Just a few days passed like this, Yulan copied scriptures and read books every day, and was occasionally forced by Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue to do needlework for a while. Yuqing still visited her every three to five, but she didn't dare to delay too much, and Yulan didn't feel it at all.

How boring.

The third young master Chengzong soon learned of Yulan's situation and immediately sent Yun'er to visit. Yulan asked Yun'er to bring him a message: "Everything is fine with me and I haven't suffered any grievances. You don't need to worry. That's right.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you, so don't miss it. You have to study hard, but don't wear yourself out. You must know that haste makes waste. You understand the truth, and I just told you in vain."

Secrets cannot be hidden in the inner house. As long as the second young master and the third young master can pass the scholar examination, they can be registered in the name of the eldest wife and become the legal eldest son. The matter has already spread throughout the whole house. The third young master is studying even harder.

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The second young master was banned from the Wenxuan Pavilion in the outer courtyard by the eldest master. Aunt Liu reported that the eldest master personally went out of the Wenxuan Pavilion to visit and talked secretly with the second young master for two hours. After Aunt Liu left, the second young master also calmed down.

With my mind in mind, I began to study hard.

The eldest man was very pleased. The eldest lady did not make any move at all, as if everything was well understood.

A few days later, Yulan noticed that Mrs. Wang was looking nervous and acting suspiciously, so she asked Xiaoyu to go out to investigate. When Xiaoyu came back in the afternoon, Yulan dismissed all the maids, leaving only Xiaoyue in the room.

Xiaoyu hasn't spoken yet, but has a happy expression on her face. Xiaoyue is impatient: "What have you heard? Tell the girl quickly!"

Xiaoyu said: "Mother Wang was really upset this time. Her son lost sixty taels of silver in the casino, and the scoundrel who collected the bill beat him so hard that he couldn't get off the bed for several days. He threatened that if he lost twenty

If the money is not paid within a day, one of his legs will be cut off."

Yulan and Xiaoyue both felt relieved after hearing this. Neither Mother Wang nor her son was a good person. Mother Wang relied on the power of the eldest wife's companion, Mother Li, to bully the master, not only beat and scold the slaves, but also took the life from the master's slaves.

Withholding money. Her son is not doing his job properly. He only knows how to drink and gamble all day long. Even if his fortune is huge, he will lose it sooner or later. Such a scumbag does not deserve any sympathy.

Xiaoyu said: "Mother Wang is borrowing money from everywhere, but she is like this, who dares to lend her money. Now she can't get any money in Lujingzhai, and she can't control the girl, so she thinks our rewards here are too little.

.Today she went to Mother Li to ask her to find a master who would give her a large reward. She was scolded by Mother Li!"

Yulan thought to herself that Mrs. Wang was really confused. She was the eldest lady’s spy in Lujingzhai, so naturally she would not let her go anywhere else.

Yu Lan pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you two have the keys to the box containing the silver ingots, the jewelry box, and the cage?"

The two older girls nodded.

Yulan said: "If Mrs. Wang comes to you to get the keys, just tell her that all the keys are in my hand and ask her to come to me directly."

Xiaoyue said in surprise: "Isn't this old woman so shameless?"

Yulan said: "If a person is desperate, what can't he do?"

Sure enough, as soon as they had dinner that day, Mrs. Wang went into the back room to find Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue. After hitting a snag, she went into the main room to find Yulan, and she asked for a loan of twenty taels of silver.

Yulan sneered in her heart, but her face was gentle and graceful: "Mom has worked hard to serve me, and it's rare for me to reply. I shouldn't not help you with this favor..."

Mother Wang was overjoyed: "Miss Seventh is still kind and considerate of our servants..."

Yulan waved her hand to interrupt her: "Mother Wang, listen to me. The timing of your opening your mouth is too unfortunate. I did have a few taels of silver in my hand a few days ago, but yesterday Sister Ninth fell in love with a big red satin

, she didn’t have enough money on hand, she was short dozens of taels. As you know, Sister Ninth and I have the best relationship, so I lent her the money. But you don’t have to worry, Sister Ninth said that she will wait for the money to be collected in a few months.

If I have my hand, I will definitely return it to me. If you are not in a hurry, just wait a few months."

Mother Wang chatted endlessly, chatted a few more words, and then went down in dejection.

Seeing her embarrassment, Yu Lan felt happy in her heart: "Let me waste the money for you. I'm not as good as White Lotus!!"

Yulan asked Xiaoyue Xiaoyu to take a look at the valuable things, and then stayed aside to watch what happened.

The Shangsi Festival is here in a blink of an eye. The day before, the Prince of Yanqing County sent an invitation, inviting the old lady, three ladies and girls to the apricot grove in Nanshan Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing to watch the apricot blossoms. Princess Yanqing will buy wine in the apricot grove and gather all the people in the capital.

A noble lady.

The relationship between the Yanqing Palace and the Yang Palace is extraordinary. Princess Yanqing is the legitimate daughter of Mr. Yang and Yulan’s biological aunt.

Since the Taizong Dynasty of the Great Chu Dynasty, after several purges, all the descendants of the clan have withered away. More than ten princes from Taizu's line have all died, and now only a single seedling of King Ye Yichen of Jin is left.

Ye Fengqi was left with a seedling. Although Taizong's branch was able to inherit the throne, the eldest son died early and the second son suffered from mental illness, so the third son inherited the throne, who is the current orthodox emperor.

The Queen Mother and Concubine of Yanqing County had a low status and was not qualified to raise a prince, so she was raised in the name of Concubine Xian of Jingren Palace since she was a child. Concubine Xian is the biological mother of the current emperor. In other words, the Princess of Yanqing County is under the same roof as the current emperor.

When you grow up, your feelings are naturally unusual.

Therefore, as soon as the orthodox emperor came to the throne, he decreed to make him the Prince of Yanqing County. The Prince of Yanqing had a noble status, but he was well versed in the art of concealment. He was immersed in calligraphy all day long and was above the court situation, which made him more favored by the emperor.

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"It must be very lively this time!" Inside the Green Jingzhai Hall, three sisters, Yulan, Yufei and Yuqing, were sitting around. Yuqing was sitting on a sandalwood chair, her little face shining with excitement. "The apricot blossoms in the apricot forest.

There are dozens of acres. If they were all opened, it would be very beautiful! My wife said that the third aunt has sent messages to all the famous ladies in the capital, including several princesses and princesses! Enjoy the flowers, eat wine,

I also want to compose poems..." The third aunt is Princess Yanqing.

Yufei coughed and interrupted Miss Ninth's words, and quickly gave Yuqing a wink. The sisters can all go out and play happily tomorrow. Only Yulan is grounded at home by his father. Yuqing is not saying this now to cause trouble for Yulan.

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He quietly looked at Yulan's expression, but fortunately there was no change. Yulan frowned slightly and asked puzzledly: "Didn't you say that the Yanqing Palace has always been very low-key? Why did the third aunt make such a big fuss this time?"

Yu Fei explained: "Our prince has three sons and four daughters. The eldest cousin and the second cousin are both legitimate sons. The eldest cousin is about to be made the prince of the county when he is old, and the third aunt has already married for him.

The second cousin is the daughter of Gao Gu, the left deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the third cousin born to a concubine is quite young..."

When Yu Lan heard Xian Ge's elegance, she laughed and said, "So the third aunt wants to choose a wife for the two cousins?"

Yu Fei said: "Isn't it? It's just the third cousin, but the second cousin... I don't know which girl can be so lucky to marry the second cousin as his wife!" For a moment, her face was full of longing.

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Among the third-generation descendants of the royal family, Ye Minchun, the second son of the Prince of Yanqing County, was extremely intelligent and accomplished in both civil and military affairs. Even Yulan had heard of his name. The prince once said: "Minchun is extremely intelligent, talented and virtuous, and none of my brothers are as good as him."

"Not only did the prince like him, but the emperor also loved him very much. At a young age, he made him work as an errand in various ministries and yamen. Although he is young, he is very capable and capable, and is often regarded as a role model by the Zhongding family.

To supervise and educate the children of the clan.

The girls in the boudoir often talked about him because he was "beautiful, good at talking and smiling", gentle and elegant. In short, this cousin turned out to be a man with power, money, good looks, talent and virtue, and he wanted to be a good person.

Well, there is a super diamond king Lao Wu who has made countless boudoir girls’ hearts tremble after hearing about it!

Shouldn’t this kind of person appear in a costume soap opera at 8pm? Yulan thinks the world is magical!

It is said that the original owner of this cousin should have seen him before, but Yu Lan couldn't remember what he looked like even if he tried hard. I wonder how he compares to the monster King Ye Yichen of Jin? I heard that there is a famous handsome man in the clan.

——On the contrary to the young, promising and elegant Ye Minchun, this one is a wandering, ridiculous, and a typical playboy. He is the King of Qin Ye Fengqi.

Yulan couldn't help but wonder, why are all the good-looking people named Ye?

Yulan smiled ambiguously: "Has the fourth sister seen my second cousin? He is really good-looking?"

"It's really beautiful!" Yu Fei replied smoothly.

"Then you will marry him and be my second cousin, and we will kiss him..."

"You little hooves, let's see if I don't tear your mouth apart." Yu Fei's face turned red with embarrassment, so she turned Yu Lan's face and teased her, and everyone dispersed.

The next day was the official day of the Shangsi Festival. The Yang Mansion dispatched more than a dozen carriages, and all the female relatives of the family were mobilized to go to Nanshan in the suburbs of Beijing. The women in the house were all in bloom and happy.

Comparing the two, the atmosphere in Lujingzhai was very gloomy. After lunch, he took a nap. Yulan lay on the couch and read listlessly. After a while, he felt sleepy again and fell asleep again.

Xiaoyue quietly took out the brick-thick "Food and Goods" from Yulan's little hand, then quietly covered her with a quilt, signaled to Xiaoyu with her eyes, and the two slowly exited the room.

The sun was just right outside, and the two maids stood outside the curtain to bask in the sun. While basking in the sun, they lowered their voices and whispered. Xiaoyue said longingly: "It would be great if we girls can go together. With this talent of the girl, we will definitely be able to

It was a great success at the poetry festival."

Xiaoyu also sighed: "Who says it's not the case? The girl has been detained for so long and she has long been bored."

The two of them talked quietly for a while, and suddenly heard a crisp voice: "What are the two sisters talking about, so lively?" They looked up and saw that it was Xinghuang, the maid beside the old lady.

The two of them looked at each other, and at the same time thought of Yulan who was sleeping soundly in the room. Girls from high-ranking families have certain rules for walking, sitting and lying. At this point, they are still sleeping. This is not the behavior of ladies.

, if it reaches the ears of the old lady...

Xiaoyue immediately raised her voice: "Sister Xinghuang, why are you here? Didn't you follow the old lady to the apricot forest for an outing to enjoy the flowers?" Xiaoyu turned back and entered the room.

"The old lady likes to be quiet and does not like to move, and she is lazy. Yesterday, she sent someone to inform the third aunt and her wife, and only asked the three ladies to take the girls." Xinghuang glanced at Xiaoyu thoughtfully,

Pretending not to know anything, he chatted with Xiaoyue in a considerate manner.

After saying a few words, Yulan came out, neatly dressed, with an elegant smile on her face: "Why are Sister Xinghuang here?"

Xinghuang saluted: "Miss Qi, the old lady asks you to come over."

Yulan took Xiaoyue with her this time, and followed Xinghuang out of Lvjingzhai. "Today is the Shangsi Festival, why didn't grandma go out to evacuate?"

Xinghuang repeated what he had just said to Xiaoyue.

Yulan asked tentatively: "What's the matter with grandma calling me here?"
Chapter completed!