Many thoughts poured into Bai Ling's mind at this moment.

When different people throw suicidal signals to the counselor, they have different goals.

Depressed visits may be due to despair of mood;

Visits to BPD (borderline personality disorder) may be used to test the counselor's response;

Even, for some fast-thinking visitors, "I want to kill myself" may just be a passing thought in their minds, and they just say it without thinking too much......

But in either case, the safest first instinct is probably to try to empathize and try to give feedback on what she said.

Bai Ling pondered for a moment, "Niangniang, do you think that I am the same as the old lady and Lord Qu...... Indifferent? It seems that our concern for you is ultimately based on our own interests. ”

Bai Ling was still staring into Qu's eyes as before.

Qu's chest rose and fell more violently than before, but her voice was still cold, "Isn't it?" ”

"I'm not, mother, I really hope to understand your position." Bai Ling's voice was soft.

Qu Shi laughed almost immediately, she looked away, looked at the branches that were swaying in the wind and rain not far away, and shook her head with a little sarcasm.

"Bai Ling, don't you think it's hypocritical for you to do this?"

Bai Ling still looked at Qu Shi, she was silent for a while, and then said, "Actually, I can feel that Niangniang is very angry now. ”

Qu snorted.

Bai Ling tilted his head slightly, and continued, "Although I think that I am indeed trying to show that I care about you, it seems that for Niangniang, this kind of concern means exploitation. I'll be a little curious, why is the mother...... How do you feel like that? ”

A flash of lightning flashed across everyone's faces.

Qu's heart trembled slightly.

She vaguely felt that there was some danger in her conversation with Bai Ling.

Because the words that come out of this little girl's mouth are often calm and unexpected. She was like a ball of cotton, unmoved by all attacks directed at her, but the questions that were thrown at her often had some sharp and clear pointing.

Qu felt tired.

"!"

Bao Yuan's shout rang out almost at the same time as the thunder, and she rushed forward with an arrow step, and in time she supported Qu Shi, who was a little prostrate.

Bai Ling was soaking wet, and his outstretched hand was as cold as iron. The moment she touched Qu Shi, she herself realized this, and withdrew her hand in time, just handing the umbrella that had slipped from the concubine's hand to Bao Yuan again.

"What's the use of you asking all this?" Qu Shi obviously didn't really want to end this conversation, even if she had fallen into Bao Yuan's arms, her gaze still stopped on Bai Ling's body, "You're not ...... It's not for ......"

"I do hope that I can be more sincere...... Bai Ling looked at the concubine with some concern, and said in a low voice, "In that case, Niangniang will probably be more willing to believe in my sincerity." ”

"Your sincerity? ……”

Qu Shi leaned on Bao Yuan, and wanted to say something more, but Bao Yuan had already shouted loudly, and the three maids who were originally standing at the intersection hurriedly trotted over here with their skirts.

With the help of a few people, Qu Shi leaned over and lay behind a palace person, and then trotted all the way back to Chengqian Palace.

Bao Yuan also ran a dozen steps with him, but when he turned around, he found that Bai Ling had not followed.

I saw Bai Ling get up in the rain with some difficulty—but because he had been kneeling for so long, he was almost unconscious from the knee down.

Bao Yuan slapped his thigh, only then did he react, and hurriedly turned back to cover Bai Ling from the rain.

This night in Chengqian Palace was really chaotic.

The maidservant who rushed back first said that the concubine was drenched in the rain, and the hearts of the palace people were in their throats, and they had already boiled a whole pot of ginger soup and waited for the mother to come back. The stove in the dormitory had been lit, and the six or seven soup ladies were all warm in the arms of the maids, and the dry clothes were ready.

An older mother-in-law stood at the front, guarding the gate with a few new palace maids, watching the return of the concubine.

At this time, it is not good to send too many people out to look for it, she can't help but be so anxious that she is sweating, "This treasure is really good, Niang Niang Hu, she also let Niang Niang Hu come!" ”

"Don't worry," the palace maid on the side whispered, "You just came back, I'm afraid you don't know about the turmoil in the past few days." Tonight, Niangniang is determined to go out, and none of us can stop it. ”

"Yes, the mother hasn't been out for half a year...... I don't know what's going on, so I have to go to the Imperial Garden to see it in person today......"

"I've never seen a mother so interested in anyone......"

The palace maids talked nonsense, and the woman felt annoyed, and said sharply to the last person who spoke, "How long have you been in Chengqian Palace?" There's so much you haven't seen before! ”

The palace ladies were silent.

Zheng Shu said coldly, "What is the origin of this new medicine today?" ”

"I don't know...... the palace maids looked at each other, and the answers were not neat, and suddenly one of them raised their hands, "I heard her say this morning that she is the daughter of the imperial doctor who stopped the medicine for Niangniang a few days ago." ”

Bai Shijun's daughter?

Zheng Shu was shocked, she was over fifty years old, she was already an old man in the palace, and she knew more or less what she could and couldn't say in the harem.

Bai Shijun's daughter...... Isn't that the girl who was favored by the Queen Mother a few years ago?

Did you come to the Chengqian Palace again?

Just after the hour, the figure of Qu Guifei finally appeared at the end of the palace alley, and all the palace people ran over to greet her, Zheng Shu took the umbrella and hurriedly reached out to probe the forehead of the concubine.

"Mother-in-law." Qu Shi had no strength, and his voice was low.

Zheng Shu hurriedly responded, "Eh! I'm here, sis. What's going on......"

Qu closed his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Is the water boiled?" ”

"Water?" Zheng Shu didn't understand, and the palace maid on the side knew the previous situation, and hurriedly replied, "Niangniang, we have prepared everything you ordered before you left, ginger soup, soup woman, hot water for bathing, and medicinal materials for medicinal baths are all ready." ”

"Okay, good ......" Qu nodded and said in a low voice, "Let her have a good soak." ”

She?

Zheng Shu turned her head and looked past Qu Shi to look deeper into the alley.

Under the dim palace lamp, Bao Yuan was holding a thin girl through the dark aisle, and the two limping figures gradually became clear.

The palace people helped Niangniang back to the dormitory, and Zheng Shu stood at the door waiting for the two to come over.

"Granny Shu!" When Bao Yuan saw Zheng Shu, there was almost surprise in her eyes, "You're finally back!" ”

"What's going on—" Before Zheng Shu finished speaking, she noticed the redness and swelling on Bao Yuan's face, "What's wrong with your face?" ”

"I can't tell, don't ask yet, I'll explain to you later," Bao Yuan helped Bai Ling, and said with some difficulty, "I've been with Niangniang for all these years, and I've never seen Niangniang be so angry at anyone like tonight!" Good thing you made it back, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do! ”

Zheng Shu was shocked again.

It's not just that Bao Yuan has never seen it, since Qu entered the palace, Zheng Shu has never seen Qu Shi's temperament, even once.