Bai Fuling smiled and asked, "What selfishness? As long as it doesn't harm our family, it doesn't matter."
Bai Changshan picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. Instead of answering Bai Fuling's words, he turned to ask Bai Chou: "Ling'er is too old for Ji, and it's time to tell her about the marriage. Do you two have any plans? Three books six After the ceremony, it will take at least a year and a half... "
If it was an ordinary woman, when she heard her parents mention her marriage, she might run away shyly, but who is Bai Fuling? Her skin thickness is not on the same level as that of women of the same generation. Without blushing and heartbeat, she directly grabbed Bai Changshan's sleeve and said, "Grandpa, you changed the subject too hard, don't you? It's appetizing!"
Bai Chou rubbed his daughter's heart with a smile, and said, "It's better if Ling'er likes it, we don't want her to marry far away."
Turning around, he said to Bai Fuling: "Your grandfather didn't change the subject, the selfishness of His Highness the Sixth Prince he said is related to your marriage."
Bai Fuling blinked her eyes and didn't turn the corner.
"Your grandfather has stepped back from the court, and most of the emperor's wariness towards the Bai family will disappear. If His Highness the Sixth Highness wants to marry you, there will be much less resistance." Bai Chou explained patiently. The meaning inside and outside the words implies that Yang Heng deliberately exaggerated his words and distorted his intentions so as to achieve his "unspeakable" purpose.
Bai Fuling was startled and said: "He...is not such a person."
She really didn't think Yang Heng would tell such a lie in order to get her.
Yang Heng never concealed the fact that he was interested in her. It can be said that Yang Heng was very frank with her, and the occasional small teasing was not malicious, just teasing her. Yang Heng once said to his face that he hoped she would marry him, and even promised that as long as she was willing to be with him, he would only have her in his life. It is a lie to say that he is not moved at all.
If Yang Heng was just an ordinary man, he said that as long as Bai Fuling was alone, it wouldn't be a big deal, because Bai Fuling would feel that she was only one of him, everyone was very fair! Ordinary people don't care about whether you take concubines or not. If you take the initiative to take fewer concubines and say it, you can gain a good reputation of being dignified, virtuous, and not lustful.
But the problem is, Yang Heng is the prince, and it is very likely that he will become the emperor in the future. As an emperor, accepting concubines is both a right and an obligation. Whether he accepts concubines, how many concubines, and who he accepts is not up to him alone. If he wants to keep only one queen, he will pay more than just physical and mental loyalty. But also to deal with the pressure from ministers and public opinion.
In this case, it is very difficult to stick to the original intention, and there may be many sacrifices to face.
If Yang Heng hadn't wanted to be emperor, if Bai Fuling hadn't considered various factors and never planned to give him a chance from the very beginning, in terms of his character, he would actually be a very good husband candidate.
Bai Fuling can see the fortitude and commitment behind his undisciplined, gentle and forbearing appearance. She had never doubted his intentions, so she believed that his special reminder was just out of concern, rather than planning to take the opportunity to remove obstacles for herself.
Hearing what she said, Bai Changshan joked, "Ling'er knows His Highness the Sixth Highness very well? Could it be that he really has feelings for him?"
Bai Fuling shook her head and said, "I don't mean that to him." She was decisive, without any ambiguity.
Bai Changshan is really curious. Yang Heng has been in contact with him before, and he admires it in his heart. From a man's point of view, he can't find any faults. He needs status, ability, ability, character and appearance. It is even more outstanding, and the news exchanged between Bai Changshan and Bai Chou shows that he is very interested in Bai Fuling, such a person, his granddaughter even pushes it away without even thinking about it. Could it be that his eyes have grown to the moon
"What kind of man does Ling'er like?" This kind of question is only suitable for whispering with mothers, daughters and sisters. Originally, Bai Changshan shouldn't be asking, but now he is all about his son and granddaughter. Yes, seeing no outsiders around, regardless of whether it is appropriate or not, I asked it face to face.
Anyway, he also found that his granddaughter is different from other daughters. She often talks frankly and frankly, so you have to be polite and tactful with her.
"I never thought about it, I'm still young, what do you want to do?" This is also the truth, she is only fifteen years old in this shell, and she is not happy to fall in love early.
"Still young?! Your grandma married grandpa and me when you were as old as you!" Bai Changshan made no secret of his anxiety about his granddaughter's marriage.
When Bai Fuling heard this, she became upset, and immediately turned to her father, Bai Chou, and snorted, "Grandpa doesn't like me, and wants to marry me out as soon as possible, Daddy, you won't do that, right?"
Seeing Bai Fuling getting close to Bai Changshan these days, Bai Chou felt a little sour for a long time. Hearing this, he immediately expressed his determination: "Ling'er doesn't want to marry, then don't marry. Anyway, our family has enough money, so it won't be a problem to support you for ten lifetimes! "
"When did I say I wanted Ling'er to marry? I wanted to recruit a son-in-law for Ling'er!" Bai Changshan said in a hurry. The reason why he kept mentioning about Yang Heng on purpose was to test Bai Fuling and see if she was interested in him.
If his granddaughter marries into the royal family, his wishful thinking will come to naught. The prince will never marry into the Bai family. Even if Bai Fuling gives birth to more sons in the future, it is impossible to spare one of them to be the successor of the Bai family. So when he heard that Bai Fuling had no interest in Yang Heng, he was secretly delighted. He didn't want to beat the mandarin ducks, nor did he want the Bai family to have no successors. Now that Bai Fuling doesn't want to marry Yang Heng, that's just right!
Regarding the issue of recruiting a relative, the Bai couple had thought about it a long time ago, and they had already reached a consensus. Bai Chou immediately nodded and said, "Well, it's also good to recruit a relative, but Ling'er is still young, so there is no rush."
Bai Changshan let out a long sigh and said: "The Bai family is a single pass from my generation to my generation, and your mother also worked hard to give birth to three good sons for my family. Your second and third younger brothers were devoted to serving the country back then, and they said that the marriage was not urgent, but the result was one. I didn't start a family until I was in my twenties, and soon after I got married, I was betrayed by a traitor and died in the battle. I didn't have time to leave a son and a half before I left. If it wasn't for God's mercy, let our father and son meet again, in vain I am afraid that the incense of the family will be short here. My son, don’t blame my father for being anxious. As a father, I often think that if your two younger brothers could have left children, your grandma would not have to be so lonely and sad. Live for a few years until our family is reunited..."
As Bai Changshan talked, he thought of his two sons and his wife who had died young, and tears welled up in his eyes. Bai Chou thought of his mother who hadn't been able to see him for the last time and his two younger brothers who had never seen each other, and felt uncomfortable. How to comfort him, the two father and son sat opposite each other sadly, not noticing Bai Fuling's strange expression.
Leaving a son and a half daughter behind...
An idea flashed in Bai Fuling's mind, and she suddenly thought of a way to comfort her parents after her death, so that they would have something to rely on in their future lives, so that they wouldn't feel too sad for her—if she left them with grandchildren and granddaughters , even if she dies, her child can still accompany her parents instead of her. With her child, the blood of parents can continue. For them, this is the hope of life!
No wonder people say that children are the continuation of their parents' lives. She can't live past the age of eighteen, but her children can!
The more Bai Fuling thought about it, the more she felt that this method was feasible. Why didn't she think of it before? But this can't be blamed on her. She has never been in a formal relationship in her two lifetimes, let alone married, and she is even more obsessed with children. She doesn't particularly like children, so how could she think of this
But to have a baby, relying on her alone is not enough. She is not the Virgin Mary, and there are no ** banks or test-tube babies here. She is now fifteen years old and has three years left. It takes at least ten years from conception to childbirth. months, this has to be prepared as soon as possible! It doesn't mean that you can get pregnant if you want to, she is not familiar with Songzi Guanyin.
Bai Fuling was quickly calculating the feasibility of the plan in her mind, but she didn't notice that the two men beside her were already sad and were staring at her strangely.
Bai Chou stretched out his hand to pat her on the shoulder and said, "What is Ling'er thinking? Laughing like this... Could it be that you have a favorite candidate?" After saying these words, a bit of sourness oozes out.
"Ah? Who's the candidate?" Bai Fuling didn't come to her senses at all.
Bai Chou had already gone through several possible men of the right age that his daughter had come into contact with, and suddenly his face changed and he said: "It can't be the Hai family boy?"
"What?" Bai Fuling and Bai Changshan asked in unison.
With a dignified expression, Bai Chou pulled Bai Fuling with one hand and said, "The man you like is not that sea pumice, is he? This man has a complicated background, has an erratic temperament, does things extreme, is cruel and bloodthirsty, and is definitely not a good match. Daddy I will never promise you to be with him!"
"Hai Pumice? The new leader in the martial arts? Ling'er, why do you like a man from the Jianghu?" Bai Changshan was also frightened. He had heard the name Hai Pumice before, but an official like him with a serious background in the imperial examination was born to be familiar with the Jianghu. The characters are deeply prejudiced. Even without Bai Chou's negative comments, he would not be happy for his granddaughter to be associated with such a "big brother".
Bai Fuling finally understood what her father meant, and said weakly: "Where are you thinking? I don't want to provoke such troublesome people!" What she wants now is a sexual intercourse provider that is not troublesome and easy to handle. So that she can let her go from beginning to end without any psychological burden! The big devil Kansui is so fierce, how dare she? !
When the father and son of the Bai family heard this, they immediately let go of their hearts.
Bai Changshan suddenly thought about Bai Fuling's marriage because from the day he met Bai Chou, people kept asking him about Bai Fuling's marriage through various channels. There were quite a few people in the court who wanted to marry his family. Whether it's because of his power or position, or because of Bai Fuling's appearance and fame, he is not interested.
The housekeeper, Bai Suye, had regretted that Bai Fuling was a woman from the very beginning. At that time, he only thought that being able to recognize the eldest son was God's eye opening, and he didn't bother with it. It would be nice to have a grandson, but both Bai Chou and Mu Peilan are in their thirties, and he can't even mention that they should be born again or let Bai Chou accept a young concubine to help the Bai family grow. . Even a fool can see how good the relationship between the son and the couple is. If he dares to give his son a concubine, the son will probably be gone, let alone a grandson.
So his idea immediately went to his granddaughter Bai Fuling. If he could recruit a son-in-law and give birth to several great-grandchildren named Bai, he would be able to confess to the Bai family ancestors.
All the officials in the court are famous, how could they let their nephews into the Bai family? No matter how high the Bai family's family status is, they can't do this kind of thing, otherwise how can they have the face to gain a foothold in the court in the future? So from the very beginning, Bai Changshan didn't think about the sons of the officials and aristocrats who professed their love to him in the capital.
"What kind of Ling'er likes, just tell grandpa, grandpa will find you a satisfactory one!" Naturally, the conditions for being a door-to-door son-in-law are much worse. Bai Changshan felt guilty, so he insisted on asking about Bai Fuling. What kind of one do you like, thinking about finding her the one that will satisfy her as much as possible, and later hearing that her son seems to have planned this for a long time, and she is a little more certain.
"Let's talk about it, anyway, you must be obedient and honest, and you can bully me as you please, neither ugly nor stupid." Bai Fuling counted out a few conditions casually, with no sincerity in her attitude.
She never planned to get married from the beginning to the end, she herself has only three years to live, why bother to make others a widower? The married son-in-law became a widower, and that day was very sad. Although she was not a kind person, she didn't need to know that it was a pit of fire and sincerely hurt others.
Besides, let my parents spend the rest of their lives facing a son-in-law who has recruited a new family. Every time they see him, they will definitely think of themselves. This is not their relative. I think it will become more and more annoying, but it is their grandson's real father. , that feeling is awkward even thinking about it.
So after thinking about it, she decided that the most ideal thing is to consider a one-night stand or illegal cohabitation, and get rid of that man after he has used him. There is no pressure on everyone, just right! And if this is the case, the child she gives birth to will completely belong to their Bai family, and no one can compete with her parents and grandpa.
The father and son of the Bai family don't know her plan at all. If they know, they will be scared to foam at the mouth... The little yellow flower girl whose family is clean and pure, who is regarded as the jewel in the palm of her hand, unexpectedly conceived before she was married. The idea of throwing away a child, speaking out can frighten people all over the capital.
Bai Changshan and Bai Chou pondered, this would make their baby look good and the conditions were suitable, it was not so easy to find for a while, and now there is no suitable candidate at hand, so they did not continue the discussion.
"Ling'er has been in the capital for a while, and it's not good to stay at home and get bored. Why don't you invite this lady in Beijing who is about the same age as you to play next year? You can also go out more often. I heard that There are several wives and ladies who want to invite you to be a guest." Bai Changshan suddenly had a handsome son and a beautiful and smart granddaughter, and he wanted to show off to let the whole world know. Encourage Bai Fuling to go out more.
Excessive exchanges between officials, or being too high-profile can easily attract people's attention and displease the emperor, but the women's relatives have relatively no worries in this regard, especially Bai Fuling is a daughter who will marry sooner or later in the eyes of most people. Words and deeds can't represent the attitude trend of the Bai family.
Bai Fuling lacked interest: "Those people are so boring. They chat about rouge, pollen, clothes, jewellery, female celebrities, or they pretend to be elegant and talk about poetry and poetry. Taoist gossip is very boring. I am as good as Ji Li It’s okay, what are you doing with them?”
Bai Changshan thought that his granddaughter's temperament was indeed different from that of ordinary women, so he didn't say anything else, but he was afraid that she would be bored in the Old Mansion, so he called Bai Suye to recommend some places for the Bai family outside the capital. Another hospital, let Bai Fuling go to relax and relieve boredom in her free time.
Qi State's atmosphere is relatively open, and there are fewer restrictions on women. Except for some self-reliant scholarly families who insist on guarding the defense of men and women, and women's family members, most of the daughters of official families also occasionally meet for gatherings and outings. .
Bai Fuling can be regarded as friends in the circle of official women in the capital, and only the princesses Linglong and Yingluo are the only ones. She is too lazy to deal with the others. Since Bai Changshan doesn't mind her going out often, she might as well go back to the Duke's mansion more often. Or go to see several businesses of the Bai family in the capital.
In the past, I didn't dare to do business with great fanfare in the capital because I didn't have a backing. Now the backing in the capital is really not much stronger than her. Naturally, I can consider expanding the business moderately, but it's better not to use the banner of the Bai family. On the surface, it's fine to be related, otherwise, it's always inappropriate to make a lot of money in a place like the capital and make people jealous and taboo.
Bai Fuling doesn't have much affection for the current emperor, so she won't overestimate his character. Lu Ying, Lin Pingzi, and her grandfather Bai Changshan still have to live under him for a long time. Earning that little money would make him suspicious.
Bai Suye went to Bai Fuling very conscientiously that afternoon, and recommended to her other properties of the Bai family in the capital area that she could enjoy and entertain. Among them, there were three small manors outside the city with hot springs, not only that, These three manors were all bought from a colleague of Bai Changshan who was an official. Although they occupy a small area, they are in an excellent location and the interior decoration is exquisite, which is very high-end.
Bai Fuling's eyes lit up when she heard it, and she decided to go and see it tomorrow. Gu Shanlong, the manager of the massage parlor, mentioned before that she hoped to expand the operation of the massage parlor. She thought that if she just made the venue bigger, it would only have a few more customers, which would not mean much.
And now the rest of the massage parlors in the capital are also on track. They only rely on Fang Hai's massage ointment recipes as their selling point. , There will always be a day when the advantages among peers will become smaller and smaller.
Since the family intends to expand their business, they might as well take this opportunity to experiment with some new projects. These days, she would occasionally think about this question. She always felt that a good idea came to her mouth but she couldn't think of it. When she heard Bai Suye mentioning the hot spring villa in the suburbs of Beijing, she suddenly woke up—hot spring plus massage Service, isn't that just a high-end spa!
The shadowy things in my heart these days finally became clear, and Bai Fuling unexpectedly thought that the big devil Kansui borrowed the hot springs in a cave outside the capital to practice... No wonder she had an impression.
Thinking of Gan Sui, I haven't seen him in the past few days when I moved to Ge Lao Mansion. Could it be that he really has scruples about the emperor so he dare not come easily? If this is the case, she should really stay in Ge Lao Mansion more.
It's just that they don't know about the hidden stakes sent by the emperor, how much does grandfather Bai Changshan know? While these people were protecting him, they were also monitoring him. Presumably, even if the emperor had revealed to his grandfather that he had sent someone to Ge Lao Mansion, he would definitely have saved him.
Companion to a gentleman is like companion to a tiger, she will not bring her grandpa back to Baili Mountain to accompany the real tiger Platinum! At least Platinum is much friendlier to her, and will never plot against her, let alone ask her to salute it.
Bai Fuling was thinking about it, but Bai Suye, who was standing in front of her, didn't show any signs of impatience, and didn't mention how many things he still needed to deal with urgently. He just quietly waited for her to recover, and at the same time secretly observed her.
No one knew about Bai Chou's past. At the beginning, Bai Suye had doubts about the sudden appearance of the three members of the Bai family. , Is it really such a coincidence, if it is not that their own status is not low, Bai Suye may further guess whether the three couples have ulterior motives, cling to or set up a scheme against the old master.
But after these few days of watching with cold eyes, he had to admit that he was too worried, especially after Bai Chou and his daughter privately persuaded Bai Changshan to resign from office and go into seclusion, he finally decided to trust them.
"Tomorrow I want to visit these three hot spring villages. They are not far away, right? If it's suitable, I'll ask grandpa to give me two!" Bai Fuling made up her mind and announced happily.
The expression on Bai Suye's face froze, and he thought: The cheapest of the three Zhuangzi is worth more than ten thousand taels of silver, and even if you have money in the capital, you may not be able to buy it. You're welcome!
He felt that he still couldn't rest assured too early, the little girl would directly ask the old master if she found something she liked, and she never felt embarrassed. However, the old master spoiled her so much that she never refused to say anything. If things go on like this, the property the old master has earned over the years will become this little girl.
This is simply more ruthless than debt collection! She wouldn't have made a special trip to confess her relatives so as to cheat money, right
Bai Fuling didn't seem to notice his tangled expression, and continued to ask with a smile: "Are there any other interesting and distinctive Zhuangzi other courtyards? I have been to the other courtyard of Zhou Shangshu's family at the foot of Fenxia Ridge before, and it is full of plum blossoms. , very beautiful, do you have this type?"
"Not yet..." The little girl's words must not reach the old master's ears, otherwise the old master will probably send him to find out if there is any other courtyard in the area of Fenxialing that is willing to transfer.
Bai Fuling was still waiting to ask, Hongqu came over and reported: "General Lu is here, he is talking to the master at the front, he said he has something to discuss, so let the young lady come over too."