Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Chapter 191 Revenge

The Seventh Prince rushed into the palace and asked his mother why she had summoned him.

The Queen Mother was displeased: "If I don't summon you, won't you come to the palace to see me?"

"I understand. I will visit you in the palace more often and bring Youlan with me sometimes."

The Queen Mother felt a headache when she heard Youlan's name: "Do you know why Youlan refused to marry you before?"

"Why bring this up for no reason?"

"Ke'er, both you and I have been deceived. She wanted to marry Li Zong, but ended up marrying Qin Yurou. I heard that Li Zong and Ye Youlan ran into each other at Qingshan Academy two days ago, and Ye Youlan even asked Li Zong out for tea. How could she be so bold? I'm so pissed off."

The Seventh Prince's eyes were cold, and a layer of chill covered his handsome features: "Who told you this, Mother?"

The Queen Mother felt guilty: "The palace maids heard it while they were out shopping. It really pissed me off."

"I'm back home."

The Queen Mother was secretly delighted but did not forget to remind him: "You must ask carefully. If anything happens, I will support you."

The Seventh Prince left the Queen Mother's palace and pulled over a patrolling guard to ask who had visited the Queen Mother today?

The imperial guard thought for a moment and said, "Concubine Yun has been here, Concubine Li has been here, and even Minister Li of the Ministry of Rites has been here."

The Seventh Prince understood it clearly.

At night, Li Zong was leaving the palace after his shift. As soon as he got on the carriage, the horse suddenly seemed to be frightened and rushed into the street. Passers-by fled in all directions. Li Zong was so scared that his face turned pale and he was swung back and forth in the carriage.

Fortunately, Li Chuang, a patrol officer, happened to be passing by. He was very brave and stepped forward to grab the frightened horse, only to find that the coachman had been thrown off at some point.

Li Chuang lifted the curtain and found that Li Zong's forehead was red and swollen, and the back of his hand was bleeding. He asked the people from the City Patrol to send Minister Li back home.

Qin Yurou only realized that her horse had been frightened when she saw Li Zong being sent back by the city patrol officers. She had no time to ask for details and hurried to find the lady-in-waiting.

At night, everyone in the mansion could hear the horses neighing, as if they were in pain. The groom got up several times, checked carefully but found no problem and went back to sleep.

At this time, a man in black jumped down and rubbed the horse's neck back and forth with a magnet. Finally, he left quietly and the horse stopped neighing.

The man in black returned to the palace and saw the prince still scolding the secret guards.

"How many times have I told you that everything concerning the princess must be reported, no matter how big or small. If something like this happens again, you will all return to Chubei."

The next morning, Qin Yurou pushed Li Zong to get up and go to court.

Li Zong pointed at his forehead and said, "I'm in this state, and you still force me to go to court?"

"That's why you should attend court. The Yasukuni Cultural Mission is coming to Da Chu soon, and the court is in need of talent. How can you hand over this achievement to someone else?"

Li Zong thought it made sense and struggled to get up. He asked Youlan to help him to the gate of the courtyard. Xiaobao was guarding there!

Qin Yurou stood up and walked to the door, asking Xiaohong to call Xiaobao in to help the young master go to court.

Xiao Bao helped the young master to the gate of the courtyard, and the coachman also came down to help.

Li Zong was now feeling traumatized. He asked the driver if he had checked the horse to see if there was anything wrong with it, and if that didn't work, he could just replace it with another one.

Xiao Bao reminded everyone that a horse would cost at least dozens of taels of silver, and a good quality horse would cost thousands of taels.

Li Zong thought about the two hundred taels of silver he received from the Queen Mother yesterday and decided to forget it!

The most discussed topic in the morning court was which academy would be responsible for receiving the cultural delegation from Jingnan Kingdom. Many people in the court recommended that Jinghua Academy was reliable. After all, Jinghua Academy had cooperated very well with the important delegations visiting over the years.

The emperor looked at Li Zong and saw that his face was bruised and swollen, so he asked him what happened.

"The horse at home was frightened when it left the palace yesterday. It's just a little swollen, but it will be fine in a couple of days."

The emperor asked him if he had anything to say about the Ministry of Rites’ recent inspections of several academies.

Li Zong straightened his back, then saw all the ministers looking at him. He cleared his throat and said, "The inspection won't be completed for another two days. If everyone were to say which one is suitable and which one is not at this moment, it would be unfair to everyone. It would be better to wait until the inspection is over and the departments vote on two companies, and then let everyone discuss and decide."

Prime Minister Ye thought that this kid could speak now.

The emperor thought what he said made sense and stopped discussing it.

After the court was dismissed, everyone went back to their respective departments to work. Li Zong pulled Chen Su to the pavilion to talk.

"The Yasukuni Cultural Mission is coming to Da Chu. Do you want to join us?"

Chen Su waved her hand. "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Li. I hate dealing with people I don't know. Also, the Yasukuni Shrine's visit is a major event concerning both countries. I dare not join in the fun."

Li Zong said disdainfully, "Aren't you good at calligraphy and painting?"

Chen Su smiled: "I recommend someone to you, Song Wen, he is currently working in the Hanlin Academy."

Li Zong thought about it and realized that there was indeed such a person, a poor scholar with no background or backing.

Later, Chen Su met Song Wen and asked if anyone needed his help.

Song Wen laughed: "I'm copying from books every day. Who would ask me for help?"

Chen Su knew that Li Zong despised Song Wen for his humble origins and that he came to her not because of his abilities, but because of his family background and the support of his father-in-law.

"I'll invite you to Qingfeng Teahouse for tea later."

"It just so happens that I have an appointment with Qiao Luochuan, let's go together."

The three of them were chatting happily in the elegant seats on the second floor of Qingfeng Teahouse, and the topic somehow turned to the visit of the Yasukuni Cultural Mission.

Song Wen asked which academy would be responsible for the reception?

"It's probably Jinghua Academy. Jinghua Academy has been the dominant force for so many years."

Qiao Luochuan asked: "What activities will the cultural delegation have when they come to Da Chu?"

Chen Su thought for a moment. "We can visit the academy, take them to the capital's famous attractions, sample delicious food, give them some local specialties, attend banquets in the palace, and hold talent shows. An embassy will keep all departments busy for a long time. It's okay to be a little tired, but embarrassing the Chu Kingdom in front of the foreigners would be a nightmare."

Chen Su continued, "Two years ago, a very arrogant man from the Northern Desert challenged the warriors of our Great Chu Kingdom in a duel in the capital. One warrior defeated fifteen of our warriors over three consecutive days. After their defeat, these fifteen men fled the capital overnight, feeling ashamed to have failed to bring honor to Great Chu. So, they hid their identities and fled far away."

Qiao Luochuan was surprised: "There is such a thing, I didn't even know about it back home."

"The imperial court suppressed the news, and everyone was in a heavy mood. Finally, a reinforcement arrived and defeated five warriors from the Northern Desert in a row. In the end, they had no one left to fight, so they gave up and left the capital in disgrace."

Song Wen asked, "Who is that hero?"

Chen Su shook her head. "I don't know. He has a very ordinary appearance, like a very ordinary person, but once he strikes, he's very powerful. After the competition, he disappeared. The court posted notices everywhere looking for him but couldn't find him. It's also a mystery in the capital."

Li Yi kept sneezing in Mingyue Teahouse, and the owner joked that someone was talking about him.

It seemed that Xiaomei was the only one who was talking about herself to Li Yixiao at this time. He would buy some preserved fruits to cheer Xiaomei up.