On the third day after Bai Ziren returned, Ling Xiao came to visit. In fact, he has been in and out of Bai Mansion a lot recently, and it has little to do with whether Bai Ziren can come back or not. But when I came, I always wanted to meet this Xiucai who came back from studying.

And Bai Ziren has long heard of Ling Xiao, in addition to his sister Bai Zifei once mentioned it, even the eldest brother also mentioned this person in the letter to him, he also remembered that the eldest brother once said that this Ling Xiao is very important to the future of Bai Mansion. In this case, if Zifei loves Ling Xiao, wouldn't it be a good story to get married in the future?

Bai Ziren looked at the man in front of him, his handsome facial features were clearly outlined, his thick black sword eyebrows were free and easy, and his temperament was hearty and good. No wonder his sister likes him, even among the children of high-ranking officials, such characters are rare.

At this time, Ling Xiao was discussing the current situation in the court with Bai Ziyi. During the period of the first emperor's government, because of the connivance of eunuchs to interfere in politics, it finally led to the eunuchs' power tilting towards the government and the opposition, causing chaos in the dynasty, resulting in the emptiness of the treasury and the people's complaints. The current emperor of the current dynasty has learned a profound lesson, upheld diligence and honesty, made great efforts to govern the country, gradually eliminated the eunuch henchmen, and vigorously supported the civil official group. In order to enrich the national treasury, the "tax supervision" system was recently introduced, encouraging extremely wealthy merchants to donate silver to become officials after entering the national prison, and this policy greatly improved the status of previously low-status merchants. At present, the super-rich have become an enviable group. As the civil bureaucracy grew stronger, it began to split into right and left. Ling Daren and Zheng Jiangde are the representatives of the leftists. Since Baifu and Zheng Jiangde are married, they can't do without the support of Zheng Jiangde's immediate boss, Lord Ling.

Bai Ziren is just a scholar, without his eldest brother's vision and thoughts, I saw that the eldest brother and Ling Xiao were going back and forth, talking very speculatively, and he couldn't interject at all.

Unconsciously, this negotiation went on for almost two hours, Ling Xiao looked at the sky and said, "Brother Bai, today is like this, my father still has something to tell me to do, so I will go first."

As he spoke, he got up to say goodbye, Bai Ziren saw that Ling Xiao was leaving, and immediately said, "Big brother, it's not early, I'll leave first." “

Bai Ziyi watched his younger brother leave in a hurry, his eyes flashed, and he didn't say anything.

Bai Ziren, who ran out of the study, quickly caught up with Ling Xiao. "Second Master Ling, please stay."

Ling Xiao turned his head, "Second son, what's the matter?" “

"Can Second Prince Ling come to me for a cup of tea, I got some good Longjing in Hangzhou when I was studying outside, and I was reluctant to give it to my eldest brother, I don't know if Second Prince Ling can appreciate his face?"

"Oh? Thank you for the kindness of the second son, but I am still in the next important matter, so it is better to meet another day and say goodbye. After Ling Xiao finished speaking, he raised his feet and left, without giving Bai Ziren any chance to speak again.

Bai Ziren was a little angry when he saw this, this Ling Xiao was really unkind to him, compared to his attitude towards his eldest brother, it was really too bad. He suddenly thought of his sister Bai Zifei, judging from Ling Xiao's temperament, he is a very assertive person who loves and dislikes. If you love, it will be intense to the extreme, if you don't love, it will be cold as frost, he thought of the letter Zifei wrote to him, and he felt that it was necessary to talk to his sister now.

Bai Ziren came to Zifei's yard, and the two mothers-in-law in the courtyard saw him and immediately saluted, Bai Ziren remembered that her sister was still grounded, and Zifei had spent most of the time in the letter describing how pitiful she was, which made him feel distressed when he read it.

Bai Ziren cleared his throat: "What are you doing here?" Don't get out of the way yet! “

The two mothers-in-law looked at each other in embarrassment and did not move.

Bai Ziren said unhappily: "What? Isn't this son already supporting you? “

Among them, Mother Sun gave another mother-in-law a look, and the two retreated.

Bai Ziren entered the house, and Bai Zifei was embroidering a silk handkerchief of red plum and proud snow at this time.

"Zifei, your embroidery skills are really getting better and better, and the plum blossoms look lifelike." Bai Ziren sat next to Bai Zifei, poured tea by himself, and tasted it slowly.

Bai Zifei put down the silk handkerchief in his hand and smiled: "Second brother, you still have vision." ”

Bai Ziren wanted to tease her, "Haha, then who has no vision?" Could it be a big brother? “

Who knew that Bai Zifei's face darkened, "It's not a big brother."

When Bai Ziren saw this look, his heart moved. "Zifei, I read the letter you gave me. That Ling Xiao, are you still persistent?

Bai Zifei lowered his head, "Second Master Ling, he has no intention of me." ”

Bai Ziren was surprised in his heart, and just wanted to ask, when Xiao Lan's voice sounded outside the door: "Third Miss, my young lady has come to see you." ”

Bai Zifei quickly adjusted her expression, "Second sister-in-law, come in." ”

When Zheng Zhi stepped into the door and saw that Bai Ziren was also there, she immediately said: "I don't know that the second son is also there, so I won't bother your brothers and sisters to catch up, and the third lady, I will come to see you another day." ”

"Second sister-in-law, they are all from their own family, don't see each other like this, come and taste my new plum preserves." Bai Zifei is like a little gluttonous cat, remembering her food at any time.

Bai Ziren didn't expect to meet Zheng Zhi here, he still remembered the awkward misunderstanding when the two met for the first time, and he couldn't keep being so embarrassed, "Second sister-in-law, please stay, we're just talking." If you come to talk to Zifei, you can also be more lively. ”

Zheng Zhi hesitated and finally couldn't wipe off her face, and sat next to Bai Zifei. "Second sister-in-law, look, are my newly embroidered plum blossoms beautiful? The second brother praised me just now! ”

Zheng Zhi took a closer look at the silk handkerchief in Bai Zifei's hand, the plum blossoms on the handkerchief stood proudly in the snow and frost, and her posture was independent, tenacious and beautiful. Bai Zi Feiping loves plum blossoms, usually loves to embroider red plums, as a young lady of a silk giant businessman, her embroidery skills are naturally good. Zheng Zhi couldn't help but nod and praised: "The third lady's embroidery is exquisite, and the embroidered plum blossoms are really ingenious, and the meaning of this painting is also very good." ”

After hearing this, Bai Zifei said happily: "If the second sister-in-law likes to wait for me to finish embroidering, she will give you this handkerchief, which can be regarded as a thank you gift for the second sister-in-law who helped me before." ”

"Did the second sister-in-law still help Zifei?" Without waiting for Zheng Zhi to speak, Bai Ziren looked at him curiously.

Zheng Zhi regretted a little, she felt that she should have left before instead of "talking to the two siblings" now. This Bai Ziren's curiosity is really strong.

"It's just a gesture, the third lady really doesn't have to take it to heart." Zheng Zhi didn't want to mention this matter again, she felt that what she did was a bit abrupt and did not bring good results.

"Second sister-in-law, you help me pass the letter to Second Prince Ling, how can it be said that it is a gesture, if the eldest brother knows about it, it will be miserable. Second sister-in-law, don't shirk. Bai Zifei was as straightforward as ever.

Bai Ziren was even more curious when he heard it. And Zheng Zhi was a little helpless, she didn't want more people to know about it.

Zheng Zhi waited for a pillar of incense and came out, and she was faintly worried that this matter would be out of trouble after Bai Ziren knew about it. If Bai Ziyi knew, would he be more bored with her?