leaf shadow by the pool

Chapter 2

Ye Ying couldn't taste the food in Xiangju Building, so she asked Ye Chen to order the kitchen to make some food and send it to the room.

After eating, Ye Ying lay down to rest for a while, then got up to go to see Ye Xi.

"Where is Miss?" Ye Ying asked a servant.

"It should be in the wing room right now." The servant replied.

Ye Ying walked through the garden to Ye Xi's door, knocked on the door, and said, "Xiao Xi."

"Second brother, you are here. Come in quickly." Ye Xi stood up and opened the door. "Mother kept talking about you during lunch, why do you come to see me when you have time?"

"Anyone who is free or not, come if you want to see me." Ye Ying entered the door and sat down.

Turning around and seeing a landscape painting on the table, he asked, "You painted it, why did you remember to paint Danqing today?"

"Well, how is it?" Ye Xi picked it up and showed it to Ye Ying.

"It's pretty good. I plan to give it away. It just so happens that Dad is worrying about your marriage." Ye Ying joked.

"Second brother, what are you talking about!" Ye Xi blushed and hid to the side.Ye Ying knew at a glance that this little girl had a crush on her.

"Why didn't you even tell the second brother, maybe I can help you." Ye Ying continued to repeat Ye Xi's words.Pretending to be a good-hearted look.

"Really! Second brother, you really want to help me." Ye Xi suddenly raised his head to look at Ye Ying, obviously Ye Xi believed Ye Ying's words.

Although Ye Ying played tricks on Ye Xi a lot, Ye Ying is still reliable in major life matters, let alone her own sister. "Well, of course, your brother, I will definitely help you. You haven't said who that person is, whose family's son! How can I help you if you don't tell me, do you think so?" Ye Ying Swear it.

"If it's you, second brother, you can definitely do it, maybe..." Ye Xi said to himself.

"Actually, Second Brother also knows him..." Ye Xi was silent for a while, then said softly with a blushing face.

I know?I know a lot of people.Ye Ying quickly went through the family members he knew in his mind, to see which one Ye Xi was special to.However, Ye Ying recognized too many people, and he couldn't figure it out after thinking about it for a while.

After Ye Xi finished speaking, seeing Ye Ying didn't respond, he blushed and continued, "It's Mr. He."

"Oh, Mr. He, which Mr. He?" Ye Ying was still immersed in her own thoughts, and when Ye Xi continued to speak, she blurted out without thinking.After finishing speaking, Ye Ying realized. "He Linyuan!!!" Ye Ying said loudly.

Ye Xi blushed even more when she heard that, and asked Ye Ying to keep her voice down.Compared to Ye Xi's shy blush, Ye Ying's shocked blush was not inferior to her.At this moment, Ye Ying's heart was like thunder fighting in the sky, she was shocked and speechless.

They really are brothers and sisters, they even fall in love with the same person.But Ye Ying immediately realized that now is not the time to be shocked, the most important thing now is to let Ye Xi retreat in spite of the difficulties, and stop having other thoughts about He Linyuan.

"Xiaoxi, Mr. He is someone that every girl in the imperial city wants to marry. You have many rivals in love. Besides, whether Mr. He can take a fancy to you is another question." Ye Ying pretended to be distressed. Persuade.

"Second brother, you said you would help me!" Ye Xi replied immediately after hearing this.

"I didn't know that you fell in love with Mr. He. If it was someone else, I would grab it for you even if I robbed it. It's just Mr. He. Alas, it is really difficult. Second brother advises you to find someone else to like. If you target Mr. He, I don't think you will be able to marry in your whole life." Ye Ying continued to persuade.

When Ye Xi heard it, the second brother not only refused to help, but also said such things.Immediately said angrily, "It's okay if you don't help, I will do it myself. Hmph!"

"Come by yourself, how did you come?" Ye Ying said with a smile, "You have been staying in this boudoir all day, so why do you come here?"

"Second brother, you won't forget, right? It will be Dad's [-]th birthday in a month. Dad will definitely invite Mr. He to come, and I will see you at that time. On my birthday, I will dance a song and give it to me Even if the hand-painted Danqing can't make him fall in love with me immediately, it can at least make him remember me." Ye Xi vomited out his plan completely.Ye Xi is still very confident in his dancing and painting skills.

When Ye Ying heard this, she became concerned. "Just don't be disappointed." Ye Ying took a sip of tea.

"My plan is very good. Just wait and see." Ye Xi said as he pushed Ye Ying out of the room.Ye Ying didn't want to say any more, so she retreated out.

How could I forget this, it will be my father's birthday in a month.I hurry up and prepare the congratulatory gift.Secondly, I have to think carefully about how to destroy Xiaoxi's plan, but I can't make her plan succeed.Ye Ying thought on the way back to her room.

Back in the room, Ye Ying called Ye Chen. "Second Young Master, what happened?" Ye Chen asked Ye Ying when he saw Ye Ying's frowning expression.

"Ye Chen, how do you tell a woman to give up on a man?" Ye Chen asked.

"This...Second Young Master, I don't know." Ye Chen thought for a while before saying.Ye Chen thought to himself, maybe some girl fell in love with the young master.

"Oh, forget it. You go down and have a good rest. Go shopping with me tomorrow and pick out a congratulatory gift for dad." Ye Ying also knew that she couldn't find anything by asking this wood, so she sent Ye Chen down.

"Okay." Ye Chen retreated consciously and closed the door.

Ye Ying wanted to have a good sleep, but her mind was full of Ye Xi's words, and He Linyuan's appearance also appeared from time to time.Thoughts drifted back to when the two first met.

It was when Ye Chen had just attained the crown, and there happened to be a banquet for officials in the palace. Duan Yuhao asked Ye Hongxin to take Ye Ying with him, so Ye Hongxin had no choice but to bring Ye Ying to the banquet.At the banquet, a group of ministers boasted and polite to each other.

Ye Ying was really bored, if it wasn't for the good food, Ye Ying would have fallen asleep.Ye Ying carefully studied this dish so that the cooks in the building could learn how to cook it too.Maybe the business will be even hotter, so let's taste it carefully.

Seeing Ye Ying's appearance, Ye Hongxin gently pinched Ye Ying with his hand. "When the emperor comes, don't embarrass me. If you offend the emperor, I won't go back and beat you." Ye Hongxin said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, Dad. I want my head on my neck a little longer."

"He will play tricks." The Ye family father and son were chatting.A person walked over slowly. "Master Ye, I haven't been able to get away recently. I haven't visited the mansion yet. I hope you don't mind."

The pleasant male voice is not like those adults who are over half a century old.The Ye family father and son raised their heads to look at the person coming at the same time. "It's Mr. He. I didn't go to visit, so don't blame Mr. He." Ye Hongxin immediately stood up, arched his hands and said politely, Ye Ying also stood up.

Ye Hongxin sincerely admires Mr. He.Not only did he get the first place in the palace examination two years ago, but he also took the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment at a young age. The Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Household Affairs need some help.Ye Hongxin saw He Linyuan's ability in his eyes.

Ye Ying looked up and saw that this person was dressed in dark blue cloud-patterned clothes, with a silver triangular hairpin on his head.Ye Ying couldn't take her eyes away after seeing this.

He Linyuan felt that his eyes were looking sideways at Ye Ying who was beside Ye Hongxin, with a slight smile on his mouth.Ye Hongxin looked at He Linyuan and Ye Ying and said, "This is a dog. Zi'an, this is Mr. He, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."

"Hello Mr. He." Ye Ying also stood up and bowed to He Linyuan.

"Master Ye" He Linyuan returned the gift.

Ye Ying was wearing a dark green robe with a silver-white waistband, a plain wood hairpin inlaid with emeralds on her head, and brocade shoes with silver thread borders on her feet.

"Lord Ye, seeing your son's heroic demeanor, your son's future is sure to be limitless in the future."

"Your Excellency He is too much." The two continued to talk.

When Ye Ying heard this, her face flushed a little, she turned her head away uncomfortably and stared at the floor under her feet.Seeing this, He Linyuan raised the corners of his eyes slightly.

The ministers greeted each other, and heard the father-in-law shouting "The emperor is here"

All the courtiers knelt down together when they heard this. "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." The emperor sat down, and glanced at the ministers below, "All my loves, let's be flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," the ministers stood up, and heard the emperor continue to say, "Today is to get together with all your loved ones, so let's avoid these courtesies." When the ministers heard it, although the emperor said so, no one really took it really.

Halfway through the banquet, the emperor sent someone to let Ye Ying come in front of him.

"Caomin pay homage to the emperor." Ye Ying came to the emperor.Today's emperor, Duan Yuhao, is young, promising and well-governed. He is a good emperor that the people hope for.

"Excuse me." The emperor helped Ye Ying up. "I heard that the second young master of the Ye family was young and promising, and now it seems that he has lived up to his reputation. I heard that you opened the Xiangju building under the imperial city? I went there once, and it was really lively. Then I will give you gold 200 taels, ten pieces of beautiful jade, and several bolts of brocade, as a meeting gift."

"Caomin thanked the emperor first. The emperor has given the prize. How can the Xiangju building compare to the imperial dining room in the palace? I hope the emperor will not dislike the vulgar things in the building." Ye Ying said.

"Does Ye Ying have someone he likes? Do you want me to point you to a marriage, and your father's concern will be resolved." Duan Yuhao said.

"Don't bother your majesty to worry about such trivial things as me, in fact, Cao Min already has a sweetheart in his heart." Ye Ying returned.

"Oh, whose daughter is it?" Duan Yuhao asked curiously.

"Your majesty, this... Actually, she doesn't know yet." Ye Ying said helplessly.Ye Ying didn't have any favorites in the first place, but he was afraid that the emperor would randomly point him to a marriage that he didn't like.So it can only be a lie in front of the Holy One.

When Duan Yuhao heard it, "It's okay, if she hasn't promised someone yet, and you really like it, I will give you a marriage first, and then you can express your heart, how about it?"

"Caomin thank the emperor for his kindness. It's just that it's better to do things like this by yourself." Ye Ying was about to cry in her heart, half begging.

"Well, if you express your heart one day, and the girl also likes you, you can tell me, and I will give you a marriage." Duan Yuhao said.

"Cao Min, thank the emperor here first." Ye Ying felt relieved when she heard this, and quickly thanked her.

"It's okay, let's get back."

"Caomin retire."

When Ye Ying came back, Ye Hongxin caught Ye Ying and asked, "What did the emperor ask you? Did you offend the emperor?"

"It's nothing, the emperor just asked me if I have a sweetheart or something, and gave me a reward." Ye Ying replied.

"That's good. I'm afraid that our whole family's heads will be lost because of you. Look, even the emperor is involved in your marriage, why don't you hurry up and find me a daughter-in-law." Ye Hongxin was relieved just now. Ye Hongxin kept looking at the emperor, fearing that Ye Ying would bump into the emperor.This son is really worrying, if the emperor hadn't asked Ye Ying to come by name, Ye Hongxin would not have let Ye Ying come to shame.

"Father, it's not like you don't know that if a girl with my temperament wants to marry me, wouldn't I be harming her girl?" Ye Ying pretended to be wronged that no one wanted.As soon as Ye Ying finished speaking, he turned his head and saw He Linyuan talking with someone seven steps away.

He Linyuan was beside him in high spirits.Ye Ying lost her mind.

With just one glance, Ye Ying put He Linyuan in his heart.

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The pure Ye Ying fell in love with He Linyuan just like that...