Chapter 78 Small disturbance before entering the palace
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, not only the Bai family, but also the young women from aristocratic families in the entire capital began to prepare for the upcoming palace draft.
The previous rules and etiquette taught by the mammies in the palace must be reviewed as soon as possible to ensure that after entering the palace, they will be in the best condition to deal with this draft.
Bai Yanqing acted like an old god and didn't take this matter to her heart at all. It wasn't that she didn't pay attention to it, but that she didn't have much interest in entering the palace. She thought privately that if the emperor didn't pay attention to it,
It would be better to go to their Bai family!
However, although Bai Yanqing said that she did not care whether she could be selected and did not value herself, she did not let Cai Xing, who was about to accompany her into the palace, neglect her at all. After all, Bai Yanqing had a powerful maternal clan behind her to help her.
, and Cai Xing has nothing. Once she makes a mistake, it is very likely that she will be doomed!
"Caixing, you must remember that after entering the palace, you must never have any quarrels with others. I am responsible for everything! You must learn to keep your mouth shut!"
Bai Yanqing is not worried at all about Cai Xing's palace etiquette and rules. The only thing she is worried about is Cai Xing's mouth! Cai Xing is not a talkative person. Bai Yanqing also knows that, but what she knows better is that Cai Xing
Xing couldn’t bear to see himself being wronged!
The palace is a place of right and wrong, and it is common for someone to offend someone if they are not careful! If Bai Yanqing is really angry with others, she can tolerate it, but Cai Xing will definitely not be able to bear it! Cai Xing
Bai Yanqing knows the personality of this protector very well!
"Okay, okay, okay, my good lady! Cai Xing will definitely not cause any trouble for you, okay?"
Caixing grabbed Bai Yanqing's sleeve and said coquettishly.
Bai Yanqing helplessly laughed twice, but in the end he still didn't have the heart to lower his face and scold her!
That's all, it's not difficult for Bai Yanqing to help Cai Xing. Cai Xing has Bai Yanqing as her strong backing. No matter what trouble she causes, as long as it's not a serious crime like murder and arson, Bai Yanqing will take care of the aftermath for her.
But...Bai Yanqing doesn't make things difficult for Cai Xing, but some people refuse to let Cai Xing go!
"Miss, you are currently manipulating Caixing. If you cause trouble in the palace in the future, you will not be the only one involved! Don't forget that there are Bai family and Ji family behind you! You are not willing to involve your close relatives.
Is it dangerous?”
After all, Aunt An has such an upright temperament. It's not that she doesn't like Bai Yanqing's love for Cai Xing, she is worried that Bai Yanqing is too indecisive, too soft-hearted, and too manipulative of the people around her, which will cause big trouble in the future and affect everyone!
"Aunt An is worrying too much. Although Cai Xing is a bit upright, she is not someone who can't tell the difference between right and wrong! No matter what happens, she has her own sense of proportion."
Bai Yanqing frowned, a little dissatisfied with Aunt An's fuss.
"Okay, okay, okay! Don't get upset, Miss and Aunt An, I will study more seriously! Don't let anyone hurt your harmony!"
Seeing the two people in front of him, the argument broke out in anger, Cai Xing hurriedly opened his mouth and acted as a peacemaker!
Bai Yanqing was a little frustrated, holding her breath, turned around and ran back to the house.
Aunt An didn't take it seriously. She looked at Bai Yanqing's running back, with a trace of unnoticeable worry in her eyes.
Noon.
Aunt An walked into Bai Yanqing's room with her lunch, and saw that she had fallen asleep leaning against the edge of the bed at some point! Looking at the dark spots under her eyes, Aunt An knew that she must not have had a good rest. She let go of her heartache.
She took the bowl and chopsticks, squeezed a piece of hot handkerchief, and applied it to her eyes.
The hot handkerchief was very comfortable when applied to her eyes. Bai Yanqing couldn't help but let out a "huh" sound. It wasn't until she noticed her own soft voice that she suddenly woke up!
"Sleep peacefully at night, and don't go to the courtyard to enjoy the cool air. Not everyone can see it."
Aunt An threw the handkerchief into the hot water, soaked it again, and then said to Bai Yanqing without raising her head.
Hearing this, Bai Yanqing suddenly raised her head and looked at Aunt An calmly squeezing the veil, with an incredible look on her face!
Aunt An... knows? How did she know so well what happened last night? Except for Caixing, no one in the entire Nianchu Xiaozhu knew about the masked man's coming and going!
"If you want others to not know, you have to do nothing unless you do it yourself."
As if she knew what Bai Yanqing was thinking, Aunt An put the hot handkerchief on Bai Yanqing's eyes again and spoke quietly again.
While enjoying the comfort brought by the hot handkerchief, Bai Yanqing pondered silently. Since Aunt An knew that the person had come, why didn't she stop him at the time? Instead, she reminded herself of it later.
"I saw that he... didn't seem to have any ill intentions, so I let him go."
Aunt An paused, then continued to explain.
Bai Yanqing was stunned again. How could Aunt An know what she was thinking? It was really magical!
"Use some food! Miss, you don't have to starve yourself just to get angry with me as a slave!"
Aunt An turned around and carefully placed the food on the table.
Bai Yanqing walked over and saw that they were all her favorite side dishes. It was hard for Aunt An to care!
Aunt An sometimes looks very stern, and sometimes she is extremely kind to Bai Yanqing. This makes Bai Yanqing often feel puzzled. She can see through many people, but she can't see through this Aunt An.
Transparent!
"What are you talking about? How could I ever dare to treat you as a slave?"
Bai Yanqing choked back angrily.
When Aunt An heard this, she stopped saying anything and silently turned around and left the house. Bai Yanqing didn't ask any more questions and just sat down to eat.
"Miss, what's going on with you today? Why are you so angry? I just saw that Aunt An didn't look very good."
Cai Xing ran in thiefly, and as soon as he entered the room, he quietly complained to Bai Yanqing.
"Are you here to scold me too?"
Bai Yanqing spoke in a bad tone and glared at Cai Xing, not wanting to talk to her at all.
When Cai Xing saw this, he knew something was wrong. He touched his nose in embarrassment and ran out quickly.
At this time, Bai Yanqing was the only one left in the room. While she was absentmindedly eating the food in the bowl, she was secretly thinking about what happened last night. She didn't know when that person left. She only knew that she would wait until she woke up.
By that time, he was already lying on his bed. And that person, just like before, came and went without a trace, without leaving a single word.
Oh, that's all.
Bai Yanqing was a little annoyed.
…
Within two days, an imperial edict was issued in the palace, specifying the 20th day of the eighth lunar month as an auspicious day for young ladies from all prefectures to enter the palace to participate in the talent show.
August 20th, seeing the day approaching, the whole capital is about to become lively.
Bai Yanqing racked her brains every day and didn't want to go to the palace that everyone was flocking to.
"Miss, did we miss anything else? Did we not pack it up?"
In the past two days, Cai Xing was busy from morning to night. He wanted to turn the White House upside down and bring everything he could with him.
"There is nothing in the palace? Why do you bring so many things? Do you plan to live there for the rest of your life?"
Bai Yanqing stared at the sky speechlessly! How could this girl enter the palace to accompany Bai Yanqing to run for election? She... looks like she is moving!
From dozens of sets of clothes to cakes and tea cups... everything Bai Yanqing can use on a daily basis has been collected by Cai Xing!
"What is this? Crab cake???"
Bai Yanqing was angry, all this?
"Miss loves to eat, so I begged the third lady to make more!"
Caixing said a little aggrievedly...
"You still bring so much? Bring it into the palace? Are you sure the guards won't stop you?"
Bai Yanqing was really speechless. She had never been so speechless! They were going to the palace, not touring the mountains and rivers! They had brought all the food, drinks and toiletries with them, so the guards at the palace gate probably wouldn't let them in, right?
"Okay, I won't bring any of these! Just pack some daily changes of clothes!"
Bai Yanqing's direct words knocked away all of Cai Xing's thoughts!
Cai Xing pursed his lips, looking aggrieved and about to cry!
"It's really useless to bring those, it's better...to bring something with practical uses!"
Aunt An walked into the room at the right time and interrupted the conversation between Bai Yanqing's master and servant!
"Practical use?"
Caixing was stunned, and so was Bai Yanqing. These things all... have practical uses, right? They should... maybe...
"Here, these are the ones!"
Aunt An threw out a stack of banknotes grandly!
"Oh my God!"
When Cai Xing saw the piles of banknotes, he was so surprised that he almost fainted!
This Aunt An... is too rich, isn't she? There are so many banknotes, a rough estimate, there are several thousand taels at least!
"What you collected is useless. The people in this palace have always worshiped those who are superior and those who are inferior, and are snobbish when it comes to money! If you want to get along well in the palace, you need money!"
Aunt An grandly stuffed the stacks of banknotes into Bai Yanqing's hands without hesitation at all, as if what she was stuffing was not banknotes but any unimportant items.
"No, no, no, no, how can I ask for Aunt An's money? If you come to my White House to help me, I should send you a monthly report! How can I still ask for your banknotes?"
Bai Yanqing was so frightened that she quickly put the stack of banknotes back into Aunt An's hand.
Last time at Qingfeng Tower, Bai Yanqing had already witnessed Aunt An's lavish spending. She didn't expect that Aunt An would not only treat them master and servant to dinner, but also give her money to enter the palace! This... really made Bai Yanqing confused!
Bai Yanqing is not related to Aunt An, so of course she cannot accept money from her.
"This is... Young Master Ji asked me to give it to you. I am afraid that you will suffer a loss in the palace. If you have some money with you, everything will go more smoothly. It is better than being looked down upon by others, isn't it?"
Aunt An rolled her eyes and came up with this rhetoric.
But even if Aunt An mentioned this, Bai Yanqing still refused to accept it.
What kind of backbone is Bai Yanqing? How could she be willing to do such a thing? Bribing people in the palace with banknotes is absolutely impossible! She didn't want to participate in this draft, but now she is forced to enter the palace
When she ran for election, she wished she couldn't be elected. How could it be possible? Who should she bother to please?
"I wish I couldn't choose!"
Bai Yanqing had no intention of hiding it from Aunt An, and just blurted out her thoughts.
"No, you must enter the palace. Except for the two princes, you don't need to pay attention to any of the other princes."
Aunt An's expression became extremely serious at this moment.
Bai Yanqing was a little dazed. She had an illusion at this time. She felt that Aunt An seemed to be... more eager for her to enter the palace than the Bai family.
"Why?"
Bai Yanqing stared straight into Aunt An's eyes, trying to see something in her eyes! However, at this moment, Aunt An's expression was firm and serious. Bai Yanqing could only see in her eyes the determination that she expected to enter the palace.
, apart from that, there is nothing else!
"Because you are Ji Jinchu's daughter!"
Aunt An's words directly broke Bai Yanqing's belief that she had been holding on to for a long time!
Yes, because Bai Yanqing is Ji Jinchu’s daughter!
But why did Ji Jinchu's daughter have to marry Xian Xian's son? Bai Yanqing had never heard her father mention that her mother and Xian Xian had any agreement, such as the marriage of their children.
"So what? I think if my mother was still alive, she would not want me to be trapped in that big cage for the rest of my life!"
Bai Yanqing retorted.
For some reason, Bai Yanqing always has an illusion. She always feels that... Aunt An seems to be looking forward to her entering the palace and marrying the prince more than anyone else. Why is this?