Jiang Qing

After only one short night, the flames of Cangshan Mountain broke through the sweet sleep of Pingdu City. Sheng Jia returned to the palace overnight, and followed by the three families of Mei, Qian and Liu to prison.

Such a close turn of events scared many officials out of bed at night, and sent people out in panic to inquire about the news.

The lights of the Bai Mansion were also kept on all night, and the father and son sat in Bai Bingchen's courtyard, watching the high moon disappear with the light of the sky, without saying a word all night.

It wasn't until the sky dawned and the birds twittered in the morning that Bai Jianye moved a bit, stood up slowly, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm leaving."

Uncle Meng was waiting outside the courtyard with his official uniform. Bai Bingchen knew that it was the time of the morning court, and that his father entered the palace this time to be charged with Shimei, Qian, and Liu's family in front of all civil and military officials.

He didn't answer, and he didn't move his feet until Bai Jianye walked out of the courtyard.The numbness of the legs mixed with the powerlessness in his heart swept up deeply, and Bai Bingchen felt a sense of fatigue that he had never felt before.

When standing up against the wall, a white light flashed in front of his eyes, followed by a long-lasting roar in his ears.Gritting his teeth, Bai Bingchen returned to the room by himself, lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, even though his drowsy head was not sleepy, he still forced himself to rest.He knows that this is just the beginning, and the road ahead will become more and more difficult.

It's past the time to go to court, but Bai Jianye hasn't come back yet. It wasn't until lunch time, when Bai Bingchen got up from the bed, that the servant came to report that someone was coming from the palace.

After finishing his clothes, Bai Bingchen went to greet him in front of the gate of Baifu, but he paused when he saw the armored soldiers shining coldly.

Bai Jianye was laughing and chatting with an eunuch, when he saw Bai Bingchen, he waved to him and said to the eunuch: "Eunuch Zhang, look, this is the kid."

Calmly glanced at the eunuch uniform inlaid with gold thread on Eunuch Zhang, knowing that his rank was not low, Bai Bingchen stepped forward a little more cautiously, and saluted him politely.

Bai Jianye praised him and said: "Eunuch Zhang is a celebrity around His Majesty. This time, you will lead the Xuanjia soldiers to stay at the mansion for a few days. Don't be rude to them."

In just a few sentences, Bai Bingchen explained the current situation clearly.

Eunuch Zhang squinted his eyes and looked Bai Bingchen up and down, and complimented him: "It's the father who has no dogs. Young master Bai is a good-looking talent, humble and polite, not much better than Mei Shao, the son of a rebellious minister? This old slave has watched in front of His Majesty all these years. I also persuaded His Majesty, saying that the child from the Mei family was too evasive, and he could tell that his father was restless at first sight, but His Majesty cared about Concubine Mei's friendship, so he didn't listen to it. Now it's good, it has caused such a disaster Come."

Eunuch Zhang sighed for a while, then said again: "However, this old slave thinks that the Bai family is very good. He serves you loyally and is humble. He looks like a loyal man. The old slave heard that the daughter of Mr. Bai's family, Hui Zhi Lan Xin, if one day I serve the king, wouldn't the Bai family not be as glorious as the Mei family in the past?"

I don't know if his words were hitting the Bai family, or he was really following His Majesty's intention, which meant accepting Bai Zijin as his concubine.Bai Bingchen lowered his head, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes.

But Bai Jianye spoke flatly, without any fluctuations, and said: "My daughter is mediocre, how can she serve His Majesty. Eunuch Zhang has also stood here for a long time, should we go to the mansion to talk about it?"

Seeing that Bai Jianye changed the subject, Eunuch Zhang was not annoyed. He followed his words and stepped into the mansion, waving to the armored soldiers behind him. The armored soldiers immediately dispersed and firmly occupied every corner of Bai's house.

"Don't worry, Lord Bai is a great hero of Cangshan's rebellion. His majesty loves you so much. Are you afraid that there will be no day for you to be appointed as a marquis and worship your prime minister? Look, your majesty is afraid that the evil party will retaliate and hurt you. Leading troops to guard, such an honor, which adult in the court has ever had it?"

It was obviously surveillance, but he could turn a corner and say it was a guard. Bai Jianye could see the true meaning behind the words through the scene, but he could only smile and thank him.

"Master Bai is busy with things, so I don't dare to bother you all the time. Why don't I just stay with Mr. Bai?" Although he spoke softly, as if asking for Bai Jianye's approval, the certainty between words is not for discussion mean.

Bai Bingchen suddenly raised his head to look at his father, the waves in his eyes could not be restrained, he realized that he was not afraid of being disturbed, but seeing that he and Mei Shao had always been good friends, Eunuch Zhang purposely waited in his courtyard.

Seeing that he was a little restless, Bai Jianye had a warning in his eyes, forcing Bai Bingchen to hide the light in his eyes, and said to Eunuch Zhang with a smile: "My son is naughty, I am afraid I have wronged Eunuch."

"No problem." Eunuch Zhang glanced at Bai Bingchen and asked, "Could it be that Mr. Bai dislikes our family as eunuchs and doesn't want our family to live?"

Taking a deep breath, Bai Bingchen grinned, "Why, I can't ask for it."

After receiving Bai Bingchen's words, Eunuch Zhang was not polite, and ordered the luggage to be placed in the wing room of Bai Bingchen's courtyard and stayed there.

With His Majesty's eyes in the mansion, Bai Jianye was busy dealing with the case of Cangshan, and Bai Bingchen was even more difficult in the mansion when he was less at home.

He simply stayed in the study all day long, holding a scroll in his hand, but he couldn't see a word in his eyes.

Zhou Yue has been out of the mansion for some time, but no news has come back.But in the current situation, Bai Bingchen hoped that he would come back so that he could rest assured that the words could be brought to Mei Shao, but he also didn't want him to come back.

With something hanging in his mind, Bai Bingchen was already anxious, but Eunuch Zhang still followed him every step of the way, watching him from time to time, which added a layer of boredom to his anxiety.But Bai Bingchen still had a smile on his face, hiding his emotions, but after a few days like this, Bai Bingchen felt exhausted physically and mentally.

That night, Bai Bingchen had already slept in the room, and vaguely felt that someone was peeping from behind the door.

This is not the first time. Bai Bingchen has long discovered that even if he has already blown out the candle and fell asleep, Eunuch Zhang will keep watch outside, and will get up to check if there is any movement.

He is a vicious dog that Zhao Ying put in the Bai family, with greedy eyes, trying to find some clues of the Bai family's collusion with the criminals, and get rewards.

Even when he turned around, Bai Bingchen could still feel the man's gaze through the door, staring at his every move.

They confronted each other silently in the dark, until Zhang Gong opened his mouth, the voice was very soft, but the content of the words made Bai Bingchen sit up from the bed immediately.

"Mr. Bai, the Mei family's nephew has entered the city."

As long as this sentence caught his ears, Bai Bingchen could no longer hear what he said behind him, he just felt that his heart that had been hanging on his shoulders for the past few days fell down, and he was suddenly at a loss and at a loss.

I don't know how to get dressed, how to get out, and how to sit back in the study. It wasn't until Zhang Gonggong ordered someone to bring a bowl of soothing soup that Bai Bingchen suddenly woke up and came back to his senses.

Holding Anshen Decoction in his hands, Bai Bingchen felt as if he was being burned by the warmth of the bowl. He looked into Eunuch Zhang's obscure eyes and realized that his actions just now were too impulsive. Fortunately, he was not in a state of shock. Say something irreparable.

Bai Bingchen took a sip of the soup calmly, calmed down the emotions in his eyes, and looked at Eunuch Zhang apologetically as if he had just woken up from a dream, and said, "Mei Shao doesn't care about the seriousness of things. Hearing the news of his return, I was frightened for a moment and made my father-in-law laugh."

Seeing that there was less probing in his eyes, Bai Bingchen knew in his heart that these words were barely fooling him.He took small sips of the Anshen Soup, the warmth entered his stomach, and he felt flustered. When he raised his hand, he found that the silver ring that Mei Shao had given him was still on his wrist. some.

"Don't say it's the son, it's the old slave. I know that such a bastard will come all the way to kill me, and I'm terrified." Eunuch Zhang glanced at him with a smile, and said these words casually, but Bai Bingchen was slightly shocked. The calm heart was turbulent again, and the hand holding the bowl couldn't help tightening.

No wonder Eunuch Zhang still stays at the White Mansion after learning the news of Mei Shao's entry into the capital. Presumably he knew that Mei Shao was coming in the direction of the White Mansion.But listening to his words, Mei Shao actually came for him, obviously sent Zhou Yue to Lanzhou to report, why did Mei Shao come to the capital?

Could it be that Zhou Yue had an accident on the way and didn't bring the message with him?

Just thinking about it, someone outside made a soft noise, which was so eye-catching in the silent night.

Bai Bingchen's throat clenched slightly, he clenched his teeth subconsciously, suppressed his impulse, put aside his gaze that wanted to look over, and just pressed his hand on the scroll, curling several corners of the page where Eunuch Zhang couldn't see.

He put his eyes on the jade wrench next to the brush washer, obviously he didn't reach out to touch it, but his heart calmed down abnormally, as if the cool jade texture comforted him.

The sound of fighting outside and the exchange of weapons continued, but Bai Bingchen seemed to have never heard it, which caused a bit of surprise in Eunuch Zhang's eyes.

He waited for a while, until the sound outside the door stopped, and then Eunuch Zhang respectfully asked: "Please, Mr. Bai and this old servant, take a look at this rebellious party who has been brought to justice."

Bai Bingchen put down the scroll in his hand, his eyes were clear, and there was even a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Please, Eunuch Zhang."

Taking a deep breath, Bai Bingchen opened the study door and walked out.

The person whom I hadn't seen for two months was kneeling on the ground under the armor soldiers, but still struggling to stand up.

Hearing the noise, Mei Shao raised his head, almost the moment he saw Bai Bingchen, his eyes were moist and the end of his eyes were red, but he still raised his head stubbornly, not letting the tears flow.

Bai Bingchen's heart trembled immediately, as if a hole had burst out for no reason, and the pain was severe.

He has seen many appearances of Mei Shao, high-spirited, unrestrained, dejected, annoyed and regretful, even when Mei Shao came back from his first expedition, he had seen him crying.

But Bai Bingchen has never seen Mei Shao's current appearance, even with tears in his eyes, he can clearly see the questioning, unwillingness, heartache, and... hatred in his eyes.

Inexplicably, Bai Bingchen recalled that Mei Shao knew that he liked woodcarving, and said that he would bring a good piece of wood back to Lanzhou this time.They were supposed to meet each other joyfully, take a good night, taste a pot of Pear Blossom White, and then listen to Mei Shao tell interesting anecdotes along the way.

But how did they come to the point where they are so close to each other and have nothing to say?

Bai Bingchen couldn't bear to look any longer, and moved his eyes slightly, his hands hidden in his sleeves had already been tightly clenched, even if his nails were sunk deep, he couldn't relieve the pain in his heart.

He was almost like a puppet, and he heard Eunuch Zhang congratulate him: "Congratulations, my lord. The whole White House helped His Majesty catch the remnants of the rebels. It is really a meritorious service. Thanks to your father's keen awareness of the rebellion, let me know in advance." Your Majesty. Now that you have made such great achievements, my lord, your future is limitless!"

The sweltering heat that had been brewing all night finally turned into a torrential rain, which fell without warning and landed on Bai Bingchen's body. Taking advantage of the rain, he finally quietly shed tears from his sore eyes.

He knelt down in front of Mei Shao, couldn't help reaching out his hand to wipe the rain and tears off his face.

The moment his fingertips touched the ends of Mei Shao's eyes, Bai Bingchen paused. There was a little red mole there, which was his favorite spot in his heart.But this is the only time for such a close face, such a tender gesture.

Mei Shao under him was trembling slightly, and Bai Bingchen was filled with unknown emotions. He heard his own voice falling softly, mixed with the sound of the rain, a little broken, "You can't stand the suffering in prison. Don't be stubborn. Confess early. , life will be easier."

Mei Shao lowered his head and murmured something, but Bai Bingchen didn't listen to a word, he just greedily set his eyes on this person's face, taking one more look, and another look.

Seemingly irritated by Bai Bingchen's indifferent appearance, Mei Shao immediately resisted desperately, kicking and stepping on the armored soldiers who restrained her, as if to throw him down.

Even the air was thinned by the rain, and Bai Bingchen felt a little out of breath. He took a step back slightly, but his heart was trembling with sorrow.

He knew that once he retired, he would no longer be qualified to stand by Mei Shao's side, and the vision of the court to stand together in the past had finally come to naught.

A young man ran over to put an umbrella on Bai Bingchen, and when he heard the rain scrambling to hit the umbrella, he realized for the first time that the sound of the rainstorm was so pleasant. Emotions to be gushed out and tears that have already rolled down.

"I'm going to kill you! Kill you!"

The silent resistance behind him finally turned into a hoarse roar. Bai Bingchen knocked down the umbrella covering his head, and a trace of bitterness filled his heart, "Okay. I'll wait."

The pouring rain fell on the already drenched clothes again, but Bai Bingchen didn't feel the slightest bit of coldness. The fire in his chest made him feel hot all over.

He no longer looked back, and let Eunuch Zhang lead the Xuanjia soldiers to escort Mei Shao away.

The courtyard suddenly became empty, and Bai Bingchen didn't fall down on the steps until they all disappeared from his sight.

The throbbing pain in his heart that he had endured spread instantly, his whole body became cold all of a sudden, and he retched uncontrollably, the backlog of discomfort and dull pain invaded and crushed while he was trembling helplessly.

Holding tightly to the position of his heart, Bai Bingchen smiled self-deprecatingly, as if he was talking to himself, but also seemed to respond in the air: "I'll wait until you come to kill me."

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Due to the list task, it will be updated daily from the 25th to the 29th, and will not be updated on the 30th.

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