I went to the temple after traveling through time, and he turned out to be a monk!

Zhuo Yao left.

He left quietly late at night without giving anyone a chance to say goodbye.

One person, one horse, one winter coat, one road, one world.

After he leaves, Chenjing's situation may undergo new changes.

Bai Zhi no longer stubbornly thought about seeing Meng Ying again, and it was a good choice to let him recover quietly.

She found Zhuo Ling and asked Zhuo Ling to take her to a gathering of these official wives.

By getting close to these official wives and establishing contact with them, firstly, you can find out all kinds of news, but you can also find opportunities to stimulate them and let them go home and ignore their husbands. When the time comes to place people in various institutions, things will change. Much more convenient.

Meng Ying had never let Bai Zhi do these things.

Bai Zhi was still a little uneasy, but fortunately she had Zhuo Ling's help.

Today is the occasion for Wei Haolan, the wife of Zhuo Qingsong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, to play the piano to meet friends. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is a very important person in the Zhuo family. He holds the power to appoint and remove officials below the fourth rank. He is an important minister with real power. Many people in the dynasty were promoted by him, and he was the one person who must be favored when he became an official in the dynasty.

And his wife, Wei Haolan, is also a powerful local eldest lady. Because of her husband, she is extremely powerful, so she naturally becomes the target of the ladies.

This person has an excellent piano skill and often plays the piano to make friends. But according to Zhuo Ling, he said he was using the qin to make friends, but in fact he was here to listen to people's compliments. Someone once pointed out the shortcomings of her playing skills, and she was ostracized the next day, and her husband was demoted from Beijing not long after.

Bai Zhi was stunned for a moment.

Before Zhuo Ling took Bai Zhi there, he also told her, "They will definitely use your background as an excuse. Everyone's background will be used by them to find fault. You must hold back. The humbler the better, don't let them I think you are an out-of-control person, do you understand?"

Bai Zhi nodded. She had long been accustomed to her humble background. She was full of confidence and thought it was no problem!

Sure enough, in the most upscale teahouse in Chenjing, after playing some piano music, everyone began to ask questions about Bai Zhi's life experience.

"Princess Ning is really a rare guest today! His Highness Prince Ning recently won the first prize in the autumn hunt, which is quite a sight!"

"That's right! I heard that His Highness Prince Ning believes in Buddhism and lives a poor life. He doesn't even want to touch meat and fish. Don't be cautious when Princess Ning comes to my place. You can eat whatever you want!"

The leader, Mrs. Wei, seemed to be entertaining Bai Zhi warmly, but her words contained a gun and a stick, saying that Prince Ning's palace was poor.

Bai Zhi glanced at the dishes on the table. It's not like Prince Ning has never eaten them before. No matter how you say it, the prince is a member of the royal family. How can he be inferior to them in terms of specifications?

Don't tell me, these people are just annoying!

Bai Zhi was a little angry, but when she saw Zhuo Ling's eyes, she had to put on an aggrieved smile, "Thank you, Mrs. Wei, for caring. The prince doesn't like meat and fish. As a princess, I can't eat better than the prince. Sometimes I can only eat some snacks secretly, and I have lost a lot of weight this year..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone felt happy when they saw that others were not living as well as themselves.

"Princess Ning, please eat more! We have no shortage of food here. Mrs. Wei is so generous and kind-hearted!"

"Princess Ning is from Xiliang, right? I heard that Prime Minister Bai of Xiliang loves beautiful women. He has several concubines in his family. He likes the new and hates the old. He is not good to his wife, and his reputation is not very good!"

Bai Zhi had no memory of her original father, so she had no choice but to follow what others said, "Yes, it is really unspeakable that my father spoiled his concubine and destroyed his wife."

"Then you are really blessed to be able to marry His Highness Prince Ning!"

"That's not true. His Royal Highness Prince Ning has a noble status. Xiliang is located in a remote location. If it weren't for the prophecy of the Imperial Preceptor, this marriage would not have happened. The Imperial Preceptor is your great benefactor!"

……

Everyone said something to each other, just to say that Bai Zhi's status has reached a high branch, and Bai Zhi has to support them and talk.

Bai Zhi faced it with a smile. She didn't want to complain anymore. This was simply mental poisoning!

It turns out that this is how Sister Ling came here all these years. Now that she has personal experience, she cast an admiring look at Zhuo Ling.

Of course, the topic couldn't always revolve around Bai Zhi. She took the initiative to bring the topic back to Mrs. Wei, "Bai Zhi heard Mrs. Wei play the piano for the first time today. She was absolutely shocked. Unlike Bai Zhi, she doesn't have any outstanding talents. , it’s really embarrassing.”

Hehehe, when Mrs. Wei heard this, her eyebrows were raised very high, and she felt a sense of superiority over others.

"No one from the royal family can do without some talent. If Princess Ning doesn't mind, she can come to the house to learn piano skills with my daughter."

Wei Haolan also had his own plan. Princess Ning seemed to know nothing and she might be able to take advantage of her in the future, so she generously invited Bai Zhi to her home to learn piano.

Both of them have ulterior motives. They are all using each other anyway, so they are willing to act openly.

Bai Zhi was really invited to Wei Haolan's house to learn the piano. She didn't know if she was really stupid. The piano was so difficult to play. She felt like her fingers were broken by playing the piano. She still couldn't achieve what Wei Haolan taught her. standard.

I suddenly felt extremely embarrassed.

The desire to win suddenly aroused. She bought a guqin on the way home after quitting Wei Haolan, and vowed to go home and practice hard to impress Wei Haolan.

So at night, Prince Ning's Mansion remembered the sound of the croaking piano.

Meng Ying was waiting to read their notes. Things had been complicated and difficult to deal with recently. She was suffering from a headache when she suddenly heard the sound of a piano and felt something new.

He summoned people to ask about Bai Zhi's whereabouts throughout the day, and felt uncomfortable again.

He didn't expect that her father's beating would have such a great impact on her, and she actually took the initiative to attend Wei Haolan's banquet.

He knew what these people were doing at the banquet. He felt that so many of her weird and interesting ideas had not yet been implemented, but now she had no choice but to integrate into this circle that mainly focused on flattery.

He blamed his own incompetence for putting her in a situation where she couldn't help herself.

A wave of resentment towards himself welled up in his heart, and he followed the unpleasant music and looked for it.

Under the wildly flickering firelight, Bai Zhi was pouting and fiddling with the strings in her hand with a stubborn look on her face.

He deliberately walked harder. When Bai Zhi heard the sound, she raised her head and smiled perfunctorily, "Is the prince feeling better?"

Meng Ying could feel her indifference mixed with resentment, and felt panicked. He frowned, walked to her and sat down, "Princess, you don't have to learn this."

Bai Zhi answered perfunctorily, "There is nothing wrong with learning more. As a princess, you must have some talents!"

"If you really want to learn, that's okay, but if you are coerced by them to learn this, there is really no need!" Meng Ying said, holding Bai Zhi's hand that was playing the piano with one hand.

Meng Ying's tone was a little tough, which made Bai Zhi even more unhappy. She shook off Meng Ying's hand and continued playing the piano, "Should I listen to the prince in everything? Don't care about anything, don't think about anything. , others will only laugh at me for not being worthy of being a princess."

Meng Ying was heartbroken by the flick of his hand. He was silent for a moment and saw that Bai Zhi's fingers playing the piano were bent deliberately, and the gestures were strange, as if they were deliberately avoiding using certain joints.

"Why can't the princess use her fingers?!" Meng Ying frowned.

Bai Zhi was a little confused. She looked at her gestures and asked, "Is there any? It's strange?"

Meng Ying took Bai Zhi's hand and pinched her knuckles, causing Bai Zhi to cry out in pain, "What are you doing! It hurts!"

Meng Ying looked at Bai Zhi in disbelief, and her tone became anxious, "Has your hand been injured?"

Bai Zhi was stunned for a moment, remembering the finger-holding torture that Yue Jun inflicted on her during the Feng Yue Sect, and suddenly realized.

She almost forgot that there was this one!