't have much money on hand, and now Yu Rou was the one in charge, so it was not convenient for him to ask his daughter-in-law for money.

The Queen Mother understood, so she asked the palace maid to take a silver note to Li Da: "This is two hundred taels, enough for him to have a comfortable life over there. Remind him to keep a low profile."

Li Da nodded repeatedly and happily accepted the banknotes. Sometimes he would come to the Empress Dowager to plead his misery and then he would have money to spend.

After Li Da left, the maid couldn't help but remind the Queen Mother: "This Li Da took five thousand taels from you last year. It's too much to treat you like a god of wealth."

The Empress Dowager's mouth twitched slightly. Li Da was just an obedient dog. She had to feed him some bones from time to time. If the dog's appetite was too big, she would make him vomit out everything he had eaten.

The Queen Mother raised her eyes with a stern look, and the maid quickly shut up and stepped aside.

In the imperial study, the emperor looked serious with a frown on his face.

Lord Zheng wrote to report the complex situation in northern Chu. The weather was cold, with frequent heavy snowfalls, destroying homes and leaving many civilians homeless. Food prices had skyrocketed, making it impossible for ordinary people to afford food. Even the trees outside the city were stripped bare, and many people were starving to death. The government had no grain to distribute, and the little rice they had was only enough to make porridge, distributed once a day, which was only enough to last ten days.

The emperor summoned the prime minister, the grand tutor and other ministers to discuss who should be sent to take over the mess?

Everyone used to compete to recommend someone, but now they are all silent. If they can’t even handle Mr. Zheng, they really can’t think of anyone else.

Prime Minister Ye stepped forward and said, "I recommend the virtuous regardless of my relationship with you. Why don't you let the Seventh Prince go?"

Li Da was the first to object: "The Seventh Prince has no official position now, and he used to lead troops in battle. You want him to go to disaster relief? Will he do that? It will waste time, cause people to complain, and damage the dignity of the court."

Prime Minister Ye laughed, "I almost forgot. Lord Li is more suitable to go. You have worked in the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue before, so you should understand the sufferings of the people. You are smart and wise, and you are steady and reliable. You are the most suitable person to go."

Everyone laughed, and Li Da was so angry that his face turned red, but he didn't know how to refute.

The Emperor looked at Li Da and asked, "Lord Li, are you willing to help the court solve its problems? Your son is there too, so you and your son can look after each other."

Li Da was terrified. He had no talent and couldn't handle hardship. He quickly pleaded with the emperor, "I'm truly incompetent. I've just thought about it and I think the Seventh Prince is indeed the right person. He's the most suitable, both in terms of talent and ability."

The emperor sneered, what a waste.

Ye Youlan took two days to recover. Seeing that the Seventh Prince had lost a lot of weight, she felt a little distressed: "You've worked hard these past two days, you should get some good sleep!"

The Seventh Prince held her in his arms and whispered, "You've been like a lost soul these past two days. You just sleep and I can't wake you up. The Taifu has come to see you several times and said you're fine, but she can't wake you up. Do you know how scared I am?"

Ye Youlan stroked the prince's thin face and said, "I had a dream, a very long dream. I heard someone calling me, and I woke up. You see, I'm fine now. Nothing happened."

Before the Seventh Prince could say anything, Ye Youlan said coquettishly, "Okay, I'm hungry, let's eat something!"

Xiaomei came in with food, her eyes red, it looked like she had been crying a lot in the past two days: "Princess, you finally woke up, I was scared to death."

Ye Youlan smelled the aroma of the food and her appetite increased greatly. When the Seventh Prince saw how she ate, he knew that she was indeed well, and his heart finally settled down.

As the Seventh Prince ate, he told Ye Youlan, "There's a problem with disaster relief in Chubei. Lord Zheng asked the court to send someone to support them. My father-in-law recommended me. The Emperor has already issued an imperial decree, and I will be leaving tomorrow."

Ye Youlan was eating a bun, her mouth full. She raised her bright eyes and said, "Really? That's great."

The Seventh Prince felt somewhat disappointed: "Are you so happy that I'm leaving you?"

"I'm happy that I'm going with you. Maybe I can give you some advice."

"No, it's cold there and your body won't be able to bear it."

"I'll put on more clothes and stay by your side in the room. You won't get cold if we don't go outside."

The Seventh Prince still insisted on not taking her with him: "You just stay in the mansion, let Xiaoling and the others come to accompany you from time to time, and do your small business. I will be back soon."

Ye Youlan put down her chopsticks: "If you don't take me, then I'll go by myself. You make the choice."

"Why are you so stubborn!"

Ye Youlan's eyes sparkled with a smile: "Because I must hold you in my arms to fall asleep at night."

Xiaomei was still standing nearby. She awkwardly picked up the plate on the table and walked out. The Seventh Prince couldn't help but smile.