"Huh...... Me? ”

"yes," Bai Ling said, sitting beside him, his feet lightly colliding underneath, "what would you do?" ”

"Hmm......" Bai Yi crossed his hands, leaned back in his chair and thought about it seriously, and after a long while, he spoke, "Seriously, I shouldn't hide a 'corpse' in the attic, and I'm not afraid of corpses." ”

"Really?"

"I'm not afraid of blood, and I'm not afraid of a smelly room." Bai Yi said solemnly, "There was a power outage in the department before, and I climbed the thirteenth floor alone carrying the general teacher from the escape passage, so it can be said that I have quite practical experience in this regard." ”

Bai Ling felt a question mark slowly rise over his head again.

“…… Your jokes are really cold. ”

Bai Yi also laughed.

He looked at the sky and whispered, "There may have been times when I was helpless in the face of 'corpses'...... But even in those moments, I don't like to lock up corpses like Bluebeard does. It's really hard to bury it, it's just there, and if you rest for a while, you will always have strength. ”

This answer made Bai Ling a little unexpected, but also a little emotional.

Come to think of it, Bai Yi ...... It seems to be indeed this kind of character.

"But if I have to assume that I have an attic full of 'corpses', and I've lived with it for a long time," Bai Yi said again, "then I should go find someone to clean it up for me before I take someone in, since I think my wife may not be able to stand it." ”

Bai Ling laughed and nodded with a look of approval.

"I've been thinking about this question for a long time, and you have the answer at once."

"Really......" Bai Yi looked at Bai Ling, "How long have you been thinking about it?" ”

"For a long time." Bai Ling said softly, "Anyway, in the end, I didn't realize it until I started studying family psychology as an undergraduate.

"When Bluebeard is alone, he should go for a consultation and have the counselor clean up the small room with him. If by the time he realizes the problem, his wife is already moving in, then they should both go to a family therapist together.

"If he was willing to do this, then the ending of this story would not be so unsatisfactory." Bai Ling said softly.

Bai Yi looked at Bai Ling's thoughtful expression, and until this time, he realized that this story was probably groundless.

remembered that Bai Ling had previously said that "it is always two or three months" that the relationship ended; reminds me of her "always falling in the same place", and the sentence "it is very difficult to get along for a long time and intimately"...... Bai Yi seemed to see a blue bearded Bai Ling, standing on the high platform of the castle, waiting for the next guest of the castle with contradiction and anticipation.

Although he probably understood that this matter was a thing of the past, Bai Yi still vaguely felt the dark and gloomy side of Bai Ling from this long narrative—something he had never had the chance to see in the past.

But when you think about it, it seems to have its own rationality. A sensitive person can perceive tenderness in the details, and naturally he can perceive malice in the same subtleties.

Those who know how to treat others gently and care for the weak hearts of others will know how to be quick and accurate than ordinary people when they are piercing people's weaknesses.

"It's the first time I've heard you say that." Bai Yi said softly.

"Is this topic going to be too heavy?" Bai Ling asked.

"No, and I learned a very important lesson from this story." Bai Yi said solemnly, "As an elder brother, it is risky to marry my sister easily, and I should really strictly control your marriage." ”

Boling: ......???

After a moment of silence, both men burst out laughing.

……

Early the next morning, there was another person in the palace.

Bao Yuan waited at the entrance of the alley with someone - today is the day when Niangniang is going to talk to Bai Ling, she waited for a long time before she saw Bai Ling yawning and walked out.

When he saw Bai Ling, Bao Yuan couldn't help but quip, "What's the matter?" Didn't you get up every day when you were in the palace, when was this today, and you still couldn't wake up in a half-dream. ”

"I slept too late last night...... Bai Ling explained, she looked at the person in front of her a little strangely, "why did you come here in person today, did you have any other instructions from the mother's side?" ”

Bao Yuanshen smiled mysteriously, "Get in the car and say." ”

Instead of reaching out to grab Bai Ling's arm, Bao Yuan grabbed her shoulder, and Bai Ling saw that her five fingers were still wrapped in bandages, so her right hand looked a little clumsy and bloated. The palace people helped the two of them into the carriage, and the car was specially padded with soft cushions, and it was very comfortable to sit up.

The wheels of the car slowly turned, Bao Yuan lowered the curtains on both sides, she leaned towards Bai Ling, and said in a low voice, "...... I don't even know how to thank you, Bai Ling. ”

Bai Ling thought for a moment, "But I didn't do anything ......?" ”

"Niangniang told me," Bao Yuan said softly, "If it weren't for you and Concubine Ning Niangniang and the emperor that night that you would ask me for questioning, my life would have been broken in the Shen Penal Division——"

"They wouldn't dare." Bai Ling smiled, "Without the permission of the Holy Lord, they would not dare to take your life." ”

"I don't dare, but look at these hands." Bao Yuan raised his two hands to Bai Ling, "Staying in there for a moment is torture, in short, you deserve this thank you, don't shirk it." ”

"Okay," Bai Ling grabbed Bao Yuan's wrists and pushed them back into Bao Yuan's lap, "You're welcome. ”

Bao Yuan said at this time, "I'm a layman, and I can't take out anything elegant......

As she spoke, she took out a wooden slipper from behind the cushion on the side.

“…… Let me thank you for all my money. During my years in the palace, I managed to save some things at the bottom of the box, and I always thought about using them as a dowry for myself. You don't look at the few things in this box, you really have to take them out, all of them are priceless-"

"Wait, this ...... How can I ask for this," Bai Ling laughed, "no matter how short of money I am, I can't hold the girl's dowry?" What's more, I have plenty of money during this time......"

Bao Yuan also laughed out loud, "You don't need to worry about this kind of thing, my dowry has already arranged it for me." I'm here to pick you up today, and I have one more thing to tell you. ”

She pulled open the sliding partition on the wooden coffin, and a bright red invitation card fell out with it.

"I'll be out of the palace soon, Bai Ling." Bao Yuan said in a low voice.

"Out of the palace?"

“…… The day of marriage is set on the ninth day of the fifth month, this is an invitation, I want to personally send you a copy, if you have time, come to have a glass of joy. ”

Bai Ling was stunned, and forgot to say congratulations for a while.

She solemnly took the scarlet cardboard invitation, opened it and glanced at the invitation a few times.

"How could it be so early...... Didn't you say that you would wait until Sister Baoyuan was twenty-five before leaving the palace? ”

"It's that this time the prison makes the mother feel that it is not good to drag it out any longer," Bao Yuan's face flushed slightly, "Besides, the old man over there has not been in good health recently, so I want to watch my son get married, and forget about it......."

"If it's just to satisfy the old man's wishes...... Bai Ling frowned slightly, "isn't it a little hasty?" ”

Bao Yuan shook his head, "Don't be hasty, the family that Niangniang personally picked also let me see it quietly." He...... Very hard work, the key is to have a good heart, and treat people very well. ”

Bao Yuan's eyes were a little shy, she lowered her head and pulled the broken hair next to her ears, "The father-in-law and mother-in-law over there are also very polite and polite people, and they are distant relatives of Niangniang, although the family is not rich, but it is also a scholarly family." This marriage contract was made when I was fourteen, but only a few years in advance......"

"Besides, I'm really an old girl." Bao Yuan lowered his head and smiled, "It's okay...... A blessing in disguise. ”