Shen Hao was sitting alone on the roof drinking wine, because he had lived in two completely different worlds and experienced two completely different lives, and now these two different encounters collided.
This did not appear suddenly, but was a contradiction and collision that accumulated over time, and was only ignited by Bai Changqing's abnormal behavior.
It's Shen Hao's knot in his heart, and it's also an opportunity for him to balance the two perceptions in his heart.
Unlike Shen Hao who was struggling and sorting things out in his mind, there was another scene in the Bai Mansion in the Imperial City Tea Villa.
The two little kids had fallen asleep, and in the yard next door, a maid was watching. Bai Changqing and his two little wives were lying on a big bed in the bedroom of the main house.
Because Bai Changqing, who was "recovering from a serious illness," slept on the side instead of in the middle, it was easier for him to get up from time to time to pour water or bring medicine to the two women sleeping inside. It seems that regardless of their identities, they are no different from ordinary couples.
But Bai Changqing didn't sleep, couldn't sleep. Xu Zhiyuan and Xu Zhidi in the bed were not sleeping either.
"Husband, do you know everything?" Xu Zhiyuan asked what the two sisters had been choking in their hearts.
The poison was so powerful that Xu Zhiyuan and Xu Zhidi were left limp and speechless before they even realized it. Then they could only wail in their hearts and wait for death.
Although the Xu sisters were caught off guard, it did not prevent them from understanding what happened to them before they fell into coma. They knew that this problem only occurred after they took the life-extending elixir, and it must be the adult behind them who took action against them.
Why?
Xu Zhiyuan and Xu Zhidi had this question and confusion in their minds before they fell into coma. Their plan had just begun, and it hadn't even reached the point of showdown. Why would that adult know about it?
Then a question flashed through, and then a deep sense of reluctance filled the last consciousness of the Xu sisters. She would not give up her husband, nor would she give up her still young child.
After waking up, the Xu sisters were in a trance for a moment. It wasn't until their vision became clear again and they saw the faces of their husband and their children that they realized that they had narrowly escaped death.
But why is this happening? How did he survive under that adult?
The answer is not difficult to guess. When the doctor who "cured" them left, their husband said to him: Please tell Mr. Shen that Bai has recorded this favor.
Hearing these words, Xu Zhiyuan and Xu Zhidi understood that their identities were no longer a secret, at least not in front of their husbands.
There were a lot of people in the house before, and the entire White House was frightened by the fact that the two of them suddenly fell ill. Now that they finally woke up, they were naturally taking good care of them, and the occasion was inappropriate to pierce that layer. The tulle is practically dispensable.
After sleeping for a long time, in the dead of night, Xu Zhiyuan and Xu Zhidi held hands together, and their sister Xu Zhiyuan took the initiative to start the conversation.
Bai Changqing has been awake all the time, and he also knows that the two young wives beside him are also asleep, but he has not thought about how to mention the identity of the other party. Now that he was asked, he didn't avoid it and just said yes, indicating that he indeed knew everything.
There were gentle sobs, and then intermittently, the three of them confessed to each other, dispelling the haze that had been hanging over both parties.
After a long time, this mutual confession came to an end. Not only did the Xu sisters confess their life experiences and experiences, but Bai Changqing also told the story of how he knew it, why he pretended to know nothing until they were in danger, and finally how he saved them. The situation was also discussed.
Fortunately, the family members were heart-to-heart, and the happiness of being reborn after the disaster did not last forever, because they all knew that the incident did not end there. The back may be just as dangerous.
"Husband, what should we do now?" Xu Zhiyuan asked. She knew very well that even if her husband could rescue them from that adult, what would happen next? Everyone knows that the two of them are future troubles. After the master stabilizes his husband, he will definitely use another back-up plan, and he will never let such a threat like them exist unharmed.
How could Bai Changqing not know something that even the Xu sisters could think of? Even after the Xu sisters escaped from danger, he had already been thinking about it in his mind.
"Haha, now your lives are safe for the time being, but I'm sure you still need their life-extending elixirs. We and they each have their own tricks in each other's hands, and we are in a stalemate. It will be okay for the time being." Bai Changqing's The tone was very relaxed. He knew that the current situation was delicate and would not last long. Both sides needed to break the situation. But how to break it, he hasn't figured it out yet.
After stopping the two women and wanting to continue talking, Bai Changqing interrupted: "Okay, that's it for today. The erysipelas in your body has just been cured, so you'd better rest more and don't bother thinking about these things. Don't worry, as long as your husband is here, I won't stop talking." Let others destroy our home."
The confidence in Bai Changqing's words gradually calmed down the anxious hearts of the Xu sisters, and then they gradually fell asleep with fatigue.
Although Bai Changqing also had his eyes closed, he was awake.
Just now, in order not to worry his wife, Bai Changqing only said half of what he said. The remaining half is the next focus.
How to break the situation? Bai Changqing has not yet thought of his own way to break the current situation, but he can easily think of the possible ways that Mr. Shen opposite him might take to break the situation.
When Bai Changqing thought about it, judging from Master Shen's consistent style, the simplest and most direct method was what the other party liked and was most used to. For example, let all insiders, including him, shut up forever. This is the simplest and most direct.
Of course, killing him, a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is very risky. It requires the approval of the commander Pang Ban. At the same time, the news must not be leaked, and the death must be disguised as an accident. It doesn't look simple, but if you are determined, this is undoubtedly the best choice in Master Shen's position. It's absolutely cost-effective compared to the cost and effect.
Even when Bai Changqing puts himself in Master Shen's position, he tends to do nothing without stopping. Because the current stalemate is only to temporarily stabilize the situation, if you want to break the situation, you must not drag your feet and pay the price.
Thinking of the actions the other party might take next, how should Bai Changqing respond? How should he break this situation?
The sky gradually became brighter. Bai Changqing got up early and told his servants not to wake his wife. He went to the Yamen on his errands as usual. No one knew that after a night of hard thinking, Bai Changqing finally thought of a way he could use to break the situation.
So after arriving at the yamen, Bai Changqing did not start handling official duties in the yamen as usual. Instead, he opened a brand new copper bar and started writing on it.
The first thing I said when I raised my head was: I, Bai Changqing, kowtow...
