After rebirth, I kidnapped the sickly Dugong

The carriage was so quiet that one could almost hear the two people's breathing.

After a long while, Wen Baizhi spoke softly.

"Zi Jin."

It was clearly a strange voice that called out this name.

But Si Jiu's eyes still turned red for no reason.

"Thank you." He said with a slight sob.

Wen Baizhi was puzzled: "Why are you thanking me?"

Si Jiu bit the soft flesh in his mouth: "It just feels like I haven't heard someone call me like this for a long time. It makes me feel like I've returned to three years ago."

Wen Baizhi never had the chance to ask him what happened three years ago.

Although he was the unfavored youngest son in the Marquis's Mansion before he went to the war, he was still protected by his father, the Marquis. How could his family be destroyed and he himself be castrated overnight?

Just as she was about to speak, she heard Ping An's voice coming from outside the carriage.

"Master Governor, Madam, we have arrived at the Wen Residence."

This sentence brought Wen Baizhi's thoughts back to the present.

Si Jiu was also pulled out of his memories.

He stood up by holding onto the table: "We're here, let's get off the car," he extended a hand towards Wen Baizhi, "Baizhi."

Wen Baizhi didn't hesitate and placed her hand in his palm.

He held on tightly, and she used the force to stand up.

The carriage had stopped, and Ping'an and Cuizhi carefully helped the two of them down from the carriage.

As expected, the entrance to the Wen residence was the same as usual, with no preparations in place for the daughter's return.

Wen Baizhi was not surprised: "I'm so sorry, no one greeted us, we have to go in by ourselves."

Si Jiu didn't care: "Let's go in. We can't keep your father waiting for too long."

The two of them walked inside led by Cuizhi.

When the servants in the mansion saw the two of them, they simply bowed to them according to etiquette.

Wen Ruogu did not appear until the two of them reached the lobby.

Wen Baizhi knew that Wen Ruogu had always minded her marrying a eunuch.

But he will never reflect on whether he has really fought for his daughter's marriage.

It's really disgusting to be assuming this attitude now.

She was not someone who would be manipulated, so she swaggered to the main seat and deliberately said loudly: "Alas, I didn't even see a single person when I returned home this time. Those who knew would think that my father, Lord Wen, was considering the marriage granted by the Emperor and dared not neglect his son-in-law, and was making careful preparations in the back. Those who didn't know would think that Lord Wen resented this marriage granted by the Emperor and was deliberately showing a displeasure when he and his son-in-law returned home together."

Si Jiu knew her personality, and when he heard what she said, he just looked at her lovingly.

Some servants were waiting outside. Wen Baizhi said, "Is it because Lord Wen went out to work? That's why he didn't come to greet us. That must be the case. Otherwise, with Lord Wen's usual temperament, he would have already prepared tea and cakes for us to eat."

Some of the servants were already whispering at this moment, and when Wen Baizhi was about to add more fuel to the fire, Wen Ruogu arrived late.

Wen Ruogu was wearing casual clothes and looked unhappy when he arrived.

He had been hiding behind the screen, so he naturally heard everything Wen Baizhi said loudly on purpose.

He also saw the reactions of the servants.

If he doesn't come out, he doesn't know what other accusations his good daughter will put on him.

When Si Jiu saw Wen Ruogu coming out, he hurried forward and saluted: "Master Wen."

Wen Ruogu accepted his gift with a stiff expression, but did not return the gift. Instead, he just stood there.

He didn't move, and Wen Baizhi, who was sitting on the main seat, naturally didn't move either.

An invisible tug of war formed between the father and daughter.

Si Jiu raised his hand and Ping An came over.

"Go and bring in the things I brought for Lord Wen."

Ping An agreed.

Si Jiu said: "I don't know what Lord Wen likes, so I just prepared something according to what's popular nowadays."

As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit a smiling person. Wen Ruogu couldn't put on airs anymore at this moment.

No matter how dissatisfied he was, this marriage was arranged by the emperor.

What’s more, this person is Si Jiu.

Wen Ruogu's expression softened slightly, and he said, "Thank you, Master Si."

He is currently unable to call Si Jiu his son-in-law, but he also cannot call him Du Gong like others do.

In this case, we can only compromise and call him Sir Si.

Si Jiu was very pleased with this title, and he clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "This is what I should do."

Wen Baizhi was still sitting there motionless. When Wen Ruogu saw her like that, he thought of what she had done and said before she got married.

Si Jiu was not unaware of the undercurrent between the two. He walked up to Wen Baizhi, bent down and asked, "Get up and show me around your home."

If you listen carefully, you can even hear a hint of pleading in his tone.

Wen Ruogu looked at the two of them in surprise.

Wen Baizhi twisted her body slightly, then pulled Si Jiu's hand and stood up.

The two of them were about to go outside.

When passing by Wen Ruogu who was standing still, Si Jiu squeezed Wen Baizhi's palm hard.

"Say hello to Lord Wen, huh?"

Wen Baizhi didn't want to offend Si Jiu, so she walked slowly and reluctantly in front of Wen Ruogu.

"Good morning, Dad."

Wen Ruogu was furious when he saw her like this: "Is this how I taught you etiquette? Is this how you greet your elders?"

Wen Baizhi looked at him straight in the eyes: "If what I did is not a qualified etiquette, then Sir Wen, are the things you did today when we returned home the proper etiquette?"

Wen Ruogu's eyes widened with anger: "How dare you talk back to me?"

Wen Baizhi refused to give in: "It was you who made the mistake first, and you were the first to be rude. How can you say something about me but I can't say something about you? How can this be justified?"

Wen Ruogu was so angry that his words were incoherent: "You, you really are, you really are lawless now."

As he said this he wanted to slap her in the face like he did before.

Wen Baizhi was no pushover, she was even prepared to slap him back.

Unexpectedly, Wen Ruogu's outstretched hand was caught by Si Jiu in mid-air.

Both father and daughter looked at Si Jiu in surprise.

After Si Jiu put Wen Ruogu's hand down, he apologized, "Sir Wen, I'm really sorry. I was rash, but Bai Zhi is already my wife. I really can't stand anyone bullying her, even if that person is her father."

Wen Baizhi looked at him with some emotion.

Wen Ruogu took a few deep breaths, calmed down his anger, and said, "Master Si, that's not right. I was rude. I had something else to do today, so I couldn't come back in time. I'm really sorry for missing your return."

Si Jiu said that it was nothing, and Wen Baizhi rolled her eyes.

Wen Ruogu said, "Lunch is still being prepared. Let my daughter take Master Si around the mansion for a while and come back for dinner in half an hour."

Si Jiu agreed naturally: "I am really sorry to bother you."

Wen Ruogu said: "No, it's my duty."

Wen Baizhi couldn't stand the false courtesy any more, so she took Si Jiu's hand and walked out.

No matter how helpless or angry Wen Ruogu was, he could only look at the backs of the two.

The two held hands, Wen Baizhi walked in front of Si Jiu, and Si Jiu looked at her back.

My memory seemed to have returned to the marquis' mansion of that year.

When he was still Si Zijin, he was bullied by his brother and fell into the lake.

It was Wen Bai who saved him and dragged him to ask the Marquis for an explanation.

He was looking at her back in the same way at that time.

The backs of Wen Bai at that time and Wen Baizhi now slowly overlapped.

Si Jiu's heart was filled with suppressed and satisfied pain.