Shangguan Yu returned to Beijing and went to the palace to meet the emperor the next day and presented a memorial from the King of Han.
Last time Bai Ling proposed borrowing food, Shangguan Yu and his son discussed it and wrote a complete plan.
However, such a major matter must be decided by the emperor whether it is feasible or not. They make the decision privately. If anyone is interested in handling it, they will be charged with uniting the country and condemning the enemy.
As for the Xiao family, Xiao Mu only found out that his family had done such a thing to Bai Ling after hearing the ridicule from his friend Ouyang Xun. He was inevitably ashamed and angry for a while.
It was only when Xiao Mu went to find Bai Ling to apologize that he realized that he had already left.
"Mother, I hope this is the last time." Xiao Mu came directly to Mrs. Xiao and expressed his attitude, "Bai Ling is not the woman in mother's impression. She is a son who is not worthy of her. I will apologize for this matter.
, I also ask my mother to think twice about doing things in the future and not to ruin the Xiao family."
Xiao Mu was so angry that he no longer wanted to talk to Mrs. Xiao. He really couldn't believe that Mrs. Xiao could do such a thing.
"What does he mean? Do you want to teach your mother a lesson for a peasant girl?" Mrs. Xiao was stunned for a long time, and it was not until Xiao Mu left that she shouted angrily.
But the servants in the room didn't understand what Xiao Mu meant. Maybe they understood half of it, that is, what Mrs. Xiao said that day was indeed too much.
In any case, the status of a concubine of the Xiao family is indeed inferior to that of the princess.
But who dares to speak his mind like this?
Xiao Mu came to Xiao Muqing's yard angrily, and when he saw that his sister was still interested in playing on the swing, the anger in her heart became even stronger.
But Xiao Muqing had suffered too much since she was a child. Xiao Mu never had the heart to criticize her harshly, and he couldn't bear to get angry even when he was angry.
"Brother is here." Xiao Muqing felt a little uneasy when she saw Xiao Mu, but she still said with a smile and ordered her servants to serve tea.
"Qing'er, you are the eldest lady of the Xiao family. You should learn more rules from now on. Don't just learn the unflattering tricks in the back house after returning to Beijing."
Along the way, Xiao Mu guessed that Xiao Muqing had done something in the middle, otherwise her mother would not have innocently humiliated Bai Ling.
As for Xiao Muqing's purpose, maybe a third of it was for his brother, but more of it was because of Shangguan Yu.
"My sister doesn't understand what my brother said." Xiao Muqing tightened her handkerchief and smiled a little.
"This is the last time. I don't want to be tricked by my sister again. I will tell my father later that my sister is old enough to see the marriage." Xiao Mu was disappointed in his heart, but he still had to plan for Xiao Muqing.
"Brother knows what I'm thinking, why don't you help me?" Xiao Muqing asked unwillingly and panicked.
"I thought Qing'er and Bai Ling had a sincere relationship, and they should at least accept her love for saving you." Xiao Mu took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Muqing but felt strange, "Marriage is not calculated, let alone Prince Han's Palace.
I cannot allow others to plot against me. As the young master of the Xiao family, I cannot abandon a century-old family for the sake of a younger sister."
"Brother..." Xiao Muqing's face changed drastically and her steps staggered.
"Don't disappoint me, let alone let your father disappoint you. As the daughter of a noble family, you should know what your mission is, and you should understand how important you are in the face of family interests." Xiao Mu couldn't bear the suffering of his sister.
, kindly reminded: "Calm down and prepare for marriage, brother will not let you feel wronged."
"But I only want to marry Shangguan brother. Could it be that the eldest concubine of the Han Dynasty has to marry low?" Xiao Muqing almost shouted, but her voice was trembling.
Xiao Mu took a deep look at Xiao Muqing and said in a cold voice: "Since you don't want to understand, ask a nanny to teach you the rules for a month. If you still can't learn it in a month, then learn how to get married."
After saying that, Xiao Mu turned around and left, unable to talk to Xiao Muqing anymore.
Bai Ling, that woman who is always full of confidence, is enough to make people's hearts flutter.
But such a clean and sunny woman is not suitable for the Xiao family, or the Xiao family is not suitable for her.
From the very beginning, Xiao Mu knew that she was not destined to be with Bai Ling. Even though he was attracted to her, he never thought about possessing her, but only wanted to protect her happiness.
It's a pity that Xiao Muqing didn't know this, otherwise he wouldn't have done such a stupid thing.
Bai Ling didn't rest along the way and returned to Zidong City as quickly as possible. Then she remembered that the secret guard Shangguan Yu left for her could contact Shangguan Yu.
When he learned that Shangguan Yu had gone to the capital, Bai Ling couldn't help but feel annoyed, why didn't he wait a few more days?
"That's all, now that you're back, let's not think about that bad thing for the time being."
Bai Ling rested for a day and had no intention of staying here any longer.
Bai Wei has adapted to everything here, and Bai Ling wants to go home and be with his family. That is the most comfortable thing.
At night, the two sisters lived in the same house and talked about recent events. Bai Wei couldn't help but talk about the Ouyang family's request to marry Bai Ling as their equal wife.
"..." Bai Ling was speechless, and couldn't help but wonder if Shangguan Yu would "revenge" her now that he had returned to Beijing.
Bai Wei felt sorry for her sister and complained a few times, then she realized that Bai Ling was distracted.
Bai Ling chuckled softly for a long time, but the anger she had been holding in her heart suddenly disappeared. The world was like this, so it wasn't that she was too bad.
"Let's not talk about these bad things. I have gained something from going to the capital this time. I have brought you all good things and prepared some dowry for the eldest sister. When you get married in the future, you will be married wherever you go.
I’ll buy you some property that will be easy to manage, and I’m sure it will be no worse than my eldest sister’s.”
Bai Ling doesn't want the sisters to fall out with each other, so he treats everyone equally well.
"Then I would like to thank the second sister in advance. I have also prepared a dowry for the eldest sister, but it is not as good as the second sister. It is also a little bit of my heart. When the sisters get married in the future, they will not be without it."
Bai Wei smiled and changed the topic, not wanting to look at Bai Ling and get upset.
"The leather that the second sister asked the caravan to bring back is really good. I sent my share home and asked the eldest sister to watch me make two large cloaks. I have to get one share in Zidong City, right?"
"That's right, my third sister is a beautiful woman, so she needs to take good care of her." Bai Ling said and took Bai Wei's hand, "Let's go, I will take you to see the jewelry I bought from the capital.
If you like it, wear it and play with it; if you don’t like it, keep it at the bottom of the box.”
The two sisters talked and laughed, putting all their troubles aside.
Over in the capital, Ouyang Xun had just received a letter from home and sighed after reading it.
"I offended that girl so much this time. If I had known, I wouldn't have laughed at Zi Heng. This is no better than him!" Ouyang Xun looked at the letter and smiled bitterly.
As a good friend, Ouyang Xun could tell that Xiao Mu was interested in Bai Ling, so he laughed at that scene.
But Ouyang Xun only admired Bai Ling, and treated her more like a younger sister, with absolutely no other thoughts. Now it would be embarrassing.
After thinking for a while, Ouyang Xun wrote a letter home, hoping that everything could be remedied in time, otherwise he would not be able to see Bai Ling in the future. (To be continued)