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

Bai Zhi gave Meng Ying room to hesitate. At the same time, she was also thinking about whether the life after marrying Meng Ying was really what she wanted or what she could live with.

The answer seems to be coming soon.

But Bai Zhi pretended not to know, and she continued to participate in Wei Haolan's game. It's still a familiar recipe, but today it's a restaurant, a dinner, and a full meal.

Bai Zhi had been bragging with them all afternoon, and she was already dizzy with hunger, so she was waiting for the meal.

But this group of ladies, as if they couldn't see the food on the table, kept bragging around, mostly discussing whose children had what talents. Recently, a position was vacated in the official department, and everyone was vying to get their own. People stuffed in.

Suddenly, Bai Zhi heard a familiar name.

"Recently, there is a new member named Wei Liang who has been promoted to the Literary and Selection Department. Do you know?"

Everyone started talking after hearing this, "I've heard of it! I don't know how someone with no name or household can jump so fast. Does Mrs. Wei know?"

Wei Haolan squinted his eyes slightly and glanced at Bai Zhi. He had heard of this person. Apparently he was recommended by the Minister of Hubu, but he heard that he was actually from Prince Ning. He showed his strong personality when he first took office. With great talent, she jumped two levels in a row and pushed out two old people who had been in the official department for many years. This matter gave her husband a headache for several days.

Bai Zhi quietly listened and listened calmly. If she showed any expression, everyone would guess their relationship, which would not be a good thing for the prince or Wei Liang.

Wei Haolan saw that she had no reaction, but she was still suspicious in her heart. She said, "I know, this Wei Liang is a man who doesn't understand the rules. The last time he came to celebrate my husband's birthday, he came uninvited and brought a painting with him. It was said to be a congratulatory gift, but I thought it was a painting by a master calligrapher, but it turned out to be his own painting, and my husband didn’t even want to take a look at it!"

After Wei Haolan finished speaking, he raised his hand to signal everyone to eat, and then looked specifically at Zhuo Ling, "Princess Princess Ning, please."

Zhuo Ling is the daughter of the King of Zhennan and cannot be offended among this group of people, while Bai Zhi is a member of the royal family. Even if they look down on Meng Ying, they cannot be too slight.

"I'm probably here to do something for you, Lord Shangshu! If I can get Lord Shangshu's recommendation, then why worry about promotion?"

"I don't think he's great at all. He has average talent, average appearance, and average character. Last time I brought my husband food, I saw him going to the public kitchen to eat. He was someone who even had to lick the plate clean. How dishonorable it was. Ah! If people looked at it, they would think that our Dachen official couldn’t even afford his salary!"

She said that all the other Angelica dahuricas were good, but when it came to this sentence, Angelica dahuricae's movements were a little stagnant. She had seen Wei Liang eat. It was true that eating was not elegant, but it was not that there was anything wrong with it. At most, it was just some obsessive-compulsive disorder. Eat the rest of the food on your plate.

Bai Zhi defined this behavior as saving food, but now this group of people are making a fuss about this, which makes Bai Zhi instinctively uncomfortable.

Maybe Wei Liang's promotion touched someone else's cake, and these people got excited in front of Wei Haolan.

"Mrs. Wei, the officials of the Chen Kingdom are dignified and act on behalf of the Emperor. Wouldn't it be a disgrace to His Majesty if a country man suddenly appears!"

"My nephew passed the imperial examination, and his talents and learning are not inferior to Wei Liang's. I think he is more suitable for this position than Wei Liang..."

Everyone criticized Wei Liang for his misbehavior. Although Bai Zhi didn't hear it, what exactly was the misbehavior? At most, he just lacked some aristocratic etiquette and didn't know the rules of their circle, so he was ridiculed. Like this.

If Mrs. Wei goes back to whisper in her husband's ears and read a few books of Wei Liang, the prince will lose his army and generals.

Just as she was thinking about it, Mrs. Wei asked Bai Zhi a question, "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Since he is in this position, he has some merits! Princess Ning, Prince Ning has always loved talents, has he ever talked about this?" people?"

Others didn't know that he was from Mengying, but Wei Haolan knew to some extent.

Bai Zhi immediately became vigilant. Wei Haolan was testing who Wei Liang belonged to. Now that the prince was a thorn in the Zhuo family's side, they tried their best to suppress the prince's gang members. If he admitted it now, wouldn't it push Wei Liang into a very dangerous situation? It would be better to distance himself from the relationship.

Bai Zhi instantly prepared her mind and shook her head with a smile, "I have met this person before. He did submit a certificate of surrender to the prince, and the prince also received him. However, the prince is also a person who respects rules. He usually pays attention to them. Why? Would you like such a vulgar person?"

When Wei Haolan heard this, her eyes instantly became proud, and she smiled with satisfaction, "Yes, His Highness Prince Ning is not an ordinary person."

She toasted Bai Zhi with a glass of wine, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled, each with their own agenda.

Bai Zhi found it ironic. This scene was like attending a class reunion after she graduated from college. There were always people who did extremely well. They placed themselves in a higher circle to show their uniqueness.

Some people get along well while others don't get along well. Many people choose to pretend to be fat and pretend to be fat. In order to fit into this circle, they fabricate many lies to support them.

Isn't what she is saying now a lie made up to fit into this circle and gain their approval?

Bai Zhi calmed herself down and squinted when she saw the waiter leading a man and two girls passing by upstairs. The man looked away from Bai Zhi and it was Wei Liang.

Bai Zhi frowned slightly, did he hear it?

Bai Zhi let out a long sigh. The most embarrassing thing in the world is to say bad things about someone behind their back and be heard.

Bai Zhi planned to apologize to him after the dinner. Even though everyone knew it was a lie, the lie still hurt people.

When Bai Zhi was halfway through eating, everyone stopped using their chopsticks, and Bai Zhi had to put down her chopsticks.

Not because of anything else, just because of a culture.

Zhuo Ling greeted Bai Zhi before inviting her to the banquet, saying that she could only eat half of the meal at most. If she ate too much, she would be laughed at and discussed.

When Bai Zhi first heard this, she found it incredible. She remembered the first time she entered the palace and had the same situation when eating at the Queen Mother's place. Half the meal was taken away! She puzzled and asked Zhuo Ling where this extravagant trend came from. Zhuo Ling patiently explained to her.

This custom really came from the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother had a bad appetite and would stop eating after two bites. The people below did not dare to do anything after seeing it. As soon as the concubines in the palace talked to their mother's family, everyone in the palace began to eat like this.

Then spreading rumors has become an unwritten custom among these officials and wives, and over time it has become their standard for selecting upper-class people. Anyone who eats too much food in the bowl has insufficient financial resources and weak power, and will become the object of ridicule by others. .

Bai Zhi did not grow up in a wealthy family. She was just an ordinary person, but she never went hungry and had meat for every meal. After traveling through time, Meng Ying never lacked food for her, and she could afford all kinds of exotic ingredients. This waste was nothing to her.

But now she looked at the plates being removed, feeling a sense of disgust welling up in her heart.

Why not eat minced meat?

What kind of unscrupulous person would regard wasting food as noble!

Bai Zhi felt suffocated. She excused herself from Wei Haolan's banquet and asked the waiter about the private room where Wei Liang had dinner.

As soon as he walked in, Wei Liang rolled his eyes.