The etiquette girls who are in charge of reception in the tea area are all very beautiful and sweet-talkers. When they see a handsome young man coming, they are even more enthusiastic and ask him what he needs.

"A pot of jasmine tea and four dim sum."

"Sorry, I can only order one cup of tea and one dessert at a time."

Li Zong raised his eyes and glared at the beautiful woman in front of him: "I, Li Zong, am not an ordinary customer."

"I'm sorry, I'm just following the rules."

Li Zong was so angry that he really wanted to slap someone, but he suppressed his anger and said, "Is it okay if I buy it?"

"Sorry, this is a free gift, not for sale."

"Who can eat one piece? Tell me."

At this time, a maid from the Li Mansion came over and said, "Master, this is a free sample for ordinary guests. If you want something, go to the side room and get it."

Li Zong's eyes pressed: "Go get it for me."

The girl looked helpless: "Master, I am in charge of the outside, I can't enter the wing room."

Li Zong's good mood was ruined: "Eating is such a hassle, what kind of rubbish is this flower viewing festival!"

Li Zong had no choice but to go to the first floor of Wangyue Tower. Seeing the sign outside, he followed it into the wing room. There was a long chopping board covered with a variety of dim sum, which looked very tempting. Some people were sitting there eating dim sum and chatting.

Li Zong's depressed mood finally improved. He picked up two pieces of white jade cakes and was about to taste them when a man suddenly bumped into him. He almost fell down. He glanced at the person next to him angrily. It was a very familiar face, but he couldn't remember it.

"Mr. Li, have you forgotten who I am so quickly?" the man whispered, "I am Zhang Yang, the Magistrate of Zhang County in Chubei."

Li Zong's body stiffened, and he asked nervously what he was doing here?

"I came to the capital to report on my work and then transfer to another position. This is all thanks to the help of Minister Li. Today I was free and heard about this event, so I came here to experience the lively atmosphere of the capital."

"only you?"

The man's eyes lit up when he heard this: "I'm not alone. I also brought Lanzhi, the girl who accompanied you last time. After you left, she fell in love with you. I felt sorry for her, so I brought her here. She's now in Chu Yun's room on the second floor of Tongfu Inn."

Li Zong's heart was beating wildly, he was nervous and afraid but also a little excited: "Why are you telling me all this? There's nothing between her and me."

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "I'm going to visit a relative soon. I won't be back for the next two nights. We'll leave the day after tomorrow."

Zhang Yang walked away to talk to someone else after he finished speaking. Li Zong stood there in a daze, looking around. Feeling guilty, he no longer enjoyed eating anything.

Qin Yurou waited for a long time but didn't see Li Zong come back. She found Xiaobao walking towards her in the crowd, holding a cup of tea and some snacks in his hand.

Qin Yurou waited for Xiaobao to come over, glanced at the tray in his hand, and said angrily: "Where is the young master? This is not the jasmine tea I like to drink, and this is not the snack I like to eat."

Xiao Bao groaned in his heart. Just now, the young master came out of the side room and handed this to him. He said that he had to go on a business trip for his department and probably wouldn't be back until tomorrow.

Qin Yurou asked Xiaobao to put the things aside. She was too lazy to care about it because business was so good today and she didn't have time to think about it.

The flower viewing festival lasted for three days and was very lively. Although everyone was very tired, they gained a lot.

Everyone unanimously suggested holding the second session as soon as possible.

Ye Youlan waved her hand: "Let's take a break for two days, then review some of the experiences and lessons learned. The second session will be even better."

Ye Youlan returned to the palace, took a hot bath, and then had a good sleep, sleeping until the next afternoon.

Xiaomei came in to help her wash and dress, saying that she was a very good sleeper and could not be woken up no matter how much she called.

Ye Youlan stretched lazily: "I'm so tired, this is even more tiring than shopping. I didn't dare to be careless for the past three days. Fortunately, it ended successfully."

"Where is the prince?"

Xiaomei suddenly approached Ye Youlan mysteriously: "The prince didn't come back home yesterday. No, it was after you took a bath and went to bed that the prince went out. He hasn't come back yet."

"The prince has entered the palace again?"

Xiaomei shook her head: "What a pity, I prepared a lot of hot water yesterday."

Ye Youlan couldn't help but laugh: "Your head is full of colorful things, if you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten that I have to prepare for your wedding with Li Yi. Prepare more hot water for yourself, and I'm going to eavesdrop."

Xiaomei blushed with shame, covering her face with her hands and stamping her feet anxiously: "Princess, you are so mean, teasing me again."

Ye Youlan stopped joking with Xiaomei. The prince was not at home, so she went to her mother's house for a meal. It had been several days since she last went to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

They soon arrived at the Ye Mansion by carriage. The doorman saw the princess coming but did not inform her, because Ye Youlan did not like these red tapes and just went in.

"Mom might be taking a nap right now. I'll go check on my sister-in-law first. Xiaomei, go clean up the room next door."

Ye Youlan came to the yard where her elder brother and sister-in-law lived. It was spring time and the small yard was full of colorful flowers, and the air was full of spring.

A maid was sitting at the doorstep doing needlework. When she saw the princess coming, she quickly bowed.

Ye Youlan asked if her sister-in-law was inside?

"The young mistress is sleeping. I'll go wake her up."

Ye Youlan waved her hand: "No need, I'll come over in a while, let sister-in-law have a good rest."

Ye Youlan left the courtyard and wanted to go to the back garden. She was not sleepy or tired now, and it would be a happy thing to sit on the swing and daydream on this spring afternoon.

When they walked to the corridor, a maid came towards them. Seeing that the princess was a little flustered, she touched her neck unconsciously. Ye Youlan's attention was also drawn to her neck. There was a red mark on her fair skin, like a strawberry mark.

Ye Youlan was a little surprised. The girl looked unfamiliar. Could she be newly recruited? No, she came from Big Brother's study. She was a little scared, but she felt that she was overthinking it. Why would Big Brother be here in broad daylight?

"What's your name? Why are you here?"

The maid was afraid of the princess's aura, so she lowered her head and whispered, "My name is Yuhong, and the young mistress asked me to come and bring some tea to the young master."

"Yuhong, what is your relationship with my sister-in-law?"

"The young mistress is my cousin. A few days ago, my uncle asked me to come to the mansion to accompany my cousin and take care of her."

Ye Youlan felt even more uneasy, her hands trembling slightly. "Why is Big Brother home today?"

"The general is resting today."

Ye Youlan suppressed her inner uneasiness: "Did big brother cause the red mark on your neck? Are you being worthy of big sister-in-law by doing this?"

Yuhong knelt down immediately upon hearing this: "My cousin is pregnant, and she asked me to serve the general, saying that she would let me be his concubine in the future. I don't think I can marry a good man in the countryside, so I might as well serve the general."

A surge of anger rose in her chest. "Big Brother agreed?" She asked, but the truth was clear: why would she even ask after growing such large strawberries? But she refused to give in.

"The first time my cousin put drugs in the general's tea, she stopped using it after that."

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