When the cold weather left, the sun was shining brightly, the weather was getting warmer, and there were a few sunny days.
Bai Yu'an huddled on the recliner, holding the stove in her hand, looking sideways at the bamboo forest outside the window in a daze.
A Tao stood next to Bai Yu'an and saw the sunlight shining on her fair skin, as transparent as white porcelain.
She hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "Young Master really intends to follow Young Master Gao to Huaizhou?"
Bai Yu'an then looked at A Tao, his eyes were illuminated even fainter by the light, and his voice was light and airy: "Transferred officials, I can go wherever I want."
"I really want to go to Huaizhou. There are too many things to worry about in the capital. Shen Jue has all the power, and the little emperor doesn't listen to advice. It's uncomfortable for me to stay here."
As he spoke, Bai Yu'an leaned back in his chair and sighed: "It's just talk. I'm just a seventh-grade editor with no foundation in the capital."
"The forces in the capital are deeply intertwined. He is right. I am just a speck of dust."
With Shen Jue's current position of power, no one in the court would dare to offend him.
Bai Yu'an knew that Shen Jue was resourceful and strategic. Without Shen Jue by his side, the little emperor would indeed not be able to shoulder his great responsibilities.
It's just that this person behaves inappropriately, and Bai Yu'an doesn't agree with him. If he stays here again, he doesn't know how he will suppress him.
Gao Han is just a teacher and student, and he has not offended him yet, but he has transferred people outside Beijing, which shows that this person is narrow-minded.
After hearing Bai Yuan's last words, A Tao couldn't help but asked in confusion: "Who said that?"
Bai Yu'an took a sip of hot tea and did not directly answer A Tao's words. He just whispered: "Staying in the capital may not be a good thing. If you are not careful, you will get involved in the power struggle in the capital."
"If you want stability, it may not be a bad idea to go somewhere."
A Tao still didn't understand: "But the young master is in the Hanlin Academy. I heard that many of the high officials in the imperial court came from the Hanlin Academy."
"Fortunately, I worked hard and passed the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy. If I had gone to work as a minor official in a local government, I would have been angry."
Bai Yu'an took another sip of tea and sighed, then glanced at A Tao: "My father has wanted to be promoted all his life, but unfortunately his family has no background, and he is only a civil servant. It is difficult to get promoted."
"If my father was a Jinshi, no matter what, he would already be the magistrate of the state."
"That's why my father forced an official career on me."
Bai Yu'an's face was light and his eyebrows were demure: "My father has devoted all his efforts to me. If I don't live up to my expectations, my father will indeed be angry."
"But if I really go somewhere and my father's anger returns, there is nothing I can do."
Bai Yuan said and smiled at A Tao: "Father will never come over and beat me."
A Tao looked at Bai Yu'an and smiled, but the loneliness in her eyes was obvious, and she felt a little sad.
A Tao has watched Bai Yuan's strict upbringing by his master since he was a child.
He has been given too many high hopes by his master since he was a child, and the young master himself feels tired.
A Tao felt a little distressed, stretched out a hand and put it on Bai Yu'an's shoulder and said softly: "I think the young master is right."
"No matter how high-ranking an official you are in the capital, it's better to go to a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to be pure."
As he spoke, A Tao squatted next to Bai Yu'an, looked up at Bai Yu'an and said, "Besides, the young master is no longer a child. There is no need to obey the master in everything."
"If the young master has really gone somewhere, there is nothing I can do about it."
Bai Yu'an looked down at A Tao and couldn't help but smile. She held A Tao's hand and said, "I plan to go back during the Chinese New Year this year, and then I will tell my father about getting married to you."
Bai Yu'an said with a trembling tone: "It's quite inconvenient for me to be single. It's more convenient for you as my wife to stay with me."
She lowered her eyes and looked at A Tao again: "A Tao, you and I have been my master and servant for so many years, you should know that I have never forced you, and you are already like my family member."
"If you don't want to, or if you want to get married in the future, I will definitely not force you."
A Tao looked at Bai Yu'an with calm eyes and gentle brows, but she was a little more serious than before.
A Tao looked at it dumbfounded and said quickly: "Of course I am willing."
"This slave will only follow the master for the rest of his life. What if all the slaves get married and the master is alone?"
Bai Yu'an's expression warmed up, and she held Ah Tao's finger: "Good Ah Tao, I understand that you are the best for me."
A Tao's eyes turned red and she choked: "Although the young master has been praised at home these years, I know that the young master has never been happy in his heart."
"I hide it every day, and have been careful to keep a distance from others since I was a child. How can I be happy?"
"Now I just want the young master to live a more comfortable life, and I don't care about anything else."
Bai Yu'an felt anxious, and the people around her understood her best.
She smiled softly: "If you meet someone you fall in love with in the future, please tell me not to delay it with me."
After hearing this, A Tao couldn't help but give Bai Yu'an a rolling look: "This servant is still three or four years older than the master. She has already married early. Who would want an old girl?"
Bai Yu'an couldn't help but look at A Tao's face, which was delicate and plump. She had been taking care of her with her nanny since she was born.
A Tao was specially chosen by her mother to be with her. No matter how old Bai Yuan was, A Tao had been with her for as many years as she had.
She couldn't help but hold A Tao's hand tightly: "A Tao has never been an old girl. If someone dares to betray A Tao in the future, I will be the first to stand up and seek justice for you."
A Tao was speechless: "What did the young master say? I will be the young master's wife from now on, and the only one who can be a slave is the young master."
Bai Yu'an was stunned for a moment, and then the two of them laughed.
A Tao had not seen Bai Yu'an smile like this for a long time. After laughing, she pulled up a stool and sat in front of Bai Yu'an and said: "What the young master said yesterday, I went to look for Chen's mother in her room last night while she was in the kitchen. , the ginseng is placed inside the pillow, and it has been cut into a section."
"Mother Chen probably cut it because she was afraid that it would be difficult to handle all the ginseng."
As she spoke, A Tao looked at Bai Yu'an: "Mother Chen came to me this morning and said that her youngest son was seriously ill, so she had no choice but to do so."
"But the ginseng must be returned after all. Master, what do you think we should do now?"
Bai Yu'an lazily held her head up and whispered: "Mother Chen has been with her since she arrived in the capital. I know her character."
"Work diligently and appropriately."
"And I've heard before that she has a frail little son in her family. He probably did something like this out of his own control. I can't blame her."
A Tao nodded and asked, "How do you plan to deal with this matter?"
Bai Yu'an exhaled, paused, and then said: "A Tao, go and ask Mother Chen to come in."
A Tao nodded, got up and went out to call someone.
