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The next day.
Ye Mingzhu woke up from her sleep, feeling that her lips were both sore and numb, and it seemed that someone was watching her.
She turned her head and saw that Sheng Yunche, the Left Commander who should have been on duty at the Central Military Commander's Mansion long ago, was still there. He was propping himself up with one hand and looking at her with pleasure in his phoenix eyes.
It seems they were just waiting for her to wake up so they could continue what happened last night...
Ye Mingzhu took a deep breath, raised her hand to cover her lips, and glared at him accusingly with her watery almond-shaped eyes: "We can't continue!"
Sheng Yunche scoffed dismissively, stubbornly replying, "You think I want to?"
Ye Mingzhu: "...?"
Perhaps the doubt in her eyes was too intense, so he didn't bother to deny it: "Yes, I think so."
Ye Mingzhu glared at him.
A hint of a smile flashed across Sheng Yunche's eyes as he slowly said, "However, do you think I'm so desperate that I only know how to pester you? The reason I waited until now is to tell you something."
"Please speak," Ye Mingzhu said, not letting go of her hand covering her lips, as if she wanted to hear his nonsense.
Sheng Yunche glanced at her: "Didn't you give me a few bottles of the wound medicine you made for Qin Xuefei before? I used it on my subordinates, and they all said it was good and wanted more."
Ye Mingzhu covered her lips and nodded: "Yes, no problem."
"Tell your father and brothers to take my name card to the Ministry of War's Armory and the Imperial Medical Academy. From now on, the Ye family can consume as much medicine and prepared medicine as the Central Military Commission's garrisons can handle."
"Really?" Ye Mingzhu was pleasantly surprised, but after thinking for a moment, she asked, "Does this count as you putting pressure on the Armory and the Imperial Hospital? Won't people say you're protecting your own and seeking personal gain?"
"So what if I say it? Are you worried about me?" Sheng Yunche said indifferently, as if to say that he was the kind of person who would protect his own.
Ye Mingzhu couldn't help but laugh.
She hadn't expected Sheng Yunche to help her like this.
With his protection, the Ye family's business will grow bigger and bigger, and their position as imperial merchants will be more secure.
She sincerely wished him a long and healthy life!
Seeing that he raised his eyebrows slightly, as if waiting for her to quickly "return the favor," she smiled and threw herself into his arms, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"My lord, thank you." She didn't mind making her voice a little sweeter.
"That's it?" Sheng Yunche looked utterly bewildered.
Ye Mingzhu smiled, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling: "I just got up. I'll go wash up and be right there..."
“…Okay.” Sheng Yunche clenched his fist to his lips, speaking with feigned modesty, “I’ve already washed up!”
Ye Mingzhu suppressed a laugh and got up, calling Baozan in to serve her.
After washing up, they spent another round of sweet nothings together.
After finally managing to coax the insatiable Sheng Yunche away, Ye Mingzhu gently touched her swollen lips and inadvertently caught the teasing glances of Baozan and the other maids in the bronze mirror.
She immediately felt a headache coming on and said angrily, "If you laugh again, I won't take you to Jing'an Temple tomorrow!"
The maids immediately began to beg for mercy insincerely.
"Oh dear, miss, have mercy!"
"I'm not laughing anymore, I really won't laugh anymore, hee hee."
"..."
"You guys are really something!" Ye Mingzhu couldn't help but laugh.
In her previous life, she and Sheng Huai'an had been married for three years but had not consummated their marriage. Several maids worried about her every day and never smiled.
In this life, they no longer worry about her, but instead tease her.
In a good mood, Ye Mingzhu generously said, "Tomorrow, all four of you will come with me to Jing'an Temple. I will give each of you twenty taels of silver. I heard there is a market at the foot of the mountain, so you can buy whatever you like, whether it's fun or delicious."
Baozan and the others were immediately overjoyed and bowed to express their gratitude.
Listening to their chatter about what to buy tomorrow, Ye Mingzhu's smile never faded.
She wrote to the Ye family informing them that Sheng Yunche had asked them to inquire about the matter with the Armory and the Imperial Hospital. After receiving the Ye family's delighted reply in the afternoon, her smile deepened.
She was overjoyed when she received the letter from Qin Xuefei.
Qin Xuefei and her two cousins rode horses to Datong Town, and wrote her a letter when they arrived at Xuanfu Town.
Xuanfu Town and Datong Town are both important towns along the Nine Borders. In her letter, Qin Xuefei enthusiastically described the differences between the two important towns, and there was a sense of carefree joy in her words. Ye Mingzhu was both envious and happy for her.
...
Jing'an Temple is a famous ancient temple in Yanjing City, hidden in the mountains. It requires climbing ninety-nine steps to enter the temple gate, and only those with sincere hearts can enter.
Guided by the guest monk, Ye Mingzhu entered a quiet Zen temple and discovered that she was the last one to arrive.
While Zhen was taking Qin's pulse, Wang was discussing various health maintenance methods with the Duchess of Rongguo, seemingly a very private matter.
When they saw her arrive, they all told her to hurry up and go to the temple so as not to disturb them. They said that someone as newlywed as her shouldn't listen to them.
Ye Mingzhu: "...?"
She had just climbed ninety-nine steps and was quite tired.
What she didn't expect was...
She had only been out of the Zen temple for a short while when she ran into a beautiful woman who looked like a member of a civil official's family.
As they brushed past each other, she turned around as if sensing something, only to meet the beautiful woman's resentful eyes, which she had been subtly looking at. She also clearly saw the panic and astonishment on the beautiful woman's face after she had caught her red-handed.
Ye Mingzhu stared straight at her, and soon remembered who she was.
...She was Liu Rumei and Liu Pinliang's aunt, Madam Sun.
When she was a wandering ghost, she often saw Xiao Sun visiting Liu Rumei.
Xiao Sunshi is no good. Liu Rumei has something shameful that she needs Liu Pinliang to do, but she doesn't want to write letters to avoid leaks, so she relies on Xiao Sunshi to relay messages between the two sides.
Judging from Madam Sun's expression, it's unclear whether she's blaming Liu Rumei and her brother for what happened, but she seems to hate her now.
Given her ruthless nature, they will most likely try to deal with her later.
Watching Xiao Sun's panicked departure, Ye Mingzhu calmly considered her options.
She strolled around the temple casually before returning to the monastery.
Zhen was surprised that she didn't play a little longer. She didn't mention the incident with Xiao Sunshi, but only said that it was too hot outside and it would be more peaceful and comfortable to sit in the courtyard and drink tea.
Madam Zhen smiled and called her a "lazy person," then let her be.
night.
Ye Mingzhu was pinned against the headboard and kissed repeatedly by Sheng Yunche. After lingering with her for a while, he also asked her about her trip to Jing'an Temple during the day.
If it were her past life, she would definitely only report good news to her husband and not bad news, since she didn't expect anyone to help her anyway, and was afraid that people would think she was a nuisance.
But in this life, seeing Sheng Yunche lying contentedly on the bed, casually playing with her hair in one hand and gently squeezing her palm in the other, she suddenly felt a stirring in her heart.
Didn't he say before that she was also a member of the Sheng family and that he would protect her?
If she really tells him, what will he do?
"Lord Duke..." Ye Mingzhu tugged at his sleeve and said aggrievedly, "I encountered a troublesome matter today when I went out."
"What?" Sheng Yunche raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Who dares to upset you?"
"It's not that anyone angered me, it's that I might be being targeted." Ye Mingzhu recounted her encounter with Madam Sun in detail.
"She dares to threaten you? She doesn't even deserve it!" Sheng Yunche sat up, his tone cold and stern. "Tomorrow I'll arrange two highly skilled bodyguards for you!"
"Really?" Ye Mingzhu was surprised to receive such a pleasant surprise.
As a habit formed over the past two days, she leaned close to Sheng Yunche's lips and kissed him, saying in a sweet and soft voice, "Lord Duke, thank you."
Sheng Yunche: "..."
Are you that happy?
But she didn't think he was so easy to deal with, that a simple kiss would be enough to get rid of him, did she?
he……
Just then, Ye Mingzhu threw herself into his arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, and looked at him with her beautiful and charming almond-shaped eyes, softly calling him, "Lord Duke."
"..." Sheng Yunche asked, "What are you planning?"
Ignoring his cold expression, Ye Mingzhu kissed his lips again and coaxed him softly, "You're so capable, with so many talented people under your command, could you help me find out where Liu Pinliang is? He's like a venomous snake; I don't know where he's hiding, and I always feel uneasy."
If she could control Liu Pinliang, she would not only feel more at ease, but it would also be equivalent to controlling Xiao Sunshi.
“...Okay.” Sheng Yunche thought it made sense.
Stroking Ye Mingzhu's soft hair, he thought that she was indeed a bit timid and fragile, but it was wrong of others to frighten her. How could anyone bully his people?
Tomorrow, have someone drag Liu Pinliang out and deal with him secretly.
What he didn't know was that Ye Mingzhu, who was timid and fragile in his heart, wasn't thinking about anything kind at that moment.
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