Qi Tong smiled faintly and said, "Whether Miss Zhiyu is willing or not, it is not easy to meet the girl today. As a mother, I have no regrets about fighting for such an opportunity for my daughter. ”

Zhi Yu couldn't help admiring the lady in front of her, and actually came to Hualou to find her for the daughter born to her original partner.

"Madame is really not an ordinary woman, but Zhiyu is a little curious, I don't know where Madame's family lives?"

Qi Yun said succinctly: "Qingque Street, Baifu." ”

Zhi Yu's face turned pale, and he hesitated: "The daughter you just talked about, but Bai Suxin?" ”

At this time, Qi Tong was surprised and asked, "How does the girl know?" ”

Zhi Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Guessing randomly, I was fortunate enough to see her mother Lin Tianhe many years ago. It's just that I don't know if Bai Suxin is already married now? ”

Qi Tong shook his head lightly and said, "No, Xin'er's heart is a little impetuous, and her father and I want to ask the girl to teach her piano skills." ”

Zhi Yu smiled, her face regained her calmness, and said: "So that's the case, since I am the daughter of the old man, I should be willing to teach." It's just that my current identity is a little troublesome, don't Mrs. and Lord Bai care? ”

Qi Tong raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said: "Miss Zhiyu is a musician, even if she is trapped in the drunken flower building, she is still a person who sticks to her heart. How can my lord and I care about what others think? ”

Zhi Yu took a sip of tea, then shook her head and said, "Madam is wrong, I'm not trapped in Zuihualou, I'm just here to make a living." If Madame is willing to let me teach Ling Yan Fuqin, then how about I leave this flower building and live in Baifu? ”

Over the years, she has seen many men who have promised her a lifetime, but once those people heard her say that they were going to move out of Hualou, they were all scared away.

Although Zhiyu knew that Qi Tong was a woman, she also felt that she would scare Qi Tong away if she said this.

After all, there will be no family willing to let a Qinglou musician live in the house.

"If Miss Zhiyu is willing, we should welcome it. It's just that I don't know what Drunken Flower House needs to do to let Miss Zhiyu leave? Qi Tong said sincerely.

Zhi Yu had a new understanding of Qi Tong in front of her, and thought that she was really not an ordinary woman.

"I'm just saying this casually, the owner of the drunken flower building has helped me a lot over the years, so naturally I can't just leave. But don't worry, madam, I will keep my word about the professor's order to play the piano. ”

"Thank you, Miss Zhiyu." Qi Tong bowed slightly.

On the way home, Qi Tong heard someone on the street talking about something about getting married.

Even though it was strange, Qi Tong still endured his curiosity and returned to Baifu.

After returning home, Qi Tong immediately sent someone out to inquire about the matter.

Qi Tong is not a person who likes to listen to gossip and mundane things, and the reason why he is concerned about this matter is just because he thought that the queen mother had invited the nobles of the capital to enter the palace on her birthday.

Qi Tong was naturally worried, the Queen Mother's birthday was used to elect people who were close to her.

After a short time, the subordinates of the White Mansion inquired about their eyebrows.

It turned out that the monarch of the northern kingdom was friendly with the Great Jin Dynasty and intended to marry a woman from the Great Jin Dynasty as the queen.

People in the capital are also discussing, who will be the candidate for this and his relatives?

After Qi Tong figured out what was going on, he hurried to the Tassel Garden.

Bai Suxin was holding a thick ancient book and sitting on the stone bench under the big tree and watching, she was immersed in the book and didn't notice Qi Tong's arrival at all.

"Girl—" Asaaki reminded softly.

Bai Suxin slowly raised his head at this time, and happened to make eye contact with Qi Tong.

Bai Suxin put the book aside, and hurriedly got up and said, "Auntie didn't say a word when she came over, it was really rude like this." ”

"Xin'er doesn't have to be so polite, I only have a few words to ask you today."

Bai Suxin looked at Qi Tong with a solemn expression, and invited her stepmother into the study to talk in detail.

In the study room of Tassel Garden, only Bai Suxin and Qi Tong faced each other.

"I don't know if my aunt has anything important to order?" Bai Suxin was surprised.

Although she could see a slight difference in Qi Tong's expression, she couldn't guess what Qi Tong wanted to say.

"I just wanted to ask, what was so strange about Xin'er when she went to the Queen Mother's birthday banquet?"

Bai Suxin frowned and thought for a moment, and there seemed to be nothing unusual, so she asked, "Did the eldest lady hear something?" ”

Qi Tong bowed slightly, and said word by word: "The northern country is asking to marry a woman from our dynasty, and many people are saying that the Queen Mother's birthday banquet is to choose the right person. ”

Bai Suxin smiled and said leisurely: "The eldest lady must be too worried, if the Queen Mother really learned about the Northern Congress's proposal to marry half a month ago, it would not be like this now." ”

Bai Suxin's implication was, of course, that Empress Dowager Tong did not expect the matter of marrying in the north, so how could she have thought of and even prepared a banquet to consider the nobles half a month ago.

"Then the Empress Dowager Tong summoned you to the palace, so she really just attended the birthday banquet?" Qi Tong asked rhetorically with a frown.

Bai Suxin shook her head lightly and said with a smile: "Even if it is not to elect people who are close to each other, the Queen Mother's birthday banquet will not be so simple. However, no one can guess the true purpose of the Queen Mother. ”

Qi Tong lowered his eyes and sighed: "I'm just worried, if the Queen Mother really intends to choose someone from among the nobles in the capital to come and kiss, then what should I do?" ”

Although there are a lot of noblewomen in the capital, Bai Suxin is definitely first-class in terms of appearance and behavior, and Qi Tong's worries are obviously not superfluous.

Bai Suxin took the opportunity to hold Qi Tong's cold hand, and said with a determined look in her eyes: "Don't worry, auntie, I naturally won't let myself be in danger." Besides, the first choice must be a woman in the royal family, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to take my turn. ”

Qi Tong breathed a sigh of relief, sure enough, she was concerned about the chaos, she really forgot that since ancient times, the first thing she had considered was the royal woman.

Seeing that Qi Tong's expression was gradually normal, Bai Suxin quietly took out a string of shark bead bracelets and put them on Qi Tong's left hand.

The shark beads sent by the lord of Lile County can clearly be worn into a necklace, but Bai Suxin has strung them into two bracelets.

Qi Tong looked at the bracelet with a puzzled expression, and was unconsciously stunned.

Is this a shark bead?

"Where did Xin'er get these shark beads?" Qi Tong asked curiously.

Bai Suxin smiled faintly and said, "It was sent by the county lord of Lile yesterday, and I specially strung the shark beads into two bracelets today." Thinking that the color of the shark beads is translucent, it is very good for the aunt. My eldest mother and I are a string, which can be regarded as a token between our mother and daughter. ”

Even if Qi Tong is an informal person, he still loves ornaments like an ordinary woman.

Besides, when Bai Suxin said this, she recognized her stepmother from the bottom of her heart.

"Well, since the heart is given to me, I will take it well. My heart is so sensible, I am very relieved. It's just that I don't know if I'm willing to learn the piano with Miss Zhiyu? ”

Facing his stepmother's words, Bai Suxin was stunned.

Why learn to play the piano? She can play the piano.