When Bai returned to the mansion, her face was still very ugly. The slaves all shrank their necks when they saw her, for fear of getting into trouble.
The time on the road just now did not calm her down. On the contrary, after a period of aftertaste and brewing, the anger that could not be spread on Qin Liang's head had no place to release. From time to time, she felt a little regretful and thought about something.
Two sentences are not strong enough. How should I stab the kid?
Walking through the corridor in the backyard, Mrs. Bai glanced at the female slave guarding the platform and asked, "Are you still in there?"
A female slave said, "According to the lady's instructions, the girl has not left even half a step."
Mrs. Bai opened the door and walked in.
Wang Xuanji, who was sitting on her knees by the back window, turned around and glanced, but did not get up. When Bai came forward and knelt down opposite the cases, Wang Xuanji finally asked: "Is it true that my mother went to Qin Liang to ask questions?"
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Bai was so angry that he didn't say a word, which was regarded as his acquiescence.
Wang Xuanji sighed quietly, looking from Bai's face to the window, she said feebly: "What does it have to do with others? It's embarrassing. I don't want to go out recently, why would my mother ask people to watch me?"
Bai, who was already in a bad mood, heard this sentence and suddenly felt a "buzz" in her head. She immediately leaned over and reached over, stretched out her hand to pinch Wang Xuanji's arm, and then turned her hand violently, her own
The body even deflected accordingly.
Wang Xuanji gritted her teeth and made a muffled "um" sound from her nose. When Bai let go of her, she reached out to cover the place where she was pinched and buried her head hard so that she didn't make a sound. Bai could not see her.
Eyes, I don’t know if I cried or not.
Instead, Mrs. Bai cried. She wiped her dry eyes with her sleeves and choked, "If you don't look at anything else, you should also look at my kindness in raising you through so many years of hard work."
After sobbing for a while, seeing that Wang Xuanji was still silent and unresponsive with her head buried, Bai sobbed again, "Whose credit is it for you to be able to live the life you are living now? Without me, you would only have been a singer and dancer!"
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Wang Xuanji slowly raised her head and whispered: "It's better to do kabuki."
Bai knew clearly that she was speaking out of anger, but she still said in a deep voice with a stern voice: "You really don't understand the dangers of the world. Let me tell you what the consequences will be if you do tricks!"
She continued, "When you are a teenager, you may be favored by the master and only need to serve one person. Don't be complacent. As you get older, you can only serve the guests who come to the house. This person will sleep over, and that person will sleep over. Maybe
Can you meet a young and elegant man, or maybe a man with gray hair, yellow teeth and smelly teeth, how can you choose? Once a person is old and yellow, his appearance is gradually squeezed out, he will be sold at a low price and driven away. In the future, he will only be displaced and displaced.
The place is getting worse and worse, and there is no place to die!"
Wang Xuanji buried her head again and remained silent again.
Bai put her mouth next to Wang Xuanji's ear and whispered: "I am doing this for your own good. If you are disobedient and let me down for so many years of hard work, let's tell the secret. In the worst case, we will both be destroyed."
She paused for a moment, then whispered, "You still have a long future ahead of you, and I've already lived half my life anyway, so what's there to be afraid of?"
Wang Xuanji still didn't speak, her brows were furrowed and her face was pale.
Bai sighed "Alas", her tone finally slowed down, and she said earnestly: "Look, life is not easy now! The situation is so good, and you have grown up to be so beautiful. You should be lucky. You should be lucky."
How can gratitude be wasted on someone who has nothing to do with it? My mother will choose a true gentleman for you. Even if you are a concubine, you can still be loved and loved. It is better than paying someone by mistake in vain."
When Bai's attitude softened, Wang Xuanji finally spoke: "Not everyone is full of conspiracies. It has nothing to do with him, but now he is being humiliated for no reason. Is he unjust or not? He is a general.
If he is a dependent and has ambitions, we don’t have to associate with him and why should we have grudges with others?”
Bai Shi said: "You are really indifferent, I am too lazy to talk to you."
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The remaining days of Sun Li's stay in Luoyang were like a black pig approaching the end of the year, unable to make it through the years.
However, Sun Li's position in the General's Office is quite strong. The late emperor entrusted him to Cao Shuang's Chang Shi, the chief assistant officer of the General's Office. Therefore, Qin Liang has heard about it. Sun Li's position in Huainan this time is not low, and he is the governor of Yangzhou.
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Cao Shuang was quite particular about his work. Although he disliked Sun Li, he still regarded Sun Li as one of his own and treated him very well.
So after Chen An and other deputies in the general's palace discussed it, they came to the conclusion that Sun Li was about to leave Luoyang, and everyone still had to give a kind gift each.
Chen An didn't say much in front of others, but said to Qin Liang privately: Sun Li is a man who knows how to repay kindness.
Qin Liang immediately understood what he was talking about. Sun Li encountered great chaos in his early years and his hometown was in chaos. Fortunately, he and his mother were rescued by his fellow villagers. Later, in order to repay his kindness, Sun Li gave all his land and property to his fellow villagers, leaving the rest
Being alone and keeping nothing.
However, Qin Liang has a different view.
Chen An was very honest with Qin Liang. When Qin Liang first took up the post of general, he was unfamiliar with everything. Thanks to Chen An's constant kind reminders. Thinking of this, Qin Liang quietly told Chen An his opinion: Sun Li is like that
People don't want to owe a favor, but once the kindness is severed, they will be more determined than ordinary people to do things.
As for Chen An's agreement or disapproval, Qin Liang didn't care. He just repaid Chen An's sincerity with his sincerity.
When Qin Liang met with Sun Li at the General's Mansion, he made it clear that he hoped he could follow him to participate in the military. However, Sun Li did not respond for the time being and seemed not to take it seriously.
Now that it was time to give gifts, Qin Liang was in trouble.
Just as he had planned when he first arrived in Luoyang, the expense of favors and guests would not be small. As expected, recently, Lu Xun, the son of the governor of Jizhou, returned to Luoyang to entertain guests; Sun Li was leaving Beijing again, and Qin Liang suddenly felt
Very poor.
Mainly because the output of the more than 200 acres of land on the south bank of the Luo River, plus the annual salary of 300 shi, is not much. Even if Qin Liang and other four adults do not eat or drink, it will be difficult to support a decent living.
overhead.
Qin Liang went home and carefully looked through the slips recorded by Wang Kang, and personally checked the warehouse. Even if all the remaining things were used to exchange for one gift, it would still be inconspicuous and would look a bit shabby; if it were exchanged for two gifts, then
It's simply impossible to get your hands on it.
For the current plan, we can only choose one or the other, so as not to suffer from both ends.
When his eldest brother was imprisoned, Qin Liang was running around trying to find people. Without Lu Xun's help, things wouldn't have been possible. But Lu Xun's help is in the past, and now Qin Liang still wants to get a word from Sun Li.
, not to mention that Sun Li had been Qin Liang’s immediate boss, so the relationship was even closer. Where to go?
Qin Liang turned over the warehouse slips in his hand back and forth, and the rope was almost broken by him. He felt quite embarrassed.
He was holding the slips and tapping them unconsciously in his hands, making a rhythmic sound.