Chapter 11: The Truth
"Then I'll be sure that I'm not careful, she can't eat me!" He didn't believe that Qingluan could be so powerful.
"It's hard to say if I can eat you." Bai Shuqin knew that Qingluan's kung fu was good, and it was not easy for ordinary people to splash her, so when he saw his sensitive movements, he asked, "Have you practiced before?"
"When I was a child, I studied with Daddy for a few years!"
She nodded appreciatively: "Yes, be more cautious next time." Qingluan comes back, you tell her that I am reading in the study. ”
Bai Shuqin used the time that Du Zijun spent every day to open Qingluan and turned through Zhuo Jinxuan's study and bedroom carefully, but he did not find any letters or other evidence of Zhuo Jinxuan's correspondence with the enemy country.
Seeing that a month was coming, if she didn't go to Nangong Che to get the Xiaoyao Pill, when the toxicity attacked, she couldn't bear it.
Zhuo Jinxuan still didn't return home, and Qingluan's surveillance really gave Bai Shuqin a headache. Although Du Zijun can support her for a while now, the routines have been used too much, and Qingluan has also learned smartly.
On this day, Bai Shuqin wore a purple dress with a little powder. The scar on her forehead was not hidden, and her smooth face set off the hideousness of the scar, reminding her of everything she had suffered in Baifu all the time.
Qingluan combed her hair in a bun, "Is the imperial concubine going out today?" ”
Bai Shuqin didn't answer, thinking in her heart that since Zhuo Jinxuan didn't come back, then she would come to the door to ask for someone.
When they arrived at Baifu, Zhuo Jinxuan and Bai Shao'an had not yet returned. When Madame Bai saw her coming, she didn't treat her with a good color. It's just that now she is the third princess after all, and she still has to do superficial work.
Bai Binbin heard that Bai Shuqin was coming, dressed up a little and rushed over from the backyard, sat down opposite her, and asked knowingly: "Sister, why are you free today?" ”
Bai Shuqin sat on the Taishi chair, picked up the teacup on the side and took a sip, ignoring her.
Seeing this, Madame Bai couldn't help but reprimand: "Why didn't Bing ask you something?" Even if you are the Third Imperial Princess, she is still your sister. ”
"Sister?" Bai Shuqin raised his eyebrows, "Sister who amuses me?" Or watch the maid push me into the water and kill my sister? ”
She said it lightly, but Bai Bingbin knew how deep the hatred for her was in her heart. But she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what she did, and it was a mistake for a subordinate to seduce the child born to her father.
When Madame Bai heard that she was about to get angry again, Bai Bingbin soothed: "Mother, you don't need to be angry with her, it's not worth it to be angry." ”
Zhuo Jinxuan has been in Baifu for the past few days, and she naturally has confidence. What's more, Bai Shaoan told her that it was now a critical moment for the prince to be established, and all the chaos could not come out. In the future, as long as Zhuo Jinxuan becomes the emperor, the position of the queen will be hers, and compared to this, a mere three imperial concubines will be insignificant.
Looking at this time, Zhuo Jinxuan and Bai Shao'an are almost down and are coming back, and Bai Bingbin no longer says anything to Bai Shuqin.
Zhuo Jinxuan noticed Bai Shuqin as soon as he entered the door, and couldn't help but think a lot in his heart, what was she going to do today?
Mrs. Bai and Bai Binbin saw the two of them coming back and got up to greet them, Bai Shaoan pointed at Bai Shuqin: "What is she doing here?" ”
Bai Shuqin drank tea by himself as if he hadn't seen the two of them.
Zhuo Jinxuan saw Qingluan standing aside and walked over to ask her, but she was also confused about this.
At this time, Bai Shuqin raised his head and glanced at him: "The husband has not returned to the house for many days, and the concubine is thinking about the husband in the mansion and is sick, so she came to greet her." ”
The reason she said Zhuo Jinxuan naturally didn't believe it, without him in the house, she was living a free life, how could she miss him.
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Bai Shuqin said slowly: "Actually, I don't want to come over to disturb my husband, but the rumors outside have been a little bad recently!" For the sake of her husband's reputation, the concubine had to come to welcome her husband home! ”
Although Zhuo Jinxuan has been in Baifu recently, he has his own eyes and ears for things outside, and he has not heard any rumors, so he doesn't know what she is doing.
Bai Shaoan didn't know what she was messing with, and scolded angrily: "Nonsense! When was there a rumor of the Three Princes outside? ”
Bai Shuqin shrugged his shoulders and looked at Bai Shao'an: "It is rumored outside that there is a beauty in the Bai Mansion, who has fascinated the third prince, and he will not even return to the mansion, and he will only ask about affairs." Presumably that beauty must be a vixen, otherwise how could the third prince with a good reputation be addicted to beauty all day long and can't extricate himself! Haven't you heard? ”
Several people looked at each other, and they had not heard of the rumors she had heard. Zhuo Jinxuan looked at her with a smug face, knowing that she did it on purpose, and walked in front of her in a few steps: "Don't make a fool of yourself, say something." ”
Bai Shuqin raised his head: "There are no rumors now, but there will be no guarantee next." Bai Bingbin, if you dare to rob my husband, you will be able to bear the consequences! She looked at Bai Bingbin with a fierce look, if she thought that Zhuo Jinxuan would win without returning home, then she would tell her how to write the lost words.
It was Bai Shuqin who snatched the position of the third imperial concubine from her, and at this moment, she was beaten upside down, and Bai Binbin's aggrieved eyes were red.
Mrs. Bai protected her distressedly and scolded Bai Shuqin: "You don't want to get an inch." You know how your position came about, and you dare to frame her! ”
Seeing the two of them like this, Bai Shao'an hurriedly asked the maid to help them go back, and if they stayed, they didn't know what they would be like when Bai Shuqin became angry.
Zhuo Jinxuan's face was gloomy, he knew that according to her temper, it was very likely that he would really do something. Now he didn't want to take the risk, so he compromised with her: "What do you want?" ”
"Please go home!" Bai Shuqin said sonorously and powerfully.
He didn't believe that the purpose of her coming was just to let him go home, but he really couldn't figure her out, so he could only nod and agree: "Yes, you also pay attention to your words and deeds, don't go too far." After all, if something happens, it's not good for you. ”
Bai Shuqin has her own plans in her heart, she has always done things in a measured manner, even if they think things are excessive, she can handle them properly. She smiled: "Whether it's good or not, it's my business!" ”
There is nothing else to do at this moment, things have come to this point, Zhuo Jinxuan wanted to leave to go home, but seeing that she was indifferent, a nameless fire burst out, and asked her in a low voice: "What else do you want to do?" ”
Bai Shuqin saluted him: "Husband, go back first." I haven't been back for a long time, I miss my parents, so it's okay to stay and rest for a few nights, right? ”
Zhuo Jinxuan didn't believe it, afraid that she would want to do something to Bai Bingbin if she stayed, and wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she would save him a lot of trouble by staying here, so he agreed.
Bai Shuqin asked Qingluan to go back with him, and Zhuo Jinxuan knew in his heart that she didn't want to be watched, which made him even more suspicious of her motive for staying.
Bai Shuqin saw it, and turned to look at Bai Shao'an: "Don't worry, husband, I think my father will definitely arrange a servant for me." Qingluan has worked hard to take care of me these days, so let her go back to rest for two days. ”
Bai Shaoan has always disliked her, and she is even more disgusted at the moment, but since she has spoken, it is not easy to refuse. "Third prince, the ministers will arrange it properly, you can rest assured that you will go back."
Although Zhuo Jinxuan didn't like Bai Shuqin's approach, he thought of the previous investigation that she was bullied in Baifu, and still reminded Bai Shao'an: "Now she is the third imperial concubine, and her status is different from what she used to be." Although it is occasionally excessive, but after all, it is your daughter, and everything needs to be taken care of. ”
Was he worried that she would be bullied? Bai Shuqin looked at him, but he didn't look at her. After Bai Shaoan agreed, he didn't linger and left.
Bai Shao'an prepared a good wing room for Bai Shuqin, and the facilities in the room were three points better than her in the Three Princes' Mansion compared to her before. Not to mention the servants, two big maids, and four little maids, even Du Zijun, who stayed behind, became a guest.
Although these maids hadn't done anything excessive to Bai Shuqin before, they weren't polite to her before. At this moment, they were arranged to take care of her, and everyone was cautious, for fear that she would deliberately make things difficult for them.
Although Bai Shuqin hated the Bai family to the bone, he would not be angry with a group of maids, and he only felt funny when he saw that they were cautious about even breathing. Those who bully the weak and fear the hard should be polite to everyone.
After having lunch alone, she took Du Zijun to the room where she used to live.
Since she left, the room had been empty, and no one had come to clean it. The shabby tables were covered in thick ash, the windows were covered with cobwebs, and when you opened the door, you could smell the musty smell of staleness.
Du Zijun covered his mouth and ran to open the window to let the sun shine in. He looked at Bai Shuqin strangely, he didn't stay in a good big room, how could he just run to this dilapidated and old small room.
Bai Shuqin saw his doubts and said: "This is the room where my mother and I used to live in Baifu, when I was a child, although the days were hard, my mother always cleaned up the room, and flowers would be placed on the windowsill every day. ”
"Isn't your mother Madame White?" Du Zijun said the question in his heart, and today he wanted to ask when he saw that Mrs. Bai had such a bad attitude towards her.
Bai Shuqin snorted in disgust: "She's not my mother!" ”
Bai Shu Qinniang's name is Helan, and her family lives in Linhai Jiangzhou, although her family is not wealthy, she is also worry-free. But when the plane came, my father was killed by pirates when he went to sea, and his body was soaked in the sea beyond recognition, and my mother was too frightened to fall ill.
Helan was the eldest daughter in the family, and she was only the age of cardamom at the time, and there were younger brothers and sisters underneath, and the burden of the family fell on her at once. After a few years, her beauty grew, causing the bad guys to sell her into a brothel, where she was rescued by a passing man.
Bai Shuqin paused, and then said, "My mother later learned that the man was a guard under Bai Shao'an. The man gave all his savings to his mother, and also found Lang Zhong to cure her mother's illness, and the family's situation gradually improved. ”
Du Zijun thought of the situation in his own family, and couldn't help but sigh: "He is really a good person!" ”
Bai Shuqin smiled: "The two made a private decision for life, but at this time, the man was ordered to go out, so he arranged her to be a maid in Baifu, and promised to marry my mother when he came back." This is probably the thing he regrets the most. ”
Bai Shaoan coveted Helan's beauty and did ridiculous things while he was drunk. Helan attempted suicide, Lang Zhong informed her that she was pregnant, and Mrs. Bai wanted a grandson, afraid that she would commit suicide again, and ordered several people to watch her.
When the man returned, Helan had no face to say goodbye. Although the man repeatedly told her that he did not care, he wanted to take her away. She always felt that she was dirty and no longer worthy of him.
The man was extremely angry and asked Bai Shaoan for revenge, but he was beaten by other guards and driven out of Baifu, and his whereabouts are unknown.
After Bai Shuqin was born, Mrs. Bai saw that she was not a boy, so she didn't care about her. Madame Bai was even more angry with her for seducing her husband, and beat and humiliated her in every way.
Helan wanted to die, but she thought that Bai Shuqin's little child had no one to take care of, and she was afraid that after she died, she would have only one way to die, so she gave up.
"When I was eight years old, my mother stayed with me for the first time and didn't let anyone bully me. I thought someone was going to protect me from now on! Although Bai Shuqin was smiling, his smile was endlessly desolate: "However, the next day, what I saw was my mother's cold corpse. Funny, right? Fate played such a joke on me! ”