The Adventures of the Crying Princess

"Little girl, come and help me." Emperor Chengde waved his hand to signal Bai Yimeng to come over, and for a moment it seemed as if he had returned to five years ago.

A barely perceptible sense of loss flashed across the old emperor's eyes.

At that time, the girl in front of me was still a yellow-haired girl, short and small like a monkey without fur. After not seeing her for five years, she is completely different.

"Your Majesty, why don't you use the Blood Jade Ganoderma?" Bai Yimeng noticed the pendant on the hilt and felt a little moved.

"I, can't bear to leave." Emperor Chengde didn't look at Bai Yimeng, but lowered his head as if he was paying attention to the steps under his feet.

Bai Yimeng understood what the emperor meant and smiled, "If you like it, I'll ask Jin Ying to get you a few more pieces later. Soaking it in water is good for your health."

"Okay, come back, I'll listen to you." Emperor Chengde pulled her sleeve, "It's autumn now, you're wearing so little, you won't be afraid of freezing yourself."

Bai Yimeng felt the cold palms of Emperor Chengde and knew that he was weak after recovering from a serious illness.

He injected internal energy into his palm and held his hand. A warm internal energy entered the old emperor's body.

The old emperor felt the kindness and smiled without saying anything. Seeing Yuwen Ji looking lonely, he sighed softly.

After sending Emperor Chengde to Huanchun Garden, Bai Yimeng couldn't help but think of her past life. After all, this was where she was buried.

Just as he was about to find an excuse to leave, he suddenly saw the queen standing not far away.

When the Queen saw Bai Yimeng, she hugged her without waiting for her to greet her. Because today was Emperor Chengde's birthday, she held back her tears and refused to let go, "Don't leave, I won't let you!"

Bai Yimeng nodded slightly, "No! I won't leave."

After hearing her say this, the Queen let her go and pulled her to the Ninth Princess.

The Ninth Princess got married three years ago to the prince of Yueqi State, but was later taken back when the two countries were at war. After this incident, she became extraordinarily calm and not as rebellious as she was in her childhood.

"I haven't seen you for many years, but the princess is still the same."

"You have learned to lie too?" The two looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Seeing Bai Yimeng chatting and laughing with everyone but ignoring him, Yuwen Ji was distracted for a moment. He gave Yi Tong a few instructions and turned to go out for some fresh air.

Su Beichen noticed something was wrong and followed him out, "Don't worry, it's always good for her to come back. Didn't you see that she just promised the Queen that she would not leave? As long as she doesn't leave, there is still a long time to go, and there will always be a turning point."

"I understand. Let's go back." Yuwen Ji felt upset and didn't want to talk about this. He glared at Su Beichen and was about to return to the banquet.

As the two were about to go back, they met Bai Yimeng. Su Beichen tactfully entered the hall alone, and Yuwen Ji immediately followed, "Xiaobai, let's talk."

"It's something we should talk about. But let's talk about it some other time. I've been drinking a lot today, and my mind isn't clear."

"Okay, then would you mind if I sit with you?"

Bai Yimeng didn't say anything. She looked into the distance quietly and muttered to herself, "I didn't know this place was so beautiful."

The moonlight shines on the green grass, like a clear spring.

"I'm sorry. I don't know what else to say except this. I'm sorry for you."

"Hmm!" Bai Yimeng looked at Yuwen Ji and responded vaguely, as if he was just being perfunctory. After a while, "To be fair, you treat me very well."

He took a deep breath and said, "I'm almost sober now. I'm going back. How about we go together?"

That night, Bai Yimeng returned to the general's mansion. Bai Yinan wanted to ask but didn't dare to.

The next day, Bai Yimeng got up early to practice martial arts, and Bai Yinan walked up to her and asked, "Little sister, when did you come back? How come I didn't know?"

"Yesterday." Bai Yimeng stopped his moves, walked forward, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "Come in and tell me."

Entering the room, Bai Yimeng handed Bai Yinan a cup of hot tea. Bai Yinan grabbed the book on the table and took a look. "Master said you were not in the mountain recently. Can you tell me where you went?"

To be honest, he could count on his fingers the number of times he had seen his sister in the past five years.

"Yes, big brother, you may not know yet, but Sister Bohe has revived Jinjia Villa and is now the owner of Cheng Villa." Bai Yimeng took a sip of tea and wiped the sword.

"You helped?"

"Second Brother did the most work, I just did some odd jobs."

Seeing that Bai Yimeng spoke easily and seemed to be in a good mood, Bai Yinan asked tentatively, "Are you really not leaving?"

“It’s hard to say, Second Brother went back to inherit the family business and is not in the mountain now.

Fifth Brother is watched very closely by his father and has gone back to the mountain less frequently in recent years.

Now, Xiaoliu and I are the only ones left on the mountain. If I leave, what will happen to Master? Who will do the work?

It would have been fine in the past, but now that Master is old, he needs someone around him."

Bai Yinan nodded slightly, "My little four has grown up."

Bai Yinan still likes to call his sister "xiaoshi", she is the fourth mistress of the Bai family.

“To be honest, big brother, I also want to stay, but unfortunately there are still many things to deal with in Wan’an Valley.

When Second Senior Brother was in the valley, Xiaoliu and I didn’t think about anything and were happy every day.

Now we are both so busy that our heads are overwhelmed. "

"Don't be too tired, take care of yourself. Has the poison relapsed?"

Bai Yimeng shook his head. "I'm fine now. I'm completely fine now. Don't worry about me, brother."

"Well, seeing how you treat people now, I feel relieved." Bai Yinan thought about it again and again and finally asked, "What are you going to do about Prince Yi?"

"Brother, do you know what the longest relationship is?" Bai Yimeng asked instead of answering, with his head tilted as if he had returned to five hundred years ago.

"Family members, like you and me?"

Bai Yimeng smiled and shook her head, lowering her head to fiddle with the corner of her clothes, "It doesn't matter. When you love someone so deeply, you don't want to have anything to do with him.

I am afraid of being let down, and I am also afraid of letting him down. There is no one between us who is sorry for the other, if there is any, it is me who let him down. "

In the afternoon, Yuwen Ji came to the general's mansion, and Bai Yinan led his sister out, "You two should have a good chat.

Little sister, I want to make it clear to you that I will always stand by your side. If Prince Yi bullies you, you beat him up and I will pretend I didn’t see it.”

Bai Yinan deliberately joked, hoping to ease the awkwardness between the two of them. After that, he walked out of the room, leaving the space for them.

"My elder brother should have told you." Bai Yimeng lowered his head and fiddled with the tea leaves.

Yuwen Ji felt that the person in front of him was very strange, and was very different from the soft and tender child before. An indescribable sadness came over him, "You have changed so much."

"I know my brother will tell you." Bai Yimeng didn't seem to be in the mood to chat with Yuwen Ji and went straight to the point.

Yuwen Ji laughed dumbly, "You hate me so much that you are unwilling to even exchange a few words with me?"

Bai Yimeng looked at the pot of fallen peonies in the window, "I'm afraid I'll be tempted again." He lowered his eyes, "We can be good friends in the future, just like you and Su Beichen."

"Can it be the same? I'm not going to marry him. Xiaobai, can we start over?" Yuwen Ji squatted beside Bai Yimeng, looked up at her, and tentatively pulled her hand.

"I don't know. Please don't force me. By the way, I have to tell you that I will be leaving Beijing in three days.

I wanted not to tell you, but since you are here, I'd better tell you for your own good."

"You little liar, you promised your mother that you would not leave, so you are a liar." Hearing what she said, Yuwen Ji turned around and lowered his head, his body shaking.

"I'm only going to be gone for a few days, why do you act like I'm going to die?"

Seeing him cry, Bai Yimeng felt inexplicably heartbroken. Five years ago, she would have thrown herself into his arms and acted like a spoiled child.

Now she can't and shouldn't be so presumptuous.

"During the five years you were away, I did not fall. I have always held the position of Minister of Justice, and I can guarantee that there has not been a single false or wrongful case in the capital.

Three years ago, when I went to Yueqi Country to bring back Xiaojiu, I finally understood why Lu Yikuan hated me so much.

Seeing Xiaojiu being bullied like that, I was so angry that I wanted to kill someone."

“Well, I’ll tell Second Senior Brother about your understanding of him when I have time.” Bai Yimeng smiled bitterly, “When the Ninth Princess got into trouble, I was in the West Sea. I’m sorry that I couldn’t get there in time.

Afterwards, you insisted that you had rescued the person. I guessed you must be very angry, so I helped you vent your anger."

"You crippled the hands and feet of the prince of Yueqi Kingdom?"

"Please change your tone to affirmative." Bai Yimeng smiled and unfolded her folding fan, fanning the tea. "Also, don't tell Princess Nine that I did it. I don't want her to think that I'm a cruel person. She should stop playing with me."

"Okay." Seeing that Bai Yimeng was willing to joke with him, Yuwen Ji felt very happy.

He didn't ask for much, just to look at her from beginning to end, and being able to chat and laugh with her was already a great blessing.

"I'm going to Yuezhou this time. What does Princess Nine like?"

"This king likes Yuezhou's tea."

Bai Yimeng looked at Yuwen Ji, holding back his laughter, and nodded, "Anything else?"

"I like everything you buy."

"What about the Ninth Princess?" Bai Yimeng repeated.

"No more." Yuwen Ji seemed to be suffering from selective deafness, "Xiaobai, actually it's OK that you come back. You don't have to buy too much for me."