Who Said I Was a Coquettish Bitch

The sound of the pipa stopped, Chuxue's flowing gauze skirt was slowly retracted, and the fairy on the cloud returned to the world.

She blessed her body and stood aside with a gentle posture.

Everyone present was quiet for a moment, and then immediately became agitated.

Whistles, applause, and impatience urging the bustard to stop the ink marks and start bidding quickly, made a commotion.

In this chaos, Bai Chen silently observed the expressions of everyone.

Almost all the men had green lights in their eyes, and at first glance they thought they had entered a pack of wolves.

Even if this Chuxue has a graceful figure, an outstanding temperament, and a beautiful face, she shouldn't be in such a rush, right?These men seem to be rich and well-informed, why are they so disregarding their image?

Bai Chen was very puzzled.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost ready, the bustard twisted her buttocks and walked up to the extended platform on the second floor with a smile on her face.

"I've kept all the guests waiting for a long time. I don't know if everyone is satisfied with Chuxue's dancing skills? Mom also knows that everyone is impatient, and the auction will start right now."

As soon as she finished speaking, a man with a fat head and big ears said: "We all know that Chuxue can sing and dance, but we have never seen her appearance like a fairy. Take off the tulle and take a look, otherwise why would everyone spend a lot of money? "

"Yes, yes." Immediately someone echoed him, "Miss Chuxue has been covered with a veil, we haven't seen her true face yet!"

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, let everyone see clearly." The old bustard covered her mouth and smiled, then turned her head and said, "Chuxue, take off the veil."

"Yes, Mom."

Chuxue slowly took off her veil, and a woman with creamy skin and beautiful facial features appeared in front of everyone.

After the silence, greater restlessness emerged.

"It really looks like a fairy!" The man at the bottom sighed, "Who can take a picture of Chuxue's first night today, the beauty is boundless!"

After a while, Chuxue put on the veil again.

"Let's get started!" Someone urged, "I can't wait!"

"Okay, okay." The old bustard said yes three times in a row, "The auction begins now!"

After all, a middle-aged man dressed like a brothel manager came up to the stage, "The oiran is auctioned at the beginning of the snow and at the beginning of the night. The starting price is 300 taels. There is no upper limit, and the highest bidder wins. Bidding starts now."

"500 taels!" The anxious fat man was the first to bid.

"700 taels!" Another man said quickly.

"800 taels!"

"1000 taels!"

"One thousand five hundred taels." Bai Chen lightly raised the wooden sign.

He added 500 taels all of a sudden, disrupting the market order, and Bai Chen immediately received vicious "greetings" from many men's eyes.

Although the girl is beautiful and lovely, they are still reluctant to spend more than 2000 taels of silver just for the spring breeze.

And according to the previous price, 500 taels can almost be the cap. After all, this is only the oiran in the south of the city, not the top card in the high-level bureau in the north of the city.

Bai Chen ignored them and looked at Chuxue on the second floor obsessively. People who didn't know thought he was also dazed.

"500 taels is the highest price now." The middle-aged man said, "500 taels once."

The scene was quiet.

The man looked around and said again: "One thousand five hundred two times."

Everyone whispered, is Chuxue going to take advantage of this brat tonight?

Just when the middle-aged man was about to announce his ownership, the fat man who made the first bid raised his sign, "800 taels!"

Bai Chen suddenly showed an expression of anger and disappointment, the fat man glanced at Bai Chen, complacent.

In the end, of course, the fat big brother captured the oiran's first night, and Bai Chen could only "depressed" drink away his worries.

After the auction was over, the crowd dispersed, and Bai Chen rejected the madam's suggestion to find him two more girls, and drank "boring wine" alone.

I don't know how long I had been drinking, but the sound of beating watch was faintly heard outside.

"It's time to go back." Bai Chen stood up staggeringly, "Huzi, go out and pull the carriage over, and wait for me outside the door. I'll go to the toilet and come out."

"Yes, master, please slow down."

Bai Chen was impatient, "Go! Don't annoy me!"

The boy didn't dare to say anything, and ran out quickly.

Bai Chen stumbled to the latrine, and when he went out, the procuress said a lot of nice things, with only one idea in mind——Welcome to come and play often, play as you like, there will be a girl's first-night auction next month, let him do not miss it.

Bai Chen agreed, and then rejected the madam's suggestion to send him out, and walked out of the courtyard alone.

It was almost midnight at this time, the waiting hall for welcoming guests had already finished work, and the outside of the brothel was empty.

Bai Chen came out leaning on the wall, and stood outside the door waiting for the carriage.

At this moment, a woman with a graceful figure in a white dress suddenly appeared on the opposite side.

She smiled sweetly at Bai Chen, then hooked her fingers and walked slowly towards the alley opposite.

Bai Chen squinted his eyes for a look, then smiled, and staggered after him.

The woman is tall and slender, and exudes a wonderful fragrance from her body, which is fascinating.

Bai Chen followed her into the alley, but the woman in the fluttering white dress disappeared.

"Girl~" Bai Chen called softly, "Come out, girl."

……

In the next second, Bai Chen's eyes froze, his body flexibly rolled to the side, and he took the dagger out of his boots, sweeping forward desperately.

All I could hear was the sound of a sharp dagger cutting through his clothes, a man's pain, and the blunt sound of a wooden stick falling to the ground.

Only then did Bai Chen realize that the person he had stabbed in front of him was actually that "beauty" in a skirt!

He was tall and handsome, and he looked completely different from the gangsters in people's stereotypes.

His arm was scratched by Bai Chen's dagger, and his white dress was stained with blood.

"So I've been pretending to be a woman." Bai Chen got up, "No wonder he can get away with it."

"Grandma, you're being careless!" Jiang Yang's bandit in women's clothing had a rough voice, and said bitterly, "I didn't expect you kid to be drunk!"

Bai Chen didn't talk nonsense with him, brandished his dagger and continued to attack him, and blew his whistle.

As soon as the whistle sounded, two yamen servants flew down from the roof and surrounded Jiang Yang's robbers one after the other.

"Catch it with your arms tied." The yamen servant said, "You can't escape!"

While fighting against Bai Chen, the female bandit retreated repeatedly.

Bai Chen said to the two yamen servants: "Go!"

"Yes!"

Bai Chen knew that his skill was just to disrupt the opponent's position, and the real arrest still had to rely on the fast arresting yamen servants with strong martial arts.

Holding the dagger, he withdrew from the battle circle and did not add to the chaos.

Two yamen servants surrounded the robber in female clothes. The latter was already injured, his martial arts were not as good as the yamen servants, and he was about to lose.

At this moment, his hand suddenly reached out to his waist——

"Be careful of his deceit!" Bai Chen's eyes were sharp, and he immediately cried out.

But it was still a step too late, the female robber threw a black ball to the ground, after a bang, the sky was filled with thick fog, and visibility was zero.

By the time the yamen servant coughed and dispersed the mist, the villain had long since disappeared.

Bai Chen was in a hurry, he was still too careless, if he couldn't catch it this time, it would be even harder next time.

He covered his forehead in annoyance and leaned against the wall, feeling ashamed.

"Lord Bai, this subordinate has neglected his duty, so I will go after him!" The two yamen servants knew that they had made a mistake, and immediately knelt down and apologized.

"Go." Bai Chen said, "I'm to blame for not thinking carefully about this matter. I didn't expect him to have such indiscreet tricks. With his light skills, it is probably difficult for people who are deployed outside to catch him."

The yamen servant jumped onto the house and was about to chase after him, only to hear a scream from a distance, and then a white object flew over, and finally hit the ground with a loud bang.

The black-nosed and swollen-faced thief in women's clothing snorted, and fainted from his eyes.

Two yamen servants hurried forward and locked up the suspect.

Bai Chen opened his eyes wide, not understanding what was going on in front of him.

In the next second, I saw a black figure flying over from a distance, and finally landed steadily in front of Bai Chen.

Although it looks quite pretentious, but at this moment, it has to be said that he is a magic soldier from the sky.

Bai Chen was in a complicated mood, "Why are you here?"

Xiao Lin said: "It happened to be around here, and I saw this man running away with his head in his arms, so he cleaned up by the way."

Bai Chen: ...

Lied to a three-year-old child!This guy must be secretly protecting him.

Thinking of this, Bai Chen's mood became more complicated.

"Thank you." Bai Chen showed a smile, "If it weren't for your help, I would have lost all my previous efforts today."

Seeing the tired face of the person in front of him, Xiao Lin felt a little distressed, but he could only say seriously: "Why do you need to be so polite to me, it's just a matter of raising your hands."

"I'll take the suspect back to Dali Temple first." Bai Chen said, "It's so late, you should go back and rest too."

Xiao Lin nodded: "Okay."

……

After returning to Dali Temple and finishing a series of things, Bai Chen walked out of the yamen, and the sky was already light.

This was probably the first time he stayed up all night after time travelling, and he was sore from exhaustion.

Ruyi drove the carriage and waited for him at the door. He finally had his own carriage, so he didn't have to walk back by himself, which was great.

Once in the car he fell asleep until someone gently pushed him.

"Wake up, I'm home."

Bai Chen opened his eyes, and Xiao Lin's face appeared in front of him.

"It's here?" Bai Chen got up and shook his head, "Why are you so early?"

"I'm waiting for you." Xiao Lin said, "I'll rest when you come back."

"..." Bai Chen sighed, "You are messing around."

Xiao Lin: "I am willing."

Bai Chen: ...

After getting out of the carriage, Ruyi consciously went to release the carriage, and the two walked to the gate of the courtyard.

"Go in and rest." Xiao Lin said, "You have been busy all night, drinking and arresting people."

"it is good."

Bai Chen stepped into the courtyard, stopped again, and turned around.

"Why are you being so kind to me?" Bai Chen pondered, "You've surpassed the kindness of a friend to me, which baffles me."

Xiao Lin smiled, "I planned to wait a little longer, but it seems that I can't wait."

Bai Chen:? ?

"Because I like you." Xiao Lin's voice was as calm and clear as ever, but it was hard to hide the emotion in his heart, "I like you, so I treat you well, isn't it natural?"

"Wait..." Bai Chen looked at him, "You said you like me?"

"Yes."

"Impossible, you hated me at first."

"Can't hate become like? I like you now."

"I'm not the type you like either. You like Mr. Liu who is out of the world, but I'm too mundane."

"...I like you now."

Bai Chen had an expression of "I don't believe it, you're just kidding me".

Xiao Lin looked at him, feeling like he was about to collapse, he took a deep breath, "You really don't believe it?"

Bai Chen: "I don't believe it."

Xiao Lin stopped talking, but hugged Bai Chen, then lowered his head, and gently pressed a kiss on his forehead.

The soft touch and the slight smell of alcohol on Bai Chen's body made Xiao Lin really want to change to another place to continue kissing, but he held back.

When he let go of him again, Xiao Lin found that Bai Chen had turned into petrification.

"I..." Xiao Lin was about to continue confessing his confession seriously when he heard a bang.

The courtyard door is locked.

Xiao Lin: ...

The person he likes can never be analyzed according to common sense!

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Xiao Hua: We've got it, we've got it, we've got it!Congrats!

He Wenguang on the hospital bed: mmp

A certain silly Baitian: But Xiaohua, your father is locked out!

Someone Xiao: Shut up upstairs!

☆、Chapter one hundred and one

The door closed unexpectedly and almost hit Xiao Lin's nose.

……What's going on here?

Xiao Lin was a little confused, not sure if this person was shy or angry.

Immediately, I felt a little uneasy, and began to examine whether my behavior just now was a bit extreme. After all, the other party has always regarded him as a friend, but he couldn't control it for a while, so...

After thinking about it, he decided to face the storm head on.

Xiao Lin gently knocked on the courtyard door again.

No one answered, but he heard Binger whispering to Ruyi, presumably Bai Chen didn't allow them to open the door.

Thinking of the unacceptable serious expression on his childish face, Xiao Lin felt a little cute.

He was not in a hurry and just stood in front of the door.

After a long while, Bai Chen's voice came from inside the door: "Go back and rest first, I'm asleep too, I'll talk about it when I wake up."

Xiao Lin said: "Okay, then you have a good rest, I will come back in the afternoon."

……

After confirming that Xiao Lin had left, Bai Chen relaxed his stiff body and walked into the courtyard.

"Ruyi and I didn't see anything." Bing'er came out with breakfast and emphasized, "Really."

Bai Chen: ...

Ruyi quickly glared at her, Binger stopped talking, and put the food on the stone table, "Young master, you eat, go to rest after eating, you have been up all night."

"Yeah." Bai Chen felt very tired now, and he didn't have the heart to chat with them, so he said, "You guys go about your business."

"Yes."

Bing'er and Ru felt that the master was really unhappy, so they retreated cleverly.

Bai Chen finished his breakfast quickly, rinsed his mouth again, entered the room and fell asleep with his head covered.

——He is really exhausted physically and mentally now, his mind is full of porridge, and he is not suitable for any thinking. He decided to face this series of problems after getting enough sleep.

Facts have proved that it is easier to fall asleep when you are full of thoughts. Only when you fall asleep will you not have to face these headaches.

However, Bai Chen didn't sleep well this time, and had many dreams, one time was about catching bad guys in his previous life, another time he was doing an autopsy in the Yamen in this life; A figure descending from the sky.

When he woke up from this messy dream, the sun outside was almost westward, and he actually slept for almost a whole day.

Fortunately, I reported it to Luo Lanye this morning, so it wasn't considered absenteeism.

Bai Chen washed his face, sat under the vines, ate the peaches washed by Binger, and couldn't help thinking about the scene this morning.

That Bingshan actually said that he liked him and even kissed him!

His face couldn't help but a little fever. In his previous life, he lived to be 25 years old. Before the age of 20, he thought he was asexual and kept a distance from everyone. After the age of 20, he liked that person. He had never been in a relationship until his death, and he even had a serious date. Never before, even a shallow kiss on the forehead made him at a loss and suffered a huge shock.

Xiao Lin's actions were completely unexpected and disrupted all his plans.

A capital, a headache.

"Young master, the peach wine I brewed a while ago is ripe, I want to give some to Aunt Zhang next door, is that okay?" Bing'er came out of the utility room with the wine jar in her arms, and asked carefully.

Bai Chen came back to his senses, "They sent pickled dried apricots last time, and we should return the gift this time. Be polite when you go."

"Yes, young master."

……

After Bing'er went out, there was a knock on the courtyard door.

As soon as he heard the voice, Bai Chen knew who it was.

What should come will always come, and you can't hide from it. You have to face this matter.

"Ruyi, go open the door and invite the son in."

"Okay!" Ruyi smiled, and hurriedly ran to open the door for her master.

Xiao Lin changed into a light-colored robe today, looking less cold and deep, and more lively and unrestrained.

It's just that his eyes are slightly blue and black, his face is not as rosy as usual, and his face is a little tired.

As soon as Xiao Lin approached, Bai Chen asked in surprise before he even opened his mouth, "Didn't you rest today?"

Why does it look like he has stayed up all day without sleep, this is the first time he has seen Xiao Lin who is in such a bad state of mind.

Xiao Lin said: "I couldn't sleep, so I went to the military camp to practice martial arts. I just came back and came to see you after taking a bath."

Bai Chen: ...

It's too hard. I didn't sleep all night and went to the suburbs of Beijing to practice the army. Is it true that I am a hard worker?

"Sit down." Bai Chen has calmed down a lot now, seeing Xiao Lin like this, his emotions are quite complicated.

Apparently Xiao Lin couldn't fall asleep because of their internal disturbance.

They do need to have a good talk.

"You've slept all day, are you hungry?" Xiao Lin sat on the stone bench opposite Bai Chen, "The cook over there has already prepared dinner, I'll ask him to bring it over."

"I just ate a peach, and I'm not hungry yet." Bai Chen thought for a while, "This morning..."

"Sorry." Xiao Lin said, "I was too reckless."

"My behavior in the morning was quite rude." Bai Chen said, "I didn't expect you to apologize like this, and I don't even know what to say."

"What I said is serious." Xiao Lin said, "Although I know you may not believe it, but if you like it, you like it. I never lie."

Seeing how frank he was, Bai Chen smiled and said, "I know you are an honest person, and I believe what you say."

Xiao Lin's worried face suddenly showed a hint of expectation.

"But... sorry, I don't think I can accept you." Bai Chen said frankly, "I regard you as a close friend, care about you, and worry about you, but I can't look at you from another position. This kind of role Conversion, I can't do it yet."

Such a straightforward refusal made Xiao Lin feel cold, but precisely because of his frankness and rationality, this is the Bai Chen he likes, and he never plays hard to get, nor makes people guess.

What's more, he didn't say it completely. He became more and more sure that he couldn't give up. If he gave up, he might regret it for the rest of his life.

"Then can you allow me to like you?" Xiao Lin put away his shattered heart, raised his eyebrows and said seriously, "Can you give me a chance, I won't do outrageous things, and I won't embarrass you, We still get along as friends.”

Seeing his sincere expression, Bai Chen felt a little uneasy, and changed the way he refused, "But I can't guarantee that things will become what you want to see in the end, maybe in the end, I didn't." Can fall in love with you."

Xiao Lin looked indifferently, "It's okay, even if you don't like me, it's enough for me to like you."

Bai Chen sighed, Xiao Lin's persistence made him feel mixed feelings.

A person who hates you suddenly likes you, it's not that he doesn't understand, Xiao Lin is changing so fast!

……

Xiao Lin did what he said, after the two talked, he didn't make any more ambiguous actions, and the two got along as before, and they wouldn't put any burden on Bai Chen.

Ruyi and Xiaohua stayed at Baichen's place, and Xiao Lin would come to live in the house next door about every two or three days. The two of them ate, chatted, and practiced martial arts. It was as if life had returned to the past.

Bai Chen felt that the feeling and space were just right, and he was very satisfied.

After the Jiangyang robbery case was solved, Bai Chen was rewarded again, and also received a reward from the Queen Mother.

He was like a fish in water in Dali Temple and became famous. When Ping Xihou saw that his least favorite youngest son was so capable, he completely forgot what he had said before to sever ties with him, and occasionally went to Dali Temple to visit him and take care of him as a loving father. Later, Bai Chen's mother-in-law revealed in a letter that Ping Xihou wanted to find another "mother-in-law" for him.

Once Ping Xihou wandered to Dali Temple again, and finally couldn't help but express his plan to let him get married again.

It is said that he has found an excellent partner for him - the son of the opposite sex Wang Xuan, who is also the son of the prince who just came to the throne.

If you don't want to condescend to marry a man, the little girl of Dingyuan Hou's family is also excellent, virtuous and virtuous, and she will become a loving couple if she marries her.

Could he not know about his cheap father's wishful thinking?Both King Xuan and Marquis Dingyuan are good friends with Liu, and they are able to talk in court.

But King Xuan's son-in-law is a well-known young lady in the capital, and there are more male concubines in his family than He Wenguang; Ding Yuanhou's youngest daughter is indeed virtuous and virtuous, but she is born with a disability and has inconvenient legs and feet.

He was afraid that his cheap second sister's marriage was not going well so far, so he set his mind on him again.

Bai Chen flatly refused, with no room for change.

After establishing his own family, Bai Zhanyuan could not use his parents' rights to arrange a marriage for him. If Bai Chen disagreed, he would have nothing to do. The father and son broke up after a quarrel.

Unexpectedly, his father would not give up, and secretly arranged for Xuan Wang's daring son-in-law to meet him by chance in Wangyue Tower.

That day, Bai Chen asked Jiang Haochen for a small gathering, the two were chatting and laughing, and saw the man walk in.

That apprentice, flirted with words without saying a few words, and wanted to touch Bai Chen, but unexpectedly, Xiao Lin who suddenly walked into the private room wrung his hands off. All the thugs were beaten to the ground by Lin Feiyun outside the building.

Both parties are sons of the world, and they have their own opinions.

Xiao Lin said coldly: "If you dare to harass Mr. Bai again, your arm will never be able to connect."

"I told you that you didn't separate!" After all, Prince Xuan didn't dare to offend the mighty Prince Kang's Mansion, he just said angrily, "It's all because of Hou Ye's nonsense! Brother Lin, please spare me, I won't dare again!"

Since then, there have been gossips in the upper class of the capital that the relationship between the son of King Kang’s mansion and Mr. Bai of Dali Temple is still unresolved, and that they may reconcile as before. Chen's body.

And those who had some thoughts about Bai Chen also silently stopped thinking about it.

……

"Thank you, otherwise I would be bored to death by my father." Bai Chen and Xiao Lin were playing chess in the courtyard, Bai Chen said suddenly.

Xiao Lin said: "If you pass it on like this, won't they all misunderstand you?"

"Misunderstanding is misunderstanding, it doesn't matter." Bai Chen dropped a son, "Anyway, I don't want to get married."

"Okay." Xiao Lin also dropped the chess piece in his hand, "I'll accompany you."

Bai Chen played chess seriously, and didn't see Xiao Lin's slightly raised mouth corners and his expression of being in control.

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Prince Xuan's son: Damn, I was tricked!

Silly Baitian: Oh my god, my son is so black-bellied!I think my younger brother Chen is very dangerous!

Bai Chen:? ?

Someone Xiao: Why is the upstairs upstairs coming again!go go go go go!

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Merry Christmas everyone ^_^

☆、Chapter one hundred and two

In a blink of an eye, time came to May, and it was Duanyang in two days. Every household in the capital hung calamus and mugwort, and children's wrists and ankles were wrapped with colorful silk threads, praying for the plague to stay away and the family to be healthy.

This is the first Duanyang Festival that Bai Chen has celebrated since he established his own family, and Bing'er and Ruyi naturally started preparing early.

Calamus and wormwood have been hung in front of the door, the salted duck eggs in the jar are almost ripe, the leaves of the zongzi are washed, steamed and sterilized, and the fillings for the zongzi are also ready.

After they furnished Bai Chen's house, they even arranged Xiao Lin's house together.

——Anyway, in their hearts, the two courtyards will be connected sooner or later.

Bing'er embroidered a sachet for Bai Chen to seek good luck and avoid evil, and embroidered a sachet for Xiao Lin with different colors and the same pattern, which looked very much like a couple's sachet.

After Xiao Lin learned about it, he rewarded Binger with five taels of silver on the spot.

Bai Chen lay under the grape arbor with his eyes closed to enjoy the cool air, wondering if you two think that I can't hear if I close my eyes, it's so blatant!

Half a month passed, and he finally had the real feeling that Xiao Lin was chasing him. Today is the Duanyang Festival for family reunion, and he actually ran to him.

He didn't want to drag Xiao Lin down, he hated ambiguity the most, and persuaded Xiao Lin several times to give up on himself, but this person disagreed with his life and death, and said "I just like you and want to be friends with you" With a silent and sad expression, he couldn't continue to speak harsh words, he could only be so unclear, and Bai Chen also had a headache.

——In a sense, he likes Xiao Lin and is comfortable with him, but he can't become a closer relationship, he can't get over that hurdle.

……

The smell of steamed zong leaves coming from the yard, as well as the smell of the sauced beef that Bai Chen specially ordered Binger to make, made him feel greedy.

"Jiaozong will be ready soon." Wearing an apron, Bing'er leaned out half of her body from the kitchen, and said with a smile, "Young Master, Shizi, the meal will be ready soon, should we eat it in the house or in the yard?" ah?"

"Let's eat in the courtyard." Bai Chen opened his eyes, sat up, and looked at Xiao Lin, "Today is the day of family reunion, you should go back to accompany the prince and concubine. And Xiaomo, she only has you now A big brother."

"Don't worry, go back to accompany them at night." Xiao Lin sat on the stone bench, "Usually, the palace only eats together at night."

"Yes, look at my memory." Bai Chen remembered that important events in the palace, such as family dinners, were all at night.

Thinking that he has only been away from the palace for a few months, but it feels like it has been a long, long time.

Ruyi brought braised beef, boiled edamame and sliced ​​duck eggs, as well as soaked realgar wine.

"Both masters, please drink first, Jiaozong will be here in a while."

"Go and help Bing'er." Xiao Lin stopped Ruyi from pouring wine, "I'll do it."

"Yes." Ruyi left obediently.

"It's a bit casual, brother Xiao, don't mind." Bai Chen didn't expect Xiao Lin to come today, and he didn't plan to feast on wine and meat.

Xiao Lin poured realgar wine into the cup, "Wherever there is wine, meat, and rice dumplings, where can it be? The delicacies of mountains and seas are not as good as the usual ones."

"You're easy to dismiss. As the host, I'm sorry." Bai Chen picked up his glass and took a sip. He wasn't used to the taste of realgar wine, but it was just a way of getting a lot of money during the festival.

"The important thing is not how delicious it is, but who to eat it with." Xiao Lin raised his glass, "Duanyang is healthy."

"Duanyang is healthy." Bai Chen ignored his love words and held a cup with him.

——He really didn't know what to say. Xiao Lin confessed that he was not disgusted, but he didn't seem to have that kind of hot and surging heartbeat feeling.

Soon Bing'er brought up the cooked zongzi.

The plump zongzi exudes a burst of fragrance, which is a special taste of the Duanyang Festival.

"Why are there two ropes of different colors?" Xiao Lin asked curiously.

"If you come back to the son, there are two kinds of stuffing here." Bing'er introduced, "One is the usual candied date stuffing, and the other..."

"Another kind~" Bai Chen said with a smile, "You'll know after you try it."

"Master, this is the stuffing that the young master taught me, you must try it." Bing'er said, "It is said that everyone in the south of the Yangtze River eats this stuffing!"

Bai Chen picked up the zongzi tied with red silk thread and handed it to Xiao Lin, "You try."

Xiao Lin peeled off the rice dumpling suspiciously, took a bite, with a puzzled expression on his face, "...meat?"

"Yes." Bai Chen said, "Try carefully, is it delicious?"

"The meat is soy sauce-flavored and delicious." Xiao Lin said, "I have been to Jiangnan several times, but I have never caught up with the Duanyang Festival, and I don't know that the Jiaozong they eat is so different from the Beijing city."

Bai Chen peeled a sweet dumpling for himself: "It doesn't matter if it's sweet or salty, as long as it's delicious."

In the fantasy country where Bai Chen lived in his previous life, rice dumplings were all stuffed with meat, and he didn't know that rice dumplings were actually sweet until he traveled here.

"It makes sense." Xiao Lin nodded, "Only by being tolerant to each other can we understand each other."

Bai Chen: ...

He was just talking about zongzi, and he didn't boil emotional chicken soup...

However, it is not bad that this iceberg has such awareness.

……

"Recently, you don't wear stars and moons anymore, so I feel relieved." Xiao Lin peeled a meat dumpling for Bai Chen, "This is delicious, you can eat one too."

"Okay." Bai Chen said, "You said it like this, I really have a lot of leisure recently."

There are no major cases in Dali Temple, and there are quite a few serious cases that need to be reconsidered in various places. For a while, Bai Chen only needs to check in on time and release the government on time.

The border was also surprisingly calm. The Tuju people retreated back to their territory and did not disturb the people at the border for a long time. The war ended before it even started.

Xiao Lin's guard team is no longer just a decoration, they will practice patrols every two days, those dudes are trained by Xiao Lin to complain, but the effect is very remarkable, the spirit of the whole team is very good.

The emperor is no longer obsessed with beauty, and he works hard every day. Suddenly, this day is peaceful and peaceful, and the country is rich and the people are strong and thriving.

Under the calm weather, will it really be so peaceful and stable?

For some reason, Bai Chen felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart.

It's like something too beautiful, but I'm afraid it's illusory after all.

The sunshine in the early summer of the capital was not too strong, and the small courtyard was quite cool. The two of them drank and ate meat, and it really felt peaceful and warm.

Even Xiaohua flew over to join in the fun, wanting to taste the meat dumpling.

——Of course, this request was immediately and severely rejected by Xiao Lin.

Xiao Hua knew it couldn't eat this, so she didn't lose her temper, and stopped on Bai Chen's shoulder, watching them eat and drink.

"No matter how you look at it, it looks like a family of three." Bing'er patted Ruyi who was washing the pot, "What do you think?"

"Be careful to be heard by the young master again." Ruyi stopped her work and looked towards the courtyard, "It's quite similar, what a pity."

Bing'er said confidently: "Don't worry, they will definitely reconcile as before."

……

"Bang bang bang—"

The two had just had lunch when there was a sudden knock on the courtyard door.

Binger ran out with her sleeves rolled up, Bai Chen gestured, "You are busy with your work, I will open the door."

"Yes, young master."

Bai Chen stood up, "I'll go and open the door."

Xiao Lin nodded, "Okay."

Bai Chen walked to the gate of the courtyard, "Excuse me, who is it?"

"It's a little girl." The voice outside the door was gentle and unfamiliar, and Bai Chen confirmed that he did not know the owner of the voice.

"The little girl is Zhenniang who lives in the next house." She immediately reported her family name, "I'm here to give you some rice dumplings, my lord."

He knew that Zhenniang was the beautiful and beautiful master who lived next door.

Aunt Zhang and Bing'er got along well, and the two families gave each other some homemade food from time to time. Even Bai Chen gradually became familiar with Aunt Zhang, and knew that her girl was called Zhenniang, but that was all.

In the past, it was Aunt Zhang who delivered things, but today the master came here in person.

Bai Chen opened the door, and the woman standing at the door was very beautiful, even more beautiful than she looked in that day and night, but her body was a bit thin and thin.With a food box in her hand, she stood politely two steps behind the door.

Seeing Bai Chen, she blessed her body, "I'm bothering you, my lord."

Bai Chen cupped his hands and said, "Miss, you are being polite, and you will bring food here at noon, where is Aunt Zhang."

"Mother Zhang went out to fetch medicine, Xiaoxiu was washing clothes, and the little girl came here by herself." Zhenniang had an elegant posture and a gentle voice, "The fruit wine sent by Miss Bing'er a few days ago was very delicious, and I sent you a few dumplings. Thank you, this little girl wrapped it herself, it’s not very detailed, I hope you don’t mind.”

Bai Chen took the food box and didn't know how to greet him, so he just said, "Thank you, miss."

Zhenniang smiled softly, "The little girl went back."

"Go slow, girl."

Zhenniang blessed her body, turned and left.

The moment she turned around, Bai Chen frowned.

Zhenniang was wearing a goose-yellow chest-length quilt, and because the fabric was a bit flimsy, she specially put something like a silk scarf on her shoulders, but Bai Chen saw red marks on the part where the back collar was not covered. , the mark is very deep, and some places are red, swollen and purple.

This is a clear sign of flogging.

Out of professional sensitivity, Bai Chen subconsciously stopped Zhenniang.

Zhenniang turned her head, her eyes puzzled, "Master?"

"Miss, are you... all right?" Bai Chen suddenly thought of this era, concubines are the personal belongings of the master, and they can be beaten and scolded at will. Does this mean he is meddling in other people's business?Therefore, the words were abruptly detoured a few times.

Zhenniang was stunned, and subconsciously hugged the silk scarf forward, "Thank you for your concern, young lady, the little girl is fine."

"If you need help, just let Aunt Zhang come and call me." After thinking about it, Bai Chen could only say this in the end.

Zhenniang showed a grateful smile: "Okay."

Bai Chen closed the door, thinking about those scars, he just took two steps with his head down and bumped into Xiao Lin's arms.

... When did this person come over? He was still silent!

☆、Chapter one hundred and three

Bai Chen's heart