"Thank you for your hard work. I will take you out to the night market when I come back." Qi Zhen said.
She has been busy since she arrived, and she really hasn't had much fun in the capital.
"Okay." She agreed with a smile.
After Qi Zhen left, Bai Banxia went to talk to his parents and Xiaocao for a while.
Du Hui came to see her and said that she wanted to go back to Du's house.
This Du family is not a separate small home for her and her father, but the Du family's mansion.
"Your father just doesn't trust the Du family, so he entrusted you to me. It's not appropriate for you to go back now." Bai Banxia frowned, why do you want to go back now?
"I'll come back as soon as I go, I won't spend the night there," Du Hui said.
Bai Banxia thought for a while and said: "It's too late today, otherwise you can go back tomorrow morning. And you can't go back empty-handed. I'll ask the housekeeper to prepare some gifts for you."
"That would be too troublesome for you." Du Hui was embarrassed to press any further, so she agreed.
After Du Hui left, Bai Banxia called Sihai to inquire, only to learn that a servant girl from the Du family had met Du Hui privately.
"It is said that no one in the Du family hopes that something will happen to Du Kangcheng, so they use their connections to rescue Du Kangcheng and wait for her to go back to discuss it," Sihai replied.
"Then why didn't you report it to me?" Bai Banxia asked.
Sihai felt a little ashamed, "I think this kind of statement is just a lie. Miss Du probably wouldn't believe it. Princess, you are busy with work, so I didn't mention it."
Well, we can't report every slightest disturbance to her. Sihai and the others have other things to do, and she herself can't handle them.
"Do you have any news from the Du family?" Bai Banxia asked.
"I didn't go out to check, but some guards said that the Du family seemed to be dating someone. There was a marquis in the man's family, but his character was not good," Sihai said.
Zhang Lingzhi frowned and said, "Daughter, let me ask someone to find out. Don't let the Du family want to trick Xiaohui back and then marry her off casually."
"I'm afraid I didn't just marry casually. I must have wanted to benefit the Du family." Bai Tian said disdainfully, "I've heard stories like this a lot when I go out recently. The noble families in the capital are much worse than our villagers. We have too many
They want their daughter to marry well, and they mostly want to raise their daughter to bring benefits to the family."
"Dad, not all families are like this. Don't listen to rumors." Bai Banxia said with a smile.
"Dad, I understand. Even if you just listen to it, you won't discuss it outside." Bai Tian was still very cautious.
Bai Banxia was not at ease, so she asked Sihai to check first while she tried to find a way to support Du Hui.
I didn't expect that Sihai would have found out the results early the next morning.
Du Hui came to see her, but she stopped her immediately and told her the Du family's plan.
It turns out that the Du family is more prosperous than Du Kangcheng, but the huge Du family has expenses. In recent years, it has been going downhill. The old lady in the family plans to have a good marriage, and even marry a rich businesswoman to one of her grandsons.
to subsidize.
Originally, it was not Du Hui's turn to sell his granddaughter. After all, no one in the Du family could afford to offend Du Kangcheng. But now that Du Kangcheng has been arrested and there is no result yet, the Du family's thoughts have come to life.
It can be said that the marriage background of the Hou family is rich and powerful, but it is a pity that the young master of that family is famous. There is no brothel in Beijing that has not left his name. Even the girls in the brothel know him, and even sometimes he even gets up.
Write some limericks and give them to the brothel girls.
Du Hui would definitely have nothing to do with such a romantic man, but since he offered so many gifts, the Du family wanted to push Du Hui into the fire pit.
Du Hui's eyes turned red when she saw the information she found.
"Are they crazy? My father is considered a guilty person, so how can the Ding family like me?" Du Hui asked even more emphatically.
"The old lady of the Ding family has met you before and said that you have a lively and generous personality, and she likes you very much." Bai Banxia sneered, "In addition, she probably thinks that if something happens to your father, you and the Du family will be cut off, and the only person you can rely on is
Husband’s family.”
The Du family wanted to manipulate the girl into seeking benefits for her parents' family, while the Ding family also wanted their daughter-in-law to have no contact with her parents' family and no one to rely on, so they could manipulate her at their own pace.
Everyone has their own thoughts, and the one being bullied is that something happened to Du Hui's biological father.
Speaking of Du Kangcheng, he is now being held in prison in Dali Temple. The emperor did not say anything about a trial, but only asked him to collect evidence. He did not know what his plans were.
Du Huibei bit her lip until it almost bled, and said angrily: "I won't go back. I can't take advantage of them. I'll see how they deal with the Ding family."
"Yes, since Mr. Du has entrusted you to me, you should stay well. If anyone else comes to snatch you, they will be beaten out." Bai Banxia said domineeringly.
Du Hui was a little worried, "Panxia, won't it cause trouble for you?"
Bai Banxia laughed, "I'm not afraid of wearing shoes if I'm barefoot. I've been rumored to be a demon who cooks human flesh and eats it. Why should I be afraid of trouble?"
Du Hui was amused and felt much better. She stayed at Prince Ping's Mansion with peace of mind.
In the evening, Qi Zhen came back from the palace and said that the emperor had invited him to eat, and also let him taste the medicinal food made according to Bai Banxia's instructions.
"Father is indeed suspicious." He whispered.
Bai Banxia nodded, "You can feel free to eat whatever he leaves you to eat next time. Those are all warm and tonic, so it's okay for you to eat them."
"Um."
After Qi Zhen changed his clothes, the two went out for a walk in the night market.
Not long after we left, someone came over and said, "My master would like to invite you two to sit in the teahouse next door."
"Who is your master?" Qi Zhen asked.
"Zai." The boy said just one word.
Qi Zhen's face darkened, "I don't have time, what kind of tea should I drink at night? Aren't you afraid of insomnia?"
Bai Banxia pulled his sleeve and said, "Go and have a look, I'm afraid the old man is looking for me."
She blinked at Qi Zhen, could it be that the assessment was coming?
She opened her mouth, and Qi Zhen didn't object. They followed the servant to the teahouse next door, and sure enough they saw the prime minister in the private room.
The prime minister was dressed in ordinary people's clothes, just like an ordinary minister, without any airs about the prime minister.
"The time I mentioned last time has arrived." After he finished speaking, he looked at Qi Zhen and said, "Prince Ping, please step aside."
Bai Banxia looked at him and said, "He doesn't need to avoid it. I don't think the content of your assessment will involve any core secrets, right?"
The Prime Minister frowned, "Okay, okay, we really haven't gotten married yet, and we stick together every day, waiting for you to become an old married couple. How can you be so boring? It's good to see that the other person is not annoyed."
"Next time I see the prime minister's wife, I have to tell her that the prime minister is annoyed when he sees you." Bai Banxia laughed evilly.
The Prime Minister covered his forehead and said, "I'm afraid of you. Let's get down to business. Come with me first."
He led the two of them out of the tea house's backyard, turned to the alley behind, and then made two more turns before stopping at the back door of a courtyard.
There was laughter and laughter coming from the yard, it seemed like an unusual place.
