Bai Changshan was silent for a long time after hearing Bai Cianer's words, and then said: "The current situation in Beijing, getting to know them may add a lot of variables, but judging from that little girl's tone, their family probably won't stay in Beijing for long..."
He thought about this son for many years. The biggest regret of his old wife before she died was not being able to see the eldest son. The second and third sons died in battle. When he was old, he would have to experience the pain of losing his wife and son. The two wishes have not been fulfilled, and they have long been unable to support it.
His wish is very simple, one is to avenge his two sons, and the other is to find the eldest son. He has searched for more than 30 years, and he is almost on the verge of despair. He didn't expect that there would be a day when we would see each other again. He wished he could rush into Duke Zhong's mansion to explain everything and formally recognize Bai Chou's family.
But intellectually, he understands that Bai Chou'er's advice is correct, not to mention the Bai Chou's family's attitude towards recognizing him, and considering the current situation in the capital, he is not allowed to act arbitrarily and drag his son's family into the whirlpool.
Others may not understand the emperor's plan. As the emperor's number one trump card, he still has a certain degree of confidence in the emperor's mind. Within three months, there will be great changes in the capital. Whether half of them are just a few princes, I am afraid that after this battle, there will be one or two less.
The first prince and the second prince watched Lu Ying take over the Imperial Forest Army's West Camp, and they must have been vigilant in their hearts, but the matter had reached the point where it had to be done, but they didn't know what would be the source of this turmoil.
He controls one of the three powers above the court for the emperor. Once the two princes make a move, he will definitely become the target of public criticism. It is okay for him to say that if there are more Bai Chou and his family, Nineteen will implicate them.
Forget it, I have endured it for more than 30 years, why can't I endure it for two or three months? !
Bai Changshan gave a long sigh with a wry smile, and told Bai Chou'er to remember to report to him every day the big and small news from Duke Zhongguo's mansion, so that he no longer mentioned the matter of meeting Bai Chou's family.
They didn't know that there was a thin figure hidden in the shadow of the beams on the roof of the study house. He lay there quietly, motionless and almost stopped breathing, as if he had merged with the lifeless beams. It wasn't until Bai Changshan and Bai Quer left the study room, and all the guards outside the house were evacuated, that he slowly raised his head, showing a cute and cute face, and said softly, "It's getting more and more interesting. The granddaughter of Duke Zhong, Bai Changshan's only direct granddaughter..."
Inside the palace, the emperor stayed in Zhixiu Palace tonight, in the dead of night, he suddenly got up from bed and said to a corner of the bedroom: "Come out!"
Xiao You walked out of the shadows with a smile that was not a smile, and walked under the glass window. The hazy moonlight shone on him, coating him with a bright white halo. The fairy boy came to the world.
The emperor frowned when he saw it: "How did you make it like this?"
Xiao You didn't take the Supreme Being in front of her at all, and she didn't salute, she found a comfortable chair and sat down, and said indifferently: "I want to thank your second child, who first sent someone to put me in the Devil's Cult. The double was seriously injured, and he sent someone to ambush me on the road, the timing was just right, it was at the critical moment of my practice, if it wasn't for the fact that the person he sent was really bad, maybe he would have succeeded."
The emperor's face sank and said: "You are like this, does it have any influence?"
"Don't worry, my skills have recovered long ago, and I won't miss your business."
"That's good...you are late today." The emperor looked at the child in front of him with a complex expression, and there were many things in his eyes that others could not understand. It seemed to be nostalgia, closeness, helplessness, and alienation. It seems to be defensive.
Xiao Ni greeted her calmly, and said with a smile: "I stopped by your loyal minister's house and found a very interesting thing."
"Oh?" The emperor's heart trembled. He knew that the "great loyal minister" in front of him was Bai Changshan. Although he trusted Bai Changshan very much, it was extremely difficult for the emperor's mind to completely trust a person.
"It's a good thing... You, a loyal minister, finally have a son, and you are secretly happy behind closed doors."
"Have a descendant? As far as I remember, after his wife died, he did not continue to take concubines." The emperor was not very interested in this topic. He said from his heart that Bai Changshan had no descendants and did not have a huge family foundation, which was an important reason for his trust. , but even if he gave birth to another child in the spring of a dead tree, it would not have any impact on his plan.
"He found the eldest son who had been lost for many years, and the identity of the eldest son is also known to the emperor."
"Okay, don't be foolish, who is it?" The emperor obviously has no interest in playing guessing games with Xiao Mi.
"Bai Chou, the No. 1 killer of Qiufeng Pavilion back then, the foster father of General Lu Ying who is now Zhenbei, the son-in-law of the Duke of Zhongguo, the wealthy businessman and benevolent man of Beiguan City, and... the behind-the-scenes boss of Qianxiaolou." You didn't change your smile, watching the emperor's face change completely.
"It turned out to be him." The emperor pondered for a while and said, "Do you know about Bai Changshan?"
"He only knows about Bai Chou's identity as a businessman, and his relationship with Duke Zhong and Lu Ying. He doesn't seem to know much about the rest. Not many people know about Bai Chou's past, but Bai Changshan doesn't know those people. Arrived. He asked Qian Xiaolou to inquire, but how could Qian Xiaolou let his boss know?!"
The emperor nodded slowly and said, "Understood, when are you going to do it?"
Xiao You said nonchalantly: "It's the 26th of this month. In the future, the mother and son will have a birthday and a death anniversary. It will save trouble if they do it together."
The emperor let out a long sigh of relief, and closed his eyes tiredly: "Okay! I have been waiting for this day for too long..."
"If you trust Lu Ying so much and entrust the Western Camp of the Imperial Forest Army to him, you are not afraid of his betrayal at the last moment?" Xiao You suddenly said.
The emperor shook his head and said: "He won't. In a few days, Yunmei will enter the palace to stay for a few days, and Mrs. Bai's mother and daughter will come to the palace to accompany her." Yunmei is the name of Princess Antai, and what the emperor meant , obviously to take Bai's mother and daughter as hostages to ensure that Lu Ying obeys orders honestly.
Xiao Ni looked at him coldly, and turned around in her heart. It would be better for Bai Fuling to enter the palace to avoid the limelight, so she didn't make a sound.
The two talked for so long, but no maids and eunuchs appeared, and a faint fragrance floated in the Zhixiu Palace. Everyone fell asleep in this charming atmosphere, including the concubines who shared the bed with the emperor. Knowing that chaos is imminent.
There are ten days left until December 26th, which is the fiftieth birthday of the current Empress Xia...
They were still planning to launch, and the eldest prince couldn't wait any longer. On the second day after the secret meeting between the emperor and Xiao Mi, he asked the emperor to accept Bai Fuling as his side concubine.
Many people in the capital know that Bai Fuling has been removed from the list of candidates for the prince and concubine. It was ordered by Princess Antai herself. I don’t know how many princes from aristocratic families who have heard of Bai Fuling’s reputation are secretly happy—it seems that the beauty does not want to marry into the royal family. , such a peerless beauty who is both talented and beautiful but does not covet wealth, maybe his family will have a chance to embrace a beauty.
And although the beauty's father is just a businessman, there is a brother-in-law of the Great General Zhenbei and a freshly baked cousin of the Duke of Zhong, which is enough to make up for the "flaws" in her birth. ask to marry.
Fortunately, the emperor did not immediately agree to the eldest prince's request, but said inscrutably that he would consider it, but it was enough to scare Bai Fuling's admirers into a cold sweat.
When Bai Fuling heard the news, she was in Princess Antai's mansion, and the two princesses, Conglong and Yingluo, brought a bunch of servant girls to watch the craftsmen carving ice lanterns. Hearing this, he just curled his lips and said, "He's out of his mind, he's sick!" He didn't even have a shy expression on his face.
Princess Yingluo patted her chest and said, "Fortunately, the emperor didn't agree, the eldest cousin is really not a good match."
Princess Conglong was not as simple as my younger sister thought, and said solemnly: "Big cousin is testing the emperor."
Lu Ying attaches great importance to Bai Fuling's family, anyone with eyes in the capital can see that he has never set foot in his Grand General's Mansion in the past few days since he returned to Beijing. , It's like it's home. The eldest prince suddenly asked the emperor to marry Bai Fuling, and his intention was to point to Lu Ying. If the emperor agreed, it would be tantamount to acquiescing to bring Lu Ying into his camp. What followed him was at least seeing him as a target to be guarded against.
This is almost explicitly forcing the emperor to express his position!
Before everyone was shocked, the second prince also asked for Bai Fuling to be his side concubine. It's hard to say why he joined in the fun, but he succeeded in muddying the water even more.
The emperor didn't express his position, Bai Changshan was in a hurry. On the surface, the emperor favored the eldest prince and the second prince very much, far more than the other princes. In fact, he didn't like to see these two. Bai Changshan knew this very well. Granddaughter can't let these two guys spoil her.
With Princess Antai around, he wasn't worried that the emperor would really designate Bai Fuling to one of his sons as his concubine, but if this matter got too far, who would dare to marry Bai Fuling in the future? A woman who has been involved with many princes is not asking for trouble when she marries back home
After thinking about it, he decided to go to the palace and confess to the emperor about his relationship with the Bai Chou family. By doing this, the emperor would have a clear idea. Show that your allegiance is true, and you have nothing to hide.
On the other hand, Bai Fuling began to seriously consider whether to make two little straw men to tie the knot.
Does she have the face of a little wife? ! These two undisciplined ones don't piss on their own virtues, and one day they will be caught and thrown to a bunch of mature women for a hundred times a hundred times!