Xia Yunxian raised his head in confusion, Xiao Junlan assumed the posture of an elder.
"The eldest prince will return to Beijing soon. He will never allow anyone to confuse the royal bloodline."
The meaning of these words was a partial response to those rumors, and Xia Yunxian could not hide the surprise on his face, "What the prince means is that Bai Yujing is..."
"He didn't tell you about this?" Xiao Junlan was also in disbelief, and then he sighed softly, "Yes, someone as proud as him would definitely not want you to know such a disgraceful life experience."
He defiled the wife of an important minister, not to mention that General Bai was still in love with Emperor Dongling.
What a despicable person this is!
And Bai Yujing's body was bleeding with such dirty blood.
His existence is definitely a stain on the Dongling royal family.
"Actually, the emperor also has his own difficulties. He and Shang Xinjie were childhood sweethearts back then. However, in order to consolidate his power, he had no choice but to marry the current queen, while Shang Xinjie married General Bai."
Xiao Junlan's words sounded like he was defending Emperor Dongling, but Xia Yunxian could tell that he married the current queen for power, but he still missed his childhood sweetheart, wanted both the kingdom and the beauty, and did not hesitate to betray the brotherhood.
What a man who can't help himself!
"Mrs. Bai was quite loyal and loyal. She was depressed and almost died during the days she lived in the palace. Later, the emperor was forced to send her back to the White Mansion. Soon, news came that she was pregnant."
"Yu Jing had a hard time when he was young. Anyone who knew the secret was executed by the emperor. But there is no airtight wall in the world. There are many concubines in the harem who want his life."
"The Queen Mother couldn't bear it and often took care of him secretly. But after all, he bears the title of General Bai's orphan. For the sake of the Emperor's reputation, the Queen Mother didn't dare to protect him too obviously."
Xia Yunxian remembered that Bai Yujing had said that the Queen Mother and the King Xian were both kind people to him.
If she didn't know some inside information...
Xia Yunxian felt Xiao Junlan's eyes sizing her up, and immediately showed a bit of disgust, "So this is the reason why he is confident in using his power to bully others. His name is not justified, and his words are not justified. How can the royal family allow such a violation of normal ethics?"
A flash of satisfaction quickly flashed in Xiao Junlan's eyes. He knew that the legitimate daughter of the Xia family respected the most rules. The reason why she was involved in the rumors with Bai Yujing before was all because of the other party's robbery.
She values etiquette so much, so she must look down on Bai Yujing's life experience.
Besides, now that it has been spread outside, even if she is really attracted to Bai Yujing, how should she deal with herself after the two get married?
Xiao Junlan knew that Xia Yunxian would not let herself fall into the same situation easily again. The years she spent in the Hou Mansion would become a shadow that would never go away.
She would have wanted a brighter future, not one at the center of the storm.
"Yu Jing is actually a very talented person, but it's a pity that he has bad habits that cannot be eradicated. The emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem, and he is also a game. Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether he is sincere or not." Xiao Junlan wanted to finally remove the hesitation in Xia Yunxian's heart. .
Let her know that no matter how good Bai Yujing was to her in the past, it might be a temporary novelty.
After all, if the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, how infatuated can you expect someone like him to be?
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for reminding me. Yunxian has always known his own weight." Xia Yunxian bowed gratefully, but Xiao Junlan stretched out his hand to support her, "Why should we be so polite between you and me?"
Xia Yunxian instinctively wanted to avoid it, but she still held back.
Could it be that King Xian's purpose this time was just to make her resent Bai Yujing?
"Now that the rumors have spread, the Queen will not let him go. He previously asked the Emperor for a marriage, and I am afraid that the Queen will be angry with you. If you need anything, you only need to send someone to inform me, and I will make a decision. Keep you safe."
Xia Yunxian immediately raised her head, her pretty face seemed a little moved, but her eyes flashed and she slowly took two steps back to separate the distance between the two. In Xiao Junlan's view, she was observing etiquette.
"Thank you for taking care of me, Your Majesty."
"I said, no need to say thank you. Jin'er always wanted you to be her sister-in-law..." Xiao Junlan's face changed slightly when he mentioned Song Jin'er.
He quickly remembered another thing and pretended to hesitate, "Your Majesty lost an important sketch earlier. If Doctor Xia can find it back, with this credit, no one can touch you in the slightest."
sketch?
Could it be that he was talking about the artillery production diagram that was stolen by him.
Xia Yunxian's expression remained unchanged, "What kind of sketch is it?"
"This sketch, perhaps in Yu Jing's hands, is related to military matters. I hope he doesn't have other ideas..."
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At night, the snow in Xia Yunxian's yard had not yet melted, and the candlelight in front of the table added a bit of warmth to the cold.
"You can still read." A plaintive voice came from the window. The handsome man was dressed in plain clothes. Xia Yunxian raised his eyes and saw dots of sweat on his hair.
"Wearing so little, aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"
Bai Yujing felt that her tone was the same as usual, and then he laughed, "I just finished practicing my sword."
No wonder there was heat on his body.
Is it because I feel irritable, so I use sword practice to calm down?
Bai Yujing sat down unceremoniously, picked up the teapot and drank it all in one gulp, then looked at Xia Yunxian pretending to be casual, "Have you heard about it? My life experience is better than the book in that restaurant. "
Looking at the smile in his eyes, Xia Yunxian could already feel the uneasiness that she tried so hard to conceal, "You care?"
"You girl, do you think I care about that kind of thing? I only care about your opinion, you are too rigid!"
rigid?
Xia Yunxian thought about her past self, and it was indeed a bit.
"You are already very absurd. It's not unusual for you to have more shocking secrets." She sat back at the table and started doing her own thing.
But Bai Yujing had no intention of leaving. He stared at her expression carefully, and then said suspiciously, "Why do I feel that you seem to have known about it for a long time."
This is not how she reacted after hearing about it from other people.
Bai Yujing suddenly remembered that he had seen her sizing up the emperor several times. At that time, he was still wondering, what was so good about the emperor, could he be as good-looking as him?
This guy, it seems, doesn't want to leave without asking questions clearly.
"If you don't eat mushrooms, neither will the emperor."
Moreover, Xia Yunxian had felt before that Bai Yujing and Emperor Dongling had very similar manners, postures and habits when talking.
Coupled with the way the two of them got along, when Xia Yunxian heard about Madam Bai, she felt that everything was so natural.
I didn't expect her to be so observant, but this was what he had been deliberately showing to the world.
Should she tell her the truth?
Bai Yujing originally thought that Xia Yunxian was also a person who valued his innocence. "I find that your tolerance for me is getting higher and higher. Does that mean that I don't have to endure it so much?"
He suddenly came over. He was obviously sweating profusely after sword practice, but there was still a faint fragrance on his body.
Xia Yunxian felt his breath blowing against her face and her ambiguous eyes without any scruples. Just when she was about to slap him again, Bai Yujing pulled away in time.
"It's a pity that I haven't taken a shower yet. I'll see you again next time!"
