Chapter 210: Confess to Apricot
Bai Junlan was not in a hurry, and said quietly: "You go back and test it, don't you know?" ”
"Temptation?" Bai Junzhuo glanced at her and muttered these two words.
She was still thinking about it, Shen Qing came over and whispered to her, "Ninth Princess, someone is coming, let's get out of here first." ”
Bai Junzhuo came back to his senses, nodded, got up and said to Bai Junlan: "I will remember what you said, and I will come to see you in the future." ”
Bai Junlan shook her head and said, "Until everything settles down, don't come over to see me." I'm also a prisoner, and I could be killed at any time. You might as well not come, I can live a few more days. ”
Bai Junzhuo looked at her with a faint expression, and said life and death in a calm tone, and he suddenly had a good impression of her. I think she and Bai Juntao are both born to the same mother, why is there such a big difference?
"Nine princesses." Shen Qing urged again, and Bai Junzhuo nodded and left the Great Ci'en Temple with him.
Back at the palace, Bai Junzhuo's words kept circling in his mind. She sat in front of the window and propped her chin and thought, no matter how she thought, she didn't think that spy would be an apricot.
In a daze, Apricot happily walked in with a bottle of plum blossoms, and said with a smile: "Miss, Miss, look at the plum blossoms that bloomed this morning, they are fragrant and beautiful!" ”
Bai Junzhuo turned his head, didn't look at the plum blossom and looked at her first, seeing that she was smiling heartlessly, and there was no other emotion in her eyes except for innocence and joy, how could she be a spy sent by the Queen Mother?
And when I think of it after I crossed over, it was Apricot who took care of her, protected her when she was bullied, and came all the way to Chang'an, and Apricot's loyalty to her can be seen by the sun and the moon.
But she began to doubt Apricot for the sake of a word from a sister she didn't know well, which was really undeserved.
Seeing that Bai Junzhuo had been looking at her, Apricot couldn't help but touch her hair worriedly, and then touched her face, and said puzzledly: "Miss, is there something on the slave's face?" ”
Bai Junzhuo came back to his senses, shook his head and chuckled, "No," he pointed to the stool beside him and said, "You come here, sit down." ”
Xingzi didn't doubt him, so she hurriedly ran over and sat down, blinking her eyes and looking at Bai Junzhuo.
Bai Junzhuo picked her face and looked at it, looking at this skin, it was clearly the appearance of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, how could it be the eyeliner that had been following Bai Gonglu since Xuchang.
Apricot asked a little strangely, "Miss, what is on the slave's face?" Miss, what are you looking at? ”
Bai Junzhuo let go of his hand, turned around and picked up the rouge on the table and said, "Take a closer look, even if you are plain all day long, you are still quite beautiful." I just thought, if you dress up, wouldn't you look much better than the ladies of the official eunuchs in Chang'an City? ”
Apricot blushed and said shyly: "Miss said she laughed, Miss is also plain every day, and she hasn't touched these rouge gouaches." ”
"That's because I'm already married, and the prince doesn't dislike me. I've been painting all day long, who is going to show it? Bai Junzhuo chuckled, dipped some rouge on Apricot's face, and said to her: "You are different, you have to dress up beautifully and be favored by others before you can get married." ”
"No, no," Apricot shook her head: "The slave maid should not marry for the rest of her life, and she will follow the young lady for the rest of her life!" ”
"What nonsense!" Bai Junzhuo interrupted her, and then looked at the rouge he had applied to her...... I wouldn't have done this thing in the first place, but the apricots were moving around just now, and now they are painted like ghosts.
"But hasn't Miss forgotten that the slave maid ......," said the apricot, her eyes turned red, she sniffed, and whispered, "The slave and maid can't have children." ”
Bai Jun's burning hand shook, yes, Apricot once fell for Aunt Lin's plan for her and couldn't have children.
So, how could Apricot be a spy sent by the Queen Mother? How can any spy sacrifice himself like this for the sake of the enemy?
Thinking of this, Bai Junzhuo felt guilty and sad in his heart. After hesitating for a while, he said to her solemnly: "Don't worry, I will handle your marriage single-handedly, and I will definitely find a good man for you who really loves you and doesn't care about these things." ”
"Little, Miss is really!" Apricot was ashamed, and quickly stood up and said to her, "The slave went down first." ”
"Slow," Bai Junzhuo grabbed her and said to her, "You sit down first, I haven't finished my sentence yet." ”
Apricot had no choice but to sit down again, Bai Junzhuo looked at her and said, "You once said that I am not like the original Bai Junzhuo, right?" ”
Apricot was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Well, I think that after that fire, Miss is not the same as before." ”
"What's the difference?"
"Well......" Apricot frowned and thought for a while, and said: "The whole person is different, the original young lady was well-behaved and timid, and was bullied by Aunt Lin and the eldest lady, and never dared to say it, only the slave maid was indignant for the young lady every day." And the original lady didn't know anything except medical skills and medicinal materials. After the fire, the young lady became not afraid, she was cold and calm in any situation, and she still knew everything, and she would not be bullied. If Miss is not the previous Miss, but Miss obviously looks the same as the previous Miss everywhere, not to mention that the medical skills of this body can only be possessed by the White God Doctor himself, and others can't pretend if they want to. ”
"Really?" Bai Junzhuo smiled slightly, and asked again: "Then which do you think is better, me or the previous Bai Junzhuo?" ”
"Of course it's now," Kyoko replied without thinking about it, "The slave maid likes the current lady very much, and when she walks with the young lady, she feels proud!" ”
Apricot emphasized three "very" in a row, Bai Junzhuo couldn't help but smile, and his face became serious again, and said to her: "Apricot, I have been hiding an important thing from you before, because I don't think you can be trusted." But after so many things, I found that by my side, in addition to the prince, you are also trustworthy. So, I'm going to tell you the truth about who I am. ”
Apricot was stunned and said in surprise: "Body, the truth of identity?" ”
Bai Junzhuo nodded and said, "The real Bai Junzhuo was burned to death in that fire a long time ago. I also died in another place, and then by mistake, I possessed Bai Junzhuo's body. I'm afraid that if I tell this story, the people here will think I'm a ghost, and they will keep it from you. ”
Kyoko had a frightened expression on her face, and she couldn't say a word with her lower lip shaking.
"You must not tell anyone," Bai Junzhuo held her hand and said: "The only people in the world who know my true identity are you and the prince, if a third person knows, I may die at any time, so ......"
Apricot didn't wait for her to finish, she quickly stood up and shook her head and said, "The slave didn't hear anything, didn't hear anything!" ”
Bai Junzhuo couldn't help but smile and said, "You don't have to be so nervous, I will tell you about this because I believe in you." If you feel burdened, you should listen to the jokes. ”
Apricot nodded hurriedly, stood stunned for a while, and suddenly said, "The slave maid went to boil the fetal medicine for the young lady!" ”
After saying that, he ran out in a hurry.
Bai Junzhuo sighed softly, knowing that not everyone was as easy to accept the unknown as her master Yin.
After noon, Mo Ying and Shen Qing changed back, and as soon as they came back, they came over with a large bundle of account books, and said to Bai Junzhuo: "Princess, the prince said that this is the operation of the ship line in Qingzhou and the salt store in Youzhou this year, and the princess asked the princess to take a look at this today, and the specific situation will be explained to the princess when he comes back in the evening." ”
Bai Junzhuo's jaw is about to fall, and the situation of two commercial houses in two places is so thick in a year? If it is the situation of all the trading houses, ten years, wouldn't it be to see the world and the earth?
Mo Ying didn't seem to see Bai Junzhuo's reluctance, and casually put all the account books on the table.
Bai Junzhuo picked up a copy and flipped through it slightly, looked up and asked Mo Ying, "Where did the prince go?" ”
"The prince has gone to the Chamber of Commerce."
Bai Junzhuo frowned, and said, "Didn't I say that he shouldn't be too busy recently, why ......?"
"The prince is going to deal with some things for the princess," Mo Ying said: "The prince said, if the princess is allowed to manage the chamber of commerce in the future, there are too many problems that the princess may not be able to notice, so the princess must clear the way for the princess before this." ”
"Is this what the prince said?" Bai Junzhuo asked.
Mo Ying looked serious and nodded.
Thinking about it, Mo Ying shouldn't deceive people. Since the master of her family has worked so hard, she must work hard and do what she should do, otherwise she will be so sorry for others.
So Bai Junzhuo resigned himself to turning over the account book and reading it. This look shows that it is almost dark, and it is possible to get a general understanding of the situation of these two families.
These two have made a lot of money in this year, Qingzhou relies on water, and the boat industry is naturally developed, and because of the water, the salt industry will also be developed. If you combine the salt shop in Youzhou with the salt shop in Qingzhou, maybe it will be more convenient to make money.
Bai Junzhuo thought that this might be the purpose of Yin Xun showing her the account books of these two families.
Apricot brought her food, and her attitude was still the same as usual, as if what Bai Junzhuo said to her in the morning did not affect her at all.
After eating, Xingzi cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks as usual, and casually talked to Bai Junzhuo for a while, and then retreated.
Bai Junzhuo continued to flip through the account books, waiting for Yin Xun to come back.
By the time, the sky outside had completely darkened, and the north wind gusted tonight, blowing a piercing pain on the face.
It's rare for such a cold night in Chang'an City, so every family goes home early to rest. The lights in the Nine Kings' Mansion were originally turned on overnight, but tonight the wind was too strong, so I had to take down the lights and blow them out.
The backyard was pitch black, and a figure sneaked by, opened the back door of the Nine Kings' Mansion, and quietly walked out.
The figure walked quickly in the direction of the palace, but after only a few steps, he suddenly felt a cold light flash behind him, and a knife went straight across his neck.