After dark on the Ghost Festival, every household must lock its doors and no one can go out.
Before it gets dark, every household will burn banknotes at frequently visited road intersections. Firstly, it is to burn some money for the lonely ghosts, and secondly, it is to pray to various ghosts and gods to bless their families and themselves, so that they can come and go safely.
.Wait until sunset
After the mountain, no one goes out anymore. It is said that after dark on this day, ghosts from all walks of life come out to receive the paper money and sacrifices burned by the people in the earth. People with insufficient yang energy may get into trouble with unclean things, so after sunset
, very few people dare to walk at night.
There are those people who don’t know whether to live or die, and they like to stay up day and night.
After nightfall, Bai Yanqing sent Cai Xing and the others early to have a rest. She lit a lamp and read a book for a while.
Suddenly, the candle that had been on suddenly flickered slightly. Bai Yanqing had no choice but to close the book, pick the wick, and then spoke helplessly to the air.
"You are very brave. You dare to visit Bai Mansion at night today."
This sentence is a pun. Firstly, tonight is the Ghost Festival, which is special. It is not suitable to go out in the middle of the night. Secondly, during the day today, the Bai Mansion was just tortured by Lai Feiyan. Bai Jingxuan was already suspicious of the person behind Lai Feiyan. But this
He is still a reckless person, and he actually commits a crime against the odds. How dare he come to the Bai Mansion tonight!
"I can't hide anything from you, so how did you know it was me?"
The man was as familiar as ever, as if Bai Yanqing's house was his own home, he could come and go at will.
"No one else is like you, entering and leaving a woman's boudoir as if you were in a deserted place."
It's not like Bai Yanqing never told him not to come in or out of her boudoir at will, but this man didn't listen! Bai Yanqing did as he said, and he followed it without affecting him at all!
"Tell me, why are you here today?"
Bai Yanqing rubbed the book in her hand and said casually.
"You can't come if you have nothing to do?"
The man stood in the dark with backlight, his face covered, so no one could see his emotions.
"It's hard for you to hide it from Bai Xiang for me!"
Seeing that Bai Yanqing didn't answer, the man spoke to himself.
Bai Yanqing was stunned. How did he know what she had said to her father before? Was he so powerful?
"You saved me, I owe you after all."
Bai Yanqing stroked the wrinkled footer of the book in her hand, as if she didn't care much about it. Originally, she didn't mean to hide it for him, she just thought that it would be better to do less than to do more!
"Do you really think that your good father doesn't know?"
The man sneered, and there was no emotion in his words, as if he was chatting with Bai Yanqing. But Bai Yanqing could vaguely sense that something was wrong!
"What do you mean?"
Bai Yanqing stopped what she was doing, raised her head suddenly, squinted her eyes, and stared at the man in front of her.
"Your good father has already sent people to check Jin Yuzhai."
The man spoke slowly. He liked to see her look as nervous as a hedgehog. This was much more interesting than those ladies who were locked up in wealthy families all day long!
Hearing this, Bai Yanqing was stunned. Her father didn't believe her?
"Maybe he is worried about you!"
Seeing that something was wrong with Bai Yanqing's expression, the man spoke again to smooth things over.
According to his observations these days, Bai Jingxuan really cares about Bai Yanqing's daughter. It is normal for Bai Jingxuan to do this. He is worried about his daughter's safety and that his daughter will meet someone unkind. These are just the worries of a father.
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Bai Yanqing didn't want to delve into whether her father was worried about her or suspicious of her. She was just wondering whether she should tell her father about this.
Bai Yanqing didn't want to hide it from Bai Jingxuan deliberately. After returning home, after several months of observation, she believed that her father had no problem. She also believed that her father had his own way of doing things. However, Bai Yanqing was afraid that
She kept hiding things from him again and again, which would eventually lead to separation between their father and daughter! This is what Bai Yanqing is most worried about!
"If you have nothing to say, you can leave now!"
Seeing that the man had been chattering for a long time and seemed to have nothing important to say, Bai Yanqing didn't bother to pay attention to him, so she just started to chase him away.
When the man saw Bai Yanqing turning his back faster than flipping through a book, he wasn't angry. Instead, he felt very amused!
"Don't you...don't you want to ask about Lai Feiyan?"
After all, he couldn't hold it in any longer, so he asked Bai Yanqing to ask him.
Bai Yanqing originally wanted to find him and ask about Lai Feiyan, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that Lai Feiyan's matter had nothing to do with the Bai family. Bai Yanqing didn't want to get involved, nor did she want the Bai family to get involved.
It's just... If Lai Feiyan just wants to enter the Bai family tree, then Bai Yanqing, not to mention Bai Jingxuan's disapproval, will be the first to object! If there is something else hidden behind them, then Bai Yanqing
I definitely don’t want to get involved with the Bai family and get involved together!
Lai Feiyan is not a good person to Bai Yanqing or the Bai family!
"As long as she doesn't harm my Bai family, I'm not very interested in her! As for what you want to do...I'm not very interested either! I just hope that you can get acquainted and don't involve the Bai family!
"
Through Lai Feiyan's entry into the palace, Bai Yanqing was finally able to understand that the background of the masked man in front of her could be summed up in more than just three words: "not simple"! He could not only send Lai Feiyan into the palace, but also do so in such a way.
There is no trace, no flaw, no one can see it! Come to think of it, he does have extraordinary abilities!
This person is so capable and can freely enter and leave the Bai Mansion without being noticed by Bai Jingxuan's people. How can this ability be possessed by ordinary people?
Bai Yanqing knew that she was no match for him, so she would not be stupid enough to confront him head-on. She just wanted to keep the Bai family safe and the Ji family safe! She only wanted the relatives she cared about most to be safe and sound, that was her
What she wanted in this life. If she didn't have such a belief, how could she have wronged herself and entered the palace to stand for election? When she thought that she would have to compete with so many women for husbands in the future, she felt very aggrieved!
The emperor was not satisfied with the three thousand beauties in his harem. He wanted to take in a teenage Lai Feiyan who was over fifty years old. What about his sons? They were all young and vigorous and could not afford to have ten or twenty concubines in the backyard.
?When Bai Yanqing thought of this, his head was buzzing.
"Why……"
Thinking of this, Bai Yanqing couldn't help but sigh deeply.
The man saw Bai Yanqing wandering around for a long time, and then sighed, thinking that she was in some difficulty, so he leaned forward and lay next to her ear, trying to tease her.
"What are you sighing for?"
A male voice sounded in Bai Yanqing's ears. Perhaps the other person was too close. Bai Yanqing felt her ears itching. Just as she was about to reach out and scratch her ears, she suddenly remembered something. She turned her head quickly and was about to curse, but unexpectedly the two of them were close to each other.
He was so close that Bai Yanqing's lips barely brushed against his face towel. The soft touch made the man couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.
"You...you...what are you doing so close to me!"
Although there was no direct skin-to-skin contact through a layer of scarf, it was still inconsistent with etiquette.
Bai Yanqing secretly sighed that something was wrong. She looked around nervously, and even pushed the door open. She looked around warily and saw that no one was around, so she felt a little relieved.
The two fell into an awkward silence.
"Ahem...what were you thinking just now? Are you so lost in thought?"
After all, the man couldn't hold it in anymore, so he coughed twice, and then asked awkwardly.
He also couldn't understand why he didn't just run away in the situation just now, and why he continued to have the awkward eye-to-eye confrontation with Bai Yanqing...
"Well... I just think about entering the palace in the future and having to face a future husband. Like the emperor, he has a harem of 3,000 beauties and is not satisfied... He keeps taking in several concubines from time to time. I don't know.
Will I be so angry that I die young..."
In order to alleviate the embarrassment, Bai Yanqing had no choice but to tell the truth about what she had just thought.
In fact, what Bai Yanqing has never told anyone is that even though Bai Jingxuan was an incompetent father and neglected her a few years ago, even though she resented him a little, she never hated him! There is only one reason for this.
That’s Bai Jingxuan’s dedication!
In his life, Bai Jingxuan only married Ji Jinchu and did not have any concubines. Moreover, after Ji Jinchu passed away, he never thought about marrying someone to fill his house! Bai Jingxuan and Ji Jinchu really made it, they vowed to be a couple for the rest of their lives.
For this reason, Bai Yanqing has never hated him!
"He won't, and neither will you."
The man suddenly spoke and said something specious, leaving Bai Yanqing confused.
Seeing Bai Yanqing's puzzled expression, the man spoke up and explained, "What I mean is that your future husband will definitely not be as debauched as the old emperor."
"Now that you've come, let's make peace with it. From the moment I decided to enter the palace, I will no longer be me. The road ahead...just let nature take its course!"
Bai Yanqing is very open-minded and sees clearly. Since she has chosen a difficult road, she will grit her teeth and move forward no matter what. Because what is behind her is Ji, and the future of the Bai family is Ji.
, the lives of hundreds of people in the Bai family!
Looking at the little girl in front of him, her face full of sadness, but she still pretends to be calm, someone really wants to laugh.
"I can give you a small suggestion. You might as well agree to the third prince's request first. In the future... you will definitely have another way out!"
The man held back his smile and said "kindly".
"After talking for a long time, you still want me to marry that scoundrel!"
Bai Yanqing rolled her eyes at him angrily, how could she forget? This man first appeared in front of her just to get her to marry the third prince! After all, all the previous kindnesses only made her give in.
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Bai Yanqing was a little annoyed, but she couldn't figure out whether she was annoyed that he asked her to marry the third prince or something else.
"You...why can't you understand human speech?"
The man saw that Bai Yanqing was so indifferent and always focused on the sentence "Let her marry the third prince", and finally couldn't help but get annoyed!
"I can't understand human language? So, are you speaking human language?"
At this time, Bai Yanqing reacted extremely quickly. When it came to quarreling or bickering, no one could compare to her! How dare you say that she couldn't understand people's words? Isn't this person looking for scolding?
Dare to hurt her? Good, very good, good job!
Without waiting for the man to explain, Bai Yanqing took out all her anger on him! She scolded him for more than an hour!
…
Outside the hospital, two teenagers also wearing night clothes looked at each other helplessly as they listened to the constant yelling and swearing in the house!
In this situation, should they help their master?
"go?"
"Not going?"
"you go!"
"you go!"
The two of them shied away from each other for a long time, and everyone in the room had finished scolding each other. The two of them were stunned and did not dare to take a step forward!
Little did they know that when the two of them were struggling whether to save their master from the fire or water, the master they were thinking about in their hearts was enjoying himself at that time!