At the end of Yin, the night is hidden.

Shangyuan Night is about to pass, and there are carriages and horses in front of Xingqing Palace, and tourists leave one after another.

Lu Fengniang and her family stood near a large lantern, and finally saw many people coming from the direction of Calyx Tower.

"Xue Bai, here!" Du Wulang waved his hand and shouted, "You're here, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Xue Bai was walking side by side with Xue Ling, instructing things.

"Whoever asked you to recognize me, I will go to him and ask for money, I don't care how much you want, leave fifty yuan for Liu Niang to subsidize the family."

"So much?" Xue Ling was surprised: "Can you give it?" ”

"Yes."

Xue Bai knew that it must be someone from the East Palace who arranged this matter, and Du wanted to just help pull a line, and it was not difficult to ask for some money at the moment. What's more important is to make Xue Ling have contradictions with the other party, and it will be easy to rebel in the future.

Seeing the people of the Du family while speaking, he slowed down his steps and said, "You go to the right prime minister's mansion with me in the afternoon." ”

Xue Ling asked, "What are you going to do in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”

"Hire."

"Good!"

Xue Ling was overjoyed, and wanted to praise Xue Bai with a sentence of "What a good son", but his eyes glanced away, but he was intimidated by his momentum, and praised: "Ability!" ”

"Go back." Xue Bai walked towards the Du family.

Liu Xiangjun hurriedly asked, "Liulang, aren't you going home?" ”

"There's no hurry."

"It doesn't matter." Xue Ling shouted: "I'll wait for you at home at noon, and I'll go to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to get married!" ”

This sentence was not only heard by the Du family who greeted them, but also by the surrounding tourists.

Xue Ling turned his hands behind his back, raised his head, and put on a family style, looking at everyone, so angry.

The people of the Du family suddenly lost their interest in communicating with Xue Ling, briefly exchanged a few words, and took Xue Bai and left.

"Why does your grandfather look like this?"

"Go."

Du Wulang asked Xue Bai a question, but before he could get an answer, he was driven away by Du Yan.

She pulled Xue Bai over and asked in a low voice, "Since you recognize the Xue family, you still dare to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to hire you?" ”

"There was an unplanned change, and in Li Linfu's eyes, it was even more impossible. But the news of the marriage has come out, and the door-to-door proposal enables the right prime minister's office to refuse and protect the woman's reputation, which is a statement. ”

Du Yan hurriedly said: "If he wants to harm you." ”

"No, it won't." Xue Bai said in a low voice: "Right now, Yang Shen is plotting against the case, I am the key witness, and I have Yang Guifei and General Gao to protect me." At this time, as long as they touch me, the suspicion of this big case will have to be on them......"

"Hey, you juniors."

Lu Fengniang held the group fan, pushed Du Wulang away, squeezed Du Yan, pulled Du Yan away from Xue Bai, and said: "Muttering all day long, when Weiniang has said the right thing, you will play again." ”

"Auntie."

"Lang Jun went back first when he was sleepy, we have been waiting for you." Lu Fengniang complained a little, "Didn't you say that the banquet was ugly?" It's time now, and the children asked you to watch the lanterns together, but it didn't take ......"

Xue Bai looked at it and saw that the Lu family's lanterns were indeed very exquisitely made, although the form was only a decent octagonal lantern, the paintings on it were very beautiful, and the color and the firelight in the sarong were just right.

Unfortunately, at the end of the day, there was no candle oil added to the lantern, and the flame had weakened.

Hearing Lu Fengniang's chatter, Xue Bai responded very politely: "I thought that the banquet would be ugly, but I didn't expect the sage to allow me to stay at the banquet." It's because I didn't have the chance to enjoy such exquisite lanterns. ”

"Well, you didn't understand what I meant."

Lu Fengniang sighed slightly, seeing that Xue Bai was looking at the lanterns carefully, and secretly thought that this kid really didn't understand the sound outside the strings. But my cousin waited too long and got angry, and there was nothing to say about it, but unfortunately he couldn't make this match.

"Is that really your grandfather? At present, Fengwei Building is already a famous building, and you have to prevent people from cheating your relatives. ”

"Anyway, the sage has set it."

"Recognition of relatives, so fast?"

Lu Fengniang didn't know how to say it, and she always complained about the saint in her heart.

When I returned to Shengpingfang, I heard the discussion of officials and relatives along the way. Entering Du's house, Lu Fengniang rushed into the main room, saw Du Youlin sleeping soundly, went up to wake him up, and said two major events in a row.

"Ah Lang, I heard that Yang Shenjin has rebelled! This fang also wanted to recognize Xue Bai as his son, so he was so anxious that the Xue family snatched his son in front of the emperor......"

Du Youlin turned over and got up, and after hearing it in a daze, he sighed.

"It seems that it was the old man who asked the uncle to take action, which worked, and the child was saved."

Lu Fengniang listened with great joy, and admired her husband more and more.

Because her heart was full of Du Youlin, she didn't suddenly remember something until she fell asleep.

"Oh no, the maid is not here, and the family affairs of the back house Lang Jun have to take care of it earlier......"

~~

Birds chirped outside the window.

There was no light in the room, but Bo Xi had already penetrated.

The Du family sisters were sitting on the stool next to the couch, still talking to Xue Bai.

Xue Bai first said that he had testified in front of the emperor and checked his testimony with them.

"When the case is decided, everyone in the world knows that the eldest sister rejected Yang Shenjin several times, and those rumors and rumors will be dispersed......"

Du Cheng's eyes raised lightly to look at Xue Bai, and her eyes became more and more different.

After talking about many changes, Du Yan frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that the deed in Xin Twelve's hand is not forged, Princess Xianyi can say that you have a deep enmity with the Li family, and after thinking about it, it can only be because she recognizes you as Xue Pingzhao." With her temperament, she will tell Li Linfu immediately that the saint will know sooner or later. ”

"When I saw this saint tonight, I felt that he was not difficult to get along with, and his bearing was great...... The premise is to make him happy. ”

Du Yan was quite ambitious, and after thinking about it for a long time, she said in a low voice: "If you can win the trust of the saint, you may not be hopeless to get the Duke of Hedong County back in the future." ”

She seemed to have affirmed that he was Xue Pingzhao.

Xue Bai didn't care at all, and said: "Step by step, you can have any kind of identity, the important thing is to have the strength to be worthy." If I don't have an official body, no eyes and ears, and I can't maintain the relationship in the palace, now I become Xue Pingzhao is dead. Fortunately, Li Linfu should not dare to mention this matter lightly. ”

"Hmm."

Du Yan nodded, knowing that no one dared to easily mention the case of Sanshu with the sage, and there was still time to plan.

She turned to think about the future, and muttered: "Xue Ling's character is not good, and his rank is not high, and he doesn't even have a shade ......."

"Although the door shade is good, I dare to assert that after all, it will be more official if you are born as a jinshi." Du Cheng said: "Especially Li Linfu, who has not learned and has no skills, has been a person for more than ten years, but the reputation of scientific research has become increasingly popular. ”

"In short, it is necessary to seek an official as soon as possible." Xue Bai was sleepy, so he simply lay down.

Du Yan said: "Speaking of which, Yang Yuyao didn't arrange any good doors for you, do you still want to thank her?" ”

"I still have to thank you, she stayed up all night last night and was tired, and there was a royal banquet tonight, and she wanted to sprinkle money in Calyx Tower. I'll go and thank you after making an appointment on the Metaverse Festival. ”

“……”

Xue Bai yawned when he saw that they had finally quieted down.

"Let's go back and talk about it, after all, it's better for the time being. I can spend tonight safely, and the credit is still yours, because you have hidden evidence and are willing to expose it for me, Donggong has cast a mouse bogey on me, thank you. ”

"We've all come this far together, what are you talking about?"

Du Yan got up, turned her head and glanced at Xue Bai again, her heart said that her father and brother are mediocre, and she is a daughter, and he is supporting the door of the Du family these days, but unfortunately he will soon become the son of another family, the son-in-law of another family, and someone else's ......

At the same time, Du Cheng also peeked at Xue Bai, her eyes were as gentle as water, and the gossip that entwined her was resolved by him peacefully, he didn't make her feel the age gap between them at all, but seemed much more mature than her......

A while ago, the Kyauknu were in the way, and they hid many of the things they wanted to say, but at this time they couldn't say it, so they had to reluctantly leave the house.

Xue Bai turned over and fell asleep.

~~

I slept soundly.

Xu was because he had seen too many peerless beauties on the night of Shangyuan, and Xue Bai vaguely remembered having a spring dream.

Although there is a mature mind, after all, it is a young body, and it is inevitable that a certain normal phenomenon will occur.

He rolled over, and with a "squeak", Qinglan pushed the door in.

"If you want to go to Xue's house, it's too late to be up."

Xue Bai was still sitting there in a daze, she had put a stack of clothes on the head of the bed.

"Thanks, I'll do it myself."

Qinglan nodded and turned her back.

Xue Bai picked up the clothes and saw that there were robes worn on the outside and spring shirts on the inside. He silently changed, folded the old spring shirt that had been stiffened a lot, and hid it under the futon.

"That...... The lady has something to say to you. ”

Qinglan glanced back at him and ran away again, and she could see that she was happy because the Kyauknu was not there.

The Du family sisters and brothers went to Fengwei Building early in the morning, and Xue Bai went to find Lu Fengniang after washing.

"Here's for you." Lu Fengniang smiled and handed over a deed.

took a look, and it read, "On June 8, the twenty-fifth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the supervisor of the Shaofu Mansion said that the daughter of Huangfu Song, Huangfu Cao, sat against the crime, was six years old, and now she was betrayed to Lu Fengniang, the wife of the Du family."

Previously, Xue Bai asked for twenty slaves and maids from Jiwen's house, and after a while, he didn't attract attention and then released the lowly ones, these people are now working in Fengwei Building, more like hired laborers. Although it looks like he gave the Du family twenty slaves, it was actually the Du family who did a favor.

This time, Lu Fengniang really wanted to give Qinglan to Xue Bai.

"In the blink of an eye, this servant girl has been with me for almost ten years, and she has her own heart. She wants to wait for you more, and you will have to treat her better in the future. And I have to tell you that my Langjun is a rare decent person in the world, and he never bullies the maids in the family. After the Shangyuan Festival, when you went to settle down, we went to the East City Office to pass the paperwork. ”

"I don't have to go through the paperwork, I want to let her go."

"How can I put it? Sitting against sin, you can't get rid of the cheap and good without great merit, you take care of her. ”

Xue Bai nodded, and suddenly knew where Qing Lan's idea of "incognito" came from.

Lu Fengniang asked again: "Can you go to enjoy the lanterns tonight?" ”

"No, rest at home."

"Let's go, there is no curfew on the three days of the Shangyuan Festival, the Lu family lanterns you saw last night are dimmed, you can go and see again tonight."

Lu Fengniang thought that her cousin had given up the idea of looking at Xue Bai last night, but she didn't expect to send someone to invite her again today, and praised Xue Bai a few words. In short, it is possible for this medium to be made.

Xue Bai showed a look of embarrassment, and said, "After all, I still have to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to be hired." ”

"The reputation of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is not good, and the daughter is old, what good can it be?" Lu Fengniang whispered, "That's it, you're done with your work, and you still come to the lantern." How is it? ”

Xue Bai no longer refused, and responded: "It's okay." By the way, now that I have found my family background, I may move out in a few days. ”

Lu Fengniang was stunned.

She urged Du Youlin to take care of the back house, but when she heard this, she was a little reluctant.

……

Qinglan looked towards the flower hall, and saw Xue Bai very solemnly put away her body deed, with both joy and reluctance in her heart, as well as an involuntary sadness of fate.

According to the Tang law, "slaves and maids are sluts, and the law is better than livestock", the good and the poor cannot intermarry. Now that Xue Bai has found her parents, she will soon become a householder, and it is no longer possible to take her incognito.

As a lowly maid, she is not even qualified to be his concubine, and she is also cheap if she has a child.

But thinking that she would always be able to follow him in the future, she was still very happy, and when she saw him come out, she ran over and made a blessing with a smile of shame.

"Lang Jun."

Xue Bai nodded and asked, "Have you already eaten?" ”

……

In order to prevent the skills of stir-frying from spreading, the new chef of the Du family does not know how to stir-fry at all, and today's lunch is Xue Bai's preferred roast leg of mutton, and the spices are much richer than before.

"It smells so good. You see, it's really a clever plan to take Hu Sanniang away from the house, right? ”

Qing Lan listened to it funny, smiled and bent her eyes, and said with a clever look: "I'll cut a sheep for Lang Jun." ”

"Sit down and eat together." Xue Bai had already cut a few slices of mutton and wrapped them in Hu cakes, "You are now a member of my Xue family, and you have to listen to the rules of the Xue family." ”

"Yes, Lang Jun." Qinglan sat blessedly, still laughing.

She wasn't that afraid of him.

"How much money do you have each month?"

"Huh? The slave and maid ask for monthly money, and my wife rewards me with all the money. ”

"The rules of the Xue family have to be given, I'll go back and ask how much." Xue Bai took out a lot of things from his arms, "You will take care of these miscellaneous items for me in the future." ”

"Okay."

Qinglan took it, but saw that her body deed was in it, and was about to return it, Xue Bai had already said: "You keep it, in case I lose it." ”

She stole a sneak glance at him.

If a slave like her who can't get rid of her and get a good deed for safekeeping, it means that the head of the family promises not to sell her for the rest of his life.

"Lang Jun."

"Huh?"

"I ...... Shall I move the futon into the ear room of your house? ”

"No, I can't stay here for a few days, and it's a hassle to move around. If you can't bear it, you can live in the Du Mansion first. ”

Qinglan was indeed reluctant, but when she looked at Xue Bai, she whispered, "Reluctant." ”

After the two of them finished eating the leg of lamb together, she planned to go out with him, thinking that if the slaves could follow, so could she.

Xue Bai felt that it was too troublesome to bring a little girl, and told her to stay at home and not to work for Du Zhai.

Out of Du's house, on the way to Pingkangfang, what he repeatedly thought about in his mind was that he couldn't let go of his bad deeds without great merit......

(End of chapter)