After finishing speaking, Yan Zi looked at Bai Jikao quietly, trying to see a glimmer of hope in his eyes, but there was nothing.

Bai Ji's sloppy eyes told her that this man was absent-minded, and it seemed that there was something else thorny. Yanzi couldn't help but wonder what kind of difficulties made such a man who could speak so hard in the first place.

Curious, he couldn't help but stand up and leaned over to Bai Jikao's side, "Lord Bai, look at your uncertain appearance, but what's the matter, isn't it the right time for me to come?" ”

When Yan Zi asked this, Bai Ji took a reaction, only to realize that Fang Cai was thinking too much and was almost seen through, and hurriedly squeezed out a smile and responded, "Your Majesty, it's not a big deal, it's just that I met an old friend I haven't seen for many years, and I made an appointment to go out to dinner." So I'm in a bit of a hurry, hehe. ”

Bai Jikao's smile was pale, and although he tried his best to hide the anxiety in his heart, he still failed.

Yan Zi was very curious, and when he mentioned his old friend, his whole brow frowned, and his eyes were fierce.

"Old friends?" The question was both puzzled and questioning.

Only then did Bai Jikao realize that he had lost his words, and hurriedly explained, "No, no, Your Majesty misunderstood, and it was not a rumor spread by the party." Yes, it's the senior brother who has taken in a new apprentice, I don't think it's too ugly to call the nephew, or the old friend is kind. Isn't it the old saying that you forget the New Year, and you can be regarded as a friend, right? ”

Bai Jikao smiled again, trying to hide the ugly smile in front of him, trying to convince Yanzi that this was the case. But his words were really full of loopholes, and he had to make Yanzi suspicious again.

"But you're talking about an old friend you haven't seen in years."

"Huh? Is it, it's like this...... "Woo, Bai Jikao's heart is full of bitterness, obviously she is already in a hurry, but she has met a shrewd Empress Her Majesty, if she doesn't explain it clearly, she will definitely not give up, and if she can't do it, she will secretly investigate." In this way, the name of Shi Yanshang will be ruined.

I had no choice but to hold back my tears and continue to circle, "That's the case, my senior brother has accepted an apprentice a long time ago, but then the apprentice traveled all over the world, so we haven't seen each other for many years." Now that we've heard he's back, we'd like to make an appointment to meet up for dinner or something. ”

Whew-finally breathed a sigh of relief, Bai Jikao finally made up all the lies simply and meticulously, and it seemed to sound perfect.

Yan Zi didn't ask anymore when he heard this, it seemed that there was some truth, although he hadn't heard Mr. Duanmu mention it, it didn't mean that people couldn't accept apprentices. It's like Mr. Duanmu didn't mention anything about Bai Ji's examination, and she also knew that she was a senior brother when she saw the strange expressions of the two at the banquet later, which was reasonable.

"Well, you don't have the heart to stay here and listen to my nonsense. Well, go find that old friend first, and then come back to me when everything is settled, I still have something to say. Yan Zi waved his hand, and reluctantly let Bai Ji take the test and let him go out to play.

Bai Jikao was overjoyed when he heard this, and he didn't have time to thank him or anything, so he rushed out directly. The old woman who was watching from a distance saw that she couldn't stand it anymore, so she came out and stopped Bai Jikao and persuaded him not to be so rude. After all, His Majesty came from the house, and he should have the rules of the master as the head of the family, so how could His Majesty stay here alone.

But at this time, Bai Ji could not listen to it, and he was even more anxious when he saw the time passing little by little, so he replied casually, "You help me take care of it." Then he ran out again, this time like an arrow off the string, and no one could stop him.

The old woman was helpless and worried when she saw her lord's appearance, and for the first time, she accidentally met Yanzi's eyes, and was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and saluted.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Yanzi suddenly became curious about this old woman, strode away with his hands around his chest, and stood directly in front of the old woman.

"Get up, I've seen you. You are the mother-in-law who cooks in Baifu, and I have seen you no less than three times. The first time I came to Baifu, Lord Bai was not there, and you came out to receive you. The second time is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and you come to eat with me with pastries, and the third time is now. I see that you are indeed a well-mannered and kind person. It stands to reason that as a cook, you shouldn't come to the front hall, but every time you see you, you're assisting Lord Bai. That kid is a bohemian on weekdays, and even if he is an official, he doesn't have a serious rule, and it all depends on you to mention it. ”

Listening to the praise of the banquet, the mother-in-law's old face also showed a childlike innocent smile, and the wrinkles against the red flutter looked radiant. The old woman rubbed her hands and explained shyly.

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm used to being a mother, and nagging has become natural, and I can't change it. What's more, Lord Bai is a good child, he usually mingles with his subordinates and never dislikes us who are of humble status, and often eats and drinks with us, and sometimes he is cute like a child. Your Majesty, you must not know that this kid got up in a hurry and didn't even look at whether the food was cooked, and just took it to eat. There are also times when you don't have time to wait for the food to cook, so you just take the leftover food from the previous meal and eat it. It stands to reason that he is an adult, where can he eat these, I quietly took the rest of the previous meal and put it in my room to eat, how can I think of him...... Ay. ”

Talking about these, the old woman's face was radiant, and her simple and sincere praise was piled up one after another, as if she was boasting about her son, and she could not feel from the words that she had regarded Bai Jikao as her own child.

Yanzi is very curious that the old woman is so good to other people's children, whether her son lives better, and is more motherly and caring.

"I wonder if your own son is better off because of a heartbroken mother like you."

“……”

As soon as she heard this, the old woman's radiant face suddenly hardened a lot, and then the whole person began to sob, her body began to tremble, and her bitter mood was gradually revealed.

In this regard, Yan Zi suddenly felt something premonition, felt deep self-blame, as if he had said something wrong, but he didn't know how to comfort him, and he spit out a few words that seemed to be comforting.

"What, what's wrong? If there is anything unspeakable, if there is anything but it is okay to say it, I will administer justice for you. ”

Who knew that as soon as these words came out, the old woman cried even more sadly, and directly changed from sobbing to crying, "With Your Majesty's heart, the women are already very grateful, where do you need to uphold justice." Besides, it's too late to uphold justice, and my son is a very filial child. Since I was a child, I have been industrious and brave, and many girls from people in and out of the village want to marry my son. It's a pity that the kid is so promising, he wants to serve the country and become a soldier. At that time, the previous dynasty still ruled the world, and the emperor of the previous dynasty was warlike and sent troops to attack other countries many times. I was worried that something had happened to the kid and persuaded him not to go, but to no avail. He was determined to do it. After that, he was killed in a battle, and even the emperor of the previous dynasty was gone. I...... Hey"

The more the old woman spoke, the more excited she became, but she quickly shut up when she thought of those who shouldn't have said it in the back, it was too late, everything revealed in her mouth had been exposed, even if she didn't say anything in the back, Yanzi knew the ins and outs.

The old woman was a little scared, people said that they would lose too many words, they just made such a big mistake, and they didn't know if Her Majesty would kill her, the old woman kept her head down, and secretly looked at Yan Zi's expression with her spare eyes, and her body was weak and didn't dare to move.

But Yanzi is not an unreasonable person, how can he poison a lonely old man. Her words have roughly explained everything, it seems that her son's death is related to herself, if she hadn't sent troops to deal with the emperor of the previous dynasty, the emperor would not have sent troops to deal with it, and then her son would not have such an end, speaking of which she was the murderer who killed him. The old woman knows this, and she doesn't blame herself, and she still treats herself like her own to make good food, but it's hard for her.

"Mother!" The gentle and sincere shout sounded in the ears of the old woman, making people unbelievable, but the voice just now was His Majesty calling? Is she calling herself? Did you hear it wrong?

The old woman couldn't believe it, how could this be possible, how could His Majesty be the proud daughter of heaven and recognize a country woman like herself as her mother, but if you think about it carefully, there is no one else here except herself and Yanzi, who is she calling for herself?

The old woman raised her head suspiciously to see clearly, who knew that a cold hug came to her warmly and comfortably, completely dizzying her. Two lines of tears burst out of her eyes, and the old woman couldn't help but hug the feast, quietly tight, and excitedly responded with "Hey".

It's been too long, it's been too long since the mother has heard it, it's been too long since I've had this child's hug, and it's been a long time since I've experienced what it's like to be a mother. The old woman was excited and happy, holding Yanzi's hand and touching her hair and touching her forehead from time to time, it hurt terribly.

Yanzi hasn't called her mother like this for a long time, and she has no relatives since her mother died. Although Sheng Linsheng is still there, now he feels more and more that he is not his own, and he really has no relatives.

"Mother, this voice is for your son. From now on I will be your child, and I can tell me anything directly. ”

"Good, good, good, good." The old woman was full of excitement, stroking the head of the feast and kissing and touching, as strange and loving as a newborn.

After that, the love of the wife and the mother rose, and they must pull the banquet to eat, anyway, Bai Jikao didn't do it when they were there, and now Bai Jikao is not in the mansion and is more like his own home, the old woman is the master of the house, please sit down with Yanzi, and you must eat the meals made by yourself. The banquet was difficult but had to accept it, but after enjoying the mother's full care, I suddenly felt a lot more comfortable. The things that were still worrying before are swept away, and I really want to snuggle in my mother's arms forever, maybe only a mother without children like this is my only support. Because they also need the care of their children, and Yanzi also needs the care of their mothers, and only by complementing each other can they truly rely on each other.

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