After nightfall, the Chengqian Palace is brightly lit.

It was already past the unitary time, Qu went to the east side hall alone, and Liubao Yuan and Zheng Shu waited in the main hall.

By the candlestick in the main hall, Bao Yuan was sewing something with a needle and thread in his hand.

From time to time, she paused to think for a moment before continuing to put down the stitches, but when she reeled the stitches, most of them were crooked because of hesitation and uncertainty.

She sighed, needlework really can't be fake, hand is hand life, and you can't practice it.

"You said that this Bai Tai Doctor is also weird and interesting, he doesn't teach his daughter to learn to be a girl, but his son has a pair of skillful hands, what does that Bai Daddy think?"

Bao Yuan raised his head with a smile, but saw Zheng Shu standing by the door alone, looking in the direction of the east side hall.

The expression was extremely focused, apparently completely unaware of what he was saying.

"Granny Shu!" Bao Yuan shouted again.

At this time, Zheng Shu's shoulders shook slightly, and then she turned around, frowned and looked at Bao Yuan, with some unhappiness in her eyes, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ”

"I just spoke to you!" Bao Yuan put down the needle and thread in his hand, also walked to the door, and looked at the east side hall along Zheng Shu's line of sight, "What are you looking at here, you can see so fascinated?" ”

"I didn't see anything, I just thought about things."

Bao Yuan laughed, "No matter what you think, Niang Niang won't be able to come back now, let's wait." ”

Zheng Shu touched her heart lightly, glared at Bao Yuan gently, and then turned around and returned to the table where Bao Yuan was sitting.

She glanced at the needle and thread that Bao Yuan put on the table, "When is this time, you still have the heart to think about this ......"

"If you don't think about this, you can't do anything else." Bao Yuan smiled and said, "It's useless for us to be in a hurry here, why don't we do something else." ”

Zheng Shu sighed again.

Bao Yuan immediately covered his ears, "Don't sigh, yesterday was a mother, and today it's you...... If I listen to it any more, I'll be a little old lady tomorrow with a long sigh. ”

"Am I not in a hurry...... Tomorrow night is the garden party, and the mother is still so hesitant, not even determined, how can this work. Zheng Shu replied softly.

"What did the old lady say, did she let the mother go or not this time?" Bao Yuan asked curiously.

Speaking of the old lady, Zheng Shu felt a little headache again.

"The old lady said that it was up to her to go or not." Zheng Shu's gaze fell to the ground, "I think the old lady is completely cold to our mother this time......"

Zheng Shu's hands were twisted into her sleeves, and her eyes were still looking out a little casually.

I remembered the conversation between Bai Ling and himself in the afternoon...... Zheng Shu was still apprehensive in her heart.

But there is no other way but to believe in her at this moment.

……

The candles in the east side hall were burning, and they were open against the east window, and the leaves of the creeper outside had not yet grown, and the wind blew a slight sound.

In the room, Bai Ling and the concubine sat diagonally opposite each other, and between the two of them was a small round coffee table, on which were placed two or three handkerchiefs that had been wet, and half a cup of warm water.

The door was locked from the inside, but Qu's voice was still very low, and Bai Ling's body leaned forward slightly towards Qu's side, discerning every word she said from the thick nasal voice.

The second consultation was not much different from the first, and most of the time the person who was talking was still the concubine.

She had so much to say.

At first, I just smiled and said that I couldn't recognize myself in the mirror when I was dressing up yesterday, as if I was telling the story of someone next to me.

And then it's like pulling a thread out of the conversation box - as long as you continue to talk about it, the grievances and patience of these years seem to come to your heart like a landslide.

Brother Qu Xiu's official fortune over the years has been prosperous, and the Qu family has been rewarded several times...... She has done everything she has done for her family over the years, one by one.

It's just that when he mentioned the disputes of the previous dynasty a few times, Qu wanted to say something and stopped, but in the end he still hastily brought it over.

She wept as she spoke, and secretly surprised herself - this was something she had never expected, she had never spoken to anyone before, but she remembered everything so clearly in her heart.

The narrative itself brought a strong sense of shame—she couldn't help but think of what vicious words they would use to humiliate herself if the person in front of her was not Bai Ling, but her mother or brother.

Astute? Care? Childish? Or is there no big picture......

Why do you want to talk to the Boling in front of you? Do you still expect her to do justice for herself?

At this moment, countless voices in her heart sneered at her, and some futile feeling came over her again, holding her in the center of the storm.

Every suspicious thought is like a maggot on a tarsal bone, and like a whip that falls for no reason.

…… It's just as painful to talk about.

Qu Shi stopped, she looked at Bai Ling with tears in her eyes, and she was a little dazed for a while, not knowing how to describe her mood at the moment.

She heard Bai Ling sigh softly.

"I may be talking too much...... Qu muttered.

"No," Bai Ling shook his head, "Niangniang's words make me feel ...... Well, it's a strange feeling. ”

Qu Shi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became a little nervous, "...... You are, what does it feel like? ”

"When Niang Niang told me this......" Bai Ling lowered his eyes, and tried equally hard to find the words in his mind, "I feel that the old lady and Lord Qu are also in this room, staring at us all the time, examining every word we say. ”

She was obviously thinking about it too, and said slowly, "So I think...... It's very depressing, and it's very uncomfortable. ”

Qu only felt tears welling up again.

She didn't know how Bai Ling did it, but when she heard "The old lady and Lord Qu are constantly examining our every word", she felt that her whole body was slightly shocked.

Over the years, she knows her mother and brother too well, and what kind of evaluation her words and deeds will receive in exchange has almost become an instinctive reaction that does not need to be considered.

At this moment, the sense of self-blame and guilt that was still buzzing in his mind disappeared.

She was speechless, so she grabbed a handkerchief and pressed it to her eyes for the time being.

The low, stoic cry was hidden by the wind and could only be heard in this room.

"Why?"

When this burst of emotion passed, Qu Shi finally raised his head and opened his mouth with a little confusion, "...... Why do you think that? ”

"Because in everything Niang Niang said, there was a lot of justification, as if it was used to respond to some sharp belittling and accusations...... And each of these words made me very worried to listen to them. Bai Ling replied softly, "Does Niangniang also have the kind of feelings I said?" ”

Qu frowned, bit his lip slightly, and nodded.