Bai Yu'an was sleeping, and his eyes were clearly green, so he obviously didn't sleep well.
His fingers touched the cheek that was half covered by black hair. It was so warm and smooth that once he touched it, he couldn't bear to leave.
Her fingers fell on the slightly opened lips again, and she thought of his emotionless words again.
What a heartless person, I helped him but blamed him.
He is so thin-skinned that he only feels ashamed when he gets slapped. He doesn't realize that a slap in the face is more important than life.
She let out a deep breath, not knowing how long she had been blaming him.
In the morning, A Tao applied medicine to Bai Yu'an, and the charcoal fire in the house started to burn. Bai Yu'an felt drowsy and fell asleep for a while.
Wei Ruyi came in with some light dishes cooked in the kitchen. Seeing Bai Yu'an still lying on the bed, she put the tray on the small table next to the bed. She squatted beside the bed and carefully pushed Bai Yu'an's arm. .
Bai Yu'an didn't sleep very deeply. She had something on her mind and couldn't sleep deeply no matter how tired she was.
Seeing Bai Yu'an's eyes narrowed and his green mountain-like brows furrowed, Wei Ruyi quickly said: "Sir, I have made red date porridge and a few vegetables, please have a few bites."
Bai Yu'an didn't sleep much all night. His body was very soft and he couldn't turn over or sit up. He was still a little confused lying on the bedside.
Wei Ru agreed and quickly went to bring tea: "Master, why don't you take a sip of tea first to wake up."
The steaming tea was brought to him, and Bai Yu'an stretched himself out to take it and took a sip.
The tea moistened my mouth and tongue, and I did feel a little clearer.
A Tao washed Bai Yu'an's clothes outside and saw Wei Ruyi squatting beside the bed feeding Bai Yu'an, so she wiped the water on her hands and planned to feed herself.
Before he could move, he heard movement outside the yard, and saw Mother Chen outside saying, "Sir, Mr. Gao is here."
Bai Yu'an, who was taking a bite of food, was stunned. She had never told Gao Han where she lived, so how did he know.
He hurriedly asked Wei Ruyi to cover himself with the quilt, and then asked A Tao to go out and invite someone in.
When Gao Han came in, he saw Bai Yu'an lying on the bedside, with her long hair wrapped behind her back and hidden under the quilt following the curve of her back. Only a few strands of hair fell on her shoulders and white clothes.
At first glance, he has moon-white clothes and jade-white skin. He looks like a noble son who has been pampered since he was a child. He is more valuable than those who come from a family like theirs.
He knew that Bai Yu'an was just born in the county government, his father was also upright, and his life was not very wealthy.
But the skin and flesh seemed to have never been exposed to wind and sun, and I don't know how it was raised.
As soon as he saw him, he felt that he was snow-white that melted in the palm of his hand. He was the precious treasure of the family.
However, I heard that Bai Yu'an is an only son in the family, and he is an old man whose father is over fifty years old, so it is not impossible for him to value care and care that much.
Looking at the banners covered with words on the desk, Gao Han looked at Bai Yu'an with concern on his face: "I heard that you were beaten with a cane in Renshou Palace?"
Bai Yuan was stunned, her face turned pale and embarrassed, and she whispered: "Does even Brother Gao know?"
A Tao brought a stool over. Gao Han sat in front of the window and glanced at the spoon Wei Ruyi was feeding to Bai Yu'an: "You'd better drink the porridge first."
Bai Yu'an still had the heart to drink porridge. He was just about to let Wei Ruyi hold the bowl and retreat when he heard Gao Han say: "I see that your body is very haggard. How about you drink porridge to recuperate your health? Then you will be limping again." Wouldn’t it be even more ridiculous to go to Hanlin?”
These words made Bai Yu'an give up his thoughts. People who are thin-skinned always pay the most attention to their appearance.
She thought about it and went to drink porridge obediently.
A Tao laughed silently beside her, but Master Gao caught her young master's weakness.
Gao Han watched Bai Yu'an eat porridge. He couldn't take much in one bite with his mouth open, and he ate slowly and had to chew for many times before swallowing. He was watching anxiously.
This meal is actually more verbose than a woman.
Gao Han simply got up and went to the desk to read the words Bai Yu'an wrote last night.
The calligraphy style of each handwriting is different, but the writing is done in one stroke. Gao Han is silently admired.
Such words are completely different from Bai Yu'an's usual gentle demeanor, but he cannot write such sophisticated and discerning words.
Just looking at the densely packed words on the table, Gao Han couldn't help but frown and turned to look at Bai Yu'an: "Did you write these words last night?"
Seeing Bai Yu'an nodding with porridge in his mouth, he said nothing and turned to look at the plum blossom picture Bai Yu'an had painted last night.
The red plum blossoms on the paper are lifelike, and one or two points on the branches reveal the spirit of welcoming the cold. Bai Yu'an is indeed worthy of being ranked among the most beautiful flowers.
He stood in front of the case again and saw that Bai Yu'an had almost eaten and was rinsing his mouth with fragrant tea, so he walked over and sat on the stool.
As soon as Bai Yu'an cleaned her mouth, she looked at Gao Han: "Brother Gao, did the news about me being beaten with a stick yesterday spread so quickly?"
Gao Han looked at Bai Yu'an and said, "It's normal for things in the palace to spread so quickly."
Bai Yu'an felt completely faceless, his face turned pale and he covered it in the pillow.
Looking at Bai Yu'an like this, Gao Kan couldn't help but smile and whispered: "But the Queen Mother only hit you a few times this time, so you are lucky."
"If you can avoid being demoted, you won't lose a few points."
Bai Yu'an was somewhat reluctant to agree, so he recounted what happened when he met the Queen Mother yesterday, and then frowned and said, "I'd rather go to Jiuliang with the guts than suffer this insult."
Gao Han looked down at Bai Yu'an's exposed patch of white and moist skin. After hearing this, he couldn't help but sigh, pursed his lips and said, "It seems you don't know where Jiuliang is."
Bai Yu'an then showed his face and looked at Gao Han: "Where is it?"
Gao Han looked at Bai Yu'an and said, "Jiuliang is located in a remote place. It takes a month just to get there from the capital. Moreover, the sky is filled with yellow sand and the folk customs are fierce."
"You don't understand local customs and have violated local taboos. Not to mention you are the county magistrate. The chief envoy must be protected by guards when he goes."
"You have read a lot of poems and books. Not only will you be useless there, but you will also suffer."
"There are always locals working there. If you, a foreigner, go there, your life may be in danger."
As he spoke, Gao Han shook his head: "The Queen Mother said that to embarrass you, so that you have to marry Wei Miaochun, but you still choose Jiuliang."
Bai Yu'an was stunned for a moment, rubbed his brows and said, "But I have read so many geographical records since I was a child, but why have I never heard of Jiuliang?"
Gao Han smiled and said: "Jiuliang is a county under Yuyang. It was originally the border of barbarians, but the terrain is high and easy to defend."
"After it was occupied by our country a few years ago, it was set as the border of our country. It was only four or five years ago. It is normal for most people not to know."
Bai Yu'an nodded and asked Gao Han: "Brother Gao, how do you know I live here?"
Gao Han looked at Bai Yu'an and said, "I saw you on the street two days ago. I saw you and Shen Shoufu standing together, so I didn't call you."
"I saw you got on the carriage and walked to the outskirts of the city again, so I asked someone to follow you to take a look."
Bai Yu'an gave Gao Han a strange look: "Brother Gao, why are you following me?"
Gao Han smiled and simply said: "I had free time that day, I just wanted to see where you were going and see if I could have a few words with you."
As he spoke, Gao Han looked deeply at Bai Yu'an: "But I saw Shen Shoufu's carriage returning to this alley with you."
"Qingxi, that day I saw you and Shen Shoufu standing together and felt something was wrong. I also saw your carriage going in the same direction."
"When I came here, I saw Shen Zhai next to me. What is your relationship with Chief Shen?"
"Why did you move here?"
