flstandardbreds Chapter 133 Praise
Chapter 133 Praise
"Aren't you training? Why did you want to run?"
Li Zhi stopped and let the others continue: "Let's change things up today. If your Highness is alright, I'm going for a run."
The Seventh Prince was puzzled, but since he had nothing to do, he might as well run a few laps.
The people in front saw the prince running after them and quickly quickened their pace. Li Zhi reminded them from behind: "Watch your mouths and stop talking nonsense."
Ye Youlan sat in the flower hall, drinking hot tea. She reminded Xiaomei: "It's hot in the summer, but you can drink warm tea. This tea is too hot."
Xiaomei replied respectfully, "I dare not disobey the prince's orders."
After everyone finished running, they followed Li Zhi to the flower hall. The Seventh Prince then realized the problem. He stopped and everyone else stopped too.
"What's going on, Li Zhi?"
Li Zhi had no choice but to tell the truth. When the Seventh Prince heard this, he quickly said, "Bear with whatever grievances you suffer from the princess later. I will compensate you."
Everyone was happy, but Li Zhi was cautious. He asked his brothers to go back and he would go alone.
The Seventh Prince said, "I'm going to take a bath." He felt guilty, so he slipped away first.
Li Zhi came in, bowed, and lowered his head, waiting for the princess to lecture him.
"Do you know why I punished you to run?"
"I know. I entered your studio without permission. It was my fault. It has nothing to do with you, Your Highness."
"He's quite loyal and protective of his master."
Xiaomei spoke up for Li Zhi: "Guard Li also means well."
Ye Youlan raised her eyes, her eyes bright as stars, and she smiled: "I know he means well, but that's not how things are done. It's your fault for touching my things without my permission, so I'm punishing you by making you run. But your idea is very good. Once the wall in the middle is demolished, both study rooms will become brighter."
Ye Youlan pulled out a silver note from her sleeve: "This is fifty taels of silver, as a reward. You can do whatever you want with those brothers who are willing to run with you!"
Li Zhi stood there, confused about the princess's intentions. Xiaomei took the banknote and stuffed it into Li Zhi's hand: "Hurry up and thank the princess. This is fifty taels of silver."
"Can I take it?"
"Of course I can accept what's given to you. Remember to listen to the princess more in the future."
Ye Youlan returned to the room and waited for a long time before the Seventh Prince came in.
Ye Youlan knocked on the table, motioning him to sit down: "This is the first time, I don't want it to happen again. I don't like others touching my things at will."
"You can touch my things as you please, and I never said anything."
"What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine too. Of course I can do whatever I want."
"I have nothing left."
"Any comments?"
"I dare not have any opinion."
Ye Youlan laughed: "You said that if you demolished the wall in the middle, how could I concentrate on my work in the future?"
"Why can't you just focus on your work?"
"I looked up and saw a handsome man sitting across from me. If I turned a blind eye to him, it would be the greatest disrespect to you. Your mind is so distracted that you can't concentrate on your work."
This was a disguised compliment to the Seventh Prince, and the Seventh Prince was very happy: "Me too."
Ye Youlan asked the Seventh Prince if he had made any new discoveries at the academy?
"There's something fishy about Qiu Yang. Li Zhi investigated and found out that Mr. Qiu Yang and his wife had always had a good relationship. But a few days ago, his wife went to the river to wash clothes and fell into the water and died. Qiu Yang showed no grief at all and returned to the academy right after the funeral. Most importantly, his figure and appearance are quite similar to Zhao Yesong, so I suspect he's impersonating Zhao Yesong to deceive me."
"Do they have children?"
"I have a daughter who married far away and has not returned for many years."
Ye Youlan closed her eyes and carefully recalled the plot in the book. There was no one named Qiu Yang.
"Is there a possibility that his wife's death wasn't an accident, but someone pushed her into the river? I also suspect that the real Qiu Yang died a long time ago, and the Qiu Yang you saw isn't the real Qiu Yang."
The Seventh Prince looked at Ye Youlan and said, "I've noticed a problem. Every time you think about something, you have to close your eyes."
Ye Youlan smiled: "I am just emptying my mind so that I can focus on things."
"Your guess is pretty much the same as mine. There are two ways to prove Qiu Yang isn't the real Qiu Yang. The first is to find the real Qiu Yang's body, and the second is to remove the fake Qiu Yang's mask."
"Have you come up with a good idea?"
The Seventh Prince smiled and said, "I do have a good idea, but I need your help."
"Say it!"
"I went to the academy and saw two children. One was Ruoyun's younger brother Jinbao, and the other was General Zhao's son Zhao Yicheng. They used to fight all the time, but their relationship has only eased recently."
Ye Youlan waved her hands quickly when she heard this: "We can't let the child show up. It's too dangerous."
"The academy is closed tomorrow. Go to Ruoyun's house and ask Jinbao if you can find any clues from him."
"That's fine, what about you?"
"I'm going to go find my brother-in-law. General Zhao is his colleague. Zhao Yicheng has always wanted to go to the military camp. Let's try our luck tomorrow. Maybe we can find something new."
Ye Youlan held the Seventh Prince's hand: "We must ensure the safety of the child and not let innocent people get hurt."
"Understand."
Ruoyun was surprised that Ye Youlan came home, and the people from the Jin family hurried out to welcome the princess.
Ye Youlan told them not to be so polite, and that she came to the mansion today only as Ruoyun's good friend, not as a princess.
Jin Bao smiled and looked at Ye Youlan: "I met the Seventh Prince in the academy. I told my classmates that the princess was a good friend of my sister. They envied me very much."
Aunt Chen covered Jinbao's mouth and said, "Don't talk nonsense, little kid."
Ye Youlan gestured to Aunt Chen: "It's okay, I think Jinbao is getting more and more handsome."
Aunt Chen was very happy to receive the praise from the princess. Ruoyun thought that Ye Youlan's sudden arrival was not to praise Jinbao, so she pulled Ye Youlan to her yard to talk.
Ye Youlan turned around and called Jin Bao: "Come with me, I want to learn about the women's class at the academy."
Aunt Chen whispered, "Answer the princess properly."
When they arrived at the flower hall in the inner courtyard, Ruoyun made an excuse that she had something to do and left Ye Youlan and Jinbao behind. Ye Youlan gave her a look, indicating that she understood.
Ye Youlan first asked Jinbao if he liked his brother-in-law Li Chuang?
"I like it. My brother-in-law teaches me martial arts every day. Now I have never lost a fight with anyone."
Ye Youlan smiled: "Sometimes you don't have to use fists to solve problems. You can use your brain. It's amazing to solve problems without fighting."
Jin Bao smiled and nodded: "My brother-in-law taught me the same thing."
Ye Youlan asked some more questions about the women's class in the academy. Jinbao said that they were not in the same courtyard and he didn't know much about it.
"I heard that the person teaching you is Mr. Qiu Yang. Do you like him?"
Jin Bao shook his head. "Mr. Qiu has been acting strangely lately, constantly making us copy things as punishment. One time, when he was teaching us to recite a passage, he said something like, 'The coming ones, the stems are flowing in an orderly fashion, the southern mountains are quiet and secluded, like bamboos lush and flourishing, like pines growing taller.' He actually mispronounced a word, and even an uneducated person like me could hear it, but he didn't even realize it. I pointed it out to him, and he said he was deliberately testing whether we were paying attention. He even made me stand outside for a whole day."