Sun Beiji looked at the confession brought by Zhang Shouzhong at a glance.

When he looked at it, Zhang Shouzhong had already stood up and went to get the copper basin on the side, and when Sun Beiji finished reading, Zhang Shouzhong immediately blew the fire and burned the two pieces of tissue paper he brought.

"Bai Ling......" Sun Beiji looked up at Zhang Shouzhong who stood up, "It's this name again, I feel like this name hasn't been broken in my ears much during this time." ”

"Elder Ge don't worry, these confessions of the Lin family have been confirmed to be false accusations," Zhang Shouzhong replied softly, "I think she is also crazy, so she will say the words of this Bai Si Yao sneaking into the Shen Criminal Division in broad daylight." ”

"False accusations."

Sun Beiji lowered his eyes slightly.

Maybe it's because it's unbelievable to say it, so it's a bit credible......

The two watched in silence as the paper turned to ashes in the copper basin.

"Unexpected," Sun Beiji sighed lightly, "The difference between cloud and mud is sometimes just a matter of His Majesty's thoughts." ”

"There's one more thing that Elder Ge might know about."

"What?"

Zhang Shouzhong lowered his voice, "Wait until tomorrow, the little prince who has been fostered in Xianfu Palace will be taken back to Chengqian Palace by the concubine,"

……

"Mother, it's obviously a big joy! Why aren't you happy? ”

In the courtyard of the Qu family's house, Qu Xiu looked at his mother sitting at the table in confusion.

There are two news in the palace today - the Lin family is about to be ambushed, and the concubine is about to welcome the little prince back to the palace, no matter which one is a very happy thing, plus Zheng Shu made a mistake a few days ago, and accidentally caught the eyeliner rouge that has been lurking in the Chengqian Palace......

This period of time is simply a succession of happy events, good luck is the head, God bless!

After so many ups and downs of accidents, Qu Xiu has not been so happy as today for a long time. But the old lady sat there with a dead face, her eyes were as cold as a winter field, cold and lifeless.

“…… She couldn't get out. ”

Old Madam Qu said without a word.

"Huh?" Qu Xiu furrowed his eyebrows, "What can't you get out?" ”

Old Madam Qu did not answer.

Now all she is thinking about is Bai Ling's confession in the restaurant tearoom three days ago.

The girl's cold words, the cold persistence in her eyes, suddenly rushed into Old Madam Qu's mind vividly.

It wasn't until the moment she learned that Lin had been executed that she truly understood the weight of Bai Ling's words at that time—the speculation, doubt, fear, and chagrin of this moment came to her heart, and she couldn't help but shiver.

Was all this Bai Ling's idea?

How did she do it?

Old Madam Qu only felt that her heart was beating fast - this little medicine that had never been taken into her eyes suddenly revealed sharp claws. Cleanly bites open the enemy's throat without dragging mud and water.

…… It turns out that what I have been facing is such a terrible person.

Old Madam Qu held her heart, she didn't know whether to feel happy or frightened - Bai Ling seemed to have been standing by the side of the concubine all along.

If this person had stood on the opposite side of the Qu family and the Chengqian Palace by mistake......

Seeing that his mother's face was getting more and more ugly, Qu Xiu couldn't help frowning, "Mother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Old Madam Qu didn't speak, but just pushed away her son, who had been making noise next to her.

She stood up with a wooden cane in a trembling manner, her eyes completely lost their former brightness, and she whispered in an almost murmuring tone, "I want to be alone for a while...... Don't come along. ”

"It's time for dinner, what's wrong with you?" Qu Xiu hurriedly came up, "Do you need me to shout for you?"

"I told me to be alone for a while!" Old Madam Qu suddenly roared in a deep voice, her voice mixed with a somewhat hoarse and poignant undertone, "Don't bother me again!" ”

Old Madam Qu rushed out of the door with a little panic.

In the light and mist of the setting sun, Qu Xiu looked at his mother's distant back in a daze, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

……

That night, a light rain fell in the sky again.

Bai Ling was lying on his side on his bed, his expression a little pained. Her breathing grew rapid, her hands fluttered slightly, and her eyes opened suddenly.

She dreamed that Lin Jieyu, who was dressed in bright red, slowly walked towards her, and when she got closer, she realized that the bright red was not a dress, but a flesh and blood that had been peeled off.

Bai Ling sat up with difficulty, clutching his heart and gasping softly.

It had been a long time since she had had such a terrifying nightmare, the shadows around her, the sound of rain outside the window suddenly became suspicious, and she instantly clenched the dagger under her pillow.

The iron was cold to the touch, but it was like a giant anchor thrown to the bottom of the water, which slowly calmed Bai Ling's undulating heart in the wind and waves.

At this moment, there was the sound of the stove being pulled out in the hall, and Bai Ling put on his clothes and stood up, and walked out gently and dexterously.

Under the dim light, Bai Yi was preparing to iron the clothes he would wear to the hospital tomorrow.

A small iron stove beside him had already lit a fire, and a palm-sized iron was heating on the stove.

He put his hand into a porcelain bowl with water on the table, and after dipping his fingers in the water, he gently shook it on his clothes until the cloth surface was evenly moistened, and then he picked up the hot iron and carefully ironed every fold on the clothes.

It wasn't until the iron walked back and forth several times that Bai Yi noticed that there was a sight. When he looked up, he saw Bai Ling standing barefoot at the door of the room.

“…… Is it leaking again? Bai Yi asked.

Bai Ling shook her head—the roof of her room had been repaired.

After receiving this answer, Bai Yi lowered his head and ironed his clothes again, "Can't sleep?" ”

"Hmm." Bai Ling nodded.

She slowly walked to the big table, put her feet on the chair, and squatted to watch Bai Yi do things.

Bai Yi's hands were very steady, from the neckline to the end of his clothes, he almost walked in a straight line in a melodious rhythm, without the slightest pause and jamming.

The two chatted about what happened in the hospital recently, and as they spoke, Bai Yi suddenly remembered the county lord who came to make trouble some time ago, and frowned and persuaded him, don't think about it anymore, I'm afraid it's not a wolf's den, and Bai Ling laughed when he heard it.

The two of them talked about what had happened recently, and Bai Ling suddenly said, "Have you heard that sentence, that Japanese architect Yohji Yamada-"

"Yohji Yamamoto." Bai Yi corrected.

"Ah, Yohji Yamamoto." Bai Ling nodded, "He has a sentence about 'himself', I can't remember what he said, I just remember the second half of the sentence......"

Bai Yi immediately understood.

That sentence is very famous -

The "self" is invisible, and when you bump into something else and bounce back, you will understand "yourself". So, colliding with something very strong, something terrible, something of a very high level, and then you know what "yourself" is, this is the self.

"Yes," Bai Ling nodded, "That's it." ”

"What's wrong with that?"

"I just remembered this sentence," Bai Ling hugged his knees, "if you hit something strong, terrible, and of a very high level, you will know what you are, and if someone hits something that is very strong, terrible, but of very low level...... Over time, will she also have any misunderstandings about who she is? ”