"What do you mean?" Old Madam Qu said with a bit of a fox question.

Bai Ling said softly, "That's it...... Literally. ”

"Don't ramble around here!" Old Madam Qu's palm fell to the ground, making a loud bang, "Every word, tell me clearly!" ”

From the very beginning, she had no good impression of this young girl at all - Bai Ling had too many thoughts, and if it weren't for her appearance, the Qu family would not have almost completely cut off contact with the inner palace now.

But after all, now the concubine has made up her mind to take the little prince back to her side.

In view of this matter, Mrs. Qu felt that she could also keep Bai Ling's life for the time being, as long as this girl was willing to be obedient, her mind was a little more mature, and she didn't always act nonsense by her own temperament, then she didn't mind keeping such a little girl who could make her daughter happy by her daughter's side.

But now, instead of growing a little, Bai Ling has become even more arrogant than before.

Old Madam Qu hid her chagrin, but those contemptuous eyes still expressed her anger bluntly.

However, Bai Ling smiled and still ignored it—every fist that Old Madam Qu swung over seemed to hit the fluttering cotton.

I saw Bai Ling slowly walk to the window, condescendingly watching the people downstairs come and go, after a moment of silence, Bai Ling suddenly said, "Old lady, in fact, among so many people I have met, I always feel that you should be the most understanding of me. ”

Old Madam Qu had already turned blue, and she snorted coldly when she heard this.

The wind blowing high above made her eyes narrow, and Bai Ling's face was calm, and she didn't look back.

"I've heard Bao Yuan talk about the old lady's youth." Bai Ling said softly.

Old Madam Qu didn't speak, her eyes looked at Bai Ling with hatred and vigilance.

"Back then, the Chang family was in turmoil, old lady, you single-handedly turned the tide and helped the building to fall. Now the northern border is still guarded by General Chang, and if the ancestors of the Chang family are knowledgeable underground, they must also feel that the righteousness done by the old lady is worthy of the word loyalty and filial piety. This courage to bear the rise and fall of the family alone actually touched me very much. ”

Old Madam Qu took a deep breath, then raised her head slightly and turned her gaze away.

"I guess, the old lady has worked hard for the rest of her life to find a family path for the Qu family, and she also wants to repay the kindness of the Qu family to you back then, right?"

Bai Ling turned his head and asked calmly.

Old Madam Qu clenched her cane, and a cold smile appeared on her face, "Bai Siyao, don't think that you can coax me in front of me. I'm too old to eat your set, so I'll let you come today—"

Bai Ling smiled and shook his head, "Old Madam Qu, in fact, I have no interest in what you asked me to do today, it's just that after so many things happened in the palace, I wanted to come and see you, but you really haven't changed at all, and you don't even bother to hide your malice in front of me, and you will always look like this......

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

Bai Ling smiled, "I have a lot of things I want to say, but if you can't learn how to talk to people, old lady, there is no need for us to talk to each other." ”

With that, Bai Ling turned around and walked towards the staircase again.

"Stop!" Old Madam Qu scolded.

Bai Ling really stopped, "What else does Old Madam Qu want to say?" ”

Old Madam Qu sneered, "Bai Ling, don't blame me, the old man, for not reminding you, one day, you will be proud of your arrogance...... Regret! ”

"Then the old lady is the same," Bai Ling said softly, "and when that time comes, I hope you will calm down and think carefully about how to treat people and me in the future." ”

Looking at each other, Old Madam Qu suddenly realized that her kick seemed to be on the steel plate.

……

The days went on calmly for another three days.

Every day, news comes from the north, and there is a good news and a bad news, and the rest is all asking for food and wages.

In the past few days, Emperor Jianxi has looked a lot haggard, and the gray hair on his ears and temples has also increased visibly with the naked eye.

At dusk, Zhang Shouzhong came to Sun Beiji with a food box.

"Ge Lao," he put the food box on Sun Beiji's desk, "Let's take a break and try the craftsmanship of the clumsy Jing." ”

Sun Beiji took off his glasses on the bridge of his nose with a gloomy face and sighed softly.

There were two dishes and chopsticks in the food box, and Zhang Shouzhong skillfully moved the documents and notes on Sun Beiji's table aside, and then put out a few delicate small plates—there was almost no meat on the table, all of which were snacks made of seasonal vegetables and tofu.

The dishes are basically taking care of Sun Beiji's taste, after all, he is old, and his taste is becoming lighter and healthier, and the two small bowls of white rice are sprinkled with black sesame seeds, which are bubbling with aroma.

The two were eating, still facing official business, Sun Beiji asked four or five tickets sent to the celebrant this morning, some of them have been approved, some have not, Zhang Shouzhong replied one by one, the two have asked and answered, and the tacit understanding of many years of cooperation can be seen at a glance.

After talking about all the official affairs, Zhang Shouzhong suddenly said, "Today's excerpt over there in Dali Temple, I don't know if the elder has heard of it." ”

"What?"

"It's about the witch Gu in the palace a few days ago, and the charges set by Dali Temple for the criminal woman Lin came out."

Sun Beiji nodded-in the past, no one was willing to spend time with that Lin Jieyu, and now there is no such thing.

He could imagine the decision that Emperor Jianxi wanted.

Zhang Shouzhong continued, "...... There are a total of 114 crimes, according to the law. ”

Sun Beiji was silent for a moment, and then sighed, "Has the excerpt been sent to the palace?" ”

"Yes," Zhang Shouzhong nodded, "The Holy Lord immediately gave his reply." ”

"Which adults took the case?" Sun Beiji's tone was a little regretful, "If we can keep it, let's think of a way-"

Zhang Shouzhong smiled dumbly, he completely understood Sun Ge Lao's reaction, because he was also a reaction when he heard the news!

"Elder Ge, the emperor didn't ask anyone, the reply I just said is 'according to the law'!"

Sun Beiji was stunned for a moment, the chopsticks in his hand were not held steady for a while, and they almost fell off.

Zhang Shouzhong continued, "Moreover, the emperor's order is to directly finalize the case, and without review, the execution will be carried out tonight." ”

“…… Is this true? ”

"Absolutely." Zhang Shouzhong's eyes burned, "I also heard that there are palace people in the palace who secretly burned incense to celebrate after getting the news, and they were arrested, but Huang Gonggong personally ordered not to be investigated." ”

Sun Beiji didn't speak for a long time, and after a while, he put down the bowl and looked at Zhang Shouzhong seriously, "...... Whose handiwork is this? ”

"I don't know." Zhang Shouzhong replied softly, "But I got a copy of the Lin family's confession from Lord Xing, do you want to see it?" ”