Crossing Over to Yamada Love

Mo Lan remained calm; what Yu Zhen'er said was not unexpected. At that time, she felt that the news of Xue Lingfeng divorcing his wife and remarrying must be because they had found out something. The Xue family wanted to make peace, but they were worried that Xue Lingfeng would not be on their side, so they used their father-in-law's life to threaten Xue Lingfeng. Xue Lingfeng had no choice but to agree, using delaying tactics to deal with the other party.

Seeing that Mo Lan's expression did not change much, Yu Zhen'er continued, "Young Master Xue originally refused, but the Xue family made up their minds. If Young Master Xue did not agree, they would end the life of Third Master Xue. Anyway, Third Master Xue is in their hands. They will fight to the death with the Imperial Concubine in the palace before the incident occurs, and they will never let the Imperial Concubine and Young Master Xue get away with it."

"Sister, has my father-in-law been rescued?" Mo Lan asked Yu Zhen'er. Only if her father-in-law was rescued could Xue Lingfeng and the others act without restraint and uncover the truth. This was what she was truly concerned about.

Yu Zhen'er admired Yu Molan's composure and replied, "At first, the Fifth Young Master agreed to the Xue family's request to see the Third Master Xue, but the Xue family refused. As for where the Third Master Xue was being held, no one except the most trusted people in the Xue family knew. The Tenth Young Master couldn't find out, and the Fifth Young Master and the Marquis and others also couldn't find out."

The Seventh Young Master went to ask the Sixth Young Master for help, but the Sixth Young Master said he didn't know anything about it and advised the Seventh Young Master to mind his own business. Even Madam Wang wouldn't let the Seventh Young Master see her.

The Xue family demanded that the Fifth Young Master write a letter of divorce before allowing the Third Master Xue to appear on the day of his wedding to Xue Man'er. During this time, the Imperial Concubine and Consort Chen had to join forces to bring down the Empress.

The Fifth Young Master had no choice but to agree. He couldn't just ignore the life or death of Third Master Xue. In any case, the Empress had always wanted to harm the Consort. It had happened before, and it was happening again this time. The bounty in the Consort's palace was deliberately placed there by the Empress during the palace search to frame the Consort.

So Consort Chen went to the Emperor first and inadvertently mentioned that the tea she had eaten in the Empress's palace had a strange taste. Then a lot of evidence came out, showing that the Empress was targeting Consort Chen and was jealous of Consort Chen's pregnancy.

Upon investigation, the Emperor discovered that the Empress was highly suspicious. A palace maid by the Empress's side confessed that she had seen red flowers in the Empress's palace, saying that the Empress disliked Consort Gui and Consort Chen, accusing them of being seductive and bewitching the Emperor, and wanted to get rid of them.

It was also discovered that after Consort Chen had tea at the Empress's residence, she was harassed by a eunuch and went to see the Imperial Concubine. Since it was a matter between the two palaces, the Imperial Concubine met with Consort Chen, which led to the subsequent events. The eunuch who caused the trouble confessed that he had been bribed by the Empress.

Then, one thing after another pointed to the Empress. It was the Empress who first gave Consort Chen tea laced with abortifacients, then sent someone to lead her to the Imperial Concubine's palace, making Consort Chen mistakenly believe that the Imperial Concubine had harmed her unborn child. She then sent someone to deliberately place safflowers in the Imperial Concubine's palace during the search, framing the Imperial Concubine and thus eliminating her. She also killed the child in Consort Chen's womb, thus removing a thorn in her side, and would deal with Consort Chen slowly later.

The Emperor was furious. He knew that the Empress had always disliked the Consort and had dealt with her before, but he had always been lenient with her out of consideration for their childhood bond. Even though she was childless, he had never treated her badly. Yet she had dared to harm the royal bloodline and plot against the concubines. Her crimes were truly heinous.

The Emperor originally intended to depose the Empress, but many court officials submitted memorials saying that the Empress should not be deposed, so the Emperor did not issue an edict. However, he ordered the Empress to stay in the palace and not leave, and handed over the power to manage the six palaces to the Consort and Consort Chen for assistance.

The Empress is confined to her home, the Imperial Concubine has been exonerated and her status is even higher than before, and Consort Chen is also enjoying immense prestige. The Xue family seems to be even more powerful than before, but there are even greater undercurrents beneath the surface.

The Fifth Prince sent many people, but they did not see Third Master Xue. Even when the Imperial Concubine issued an edict to see her father and bring Third Master Xue into the palace to discuss matters, the Sixth Prince Xue stepped forward and replied that Third Master Xue was ill and afraid of being exposed to the wind. The doctor had instructed that if Third Master Xue were exposed to the wind, his life might be in danger.

Even the Imperial Concubine couldn't be unfilial; she couldn't possibly harm her father's life. She sent the imperial physician, but he couldn't see Master Xue. The physician said that Master Xue couldn't see strangers now, as it would worsen his condition.

The Xue family refused with various excuses, determined not to let Third Master Xue show up. As the appointed day approached, no one could find out where Third Master Xue was.

Having no other choice, the Fifth Young Master had to write a letter of divorce and choose a date to marry Xue Man'er. This was the only way he could see Third Master Xue and rescue him.

When Mo Lan heard Yu Zhen'er mention this, she raised an eyebrow. So Xue Lingfeng really did write a letter of divorce. "Then where is the letter of divorce?"

When Yu Zhen'er heard Mo Lan's question, she chuckled and said, "The letter of divorce was switched on the way to Shangchang. What was delivered to Shangchang was just a blank piece of paper. Surely no one would use a blank piece of paper to claim it was a letter of divorce and send you away."

Mo Lan smiled slightly. This must have been done by Xue Lingfeng's men; he wouldn't let her see the letter of divorce.

"When will you get married?" Mo Lan asked again.

"The reason I came here in the last few days is because the Xue family and the Marquis's mansion are being closely watched. They can't send messages back to tell us the truth, and they can't send anyone back either, or they'll be intercepted and killed. I was sent here after everyone discussed it. Firstly, the Xue family won't be watching me, because they won't expect me to be willing to come here."

Secondly, my purpose wasn't obvious. After I changed clothes and left, my maid went to the restaurant on the appointed day, so they wouldn't suspect anything. I came to Shangchang to see you and explain things to you. The main reason was that the Fifth Young Master was probably worried. He was afraid you would overthink things, but he couldn't spread the word. He was also afraid that people in the Shangchang mansion would mistreat you, and that too much worry would be bad for your health, given your pregnancy.” Yu Zhen'er explained the situation.

Is it just these few days? Whether it succeeds or not, it's all up to these few days. She doesn't care if Xue Lingfeng marries Xue Man'er, because she knows it's fake. She also doesn't care what will happen to Xue Man'er in the future. Anyway, everything has a cause and effect. She did everything herself and must take responsibility for it.

What she cared about was whether Xue Lingfeng could rescue her father-in-law. She hoped that Xue Lingfeng could rescue her father-in-law and that they would return soon so that she could reunite with her family and live her own life.

"Zhen'er, thank you so much. I feel really bad for your kind gesture, traveling so far." Mo Lan sincerely thanked Yu Zhen'er.

"Why are you being so polite with me, sister? If you really want to thank me, I have a request. Can you grant it?" Yu Zhen'er asked, looking at Mo Lan with anticipation.

"You said."

"Sister, I want to try the wife cake that Fifth Young Master mentioned. He said that if he said that, you would believe me, and you did believe me. But what exactly is this wife cake? I asked Fifth Young Master, but he wouldn't tell me. He only said it's something to eat. Can you make it for Zhen'er, sister?" Yu Zhen'er said excitedly.

Another foodie? Mo Lan chuckled inwardly, but she really didn't know how to make this wife cake herself.

"Zhen'er, I really can't make this wife cake, but since you're here, you can eat something else. I can make it for you. I guarantee you've never had it before," Mo Lan said with a smile. She actually quite liked Yu Zhen'er. It seemed that if they became sisters-in-law in the future, they would get along well.

"Great! Zhen'er really loves the food at the restaurants in the capital. It seems Zhen'er made the right choice coming here. I'm going to be in for a treat!" Yu Zhen'er said excitedly as she followed Mo Lan back to You Ran Ju.

Now there's even more gossip going around the village. Mo Lan from the Mo family brought a strange man back to Youran Residence, possibly an adulterer. It seems the Xue family's young master's divorce and remarriage are true. It seems the child in Mo Lan's belly really isn't from the Xue family. Mo Lan will soon be kicked out of the Xue family, and so on.

Yu Zhen'er followed Mo Lan to Youran Residence and first paid her respects to Madam Xue. Yu Zhen'er was extremely respectful. If she were to marry Xue Lingyun in the future, Madam Xue would be her proper mother-in-law, so how could she not be respectful?

Madam Xue was very kind to her. After listening to her recount the story, she thanked her for traveling a long distance to deliver the message. At least now they had some information, which was better than knowing nothing at all.

Afterwards, Mo Lan instructed the kitchen to prepare several authentic farm-style dishes for Yu Zhen'er, who kept saying how delicious they were.

Mo Lan and Madam Xue then took Yu Zhen'er to see the vegetables they had grown. Yu Zhen'er was curious about everything and suddenly decided to go down to the field to pick vegetables herself.

Looking at the bright green cucumbers, Yu Zhen'er couldn't bring herself to eat them. She thought they were crisp, sweet, and fragrant when she ate them, but why were there so many thorns on these cucumbers on the shelf?

She reached out her hand, but before she could even touch the cucumber, she was pricked by the thorns on the cucumber stem, which startled her so much that she quickly pulled her hand back.

Unable to find a solution, she went to pick tomatoes. Each tomato plant was laden with fruit; some were still green and small, some were slightly red, and some were already ripe, large and red, making them very appealing.

Yu Zhen'er picked a tomato, then another, finding it very enjoyable and interesting, and kept picking them.

Mo Lan picked up a persimmon from the side, wiped it a couple of times with her hand, and put it in her mouth to eat.

When Yu Zhen'er saw this, she hurriedly called out, "Sister, don't eat it, it hasn't been washed yet."

Mo Lan smiled and said, "It's nothing. This stuff isn't dirty. We often eat it like this. It's delicious, both sandy and mealy. Why don't you try it?"

Yu Zhen'er hesitated for a moment, then picked up the tomato and rubbed it vigorously on her hands. After rubbing it for a while, she finally put it in her mouth and took a bite.

"Eat it like this." Mo Lan taught her, first biting a hole in the tomato, then starting to suck the juice inside, slurping it into her mouth. It was sweet with a little bit of sourness, and the tomato seeds were all in her mouth. It was delicious.

After sucking, the tomatoes were almost shriveled up. Then you eat the tomato flesh, which is very sandy and has a different flavor. It tastes different.

Yu Zhen'er imitated Mo Lan's eating style. She found it not only delicious but also very fun, and ate with great relish, getting red juice all over the corners of her mouth. She didn't wipe it, but just wiped her mouth with her sleeve, which made the maids next to her cover their mouths and chuckle.

Mo Lan felt that she was innocent and lively, with a pure heart, and felt even more affection for her.

Mo Lan then led Yu Zhen'er to the cucumber trellis.

She reached out and picked a cucumber, used her clothes to remove the thorns from the top and bottom, then pinched off the yellow flower on the cucumber and handed it to Yu Zhen'er.