After taking a bath at night, Bai Yu'an put on her pajamas and robe and went to sit at the table.
A Tao saw that Bai Yu'an had picked up the brush and couldn't help but said: "Young master, what else are you writing at this night?"
Bai Yu'an asked Ah Tao to grind it, while she took the letter paper and hung the pen tip lightly, thinking about how to write.
At this time, Chang Jing suddenly ran in from outside, and with tears streaming down his face, he got into Bai Yu'an's arms and almost knocked the brush out of Bai Yu'an's hand.
Bai Yuanqing's voice came from outside again: "You are going to your uncle's place again, come out quickly."
Bai Yu'an asked A Tao to come over with a handkerchief, lowered his head and wiped the tears on Chang Jing's face before asking, "What's wrong with Chang Jing?"
Changjing sobbed and cried, "Daddy spanked me when I was sleeping and I couldn't recite Mencius."
Just at this time, Bai Yuanqing came in, saw Chang Jing in Bai Yu'an's arms, and said to Bai Yu'an: "Yu An, don't spoil him. I just taught him how to memorize it in the morning, and he forgot it at night."
"Hitting him will also make his memory long."
Bai Yu'an felt helpless towards Bai Yuanqing: "It's too early for Chang Jing to read Mencius at his age. Even if he can memorize it, he still won't understand the meaning. Why should my cousin be in such a hurry?"
Under the candlelight, Bai Yuan is warm and elegant. The robe outside her white pajamas is swept slightly on the legs of the chair. She is delicate and has an air of relics. Even the ripples of the clothes make people want more. Take a second look.
Bai Yuanqing had hidden thoughts in his heart.
As a child, Bai Yu'an could recite Confucius and Mencius fluently at the age of Changjing. He stood upright in the crowd and raised his head while reciting like an eminent person.
Changjing is the son he has given high hopes to, and is also his whole life.
Deep down in his heart, he knew that he would never be as good as his cousin, nor could he ever become a person like Bai Yu'an, so he placed all his hopes on his son.
Bai Yuanqing suppressed his thoughts and said: "He is still young, but Yu'an, can't you recite it at this age?"
After Bai Yu'an heard Bai Yuanqing's words, he knew that he could no longer persuade him.
If she tried to persuade her again, she would mean that she would not be as good as she was when she was a child, and her words would offend others.
Bai Yu'an looked down at Chang Jing, wiped the tears from the corners of Chang Jing's eyes with his fingers, and said with a warm smile: "Chang Jing is smart. Uncle Tang knows you can memorize it."
"Changjing, uncle Tang will teach you something. I will test you tomorrow morning. If you promise to memorize it, I will ask your father not to beat you."
Changjing quickly stood up straight and said with some force, "I can recite it!"
Bai Yu'an smiled and taught: "The one who advances sharply will retreat quickly."
Chang Jing shook his head and chanted.
Bai Yu'an asked, "Have you remembered Changjing?"
Chang Jing nodded solemnly and read it again.
Bai Yu'an said: "Then I will test you again tomorrow. If you don't remember, I will ask your father to beat you."
Chang Jing nodded hurriedly and glanced at Bai Yuanqing cautiously.
Bai Yu'an smiled, pushed Chang Jing and said, "Go and sleep with your father."
Bai Yuanqing looked at Bai Yu'an. He couldn't understand what Bai Yu'an said just now: The one who advances sharply will retreat quickly.
Maybe Bai Yu'an is right, but maybe not completely right.
Bai Yuanqing saw Bai Yu'an holding the pen and whispered: "Yu An, you went to bed earlier, don't stay up late."
Bai Yu'an smiled and nodded: "I'm going to bed soon, cousin, go to sleep alone, don't worry about me."
Bai Yuanqing nodded silently before pulling Chang Jing out.
After Bai Yuanqing and Chang Jing finally went out, Bai Yu'an exhaled and then put pen to paper.
This letter was written to Gao Han. Gao Han was in the Ministry of Rites and could do her a favor.
But just as she finished writing the letter, Mother Chen came in with medicine.
Bai Yu'an put down the pen, took the medicine and drank it before leaning back on the chair with a tired expression.
A Tao stayed by his side silently, stretching out his hand to rub Bai Yu'an's shoulders.
"Sir, don't think too much. You're tired today. It's better to go to bed early."
Bai Yu'an was indeed very tired, but she couldn't fall asleep if she closed her eyes.
All kinds of things were mixed in her head, and as soon as she closed her eyes, it was what Gu Yiyi shouted in her ear.
Let her live in peace for the rest of her life.
He took another long breath and rubbed his brow.
The candle shadow on the ground next to her was pulled long, and Bai Yu'an leaned on the back of the chair, letting A Tao gently rub her shoulders.
With her eyes closed and her brows relaxed, A Tao didn't say a word and just stayed with her silently.
Suddenly I heard Bai Yu'an's slightly hoarse voice: "Do you still remember what happened today?"
"Gu Haiqing's appearance. I heard that they were in the countryside that year. If I took a look, would it be possible to cause such a situation?"
"Gu Yiyi is also a pitiful person today."
A Tao then said in a low voice: "Even if the young master died back then, she would probably go crazy again."
"Master, can't you still pity her?"
"Young Master agreed to try his best to help her, but she still regarded him as her enemy."
"Besides, the young master shouldn't be entirely blamed for what happened back then."
Bai Yu'an was silent: "I can't explain what happened back then, but it did happen because of me."
Bai Yu'an sighed again and stood up and walked to the bed. He pulled off his robe and handed it to A Tao. He sat on the bedside and said, "But now is not the time to talk about this."
A Tao took Bai Yu'an's clothes and hung them up before walking over, squatting next to Bai Yu'an and saying softly: "Sir, go to sleep, we will be on duty tomorrow."
Bai Yu'an lowered her head and looked at A Tao, her eyes dim: "If Gu Yiyi really tells my story in the end, I can't think of a way."
A Tao's hand covered Bai Yu'an's hand: "Didn't the young master say it before? Let nature take its course."
Bai Yu'an smiled bitterly: "We can't let this happen naturally."
A Tao looked at Bai Yu'an: "What can we do? Unless Gu Yiyi can never speak."
"As long as she is here, won't the young master have to worry all day long?"
Bai Yu'an looked at A Tao and remained silent.
After a long while, he lay on the bed, pulled the quilt over him, and turned his back: "We'll talk about it then."
A Tao looked at Bai Yu'an's back and said in one breath: "Unless the young master can persuade Gu Yiyi to never tell anyone, then there will be no way to solve this matter."
"But even if Gu Yiyi agrees not to tell anyone, will the young master be able to rest assured?"
"Besides, didn't the young master say that Chief Shen also wanted to learn about the young master from Gu Yiyi?"
"What can the young master think of? Unless Gu Yiyi shuts up forever..."
Bai Yu'an didn't speak, and didn't answer from beginning to end.
