In the blink of an eye, the day came to the eighth day of the fifth month.

That night, Bai Ling sat in his room with some unease.

She also got up early in the morning today as in the past, and accompanied by the fourteenth, went into the palace to visit the Queen Mother.

However, the guards at the palace gate did not let her in today.

According to the guards, this is a personal order from Cining Palace, and the Queen Mother does not want to see anyone today - including Bai Ling.

Bai Ling turned the letter back suspiciously, and after sending her home safely, Fourteen immediately went into the palace alone, while Bai Ling stayed at home and waited for news.

And by this time, it was past the end of the day.

If according to the Queen Mother's usual routine, if everything is as usual, then she should have fallen asleep by this time. Bai Ling pricked up his ears and listened to the sound of the beating outside, and the worry in his heart crept up little by little.

Wei XIV has not yet returned.

Bai Ling sat in his room for a while, and then simply went to the living room to wait. The dining table, which was big enough to sleep on, was now full of congratulatory gifts for Bao Yuan tomorrow.

Many of these were specially selected by Wang Yuzhang for her a few days ago, and each gift has a saying, a whole set of auspicious words, and the additional congratulatory gifts are enough to pile up half a person's height.

According to Wang Yuzhang, five and nine are singular, and the auspicious time of the wedding pays attention to pairs, so there are not many people who will pick this kind of day to get married.

Therefore, generally meet people who have set this kind of date, it is usually that the two of them are very special, and the two families come and go, and find that there are only so many days in a year that can be set, so they will retreat to the next best, and find an ordinary day to do the marriage.

Bai Ling didn't understand this matter, she just nodded all the way, listening to Wang Yuzhang introduce the customs of the Zhou people like Bai Xiaosheng.

At his suggestion, Bai Ling has already entrusted someone to give a gift - early tomorrow morning, someone will come to the courtyard of Bai's house to help her carry this generous gift to Gao Xiucai's house on Ruzi Road, and bring a car of rituals and sayings beautifully and beautifully.

Bai Ling gently stroked the silk of the brocade box, and his mood gradually became quiet.

A girl like Bao Yuan, who has ideas and is willing to do things, no matter whose family she marries, she can pick a whole family very well.

There was no light in the room, Bai Shijun and Bai Yi had already fallen asleep, Bai Shijun would occasionally snore, but after two sounds, he would calm down.

There was the sound of Bai Yi turning over again.

Bai Ling gently pushed away some of the presents, revealing a blank corner of the table, and she leaned on it, quietly waiting for the news that Fourteen had brought back.

……

In the haze, she seemed to hear someone shouting her name.

"Boling ......"

The voice was a little nasal, as if it was covered with a crying voice.

It seems to be the voice of Fourteen.

Bai Ling was in a trance—was this a dream, she dreamed that Fourteen was crying.

"Bai Ling, wake up."

Bai Ling opened his eyes, and the moonlight outside the house cast a layer of clear light in the room.

Wei XIV half-crouched in front of him, the moonlight shining brightly on his silver hair, but it made it harder to distinguish the faces in his shadows.

In the silence, Bai Ling seemed to hear Wei XIV's snort that she was trying to suppress, and she reached out to touch Wei XIV's face with some uncertainty.

At the touch of it, her eyes were filled with surprise - Fourteen's face still had a cold, damp touch.

Bai Ling came to his senses completely, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Follow me...... Let's go to Cining Palace. Wei Shixi lowered his voice and said, "Queen Mother, I want to see you." ”

It was night, and Wei 14 once again took Bai Ling to leap forward under the night sky of Pingjing City.

This time, however, Bai Ling could clearly feel the difference between Wei XIV - his steps tonight were no longer as steady and light as before, and he almost fell off the edge of the branch several times, even causing a patrol guard to notice.

The two hid under a dark roof for a long time before they managed to escape the search.

"Are you okay?" Bai Ling asked softly, "Do you want to take a break first?" ”

Wei Shixi didn't answer, but jumped more intently to the next fulcrum.

Night Wind Hunting, when jumping from a high place, Bai Ling was blown by the wind several times and couldn't open her eyes, she leaned on the back of Fourteen, and fully felt Wei Fourteen's eagerness tonight - he was desperate, leading Bai Ling to the Cining Palace.

The moon in the sky gradually moved westward, and the palace lamp of Cining Palace finally entered the field of vision of the two.

This time, Wei XIV avoided all the palace people wearing iron masks, he flashed in through a window on the side of the wall, and directly led Bai Ling into the queen mother's bedroom.

This is a place that Bai Ling rarely came in before.

She saw a dark golden gauze hanging from the bed at the northernmost end of the room, and at this moment, there was no one in the empty hall except them.

Bai Ling walked quickly to the bed, where the old woman she knew so well was lying quietly.

Through the gauze tent, Bai Ling saw that the Queen Mother's hair was completely scattered, and the soft silver hair was scattered on the pillow.

The old man's wrinkled face was written with a slight pain, as if he was having some unpleasant nightmare.

Bai Ling glanced back at Wei Shixi, who was standing behind him.

He stood not far away, his heart rising and falling violently.

Looking at the old man who was almost dying on the bed, Wei Shishi's eyes had completely turned red.

It was only at this time that Bai Ling finally confirmed the meaning of the phrase "The Queen Mother wants to see you".

She was silent for a moment, then slowly stepped forward and raised her hand to uncover the golden veil.

Bai Ling knelt down lightly beside the Queen Mother's bed, and she reached out to hold the old man's left hand, which was already a little chilly.

"Queen Mother." Bai Ling said softly, "I'm here, do you want to see me?" ”

The old man on the bed slowly opened his eyes, and those cloudy eyes first stared blankly at the zenith, and then slowly turned to Bai Ling.

The old man's expression did not change, and when she saw Bai Ling, she frowned suspiciously, and then slowly withdrew her hand from Bai Ling.

Wei Shishi looked at the scene in front of him—obviously, the Queen Mother couldn't recognize who Bai Ling was.

He clenched his fists and let out a low choked sob.

The wind was loud outside, and the candles by the window were blown out.

Bai Ling turned his head and waved lightly at Fourteen.

"Fourteen, come over too," Bai Ling said softly, "Maybe the Queen Mother still recognizes you......"

Wei Shixi approached the bed step by step, he gritted his teeth, and slowly knelt beside Bai Ling.

"The Queen Mother's ......"

The old man on the bed looked at the two people in front of him with a little vigilance. She squinted her eyes and tried to see Wei XIV's face, but finally her gaze fell on the small swiftlets embroidered in front of his collar.

The swiftlet is the official swallow and the symbol of the secret guard.

Looking at the embroidered bird, the Queen Mother slowly twisted her eyebrows, her gaze suddenly became far-reaching, and then her expression softened little by little, as if she remembered some good memories.

The old man turned sideways and slowly stretched out his left and right hands towards Bai Ling and Wei Shixi.

Bai Ling and Fourteen also hurriedly raised their hands, and their young and full hands tightly grasped the ten fingers of the Queen Mother.

The old man's gaze fell on Bai Ling's body again—this time, Bai Ling suddenly felt a little unfamiliar with this gaze.

That was not the way the Queen Mother looked at Ah Ling in the past.