So he shouted, "Who? Come out! ”

The man hiding in the dark didn't struggle, and soon walked out, Bai Qiaoxuan saw the man's face clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief and sighed, "Father, what are you doing there?" made the child think it was someone else's secret stake. ”

Bai Ronghai dragged his son into the study with a cold face, closed the door and began to scold: "What are you doing inquiring about Yao Yao's whereabouts?" Could it be that you still want to get her back as a concubine? What if your father-in-law finds out about this? Xi'er hasn't come back yet, and you're still causing trouble everywhere? ”

Bai Qiaoxuan sighed, "I just want to know if Yao Yao is alive or dead, how she is doing now, and whether she needs me to help her." She has also lived in the house for a while, so what's the big deal with me caring about her? Besides, I didn't say I didn't want to marry her, you had to stuff her to me, why are you blaming me now? ”

Bai Ronghai scolded: "Look at your current appearance, after climbing up to Lu Tiansheng, you don't want to recognize me as a father, don't you?" You think your wings are stiff, don't you? I'm just going to say a few words to you, look at your impatient look, I'm not for your own good, I'm afraid that something will happen to you? Since you have never cared about Yao Yao before, why should you care about her life and death now? She's already unrelated to you, can you afford to get into trouble for her? ”

"Father! Whether it will cause trouble, the child has his own sense of proportion, and you don't need to worry about me all the time. Also, I've heard from a couple of my friends recently that you've been looking for them. They are all forces that I have managed to win over with great difficulty, and if you say the opposite to me, it will shake their determination to follow me, can't you let me deal with these things on my own? ”

Bai Ronghai frowned and said, "Can you handle it yourself?" If you can handle it well, I naturally don't want to worry about it, but you can't even put out the fire in your own backyard, can you rule the country and level the world? I'll give you a month, this month I will go back to Baijiawan to visit your uncle, if Xi'er can reunite with you in a month, I will let you go and stop caring about you, but if you can't make Xi'er change her mind when I come back, you will break those wishful thoughts as soon as possible and stay by my side honestly! ”

Bai Qiaoxuan stopped Bai Ronghai, "Is it up to me to control whether Xi'er comes back or not?" Besides, it's not like I haven't gone to her these days, but she just won't see me, so what can I do? How can I end up with such an unreasonable father as you? ”

Bai Ronghai shouted: "Presumptuous! Is that the way you talk to your father? Don't think that with Lu Tiansheng supporting you behind your back, you can be lawless, without Lu Xi, do you think he still holds you?! Let go! ”

Bai Qiaoxuan had no choice but to let go and let his father leave.

After Yang Hao married Lu Ye, he was worried that the Gou family would have no one to take care of him in his old age, so he asked Lu Tiansheng, hoping that he would allow them to take the Gou family to the mansion to take care of him. Since Gou's madness, Lu Tiansheng has never seen her again, and he has to spend manpower and material resources to take care of her, and he has long been disgusted with her in every way, and now her daughter and son-in-law voluntarily took this big burden away, Lu Tiansheng couldn't ask for it, and agreed very happily.

After Yang Hao got Lu Tiansheng's permission, he immediately returned to his office to call Lu Ye, and while the two were talking, the telegraph machine in Yang Hao's hand made a sound.

Lu Ye on the other end of the phone heard the voice and asked, "Is there a telegram from your side?" If yes, you can get busy first, and I'll pick up the fourth aunt myself. ”

Yang Hao replied: "Okay, then you bring more people yourself, pay attention to safety, and don't let her hit you again." ”

Lu Ye smiled: "Got it." Come back early after you are busy, and we will have a reunion dinner as a family tonight. ”

Yang Hao responded softly, immediately took out the code, received and translated the telegram, his eyes widened as more and more words were translated, he took the complete telegram, blinked repeatedly, and rushed into the Overseer's office after making sure that it was not his own dazzle.

"Overseer, something happened. Bai Ronghai, the old man of the Bai family, was assassinated on the way back! ”

Lu Tiansheng's eyes widened, "What?!" Telegram to me. ”

Yang Hao said: "The murderer claimed to be a subordinate of King Duluo, and after being arrested, he committed suicide by taking poison. He disguised himself as a flight attendant and shot him while delivering food to Master Bai. Master Bai was just going to visit relatives this time, and he didn't bring too many guards......"

Lu Tiansheng shook his head, "It has nothing to do with how many guards there are. No matter how many guards he had, if King Duro wanted to kill him, he would definitely be able to find a way to break them out. King Duluo's move is to take revenge on us, to be precise, to take revenge on Qiao Xuan, because it was Qiao Xuan's idea to attack Duluo. When Qiao Xuan mentioned this matter to me that day, there were only five people present, but whether it was Xi'er, Zhi'er or Yuqing, it was impossible for them to betray Qiao Xuan. ”

Yang Hao pondered and said: "We have not stopped our internal and external troubles over the years, and because of this, we have been extremely strict in cleaning the personnel in the Overseer Administration, how can King Duluo still be able to insert nails?" Will it be ......?"

Lu Tiansheng continued: "Are you saying that it may be that one of the three of them leaked his mouth outside to spread the news?" Yuqing acted calmly, it was impossible to get words out of her mouth, let alone her own words, although Zhi'er was not as stable as Yuqing, but he rarely had contact with people above the officialdom. Then it's only Xi'er, she's in a bad mood these days, and she always goes out drinking with her friends, and it's very likely that someone with ulterior motives took advantage of her drunkenness to make a statement, or maybe she was drunk and talking nonsense. You go and check all the people that Xi'er has been in contact with in the past half a month, I want to know which thing that doesn't know whether it's alive or dead leaked the news! ”

Yang Hao was about to go out after receiving the order, but was stopped by Lu Tiansheng again, "Don't forget to pass on the news of Bai Ronghai's assassination, and let Qiao Xuan and his sister go to collect their father's body as soon as possible." Also, we checked closely, it doesn't mean that King Duluo can't intervene in people, otherwise how can Zhang Xuan explain? Therefore, we still have to check the entire Overseer Department to be at ease. ”

Yang Hao said: "It's better for the Overseer to think about it, so the subordinates will do it." ”

When Qing Ziting and Tong Yuqing got the news, the two were sorting out the books in the study, Tong Yuqing panicked and almost knocked down the bookshelves. Fortunately, Shuque's eyes were quick, so he didn't hurt Qing Ziting on the side of the bookshelf.

Obviously, it was Qing Ziting who was almost injured, but his first reaction after being pulled out by Shuque was to see if Tong Yuqing was injured. Tong Yuqing came out of the panic when she heard his voice, and hurriedly went to investigate Qing Ziting's situation.

Qing Ziting held her hand and said softly, "I'm fine, do you want to visit Baifu?" ”

Tong Yuqing shook her head calmly, "Let's wait for their funeral before going to mourn." ”

Qing Ziting guessed that she was trying to avoid suspicion, so she said to Shuque: "You go to Baifu to inquire, has the eldest lady gone back?" ”

A quarter of an hour later, Shuque came back and said, "Childe, the eldest lady has rushed back to the Bai Mansion, but Bai Gongzi and Miss Bai have already rushed to collect the body of Master Bai and are not in the mansion. ”

Qing Ziting nodded with satisfaction, "Xi'er is still not too confused. ”

Suddenly there was a sound of books falling outside the door, Qing Ziting and Tong Yuqing hurriedly ran out to investigate, and saw Tong Yuhao standing by the wall in a daze, not knowing what to say.

"Sister, which Bai family are you talking about...... No...... It's not Jiayin, their family is not ......"

Tong Yuqing's tears swirled in her eyes, she wanted to open her mouth but couldn't say anything, Tong Yuqing grabbed her sister's sleeve and asked, "Sister, where did Jiayin and Brother Qiao Xuan go?" Where is Uncle Bai's body? I'm going to find them! ”

Tong Yuqing shook her head and cried: "No, you can't go." King Douro is a mad dog now, and he doesn't necessarily bite anyone. You go alone, I don't feel at ease. ”

Tong Yuhao said anxiously: "Sister, I am thirteen years old, and I know how to protect myself." If you don't worry about me going alone, I'll take a few more guards. In short, I must meet Jiayin. She lost her mother at a young age, and now she has lost her father, and I can't let her face it all alone, I'm afraid she can't afford it. ”

Tong Yuqing just wanted to say that she still had her brother by her side, so she heard Qing Ziting say: "Ruoxiao, since Yuhao wants to go, let him go." He couldn't feel at ease when he stayed at home, so he asked him to see Jia Yin and Qiao Xuan. In this way, we can rest assured, if you don't worry about Yu Hao, we will send some more people to protect him. ”

Tong Yuqing still didn't want her younger brother to go, so Qing Ziting had to pull her aside and whispered: "Even if you are a parent, you have to learn to let go, not to mention that you are a sister?" If you keep Yu Hao by your side like this, when will he grow up? Besides, if you don't let him go, he won't go? Wouldn't it be more dangerous for him to sneak out behind our backs? Can you keep an eye on him all the time for twelve hours a day? Rather than let him sneak out on his own, let's take care of it, don't you think that's the truth? ”

Tong Yuqing remembered that when she first joined the Financial Secretary at the age of thirteen, she was often reluctant to listen to her father's words, so she fulfilled her brother's wish and selected the elite of the government for him to protect his safety.

Bai Qiaoxuan's brothers and sisters and Tong Yuhao rushed to the place where Bai Ronghai was assassinated one after another, and Lu Xi arrived with them. Bai Jiayin refused to believe that her father had really left her all the way, so when she saw her father's cold corpse, she knelt on the ground softly, and when she saw Tong Yuhao, she fell into his arms and cried. Compared with her, Bai Qiaoxuan is like an emotionless walking corpse, without a single tear, just collecting the body and burying it with the people who accompanied him.

Because Bai Ronghai was killed and died, not died of illness at home, so many funeral ceremonies could not be carried out normally, Xuancang had to ask Bai Qiaoxuan, where are you going to bury Bai Ronghai?

Bai Qiaoxuan said without thinking about it: "Naturally, it is Jindu." The mansion in Baijiawan is now where my uncle lives, and we can't put the mourning hall there. ”

Although Bai Qiaoxuan didn't have anything to do on the surface, as if the person who had the accident was not his father, Xuancang had been by Bai Qiaoxuan's side since he was a child, knowing that the more major events he encountered, the more he was in danger, but the more he was in danger, the more his pent-up heart was burning. Just like Tong Yuqing got married that day, he would rather arrange the future with a smile on his face, and would rather vomit blood after coming back, rather than lower his head and softly beg her to change his mind and lose face in front of her.

With his problem, Xuan Cang persuaded him from childhood to adulthood, but it had no effect at all, so he could only give up and escort the coffin back to the capital according to his instructions.

Along the way, Bai Qiaoxuan was silent, and Tong Yuxuan wanted to comfort him a few words, but he sent them to Bai Jiayin's side. The road was bumpy, coupled with a bad mood, Bai Jiayin soon fell ill. Tong Yuhao took care of her in every detail, and finally made her condition improve when she was about to arrive in Jindu.

One evening, Tong Yuhao fell asleep in the car because she was too tired, but suddenly heard Bai Jiayin's voice, "I don't have a father anymore, and from now on, I will really be an orphan." ”

Tong Yuhao hugged her and said softly, "You still have a brother, and me." ”

Bai Jiayin muttered: "When I was three years old, my mother died of illness. My father married my stepmother, and she didn't treat my brother and me well at all, and just wanted to have another child with my father. So she took advantage of my father's busy official duties and was not at home to torture me and my brother in every way. My brother is nine years older than me, much more sensible than me, and much smarter than me. Many times, he was able to make my stepmother not bully me, but reaped the consequences. The stepmother hated the root of her teeth, so the wicked person sued in front of her father. His father's ears were soft, and his brother had a temper that would rather die than bow his head, and when the woman cried and made trouble in front of him, he thought that everything was his brother's fault. Every time I saw him punish his brother for that woman, I hated him so much that I gritted my teeth. ”

Tong Yuhao was a little surprised, "It turns out that you also have a stepmother, I only found out today." She's not in your house now, is she gone or dead? ”

Bai Jiayin replied: "Good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil." Once, when she was bullying my brother, my father happened to see it, and my father realized that he had wronged my brother all along, so he divorced the evil woman. ”

Tong Yuhao smiled and said: "This kind of woman doesn't stop her, do you still keep her to harm you?" Your father did the right thing. ”

Bai Jiayin said with tears in her eyes: "But even if my father divorced her, as long as I think of her, I will still blame my father, blame him for finding such a vicious stepmother for me and my brother." For so many years, I was still closer to my brother than to my father. Now I want to forgive him and say sorry to him, but he doesn't hear him anymore. ”

Tong Yuhao rubbed her forehead and said, "Little fool, I know my son Mo Ruo's father." How could your father not know your mind? Even if he didn't know it before he died, it's not too late for you to tell him now. ”

Bai Jiayin's tears suddenly stopped, "Now? ”

The two were talking, the car had already driven to the hotel where they stayed tonight, Tong Yuhao took Bai Jiayin to the rooftop of the hotel, pointed to the stars in the sky, and said, "Look at the stars in the sky, your father is now among them." ”

Bai Jiayin burst into tears and laughed, "Do you still think that I am a three-year-old child, and I will make a wish on the stars?" ”

Tong Yuhui saw that she was in a better mood, so he joked with her, "How old do you think you are, aren't you still a child who needs to be coaxed?" ”

Bai Jiayin puffed up her waist angrily, and Tong Yuhao said, "I won't laugh with you." When my parents first arrived, I couldn't support it, but I didn't want my sister to worry about me while carrying the burden of the family, so I tried to coax myself in the same way that my mother coaxed me when I was a child, and slowly, I figured it out. I know that my parents are in heaven and must want my sister and me to be safe and happy, instead of drowning in the pain of the past every day. ”

Bai Jiayin remembered the scene when Tong Yuhao's parents passed away, losing both parents in one day, adults may not be able to bear it, let alone his ten-year-old child?

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to provoke your sadness."

Tong Yuhui waved his hand, "It's okay, I just want to tell you that no matter what happens, the key is to see if you can think about it yourself, otherwise it will be in vain for others to persuade you." ”

Bai Jiayin nodded seriously and said her belated apologies to the brightest and brightest star in the sky......

It stands to reason that the arrangement of the mourning hall after the deceased is buried for Anhou should be removed, but until the funeral is completed, the mourning hall in Baifu has not disappeared, Bai Qiaoxuan knelt in front of the spirit day and night, and refused to get up no matter who tried to persuade him.

Tong Yuqing heard that he had been kneeling in front of the spirit for three days and three nights, and he couldn't sit still anymore, and he couldn't care about avoiding suspicion, so he went directly to Baifu to visit. Qing Ziting stood at the door and personally guarded the door for them.

Tong Yuqing wanted to scold him, but seeing his emaciated and haggard appearance, those words of blame could no longer be spoken, and just squatted quietly beside him......

The cold moonlight reflected in the brilliant light of the room, and suddenly it rained heavily, and the drizzle like silver needles was blown onto the window lattice, ethereal as if it were a voice from another world.

"I remember when I visited you after your parents died, I used to say that I felt your pain. Now that I think about it, when I said that, I must have wanted to hit me, right? ”

He didn't speak for three days, and his voice was hoarse, but Tong Yuqing knew that even if he poured water for him now, he wouldn't want to drink it, so he replied to his words: "Yes." When things don't happen to you, you never know how it will make you feel. So even if it was Yu Hao, I didn't dare to say that he was in pain at that time, I felt it. ”

Bai Qiaoxuan smiled sadly, "So who first said the word empathy?" I really want to find him out and ask who in this world has the same background of joys, sorrows, and opportunities as him, so that he can say these four words so confidently? He...... Forget it, no matter how guilty he is, it will not be greater than mine, you know, what was the last thing I said to my father? ”

Tong Yuqing knew that it was not a good thing to say when she heard him, but she didn't dare to speak out, so she could only listen to him and say: "I said, why did I end up with such an unreasonable father as you?" This is the last sentence that my father said when he heard me when he was alive, do you say that I am a dutiful son? There should be no one more filial than me, right? ”

Tong Yuqing's brows were tightly locked, and he didn't dare to say a word, and the words that he had thought of comforting him became pale and weak.

"I used to complain to God, why don't you give me a powerful father? If my father had more power than Lu Tiansheng, I wouldn't have lost you, and I wouldn't have to fight for power outside. I've always thought he was dragging me down, but who was dragging down who in the end? If I hadn't helped Yang Hao in order to win over the power, I wouldn't have offended King Duluo, and if I hadn't offended King Duluo, he wouldn't want to take revenge on me, and he wouldn't have sent someone to assassinate my father. So at the end of the day, my father died for me! But the last thing I said to him was to complain that he was unreasonable! Complaining about him will only protect himself! Complaining that he's holding me back! ”

Bai Qiaoxuan cried and fell into Tong Yuqing's arms, Tong Yuqing's tears slipped unexpectedly, she gently patted his back, and wanted to speak several times, but she couldn't say a word......

Although Qing Ziting was separated from them by the rain and through the window, he could guess what they were talking about. He sighed silently, if his father hadn't used his power to persecute Ruoji, he wouldn't have lived in guilt and accommodation all day long. But there are no ifs in life, he can only carry the weight of the past forward.

Qing Ziting covered his face with his hands, and suddenly saw a shadow through his fingers, he stood up in shock, and after seeing who it was, he was even more incoherent: "Xi...... Ciel ...... You return ...... It's back...... It's raining so hard, why don't you wait for the rain to stop and come back......"

Lu Xi laughed angrily, "It's raining heavily, and it hasn't affected the enthusiasm of the second brother and sister-in-law to visit." Is the second brother guarding the door here? Are you Tong Yuqing's husband or one of her dogs?! ”

Saying that, Lu Xi was about to break into the house, but Qing Ziting hurriedly stopped her, "Xi'er, Qiao Xuan is in a bad mood and has been kneeling here for several days. You came back for his body, didn't you? Wouldn't it be great if Ruo Jia could get him up? Don't worry, when she settles down Qiao Xuan, we will go back to the house immediately, and we will not disturb your husband and wife. ”

As Qing Ziting spoke, Tong Yuqing had already helped Bai Qiaoxuan up, and Lu Xi pushed Qing Ziting away vigorously when he saw this, and roared angrily: "Since all of us are nothing in his eyes!" Only Tong Yuqing's words are willing to listen! So what else does he want from me, a lady?! I'll go in and let him leave me, and I'll give Tong Yuqing a place! ”

Qing Ziting blocked in front of her again, "Xi'er, calm down." If you really just want to persuade Qiao Xuan, don't make trouble, okay? ”

Before Lu Xi could speak, Liang Yue, who had just arrived at the White Mansion after Lu Xi, rushed over, "Second Young Master, what he said is too ridiculous, right?" Is it reasonable for someone to come to someone else's house in the middle of the night to persuade her husband? Qi Xi'er still feels sorry for him and wants to move back to the house to take care of him. Ciel, did you see that? The people who keep saying that they want to redeem you are doing this to you behind their backs, can't you tell who is really to you? ”