Chapter 12: Serious
Du Zijun only felt that Bai Shuqin and her mother were extremely pitiful, and wanted to open her mouth to comfort her, but she continued: "If I tell you, the Three Princes' Mansion may not be my place to stay for a long time, are you still willing to follow me?" ”
Du Zijun knew that he was the one she brought back, and if she wasn't there, he would definitely be kicked out. But his father told him that there are more things in this world than money. She treated him well, and he nodded solemnly: "I do!" ”
She didn't expect him to agree so simply, and a smile appeared on her face: "You can rest assured, as long as you are loyal to me, even if I leave, you will be arranged." I, Bai Shuqin, have always been talkative! ”
For some reason, Du Zijun just believed her, maybe it was her clear eyes, he felt that she wouldn't lie to him.
At night, Bai Shuqin carefully searched Zhuo Jinxuan's room in Baifu, and searched Bai Shao'an's room again without finding any clues, and after making sure that nothing was found, she already had the answer in her heart.
In the early morning of the second day, Bai Shuqin came to the underground palace, and the place where the Chen Dao in the twelve passages led was Nangong Che's office. Wearing the token given by Nangong Che on her waist, she was able to walk unhindered in the underground palace.
There are many rooms in the Chen Palace, although he didn't see many people, Bai Shuqin can still feel that there are a large number of people in the dark, and all martial arts are strong. She walked through a dimly lit hallway, and at the end was where Nangong Che worked.
Outside the door stood two two-meter-high, hideous-looking beasts, carved lifelike, the eyes did not know what material, but they were shiny, like living creatures, and it was very scary in the dim light.
As soon as she reached the door, the door opened. She calmed down and strode inside.
Nangong Che had been waiting for her for a long time, and he was full of interest in what she was going to report to him.
Bai Shuqin didn't investigate anything, but she didn't feel weak because of this, but looked directly into his eyes: "Nangong Palace Master, the person you arranged has been in the Third Prince's Mansion for at least three months, and you haven't found any clues, so you should reflect." ”
Nangong Che looked at her with interest, and even knew how long the person he arranged had been there, which was really unusual.
Seeing that he was silent, Bai Shuqin knew that he had what he was thinking, and he sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Those few people who were arrested are all patriots, even if you kill them, they will not betray the country." Can you believe their words? ”
Nangong Che had the answer in his heart, he just wanted to see how much skill this woman who could pretend to be the third princess was.
Bai Shuqin didn't believe that he didn't know this truth, and the eldest prince married the princess of Zhou, they must have investigated the eldest prince first to no avail, and then turned the finger to Zhuo Jinxuan.
She paused, then continued, "If I were you, I wouldn't continue to waste time here!" ”
"Oh?" Nangong Che waited for her to continue.
"Since you can't find a clue here, let's go directly to the person who got the defense map!" Bai Shuqin looked at him straightly, the defense map had been leaked for so long, she believed that the defense map was fake at all, and they were luring the fish to take the bait.
Nangong Che was very satisfied with her answer, and threw the medicine bottle on the table to her: "This is your medicine this month!" Let this go in advance, and then there will be other things arranged for you. ”
Bai Shuqin took the medicine bottle and asked what it was, Nangong Che just smiled and didn't answer, so he let her go back. She's not in a hurry, he'll say it sooner or later.
Du Zijun leaned against the door, it rained heavily last night, and the yard was covered with a layer of fallen leaves, and it was still a little cool when the wind blew.
For this kind of deep boudoir compound, he always doesn't like it, everything has to be in line with etiquette, but he is born to love freedom. If it weren't for the fact that his family was really poor, he would want to go to the rivers and lakes to explore, and maybe he could leave a reputation for a lifetime.
Three maids walked towards him with toiletries, and Chunyue, who was the leader, saw him in front of the door and saluted him: "Please let us in!" ”
It's rare for someone to be so polite to him, if it weren't for Bai Shuqin's orders, I'm afraid that he would really let them in sideways. He told them that Bai Shuqin was still resting, and asked them to come back in half an hour. Chunyue said that she would not disturb her rest, but he stopped her back.
At about noon, the door of Bai Shuqin's room was still not open. When the words reached Madame Bai's ears, she sneered again: "It's only been a few days since I climbed the branches, and my body is too lazy to talk!" I'm going to see how long she wants to sleep! ”
Bai Bingbin knows her mother's temper, and she knows that Bai Shuqin is not easy to mess with now, if she is allowed to pass, she is afraid that she will be angry again. She helped Mrs. Bai and took the initiative to say, "Mother, don't go, my daughter will go over and have a look." ”
Madam Bai just thought of Bai Shuqin's arrogant appearance yesterday, and she felt that she couldn't swallow the anger in her heart. When she saw her in the past, she couldn't help but say something unpleasant to her. But Zhuo Jinxuan had an order before leaving, if she grabbed any tricks and went back to tell him, I was afraid that he would think they were bullying her.
So he let Bai Bingbin go over, and before leaving, he didn't forget to remind her not to be like Bai Shuqin.
Bai Bing Bin asked the kitchen to prepare some meals and let Xiaoqing take them. When she came to Bai Shuqin's door, Du Zijun really stopped her, and Xiaoqing stepped forward to quarrel with him.
Without saying a word, the door suddenly opened. Bai Shuqin didn't seem to have woken up yet, his hair was a little messy, and when he saw them arguing at the door, he asked sleepily, "What's the noise?" ”
Xiaoqing was afraid of her, took a step back, completely lost the prestige just now, and said timidly: "The eldest lady is afraid that you are hungry, so I specially sent some breakfast." ”
Bai Shuqin glanced at Bai Bingbin behind her, and didn't think she had such a good heart. She asked Du Zijun to take the breakfast and then closed the door.
Bai Bingbin was very dissatisfied with her performance, and his expression was full of unconcealed disgust: "You won't say a word of thanks?" Or is this virtue in Brother Jinxuan's mansion? ”
Bai Shuqin looked at her provocatively: "I can't ask you what virtue I have!" Speaking of thanks, I used to serve you tea and pour water every day, and I never saw you say thank you to me! She rolled her eyes, as if remembering something, picked up the porridge and threw it on Bai Bingbin.
Bai Bingbin was defenseless, splashed all over her body, and pointed at her nose in spite of the image and loudly asked what she was doing.
"Do what?" Bai Shuqin looked at her innocently: "What did you do to me?" Sister, am I doing well? ”
Before Bai Bingbin could speak, she slammed the door shut, leaving Bai Bingbin trembling outside the door. Xiaoqing was stunned stupidly, Du Zijun reminded her to take Bai Bingbin back to change clothes, and she reacted to help Bai Bingbing leave.
No one in Baifu dared to provoke Bai Shuqin anymore, and she slept with her until three poles in the morning, and no one cared. After a few days, she was bored, so she got up and went back.
As soon as she returned to the Three Princes' Mansion, before she could sit down and have a cup of tea, Qingluan hurriedly asked her to go over to see Zhuo Jinxuan.
She leisurely poured herself a cup of tea and told Qingluan that if Zhuo Jinxuan had something to do with her, let him come over in person, she would not go to see him.
Qingluan didn't see that she was joking, so she told Zhuo Jinxuan what she said.
"She's not small!" Zhuo Jinxuan didn't expect her to say this, if he really went to see her, then where would he put his face.
"You go and tell her, if she doesn't come to see me, let Steward Li stop her food!" He didn't believe it, and she hadn't come to see him yet.
Qingluan shook his head helplessly, and went to tell Bai Shuqin again. Bai Shuqin looked contemptuous when he heard this, did he think that if he cut off her food, she would be able to soften? He also underestimated her too much.
She didn't eat at night, she felt that it didn't matter, but she couldn't stand it a little if she didn't eat for a day, she turned out the dowry of Bai Bingbin, and handed a jade bracelet to Du Zijun, asking him to go to the pawnshop outside and buy something to eat.
Bai Shuqin didn't expect Du Zijun to come back with a lot of food, and also gave her three hundred taels of silver tickets. He told her that the jade bracelet was sold for three hundred and fifty taels. Although she knew that the jade bracelet was expensive, it was still worth three hundred and fifty taels when she went to the pawnshop, which was more than she imagined.
She really didn't have any savings in this world, she worked like a subordinate in Baifu before, but she couldn't get a penny, and she didn't even have money to buy something to pay tribute to her mother's death day. At this moment, she smiled slightly, thinking about it.
She took out all the dowries of Bai Bingbin and counted them, except for bedding, clothes and a few pieces of jewelry to attend the ceremony, everything else was taken out by Du Zijun for pawning.
Qingluan saw that she wanted to stop her, Bai Shuqin glanced at her: "These are all my things, don't I have the right to dispose of them?" ”
Qingluan didn't say anything anymore when she saw her serious expression, Bai Shuqin asked her to come over to help too, and during Zhuo Jinxuan's early dynasty, everything was exchanged for silver tickets by her.
With money, she has confidence. Even if she falls out with Zhuo Jinxuan one day, she has a way back.
Zhuo Jinxuan saw that three days had passed, and Bai Shuqin had not begged for mercy, so he asked Qingluan what was going on. Qingluan has a steady temperament, Bai Shuqin's actions in the past few days are completely beyond the scope of her cognition, and she doesn't know how to report to him for a while.
He sensed the embarrassment on her face: "Tell me the truth!" ”
"The third princess took out almost all of her dowry and pawned it!" After Qingluan finished speaking, he carefully observed his expression, for fear that he would be angry and what would Bai Shuqin do.
This is indeed like Bai Shuqin's style, he smiled: "Her dowry is a lot, when did it happen?" ”
"This morning." Thinking of that spectacular scene, Qingluan still had palpitations, and those who didn't know outside were afraid that it was rumored that the Three Princes' Mansion had run out of water.
Zhuo Jinxuan has been in the mansion for the past few days, and no one can stop her from doing such a ridiculous thing except him, and she can only do this kind of thing when he goes to the early dynasty. He held his forehead, this Bai Shuqin would really make trouble for him.
He didn't understand, but he asked her to come to him, and she was so reluctant? Or was he so hateful that she didn't even want to see him?
Over there, Bai Shuqin peeled off a chestnut and put it in her mouth, it's not that she really doesn't want to see Zhuo Jinxuan, it's just that he didn't go back to the house a few days ago? She's calling it a tooth for a tooth!
At noon, the sun was fierce, and the cracks in the ground seemed to be emitting heat, and there was not even a single bird to be seen outside, only the lively chirping of cicadas in the trees.
In the last early dynasty, the emperor specially allowed this royal hunt to bring female dependents. He lied that Bai Shuqin was sick and couldn't participate, but the emperor specially named her, just because Zhao Linlang, the princess of Zhao Kingdom, would also participate in the hunt this time.
Zhao is still martial and is known as a martial country. Zhao Linlang, the princess of Zhao Kingdom, has been practicing martial arts since childhood, especially good at archery. This time, in addition to wanting to marry the royal family, he also wanted to test their strength.
She took the initiative to propose to the emperor to compete with the three princes, but the emperor refused on the grounds that the competition between men and women was unfair, but proposed to let the three princesses compete with her. Although Zhao Linlang was reluctant, the emperor specified that he could only agree.
Zhuo Jinxuan was a little glad that it was Bai Shuqin at this moment. Although Bai Bingbin has martial arts, it is just a playful nature, and it may be okay to play with a spear, but it is definitely not possible to really compete.