On the day of the banquet, Ling Bao attended the banquet in a daze and ended in a daze. She felt that before she could understand what happened, she was already sitting in the bedroom. Jiang Baohui put her into comfortable clothes and got ready to sleep.
Lingbao climbed onto the bed, rolled over twice, sighed deeply and said, "The party is so tiring."
Jiang Baohui chuckled: "You don't like it?"
Lingbao shook his head without hesitation and muttered: "There are too many people."
Moreover, she didn't like the way those people looked at her, as if they were using her as a tool to please Jiang Baohui. They were clearly smiling, but they seemed to be wearing a mask.
Jiang Baohui rubbed her head.
The mother and daughter talked for a while, and then Jiang Baohui reluctantly left. Her daughter also needs her own space.
She was not used to the fact that there was no maid keeping vigil in Lingbao's house, so Jiang Baohui asked someone to keep watch outside.
After turning off the lights, Ling Bao carried the king into the space for the first time in a long time.
The king is having a great time these days. He is served with plenty of fish and meat every day. He has lamented countless times why he didn’t come to the capital earlier to recognize his family. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have to starve for so long!
I don’t know if it was an illusion... Lingbao stared at the king for a long time and said, "Your Majesty, have you grown up again?"
She opened her hands and gestured: "It seems to be a circle bigger!"
The king said nonchalantly: "It's normal, I'm still growing, meow."
You can eat, drink, sleep, and grow taller. Your Majesty is awesome!
Lingbao sat in front of the learning machine and started studying.
I have been busy accompanying my mother these days, but I have not studied hard, and my progress has not changed for a long time.
There was paper and pen on the table. Lingbao took notes while listening to the lecture. If he encountered something he didn't understand, he would go back and listen again.
After studying for an hour, Lingbao couldn't help but yawn, noted the position, turned off the learning machine, and got into the quilt to sleep.
The general examination started in February, and the whole capital was bustling with excitement. After all, it was the talent selection ceremony that the imperial court was most concerned about.
Gao Xianqing came out and took a look, his eyes full of sighs.
Although he couldn't participate, it was a wish fulfilled if he could see it with his own eyes.
Cheng Zhongqian was lucky this time and narrowly missed the mark. However, he failed the imperial examination and lost the election.
But if you can get to the stage of the palace examination, even if you fail the palace examination, you will not be "fetching water in a bamboo basket but in vain" and you can get an official position.
He is self-aware of himself. Speaking of it, he himself did not expect to reach this point. Even Cheng Bo'an has to say that his stupid brother must have been lucky!
So Cheng Zhongqian had no regrets.
Ling Bao came back from the Duke's Mansion and happened to see Bi Min coming home. The two of them met in front of the door.
Bi Min instantly raised his smile and waved to her: "Youling, do you still remember me?"
Ling Bao nodded and said he remembered: "Mrs. Xue."
"Then if you want to go out, just call Aunt Min." Bi Min took her hand and walked towards the eldest princess's house in a familiar manner.
Ling Bao glanced at Bi Min's hands. Logically speaking, the spring cold had passed long ago and the weather was slowly getting warmer, but Bi Min's hands were still cold.
She held it too tightly, and Lingbao struggled uncomfortably. Bi Min subconsciously tightened his grip, and Lingbao hissed, and there were a few obvious red marks on the back of his fair hand.
Bi Min seemed to have just realized what she was doing. He quickly let go and rubbed her hands: "Are you okay? I didn't control the intensity. I'm sorry."
Ling Bao shook his head, took his hand back, and ran in to find Jiang Baohui.
"What's wrong with this?" Jiang Baohui asked.
Before Bi Min saw him, he heard his voice first and said with a smile: "You must be angry with me."
Jiang Baohui looked over, and Bi Min explained: "I care so much about this little girl of yours. I just held her hand and forgot to pay attention. It hurt her. You have to comfort her for me and don't get angry."
I can only be angry."
"How could it be? Ling Bao has a bad temper." Jiang Baohui said dumbfounded.
Lingbao leaned next to her mother, her brows furrowed without trace. She always felt that this "Aunt Min" was weird.
Bi Min seemed to like her very much, but he always hurt her unintentionally.
At the last banquet, when touching Lingbao's cheek, her fingernail accidentally scratched Lingbao's ear. The pain made her shrink back, but she didn't seem to know about it at the time, and she didn't have anything to do, so she didn't say anything.
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But today, she left scratch marks on the back of her hand.
If you really like someone, would you be so careless?
Lingbao is very sensitive to the emotions of others, but she did not feel this kind of affection from "Aunt Min".
"By the way, there were so many people coming and going that day that I didn't have time to talk to you in detail." Bi Min suddenly straightened up his face and asked, "What on earth is going on? Is there really someone secretly switching things up?"
Jiang Baohui nodded.
Bi Min slapped his hand on the desk, causing the teacup on the desk to vibrate slightly, and the teacup lightly bumped against it, making a crisp impact sound.
"It's so abominable that you can do such a thing! But have you found out who did it?"
"No, how could it be so fast?"
Bi Min snorted coldly: "It's not an exaggeration to say he was cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!"
She was a hundred times more angry than Jiang Baohui, her own mother.
Ling Bao had no use staying here, so he told Jiang Baohui and went to play with his brothers.
When Ling Bao reached the threshold, he turned his head and glanced back, and suddenly met Bi Min's dark eyes.
There was no such thing as love, peace, joy and heartache. It was completely empty. Perhaps because of where she was sitting, the bright light could only illuminate half of her cheeks, making her look gloomy. There seemed to be some twisted emotion in her eyes.
Ling Bao was startled, and then looked carefully. Bi Min looked at her tenderly, and the curve of the corners of his mouth did not change, as if everything just now was an illusion.
Lingbao: "..."
She shuddered, feeling even more frightened for no reason, and hurriedly ran away.
"Your Majesty, did you see it just now? Mrs. Xue's eyes, was she glaring at me? Or did I see it wrong?"
The King confirmed her guess: "No, she is just staring at you!"
As an animal, the king's intuition for sensing danger is much stronger than that of Ling Bao. It is certain that Bi Min is staring at her with that terrifying look. It is definitely not an illusion!
Lingbao thought about it carefully and said: "On the day of the banquet, she seemed to look at me like this."
It's like I want to eat her alive. It's so scary!
The king frowned: "What does this woman want to do? Isn't she a good friend of your mother?"
Shouldn’t we love the house and the bird?
Lingbao shook his head: "I don't know either."
"This man has a problem," the king concluded, "a big problem!"