"You are a good person if you have a good heart!" Bai Fuling was furious, but she still gave in. Anyway, it was only a short distance. If she insisted on standing idly by, Yang Mei would definitely miss her constantly.
Seeing that she was dealt with, Yang Mei quickly recruited Bai Guo to squeeze in the car behind, while she went to pick up Xia Xinxin.
Bai Guo was a little displeased, but Yang Mei was her sister-in-law, and the lady had no objections, and she couldn't refute, so she agreed with her flat mouth.
Bai Fuling's ebony carriage can only accommodate four people at most, and one of Xia Xinxin's maids will go with Bai Guo to the rear carriage. Fortunately, there are enough carriages coming together today, so there is no problem with two or three more people.
When Yang Mei told Xia Xinxin about the arrangement, she didn't say much, she nodded her head openly and said, "That's it, sorry for bothering you!"
"You're welcome!" Yang Mei immediately went back to ask Bai Ah Wu and Bai Ah Shi to help, and the two each gave a palm, and the seemingly heavy carriage moved sideways to the side of the mountain briskly, leaving the coachman of the Xia family dumbfounded.
Xia Xinxin and Bai Fuling met face to face, and both of them smiled politely and strangely without saying a word.
Bai Fuling's temperament is actually very withdrawn, she only talks a lot in front of relatives and friends, let's forget about the girl in front of her who is definitely not close to her.
The manor that Xia Xinxin was going to was not far from here. Halfway there, she saw a carriage approaching, followed by a few strong men, and when they met on both sides, it was the coachman from Xia's family who had gone to find a helper. pick up.
Xia Xinxin rolled her eyes on Bai Fuling's face, and said calmly, "I'm sorry to bother Miss Bai today. My manor is two miles ahead, and there is a bamboo forest next to it. Miss Bai might as well go and sit down if you have time."
"I still have to hurry today, let's do it another day." Bai Fuling said perfunctorily.
Xia Xinxin didn't mind either, obviously this invitation was only polite, after hearing Bai Fuling's answer, she left calmly, helped the maid out of the car and took her own carriage to leave.
Bai Fuling turned her head to Bai Shao beside her and said, "Do you think she's a bit weird?"
That day at the poetry meeting, Bai Shao also followed Bai Fuling, when she heard her question, she thought for a while and said, "It seems like a different person."
"Yeah, that time I saw her pretending to be quiet and calm. I just thought it was funny, but this time when I saw her... she was a bit magnanimous. She would accept my help frankly, ride with me, and change If I were her, I might not be able to do it. It’s not surprising. First, there was the matter of the poetry meeting, and then there were so many things happening in her family recently, and her temperament has changed. It’s also possible to see it. But why do I feel that she is a little lifeless? " Bai Fuling said to herself.
This episode, which cannot be called a pleasant one, was forgotten after Bai Fuling arrived in Xiaobeizhuang. Xiaobeizhuang is half the size of the previous two manors, but the level of refinement is completely beyond Bai Fuling's imagination.
The only hot spring in Xiaobeizhuang is in the direction of the back door of Zhuangzi. A two-story building was built above the spring. The second floor of the small building basically has no walls. There are carved wooden windows on all sides, and thick felt is hung behind the windows as curtains. , When you want to enjoy the scenery and snow, you only need to take off the curtains and open the flower windows on all sides, just like sitting in a pavilion.
Looking out from the second floor, you can not only overlook the whole Xiaobeizhuang, but also see the mountain view at the back. Standing here will give you a refreshing feeling.
Xiaobeizhuang is full of carved beams and painted buildings, but it will not appear excessively luxurious. A small manor is like an exquisite work of art, with beautiful scenery at every step. There are corridors beside the walls on both sides of Xiaobeizhuang leading directly to the gate. Bai Fuling walked along the corridors and just returned to the main gate of the manor.
She sighed softly and said to Gu Shanlong: "Such a good Zhuangzi, it's better to keep it for yourself to enjoy, but you can refer to how other people's hot springs are diverted and drained, and you should also consider the issue of convenience and cleaning. There are too many people, the cleanliness of the pool is very important.”
Naturally, Gu Shanlong had no objection, and Gui Ding, who was following beside him, also felt relieved, that's okay! Another Zhuangzi escaped the "claw".
Bai Guo and Yang Mei were very moved when they saw this manor, and they wished they could stay overnight tonight, but when Bai Fuling thought that there was a big devil nearby, how could he stay
Living in this small Beizhuang, the big devil wants to trouble her, and the people around her can't stop her at all, so she insists on going back to the capital after reading it, and can't stay here for a moment.
The others did not dare to disobey her wishes, so they could only reluctantly follow her away.
Back at Jingchengge Laofu, it was already dinner time, Bai Fuling simply washed up and changed clothes before going to have dinner with her parents.
The dining place was in the side hall of the main house where Bai Changshan lived, when Bai Fuling arrived, there was nothing on the table, Bai Changshan only ordered the meal to be served when he saw her coming.
"Grandpa, you are too old to be hungry, why don't you set out the meal and eat first?" Bai Fuling sat next to her mother according to the rules, but Bai Chuer asked the servant girl to put her bowl and chopsticks next to Bai Changshan, and said with a smile : "Miss Sun, come and sit here so that I can talk to the master."
Bai Chou smiled a little sourly: "Your grandfather must wait for you, go home early next time, don't let the elders wait for you." This is a lesson, but there is no serious meaning at all, and it is just a scene.
Bai Changshan already laughed and said: "It's okay, it's not that I'm short of something to eat, grandpa is not hungry. Did Ling'er have a good time today? Grandpa's Zhuangzi are not bad, right?"
"That's right, grandpa, can you give me both Dongzhuang and Nanzhuang? It's enough for us to keep the most beautiful little Beizhuang for our own use." Bai Fuling took the opportunity to speak loudly.
Bai Changshan agreed without even thinking about it, and even praised Bai Cianer, who was waiting on the sidelines, for his good eyesight. Even his granddaughter liked the Zhuangzi he bought, but he didn't even ask Bai Fuling why he wanted two Zhuangzi.
The food was delivered quickly, Bai Changshan waved his hand to get all the waiters to leave, and only his family of four ate happily
Bai Changshan used to be very particular about the rules of eating and sleeping, but later his wife and children passed away one after another, and even if he wanted to talk to someone, he had no chance to talk to him. Now it is rare to have children and grandchildren, and he wishes he could get along more and talk more. Especially seeing his granddaughter and his son and daughter-in-law chatting and laughing at Yanyan while eating, the intimate and lively feeling was really good for a lonely old man like him, and all rules were put aside.
Only a few days after the three members of the Bai family moved to Ge Lao Mansion, Bai Fuling moved from Mu Peilan's side to Bai Changshan's. On one side was the eldest son and on the other was the granddaughter. Bai Changshan felt that the food tasted especially good in his mouth.
After the meal, the family sat together and asked about Bai Fuling's experience today. Bai Fuling explained it in detail, and inevitably mentioned the encounter with Haifushi and Xia Xinxin. When the three parents heard Haifushi's name, they immediately became nervous. Bai Fuling didn't want to talk about this big devil, so she deliberately talked about Xia Xinxin's strange behavior, saying that her attitude was very strange.
Bai Changshan sighed and said: "This Miss Xia is also out of luck..."
It sounds like a story! Bai Fuling was actually not too curious, but in order to divert her parents' attention, she had to make a gossip gesture of wanting to hear more about it.
In the hall, apart from Bai Cian'er, only Bai Guo and Yang Mei are serving, they are both trustworthy, and there is no one else. Bai Changshan hesitated for a moment and said: "A few days ago, Miss Xia's father asked someone to ask me in private, hoping to send Miss Xia to your father as a concubine."
"What?!" Bai Fuling didn't expect to hear such explosive news, and almost jumped up immediately.
It was also the first time for Mu Peilan to hear about this, she was not too excited, she just gave her husband a cross-eyed look with a half-smile.
Bai Chou immediately stated his position: "I will only have you in my life, and I will never want another woman! That girl is about the same age as Ling'er, and she will be my daughter."
Now it was Bai Fuling's turn to look at him with aggrieved face, Bai Chou coughed dryly and added: "Of course, I don't want her as a daughter, our Ling'er is enough. There is no one in the world better than my Ling'er daughter?!"
Bai Fuling praised the venue very much and stuck to it and said coquettishly, "Daddy is the best!"
Bai Changshan heard his son's statement with his own ears, and his mood was a little complicated. He said with a wry smile: "I politely declined at that time. After hearing the news this morning, the Xia family seemed to want to renew Miss Xia to Deng Wenhua. Wenhua's character is not bad, but He is over forty years old, and his two sons and one daughter are about the same age as Miss Xia's. The Xia family is delaying their daughter..."
Bai Fuling asked strangely: "How could they come up with such an inexplicable idea? Even if this daughter doesn't please them, she wouldn't waste it like this."
Mu Peilan stretched out her hands to trim her daughter's hair, and said, "It has nothing to do with whether you like Miss Xia or not, it's just that Xia Ge always fell down. Xia's party members in the court were killed on New Year's Eve. Looking at the building Jiang Qing, they needed so much support that they had to sacrifice their daughter."
She knew in her heart that she only gave birth to a daughter for Bai Chou, and no one would inherit the incense of the Bai family. Bai Changshan didn't mention it on the surface, so she felt regretful and anxious. I believe the members of the Xia family can also think of this.
Although Miss Xia was married as a concubine, she was still young and had a very good chance of giving birth to the flesh and blood of the Bai family. If it was a son, he would be the only bloodline of the Bai family. Show mercy everywhere.
Although Miss Xia is a concubine, she comes from an aristocratic family. As long as she gives birth to a son, the Bai family will never dare to despise her. And this bastard is different from other bastards because of his mother's noble background. .
Moreover, the dignified granddaughter of Mr. Xia Ge committed herself to the Bai family as a concubine, which was also a sincere expression of the Xia family's show of weakness to the Bai family.
It's a pity that Bai Changshan refused, and they had no choice but to find Deng Wenhua, Bai Changshan's number one subordinate instead, regardless of whether the other party had children in his family and was more than twenty years older than Xia Xinxin.
Mu Peilan mentioned a few words, and Bai Fuling understood the key point. She frowned and said disdainfully: "Xia Ge's son is really not clear-headed. At this time, the smart one handed in his resignation for Xia Ge, and the family returned home. Go to the countryside to live an honest life, maybe ten or eight years later, your nephew will still have the opportunity to become an official, maybe you can't make a comeback, now struggling and resisting like this, I'm afraid even the foundation will be destroyed."
In the Ming Dynasty, Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet of the Jiajing Dynasty, in order to win the trust and befriend Yan Song (a famous treacherous minister) at the time, once married the daughter of his eldest son Xu Pan to Yan Song's grandson as a concubine. , it seems that this grandson escaped death and was sentenced to exile. But no matter what, this Miss Xu's life was completely ruined. The fate of women in ancient times was really miserable sometimes.